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Higher Education Grant Funders in Pennsylvania

2353 foundations with a documented higher education focus have made grants to Pennsylvania nonprofits in recent years, together directing $1.8B to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 2353 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.

2353
Higher education funders
$1.8B
Given to Pennsylvania nonprofits
36,545
Grants on record
2026
Most recent giving

Most active higher education funders in Pennsylvania

#FunderBased inTotal Pennsylvania givingGrantsLatest
1Business Leadership Organized forPennsylvania$399.8M19312025
2Central Pennsylvania Scholarship FundPennsylvania$194.6M14772024
3Dietrich FoundationPennsylvania$160.4M242024
4Foundation for Jewish Day Schools ofPennsylvania$82.6M2222024
5Richard King Mellon FoundationPennsylvania$56.0M362024
6The Foundation for Indiana UniversityPennsylvania$43.5M92025
7Lola G Duff & William H Duff Ii ScholarshipPennsylvania$28.8M52025
8SrccoNorth Carolina$26.3M52024
9The Heinz EndowmentsPennsylvania$23.6M1032024
10The Howley FoundationOhio$22.6M772024
11Pittsburgh Jewish EducationalPennsylvania$19.5M242023
12United Lutheran Seminary EndowmentPennsylvania$16.6M52024
13West Chester University FoundationPennsylvania$15.4M132024
14Pjhs Scholarship OrganizationPennsylvania$12.3M162025

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How this list is built. Bespoke Grants indexes 13M+ grants from public IRS Form 990 filings. This page shows foundations whose giving carries a documented higher education focus and that have funded Pennsylvania nonprofits. Giving figures reflect each funder's total recent grants to Pennsylvania recipients. IRS data publishes on a 1–2 year lag; figures are current through the most recent available filings.