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Form 990 Finder: search 29,643 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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Showing 15 of 29,643 foundations

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Walter M Lewis Family Foundation Meridian, ID $340,675 38
Wallace H Jerome Foundation Barron, WI $340,661 181
Patterson Family Foundation Inc Tupelo, MS $340,650 22
Murray Slater Foundation Los Angeles, CA $340,630 5
Noah's Ark Foundation Castle Rock, CO $340,625 22
Jh Buddy Raspberry Scholarship Fu Houston, TX $340,610 85
Jewett City Savings Bank Foundation Inc Jewett City, CT $340,606 241
E L Carrington Charitable-tes Tr Orlando, FL $340,506 25
The Doane-perkins Foundation Belmont, MA $340,500 62
The Silver Tie Fund Inc Belmont, MA $340,500 106
Cameron Charitable Foundation Larchmont, NY $340,500 17
The Mary Yakubik Foundation Woodbridge, NJ $340,500 15
Marian Gaynor Yanamura Educational Fund Inc Fairhope, AL $340,500 111
The Kohn-joseloff Foundation Miami Beach, FL $340,500 14
The Fortunatus Foundation Hobe Sound, FL $340,485 40
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Category Foundations
Education 1,644
Human services 746
Health care 691
Religion-related 475
Arts, culture & humanities 401
Youth development 345
Community improvement 200
Philanthropy & grantmaking 119

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $293.0M
Pittsburgh, PA $190.2M
Las Vegas, NV $164.4M
New York, NY $160.2M
Chicago, IL $154.7M
Wilmington, DE $113.4M
Milwaukee, WI $94.6M
Saint Louis, MO $74.1M
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