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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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George Lusk Living Trust Xxxxx8004 Chicago, IL $332,408 7
Helb C J Fbo Var Charities Tuw Saint Louis, MO $332,400 24
Oberweis Foundation Bonita Springs, FL $332,400 28
The Sundancer Foundation Wilmington, DE $332,400 16
Hargleroad Cj & Ed Charitable Tr Las Vegas, NV $332,371 6
Cadeaux I Inc Dallas, TX $332,370 63
The Al-azem Foundation Southfield, MI $332,365 55
Melvin H And Thelma N Jenkins Scholarship Amherst, NY $332,354 158
Mosa Charitable Foundation New York, NY $332,350 3
Luke And Anthony Santiago Foundation North Tonawanda, NY $332,337 42
The Morgan Mcclain Family Trust Turner, OR $332,301 65
Landers Bowles Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $332,300 41
Lloyd S Jackson Charitable Trust Orlando, FL $332,297 99
Ellis C Hendrickson Foundation Tukwila, WA $332,270 8
Blue Dolphin Foundation Marlboro, NJ $332,269 83
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Category Foundations
Education 1,654
Human services 735
Health care 666
Religion-related 477
Arts, culture & humanities 386
Youth development 338
Community improvement 198
Philanthropy & grantmaking 130

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $282.1M
Pittsburgh, PA $186.2M
Las Vegas, NV $162.9M
New York, NY $155.1M
Chicago, IL $148.7M
Wilmington, DE $110.5M
Milwaukee, WI $92.2M
Saint Louis, MO $72.1M
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