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title: Private Foundation
slug: private-foundation
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createdAt: 2026-01-22T11:36:56.404Z
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The **private foundation **table represents a type of charitable organization that’s usually funded and controlled by one person, one family, or one company, rather than raising money from the general public. Hence, the private\_foundation table shows private foundations with their respective owner individuals or organizations.

| **Data Field**          | **Key Type** | **Data Field Type** | **Recommended Character Limit** |
| ----------------------- | ------------ | ------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| private\_foundation\_id | Primary Key  | String              |                                 |
| person\_id              | Foreign Key  | String              |                                 |
| organization\_id        | Foreign Key  | String              |                                 |
| total\_donations        |              | Bigint              |                                 |

### Private Foundation Field Descriptions

**person\_private\_fouldation\_id (PK)**

This is the primary key for the table, i.e., it uniquely identifies each record in the table. 

**person\_id (FK)**

Unique ID assigned to the Altrata Person. These IDs enable consistent  mapping to other entity IDs within Altrata. Example: 1-per-8690 is the person\_id Lindsay Lawrence.

**organization\_id (FK)**

Unique ID assigned to the Altrata Organization. These IDs enable consistent mapping to other entity IDs within Altrata. Example: 1-org-14994 – Sun Microsystems, Inc.

**total\_donations**

The total donations made by the private foundation in USD.