How do I find funders for a employment nonprofit in Pennsylvania?

Start with the funders already giving to employment in Pennsylvania, currently Philadelphia Works Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Westmoreland-Fayette Workforce Investment Board. Then look at who funds the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Pennsylvania from out of state.

How much grant money goes to employment in Pennsylvania?

$130M reached 120 employment organizations in Pennsylvania, from 426 funders. 71% 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.

Funding · Pennsylvania · Employment

Who funds employment in Pennsylvania

$130M reached 120 employment organizations in Pennsylvania, from 426 funders, with no single one dominating.

$130M

granted

120

organizations

71%

from in-state

The short version

426 funders gave $130M to 120 employment organizations in Pennsylvania across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
71% of that came from funders also based in Pennsylvania; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of employment in Pennsylvania is Philadelphia Works Inc, at $11M.
The employment organization drawing the most is The Mission Continues, at $23M.

Largest funders of employment in Pennsylvania

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

1Philadelphia Works Inc$11M 2National Philanthropic Trust$10M 3Westmoreland-Fayette Workforce Investment Board$10M 4Central Pennsylvania Workforce$9M 5Tri-County Workforce Investment$9M 6American Online Giving Foundation Inc$7M 7Clark Charitable Foundation Inc$3M 8The William Penn Foundation$3M 9Marion Boulton Kippy Stroud Foundation$3M 10Philadelphia City Fund Inc$3M

Employment organizations in Pennsylvania that draw the most

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

110 other employment organizations$37M

The Mission Continues$23M Impact Services Corporation$16M Private Industry Council Inc$11M Central Susquehanna$9M Career Track Inc$7M Nazareth Prep$6M Burning Glass Institute$6M The Fabric Workshop and Museum$5M Goodwill Keystone Area$3M

How to find employment funders in Pennsylvania

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Start with the funders already active in Pennsylvania
The funders giving the most to employment in Pennsylvania are Philadelphia Works Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Westmoreland-Fayette Workforce Investment Board. A funder already writing employment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the employment 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
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
29% of employment money in Pennsylvania comes from funders elsewhere, so national employment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Pennsylvania.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a employment nonprofit in Pennsylvania?: Start with the funders already giving to employment in Pennsylvania, currently Philadelphia Works Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Westmoreland-Fayette Workforce Investment Board. Then look at who funds the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Pennsylvania from out of state.
Who is the largest employment funder in Pennsylvania?: Philadelphia Works Inc gives the most to employment organizations in Pennsylvania, $11M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to employment in Pennsylvania?: $130M reached 120 employment organizations in Pennsylvania, from 426 funders. 71% 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.

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The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.