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Form 990 Finder: search 28,273 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 28,273 foundations

Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Fritts Charles & Margaret Schol Pittsburgh, PA $274,156 66
Whitworth 1989 Charitable Trust B Chicago, IL $274,154 4
2019 Wool Warehouse Inc Boise, ID $274,138 13
The Comfort Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $274,137 33
Giancola Family Foundation Pitman, NJ $274,115 107
J Bern Praught Trust Saint Louis, MO $274,100 6
Neo-life Family Foundation Santa Clara, CA $274,080 15
Andrew A And Mary R Hendricks Lumberton, NC $274,060 5
F Leo Murray And Irene D Murray Scholarship Fund Winchendon, MA $274,057 16
The Greenspan Family Foundationinc Jupiter, FL $274,057 79
Louis And Sandra Grotta Foundation Inc New Vernon, NJ $274,033 69
The Elizabeth And Gardner Lane Westport, MA $274,000 23
Boyce And Gail Dooley Family Foundation Decatur, GA $274,000 29
Hagadone Family Foundation Inc Coeur Dalene, ID $274,000 6
Arthur W & Madeline R Jablon Calabasas, CA $273,970 201
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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 1,584
Human services 735
Health care 685
Religion-related 457
Arts, culture & humanities 361
Youth development 328
Community improvement 201
Philanthropy & grantmaking 142

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
Dallas, TX $223.9M
Pittsburgh, PA $150.8M
Las Vegas, NV $134.3M
New York, NY $121.8M
Chicago, IL $115.0M
Wilmington, DE $85.0M
Milwaukee, WI $74.1M
Saint Louis, MO $55.7M
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