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Form 990 Finder: search 29,371 private foundation IRS filings, free.

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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Top foundations by total giving in the U.S.

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Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
The Dcdd Goodwill Foundation Inc Flushing, NY $326,250 28
William Saroyan Foundation San Francisco, CA $326,250 24
The Tree Of Truth Foundation Suthfield, MI $326,247 22
The Shens Foundation Saratoga, CA $326,229 32
Parent Faculty Club Liberty Elementary School Kerman, CA $326,226 5
The Matyas Foundation Lakewood, NJ $326,216 32
Ttee Lillian M Mcconville New York, NY $326,211 4
Tr Ui Helen E Ellis Dallas, TX $326,210 23
Formosa Plastics Religious Trust Port Lavaca, TX $326,185 226
The Leiman Fund New York, NY $326,183 7
The Oakmont Foundation Inc Atlanta, GA $326,155 5
Thomson Methodist Church Chicago, IL $326,096 4
Mabee Family Foundation Inc Saratoga Springs, NY $326,090 200
Freeman R Johnson Trust Eagan, MN $326,083 122
Jack B Dennis Charitable Trust Dallas, TX $326,062 12
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Category Foundations
Education 1,655
Human services 740
Health care 667
Religion-related 483
Arts, culture & humanities 378
Youth development 344
Community improvement 201
Philanthropy & grantmaking 129

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $280.0M
Pittsburgh, PA $182.7M
Las Vegas, NV $159.6M
New York, NY $151.0M
Chicago, IL $143.7M
Wilmington, DE $108.5M
Milwaukee, WI $90.5M
Saint Louis, MO $69.6M
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