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

Start with the funders already giving to employment in Washington, D.C., currently American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, National Philanthropic Trust, Gates Foundation. Then look at who funds the employment 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 employment funder in Washington, D.C.?

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations gives the most to employment organizations in Washington, D.C., $75M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

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

$929M reached 291 employment organizations in Washington, D.C., from 1,178 funders. 36% 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. · Employment

Who funds employment in Washington, D.C.

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

$929M

granted

291

organizations

36%

from in-state

The short version

1,178 funders gave $929M to 291 employment organizations in Washington, D.C. across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
36% of that came from funders also based in Washington, D.C.; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of employment in Washington, D.C. is American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, at $75M.
The employment organization drawing the most is Working America, at $119M.

Largest funders of employment in Washington, D.C.

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

1American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations$75M 2National Philanthropic Trust$47M 3Gates Foundation$46M 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$39M 5THDF II Inc DBA The Home Depot Foundation & Homer Fund$31M 6National Endowment for Democracy$28M 7National Caucus and Center on Black Aging Inc$25M 8America Votes$20M 9Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$19M 10New Venture Fund$19M

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

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

281 other employment organizations$368M

Working America$119M Opportunitywork Inc$99M Generation You Employed Inc$62M The DC Central Kitchen Inc$55M National Skills Coalition$48M Jobs with Justice Education Fund$44M

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

1
Start with the funders already active in Washington, D.C.
The funders giving the most to employment in Washington, D.C. are American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, National Philanthropic Trust, Gates Foundation. A funder already writing employment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the employment 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
64% of employment money in Washington, D.C. comes from funders elsewhere, so national employment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Washington, D.C..

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a employment nonprofit in Washington, D.C.?: Start with the funders already giving to employment in Washington, D.C., currently American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, National Philanthropic Trust, Gates Foundation. Then look at who funds the employment 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 employment funder in Washington, D.C.?: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations gives the most to employment organizations in Washington, D.C., $75M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to employment in Washington, D.C.?: $929M reached 291 employment organizations in Washington, D.C., from 1,178 funders. 36% 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.