STEM grants for nonprofits in District of Columbia
211 private foundations reported 482 stem grants to organizations in District of Columbia on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $112.1M in all. 9 of them are based in District of Columbia.
Foundations211
Grants on record482
Total granted$112.1M
Their typical grant$20,000
Foundations that fund stem in District of Columbia
20 of the 211: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of stem grants to District of Columbia organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Ocean Conservancy Inc, Washington - To support and protect ecological hotspots and strengthen science-based fisheries management in the u.s.…$2,193,000
- Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, Washington - To increase public understanding of and participation in biodiversity action projects through targeted…$2,127,741
- National Academy of Sciences, Washington - In support of launching a new fellowship program to help federal executive agencies better prepare for…$800,000
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Gave $350M in 2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Greenpeace Fund Inc, Washington - Environment and Science$900,000
- Native Americans in Philanthropy, Washington - Environment and Science$500,000
- Native Americans in Philanthropy, Washington - Environment and Science$475,000
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Gave $844.7M in 2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- New Venture Fund, Washington - For the administration of the public interest technology infrastructure fund, to continue cross-foundation…$2,103,000
- New Venture Fund, Washington - For the administration of the public interest technology infrastructure fund, to continue cross-foundation…$1,500,000
- New Venture Fund, Washington - Core support for the public interest technology university network challenge fund for subgranting for…$1,000,000
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington - General support$690
- American Astronomical Society, Washington - General support$459
- National Propane Gas Foundation, Washington - General support$432
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Gave $89M in 2024
Alfred P Sloan Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington - To facilitate a multi-faceted community of learning and practice for sloans creating equitable pathways to…$531,030
- National Academy of Sciences, Washington - To support the participation of sloan research fellows and other outstanding early-career scientists in the…$250,000
- Urban Institute, Washington - To build synthetic tax datasets for use in social science research$182,824
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- National Academy of Sciences, Washington - Technical assistance and direction for the robert wood johnson foundation health policy fellows program,…$1,813,918
- National Academy of Sciences, Washington - Building on the foundational first phase of the national academy of medicine's culture of health program to…$408,811
- National Academy of Sciences, Washington - Supporting activities of the national academies' roundtable on population health improvement, 2022-2024$360,000
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The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Windward Fund, Washington - Climate science & policy research$2,750,000
- New Venture Fund, Washington - Climate science & policy research$2,500,000
- Better Climate Fund, Washington - Climate science & policy research$500,000
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Gave $6.3B in 2024
Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- National Academy of Sciences, Washington - Vaccine development$681,344
- National Academy of Sciences, Washington - Empower women and girls$595,828
- National Academy of Sciences, Washington - U.s. economic mobility & opportunity$573,082
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The Heising-Simons Foundation
Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington - For ai science technology policy fellowship$300,000
- National Park Foundation, Washington - For the national park foundation science fellowship program$292,026
- Common Cause Education Fund, Washington - For california initiative for technology and democracy$200,000
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Glenn W Bailey Charitable Trust
West Palm Beach, FL · latest return: tax year 2024- National Park Foundation, Washington - Field science and environmental STEM education at everglades$750,000
- National Park Foundation, Washington - Field science and environmental STEM education at everglades$750,000
- Finca International, Washington - US entrepreneurs STEM education projects finca ventures$500,000
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Gave $625M in 2024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Menlo Park, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Council of the Great City Schools, Washington - For support of the development of mathematics online learning modules$400,000
- New Venture Fund, Washington - For the public interest technology university network (pit-un) fund$380,000
- Georgetown University, Washington - For the center for security and emerging technology$300,000
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Gave $174.4M in 2024
Carnegie Corporation of New York
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Council of Chief State School Officers Inc, Washington - As a final grant to support K-12 science education in the Instructional Materials and Professional…$450,000
- George Washington University, Washington - A final grant for the Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)$378,000
- National Academy of Sciences, Washington - For support of a consensus study on refugee and asylee resettlement and integration$167,000
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The Kavli Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- National Academy of Sciences, Washington - Kavli frontiers of science symposia$600,000
- National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (Nasem), Washington - Implications of recent supreme court decisions on science$100,000
- National Academy of Sciences, Washington - Standing committee on science communication$25,000
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Walton Family Foundation Inc
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- New Venture Fund, Washington - To support a financing and technical assistance program that will allow high-quality nonprofit curriculum…$12,504,469
- The Learning Agency LLC, Washington - To support four rounds of the Learning Engineering Tools Competition.$1,050,000
- World Wildlife Fund Inc, Washington - To support the continued development of the Science Based Targets Network's Fresh Water Hub, including…$500,000
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Gave $90.3M in 2024
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- National Academy of Sciences, Washington - To develop and publish a study that will help inform norms about the use of race and ethnicity in biomedical…$462,800
- American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington - To support the stemm opportunity alliance$250,000
- National Academy of Sciences, Washington - To support a multifaceted outreach and dissemination effort to share the findings and recommendations of the…$150,000
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Gave $49.3M in 2024
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Georgetown University, Washington - Support for the Clare Boothe Luce STEM program$458,200
- Trinity Washington University, Washington - Support for the Clare Boothe Luce STEM program$458,200
- National Academy of Sciences, Washington - Support for reseach and convening of STEM professionals and faculty$100,000
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Gave $134.4M in 2024
John Templeton Foundation
West Conshohocken, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington - Exploration of temporally asymmetric, universal natural law of info & evolving systems$300,000
- Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Washington - Supporting structures: innovative partnerships to enhance bench science at cccu institutions$215,867
- Catholic University of America, Washington - Spiritual yearning in science$208,030
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Rita Allen Foundation Inc
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- National Academy of Sciences, Washington - Standing committee on advancing science communication$100,000
- American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington - Bringing ai expertise to the federal government$50,000
- American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington - Stemm opportunity alliance$50,000
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Good Ventures Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Center for Responsible Innovation Ltd, Washington - General support$3,000,000
- The Eleutherai Institute, Washington - Machine learning research$880,758
- Seedai Inc, Washington - General support$805,089
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Gave $147.7M in 2024
John S and James L Knight Foundation Inc
Miami, FL · latest return: tax year 2024- R Street Institute, Washington - To provide renewed support to r street institute for nonpartisan technology policy research that can inform…$800,000
- American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Washington - To provide renewed support for the american enterprise institutes survey center on american life and for…$667,000
- Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Inc, Washington - To support the growth of the joint center for political and economic studies as a visible, credible leader in…$450,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
District of Columbia organizations that received stem grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| National Academy of Sciences Washington | 15 | $12,906,700 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science Washington | 8 | $2,524,563 |
| New Venture Fund Washington | 6 | $20,464,681 |
| Carnegie Institution of Washington Washington | 4 | $605,219 |
| Georgetown University Washington | 3 | $1,433,200 |
| Society for Science & the Public Washington | 3 | $177,798 |
| American Society for Microbiology Washington | 3 | $77,075 |
| Center for Responsible Innovation Washington | 2 | $3,100,000 |
| Ocean Conservancy Inc Washington | 2 | $2,543,000 |
| National Park Foundation Washington | 2 | $1,792,026 |
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 stem, 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 211 foundations, 76 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.