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

Start with the funders already giving to employment in Virginia, currently Goodwill Industries of the Valley Works, National Association of Convenience, Goodwill Industries International Inc. Then look at who funds the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Virginia from out of state.

Who is the largest employment funder in Virginia?

Goodwill Industries of the Valley Works gives the most to employment organizations in Virginia, $4M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to employment in Virginia?

$36M reached 60 employment organizations in Virginia, from 207 funders. 47% 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 · Employment

Who funds employment in Virginia

$36M reached 60 employment organizations in Virginia, from 207 funders, with no single one dominating.

$36M

granted

organizations

47%

from in-state

The short version

207 funders gave $36M to 60 employment organizations in Virginia across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
47% of that came from funders also based in Virginia; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of employment in Virginia is Goodwill Industries of the Valley Works, at $4M.
The employment organization drawing the most is Goodwill Industries of the Valleys Inc, at $8M.

Largest funders of employment in Virginia

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

1Goodwill Industries of the Valley Works$4M 2National Association of Convenience$4M 3Goodwill Industries International Inc$3M 4Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning$2M 5Lowes Foundation$2M 6Employment Source Inc$1M 7Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$1M 8Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$945k 9American Online Giving Foundation Inc$866k 10Abilities Inc of Florida$750k

Employment organizations in Virginia that draw the most

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

50 other employment organizations$10M

Goodwill Industries of the Valleys Inc$8M The Nacs Foundation$4M Skillsusa Inc$3M Servicesource Inc$3M Sheet Metal Industry Labor Management$2M

How to find employment funders in Virginia

1
Start with the funders already active in Virginia
The funders giving the most to employment in Virginia are Goodwill Industries of the Valley Works, National Association of Convenience, Goodwill Industries International Inc. A funder already writing employment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the employment 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
53% of employment money in Virginia comes from funders elsewhere, so national employment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Virginia.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a employment nonprofit in Virginia?: Start with the funders already giving to employment in Virginia, currently Goodwill Industries of the Valley Works, National Association of Convenience, Goodwill Industries International Inc. Then look at who funds the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Virginia from out of state.
Who is the largest employment funder in Virginia?: Goodwill Industries of the Valley Works gives the most to employment organizations in Virginia, $4M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to employment in Virginia?: $36M reached 60 employment organizations in Virginia, from 207 funders. 47% 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.