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Grant Funders in Washington, DC

Bespoke Grants indexes 908 grant-making foundations headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia — together $11.33B in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports education, higher education, health care and environment & conservation. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Washington nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

908
Foundations in Washington
$11.33B
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
DC
State

Foundations headquartered in Washington

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

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Network for Good$667.3M2024
2Corporation for Public Broadcasting$519.1M2026
3American National Red Cross & Its Constituent$496.4M2018
4Legal Services Corporation$474.1M2024
5Future Forward USA Action$469.3M2024
6New Venture Fund$447.1M2024
7Sixteen Thirty Fund$324.9M2024
8National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$323.2M2024
9Paypal Charitable Giving Fund$302.1M2024
10Georgetown University$255.3M2023
11United Nations Foundation Inc$212.6M2024
12Population Services International$187.5M2024
13Bright Future Fund$182.1M2024
14American University$174.0M2023
15Means Database Inc$160.3M2024
16Ncrc Community Development Fund Inc$156.7M2023
17Wyss Foundation$125.7M2024
18Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation$125.2M2024
19Aarp$125.2M2024
20National Education Association of the$123.3M2024
21The Howard University$121.1M2023
22Consortium for Elections &$120.1M2024
23Majority Forward$107.6M2023
24United Negro College Fund Inc$103.4M2025
25The Catholic University of America$101.6M2023
26Our American Future Foundation$92.0M2024
27Globalgiving Foundation Inc$88.2M2024
28Hopewell Fund$80.1M2024
29Greater Washington Community Foundation$70.3M2025
30World Wildlife Fund Inc$70.1M2024
31Aarp Foundation$69.7M2024
32United States Association for Unhcr$66.3M2024
33National Academy of Sciences$62.0M2024
34Pact Inc$59.5M2024
35Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$59.3M2024
36Berger Action Fund Inc$57.3M2025
37National Endowment for Democracy$54.2M2024
38Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers$52.8M2024
39African Parks Foundation of America$52.2M2024
40Luminate Foundation Inc$49.1M2024

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What Washington funders support

The causes most commonly funded by foundations based in Washington:

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