Foundations that fund nonprofits in Washington, DC
14,994 private foundations reported 49,758 grants to organizations in Washington, District of Columbia, on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $5.5B in all. 279 of them are based in Washington.
Foundations14,994
Based in Washington279
Grants on record49,758
Their typical grant$5,000
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Foundations based in Washington
10 of the 279 local foundations that reported grants to Washington organizations: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of such grants on their latest return.
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Gave $23.1M in 2024
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
Washington, DC · latest return: tax year 2024- Smithsonian Institution - Arts and humanities$1,200,000
- Dreaming Out Loud Inc - Envrionment$560,000
- Blair House Restoration Fund - Community services$500,000
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Gave $13.6M in 2024
Eugene & Agnes E Meyer Foundation
Washington, DC · latest return: tax year 2024- DC Justice Lab - To support general operations over four years$375,000
- African Communities Together - To support the greater washington regional chapter over four years$300,000
- Dreaming Out Loud - To support a capital campaign for good food on good hope road: a model for food system transformation$300,000
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Diane & Norman Bernstein Foundation Inc
Washington, DC · latest return: tax year 2024- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden - Charitable$375,000
- Bread for the City Inc - Charitable$350,000
- Peace for DC - Charitable$333,333
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Democracy Fund Inc
Washington, DC · latest return: tax year 2024- New Venture Fund - Program support for Trusted Elections Fund$1,500,000
- Hopewell Fund - Program Support for Free Election Fund$750,000
- The Project on Government Oversight Inc - General support$750,000
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Wallace Global Fund II
Washington, DC · latest return: tax year 2025- Amalgamated Charitable Foundation - Support to protect and expand democratic systems$500,000
- Center for Community Change - Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems$500,000
- Indivisible Civics Inc - Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems$400,000
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Gave $25.8M in 2024
Public Welfare Foundation Inc
Washington, DC · latest return: tax year 2024- Amalgamated Charitable Foundation - Support for courage project$499,999
- The National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens - Support for new strategies/systems change work$300,000
- DC Justice Lab - Support for DC justice lab$300,000
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Bainum Family Foundation
Washington, DC · latest return: tax year 2024- Educare DC - Wevision earlyed solutions lab site$930,000
- DC Action for Children - Fy24 foundation grant$800,000
- DC Fiscal Policy Institute - Fy25 foundation grant$400,000
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Luminate Foundation Inc
Washington, DC · latest return: tax year 2024- Amalgamated Charitable Foundation - To meaningfully resource black feminist movements globally.$1,000,000
- Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) - Promoting racial action plans and protecting human rights in Americas.$600,000
- Inter-American Foundation - To strengthen the countrys civic space$500,000
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Bhp Foundation
Washington, DC · latest return: tax year 2024- Brookings Institution - Global collaboration to advance anti-corruption$2,413,130
- Results for Development Institute Inc - Governance action hub$1,778,833
- International Finance Corporation - World bank: from disclosure to development - phase 1$190,000
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Gave $12.9M in 2024
Breakthrough Prize Foundation
Washington, DC · latest return: tax year 2024- Milky Way Research Foundation - Life science research$1,225,271
- Milky Way Research Foundation - Life science research$1,125,025
- Milky Way Research Foundation - Life science research$466,881
Other foundations giving most in Washington
Based elsewhere, by the number of grants to Washington organizations on their latest return; profiles in our foundation directory first. Each shows its largest grants there.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- American Red Cross - General support$754,960
- World Wildlife Fund Inc - General support$613,888
- The Humane Society of the United States - General support$224,854
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Advancing racially equitable economic, tax, and social policy in states and growing essential state policy…$12,152,000
- Economic Policy Institute - Anchoring work to make families an economic priority through the support of a new policy ecosystem --…$5,220,000
- New Venture Fund - Supporting the national collaborative for health equity in recruiting cohort 3 for the culture of health…$3,550,416
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Gave $6.3B in 2024
Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - Enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology; family planning; global health and development public…$37,900,000
- Results Educational Fund Inc - Enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology; global education; global health and development public…$8,420,000
- Urban Institute the - U.s. economic mobility & opportunity$8,289,000
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Gave $844.7M in 2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Upturn Inc - General support and core support for institutional strengthening$2,300,000
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - General support and core support for institutional strengthening$2,180,000
- New Venture Fund - For the administration of the public interest technology infrastructure fund, to continue cross-foundation…$2,103,000
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Gave $625M in 2024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Menlo Park, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc - For the global fund for a new economy$10,000,000
- Msi-Us - For support of the challenge fund$7,500,000
- New Venture Fund - For the creativity in teaching and learning pooled fund$7,000,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- The Urban Institute - In support of financial health$1,300,000
- Greater Washington Partnership - In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways$1,180,000
- American National Red Cross - Matching contribution (general operating support)$1,000,000
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Annie E Casey Foundation Inc
Baltimore, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- New America Foundation - Support for the Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship$1,185,000
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Support to provide technical assistance to the State Priorities Partnership (SPP) network, and help advance…$700,000
- Georgetown University - Support Child Health Leadership Network, Cohort #4$550,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Grameen Foundation USA - To the global health innovation grant program$100,000
- World Central Kitchen Incorporated - Matching gifts$35,510
- American Red Cross - Matching gifts$33,178
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Laura and John Arnold Foundation
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Georgetown University - To support grantee's center on health insurance reforms in providing policymakers and key stakeholders with…$1,974,997
- Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget - To support fiscal policy work related to tax and budget policy.$1,255,000
- American University - To support the postsecondary equity and economics research ("peer") project and its efforts on accountability…$1,091,090
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Gave $303.9M in 2024
W K Kellogg Foundation
Battle Creek, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Namati Inc - Promise of an Equitable Future$2,504,000
- Groundswell International Inc - Jobs and Family Economic Security$1,434,330
- New Venture Fund - Promise of an Equitable Future$1,000,000
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Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2023- Windward Fund - Advancing civic engagement and expanding economic opportunity$2,950,000
- Fund for Global Human Rights - General operations, latin america justice, children's rights program and civic futures$2,740,000
- Innovations for Poverty Action a Nonprofit Corporation - Epsd program - evidence consolidation on soft-skills in workforce development$2,250,000
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Gave $350M in 2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Defending American Values Coalition - Just Societies$1,500,000
- Democracy Forward Foundation - Special Initiatives$1,500,000
- First Focus on Children - Families and Communities$1,200,000
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Walton Family Foundation Inc
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- 50CAN Inc - To Launch the State Implementation Fund, a project that will help governors and state education chiefs in 5…$13,300,000
- Federation of American Scientists - To Expand and evaluate the Community Funding Accelerator.$13,000,000
- New Venture Fund - To support a financing and technical assistance program that will allow high-quality nonprofit curriculum…$12,504,469
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Freedom Together Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc - Solidarity fund$12,500,000
- Voter Registration Project - General operating support$8,000,000
- Community Change - Toward a freedom to thrive$7,000,000
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Gave $22.6M in 2024
Texas Instruments Foundation
Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- World Central Kitchen Incorporated - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$41,013
- American National Red Cross - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$17,819
- American National Red Cross - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$16,781
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Gave $174.4M in 2024
Carnegie Corporation of New York
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- US Chamber of Commerce Foundation - For project support to expand the National Civics Bee Competition$1,500,000
- Windward Fund - As a final grant for core support of the Heartland Fund, a funder collaborative working to strengthen civic…$875,000
- Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - For continued support for the Wilson China Fellowship program for early career scholars$767,000
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John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation
Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- Windward Fund - In support of the methane hub$5,000,000
- Urban Institute - To serve as the coordinator and technical assistance provider for the just home project to advance targeted…$4,000,000
- Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund - In support of general operations$2,000,000
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Gave $170M in 2024
The Kresge Foundation
Troy, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs - Project support grant toward the collection of oral histories and establish a permanent collection of…$2,000,000
- Urban Institute - Project support grant to support local leaders in under-resourced cities$1,126,000
- Living Cities Blended Catalyst Fund LLC - General operating support$800,000
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Gave $287.7M in 2024
Conrad N Hilton Foundation
Westlake Village, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Norwegian Refugee Council USA - To support two-generation youth livelihoods and early childhood development programming in colombia, ecuador,…$2,600,000
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - To support the development of federal policies related to implementing housing access for people experiencing…$1,030,000
- Pact Inc - To integrate early childhood development into usaid's project to support young children and families affected…$1,000,000
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Gave $31.3M in 2024
The Commonwealth Fund
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Georgetown University - Analysis of Policies Affecting Health Insurance Access, Affordability, Adequacy, and Equity in the Individual…$639,482
- Urban Institute - Modeling Policies That Could Expand and Improve Health Coverage and Affordability - or Roll Back Progress$440,000
- Urban Institute - Analyzing Emerging Health Reform Proposals$430,800
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Washington organizations several of these foundations fund
Organizations in Washington that received grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Georgetown University | 23 | $29,154,087 |
| New Venture Fund | 19 | $136,728,513 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | 19 | $20,071,661 |
| Urban Institute | 18 | $38,412,975 |
| The Brookings Institution | 18 | $16,335,362 |
| Center for American Progress | 14 | $11,741,776 |
| National Academy of Sciences | 13 | $8,762,219 |
| Native Americans in Philanthropy | 13 | $4,335,101 |
| The American University | 13 | $4,010,049 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | 12 | $56,228,075 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations with a Washington, DC address. Local foundations often give mostly close to home and are usually the most realistic first prospects for a small nonprofit; large national foundations listed here may fund only a few institutions in the city. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Open a profile for all of a funder's grants and any application instructions.
Of these 14,994 foundations, 3,144 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
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