Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Create a more accessible, sustainable, prosperous and livable national capital region by being a discussion forum, expert resource, issue advocate, and catalyst for action.
- $2.2M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 15
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 19%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $2.1M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $92,047
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $385,143
- Organizations funded a year
- 13 to 22
- FY2019 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $72M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 19% of the organizations Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $153k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 15 | $2.1M | 33% |
| FY2024 | 16 | $2.1M | 19% |
| FY2023 | 15 | $2.0M | 27% |
| FY2022 | 16 | $1.9M | 25% |
| FY2021 | 22 | $4.5M | 59% |
| FY2020 | 15 | $2.0M | 27% |
| FY2019 | 13 | $1.6M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Hill Village | $2,294,539 | 7 | 31% |
| Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington Inc | $2,064,857 | 7 | 10% |
| The Arc of Northern Virginia | $1,490,755 | 7 | 11% |
| Fairfax County Early Childhood Programs and Services | $1,422,155 | 7 | n/a |
| Montgomery County Maryland | $1,330,349 | 7 | n/a |
| Cna Corporation | $1,119,956 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Maryland Medical System Corporation | $1,036,544 | 3 | 0% |
| Dulles Area Transportation Association | $760,626 | 7 | 26% |
| University of Maryland College Park | $607,013 | 3 | n/a |
| Boat People S O S Inc | $372,758 | 6 | 2% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Hill Village | $2,294,539 | 7 | 31% |
| Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington Inc | $2,064,857 | 7 | 10% |
| The Arc of Northern Virginia | $1,490,755 | 7 | 11% |
| Fairfax County Early Childhood Programs and Services | $1,422,155 | 7 | n/a |
| Montgomery County Maryland | $1,330,349 | 7 | n/a |
| Cna Corporation | $1,119,956 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Maryland Medical System Corporation | $1,036,544 | 3 | 0% |
| Dulles Area Transportation Association | $760,626 | 7 | 26% |
| University of Maryland College Park | $607,013 | 3 | n/a |
| Boat People S O S Inc | $372,758 | 6 | 2% |
| Tetra Tech Inc | $343,309 | 1 | n/a |
| Easter Seals Serving DC MD VA Inc | $298,519 | 5 | 0% |
| The Arc of Prince George's County Inc | $235,700 | 1 | 0% |
| Coach Transportation Inc | $234,144 | 3 | n/a |
| DC Public Schools | $220,029 | 1 | n/a |
| Prince George's County Board of Elections | $217,270 | 2 | n/a |
| Priority 5 Holdings Inc | $205,600 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Rockville | $191,714 | 2 | n/a |
| Yellow Cab Co of DC | $163,894 | 2 | n/a |
| Every Citizen Has Opportunities Inc | $152,113 | 2 | 1% |
| Information Technology Curves Inc | $142,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Liberty Transportation | $136,822 | 1 | n/a |
| Montgomery County Professional Driver's Union | $121,069 | 4 | n/a |
| Hagerty | $117,788 | 1 | n/a |
| Sunrise Community of Maryland Inc | $116,248 | 1 | 6% |
| The Arc of Greater Prince William/Insight Inc | $81,273 | 3 | 1% |
| Ysi Incorporated | $77,724 | 1 | n/a |
| Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia Inc | $69,521 | 1 | 1% |
| Diamond Transportation | $68,721 | 2 | n/a |
| Opportunities Inc | $67,582 | 2 | 1% |
| The Skillsource Group Inc | $64,470 | 2 | 1% |
| Interstate Commission | $57,785 | 1 | n/a |
| New Horizons Supported Services Inc | $54,988 | 1 | 1% |
| Transportation General | $52,995 | 1 | n/a |
| Mission Critical Partners LLC | $40,071 | 1 | n/a |
| Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland | $40,014 | 1 | 1% |
| Lifestyles of Maryland Foundation Inc | $38,103 | 1 | 2% |
| Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind | $36,931 | 2 | 1% |
| City of Hyattsville | $29,987 | 1 | n/a |
| Treasurer of Frederick County | $26,667 | 1 | n/a |
| Chinese Culture and Community Service Center Inc | $24,730 | 1 | 0% |
| Icf Incorporated LLC | $23,365 | 1 | n/a |
| Yellow Transportation LLC | $22,403 | 2 | n/a |
| Regency Cab | $15,522 | 1 | n/a |
| Leisure World of Maryland | $15,262 | 1 | n/a |
| Transit Group Inc | $6,366 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 20 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Greater Washington Community Foundation · National Council on Aging Inc · United Way of the National Capital Area · Resource Connections Inc · Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States Inc · Clark-Winchcole Foundation · Truist Foundation Inc · The Albertsons Companies Foundation · The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation · National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Td Charitable Foundation · Center for Technology and Civic Life
How this is measured
Compare Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments with peer funders
About Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
- How much does Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments give?
- Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments reported 15 itemized grants totaling $2,115,954, out of $2,193,525 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 22 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
- What does Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (40%), Health (20%), Community Improvement (13%).
- Who are Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Capitol Hill Village ($2.3M), Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington Inc ($2.1M), The Arc of Northern Virginia ($1.5M).
- Does Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Washington Community Foundation, National Council on Aging Inc, United Way of the National Capital Area.
- Where is Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments based?
- Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments is based in DC.
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