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Foundation Lookup

Grant recipient EIN 92-0577182Education

Who funds Spotlight PA?

39 private foundations gave Spotlight PA in Harrisburg, PA $2.9 million across 62 grants, in tax years 2021 to 2025.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2021 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

62 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Breidegam Family FoundationLancaster, PA 2025

    General support

    $50,000
  2. The Benter FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2025

    Support of spotlight pa matching campaigns

    $25,000
  3. The Richard and Susan Master Family FoundationEaston, PA 2025

    Charitable

    $25,000
  4. Shoval FoundationWilkes Barre, PA 2025

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  5. Leader Family FoundationHershey, PA 2025

    General support of programs

    $5,000
  6. Loviscky Ohana FoundationState College, PA 2025

    Contribution to the general fund

    $3,000
  7. Amaranth FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2025

    General purpose

    $2,000
  8. Glazer Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2025

    Education

    $250
  9. Posner Foundation of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA 2024

    Unrestricted/ general use

    $434,000
  10. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2024

    To support spotlight pa's high-quality investigative and public-service journalism and the organizations efforts to build a sustainable future for statehouse and statewide reporting in pennsylvania

    $250,000
  11. Poor Richard's Charitable TrustChesterbrook, PA 2024

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $225,000
  12. Laura and John Arnold FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    To provide general operating support to grantee.

    $200,000
  13. Hillman Family FoundationsPittsburgh, PA 2024

    Support for operations and transition to independent organization

    $150,000
  14. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    2024 democracy coverage and public resources

    $110,000
  15. Jampart Charitable TrustBoston, MA 2024

    Charitable

    $100,000
  16. Good Words FoundationWashington, DC 2024

    Support independent nonpartisan reporting

    $100,000
  17. Wyncote FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    Support for ongoing programs

    $85,000
  18. The Richard and Susan Master Family FoundationEaston, PA 2024

    Charitable

    $75,000
  19. Henry Janssen FoundationWyomissing, PA 2024

    Spotlight pa berks project

    $50,000
  20. The Benter FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2024

    Support of spotlight pa matching campaigns

    $25,000
  21. The Grable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2024

    To support a journalistic reporting project on caregiving in southwestern pennsylvania and statewide

    $20,000
  22. The Burke FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2024

    General

    $12,500
  23. The Burke Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2024

    General

    $12,500
  24. The Snider FoundationCollegeville, PA 2024

    General operating support

    $10,000
  25. SW Calkins FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    Educational equity scholarship

    $10,000
  26. Shoval FoundationWilkes Barre, PA 2024

    Unrestricted

    $8,000
  27. The Kurr FoundationMiddletown, NJ 2024

    Community assistance

    $5,000
  28. Marlin Miller Jr Family FoundationReading, PA 2024

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  29. The Cynthia and Jim Boscov Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    Community

    $5,000
  30. Waldman Family Charitable TrustNazareth, PA 2024

    High quality investigation research

    $2,500
  31. The Harriette Steelman and Charles L Tabas FoundationPottsville, PA 2024

    Charitable for news journalism

    $1,000
  32. Amaranth FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    General purpose

    $1,000
  33. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    General support

    $511
  34. Key FoundationWellsville, PA 2024

    Unrestricted

    $500
  35. Hillman Family FoundationsPittsburgh, PA 2024

    Matching gift

    $500
  36. Maple Grove FoundationArchbald, PA 2024

    Program services

    $500
  37. The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB CharitableWilmington, DE 2024

    General Support (Employee Matching)

    $258
  38. Hillman Family FoundationsPittsburgh, PA 2024

    Matching gift

    $250
  39. Glazer Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    Education

    $250
  40. Special Needs AdvocacyLansdowne, PA 2024

    Cash grant to investigative journalism organization

    $250
  41. Posner Foundation of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA 2023

    Unrestricted/ general use

    $250,000
  42. Hillman Family FoundationsPittsburgh, PA 2023

    Support for operations and transition to independent organization

    $250,000
  43. Poor Richard's Charitable TrustChesterbrook, PA 2023

    To fund the operational budgets of the organization

    $150,000
  44. Wyncote FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    Support for ongoing programs

    $85,000
  45. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2023

    To enable spotlight pa to expand their democracy initiative, which connects pennsylvanianswith a focus on underserved communitieswith trusted, nonpartisan election reporting to ensure voters are informed and empowered

    $75,000
  46. The Benter FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2023

    Support of spotlight pa matching campaigns

    $25,000
  47. The Grable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2023

    To support a journalistic reporting project focused on caregiving

    $20,000
  48. Leader Family FoundationHershey, PA 2023

    General support of programs

    $5,000
  49. Amaranth FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    General purpose

    $2,500
  50. The Richard and Susan Master Family FoundationEaston, PA 2023

    Charitable

    $2,500
  51. Zell Family Foundation IncBoston, MA 2023

    General

    $2,000
  52. The Ivywood FoundationBala Cynwyd, PA 2023

    General

    $2,000
  53. The Bruce E and Robbi S Toll FoundationPalm Beach, FL 2023

    General support grant

    $1,500
  54. Hillman Family FoundationsPittsburgh, PA 2023

    Matching gift

    $500
  55. Key FoundationWellsville, PA 2023

    Unrestricted

    $300
  56. Hillman Family FoundationsPittsburgh, PA 2023

    Matching gift

    $250
  57. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $100
  58. Inasmuch FoundationOklahoma City, OK 2022

    Spotlight pa general operating support

    $50,000
  59. Key FoundationWellsville, PA 2022

    Unrestricted

    $250
  60. The Zeelander FoundationBlue Bell, PA 2022

    Organizationscharitable purpose

    $200
  61. Key FoundationWellsville, PA 2021

    Unrestricted

    $250
  62. The Scholl Family Foundation IncMontclair, NJ 2021

    Unrestricted grant

    $180

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Harrisburg, PA and are not among Spotlight PA’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 139 grants Preselected only $27,188 to similar organizations
  2. John Crain Kunkel FoundationMechanicsburg, PA 18 grants Accepts applications $517,438 to similar organizations
  3. Alexander and Jane Boyd Ta FoundationBuffalo, NY 15 grants Accepts applications $920,000 to similar organizations
  4. Franklin H and Ruth L Wells FoundationBuffalo, NY 14 grants Accepts applications $241,750 to similar organizations
  5. Joseph T and Helen M Simpson FoundationBuffalo, NY 30 grants Preselected only $102,500 to similar organizations
  6. Link FoundationCamp Hill, PA 10 grants Accepts applications $82,000 to similar organizations
  7. Anne & Philip Glatfelter III Family FoundationHershey, PA 20 grants Accepts applications $373,000 to similar organizations
  8. McCormick Family FDN Agent 80397Buffalo, NY 14 grants Preselected only $162,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 92-0577182 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.