IRS data refreshed daily · Cited by the Library of Congress

Form 990 Finder: search 29,636 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.

29,636 Foundations indexed
2.4M+ Grants parsed
Daily IRS refresh
Live database

Top foundations by total giving in the U.S.

Clear filters

Showing 15 of 29,636 foundations

Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Perkin Family Foundation St Louis, MO $339,583 16
Philippians 419 Foundation Newtown Square, PA $339,579 15
Birnkrant Sam Fdn Wilmington, DE $339,543 21
Dr Israel & Edith Edelstein Foundation Quincy, MA $339,532 60
Southeastern Christian Harrodsburg, KY $339,516 47
Swanson Charity For The Arts Laguna Beach, CA $339,514 7
Stackpole Js Bo Charities Dallas, TX $339,500 86
Milton Tenenbaum Char Fdn # 856220 Pittsburgh, PA $339,500 61
The Sidwell Foundation Amarillo, TX $339,500 97
Lipe Walter E Char Saint Louis, MO $339,500 61
Kass-warren Foundation Corp Purchase, NY $339,500 18
Albert E & Naomi B Sinnisen Foundation Williamsport, MD $339,487 61
W Earl And Barbara Griffin La Plata, MD $339,482 5
Helen M Nelson Charitable Trust Mobile, AL $339,442 30
Clarissa Francis Foundation Brownsville, TX $339,439 10
Browse by location

Foundations by state

Foundations file 990s in the state where they hold legal domicile. Explore where private foundations are most concentrated across the U.S.

Browse the database

Foundations by category and city

Two common starting points. Category browsing pinpoints funders by program focus. Major U.S. cities concentrate the largest grant dollars.

Browse by top giving categories in the U.S.

Category Foundations
Education 1,647
Human services 733
Health care 686
Religion-related 482
Arts, culture & humanities 395
Youth development 342
Community improvement 201
Philanthropy & grantmaking 121

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $290.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $190.0M
Las Vegas, NV $164.6M
New York, NY $159.4M
Chicago, IL $153.3M
Wilmington, DE $113.2M
Milwaukee, WI $94.2M
Saint Louis, MO $73.8M
Why GrantBay

Four reasons grantseekers switch to GrantBay

Candid and ProPublica both serve U.S. Form 990 data. GrantBay parses the same IRS source faster, opens the data without a login, and layers analysis on top.

01

Daily IRS refresh

The pipeline pulls the IRS bulk XML release every 24 hours. Candid and ProPublica refresh periodically.

02

No login, no paywall

Every record is free to search and read. Candid puts the full grant list behind a paid plan.

03

New Applicant Friendliness score

Proprietary score for every foundation. Tells first-time applicants where they have a realistic chance.

04

Similar funder matching

Algorithmic matching surfaces 10 to 15 comparable foundations from any profile page. No equivalent on free platforms.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Every record is free to search and free to view. No account is required. Paid plans unlock the grant opportunity database, similar funder matching at scale, and saved searches.
Next step

Cut research time. Win more grants.

Grant writers using GrantBay qualify a foundation in 4 minutes instead of 40. Deadline alerts, saved searches, and a live database of 10,000+ active grants come with every account.