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Form 990 Finder: search 30,439 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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Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Congregation Bh Inc New Haven, CT $398,965 148
Butzel Long Charitable Trust Detroit, MI $398,964 270
Fl Young Foundation Inc Greenville, TX $398,921 72
Lucy D Gillett Tua Dallas, TX $398,892 36
The John J & Susan F Doran Family Wellesley, MA $398,865 87
Nevada Scottish Rite Foundation Reno, NV $398,860 8
Hillquist Irrevocable Family Foundation Coldwater, MI $398,857 118
Francis C Stumpf Charitable Trust Mifflintown, PA $398,847 4
Sd Kahn Foundation Brooklyn, NY $398,840 11
Olean Foundation Inc Westerly, RI $398,822 12
Knoxville Tva Emp Cu Foundation For Education Knoxville, TN $398,794 232
Michael T And Stasia A O'neill Family San Juan Capistrano, CA $398,789 48
Delmar Foundation Murrysville, PA $398,750 126
Geisel Family Foundation Inc Roswell, GA $398,731 143
Royal Heritage Foundation Inc Lynbrook, NY $398,730 293
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Foundations file 990s in the state where they hold legal domicile. Explore where private foundations are most concentrated across the U.S.

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Category Foundations
Education 1,668
Human services 790
Health care 772
Religion-related 471
Arts, culture & humanities 430
Youth development 376
Community improvement 234
Philanthropy & grantmaking 138

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $341.6M
Pittsburgh, PA $219.6M
New York, NY $199.4M
Las Vegas, NV $185.6M
Chicago, IL $181.0M
Wilmington, DE $137.7M
Milwaukee, WI $108.7M
Saint Louis, MO $86.6M
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