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Funding · Washington, D.C. · Disaster and safety

Who funds disaster and safety in Washington, D.C.

Most of it comes from outside Washington, D.C.: only 4% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches alone draws 67% of every disaster and safety grant dollar in Washington, D.C..

$2.4B
granted
239
organizations
4%
from in-state

The short version

Largest funders of disaster and safety in Washington, D.C.

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

Disaster and safety organizations in Washington, D.C. that draw the most

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

How to find disaster and safety funders in Washington, D.C.

  1. 1
    Start with the funders already active in Washington, D.C.

    The funders giving the most to disaster and safety in Washington, D.C. are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Anne Ray Foundation. A funder already writing disaster and safety checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.

  2. 2
    See who funds organizations like yours

    Open the disaster and safety 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. 3
    Add the out-of-state funders reaching in

    96% of disaster and safety money in Washington, D.C. comes from funders elsewhere, so national disaster and safety funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Washington, D.C..

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a disaster and safety nonprofit in Washington, D.C.?
Start with the funders already giving to disaster and safety in Washington, D.C., currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Anne Ray Foundation. Then look at who funds the disaster and safety 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 disaster and safety funder in Washington, D.C.?
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to disaster and safety organizations in Washington, D.C., $282M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to disaster and safety in Washington, D.C.?
$2.4B reached 239 disaster and safety organizations in Washington, D.C., from 10,406 funders. 4% 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

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.