Education grants for nonprofits in District of Columbia
2,872 private foundations reported 5,947 education grants to organizations in District of Columbia on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $853.3M in all. 109 of them are based in District of Columbia.
Foundations2,872
Grants on record5,947
Total granted$853.3M
Their typical grant$6,000
Foundations that fund education in District of Columbia
20 of the 2,872: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of education grants to District of Columbia organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- United Negro College Fund Inc, Washington - General support$68,948
- Howard University, Washington - General support$5,258
- Malala Fund, Washington - General support$2,108
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Gave $6.3B in 2024
Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Results Educational Fund Inc, Washington - Enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology; global education; global health and development public…$8,420,000
- United Negro College Fund Inc, Washington - Postsecondary education$6,200,000
- American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington - Postsecondary education$4,470,178
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Trust for America's Health, Washington - General operating support for trust for america's health, 2024-2026$1,750,000
- Georgetown University, Washington - Supporting the center for children and families in continuing to protect medicaid and chip and in advancing…$1,600,000
- Georgetown University, Washington - Training a diverse set of research analysts to demonstrate the value of admin data for health equity studies…$1,350,536
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Gave $23.1M in 2024
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
Washington, DC · latest return: tax year 2024- Education Forward DC, Washington - Education$250,000
- Washington Latin Public Charter School, Washington - Education$200,000
- See Forevermaya Angelou Public Charter School, Washington - Education$125,000
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Gave $625M in 2024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Menlo Park, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- George Washington University, Washington - For a series of forums on civic teaching as a core principle in education$2,400,000
- Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc, Washington - For support of the education future fund$1,000,000
- New Venture Fund, Washington - For support of the communities for just schools fund$1,000,000
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Walton Family Foundation Inc
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- 50CAN Inc, Washington - To Launch the State Implementation Fund, a project that will help governors and state education chiefs in 5…$13,300,000
- New Venture Fund, Washington - To support a financing and technical assistance program that will allow high-quality nonprofit curriculum…$12,504,469
- National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Washington - To support general operations.$4,500,000
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Laura and John Arnold Foundation
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Georgetown University, Washington - To support grantee's center on health insurance reforms in providing policymakers and key stakeholders with…$1,974,997
- American University, Washington - To support the postsecondary equity and economics research ("peer") project and its efforts on accountability…$1,091,090
- Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc, Washington - To support welcoming neighbors network education fund, and its efforts to remove regulatory barriers to…$1,000,000
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Gave $844.7M in 2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Howard University, Washington - Core support for the center for journalism and democracy to help strengthen americas democracy by training…$2,000,000
- Way to Rise, Washington - Core support for the valiente fund to generate and organize donors, build year-round civic engagement…$1,700,000
- Local Progress Policy Institute, Washington - General support and core support for institutional strengthening$1,250,000
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Annie E Casey Foundation Inc
Baltimore, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Georgetown University, Washington - Support Child Health Leadership Network, Cohort #4$550,000
- National League of Cities Institute Inc, Washington - Support for the nation's cities, their leaders work to expand economic opportunity in communities$285,000
- Urban Institute, Washington - Support for basic needs and student parent research$250,000
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Gave $303.9M in 2024
W K Kellogg Foundation
Battle Creek, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Bipartisan Policy Center Inc, Washington - Early Care and Education$800,000
- Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc, Washington - Early Care and Education$500,000
- Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc, Washington - Early Care and Education$500,000
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Gave $30M in 2024
Lumina Foundation for Education Inc
Indianapolis, IN · latest return: tax year 2024- Georgetown University, Washington - To strengthen the alignment of postsecondary education and workforce via research and technical assistance.$900,000
- The Third Way Foundation Inc, Washington - To assess the true costs of developing and offering short-term workforce development programs at community…$745,000
- Association of Community College Trustees, Washington - To support the Kids on Campus framework for co-locating Head Start programs on community college campuses$450,000
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Gave $170M in 2024
The Kresge Foundation
Troy, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Results for America, Washington - Project support the local infrastructure hub to provide technical assistance to cities applying for and…$600,000
- Thurgood Marshall College Fund Inc, Washington - Project support to aid low-income detroit students with the cost of attending historically black colleges and…$525,000
- United Negro College Fund Inc, Washington - Project support to aid low-income detroit students with the cost of attending historically black colleges and…$525,000
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Pritzker Family Foundation
Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- Georgetown University, Washington - Research and education on health care access$800,000
- Georgetown University, Washington - Research and education on health care access$500,000
- Schoolhouse Connection, Washington - Research and education on early childhood development$450,000
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Gave $156.2M in 2024
Fidelity Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Land Trust Alliance Inc, Washington - Scholarship$250,000
- Land Trust Alliance Inc, Washington - Scholarship$150,000
- American Forests, Washington - Education & training$100,000
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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, Washington - For project support to expand the National Civics Bee Competition$1,500,000
- CitySchools Collaborative, Washington - For general support of CityTutor's model$600,000
- International Research and Exchanges Board Inc, Washington - As a final grant for improving university research administration in sub-Saharan Africa$600,000
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Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba a James & Alice B Clark Foundation
Chevy Chase, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington - Endow the vice president of education and the lawrence C. nussdorf fund for sound health$10,000,000
- Georgetown University, Washington - Support of the georgetown university thrive center for children, families, and communities$5,000,000
- Georgetown University, Washington - Support of study of markets & ethics programming and the ethics project at the mcdonough school of business$4,000,000
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Gave $52.2M in 2024
The Joyce Foundation
Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- The Aspen Institute Inc, Washington - Education & economic mobility$600,000
- The Education Trust, Washington - Education & economic mobility$350,000
- National Council on Teacher Quality, Washington - Education & economic mobility$275,000
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Foundation to Promote Open Society
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- New Venture Fund, Washington - To support the learning & action hub for democracy (d-hub), a fiscally-sponsored project of the grantee, to…$2,800,000
- Way to Rise, Washington - To support way to rise's valiente fund in order to build latinx civic, economic, and cultural power$1,250,000
- Local Progress Policy Institute, Washington - To provide general support$400,000
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The Wallace Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- DC Public Education Fund, Washington - For D.C. Public Schools to participate in Wallace's ECPI.$1,345,000
- Afterschool Alliance, Washington - To produce survey-based report on summer learning and other products that assist the out-of-school-time field.$500,000
- American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Washington - To help explore options for new Wallace initiatives focused on out-of-school-time programs.$323,793
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Raikes Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Amalgamated Charitable Foundation, Washington - Grantmakers for thriving youth policy working group education forward fund$700,000
- Education Trust Inc, Washington - Alliance for resource equity core operating support$300,000
- Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Washington - Scaling student experience practices and supporting systemic change$280,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
District of Columbia organizations that received education grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Georgetown University Washington | 18 | $40,496,295 |
| The Education Trust Washington | 11 | $11,540,796 |
| American University Washington | 10 | $3,705,599 |
| New Venture Fund Washington | 9 | $29,752,416 |
| United Negro College Fund Inc Washington | 8 | $10,300,618 |
| Urban Institute the Washington | 8 | $2,701,385 |
| National League of Cities Institute Inc Washington | 7 | $5,239,554 |
| New America Foundation Washington | 7 | $3,470,300 |
| National Academy of Sciences Washington | 7 | $1,550,830 |
| Aspen Institute Inc the Washington | 7 | $1,387,597 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in District of Columbia that we classify as education, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 2,872 foundations, 765 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.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.