Skip to content
United Way of the National Capital Area at a glanceMostly funded, not a grantmaker: see who funds it →

· Public charity

United Way of the National Capital Area

United way nca improves the lives of underserved individuals in the national capital area by focusing community resources on creating measurable and lasting impact.

$13M
Granted FY2025still arriving
210
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$515k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$15MEducation$11MFood & Nutrition$11MHousing & Shelter$10MHealth$9.5MYouth Development$7.3MInternational$6.2MAnimals$6.0MOther$0
02FY2025 · 210 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 210 grants below total $6,640,443, the rows itemized in this filing. The $12,537,600 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $5,897,157 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k91 grants · $646k
  • $10k–50k91 grants · $1.9M
  • $50k–250k24 grants · $2.7M
  • $250k+4 grants · $1.4M
$11,408
Median grant
8
States reached
$49M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK$515,285
SO OTHERS MIGHT EAT (SOME)$329,072
BRITEPATHS INC$295,423
PRINCE GEORGE'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION$272,500
GREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE$200,000
SKILLSOURCE GROUP$196,650
LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER$185,014
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON DC$176,531
LATINO ECONIMIC DEVELOPMENT$150,000
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF THE NATION'S CAPITAL$127,500
ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER$119,565
MT SINAI BAPTIST CHURCH$118,500
MANNA FOOD CENTER INC$118,470
UNITED COMMUNITY$111,984
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS NORTHERN VIRGINIA$109,087
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $11.5M) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 53% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%HOUSE OF RUTH MARYLAND INC: $96k → 19%HOUSE OF RUTH MARYLAND INC: $63k → 19%UNITED COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INC: $244k → 6%UNITED COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INC: $118k → 6%UNITED COMMUNITY: $114k → 6%PATHWAYS TO HOUSING DC: $134k → 14%UNITED COMMUNITY: $113k → 6%UNITED COMMUNITY: $112k → 6%ALFRED STREET BAPTIST CHURCH FOUNDATION: $69k → 9%ALFRED STREET BAPTIST CHURCH FOUNDATION: $68k → 9%ALFRED STREET BAPTIST CHURCH FOUNDATION: $62k → 9%ST ANN'S CENTER FOR: $79k → 11%ST ANN'S CENTER FOR CHILDREN YOUTH & FAMILIES: $75k → 11%NONPROFIT PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY: $211k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $189k → 6%AMERICAN RED CROSS OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA: $139k → 6%AMERICAN RED CROSS OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA: $124k → 6%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $104k → 6%NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $93k → 8%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $81k → 6%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $74k → 6%PEOPLE ANIMALS LOVE: $125k → 14%SASHA BRUCE YOUTHWORK INC: $118k → 14%JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY (JSSA): $66k → 8%JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY (JSSA): $63k → 8%FISHING SCHOOL INC: $140k → 14%EAST RIVER FAMILY STRENGTHENING COLLABORATIVE: $100k → 14%CORNERSTONES VA INC: $79k → 6%GREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE: $200k → 14%GREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE: $200k → 14%GREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE: $190k → 14%GREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE: $112k → 14%GREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE INC: $83k → 14%ASIAN AMERICAN LEAD: $75k → 14%BEACON HOUSE COMMUNITY MINISTRY: $72k → 14%BEACON HOUSE COMMUNITY MINISTRY: $66k → 14%CITY GATE: $72k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON: $213k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF: $158k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON DC: $136k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON: $116k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON: $98k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON: $87k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON: $82k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON: $75k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON: $75k → 14%EXODUS TREATMENT CENTER: $100k → 14%COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION: $72k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
WA
MN
IL
NY
MA
IA
PA
NJ
CA
CO
WV
VA
MD
DE
AZ
KS
TN
NC
SC
DC
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$89M · 411 repeat orgs$5.7M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against +24% for those funded once.

411 repeat relationships: 203 still active in FY2025, 208 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

411
207

Total granted

$89M
$5.7M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
+24%

Still filing today

88%
77%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $90k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthEducationArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • SF
    SAMU FOUNDATION
    3× · 2023–2025 · $6.0M · revenue +120% · 35% of their budget
  • CA
    CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $5.0M · revenue +80%
  • SI
    SOME INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $4.6M · revenue +30%

Funded once

  • AB
    AMERICAS BEST LOCAL CHARITIES
    one grant, 2017 · $408k · revenue +12%
  • LC
    Leadership Council for Healthy Communities
    one grant, 2021 · $310k · revenue -13%
  • CS
    COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR COMMUNITIESgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $150k · revenue +88%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Cityworks Dc

Our mission is to dramatically improve the early career outcomes of dc youth and young adults of color by creating innovative programs and by mobilizing employers, educators, and city leaders to create a local, diverse talent pipeline. our…

Education
2
Council for Court Excellence

Council for court excellence's (cce's) mission is to bring people together to conduct research, educate, and advocate to make d.c.'s unique legal systems more just, equitable, and accountable to the community.

—
3
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.

Public Benefit
4
Abilities Network Inc

Cultivating inclusive communities through relationships, innovation and high-quality services.

Health
5
Washington Dc Meals on Wheels Inc

We deliver healthy delicious meals to our home-bound neighbors. With a vision of creating a more interconnected resilient and compassionate community our program supports entire family systems. In 2024 236 volunteers delivered 55,642 meals…

—
6
Healthcare Access Maryland Inc

We are making maryland healthier by connecting residents to insurance and care, educating the community about healthier living, and advocating a more equitable health care system.

Health
7
District of Columbia Access to Justice

Work with DC courts, private bar & legal services providers to increase legal representations for low & moderate income DC residents, enhance efficiency of legal services, and reduce barriers to the judicial system.

Crime & Legal
8
Act for Alexandria

Amplify the work of our community by bringing people and resources together.

Community Improvement
9
Volunteer Legal Advocates

To advocate for domestic violence victims, at-risk children, and other vulnerable individuals by providing over $22.8m in pro bono legal services, social service referrals, and on-going support; to train and support a strong network of…

Housing & Shelter
10
Wonders Early Learning Extended Day

To create and advance high quality, diverse educational communities that teach children the foundations of life-long learning and social responsibility.

—
11
Dc Greens Inc

DC Greens advances health equity by building a just and resilient food system.

Community Improvement
12
Dc Bar Pro Bono Center

The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center provides free legal services through pro bono lawyers to low-income individuals, nonprofit organizations and small businesses primarily in the District of Columbia. The Pro Bono Center also recruits and trains…

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Greater Washington Community Foundation; the most unlike its peers is The National World War Ii Museum Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

560 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 560 of the 629 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

18
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
176
Early backer (in before they grew)
530/560
Grantees still filing
413/560
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SOME INC: $4,570,843 · OtherSOME INCBRITEPATHS INC: $1,744,232 · OtherLATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER: $2,679,434 · OtherLATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER+102 more: $27,406,229 · Other+102 moreCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON: $1,041,317 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC CHARIT…UNITED COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INC: $809,046 · Human ServicesUNITED COMMUNIT…GREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE INC: $797,586 · Human ServicesGREATER WASHING…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $724,737 · Human ServicesAmerican Nation…Alfred Street Baptist Church Foundation: $483,978 · Human ServicesTHE HOUSE OF RUTH MARYLAND INC: $464,448 · Human ServicesALIVE Inc: $433,310 · Human ServicesSt Anns Center for Children Youth and Families: $406,705 · Human ServicesECHO INC: $390,760 · Human Services+28 more: $5,469,956 · Human Services+28 moreCAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK INC: $4,979,590 · Food & NutritionCAPITAL AREA F…MARTHA'S TABLE INC: $1,282,856 · Food & NutritionMARTHA'S TABLE…Arlington Food Assistance Center: $1,281,915 · Food & NutritionArlington Food…MANNA FOOD CENTER INC: $1,264,966 · Food & NutritionMANNA FOOD CEN…BREAD FOR THE CITY INC: $1,062,386 · Food & NutritionBREAD FOR THE …+2 more: $277,633 · Food & NutritionPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON DC INC: $2,043,609 · HealthPLANNED P…EVERYMIND INC: $726,215 · HealthEVERYMIND…FOOD & FRIENDS INC: $659,150 · HealthFOOD & FR…WHITMAN-WALKER CLINIC INC: $652,208 · HealthWHITMAN-W…STROKE COMEBACK CENTER: $536,760 · HealthSTROKE CO…American Diabetes Association: $390,274 · HealthAmerican …Leadership Council for Healthy Communities: $309,600 · HealthRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF GREATER WASHONGTON DC INC: $243,684 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $234,311 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $225,179 · Health+5 more: $646,564 · Health+5 moreSAMU FOUNDATION: $5,992,033 · InternationalWASHINGTON HUMANE SOCIETY: $1,093,571 · AnimalsHOMELESS ANIMALS RESCUE TEAM INC: $656,158 · AnimalsAnimal Welfare League of Alexandria: $538,878 · AnimalsFRIENDS OF HOMELESS ANIMALS: $471,652 · AnimalsHUMANE SOCIETY OF FAIRFAX COUNTY INC: $388,469 · AnimalsLUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE: $363,440 · AnimalsSociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Northern VA: $267,628 · AnimalsFancy Cats Rescue Team Inc: $246,581 · AnimalsRUDE RANCH ANIMAL RESCUE INC: $237,779 · AnimalsSECOND CHANCE WILDLIFE CENTER INC: $206,123 · Animals+7 more: $1,048,195 · AnimalsPRINCE GEORGE'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $1,611,164 · EducationCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF THE NATION'S CAPITAL INC: $1,321,554 · EducationWASHINGTON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS: $225,288 · EducationINSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP: $225,000 · EducationUNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC: $217,589 · EducationFree Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop: $205,323 · Education+12 more: $1,586,268 · Education
Other$36,400,738Human Services$11,021,843Food & Nutrition$10,149,346Health$6,667,554International$5,992,033Animals$5,518,474Education$5,392,186

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSAMU FOUNDATION: $5,992,033 over 3y, 35% of budgetCAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK INC: $4,979,590 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetSOME INC: $4,570,843 over 9y, 2.4% of budgetLATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER: $2,679,434 over 9y, 3.6% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON DC INC: $2,043,609 over 9y, 2.9% of budgetBRITEPATHS INC: $1,744,232 over 9y, 13% of budgetPRINCE GEORGE'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $1,611,164 over 8y, 23% of budgetCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF THE NATION'S CAPITAL INC: $1,321,554 over 8y, 26% of budgetMARTHA'S TABLE INC: $1,282,856 over 9y, 1.4% of budgetArlington Food Assistance Center: $1,281,915 over 9y, 3.4% of budgetMANNA FOOD CENTER INC: $1,264,966 over 9y, 2.1% of budgetWASHINGTON HUMANE SOCIETY: $1,093,571 over 9y, 1.1% of budgetBREAD FOR THE CITY INC: $1,062,386 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON: $1,041,317 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetTHE DC CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $1,038,000 over 9y, 1.0% of budgetCITY YEAR INC: $964,348 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetTHE SKILLSOURCE GROUP INC: $843,300 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetUNITED COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INC: $809,046 over 9y, 4.9% of budgetGREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE INC: $797,586 over 7y, 2.5% of budgetEVERYMIND INC: $726,215 over 8y, 2.4% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $724,737 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLittle Lights Urban Ministries Inc: $661,236 over 9y, 16% of budgetFOOD & FRIENDS INC: $659,150 over 9y, 1.2% of budgetHOMELESS ANIMALS RESCUE TEAM INC: $656,158 over 9y, 13% of budgetWHITMAN-WALKER CLINIC INC: $652,208 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetWOLF TRAP FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: $558,827 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetUNITED WAY OF WEST FLORIDA INC: $554,460 over 8y, 3.0% of budgetAnimal Welfare League of Alexandria: $538,878 over 9y, 2.8% of budgetSTROKE COMEBACK CENTER: $536,760 over 9y, 8.8% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER WASHINGTON AND AFFILIATE: $508,596 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetCENTRAL UNION MISSION: $495,994 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetAlfred Street Baptist Church Foundation: $483,978 over 9y, 14% of budgetFRIENDS OF HOMELESS ANIMALS: $471,652 over 9y, 6.8% of budgetTHE HOUSE OF RUTH MARYLAND INC: $464,448 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetUNITED WAY WORLDWIDE: $450,148 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLATINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $434,936 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetALIVE Inc: $433,310 over 9y, 3.0% of budgetCARPENTER'S SHELTER INC: $422,633 over 9y, 3.3% of budgetAMERICAS BEST LOCAL CHARITIES: $407,884 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetSt Anns Center for Children Youth and Families: $406,705 over 9y, 1.4% of budgetCOMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY OF THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON COUNCIL AFL-CIO: $399,847 over 9y, 16% of budgetECHO INC: $390,760 over 9y, 3.6% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $390,274 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF FAIRFAX COUNTY INC: $388,469 over 9y, 4.1% of budgetLOUDOUN HUNGER RELIEF INC: $377,791 over 9y, 1.7% of budgetACTION IN COMMUNITY THROUGH SERVICE OF PRINCE WILLIAM: $377,202 over 9y, 1.4% of budgetLUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE: $363,440 over 9y, 4.1% of budgetN STREET VILLAGE INC: $362,008 over 9y, 0.6% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds SAMU FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds SOME INC ↗
  • Who funds LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER ↗
  • Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON DC INC ↗
  • Who funds BRITEPATHS INC ↗
  • Who funds PRINCE GEORGE'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF THE NATION'S CAPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds MARTHA'S TABLE INC ↗
  • Who funds Arlington Food Assistance Center ↗
  • Who funds MANNA FOOD CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds WASHINGTON HUMANE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds BREAD FOR THE CITY INC ↗
  • Who funds CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON ↗
  • Who funds THE DC CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
  • Who funds CITY YEAR INC ↗
  • Who funds THE SKILLSOURCE GROUP INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds GREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE INC ↗
  • Who funds EVERYMIND INC ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds Little Lights Urban Ministries Inc ↗
  • Who funds FOOD & FRIENDS INC ↗
  • Who funds HOMELESS ANIMALS RESCUE TEAM INC ↗
  • Who funds WHITMAN-WALKER CLINIC INC ↗
  • Who funds WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF WEST FLORIDA INC ↗
  • Who funds Animal Welfare League of Alexandria ↗
  • Who funds STROKE COMEBACK CENTER ↗
  • Who funds BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER WASHINGTON AND AFFILIATE ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL UNION MISSION ↗
  • Who funds Alfred Street Baptist Church Foundation ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF HOMELESS ANIMALS ↗
  • Who funds THE HOUSE OF RUTH MARYLAND INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE ↗
  • Who funds LATINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ↗

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.

Philip L Graham Fund …The Morris and Gwendo…Clark-Winchcole Found…Greater Washington Co…The Community Foundat…World Bank Community …Dimick Foundation Joh…Eugene & Agnes E Meye…John Edward Fowler Me…William S Abell Found…Venable Foundation IncRedskin Foundation In…
Philip L Graham Fund co Graham Holdings CompanyVA199.3× affinity119 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Philip L Graham Fund co Graham Holdings Company · The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation · Clark-Winchcole Foundation · Greater Washington Community Foundation · The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Inc · World Bank Community Connections Fund · Dimick Foundation John M Lynham Jr Trustee · Eugene & Agnes E Meyer Foundation · John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation · William S Abell Foundation Inc · Venable Foundation Inc · Redskin Foundation Inc George Preston Marshall Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization United Way of the National Capital Area funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from United Way of the National Capital Area. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 90%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • Bethesda Cares Inc: 100% of income from government
  • United Way of Delaware: 58% of income from government
  • Laurel Advocacy & Referral Services Inc: 53% of income from government
  • Friends of Patients at the Nih Inc: 26% of income from government
  • The House of Ruth Maryland Inc: 19% of income from government
  • The Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless Inc: 19% of income from government
  • City Year Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Casa Inc: 8% of income from government
  • St Anns Center for Children Youth and Families: 6% of income from government
  • Everymind Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Interfaith Works: 4% of income from government
  • United Way of West Florida Inc: 3% of income from government
  • National Center for Children and Families: 2% of income from government
  • The Arc of Prince George's County Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Manna Food Center Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Jewish Social Service Agency: 1% of income from government
  • Adoptions Together Inc Dba As Paths for Families: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
9get no government money at all
79report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
3rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 629 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Source object · view filing

Play a game based on United Way of the National Capital Area’s filings →

More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home