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

Start with the funders already giving to housing in Washington, D.C., currently The Chicago Community Trust, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, National Philanthropic Trust. Then look at who funds the housing 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 housing in Washington, D.C.?

$131M reached 61 housing organizations in Washington, D.C., from 543 funders. 19% 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. · Housing

Who funds housing in Washington, D.C.

Most of it comes from outside Washington, D.C.: only 19% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Washington, D.C.'s housing organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 9 funders each.

$131M

granted

organizations

19%

from in-state

The short version

543 funders gave $131M to 61 housing organizations in Washington, D.C. across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
19% of that came from funders also based in Washington, D.C.; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of housing in Washington, D.C. is The Chicago Community Trust, at $16M.
The housing organization drawing the most is National Low Income Housing Coalition, at $26M.

Largest funders of housing in Washington, D.C.

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

1The Chicago Community Trust$16M 2Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$15M 3National Philanthropic Trust$8M 4Greater Washington Community Foundation$7M 5Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$6M 6Freedom Together Foundation$6M 7Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$5M 8American Online Giving Foundation Inc$3M 9Conrad N Hilton Foundation$3M 10The Community Partnership for The$3M

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

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

51 other housing organizations$42M

National Low Income Housing Coalition$26M Rebuilding Together Inc$13M Housing Assistance Council$11M Stewards of Affordable Housing$7M National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund$6M House of Ruth$6M Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and$6M

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

1
Start with the funders already active in Washington, D.C.
The funders giving the most to housing in Washington, D.C. are The Chicago Community Trust, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, National Philanthropic Trust. A funder already writing housing checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the housing 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
81% of housing money in Washington, D.C. comes from funders elsewhere, so national housing funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Washington, D.C..

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a housing nonprofit in Washington, D.C.?: Start with the funders already giving to housing in Washington, D.C., currently The Chicago Community Trust, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, National Philanthropic Trust. Then look at who funds the housing 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 housing funder in Washington, D.C.?: The Chicago Community Trust gives the most to housing organizations in Washington, D.C., $16M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to housing in Washington, D.C.?: $131M reached 61 housing organizations in Washington, D.C., from 543 funders. 19% 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.