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

Start with the funders already giving to religion in Virginia, currently Christian Relief Services, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund Inc. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Virginia from out of state.

Who is the largest religion funder in Virginia?

Christian Relief Services gives the most to religion organizations in Virginia, $29M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to religion in Virginia?

$136M reached 380 religion organizations in Virginia, from 570 funders. 33% 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 · Religion

Who funds religion in Virginia

$136M reached 380 religion organizations in Virginia, from 570 funders, with no single one dominating.

$136M

granted

380

organizations

33%

from in-state

The short version

570 funders gave $136M to 380 religion organizations in Virginia across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
33% of that came from funders also based in Virginia; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of religion in Virginia is Christian Relief Services, at $29M.
The religion organization drawing the most is Christian Relief Services, at $29M.

Largest funders of religion in Virginia

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

1Christian Relief Services$29M 2Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$28M 3Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund Inc$14M 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$10M 5Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$6M 6NewCity Foundation$4M 7Servant Foundation$2M 8Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$2M 9Christian Community Foundation Of$2M 10Network for Good$2M

Religion organizations in Virginia that draw the most

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

370 other religion organizations$43M

Christian Relief Services$29M Reaching Unreached Nations Inc$19M Sacred Spaces Foundation$15M The Christian Broadcasting Network Inc$11M

How to find religion funders in Virginia

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Start with the funders already active in Virginia
The funders giving the most to religion in Virginia are Christian Relief Services, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund Inc. A funder already writing religion checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the religion 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
67% of religion money in Virginia comes from funders elsewhere, so national religion funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Virginia.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a religion nonprofit in Virginia?: Start with the funders already giving to religion in Virginia, currently Christian Relief Services, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund Inc. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Virginia from out of state.
Who is the largest religion funder in Virginia?: Christian Relief Services gives the most to religion organizations in Virginia, $29M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to religion in Virginia?: $136M reached 380 religion organizations in Virginia, from 570 funders. 33% 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.

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The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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Strange bedfellows

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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.