District of Columbia foundations

Name: Top 20 Foundations in District of Columbia
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There are 1,053 foundations and grantmaking organizations in District of Columbia. Combined, these Washingtonian foundations employ 1,996 people, earn more than $3 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $14 billion.

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Types of foundations in District of Columbia

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Private foundations	764	656	$1,387,222,795	$11,523,257,535
Grantmaking public charity foundations	145	381	$1,625,741,598	$1,510,948,632
Corporate foundations	20	55	$52,495,236	$429,458,297
Community foundations	18	43	$163,514,756	$687,867,537
Organizations supporting a single foundation	14	8	$30,130,693	$118,990,455
Organizations supporting multiple foundations	13	66	$10,497,351	$13,463,403
Foundation professional societies	7	46	$13,800,082	$22,127,665
Foundation alliances and advocates	5	381	$100,724,259	$78,718,326
Foundation technical and management assistance providers	4	1	$2,006,928	$9,555,464
Foundation research and public policy institutes	1	0	$0	$0

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Foundations by major District of Columbia cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Washington DC	1,052	1,996	$3,307,656,585	$13,585,148,273

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Job trends for District of Columbia foundations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	558
1-10	83
11-25	22
26-100	17
101 to 1,000	3
1,000+	0

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in District of Columbia foundations is driven by large organizations like Share Our Strength, New America, GlobalGiving, Democracy Fund, and Amalgamated Charitable Foundation.

Sizes of foundations in District of Columbia

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	420
$250k to $1M	125
$1M to $5M	111
$5M to $25M	52
$25M to $100M	12
$100M+	5

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like PayPal Giving Fund, Amalgamated Charitable Foundation, Wyss Foundation, Indian Paintbrush Foundation, and Greater Washington Community Foundation earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in District of Columbia foundations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.5% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in District of Columbia foundations with more than $100 million account for 53.6% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of foundations in District of Columbia

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1-20 of 1,053

Bainum Family Foundation

Bainum Family Foundation operates and supports educational programs and projects assisting underserved children and youth, from early childhood through post-secondary education.

Revenue

$33.8m

Assets

$731.8m

Employees

EIN

23-7000192

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Meyer Foundation

The Meyer Foundation pursues and invests in solutions that build an equitable Greater Washington community in which economically disadvantaged people thrive.

Revenue

$21.8m

Assets

$230.7m

Employees

EIN

53-0241716

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Greater Washington Community Foundation

The mission of the Community Foundation for the national capital region is to strengthen the Washington metropolitan region by encouraging and supporting effective giving and by providing leadership on critical issues in our Community.

Revenue

$123.2m

Assets

$518.3m

Employees

EIN

23-7343119

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Freedom Forum

The Freedom Forum -- dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people -- is a nonpartisan foundation that champions the five freedoms of the First Amendment.

Revenue

$25.8m

Assets

$650.2m

Employees

EIN

54-1604427

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Citybridge Foundation

Citybridge Foundation is a private foundation in Washington, DC whose mission is: CityBridge Foundation is the private family foundation of Katherine and David Bradley.

Revenue

$1.6m

Assets

$2.1m

Employees

EIN

52-1870074

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Philanthropy Roundtable

The Philanthropy Roundtable empowers Americans to give meaningfully, promotes philanthropic freedom, and fosters values of liberty, opportunity, and personal responsibility.

Revenue

$12.5m

Assets

$22.5m

Employees

EIN

13-2943020

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Council on Foundations

The Council on Foundations is a nonprofit membership association providing philanthropic organizations with the leadership and tools they need to expand, enhance and sustain their ability to advance the common good.

Revenue

$12.9m

Assets

$38.2m

Employees

EIN

13-6068327

IRS type

501(c)(3)

GlobalGiving

GlobalGiving is 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in the United States that provides a global crowdfunding platform for grassroots charitable projects.

Revenue

$91.1m

Assets

$80.3m

Employees

108

EIN

30-0108263

IRS type

501(c)(3)

PayPal Giving Fund

Harnessing PayPal's assets, PayPal Giving Fund is working to create a network of donors, businesses and charities so all can participate in helping charities raise new, unrestricted funds.

Revenue

$813.4m

Assets

$106.3m

Employees

EIN

45-0931286

IRS type

501(c)(3)

New America

New America drives innovation and equity through research and policy in education, technology, and civic engagement, confronting challenges of social change.

Revenue

$37.2m

Assets

$81.4m

Employees

196

EIN

52-2096845

IRS type

501(c)(3)

S & R Foundation

S&R Foundation supports talented individuals in the arts, sciences, and social entrepreneurship, especially those who are furthering international cultural collaboration.

Revenue

$41.4m

Assets

$120.3m

Employees

EIN

52-2284478

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Share Our Strength

The No Kid Hungry campaign connects kids in need with nutritious food and teaches their families how to cook healthy, affordable meals. The campaign also engages the public to make ending child hunger a national priority.

Revenue

$79.1m

Assets

$62.6m

Employees

346

EIN

52-1367538

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Independent Sector

Independent Sector unites nonprofits and philanthropies, advocating for equity, strengthening community ties, and enhancing the impact of the charitable sector in the U.S.

Revenue

$9.2m

Assets

$21.9m

Employees

EIN

52-1081024

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Sylvan C Herman Foundation

The Sylvan C Herman Foundation is a Washington, DC family foundation that funds residential therapeutic treatment and supports various grantees.

Revenue

$10.8m

Assets

$87.1m

Employees

EIN

20-3265230

IRS type

501(c)(3)

BHP Foundation

The BHP Billiton Foundation works with leading civil society organisations and international institutions to promote responsible governance of natural resource wealth.

Revenue

$7.3m

Assets

$185.4m

Employees

EIN

61-1714573

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Trellis Charitable Fund

The Trellis Charitable Fund primarily funds general support and photography exhibitions. Their grantees include the Pulitzer Center On Crisis Reporting and others. They made six grants last year and are a private foundation located in Washington, DC.

Revenue

$24.1m

Assets

$119.9m

Employees

EIN

45-4027960

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Bender Foundation

The Bender Foundation is a Washington, DC-based family foundation that continues the Bender legacy through grants, primarily providing general operating support.

Revenue

$7.8m

Assets

$157.4m

Employees

EIN

52-6054193

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Black Economic Alliance Foundation

The Black Economic Alliance Foundation advances economic progress in Black communities by supporting research, education, and public policy development around work, wages, and wealth. The organization supports these efforts to empower the Black community.

Revenue

$22.9m

Assets

$28.9m

Employees

EIN

83-3790370

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Native Americans in Philanthropy

Native Americans in Philanthropy promotes equitable and effective philanthropy in Native communities, grounded in Native values and traditions.

Revenue

$14.0m

Assets

$21.4m

Employees

EIN

56-1849598

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Herb Block Foundation

The Herb Block Foundation defends American freedoms, combats discrimination, supports education for the underprivileged, and promotes civic responsibility through grants and scholarships.

Revenue

$5.4m

Assets

$55.3m

Employees

EIN

26-0008276

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.

This category corresponds to the "T00: Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking Foundations: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.

District of Columbia foundations

Types of foundations in District of Columbia

Foundations by major District of Columbia cities

Job trends for District of Columbia foundations

Sizes of foundations in District of Columbia

Directory of foundations in District of Columbia

Bainum Family Foundation

Meyer Foundation

Greater Washington Community Foundation

Freedom Forum

Citybridge Foundation

The Philanthropy Roundtable

Council on Foundations

GlobalGiving

PayPal Giving Fund

New America

S & R Foundation

Share Our Strength

Independent Sector

The Sylvan C Herman Foundation

BHP Foundation

Trellis Charitable Fund

Bender Foundation

Black Economic Alliance Foundation

Native Americans in Philanthropy

The Herb Block Foundation

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