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

Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Washington, D.C., currently The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the mental health 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 mental health in Washington, D.C.?

$185M reached 37 mental health organizations in Washington, D.C., from 322 funders. 3% 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. · Mental health

Who funds mental health in Washington, D.C.

Most of it comes from outside Washington, D.C.: only 3% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids alone draws 55% of every mental health grant dollar in Washington, D.C..

$185M

granted

organizations

from in-state

The short version

322 funders gave $185M to 37 mental health organizations in Washington, D.C. across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
3% of that came from funders also based in Washington, D.C.; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of mental health in Washington, D.C. is The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc, at $78M.
The mental health organization drawing the most is Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, at $102M.

Largest funders of mental health in Washington, D.C.

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

1The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc$78M 2National Philanthropic Trust$29M 3Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$12M 4Gates Foundation$9M 5The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$6M 6Kaiser Foundation Hospitals$5M 7Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado$4M 8East Bay Community Foundation$3M 9United Health Foundation$2M 10Resolve to Save Lives Inc$2M

Mental health organizations in Washington, D.C. that draw the most

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

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids$102M Active Minds Inc$20M National Council For$20M Rape Abuse & Incest National Network$19M

How to find mental health 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 mental health in Washington, D.C. are The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing mental health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the mental 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
97% of mental health money in Washington, D.C. comes from funders elsewhere, so national mental 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 mental health nonprofit in Washington, D.C.?: Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Washington, D.C., currently The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the mental 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 mental health funder in Washington, D.C.?: The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc gives the most to mental health organizations in Washington, D.C., $78M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to mental health in Washington, D.C.?: $185M reached 37 mental health organizations in Washington, D.C., from 322 funders. 3% 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.