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Look up any U.S. private foundation by name, EIN, city, or state. Pull total giving, grant counts, median grant size, trustees, and asset base from the most recent IRS Form 990 filings. No login. Updated daily.

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Fox Flora Tr Uwill Pittsburgh, PA $312,772 6
The Flanagan Family Foundation Melville, NY $312,755 169
Ruth And August Bohn Family Charitable Trust Tallassee, AL $312,746 27
Paula M Grigsby Foundation Yorba Linda, CA $312,700 13
Ttee Irene Lewisohn Uw New York, NY $312,694 19
Ness Family Foundation Boulder, CO $312,691 33
Laurie Foundation For The Performing Arts Columbia, MO $312,670 61
Ahlstrand Family Foundation Rockford, IL $312,662 92
Robinson Il Elks Crippled Children Robinson, IL $312,600 145
Antonio Gonzalez Sr Charitable Trust Fund Laredo, TX $312,596 13
Eugene R Matthews Memorial Fund Gastonia, NC $312,565 5
Florence Harrington Tuw Pennington, NJ $312,561 6
Virginia F C Batchelder Foundation Hershey, PA $312,532 30
Marine Family Foundation Lexington, MA $312,500 20
Victor & Betty Cavdek Foundation Henderson, NV $312,500 76
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Foundations file 990s in the state where they hold legal domicile. Explore where private foundations are most concentrated across the U.S.

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Category Foundations
Education 1,655
Human services 720
Health care 661
Religion-related 480
Arts, culture & humanities 374
Youth development 320
Community improvement 202
Philanthropy & grantmaking 140

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $267.7M
Pittsburgh, PA $176.0M
Las Vegas, NV $152.0M
New York, NY $145.1M
Chicago, IL $138.4M
Wilmington, DE $102.4M
Milwaukee, WI $87.1M
Saint Louis, MO $64.2M
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