Private foundations · 990-PF data

Foundations accepting grant applications in Pennsylvania

1,045
foundations
$1.71B
grants paid, FY2022–FY2025
$5,250
median grant

Grantlas lists 1,045 private foundations based in Pennsylvania whose latest 990-PF says they accept unsolicited requests, from filings for FY2022–FY2025. Together they paid out $1.71 billion in grants in their latest filing year. The most common cities are Pittsburgh (418), Philadelphia (71) and Lancaster (18).

“Accepts unsolicited requests” is a box the foundation ticked on its 990-PF — not a promise to read your letter. Check the foundation’s own site before you write.

See all 5,630 foundations in Pennsylvania, including the ones that give by invitation only.

Top 25 of 1,045 foundations

Ranked by how many grants they made last year, most first. Another 1,020 are not shown.

Foundations accepting grant applications in Pennsylvania
Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA3,159$100$8.8M$3–$250,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA1,107$35,555$143.5M$30–$14.4MFY2022Locked: fit score and contacts
Dick's Sporting Goods FoundationCoraopolis, PA964$5,000$18M$626–$2.5MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Presser FoundationPhiladelphia, PA431$3,000$3.4M$250–$200,000FY2023Locked: fit score and contacts
Air Products FoundationAllentown, PA381$6,832$9.9M$100–$3MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Richard King Mellon FoundationLigonier, PA296$220,000$116.7M$2,000–$10MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Ppl FoundationAllentown, PA283$5,000$6.5M$50–$3.1MFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Penn Community Bank FoundationPerkasie, PA278$5,000$882,890$250–$75,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Wabtec FoundationPittsburgh, PA254$128$838,974$25–$135,568FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Henry Dolfinger 2 TrustPhiladelphia, PA236$2,000$712,650$1,000–$30,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA223$10,000$4M$500–$200,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Independence Public Media ofPhiladelphia, PA176$20,000$6.2M$1,000–$375,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Patricia Kind Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA176$20,000$3.6M$5,000–$250,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Hoyt FoundationNew Castle, PA175$2,750$2M$200–$952,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Scattergood Behavioral HealthPhiladelphia, PA173$25,000$3.4M$25–$100,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Claneil Foundation IncPlymouth Meeting, PA159$15,000$4.2M$500–$120,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Giant Eagle FoundationPittsburgh, PA149$5,000$4.2M$1,000–$1.5MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Colcom FoundationPittsburgh, PA138$60,000$21M$5,000–$2MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Future Standard FoundationPhiladelphia, PA138$1,125$815,449$25–$100,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Donald & Sylvia Robinson FamilyPittsburgh, PA129$2,500$655,560$100–$45,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Honesdale National Bank FoundationHonesdale, PA129$1,000$215,359$20–$15,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Kranzdorf Family FoundationBala Cywnyd, PA126$300$169,142$50–$35,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Schwab-Silfen FoundationHarrisburg, PA121$1,000$801,087$150–$127,216FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Dollar Bank FoundationPittsburgh, PA120$5,500$2.3M$152–$1MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Grimm FoundationWaymart, PA119$500$384,120$30–$106,700FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
  • Median grant and grant range come from the 990-PF grant schedule; a dash means there is none to report.
  • “One grant” means a schedule with a single grant — no median, nothing to range over. “One amount” means several grants, all the same size.

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Data from 990-PF filings, FY2022–FY2025. Updated September 27, 2026.