Foundations in Washington D.C.
The Arca Foundation supports organizations working on the front lines of social change in an effort to achieve economic, social and racial justice, a clean environment, peace, and security.
The Agua Fund supports arts and culture, education, civic engagement, environment, social services, health and Native Americans in Washington, D.C. and beyond.
The Banyan Tree Foundation offers global development grants for economic opportunity and access to education, particularly for children and girls.
The Bauman Foundation supports education, arts, social justice, environmental health, toxics right to know, open government, civic participation, and healthcare in the D.C. Metro Area and beyond.
The Bender Foundation supports the arts, health, social services, Jewish causes, and education in the D.C. metro area and beyond.
The Herb Block Foundation supports education, art, human services, poverty, basic freedoms and civic engagement in the Washington, D.C. metro area and beyond.
This funder supports racial equity and economic justice programs for nonprofits in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Camden Counties. Grant applications are accepted annually online or by mail.
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation supports the arts and humanities, community services, education, health, and the environment in the D.C. metro area.
The Eugene B. Casey Foundation supports health, children, human services, education and arts and culture in the Washington, D.C. metro area.
The Citybridge Foundation supports education reform in Washington, D.C.
The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation supports engineering education, veterans and community needs, primarily in the Washington D.C. area.
The Clark-Winchcole Foundation supports higher education, hospitals, health, culture, social services, youth and religious causes in the Washington, D.C. metro area.
Donohue Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to health and human services, and community and economic development. It also earmarks funds for religious institutions.
The District of Columbia Bar Foundation supports Justice, equality, civic legal aid, training and technical assistance in the D.C. Metro Area.
The Gannett Foundation supports education, at-risk youth, homelessness programs, children and family, the elderly and other community needs in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
The Philip L. Graham Fund supports the arts and humanities, community endeavors, education, health and human services in the Washington, D.C. metro area.
The Greater Washington Community Foundation supports human services, education, the environment, health, the arts, and economic development in the D.C metro area.
The Hillside Foundation primarily funds Jewish causes, but also support STEM education, health, and more. The foundation's philanthropy centers around the Mid-Atlantic region, particularly the D.C. area.
The James M. Johnston Trust for Charitable and Educational Purposes supports education and youth in the Washington, D.C. metro area and North Carolina.
The Joseph E. and Marjorie B. Jones Foundation supports education, health and human services in the Washington, D.C. metro region.
The Richard Lounsbery Foundation supports STEM education, science and technology research, natural sciences and French-American relations in the Washington, D.C. area and beyond.
The Ludwig Family Foundation focuses primarily on medical research, education and access to opportunity for low and moderate income families. It also earmarks funds for the arts.
The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation supports education, hospitality, opportunity, community, and health in the Washington D.C. metro area and elsewhere in the U.S.
The Richard E. & Nancy P. Marriott Foundation supports education and human services in the Washington, D.C. area.
The Meyer Foundation supports racial equity, housing, education, employment, and asset building in the D.C. metro area.
A relatively low-profile fund with a big policy footprint, the Moriah Foundation is inspired by Jewish philosophies of social justice. Moriah supports a variety of organizations that expand the rights of underserved and oppressed persons. Its grants support education, human rights, women’s rights and reproductive health, as well as promoting democracy and equity in Israel
The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation supports the environment and marine conservation in the Washington, D.C. region and other places of interest.
The Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust supports pediatrics, cancer care and cancer research in Washington, D.C.