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Who funds disaster and safety in Pennsylvania

Disaster and safety funding in Pennsylvania is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Longwood Fire Company leads, and the money reaches 1,596 groups. Funders are thin on the ground: 1,596 disaster and safety organizations share only 1,154 funders between them.

$118M
granted
1,596
organizations
70%
from in-state

The short version

Largest funders of disaster and safety in Pennsylvania

The funders giving the most to disaster and safety organizations in Pennsylvania, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

Disaster and safety organizations in Pennsylvania that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

1,586 other disaster and safety organizations$83M
Longwood Fire Company$13M

How to find disaster and safety funders in Pennsylvania

  1. 1
    Start with the funders already active in Pennsylvania

    The funders giving the most to disaster and safety in Pennsylvania are Kennett Fire and EMS Regional Commission Inc, Scott Foundation Inc, Fire Dept Safety Officers Association. A funder already writing disaster and safety checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.

  2. 2
    See who funds organizations like yours

    Open the disaster and safety organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.

  3. 3
    Add the out-of-state funders reaching in

    30% of disaster and safety money in Pennsylvania comes from funders elsewhere, so national disaster and safety funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Pennsylvania.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a disaster and safety nonprofit in Pennsylvania?
Start with the funders already giving to disaster and safety in Pennsylvania, currently Kennett Fire and EMS Regional Commission Inc, Scott Foundation Inc, Fire Dept Safety Officers Association. Then look at who funds the disaster and safety organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Pennsylvania from out of state.
Who is the largest disaster and safety funder in Pennsylvania?
Kennett Fire and EMS Regional Commission Inc gives the most to disaster and safety organizations in Pennsylvania, $18M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to disaster and safety in Pennsylvania?
$118M reached 1,596 disaster and safety organizations in Pennsylvania, from 1,154 funders. 70% came from funders also based in Pennsylvania.
How recent is this data?
It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

More from the funding graph

Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.