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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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Daniel And Mary Reeves Foundation New York, NY $351,000 202
Im Richard A Heald Fund Dallas, TX $351,000 110
The Sage Foundation Inc Lutherville, MD $351,000 11
Jack Ertl Charitable Foundation Parkland, FL $351,000 23
Weiss Charitable Foundation Encino, CA $351,000 8
The Mahatma - Dharma Foundation Dallas, TX $351,000 84
The Frank Offenhauser Foundation Winnemucca, NV $351,000 3
Bishop L Allen Tua Las Vegas, NV $351,000 6
Ganz Sugarman Family Foundation Inc Aventura, FL $351,000 7
Ochiltree Foundation For Animal Welfare Fairfield, CT $350,916 16
Harmon Family Foundation Houston, TX $350,910 55
Nicholson Aaaa Charitable Norfolk, VA $350,909 74
Rick And Marcie Sexauer Foundation Camarillo, CA $350,902 47
Tolson Family Foundation Co David Tolson Washington, DC $350,900 35
The Gladney Foundation Georgetown, TX $350,884 52
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Category Foundations
Education 1,652
Human services 753
Health care 701
Religion-related 482
Arts, culture & humanities 400
Youth development 370
Community improvement 204
Philanthropy & grantmaking 124

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $304.0M
Pittsburgh, PA $193.1M
Las Vegas, NV $168.9M
New York, NY $168.3M
Chicago, IL $158.4M
Wilmington, DE $118.1M
Milwaukee, WI $96.5M
Saint Louis, MO $75.0M
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