310 private foundations reported education grants in Pennsylvania on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2025, 310 private foundations reported 725 grants for education totaling $84,556,304 to 544 organizations in Pennsylvania. The most-funded Pennsylvania communities were Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Scranton. Gates Foundation reported the most education giving — $17,429,515 across 21 grants. The median grant was $18,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 21 | $17,429,515 |
| The William Penn Foundation | 79 | $14,567,564 |
| Warren Alpert Foundation | 1 | $4,588,876 |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | 4 | $3,709,697 |
| William H Harris Foundation | 2 | $3,550,000 |
| The Alix Foundation | 1 | $3,500,000 |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 1 | $2,924,000 |
| Moise Y Safra Foundation Inc | 2 | $2,061,000 |
| The Pincus Family Fund | 1 | $2,000,000 |
| Sandi Feinberg and Tara Lipton Family Foundation | 1 | $1,910,000 |
| Howmet Aerospace Foundation | 8 | $1,737,000 |
| Francis W Sullivan Foundation 0660-02-18 | 1 | $1,700,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | 11 | $9,935,440 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 9 | $7,105,330 |
| University of Pennsylvania | 11 | $5,861,761 |
| Carnegie Learning Inc | 2 | $5,430,446 |
| The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia | 1 | $2,924,000 |
| Bryn Mawr College | 4 | $2,785,250 |
| The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Assets Fund of TPF | 1 | $2,249,500 |
| The Neighborhood Academy | 4 | $1,751,500 |
| Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia | 1 | $1,700,000 |
| Reinvestment Fund Inc | 2 | $1,580,000 |
| Burning Glass Institute Inc | 3 | $1,579,695 |
| Equity Research Organization | 4 | $1,499,615 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 5 | $1,339,654 |
| Haverford College | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Drexel University | 15 | $939,024 |
310 private foundations reported education grants in Pennsylvania on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $84,556,304. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, The William Penn Foundation, Warren Alpert Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
544 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Pennsylvania, led by Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pennsylvania. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported education grant in Pennsylvania was $18,000, and the largest single reported grant was $4,979,880. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
