How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Virginia?

Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Virginia, currently Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc, Marble Freedom Trust, National Philanthropic 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?

Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc gives the most to public benefit organizations in Virginia, $501M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to public benefit in Virginia?

$1.9B reached 419 public benefit organizations in Virginia, from 2,395 funders. 46% 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 · Public benefit

Who funds public benefit in Virginia

Virginia's public benefit organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 6 funders each.

$1.9B

granted

419

organizations

46%

from in-state

The short version

2,395 funders gave $1.9B to 419 public benefit organizations in Virginia across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
46% of that came from funders also based in Virginia; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of public benefit in Virginia is Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc, at $501M.
The public benefit organization drawing the most is Americans for Prosperity, at $662M.

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.

1Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc$501M 2Marble Freedom Trust$195M 3National Philanthropic Trust$161M 4Stand Together C4 Fund$155M 5Donors Trust Inc$72M 6Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening$52M 7Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$51M 8Restoration of America$47M 9Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$32M 10The Concord Fund$26M

Public benefit organizations in Virginia that draw the most

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

Americans for Prosperity$662M

409 other public benefit organizations$647M

The Concord Fund$199M Stand Together Foundation$187M

How to find public benefit funders in Virginia

1
Start with the funders already active in Virginia
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Virginia are Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc, Marble Freedom Trust, National Philanthropic Trust. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
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
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
54% 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 Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc, Marble Freedom Trust, National Philanthropic 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?: Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc gives the most to public benefit organizations in Virginia, $501M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to public benefit in Virginia?: $1.9B reached 419 public benefit organizations in Virginia, from 2,395 funders. 46% 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.