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Who funds public benefit in Virginia

Most of it comes from outside Virginia: only 9% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: Stand Together C4 Fund alone draws 59% of every public benefit grant dollar in Virginia.

$1.0B
granted
161
organizations
9%
from in-state

The short version

Largest funders of public benefit in Virginia

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

Public benefit organizations in Virginia that draw the most

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

How to find public benefit funders in Virginia

  1. 1
    Start with the funders already active in Virginia

    The funders giving the most to public benefit in Virginia are Believe in People Inc, Key Change Inc, The Chicago Community Trust. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.

  2. 2
    See who funds organizations like yours

    Open the public benefit 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. 3
    Add the out-of-state funders reaching in

    91% of public benefit money in Virginia comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Virginia.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Virginia?
Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Virginia, currently Believe in People Inc, Key Change Inc, The Chicago Community Trust. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Virginia from out of state.
Who is the largest public benefit funder in Virginia?
Believe in People Inc gives the most to public benefit organizations in Virginia, $448M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to public benefit in Virginia?
$1.0B reached 161 public benefit organizations in Virginia, from 1,512 funders. 9% 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.