2,947 private foundations reported grants to District of Columbia recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2021–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Compiled from public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2021–2025, 2,947 private foundations reported 9,737 grants totaling $2,195,268,962 to 3,481 organizations in District of Columbia. The most-funded purposes were education (803 grants) and health & medical (452 grants). Gates Foundation gave the most by reported dollars — $502,078,918 across 447 grants. The median reported grant was $20,000.
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The District of Columbia communities receiving the most reported foundation grants. Recipient city is the address the filing foundation reported.
Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 447 | $502,078,918 |
| Wyss Foundation | 1 | $222,645,225 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 127 | $134,331,250 |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | 52 | $109,203,382 |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 34 | $106,056,000 |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | 38 | $101,218,777 |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA a James & Alice B Clark Foundation | 54 | $54,680,199 |
| Peter G Peterson Foundation | 118 | $38,723,910 |
| Fairfax Educational Foundation Inc FKA Mar-jac Foundation | 1 | $35,300,000 |
| Carnegie Corporation of NEW York | 133 | $34,477,660 |
| Waverley Street Foundation | 20 | $33,775,000 |
| The Libra Foundation | 2 | $28,000,000 |
| The Kresge Foundation | 120 | $25,176,310 |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | 68 | $24,283,371 |
| Popplestone Foundation | 8 | $23,325,000 |
Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.
| Recipient | City | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | Washington | 44 | $116,663,199 |
| NEW Venture Fund | Washington | 111 | $83,411,047 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington | 45 | $68,017,208 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington | 46 | $46,943,159 |
| Georgetown University | Washington | 108 | $42,659,916 |
| Ehealth Africa | Washington | 10 | $41,619,400 |
| Washington Institute for Education and Research | Washington | 1 | $35,300,000 |
| Campaign for Tobacco-free Kids | Washington | 7 | $34,318,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington | 24 | $27,875,000 |
| Milky WAY Research Foundation | Washington | 8 | $21,780,827 |
| United Nations Foundation Inc | Washington | 26 | $20,047,816 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington | 54 | $18,773,958 |
| Community Change | Washington | 11 | $16,405,000 |
| Reproductive Freedom for All | Washington | 30 | $16,001,964 |
| Population Services International | Washington | 14 | $15,390,593 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington | 120 | $14,523,414 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Washington | 15 | $14,233,200 |
| National Partnership for Women and Families Inc | Washington | 3 | $14,075,000 |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | Washington | 30 | $14,064,837 |
| Urban Institute the | Washington | 9 | $13,516,650 |
2,947 private foundations reported grants to recipients in District of Columbia on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $2,195,268,962 across 9,737 grants. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, Wyss Foundation, Freedom Together Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.
Reported purposes in District of Columbia concentrate in education (803), health & medical (452), community & economic development (261). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
The median reported grant to a District of Columbia recipient was $20,000, and the largest single reported grant was $222,645,225. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.
Foundation filings are historical. The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2021–2025). Amounts are as reported by each filing foundation and reflect historical giving, not a current application opportunity. Recipient location is the address the foundation reported, which may differ from where a program operates. UseGrants is an independent aggregator — always confirm details with the funder before applying.
