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license: cc-by-4.0
pretty_name: US private foundations and their grants
language:
- en
size_categories:
- n<1K
tags:
- irs
- form-990-pf
- foundations
- grants
- nonprofits
- public-records
configs:
- config_name: default
  data_files: sample.csv
---

# US private foundations and their grants

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Each row is one US private foundation, read from its latest Form 990-PF return filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The row gives the foundation, its EIN and address, its assets, the grants it paid in its latest year, a typical grant and the causes it funds. This sample holds the first 200 rows of the full list, which is ordered by the amount granted, largest first.

## Source

IRS Form 990-PF returns, filed electronically from 2024 to 2026 and published by the IRS. The Source column links to each foundation's IRS record.

## Columns

| Column | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Foundation | Name of the foundation |
| EIN | Employer Identification Number |
| Street | Street address on the return |
| City | City |
| State | State |
| ZIP | ZIP code |
| Assets | Total assets at the end of the tax year, in US dollars |
| Grants paid in latest year | Grants paid in the latest tax year, in US dollars |
| Grants listed in latest return | Number of grants the latest return lists |
| Typical grant | Typical grant on the latest return, in US dollars |
| Granted in scope | Total of the grants on the latest return, in US dollars; the list is ordered by it |
| Causes funded | Causes the foundation's grants go to |
| Tax year | Tax year of the latest return |
| Latest filing | Date the latest return was filed |
| Source | Link to the foundation's record at the IRS |

## How often it changes

The IRS publishes new returns each month. The full list gains about 5,366 rows a month. This sample was read on November 13, 2026 from the list updated September 24, 2026.

## License

The sample in this repository is under CC BY 4.0. Credit SpecStream and link to the page below.

## The full list

The full list, 129,222 private foundations from each one's latest Form 990-PF return filed from 2024 to 2026, is $1,372.22 as CSV and Excel at https://specstream.ai/data/funders. Payment needs no account.