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 Gates Foundation, Children's Hospital Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. 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.?

Gates Foundation gives the most to health organizations in Washington, D.C., $96M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

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

$628M reached 161 health organizations in Washington, D.C., from 1,184 funders. 24% 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. · Health

Who funds health in Washington, D.C.

Most of it comes from outside Washington, D.C.: only 24% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Washington, D.C.'s health organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 7 funders each.

$628M

granted

161

organizations

24%

from in-state

The short version

1,184 funders gave $628M to 161 health organizations in Washington, D.C. across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
24% 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 Gates Foundation, at $96M.
The health organization drawing the most is Ehealth Africa, at $84M.

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.

1Gates Foundation$96M 2Children's Hospital Foundation$65M 3Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$55M 4Stacy Mark Reed Foundation Inc$32M 5Clark Charitable Foundation Inc$31M 6The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$16M 7The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation$15M 8The George Washington University$13M 9Silicon Valley Community Foundation$12M 10Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$11M

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

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

151 other health organizations$273M

Ehealth Africa$84M Children's Hospital$69M The Medstar-Georgetown Medical$47M Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School$33M Children's National Medical Center$29M Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan$20M Population Action International$19M

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

1
Start with the funders already active in Washington, D.C.
The funders giving the most to health in Washington, D.C. are Gates Foundation, Children's Hospital Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
76% 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 Gates Foundation, Children's Hospital Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. 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.?: Gates Foundation gives the most to health organizations in Washington, D.C., $96M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to health in Washington, D.C.?: $628M reached 161 health organizations in Washington, D.C., from 1,184 funders. 24% 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.