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Form 990 Finder: search 29,412 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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Andrew And Irma Hilton Foundation Inc New York, NY $330,162 42
Erins Hope Foundation Edmond, OK $330,160 38
Moyer E Fbo St Alban Ch 4947 Ir Tua Las Vegas, NV $330,110 5
The Steeg Family Foundation New Orleans, LA $330,095 226
Howard & Lynne Schechter Family Delray Beach, FL $330,095 42
The Slingerland Foundation Providence, RI $330,090 11
Tua C & M Peterson Memorial Fund Dallas, TX $330,053 6
Chen-zhu Family Foundation Los Altos, CA $330,047 29
Erin Foundation Reno, NV $330,037 1
Charles P Stevenson Terranova Foundation Southampton, NY $330,000 26
The George And Margaret Zivelonghi Los Angeles, CA $330,000 43
Suwyn Family Foundation Naples, FL $330,000 94
Edward A Jesser Foundation Inc Vero Beach, FL $330,000 18
Frederick R Benson Trust Terre Haute, IN $330,000 202
Herbert Kenneth And Janet Cleaves Acord Wimberley, TX $330,000 58
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Two common starting points. Category browsing pinpoints funders by program focus. Major U.S. cities concentrate the largest grant dollars.

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Category Foundations
Education 1,646
Human services 739
Health care 666
Religion-related 482
Arts, culture & humanities 382
Youth development 339
Community improvement 193
Philanthropy & grantmaking 129

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $281.6M
Pittsburgh, PA $184.4M
Las Vegas, NV $160.7M
New York, NY $152.7M
Chicago, IL $146.2M
Wilmington, DE $109.3M
Milwaukee, WI $91.7M
Saint Louis, MO $70.8M
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