How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Pennsylvania?

Start with the funders already giving to social science in Pennsylvania, currently Gates Foundation, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, The William Penn Foundation. Then look at who funds the social science 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 social science in Pennsylvania?

$28M reached 19 social science organizations in Pennsylvania, from 97 funders. 38% 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 · Social science

Who funds social science in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's social science organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 5 funders each.

$28M

granted

organizations

38%

from in-state

The short version

97 funders gave $28M to 19 social science organizations in Pennsylvania across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
38% of that came from funders also based in Pennsylvania; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of social science in Pennsylvania is Gates Foundation, at $7M.
The social science organization drawing the most is Equity Research Organization, at $7M.

Largest funders of social science in Pennsylvania

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

1Gates Foundation$7M 2Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$3M 3The William Penn Foundation$3M 4The Heinz Endowments$2M 5Council of American Overseas Research Centers$1M 6Donors Trust Inc$999k 7The Wallace Foundation$877k 8American Institutes for Research in The$710k 9Respect Together$677k 10Jkw Foundation Tr Ua 092597$579k

Social science organizations in Pennsylvania that draw the most

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

Equity Research Organization$7M Center for Independent Thought$6M Research for Action Inc$5M Keystone Research Center Inc$3M

9 other social science organizations$2M

American Research Institute In$1M American Center for Mongolian Studies$699k Passages Inc$694k Global Heritage Fund$675k

How to find social science funders in Pennsylvania

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Start with the funders already active in Pennsylvania
The funders giving the most to social science in Pennsylvania are Gates Foundation, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, The William Penn Foundation. A funder already writing social science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the social science 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
62% of social science money in Pennsylvania comes from funders elsewhere, so national social science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Pennsylvania.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Pennsylvania?: Start with the funders already giving to social science in Pennsylvania, currently Gates Foundation, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, The William Penn Foundation. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Pennsylvania from out of state.
Who is the largest social science funder in Pennsylvania?: Gates Foundation gives the most to social science organizations in Pennsylvania, $7M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to social science in Pennsylvania?: $28M reached 19 social science organizations in Pennsylvania, from 97 funders. 38% 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

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

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.