Washington, D.C. · Public charity
National Archives Foundation
The foundation was created to support the archivist of the united states in the development of programs, technology, projects and materials that will introduce the archives and interpret its holdings to individuals around the world.
- $2.8M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $2,794,329
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $2,794,329
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 7
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $26M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations National Archives Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 | 1 | $2.8M | 0% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $6.4M | 0% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $1.9M | 100% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $2.7M | 75% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $112k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $283k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $629k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $1.1M | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 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, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Archives Records & Administration | $11,069,283 | 3 | n/a |
| Museum of New Mexico Foundation | $247,212 | 2 | 1% |
| Lois Leveen Company LLC | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.1M), not named here.
About National Archives Foundation
- How much does National Archives Foundation give?
- National Archives Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $2,811,329 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 7 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does National Archives Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (100%), Civil Rights (0%), Religion (0%).
- Who are National Archives Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: National Archives Records & Administration ($11M), Museum of New Mexico Foundation ($247k), Lois Leveen Company LLC ($8k).
- Does National Archives Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is National Archives Foundation based?
- National Archives Foundation is based in DC.
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