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

Start with the funders already giving to international in Washington, D.C., currently Gates Foundation, The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the international 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 international funder in Washington, D.C.?

Gates Foundation gives the most to international organizations in Washington, D.C., $993M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

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

$7.9B reached 773 international organizations in Washington, D.C., from 7,478 funders. 15% 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. · International

Who funds international in Washington, D.C.

Most of it comes from outside Washington, D.C.: only 15% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. International funding in Washington, D.C. is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though National Democratic Institute for International Affairs leads, and the money reaches 773 groups.

$7.9B

granted

773

organizations

15%

from in-state

The short version

7,478 funders gave $7.9B to 773 international organizations in Washington, D.C. across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
15% of that came from funders also based in Washington, D.C.; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of international in Washington, D.C. is Gates Foundation, at $993M.
The international organization drawing the most is National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, at $543M.

Largest funders of international in Washington, D.C.

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

1Gates Foundation$993M 2The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation$511M 3Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$471M 4National Endowment for Democracy$372M 5Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening$356M 6Silicon Valley Community Foundation$320M 7National Philanthropic Trust$308M 8Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$242M 9The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$169M 10American Online Giving Foundation Inc$117M

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

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

763 other international organizations$4.7B

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs$543M Population Services International$409M United Nations Foundation Inc$397M Msi US$344M Global Impact$336M Evidence Action$279M

How to find international 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 international in Washington, D.C. are Gates Foundation, The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing international checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the international 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
85% of international money in Washington, D.C. comes from funders elsewhere, so national international funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Washington, D.C..

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a international nonprofit in Washington, D.C.?: Start with the funders already giving to international in Washington, D.C., currently Gates Foundation, The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the international 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 international funder in Washington, D.C.?: Gates Foundation gives the most to international organizations in Washington, D.C., $993M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to international in Washington, D.C.?: $7.9B reached 773 international organizations in Washington, D.C., from 7,478 funders. 15% 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.