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

Start with the funders already giving to animals in Virginia, currently National Philanthropic Trust, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Philanthropic Trust gives the most to animals organizations in Virginia, $40M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to animals in Virginia?

$577M reached 555 animals organizations in Virginia, from 2,964 funders. 15% 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 15% 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.

$577M

granted

555

organizations

15%

from in-state

The short version

2,964 funders gave $577M to 555 animals organizations in Virginia across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
15% 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 Philanthropic Trust, at $40M.
The animals organization drawing the most is National Wildlife Federation, at $177M.

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 Philanthropic Trust$40M 2Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$35M 3Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$25M 4Walton Family Foundation Inc$20M 5People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc$19M 6National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$18M 7Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$17M 8Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$15M 9The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$14M 10The William Penn Foundation$13M

Animals organizations in Virginia that draw the most

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

National Wildlife Federation$177M

545 other animals organizations$161M

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc$69M The Nature Conservancy$56M American Bird Conservancy$47M

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 Philanthropic Trust, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. A funder already writing animals checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
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
85% 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 Philanthropic Trust, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Philanthropic Trust gives the most to animals organizations in Virginia, $40M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to animals in Virginia?: $577M reached 555 animals organizations in Virginia, from 2,964 funders. 15% 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 unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

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

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.