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Who funds public benefit in Pennsylvania
Funding is concentrated: Opportunity Finance Network alone draws 50% of every public benefit grant dollar in Pennsylvania.
The short version
- 453 funders gave $125M to 157 public benefit organizations in Pennsylvania across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 48% of that came from funders also based in Pennsylvania; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of public benefit in Pennsylvania is National Philanthropic Trust, at $25M.
- The public benefit organization drawing the most is Opportunity Finance Network, at $63M.
Largest funders of public benefit in Pennsylvania
The funders giving the most to public benefit organizations in Pennsylvania, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Public benefit organizations in Pennsylvania that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find public benefit funders in Pennsylvania
- 1Start with the funders already active in Pennsylvania
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Pennsylvania are National Philanthropic Trust, Tides Foundation, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
52% of public benefit money in Pennsylvania comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Pennsylvania.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Pennsylvania?
- Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Pennsylvania, currently National Philanthropic Trust, Tides Foundation, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Pennsylvania from out of state.
- Who is the largest public benefit funder in Pennsylvania?
- National Philanthropic Trust gives the most to public benefit organizations in Pennsylvania, $25M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to public benefit in Pennsylvania?
- $125M reached 157 public benefit organizations in Pennsylvania, from 453 funders. 48% 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
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.