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Grant Funders in Philadelphia, PA

Bespoke Grants indexes 287 grant-making foundations headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — together $3.65B in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, higher education, education and arts & culture. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Philadelphia nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

287
Foundations in Philadelphia
$3.65B
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
PA
State

Foundations headquartered in Philadelphia

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Glaxosmithkline Patient Access$505.5M2024
2Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania$503.8M2023
3Drexel University$423.8M2024
4Temple University - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education$213.7M2023
5The Pew Memorial Trust$190.4M2024
6The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$169.4M2023
7The Pew Charitable Trusts$142.1M2025
8The William Penn Foundation$110.4M2024
9The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$82.8M2024
10Philadelphia Works Inc$56.7M2023
11Philabundance$47.5M2022
12The University of the Arts$46.7M2023
13The Comcast Nbcuniversal Foundation$45.6M2024
14Jewish Federation of Greater$43.0M2024
15Cigna Foundation$40.6M2024
16J Howard Pew Freedom Trust$39.1M2024
17The American Oncologic Hospital$31.9M2024
18Thomas Jefferson University$30.9M2024
19Wyncote Foundation$30.7M2024
20Temple University Health System Inc$30.3M2020
21American Bible Society$28.5M2025
22United Way of Greater Philadelphia and$27.8M2024
23The Philadelphia Foundation$27.5M2024
24The Lenfest Institute for Journalism$24.9M2024
25Mabel Pew Myrin Trust$24.1M2024
26Quantitative Foundation$23.0M2024
27J N Pew Jr Charitable Trust$18.9M2024
28Chestnut Hill College$18.2M2023
29The Neubauer Family Foundation$17.9M2024
30The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund$17.4M2025
31Pennsylvania Cdfi Network$16.6M2024
32The Lenfest Foundation Inc$15.7M2023
33Asociacion De Puertorriquenos En Marcha Inc$13.6M2017
34Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia$12.8M2023
35Medical Trust$11.6M2024
36Foundation for Jewish Day Schools of$11.3M2024
37Pa Alliance Foundation$11.0M2024
38Children's Surgical Associates Ltd$10.3M2024
39Wesley Joseph & Marion Family Foundation$10.1M2024
40The Reinvestment Fund Inc$10.1M2024

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What Philadelphia funders support

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Philadelphia, PA address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Philadelphia nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.