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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pencils For Pen Pals | Scituate, MA | $3,724 | 2 |
| Massachusetts For Elephants Inc | Ipswich, MA | $3,724 | 9 |
| Portsmouth Reads | Portsmouth, VA | $3,724 | 1 |
| Too Many | Santa Monica, CA | $3,717 | 2 |
| Wunsch Family Foundation | Holiday, FL | $3,716 | 2 |
| Blue Poppy Farm Horse Rescue Inc | Aiken, SC | $3,715 | 12 |
| Spear Charitable Foundation | Hooper, UT | $3,710 | 5 |
| Families At Ease 1 Inc | Saint Louis, MO | $3,708 | 3 |
| Newton Scholarship Trust | Buffalo, NY | $3,705 | 1 |
| The Nick Collins Jumpstart Foundation | New York, NY | $3,700 | 1 |
| Los Suenos - The Dream Inc | Dania, FL | $3,700 | 2 |
| Mei Zhou Chinese Education Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | $3,700 | 2 |
| Lava Lake Institute For Science And | Hailey, ID | $3,700 | 3 |
| Dong Qing Xu Family Foundation | Pomona, CA | $3,700 | 3 |
| Spencer M Anderson Boys And Girls Clubs Of Huntington Educational Trust | Huntington, WV | $3,699 | 2 |
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| Category | Foundations |
|---|---|
| Education | 897 |
| Human services | 270 |
| Health care | 168 |
| Religion-related | 135 |
| Arts, culture & humanities | 91 |
| Youth development | 66 |
| Community improvement | 43 |
| Philanthropy & grantmaking | 26 |
Browse by major cities in the U.S.
| City | Total giving |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | $158.6K |
| Chicago, IL | $76.0K |
| San Jose, CA | $70.1K |
| Dallas, TX | $69.8K |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $59.5K |
| Brooklyn, NY | $58.6K |
| Los Angeles, CA | $56.9K |
| Houston, TX | $56.7K |
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