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Foundations That Fund Human Services in Pennsylvania

Imperigo has identified 1,313 funders that made 18,440 grants totaling $1.5B to 1,729 human services organizations in Pennsylvania, with a median grant of $18K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Human Services Funding in Pennsylvania

Total granted $1.5B
Funders 1,313
Grants 18,440
Organizations funded 1,729

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
232 grants to 38 organizations · largest $2.3M · through 2024 · 71.0% of their giving
$154.5M
2. Respect Together
126 grants to 21 organizations · largest $987K · through 2024 · 38.2% of their giving
$34.5M
3. The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania
459 grants to 90 organizations · largest $621K · through 2024 · 29.2% of their giving
$29.2M
4. Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
56 grants to 24 organizations · largest $4.6M · through 2024 · 21.6% of their giving
$29.1M
5. Acts Legacy Foundation Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $8.3M · through 2024 · 99.7% of their giving
$22.3M
6. The Pittsburgh Foundation
594 grants to 205 organizations · largest $535K · through 2024 · 11.5% of their giving
$33.2M
7. The Elwyn Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $5.4M · through 2024 · 87.1% of their giving
$18.3M
8. Philadelphia Works Inc
30 grants to 9 organizations · largest $5.5M · through 2024 · 11.4% of their giving
$31.0M
9. Presbyterian Seniorcare Foundation
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $3.2M · through 2025 · 73.6% of their giving
$16.7M
10. United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
228 grants to 61 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 17.5% of their giving
$16.4M
11. United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley
162 grants to 45 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 15.3% of their giving
$16.0M
12. The Brethren Home Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $3.9M · through 2024 · 95.8% of their giving
$10.7M
13. Bala Presbyterian Home Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $3.1M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$10.0M
14. Council on Chemical Abuse Inc
26 grants to 6 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2024 · 19.6% of their giving
$8.2M
15. Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
100 grants to 24 organizations · largest $2.1M · through 2024 · 8.5% of their giving
$16.9M
16. Methodist Home for Children Foundation
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$7.0M
17. The Philadelphia Foundation
469 grants to 182 organizations · largest $374K · through 2024 · 7.8% of their giving
$17.5M
18. Turning Points For Children Charitable Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.6M · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$6.8M
19. Lancaster County Community Foundation
239 grants to 70 organizations · largest $592K · through 2024 · 14.0% of their giving
$9.7M
20. St Josephs Center Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$6.5M
21. McAuley Ministries
64 grants to 20 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 19.5% of their giving
$6.2M
22. The Philadelphia Poverty Action Fund
12 grants to 6 organizations · largest $1.9M · through 2024 · 26.6% of their giving
$6.0M
23. Dt Watson Rehab Hosp for Child
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$5.9M
24. St Josephs Center Auxiliary
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$5.9M
25. Chester County Community Foundation
119 grants to 44 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 20.2% of their giving
$5.7M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to human services work in Pennsylvania, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 19 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering human services work, with an address in Pennsylvania. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable human services funding in Pennsylvania, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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