Foundation directory

Foundations that fund in District of Columbia

Private foundations whose largest share of reported grant dollars went to recipients in District of Columbia, ranked by total grants paid on their IRS 990-PF filings. Showing the top 250; the full list is in the A to Z index.

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Typical grant is the median of grants reported in the filing data.

1–24 of 250 foundations in this list

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, CA, NY

Typical grant
$40K
Total giving
$622.6M
Grants reported
3,093
Freedom Together Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, NY, CA

Typical grant
$500K
Total giving
$470M
Grants reported
595
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, MD, CA

Typical grant
$40K
Total giving
$258.4M
Grants reported
4,034
Laura and John Arnold Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, CA, MA

Typical grant
$122.8K
Total giving
$193.3M
Grants reported
789
The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, GA, FL

Typical grant
$256.8K
Total giving
$117.2M
Grants reported
246
Truist Foundation Inc

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, VA, NC

Typical grant
$25K
Total giving
$67M
Grants reported
447
Breakthrough Prize Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, MN, NY

Typical grant
$100K
Total giving
$54.6M
Grants reported
65
The Wallace Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, CA, TX

Typical grant
$26K
Total giving
$54.6M
Grants reported
318
Peter G Peterson Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, CA, NY

Typical grant
$71.4K
Total giving
$53.2M
Grants reported
186
Capital One Foundation Inc

Latest IRS filing: 2025 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, TX, NY

Typical grant
$100K
Total giving
$50.9M
Grants reported
197
Democracy Fund Inc

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, CA, NY

Typical grant
$165K
Total giving
$49.2M
Grants reported
237
Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, VA, CA

Typical grant
$200K
Total giving
$45.3M
Grants reported
176
The Skoll Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, MN, ENGLAND

Typical grant
$100K
Total giving
$44.9M
Grants reported
157
Omidyar Network Fund Inc

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, NY, CA

Typical grant
$100K
Total giving
$38.1M
Grants reported
242
The Allstate Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, IL, NY

Typical grant
$1K
Total giving
$38M
Grants reported
2,010
Sall Family Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, GA, NY

Typical grant
$125K
Total giving
$35.8M
Grants reported
79
G O Forward Charitable Trust

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, MN, NY

Typical grant
$1M
Total giving
$31.6M
Grants reported
33
The Commonwealth Fund

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, NY, MA

Typical grant
$15K
Total giving
$31.3M
Grants reported
534
Lumina Foundation for Education Inc

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, IN, SC

Typical grant
$12.5K
Total giving
$30M
Grants reported
357
Bainum Family Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, FL, VA

Typical grant
$75K
Total giving
$28.2M
Grants reported
208
Catena Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, CA, NY

Typical grant
$171.9K
Total giving
$27.2M
Grants reported
80
Cedar Tree Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: DC, MA, NM

Typical grant
$50K
Total giving
$26.5M
Grants reported
324