The Emergency Aid of Pennsylvania

Genuardi Family Foundation

Blue Bell, PA

The foundation’s Core Grant Program supports direct services in food access, homelessness prevention and housing, and job training and placement, with typical grants of $10,000–$25,000 per year. It focuses on organizations serving residents of Montgomery, Chester, Delaware, or Bucks Counties in Southeastern Pennsylvania. It accepts requests through an open online application process; new applicants and some former grantees are asked to contact the foundation before applying.

The Brook J Lenfest Foundation Inc

Audubon, PA

The Brook J. Lenfest Foundation supports education, job training, and mentoring, with emphasis on programs that lead to family-sustaining employment and show documented positive outcomes. It primarily funds organizations in Southeastern Pennsylvania, especially Philadelphia, with typical grants of $5,000–$50,000. It accepts unsolicited requests from qualified 501(c)(3) organizations, beginning with a letter of inquiry.

Union Benevolent Association

Philadelphia, PA

Union Benevolent Association funds Philadelphia nonprofits addressing basic needs and poverty, including direct services, advocacy, and capacity-building; its current place-based focus is Southwest Philadelphia. Its 2024 grants ranged from $3,000 to $60,000, with a median of $50,000, though past guidelines described grants up to $20,000. It uses an application process, but whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Howell Lockhart Seiple No 1 IDT Res

Saint Louis, MO

Connelly Foundation

West Conshohocken, PA

The Connelly Foundation funds education, human services, arts and culture, and civic life, supporting charitable organizations serving Philadelphia and nearby Pennsylvania counties, as well as Camden, New Jersey. Its average grant was $41,000 in 2025, and awards may cover multiple years. It accepts online applications in several focus areas, but does not accept unsolicited requests of $100,000 or more.

The Gordon Charter Foundation

Wayne, PA

The Gordon Charter Foundation funds healthcare, medical research, education, human services, and some arts and culture, prioritizing programs for disadvantaged and underserved people. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $60,000, with a median of $15,000, and it focuses mainly on the Greater Philadelphia area. It accepts online letters of inquiry; applicants invited to proceed submit a full application.

Beatty Helen D Groome Uw

Pittsburgh, PA

The foundation supports charitable organizations addressing food insecurity, housing, homelessness, and human services, primarily in Pennsylvania, with additional grants in New Jersey and Delaware. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $50,000, with a median of $25,000; it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Agilent Technologies Foundation

Santa Clara, CA

Agilent Technologies Foundation funds environmental work on safe water, air quality, food supplies and climate change, as well as STEM education and economic opportunity for underrepresented communities. Its 2025 grants had a median of $25,000 and ranged from $5,000 to $2,166,500; most grant dollars went to Delaware, with some support elsewhere in the U.S. and internationally. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

DL Saunders Lawrence Saunders

Radnor, PA

This Pennsylvania foundation’s recent grants support organizations working in arts education, student needs, food access, homelessness services, conservation, and programs for children with disabilities. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,500 to $5,000, with a $5,000 median, and all went to Pennsylvania recipients. The filing lists a foundation-supplied application and a June 15 deadline, so it appears to accept applications; it also limits awards to three consecutive years.

Chester County Community Foundation Inc

West Chester, PA

The Chester County Community Foundation funds nonprofits in arts and culture, health, education, and human services, primarily in Chester County but also elsewhere in the U.S. Its 2025 grants had a median of $12,879, though amounts varied widely; capacity-building proposals are accepted through 2026, while general operating applications are closed until January 2027.

The Dansko Foundation Inc

West Grove, PA

United Way of Chester County Inc

Exton, PA

United Way of Chester County funds local nonprofits addressing education, health, financial stability, housing, food insecurity, senior services, and the needs of ALICE households, primarily serving Chester County residents. Recent grants ranged from $7,500 to $70,000, with a median of $20,000; it accepts unsolicited requests through proposal rounds.