PA Alliance Action is overwhelmingly focused on building civic participation and progressive electoral power in Pennsylvania, funding organizations that run voter registration, voter education, GOTV, persuasion, and accountability media programs. The foundation favors in-state groups and coalitions that reach targeted constituencies (Black, Latino, AAPI, immigrant communities) and supports both on-the-ground canvass/phone/text operations and communications/research infrastructure tied to PA policy fights and elections. Grants are often framed as general operating or cycle-specific support, indicating a preference for flexible funding to scale turnout and advocacy work.
PA Alliance Action’s largest recent grant was $4,726,000 to Project 26 Pennsylvania for general operations, a useful signal of how the funder backs civic participation work at scale. Across the recent grants list, the foundation repeatedly supports organizations that drive voter registration, voter education, vote-by-mail outreach, GOTV, and accountability media, with a strong emphasis on Pennsylvania. It also funds work aimed at Black, Latino, AAPI, and immigrant communities, usually through flexible support that helps organizations expand staffing, communications, or cycle-specific organizing. The foundation’s recent portfolio shows a preference for coalition-style groups and infrastructure builders rather than only discrete projects. Philadelphia-based Commonwealth Communications received multiple awards for issue advocacy, accountability media, voter education, vote-by-mail, election protection, and legislative accountability. The Voter Project also appears several times with support tied to vote-by-mail education, mailer programs, chase phones, and pro-democracy accountability work. Other recurring recipients include PA United, New Pennsylvania Project, and Action Together NEPA, each used to build turnout and engagement capacity in targeted parts of the state.
A major theme is voter registration and mobilization. PA Alliance Action gave $355,000 to Climate Emerging Advocates Inc for a nonpartisan voter registration program, and $280,000 to New Pennsylvania Project for voter registration and GOTV programming. They also fund vote-by-mail work as a distinct lane. The Voter Project received $1,015,000 for a vote-by-mail voter education program, plus $450,000 for early vote-by-mail mailers, vote-by-mail programming, and voter education. A third area is communications and accountability. Commonwealth Communications received $1,286,000 for general operations, PA issue advocacy and accountability work, and the Megaphone Program, while $275,000 went to the same group for election protection and democracy defense programs. Targeted outreach appears in grants to Make the Road Action Inc for bilingual GOTV phones and program expansion, and to Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance for voter education and mobilization.
Typical grants are in the six-figure range, with p25 at $64,000, a median of $100,000, and p75 at $200,000. The pattern is heavily weighted toward flexible support: general operating support, staffing expansion, and program buildout appear often alongside project-specific awards. Several recipients recur across multiple years, including Commonwealth Communications, The Voter Project, PA United, and Project Keystone, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off transactions. PA Alliance Action is not a funder of individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$10.6M
$635K
$17.8M
$17.8M
Most grants fall between $64K and $200K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$64K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$200K
About 69% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Charles Hadley
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Concentrated, Pennsylvania-centered giving with repeated multi-year and multi-grant support to a core set of civic and advocacy organizations; a mix of several very large flagship grants and numerous mid-size operational cycle grants tied to elections, with emphasis on flexible/general operating support and programmatic funds for voter mobilization.
Notable grantees: Commonwealth Communications, Project 26 Pennsylvania, The Voter Project, PA United, For Our Future Action Fund
Giving is regional and concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 69% of grants. Philadelphia appears frequently, including awards to Project 26 Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Communications, The Voter Project, Project Keystone, Lead PA, and Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance. Outside Pennsylvania, the foundation also gives in Brooklyn, Washington, DC, Mountain Top, West Chester, and Lemoyne. New York is the top state by grant count, reflecting repeated support for recipients in Brooklyn such as Working Families Organization and Make the Road Action Inc.
The recent grants center on voter registration, voter education, GOTV phone/text/canvass work, vote-by-mail outreach, and accountability media. Examples include support for bilingual GOTV phones, vote-by-mail mailers, election protection, and democracy defense programs.
Yes. 69% of grants go to recipients in Pennsylvania, and many of the named grantees are in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, West Chester, Lemoyne, and Mountain Top.
The distribution is six-figure heavy: p25 is $64,000, the median is $100,000, and p75 is $200,000. Recent awards also include several larger grants above $500,000.
Commonwealth Communications, The Voter Project, PA United, Project Keystone, and For Our Future Action Fund each appear multiple times across the recent grant list, suggesting repeat support over time.
The foundation funds organizations serving Black, Latino, AAPI, immigrant, and bilingual communities. Recent examples include support for statewide phones to Black voters, bilingual GOTV phones, and voter education and mobilization programming for Asian Pacific Islander audiences.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project 26 Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $4,726,000 | 2025 | Support for general operations. |
| Commonwealth Communications | Philadelphia, PA | $1,286,000 | 2025 | General Operating Support, support for 2024 PA Issue Advocacy & Accountability Work, and support for Megaphone Program. |
| Project Keystone | Philadelphia, PA | $847,800 | 2025 | General operating support, support for research, and online journal extension. |
| Working Families Organization | Brooklyn, NY | $538,781 | 2025 | Support for Philadelphia GOTV, voter mobilization and issue advocacy & accountability work. |
| PA United | Pittsburgh, PA | $500,000 | 2025 | General operating support, support for voter education & mobilization programming, and support for statewide phones to black voters. |
| The Voter Project | Philadelphia, PA | $450,000 | 2025 | Support for early vote by mail mailer, vote by mail programming and voter education. |
| Make the Road Action Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $355,200 | 2025 | General operating support and support for voter registration, voter education & mobilization, GOTV bilingual phones and program expansion. |
| Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | $340,000 | 2025 | General operating support along with support for voter education & mobilization programming. |
| New Pennsylvania Project | West Chester, PA | $280,000 | 2025 | General operating support, primary purpose voter registration, and GOTV programming. |
| For Our Future Action Fund | Washington, DC | $275,000 | 2025 | Support for voter Education & Engagement and GOTV programs. |
| Action Together NEPA | Mountain Top, PA | $225,000 | 2025 | Support for voter education & engagement, voter mobilization, GOTV staffing expansion, GOTV text programs and persuasion phone calls. |
| CASA in Action | Hyattsville, MD | $168,219 | 2025 | Support for voter registration, Voter Education & Engagement and GOTV Base Program. |
| PA Alliance Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $144,000 | 2025 | General operating support and support for The Philly Download. |
| Conservation Voters of PA Victory Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $120,000 | 2025 | Support for the canvass program & persuasion, GOTV Phones & Doors, and Digital Organizing & Storytelling |
| Promote the Vote | Philadelphia, PA | $110,000 | 2025 | Support for GOTV phones and support for legislative battleground phones. |
| Organize Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $95,000 | 2025 | General operating support, support for voter education & mobilization and GOTV program. |
| LEAD PA | Philadelphia, PA | $90,000 | 2025 | General operating support. |
| Black Men Vote | Alexandria, VA | $50,000 | 2025 | Grant to support Philadelphia Voter Mobilization. |
| Food and Water Action | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | Support for Allegheny County and/or Surrounding Suburbs Expansion. |
| The Voter Project | Philadelphia, PA | $445,000 | 2024 | To support the organization's 2023 operations and their vote by mail and pro-democracy accountability programs. |
| Commonwealth Communications | Philadelphia, PA | $330,000 | 2024 | To support the organizations 2023 operations and programatic goals. |
| Lead PA | Philadelphia, PA | $250,000 | 2024 | To support the organizations 2023 operations and programatic goals. |
| Project Keystone | Philadelphia, PA | $235,000 | 2024 | To support the organization's 2023 research program. |
| PA United | Pittsburgh, PA | $78,625 | 2024 | To support the organizations 2023 pro-democracy accountability work and voter contact program. |
| New Pennsylvania Project | West Chester, PA | $58,250 | 2024 | To support the organizations 2023 operations, pro-democracy work and voter contact program. |
| One Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $45,000 | 2024 | To support the organization's pro-democracy accountability work. |
| Make The Road | Brooklyn, NY | $28,625 | 2024 | To support the organization's voter contact program for the 2023 general election. |
| For Our Future | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | To support the organization's GOTV program. |
| America Works Pennsylvania Works LLC | Washington, DC | $1,250,000 | 2023 | To support the organizations Democracy Defenders accountability television program. |
| The Voter Project | Philadelphia, PA | $1,015,000 | 2023 | To support the organization's vote-by-mail voter education program. |
| Commonwealth Communications | Philadelphia, PA | $750,000 | 2023 | To buildout and support early 2022 program. |
| Commonwealth Communications | Philadelphia, PA | $450,000 | 2023 | To support the organizations voter education and vote-by-mail programs. |
| For Our Future Action Fund | Washington, DC | $450,000 | 2023 | To support the organization's voter contact program for the 2022 general election cycle. |
| Climate Emerging Advocates Inc | Boulder, CO | $355,000 | 2023 | To support the organization's nonpartisan voter registration program. |
| Commonwealth Communications | Philadelphia, PA | $275,000 | 2023 | To support the organizations election protection and democracy defense programs. |
| The Voter Project | Philadelphia, PA | $250,000 | 2023 | To support the organization's vote-by-mail chase phones program as well as your voter education program. |
| PA United | Pittsburgh, PA | $250,000 | 2023 | To support the organizations early 2022 organizing and accountability program. |
| Action Together NEPA Inc | Mountain Top, PA | $250,000 | 2023 | To support the organization's early 2022 organizing and accountability program. |
| Commonwealth Communications | Philadelphia, PA | $225,000 | 2023 | To support the organizations civic education and legislative accountability programs. |
| PA United | Pittsburgh, PA | $220,000 | 2023 | To support the organizations direct voter contact program for the 2022 gubernatorial race. |
| Commonwealth Communications | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 2023 | to support the 2022 vote.pa and voter registration programs. |
| New Pennsylvania Project | Lemoyne, PA | $200,000 | 2023 | To support the organization's nonpartisan voter registration. |
| PA United | Pittsburgh, PA | $185,000 | 2023 | To support the organizations early 2022 organizing and accountability program. |
| For Our Future Action Fund | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 2023 | To support the organization's canvassing program for the 2022 general election. |
| The Voter Project | Philadelphia, PA | $150,000 | 2023 | To support the organization's vote-by-mail program. |
| For Our Future Action Fund | Washington, DC | $140,000 | 2023 | To support the organizations direct voter contact program. |
| Project Keystone | Philadelphia, PA | $140,000 | 2023 | To support the organization's research program. |
| Commonwealth Communications | Philadelphia, PA | $135,000 | 2023 | To support the organizations narrative building and disinformation project. |
| Planned Parenthood PA Advocates | Harrisburg, PA | $125,000 | 2023 | To support the organization's 2022 digital storytelling program. |
| Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $125,000 | 2023 | To support the organization's GOTV voter contact by phones program for the 2022 general election cycle. |
Project 26 Pennsylvania
$4,726,000Support for general operations.
Commonwealth Communications
$1,286,000General Operating Support, support for 2024 PA Issue Advocacy & Accountability Work, and support for Megaphone Program.
Project Keystone
$847,800General operating support, support for research, and online journal extension.
Working Families Organization
$538,781Support for Philadelphia GOTV, voter mobilization and issue advocacy & accountability work.
PA United
$500,000General operating support, support for voter education & mobilization programming, and support for statewide phones to black voters.
The Voter Project
Support for early vote by mail mailer, vote by mail programming and voter education.
Make the Road Action Inc
$355,200General operating support and support for voter registration, voter education & mobilization, GOTV bilingual phones and program expansion.
Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance
$340,000General operating support along with support for voter education & mobilization programming.
New Pennsylvania Project
$280,000General operating support, primary purpose voter registration, and GOTV programming.
For Our Future Action Fund
$275,000Support for voter Education & Engagement and GOTV programs.
Action Together NEPA
$225,000Support for voter education & engagement, voter mobilization, GOTV staffing expansion, GOTV text programs and persuasion phone calls.
CASA in Action
$168,219Support for voter registration, Voter Education & Engagement and GOTV Base Program.
PA Alliance Foundation
$144,000General operating support and support for The Philly Download.
Conservation Voters of PA Victory Fund
$120,000Support for the canvass program & persuasion, GOTV Phones & Doors, and Digital Organizing & Storytelling
Promote the Vote
$110,000Support for GOTV phones and support for legislative battleground phones.
Organize Pennsylvania
$95,000General operating support, support for voter education & mobilization and GOTV program.
LEAD PA
$90,000General operating support.
Black Men Vote
$50,000Grant to support Philadelphia Voter Mobilization.
Food and Water Action
$20,000Support for Allegheny County and/or Surrounding Suburbs Expansion.
The Voter Project
$445,000To support the organization's 2023 operations and their vote by mail and pro-democracy accountability programs.
Commonwealth Communications
$330,000To support the organizations 2023 operations and programatic goals.
Lead PA
$250,000To support the organizations 2023 operations and programatic goals.
Project Keystone
$235,000To support the organization's 2023 research program.
PA United
$78,625To support the organizations 2023 pro-democracy accountability work and voter contact program.
New Pennsylvania Project
$58,250To support the organizations 2023 operations, pro-democracy work and voter contact program.
One Pennsylvania
$45,000To support the organization's pro-democracy accountability work.
Make The Road
$28,625To support the organization's voter contact program for the 2023 general election.
For Our Future
$25,000To support the organization's GOTV program.
America Works Pennsylvania Works LLC
$1,250,000To support the organizations Democracy Defenders accountability television program.
The Voter Project
$1,015,000To support the organization's vote-by-mail voter education program.
Commonwealth Communications
$750,000To buildout and support early 2022 program.
Commonwealth Communications
$450,000To support the organizations voter education and vote-by-mail programs.
For Our Future Action Fund
$450,000To support the organization's voter contact program for the 2022 general election cycle.
Climate Emerging Advocates Inc
$355,000To support the organization's nonpartisan voter registration program.
Commonwealth Communications
$275,000To support the organizations election protection and democracy defense programs.
The Voter Project
$250,000To support the organization's vote-by-mail chase phones program as well as your voter education program.
PA United
$250,000To support the organizations early 2022 organizing and accountability program.
Action Together NEPA Inc
$250,000To support the organization's early 2022 organizing and accountability program.
Commonwealth Communications
$225,000To support the organizations civic education and legislative accountability programs.
PA United
$220,000To support the organizations direct voter contact program for the 2022 gubernatorial race.
Commonwealth Communications
$200,000to support the 2022 vote.pa and voter registration programs.
New Pennsylvania Project
$200,000To support the organization's nonpartisan voter registration.
PA United
$185,000To support the organizations early 2022 organizing and accountability program.
For Our Future Action Fund
$150,000To support the organization's canvassing program for the 2022 general election.
The Voter Project
$150,000To support the organization's vote-by-mail program.
For Our Future Action Fund
$140,000To support the organizations direct voter contact program.
Project Keystone
$140,000To support the organization's research program.
Commonwealth Communications
$135,000To support the organizations narrative building and disinformation project.
Planned Parenthood PA Advocates
$125,000To support the organization's 2022 digital storytelling program.
Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania
$125,000To support the organization's GOTV voter contact by phones program for the 2022 general election cycle.