Funding search · economic mobility and poverty · Pennsylvania
Who funds economic mobility and poverty work in Pennsylvania
15 funders have a record of paying for economic mobility and poverty work by Pennsylvania recipients: 56 grants totaling $9.8M, most recently in 2024 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Richard King Mellon Foundation ($1.8M), Jpmorgan Chase Foundation ($1.7M) and Hillman Family Foundations ($550,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Pennsylvania recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $400,000 to SETON HILL UNIVERSITY — to increase economic mobility for students traditionally under-represented and/or under-resourced for college
Largest: $500,000 to PHILADELPHIA YOUTH NETWORK INC — in support of creating economic mobility and career pathways
Largest: $180,000 to PITTSBURGH COUNCIL ON HIGHER EDUCATION — pittsburgh scholar house, an economic mobility program for single parents and their children through education
Largest: $35,000 to GRADUATE PHILADELPHIA — learning pathways to economic mobility
Largest: $1.8M to BENEFITS DATA TRUST — u.s. economic mobility & opportunity
Largest: $170,000 to COMMUNITY FIRST FUND — support member financial education and economic mobility
Largest: $395,272 to Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania — to support a community-centered approach to develop and use integrated data systems that link to key outcomes such as education, health, workforce, and economic mobility.
Jefferson Regional FoundationPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $140,000 · through 2024Largest: $70,000 to STEM CODING LAB INC — provide economic mobility opportunities which could lead to long-term increased overall health and wellness for 330 duquesne city school district students through an introduction a…
Largest: $50,000 to GETTYSBURG FOUNDATION — economic mobility
Largest: $115,000 to Temple University - The Hope Center for College Community and Justice — education & economic mobility
Largest: $91,680 to MON METRO BUSINESS EQUITY INITIATIVE — to provide underrepresented individuals and businesses in the mon valley with culturally responsive services and access to resources that improve their economic mobility
Largest: $200,000 to UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS OF NORTHEASTER PENNSYLVANIA — to support opportunities for economic mobility through workforce development training focused on career exploration, soft skills and technical education.
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