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Form 990 Finder: search 555 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 555 foundations

Foundation Based in Total giving Grants
Wang Yu-fa Foundation Laramie, WY $448 3
Sraberg Family Charitable Foundation Inc Beverly Hills, CA $448 1
Ohio Valley Group Of Technical Services Librarians Bloomington, IN $447 3
Mother Of May Foundation Houston, TX $445 1
Mackel Family Foundation Inc Huntertown, IN $442 1
Maryland Lyric Opera Columbia, MD $442 1
Clara Bianchi Charitable Trust San Jose, CA $441 2
Driggers Family Foundation Inc Brunswick, GA $440 5
Mcfadden Foundation Inc Charleston, SC $436 1
The Alice S Felts Federated Club Bridgeton, NJ $436 4
Fowler Family Foundation Covington, GA $433 6
The Trinity Foundation Inc Prospect, KY $430 2
Xavier A Kaier Pittsburgh, PA $426 1
St Albans Nordic Inc St Albans, VT $426 1
Williston Historical Society Inc Williston, VT $425 6
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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 76
Human services 31
Health care 20
Religion-related 20
Arts, culture & humanities 15
Youth development 11
Community improvement 2
Philanthropy & grantmaking 2

Browse by major cities in the U.S.

City Total giving
New York, NY $5.1K
Pittsburgh, PA $2.3K
Providence, RI $2.0K
Las Vegas, NV $2.0K
Houston, TX $1.5K
San Jose, CA $1.3K
Atlanta, GA $1.3K
Miami, FL $1.1K
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