43 foundations in District of Columbia told the IRS on the latest Form 990-PF that giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, and each paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Together they paid $115.3M. The largest is Public Welfare Foundation Inc in Washington, which paid $25.8M across 164 grants in 2024. The ten biggest account for 82% of the state total. 25 of the 43 file a submission deadline. The rest leave that line blank or point to a website. At the median foundation, 30% of the year's grant dollars went to organizations it had not funded before.
Analysis by Matthew Hanauer, PhD, Chief Technology Officer at Civly, from IRS Form 990-PF filings · All states
Foundations are ranked by dollars paid in each one's latest filed year. Click a column heading to sort. Deadlines are shown as filed.
| # | Foundation | City | Latest year | Grants paid | Grants | Median grant | First-time recipients | Deadline as filed | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Welfare Foundation Inc | Washington | 2024 | $25.8M | 164 | $138K | 18% | LETTERS OF INQUIRY ARE EXAMINED ON A ROLLING BASIS. | $614.7M |
| 2 | Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation | Washington | 2024 | $23.0M | 451 | $35K | 27% | SEE ATTACHED | $636.1M |
| 3 | Eugene & Agnes E Meyer Foundation | Washington | 2024 | $13.5M | 269 | $35K | 14% | SEE STATEMENT 18 | $230.7M |
| 4 | Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation | Washington | 2024 | $9.0M | 8 | $600K | 100% | PLEASE VISIT WWW.BREAKTHROUGHPRIZE.ORG FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING SUBMISSION DEADLINES. | $1.5M |
| 5 | Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation | Washington | 2024 | $5.3M | 142 | $10K | 11% | BY NOVEMBER 1ST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. | $28.6M |
| 6 | S & R Foundation | Washington | 2024 | $5.0M | 54 | $20K | 31% | The deadline varies each year, typically in the spring. | $120.3M |
| 7 | Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc | Washington | 2025 | $3.8M | 56 | $55K | 77% | GRANT PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE FOUNDATION NO LATER THAN SIX WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRST OF | $22.1M |
| 8 | Arca Foundation | Washington | 2024 | $3.8M | 54 | $75K | 35% | See "How to Apply" Information from Foundation's Website | $49.9M |
| 9 | National Academy of Education | Washington | 2024 | $3.1M | 114 | $28K | 65% | SEE NAED'S WEBSITE FOR SUBMISSION DEADLINES. | $12.6M |
| 10 | The Greenwall Foundation | Washington | 2024 | $2.7M | 53 | $50K | 49% | SEE WWW.GREENWALL.ORG | $114.0M |
| 11 | Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation | Washington | 2022 | $2.4M | 269 | $8K | 61% | THE ARE TWO SUBMISSION DEADLINES PER YEAR FOR RECEIPT OF GRA | $63.5M |
| 12 | Webb Family Foundation | Washington | 2024 | $2.0M | 13 | $150K | 34% | Not stated | $20.8M |
| 13 | Blue Sands Foundation | Washington | 2024 | $2.0M | 27 | $9K | 11% | Not stated | $17.6M |
| 14 | United States Japan Foundation | Washington | 2024 | $1.9M | 71 | $18K | 89% | LETTERS OF INQUIRY BY JUNE 28TH AND FULL PROPOSAL BY SEPTEMBER 30. | $102.4M |
| 15 | The Institute for Technology in Health Care | Washington | 2024 | $1.5M | 10 | $40K | 4% | SEPTEMBER 30 OF EACH YEAR. | $27.2M |
| 16 | William Orr Dingwall Foundation Inc | Washington | 2024 | $1.1M | 102 | $10K | 50% | MARCH 15- ALL KOREAN ANCESTRY GRANT APPLICATIONS APRIL 1 - ALL DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS | $1.1M |
| 17 | If Foundation | Washington | 2024 | $998K | 45 | $20K | 17% | Not stated | $20.6M |
| 18 | Spectemur Agendo Inc | Washington | 2025 | $775K | 19 | $40K | 56% | Not stated | $1.1M |
| 19 | Walter a Bloedorn Foundation | Washington | 2024 | $728K | 65 | $8K | 23% | GENERALLY, REQUESTS SHOULD BE RECEIVED BY DECEMBER 31, TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE APRIL BOARD MEETING. | $7.5M |
| 20 | Fund Ii Foundation | Washington | 2023 | $668K | 51 | $5K | 75% | Not stated | $138.7M |
| 21 | Mark and Anne Hansen Foundation | Washington | 2024 | $529K | 16 | $10K | 4% | Not stated | $20.2M |
| 22 | Kevin and Lesley Lilly Foundation | Washington | 2024 | $528K | 13 | $5K | 3% | APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED AT ANY TIME. NOTICE OF APPROVAL, REJECTION OR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION GENERALL | $147K |
| 23 | The Bernard and Sarah Gewirz Foundation Inc | Washington | 2023 | $492K | 59 | $2K | 24% | Not stated | $6.6M |
| 24 | Clarence Manger Plitt Trust Uw 0028878 for Audrey Cordero | Washington | 2024 | $488K | 5 | $100K | 49% | MAY 31 | $2.7M |
| 25 | The@joan L and Robert C Gilkison Family Foundation | Washington | 2025 | $449K | 44 | $10K | 44% | Not stated | $6.2M |
| 26 | Beech Street Foundation | Washington | 2025 | $430K | 21 | $15K | 12% | Not stated | $1.8M |
| 27 | Johnston-hanson Foundation | Washington | 2025 | $390K | 40 | $5K | 16% | Not stated | $5.3M |
| 28 | El Hibri Foundation | Washington | 2025 | $320K | 14 | $18K | 28% | Not stated | $28.2M |
| 29 | Continuing to Serve Foundation | Washington | 2025 | $290K | 12 | $20K | 57% | Not stated | $7.6M |
| 30 | Masonic Foundation of the District of Columbia | Washington | 2025 | $246K | 24 | $10K | 55% | MID-MARCH EACH YEAR | $6.7M |
| 31 | Union Plus Education Foundation | Washington | 2024 | $216K | 216 | $1K | 89% | A COMPLETE APPLICATION MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE NOON ON JANUARY 31ST OF THE SCHOLARSHIP YEAR. | $121K |
| 32 | Concordia Foundation | Washington | 2024 | $208K | 20 | $5K | 12% | Not stated | $2.9M |
| 33 | Miller & Chevalier Charitable Foundation | Washington | 2025 | $197K | 59 | $3K | 14% | JULY 1 | $1.9M |
| 34 | Longview Foundation for Education in World Affairs & Intl Understand | Washington | 2024 | $191K | 13 | $15K | 82% | JANUARY AND JUNE | $4.8M |
| 35 | Virginia S Warner Foundation Inc | Washington | 2025 | $186K | 22 | $5K | 1% | Not stated | $2.9M |
| 36 | Russert Family Foundation Inc | Washington | 2024 | $174K | 14 | $2K | 51% | Not stated | $2.5M |
| 37 | Gail D Bassin Family Foundation | Washington | 2025 | $154K | 9 | $10K | 1% | Not stated | $540K |
| 38 | Samuel J Gorlitz Foundation | Washington | 2024 | $154K | 75 | $2K | 6% | Not stated | $2.3M |
| 39 | Florence S Mahoney Foundation | Washington | 2025 | $150K | 31 | $5K | 27% | Not stated | $3.3M |
| 40 | Esperantic Studies Foundation | Washington | 2025 | $137K | 21 | $4K | 30% | January 31, April 30, and September 30. Please access our website for additional details. | $4.6M |
| 41 | Windom Fund Trust | Washington | 2024 | $134K | 5 | $10K | 1% | FEBRUARY 15TH, MAY 15TH, AND OCTOBER 15TH. | $5K |
| 42 | Cpmg Foundation | Washington | 2024 | $111K | 25 | $3K | 41% | FOUNDATION GRANTS CYCLE, UNDER 12 MONTHS | $1.3M |
| 43 | International Association for Plant Taxonomy Usa | Washington | 2025 | $101K | 51 | $2K | 96% | SMALL COLLECTIONS GRANTS DEADLINE FEBRUARY 28,2026, RESEARCH GRANTS DEADLINE JANUARY 30,2026 | $2.2M |
25 of them, led by the largest by dollars paid, have their own page with the application terms as filed, every recipient, and the trustees. The rest are listed here in full. Where a cell says n/a the filing does not carry that figure: a first-time recipient share needs more than one year of grants on record, and the asset figure comes from the IRS business master file, which does not cover every foundation.
Each figure comes from each foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. A foundation is listed when its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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