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Grant funders / Maryland / Bethesda

Grant Funders in Bethesda, MD

Bespoke Grants indexes 73 grant-making foundations headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland — together $933.2M in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, higher education, education and environment & conservation. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Bethesda nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

73
Foundations in Bethesda
$933.2M
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
MD
State

Foundations headquartered in Bethesda

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$187.2M2024
2Impactassetsinc$181.3M2024
3Clark Charitable Foundation Inc$140.2M2024
4Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Inc$68.1M2017
5Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc$64.8M2024
6Peter Alfond Foundation$62.0M2024
7J Willard and Alice S Marriott Foundation$44.1M2023
8Umuc Ventures Inc$16.0M2022
9The Keith Campbell Foundation$15.5M2024
10The Morningstar Philanthropic Foundation$14.8M2024
11Aviv Foundation Inc$11.8M2024
12The Educational Foundation of America$8.1M2024
13Clark-winchcole Foundation$7.8M2024
14Vose River Charitable Fund$6.8M2024
15The Meyer and Deanne Sharlin Foundation$5.7M2023
16Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation$5.5M2024
17Calvert Impact Inc$5.0M2022
18Solon E Summerfield Foundation Inc$4.6M2024
19Cornell Douglas Foundation Inc$4.2M2024
20Bainum Family Foundation$3.8M2024
21Marriott Daughters Foundation$3.7M2025
22The Lois and Richard England Foundation$3.6M2024
23The Gary & Bernice Lebbin Foundationinc$3.5M2020
24Mann-paller Foundation Inc$3.5M2024
25Earthshare$3.3M2025
26John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation$3.2M2024
27Richard E & Nancy P Marriott Foundation$3.2M2024
28De Beaumont Foundation Inc$3.1M2024
29Women of the World Endowment Inc$2.6M2024
30Sunrise Charitable Foundation Trust$2.0M2024
31The Moses Feldman Family Foundation$1.9M2024
32The George L Shields Foundation Inc$1.9M2024
33The Robert M Minkoff Foundation$1.7M2024
34Curesearch for Children's Cancer$1.6M2024
35Albert and Lillian Small Foundation$1.6M2024
36The Weinberg Family Foundation for Truth$1.6M2019
37The Millstream Fund Inc$1.5M2025
38Mead Family Foundation$1.4M2024
39Myles D & J Faye Sampson Family Foundati$1.4M2024
40Earthshare Chapters Inc$1.3M2025

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Bethesda, MD address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Bethesda nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.