How do I find funders for a arts and culture nonprofit in Virginia?

Start with the funders already giving to arts and culture in Virginia, currently Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Anne Ray Foundation, Pbs Foundation. Then look at who funds the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Virginia from out of state.

How much grant money goes to arts and culture in Virginia?

$878M reached 785 arts and culture organizations in Virginia, from 2,300 funders. 24% 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 · Arts and culture

Who funds arts and culture in Virginia

Most of it comes from outside Virginia: only 24% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$878M

granted

785

organizations

24%

from in-state

The short version

2,300 funders gave $878M to 785 arts and culture organizations in Virginia across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
24% of that came from funders also based in Virginia; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of arts and culture in Virginia is Corporation for Public Broadcasting, at $235M.
The arts and culture organization drawing the most is Public Broadcasting Service, at $306M.

Largest funders of arts and culture in Virginia

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

1Corporation for Public Broadcasting$235M 2Anne Ray Foundation$75M 3Pbs Foundation$58M 4The Better Angels Society Inc$30M 5Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$29M 6Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$25M 7Virginia Foundation for Public Media$19M 8The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$16M 9The Batten Foundation$12M 10Hampton Roads Community Foundation$12M

Arts and culture organizations in Virginia that draw the most

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

Public Broadcasting Service$306M

775 other arts and culture organizations$272M

Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc$122M Navy Seal Foundation Inc$36M

How to find arts and culture funders in Virginia

1
Start with the funders already active in Virginia
The funders giving the most to arts and culture in Virginia are Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Anne Ray Foundation, Pbs Foundation. A funder already writing arts and culture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the arts and culture 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
76% of arts and culture money in Virginia comes from funders elsewhere, so national arts and culture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Virginia.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a arts and culture nonprofit in Virginia?: Start with the funders already giving to arts and culture in Virginia, currently Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Anne Ray Foundation, Pbs Foundation. Then look at who funds the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Virginia from out of state.
Who is the largest arts and culture funder in Virginia?: Corporation for Public Broadcasting gives the most to arts and culture organizations in Virginia, $235M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to arts and culture in Virginia?: $878M reached 785 arts and culture organizations in Virginia, from 2,300 funders. 24% 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.