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District of Columbia foundations

There are 1,040 foundations and grantmaking organizations in District of Columbia. Combined, these Washingtonian foundations employ 1,967 people, earn more than $4 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $13 billion.
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Types of foundations in District of Columbia

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
756
 
$1,285,746,586
Grantmaking public charity foundations
 
159
 
$2,316,045,383
Community foundations
 
24
 
$166,235,229
Corporate foundations
 
19
 
$79,666,527
Organizations supporting a single foundation
 
16
 
$9,897,979
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
 
14
 
$75,507
Foundation professional societies
 
6
 
$28,919,688
Foundation technical and management assistance providers
 
4
 
$2,006,928
Foundation alliances and advocates
 
3
 
$11,657,770
Foundation research and public policy institutes
 
1
 
$0
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Foundations by major District of Columbia cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Washington DC
 
1,039
 
$3,695,354,459
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Job trends for District of Columbia foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
561
1-10
 
77
11-25
 
25
26-100
 
14
101 to 1,000
 
1
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of foundations in District of Columbia

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
418
$250k to $1M
 
125
$1M to $5M
 
105
$5M to $25M
 
51
$25M to $100M
 
10
$100M+
 
6
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Directory of foundations in District of Columbia

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1-20 of 1,040

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
$19.7m
Assets
$752.8m
Employees
36
EIN
23-7000192
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Eugene and Agnes E 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
18
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
43
EIN
23-7343119
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
59
EIN
13-6068327
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
$747.3k
Assets
$1.2m
Employees
2
EIN
52-1870074
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New Venture Fund

The New Venture Fund accelerates social change by providing operational support, promoting equity, and funding impactful projects across various sectors globally.
Revenue
$662.4m
Assets
$624.9m
Employees
732
EIN
20-5806345
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
0
EIN
45-0931286
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
4
EIN
52-2284478
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Scottish Rite Foundation Southern Jurisdiction Usa

Scottish Rite Foundation Southern Jurisdiction Usa provides start-up funding for new SRCLP facilities and lends support to operations of existing facilities.
Revenue
$5.2m
Assets
$29.4m
Employees
0
EIN
52-6054737
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
34
EIN
52-1081024
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
32
EIN
56-1849598
IRS type
501(c)(3)

BHP Foundation

Corporate foundation funding UN refugee agency and promoting natural resource governance transparency to reduce corruption. 34 grants made.
Revenue
$7.3m
Assets
$185.4m
Employees
0
EIN
61-1714573
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
33
EIN
20-3265230
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
0
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
3
EIN
52-6054193
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
0
EIN
26-0008276
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Danaher Foundation

The Danaher Foundation is a corporate foundation of Danaher Corporation based in Washington, DC, that primarily funds charitable initiatives. It made 44 grants last year to various grantees, including YourCause LLC and others.
Revenue
$41.9m
Assets
$57.7m
Employees
0
EIN
36-6042871
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Diane and Norman Bernstein Foundation

The Diane and Norman Bernstein Foundation is a private foundation located in Washington, DC. It made 57 grants last year and its grantees include the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. It is supported by Norman Bernstein.
Revenue
$8.2m
Assets
$111.4m
Employees
0
EIN
52-6047356
IRS type
501(c)(3)

El-Hibri Foundation

The El-Hibri Foundation empowers Muslim leaders, supports inclusive communities, and promotes interfaith understanding through grants and resources in Washington, DC.
Revenue
$5.6m
Assets
$28.2m
Employees
14
EIN
52-2306995
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Psychological Foundation (APF)

American Psychological Foundation (APF) is a grant-making foundation that funds early career psychologists and graduate students using psychology to solve important problems and improve people's lives.
Revenue
$9.2m
Assets
$33.9m
Employees
10
EIN
52-6051733
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.
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