OVERVIEW: The Hilda and Preston Davis Foundation’s interests include research on eating disorders, eating disorder treatment, youth and K-12 education. IP TAKE: The foundation's headquarters have moved from Philadelphia to Sarasota in July 2025, … [Read more...] about Hilda and Preston Davis Foundation
Pennsylvania Grants
PPG Industries Foundation
OVERVIEW: The PPG Industries Foundation mainly supports STEM education in K-12 and higher education settings. This funder also supports community development and housing. IP TAKE: The PPG Industries Foundation is strong supporter of STEM education … [Read more...] about PPG Industries Foundation
Ametek Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Ametek Foundation broadly funds charitable work in the communities where its parent company has a presence. Areas of interest are education health, civic engagement and economic opportunity. IP TAKE: The AMETEK Foundation is a … [Read more...] about Ametek Foundation
Wawa Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Wawa Foundation is a corporate funder supporting health, hunger relief and “everyday heroes” in communities Wawa serves. Although its philanthropic roots remain strongest in Greater Philadelphia and the Mid-Atlantic, Wawa has expanded … [Read more...] about Wawa Foundation
van Ameringen Foundation
OVERVIEW: The van Ameringen Foundation supports mental health service and advocacy organizations in New York City and Philadelphia, with some national advocacy funding. IP TAKE: This is a somewhat accessible funder with a transparent application … [Read more...] about van Ameringen Foundation
Robert and Jane Toll Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Robert and Jane Toll Foundation supports education and public-interest law, peacebuilding and youth development, human services, arts and culture, reproductive health, civil and human rights, and selected health and environmental … [Read more...] about Robert and Jane Toll Foundation
PNC Foundation
OVERVIEW: The PNC Foundation supports education, economic development, and arts and culture in geographic areas served by its parent banking company. It also conducts grantmaking for housing, work and opportunity, and community development. IP … [Read more...] about PNC Foundation
Pew Charitable Trusts
Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
OVERVIEW: The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage awards grants exclusively to organizations and individuals in the five-county Philadelphia area. IP TAKE: Described by its Executive Director as an organization with a “dual identity as both a … [Read more...] about Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
OVERVIEW: Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation supports artistic projects and programs for the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. IP TAKE: Mid Atlantic Arts is a strong prospect for arts organizations and artists that fit one of its defined … [Read more...] about Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Halloran Philanthropies
OVERVIEW: Halloran Philanthropies supports social entrepreneurship, impact investing and place-based economic and community development, with particularly strong current activity in Greater Philadelphia and the Bradford, Pennsylvania, area. IP … [Read more...] about Halloran Philanthropies
Alcoa Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Alcoa Foundation supports charitable organizations working in communities where Alcoa operates, with current funding priorities centered on Community Resilience, Economic Resilience and Landscape Resilience. Its grantmaking spans … [Read more...] about Alcoa Foundation
Susquehanna Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Susquehanna Foundation is a large, low-profile private foundation based in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. Recent grantmaking centers on libertarian public policy and civil liberties, K-12 and decision education, and a mix of … [Read more...] about Susquehanna Foundation
Stanley Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Stanley Family Foundation is one of the largest philanthropic supporters of psychiatric research in the United States. Its principal beneficiary is the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute, which has received … [Read more...] about Stanley Family Foundation
The Heinz Endowments
OVERVIEW: The Heinz Endowments is a major Pittsburgh-based funder supporting arts and culture, civic participation, climate and environmental health, community and economic development, food systems, veterans and workforce development. Grantmaking is … [Read more...] about The Heinz Endowments
Nationwide Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Nationwide Foundation supports children’s wellbeing, food security, crisis stabilization and economic empowerment in communities where Nationwide has a significant employee presence. The foundation awards general operating, program and … [Read more...] about Nationwide Foundation
Leeway Foundation
Claws Foundation
OVERVIEW: The CLAWS Foundation is a private foundation based in Reston, Virginia. Its grantmaking centers on healthcare, medical research and innovation, social services, humanitarian relief, and the fine and performing arts. Within these broad … [Read more...] about Claws Foundation
Joseph Kennard Skilling Trust
OVERVIEW: The Joseph Kennard Skilling Trust is a small Philadelphia-area funder that supports nonprofits serving economically disadvantaged residents. Its strongest interests include services for older adults, at-risk youth, people experiencing … [Read more...] about Joseph Kennard Skilling Trust
Lincoln Financial Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Lincoln Financial Foundation makes grants in the areas of work and economic opportunity, human services, K-12 education, and arts and culture. IP TAKE: Lincoln Financial Foundation is a highly relationship-driven corporate funder … [Read more...] about Lincoln Financial Foundation
Richard King Mellon Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Richard King Mellon Foundation is a major Pittsburgh-based funder that supports conservation across the United States and economic development, economic mobility, health and community vitality in Southwestern Pennsylvania. It also … [Read more...] about Richard King Mellon Foundation
F. M. Kirby Foundation
OVERVIEW: The F. M. Kirby Foundation supports education, human services, health, arts and culture, environmental conservation, public affairs and selected religious organizations. Its giving is concentrated in New Jersey, North Carolina, … [Read more...] about F. M. Kirby Foundation
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation supports direct-service nonprofits working in housing, health, jobs, education and aging. Grantmaking primarily serves people experiencing poverty in the United States and Israel, with a strong … [Read more...] about Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Lenfest Institute for Journalism
OVERVIEW: The Lenfest Institute for Journalism supports journalism and media organizations in Philadelphia and around the United States. IP TAKE: This is one of the country’s most important funders for local journalism sustainability, especially … [Read more...] about Lenfest Institute for Journalism
Wyncote Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Wyncote Foundation’s interest areas include the education, health & human services, preservation, as well as interests in journalism, the Northwest and the the performing arts. IP TAKE: Part of the Haas family philanthropic … [Read more...] about Wyncote Foundation
M. Night Shyamalan Foundation
OVERVIEW: The M. Night Shyamalan Foundation's global development grantmaking provides unrestricted support to effective community leaders working to address poverty and inequality. IP TAKE: The M. Night Shyamalan Foundation works proactively to … [Read more...] about M. Night Shyamalan Foundation
Thomas Scattergood Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Thomas Scattergood Foundation supports behavioral health and addiction treatment. Grants focus on vulnerable people and the greater Philadelphia area. IP TAKE: The Thomas Scattergood Foundation makes grants and investments that … [Read more...] about Thomas Scattergood Foundation
McCune Foundation
OVERVIEW: The McCune Foundation supports community and grassroots efforts for social and economic justice in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties in California. IP TAKE: According to its website, the McCune Foundation supports “groups which are … [Read more...] about McCune Foundation
William G. McGowan Charitable Fund
OVERVIEW: The McGowan Charitable Fund supports job training, homelessness, health and education programs in Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, New York and Pennsylvania. IP TAKE: This is an accessible funder for organizations based in the specific cities … [Read more...] about William G. McGowan Charitable Fund
Roy A. Hunt Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Roy A. Hunt Foundation supports community and economic development, environmental causes, violence prevention, racial justice, sustainable agriculture and women's and veterans causes. IP TAKE: The Roy A. Hunt Foundation distinguishes … [Read more...] about Roy A. Hunt Foundation
