How do I find funders for a animals nonprofit in Virginia?

Start with the funders already giving to animals in Virginia, currently National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Walton Family Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the animals organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Virginia from out of state.

Who is the largest animals funder in Virginia?

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation gives the most to animals organizations in Virginia, $25M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to animals in Virginia?

$243M reached 324 animals organizations in Virginia, from 1,576 funders. 10% came from funders also based in Virginia.

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 · Virginia · Animals

Who funds animals in Virginia

Most of it comes from outside Virginia: only 10% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Virginia's animals organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 5 funders each.

$243M

granted

324

organizations

10%

from in-state

The short version

1,576 funders gave $243M to 324 animals organizations in Virginia across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
10% of that came from funders also based in Virginia; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of animals in Virginia is National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, at $25M.
The animals organization drawing the most is National Wildlife Federation, at $84M.

Largest funders of animals in Virginia

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

1National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$25M 2Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$18M 3Walton Family Foundation Inc$10M 4The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$10M 5The William Penn Foundation$8M 6Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$8M 7Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$7M 8Paypal Charitable Giving Fund$7M 9American Online Giving Foundation Inc$6M 10Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$4M

Animals organizations in Virginia that draw the most

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

National Wildlife Federation$84M

314 other animals organizations$49M

Trout Unlimited Inc$47M American Bird Conservancy$22M People for the Ethical Treatment$18M

How to find animals funders in Virginia

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Start with the funders already active in Virginia
The funders giving the most to animals in Virginia are National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Walton Family Foundation Inc. A funder already writing animals checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
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See who funds organizations like yours
Open the animals 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
90% of animals money in Virginia comes from funders elsewhere, so national animals funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Virginia.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a animals nonprofit in Virginia?: Start with the funders already giving to animals in Virginia, currently National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Walton Family Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the animals organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Virginia from out of state.
Who is the largest animals funder in Virginia?: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation gives the most to animals organizations in Virginia, $25M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to animals in Virginia?: $243M reached 324 animals organizations in Virginia, from 1,576 funders. 10% came from funders also based in Virginia.
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.