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

Start with the funders already giving to community development in Washington, D.C., currently Majority Forward, New Venture Fund, Open Society Action Fund Inc. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Washington, D.C. from out of state.

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

$518M reached 210 community development organizations in Washington, D.C., from 911 funders. 38% 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. · Community development

Who funds community development in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.'s community development organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 4 funders each.

$518M

granted

210

organizations

38%

from in-state

The short version

911 funders gave $518M to 210 community development organizations in Washington, D.C. across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
38% of that came from funders also based in Washington, D.C.; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of community development in Washington, D.C. is Majority Forward, at $41M.
The community development organization drawing the most is America Votes, at $155M.

Largest funders of community development in Washington, D.C.

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

1Majority Forward$41M 2New Venture Fund$32M 3Open Society Action Fund Inc$27M 4Sixteen Thirty Fund$23M 5Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$22M 6Gates Foundation$22M 7The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc$17M 8Freedom Together Foundation$15M 9The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$13M 10The Chicago Community Trust$12M

Community development organizations in Washington, D.C. that draw the most

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

200 other community development organizations$188M

America Votes$155M Center for Community Change$45M

How to find community development 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 community development in Washington, D.C. are Majority Forward, New Venture Fund, Open Society Action Fund Inc. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development 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
62% of community development money in Washington, D.C. comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Washington, D.C..

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Washington, D.C.?: Start with the funders already giving to community development in Washington, D.C., currently Majority Forward, New Venture Fund, Open Society Action Fund Inc. Then look at who funds the community development 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 community development funder in Washington, D.C.?: Majority Forward gives the most to community development organizations in Washington, D.C., $41M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to community development in Washington, D.C.?: $518M reached 210 community development organizations in Washington, D.C., from 911 funders. 38% 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 regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

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

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.