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

Start with the funders already giving to mutual benefit in Washington, D.C., currently Citi Foundation, Tides Foundation, East Bay Community Foundation. Then look at who funds the mutual benefit 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 mutual benefit in Washington, D.C.?

$6M reached 16 mutual benefit organizations in Washington, D.C., from 29 funders. 7% 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. · Mutual benefit

Who funds mutual benefit in Washington, D.C.

Funding is concentrated: Credit Builders Alliance Inc alone draws 81% of every mutual benefit grant dollar in Washington, D.C.. Most of it comes from outside Washington, D.C.: only 7% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$6M

granted

organizations

from in-state

The short version

29 funders gave $6M to 16 mutual benefit organizations in Washington, D.C. across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
7% of that came from funders also based in Washington, D.C.; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of mutual benefit in Washington, D.C. is Citi Foundation, at $2M.
The mutual benefit organization drawing the most is Credit Builders Alliance Inc, at $5M.

Largest funders of mutual benefit in Washington, D.C.

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

1Citi Foundation$2M 2Tides Foundation$1M 3East Bay Community Foundation$750k 4Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$435k 5Td Charitable Foundation$400k 6Annie E Casey Foundation Inc$225k 7Equifax Foundation Inc$155k 8American Online Giving Foundation Inc$140k 9Odd Fellows Temple$136k 10Blue Cross Blue Shield Association$125k

Mutual benefit organizations in Washington, D.C. that draw the most

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

Credit Builders Alliance Inc$5M The BOW Collective$370k

How to find mutual benefit 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 mutual benefit in Washington, D.C. are Citi Foundation, Tides Foundation, East Bay Community Foundation. A funder already writing mutual benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the mutual benefit 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
93% of mutual benefit money in Washington, D.C. comes from funders elsewhere, so national mutual benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Washington, D.C..

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a mutual benefit nonprofit in Washington, D.C.?: Start with the funders already giving to mutual benefit in Washington, D.C., currently Citi Foundation, Tides Foundation, East Bay Community Foundation. Then look at who funds the mutual benefit 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 mutual benefit funder in Washington, D.C.?: Citi Foundation gives the most to mutual benefit organizations in Washington, D.C., $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to mutual benefit in Washington, D.C.?: $6M reached 16 mutual benefit organizations in Washington, D.C., from 29 funders. 7% 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.