Funding · Washington, D.C. · Public benefit
Who funds public benefit in Washington, D.C.
Most of it comes from outside Washington, D.C.: only 29% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Washington, D.C.'s public benefit organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 7 funders each.
The short version
- 6,154 funders gave $9.8B to 897 public benefit organizations in Washington, D.C. across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 29% of that came from funders also based in Washington, D.C.; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of public benefit in Washington, D.C. is The Pew Memorial Trust, at $980M.
- The public benefit organization drawing the most is The Pew Charitable Trusts, at $1.6B.
Largest funders of public benefit in Washington, D.C.
The funders giving the most to public benefit organizations in Washington, D.C., in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Public benefit organizations in Washington, D.C. that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find public benefit funders in Washington, D.C.
- 1Start with the funders already active in Washington, D.C.
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Washington, D.C. are The Pew Memorial Trust, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public 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.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
71% of public benefit money in Washington, D.C. comes from funders elsewhere, so national public 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 public benefit nonprofit in Washington, D.C.?
- Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Washington, D.C., currently The Pew Memorial Trust, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening. Then look at who funds the public 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 public benefit funder in Washington, D.C.?
- The Pew Memorial Trust gives the most to public benefit organizations in Washington, D.C., $980M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to public benefit in Washington, D.C.?
- $9.8B reached 897 public benefit organizations in Washington, D.C., from 6,154 funders. 29% 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
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.