Human Services nonprofit grants
A free directory of foundations and funders giving to human services nonprofits, drawn from IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings. Ranked by total giving, grant count, and recency.
$44.9B
2019 – 2025
17,392
Active institutions
33,531
Verified recipients
2019 – 2025
IRS Schedule I
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Foundations funding human services
| # | Funder | Total Given |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $3.4B |
| 2 | National Philanthropic Trust | $1.1B |
| 3 | Conference On Jewish Material Claims Against Germany | $1.1B |
| 4 | Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund For Wealth Management Inc | $1.1B |
| 5 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | $1.1B |
| 6 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | $903.9M |
| 7 | Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc | $818.2M |
| 8 | The Chicago Community Trust | $650.8M |
| 9 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | $479.5M |
| 10 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | $400.3M |
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Latest human services grants
Grant transactions reported on IRS Form 990 Schedule I.
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Christian County Senior Citizens Services Fund Inc
Provide housekeeping and respite ca
From
Urban League Of Palm Beach County Foundation Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
From
The Auxiliary Of The Hospice Of The Golden Isles Inc
Financial Support, Hospice of the golden Isles
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Fair Factories Clearinghouse Inc
FINAL DISBURSEMENT FROM FAIR FACTORIES DURING DISSOLUTION - TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT PURPOSE
Human Services nonprofits winning the most grant funding
American National Red Cross & Its
$775.2M
ReceivedBlue Meridian Partners Inc
$766.8M
ReceivedFirstday Foundation
$647.1M
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Where the money flows
Regional concentration
Top states by grant volume
| State | Active Grants | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| California | 3,079 | $5.4B |
| New York | 2,240 | $4.9B |
| Texas | 1,740 | $4.3B |
| Florida | 1,716 | $3.7B |
| Illinois | 1,252 | $2.3B |
Focus distribution
By NTEE sub-code
What the data shows
Across 2019 – 2025, 17,392 funders gave $44.9B to 33,531 human services nonprofits via IRS Form 990 Schedule I. The median grant was $18,950, with 436,982 grants recorded in total.
Giving is concentrated in California, New York, and Texas, which together anchor the top of the regional breakdown. See the funder table above for the ranked list.
Common questions
How much grant funding do human services nonprofits receive each year?
Across 2019 – 2025, 17,392 foundations and funders gave $44.9B to 33,531 human services nonprofits, spread across 436,982 individual grants reported on IRS Form 990 Schedule I.
What is the typical grant size for human services nonprofits?
The median grant to a human services nonprofit is $18,950. Half of grants fall below that number and half above, so the median is a better anchor than the average, which gets pulled up by a small number of very large grants.
Which human services nonprofits receive the most grant funding?
The three human services nonprofits receiving the most disclosed grant funding over 2019 – 2025 are American National Red Cross & Its, Blue Meridian Partners Inc, and Firstday Foundation. The full ranked list of top grantees and their totals is shown above.
Where are human services grants concentrated geographically?
California leads human services grantmaking by volume, followed by the other states shown in the regional breakdown above. "State" here reflects the grantee's registered address, not necessarily where programs are delivered.
Where does this grant data come from?
Every grant on this page is drawn from IRS Form 990 Schedule I and 990-PF Part XV, which public charities and private foundations are required to file annually. Tax-year coverage currently runs 2019 – 2025. We refresh the underlying rollups when new IRS filings become available, typically within a few months of release.
Are government grants or individual donations included?
No. This directory covers private foundation and charity-to-charity grants disclosed on Schedule I and 990-PF only. It does not include federal, state, or local government grants, individual donors, corporate sponsorships that weren't routed through a foundation, or in-kind donations. 990-T filings are also excluded because their financials reflect unrelated business income rather than grantmaking.
How recent is the data for human services grants?
The most recent tax year included in the human services rollup is 2025. 990 filings are typically released by the IRS 12 to 18 months after a nonprofit's fiscal year ends, so the most recent year will always lag real-time giving by roughly that window.
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Methodology
Data source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I grant disclosures for tax years 2019 – 2025. Grants are matched to recipient organizations by EIN where available and categorized by NTEE code (major letter P).
990-T filings are excluded from all aggregate figures because their financials reflect unrelated business income, not grantmaking.