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Form 990 Finder: search 886 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 886 foundations

Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Life Enrichment Series Inc De Leon, TX $585 2
Rothenbuhler Karen Charitable Trust Wilmington, DE $582 1
Irwindale Community Foundation Irwindale, CA $580 1
Bloomington Alpha Leadership Foundation Inc Bloomington, IN $578 2
Embracing All Creatures Inc Redding, CT $576 2
Willow Creek Refuge & Preserve Dubois, WY $575 6
Blaney Volunteer Fire Department Inc Elgin, SC $575 3
The Christ Foundation Raleigh, NC $575 1
Jack Edward Franklin Funderburk Fndtn Moultrie, GA $575 5
Singapore Overseas Foundation San Francisco, CA $572 3
Saline High School Hockey Team Ann Arbor, MI $570 2
Goodman Charitable Trust Bellville, TX $569 1
Orthopedic Education Foundation Inc Orlando, FL $568 1
The Jessica R Watson Foundation Oxnard, CA $567 2
Believe In Future Foundation Eastvale, CA $567 2
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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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Two common starting points. Category browsing pinpoints funders by program focus. Major U.S. cities concentrate the largest grant dollars.

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Category Foundations
Education 136
Human services 52
Health care 38
Religion-related 32
Arts, culture & humanities 19
Youth development 16
Community improvement 5
Philanthropy & grantmaking 4

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
New York, NY $8.2K
Chicago, IL $3.4K
Houston, TX $3.4K
San Francisco, CA $3.0K
Los Angeles, CA $3.0K
Providence, RI $2.5K
San Jose, CA $2.4K
Atlanta, GA $2.3K
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