Foundations that fund youth development programs nationally
6152 foundations made gifts to youth development programs across the country, reaching 6673 organizations.
Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024–2025.
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.
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What the filings show
- Foundations made 16,554 matched gifts to youth development programs in the United States in tax years 2022–2025.
- 6,673 matched organizations received gifts to youth development programs in the United States in tax years 2022–2025.
- The typical gift to youth development programs in the United States was $7,500 in tax years 2022–2025.
Top states
| Rank | State | Foundations | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 838 | 828 | |
| New York | 503 | 385 | |
| Florida | 479 | 403 | |
| Colorado | 425 | 150 | |
| Ohio | 395 | 230 | |
| Texas | 361 | 455 | |
| Illinois | 333 | 256 | |
| Michigan | 325 | 220 | |
| Massachusetts | 321 | 139 | |
| Missouri | 321 | 108 | |
| Pennsylvania | 281 | 272 | |
| Washington | 254 | 172 | |
| North Carolina | 252 | 231 | |
| Connecticut | 170 | 79 | |
| Georgia | 167 | 295 | |
| District of Columbia | 159 | 64 | |
| Minnesota | 151 | 135 | |
| New Jersey | 138 | 160 | |
| Maryland | 136 | 180 | |
| Indiana | 132 | 137 | |
| Oregon | 124 | 101 | |
| Tennessee | 121 | 141 | |
| Wisconsin | 121 | 122 | |
| Virginia | 111 | 170 | |
| Arizona | 101 | 124 |
How many foundations fund youth development programs?
6152 foundations made gifts to 6673 organizations nationally in public IRS filings.
How many of these foundations accept applications?
2211 of the 6152 foundations accept unsolicited applications according to their filings.
Where do the numbers come from?
Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.