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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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Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Mr & Mrs Roman Martinez Iv Foundation Palm Beach, FL $358,000 54
B C Jones Trust Wellsboro, PA $358,000 88
Williams William J Tuw Fbo Library Las Vegas, NV $358,000 4
Suzanne Smelcer Robinson Foundation Dallas, TX $358,000 87
Charlotte And William Hinson West Des Moines, IA $358,000 191
Wehadkee Foundation Inc Birmingham, AL $358,000 68
Marshall Formby Foundation Kerrville, TX $358,000 24
Thomas Family Foundation Westminster, CO $358,000 66
Darrow Family Foundation Chandler, AZ $358,000 18
Beech Tree Trust Boston, MA $357,995 13
Gollapalli Charitable Foundation In Oklahoma City, OK $357,985 14
Bangor Fuel Society Bangor, ME $357,980 11
John W Garrett Pittsburgh, PA $357,973 9
Red Oak Foundation Fort Worth, TX $357,950 8
Jon M Vogel Family Foundation Inc Boca Raton, FL $357,950 45
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Category Foundations
Education 1,675
Human services 768
Health care 724
Religion-related 489
Arts, culture & humanities 407
Youth development 368
Community improvement 208
Philanthropy & grantmaking 133

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City Total giving
Dallas, TX $307.5M
Pittsburgh, PA $198.4M
Las Vegas, NV $173.2M
New York, NY $172.5M
Chicago, IL $163.0M
Wilmington, DE $120.1M
Milwaukee, WI $98.8M
Saint Louis, MO $75.2M
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