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

Start with the funders already giving to social science in Washington, D.C., currently The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the social science 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 social science in Washington, D.C.?

$902M reached 57 social science organizations in Washington, D.C., from 956 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. · Social science

Who funds social science 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 social science organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 17 funders each.

$902M

granted

organizations

19%

from in-state

The short version

956 funders gave $902M to 57 social science 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 social science in Washington, D.C. is The Pew Charitable Trusts, at $122M.
The social science organization drawing the most is The Aspen Institute Inc, at $254M.

Largest funders of social science in Washington, D.C.

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

1The Pew Charitable Trusts$122M 2The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$55M 3Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$35M 4Gates Foundation$35M 5Laura and John Arnold Foundation$28M 6The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$23M 7Mastercard Impact Fund$23M 8John D and Catherine T Macarthur$19M 9Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$18M 10National Philanthropic Trust$17M

Social science organizations in Washington, D.C. that draw the most

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

The Aspen Institute Inc$254M The Urban Institute$140M

47 other social science organizations$137M

Pew Research Center$122M The Brookings Institution$96M Innovations for Poverty Action$44M American Enterprise Institute for Public$39M

How to find social science 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 social science in Washington, D.C. are The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing social science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
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See who funds organizations like yours
Open the social science 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.
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Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
81% of social science money in Washington, D.C. comes from funders elsewhere, so national social science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Washington, D.C..

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Washington, D.C.?: Start with the funders already giving to social science in Washington, D.C., currently The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the social science 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 social science funder in Washington, D.C.?: The Pew Charitable Trusts gives the most to social science organizations in Washington, D.C., $122M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to social science in Washington, D.C.?: $902M reached 57 social science organizations in Washington, D.C., from 956 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.