Funding · Washington, D.C. · Health
Who funds health in Washington, D.C.
Health funding in Washington, D.C. is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids leads, and the money reaches 798 groups. Most of it comes from outside Washington, D.C.: only 22% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.
The short version
- 9,629 funders gave $4.2B to 798 health organizations in Washington, D.C. across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 22% of that came from funders also based in Washington, D.C.; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of health in Washington, D.C. is Children's Hospital Foundation, at $331M.
- The health organization drawing the most is Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, at $288M.
Largest funders of health in Washington, D.C.
The funders giving the most to health organizations in Washington, D.C., in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Health 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 health funders in Washington, D.C.
- 1Start with the funders already active in Washington, D.C.
The funders giving the most to health in Washington, D.C. are Children's Hospital Foundation, Gates Foundation, American Cancer Society Inc. A funder already writing health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the health 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.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
78% of health money in Washington, D.C. comes from funders elsewhere, so national health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Washington, D.C..
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a health nonprofit in Washington, D.C.?
- Start with the funders already giving to health in Washington, D.C., currently Children's Hospital Foundation, Gates Foundation, American Cancer Society Inc. Then look at who funds the health 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 health funder in Washington, D.C.?
- Children's Hospital Foundation gives the most to health organizations in Washington, D.C., $331M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to health in Washington, D.C.?
- $4.2B reached 798 health organizations in Washington, D.C., from 9,629 funders. 22% 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.