How do I find funders for a food and agriculture nonprofit in Washington, D.C.?

Start with the funders already giving to food and agriculture in Washington, D.C., currently Gates Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, National Philanthropic Trust. Then look at who funds the food and agriculture 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 food and agriculture in Washington, D.C.?

$307M reached 39 food and agriculture organizations in Washington, D.C., from 945 funders. 18% 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. · Food and agriculture

Who funds food and agriculture in Washington, D.C.

Most of it comes from outside Washington, D.C.: only 18% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Washington, D.C.'s food and agriculture organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 24 funders each.

$307M

granted

organizations

18%

from in-state

The short version

945 funders gave $307M to 39 food and agriculture organizations in Washington, D.C. across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
18% of that came from funders also based in Washington, D.C.; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of food and agriculture in Washington, D.C. is Gates Foundation, at $29M.
The food and agriculture organization drawing the most is Capital Area Food Bank Inc, at $65M.

Largest funders of food and agriculture in Washington, D.C.

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

1Gates Foundation$29M 2Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$16M 3National Philanthropic Trust$16M 4The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc$15M 5Capital Area Food Bank Inc$15M 6Columbus Foundation$12M 7Capital Area Food Bank Foundation$11M 8Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$10M 9Feeding America$8M 10Silicon Valley Community Foundation$8M

Food and agriculture organizations in Washington, D.C. that draw the most

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

Capital Area Food Bank Inc$65M

29 other food and agriculture organizations$44M

International Food Policy Research$39M Center for Science in The$37M Food & Water Watch$32M Bread for the City Inc$24M American Farmland Trust$18M Capital Area Food Bank Foundation$15M Martha's Table Inc$14M

How to find food and agriculture 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 food and agriculture in Washington, D.C. are Gates Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, National Philanthropic Trust. A funder already writing food and agriculture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the food and agriculture 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.
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Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
82% of food and agriculture money in Washington, D.C. comes from funders elsewhere, so national food and agriculture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Washington, D.C..

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a food and agriculture nonprofit in Washington, D.C.?: Start with the funders already giving to food and agriculture in Washington, D.C., currently Gates Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, National Philanthropic Trust. Then look at who funds the food and agriculture 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 food and agriculture funder in Washington, D.C.?: Gates Foundation gives the most to food and agriculture organizations in Washington, D.C., $29M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to food and agriculture in Washington, D.C.?: $307M reached 39 food and agriculture organizations in Washington, D.C., from 945 funders. 18% 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

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Strange bedfellows

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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.