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Grants and funding in Pennsylvania

16,789 foundations reported granting into Pennsylvania on their most recent IRS filings: 76,572 itemized grants worth $8.7B between them. On top of that, nineteen live grant programs and seventy-two contract opportunities are specific to Pennsylvania, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
16,789
of 129,000+ funders on file
in itemized grants into the state
$8.7B
across 76,572 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to Pennsylvania
19
of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
67
of 480+ CDFIs on file

What a typical foundation grant runs here

The 16,789 foundations granting into Pennsylvania, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.

583
3,428
6,319
3,972
2,012
323
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of October 1, 2026.

Who gives the most into Pennsylvania

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Pennsylvania on their most recent filings.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$516M
Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$233M
UPMC Group$189M
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia$181M
Itemized grants into Pennsylvania from each foundation’s most recent IRS filing, as of October 1, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

Who the Pennsylvania-specific grants are for

Of the nineteen live grant programs specific to Pennsylvania, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. seven more are open to any organization type.

Nonprofits15
Tribal organizations3
Cities and towns2
Small businesses1

See how Quillify works for nonprofits, tribal organizations and local governments.

The lenders almost nobody checks

Sixty-seven community development lenders serve Pennsylvania: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.

See what you are eligible for in Pennsylvania.

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