How do I find funders for a animals nonprofit in Washington, D.C.?

Start with the funders already giving to animals in Washington, D.C., currently Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Humane World for Animals Inc, National Philanthropic Trust. Then look at who funds the animals organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Washington, D.C. from out of state.

Who is the largest animals funder in Washington, D.C.?

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc gives the most to animals organizations in Washington, D.C., $112M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to animals in Washington, D.C.?

$929M reached 128 animals organizations in Washington, D.C., from 3,062 funders. 15% came from funders also based in Washington, D.C..

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Washington, D.C. · Animals

Who funds animals in Washington, D.C.

Most of it comes from outside Washington, D.C.: only 15% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Washington, D.C.'s animals organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 24 funders each.

$929M

granted

128

organizations

15%

from in-state

The short version

3,062 funders gave $929M to 128 animals organizations in Washington, D.C. across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
15% of that came from funders also based in Washington, D.C.; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of animals in Washington, D.C. is Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, at $112M.
The animals organization drawing the most is Humane World for Animals Inc, at $122M.

Largest funders of animals in Washington, D.C.

The funders giving the most to animals organizations in Washington, D.C., in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$112M 2Humane World for Animals Inc$92M 3National Philanthropic Trust$78M 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$67M 5Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$53M 6Sag-Aftra Producers Industry Advancement and Cooperative Fund$31M 7Margaret a Cargill Foundation$26M 8The Wildcat Foundation$17M 9Silicon Valley Community Foundation$12M 10Wyss Foundation$12M

Animals organizations in Washington, D.C. that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

118 other animals organizations$262M

Humane World for Animals Inc$122M Windward Fund$108M Humane World for Animals International$70M New Venture Fund$62M National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$59M Defenders of Wildlife$52M African Wildlife Foundation Inc$51M

How to find animals funders in Washington, D.C.

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Start with the funders already active in Washington, D.C.
The funders giving the most to animals in Washington, D.C. are Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Humane World for Animals Inc, National Philanthropic Trust. A funder already writing animals checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the animals organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
85% of animals money in Washington, D.C. comes from funders elsewhere, so national animals funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Washington, D.C..

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a animals nonprofit in Washington, D.C.?: Start with the funders already giving to animals in Washington, D.C., currently Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Humane World for Animals Inc, National Philanthropic Trust. Then look at who funds the animals organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Washington, D.C. from out of state.
Who is the largest animals funder in Washington, D.C.?: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc gives the most to animals organizations in Washington, D.C., $112M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to animals in Washington, D.C.?: $929M reached 128 animals organizations in Washington, D.C., from 3,062 funders. 15% came from funders also based in Washington, D.C..
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.