119 private foundations reported environment & conservation grants in District of Columbia on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2025, 119 private foundations reported 259 grants for environment & conservation totaling $63,580,905 to 136 organizations in District of Columbia. The most-funded District of Columbia communities were Washington. Freedom Together Foundation reported the most environment & conservation giving — $19,750,000 across 12 grants. The median grant was $40,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Freedom Together Foundation | 12 | $19,750,000 |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | 12 | $5,255,567 |
| Waverley Street Foundation | 2 | $5,000,000 |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | 2 | $4,840,000 |
| Margaret a Cargill Foundation | 4 | $3,250,000 |
| Wal-mart Foundation | 2 | $3,004,091 |
| Wilburforce Foundation | 31 | $2,740,000 |
| The Kresge Foundation | 9 | $2,335,500 |
| The Renwick Foundation - USA | 2 | $2,007,830 |
| Delta AIR Lines Foundation | 2 | $2,000,000 |
| Laural Foundation | 2 | $1,250,000 |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | 2 | $1,095,190 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Windward Fund | 5 | $13,875,000 |
| NEW Venture Fund | 8 | $6,184,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | 30 | $5,708,115 |
| Georgetown University | 3 | $4,865,000 |
| National League of Cities Institute Inc | 1 | $2,500,000 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | 2 | $2,075,000 |
| Brookings Institution | 4 | $1,882,173 |
| Atlantic Council of the United States Inc | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| Namati Inc | 2 | $1,300,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | 5 | $1,092,000 |
| Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund | 2 | $1,050,000 |
| Environmental LAW Institute | 2 | $1,007,500 |
| National Geographic Society | 3 | $1,003,000 |
| Center for Rural Affairs | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| World Kitchen | 1 | $1,000,000 |
119 private foundations reported environment & conservation grants in District of Columbia on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $63,580,905. The largest by reported dollars were Freedom Together Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, Waverley Street Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
136 distinct organizations appear as recipients in District of Columbia, led by Windward Fund, NEW Venture Fund, World Wildlife Fund. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported environment & conservation grant in District of Columbia was $40,000, and the largest single reported grant was $6,150,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
