Funding · Virginia · Human services
Who funds human services in Virginia
Human services funding in Virginia is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos International leads, and the money reaches 987 groups.
The short version
- 2,315 funders gave $557M to 987 human services organizations in Virginia across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 39% of that came from funders also based in Virginia; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of human services in Virginia is Friends of the Orphans, at $56M.
- The human services organization drawing the most is Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos International, at $56M.
Largest funders of human services in Virginia
The funders giving the most to human services organizations in Virginia, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Human services organizations in Virginia that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find human services funders in Virginia
- 1Start with the funders already active in Virginia
The funders giving the most to human services in Virginia are Friends of the Orphans, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, American Online Giving Foundation Inc. A funder already writing human services checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the human services 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.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
61% of human services money in Virginia comes from funders elsewhere, so national human services funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Virginia.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a human services nonprofit in Virginia?
- Start with the funders already giving to human services in Virginia, currently Friends of the Orphans, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, American Online Giving Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the human services organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Virginia from out of state.
- Who is the largest human services funder in Virginia?
- Friends of the Orphans gives the most to human services organizations in Virginia, $56M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to human services in Virginia?
- $557M reached 987 human services organizations in Virginia, from 2,315 funders. 39% 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
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.