Foundations that fund museums in Pennsylvania

444 foundations made gifts to museums in Pennsylvania, reaching 135 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024.

444Foundations gave here
137Accept applications
$9,210Typical gift
135Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA · EIN 23-150348815 gifts · typical $80,000 · 202415 · $1,154,661$80,0002024Accepts applications
Richard King Mellon FoundationLigonier, PA · EIN 25-11277059 gifts · typical $248,000 · 20249 · $1,693,000$248,0002024Accepts applications
Connelly FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA · EIN 23-62968257 gifts · typical $100,000 · 20247 · $753,730$100,0002024Accepts applications
The Snider FoundationCollegeville, PA · EIN 23-20476687 gifts · typical $30,000 · 20247 · $266,000$30,0002024Invite only
The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA · EIN 25-17211006 gifts · typical $231,000 · 20246 · $1,894,500$231,0002024Accepts applications

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

What the filings show

  • Foundations made 739 matched gifts to museums in Pennsylvania in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 135 matched organizations received gifts to museums in Pennsylvania in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to museums in Pennsylvania was $9,210 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund museums in Pennsylvania?

444 foundations made gifts to 135 organizations in Pennsylvania in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

137 of the 444 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.