UseGrants

Foundations That Fund Nonprofits in Arlington, Virginia

649 private foundations reported grants to Arlington, Virginia recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. 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.

Overview

Across tax years 2022–2025, 649 private foundations reported 1,023 grants totaling $212,967,291 to 372 organizations in Arlington, Virginia. The most-funded purposes were education (86 grants) and environment & conservation (57 grants). Charles Koch Charitable Fund gave the most by reported dollars — $63,000,000 across 1 grant. The median reported grant was $11,000.

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Foundations giving here
649
Organizations funded
372
Reported grants
1,023
Total reported
$213M
Median grant
$11K
Largest grant
$63M

What foundations fund in Arlington, Virginia

Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.

Foundations giving into Arlington, Virginia, by reported dollars

“Of state” is the share of that foundation’s reported Virginia dollars that landed in Arlington — a funder at 90% is effectively a Arlington funder, one at 5% happens to give here.

FoundationGrantsTotalOf state
Charles Koch Charitable Fund1$63,000,000100%
Gates Foundation32$32,410,00337%
Wal-mart Foundation5$21,957,94189%
The Allbritton Foundation2$14,900,000100%
Bobolink Foundation1$7,000,00049%
Margaret a Cargill Foundation8$4,703,38497%
The Horizon Foundation3$3,150,000100%
Freedom Together Foundation3$2,500,00035%

Organizations in Arlington, Virginia that received the most

Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.

RecipientGrantsTotal
Stand Together Trust8$63,862,500
The Nature Conservancy102$18,318,849
Allbritton Journalism Institute2$14,900,000
Conservation International21$13,170,199
Technoserve Inc16$11,851,217
Nature Conservancy39$7,679,146
Partnership for Supply Chain Management Inc1$7,305,203
Management Sciences for Health Inc7$5,393,862
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences8$4,773,865
International Justice Mission4$3,553,849

Which foundations give grants in Arlington, Virginia?

649 private foundations reported grants to recipients in Arlington, Virginia on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $212,967,291 across 1,023 grants. The largest by reported dollars were Charles Koch Charitable Fund, Gates Foundation, Wal-mart Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.

What do foundations fund in Arlington, Virginia?

Reported purposes in Arlington, Virginia concentrate in education (86), environment & conservation (57), health & medical (51). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.

How large is a typical foundation grant in Arlington, Virginia?

The median reported grant to a Arlington, Virginia recipient was $11,000, and the largest single reported grant was $63,000,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.

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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 2022–2025). 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.