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District of Columbia Grantmaking Charities Making Grants Over $100,000
These 82 organizations are based in District of Columbia and reported a median grant of $100,000 or more on their most recent Form 990 Schedule I filing. A typical grant is not a promise about any single gift -- some of an organization's grants are smaller than its median, some are larger -- but it is a reasonable signal for whether an application here fits the size of your ask.
A median grant over $100,000 is large by this site's standards. It is worth reading the organization's own page before treating it as a routine prospect -- Schedule I does not ask a grantmaking charity whether it only funds organizations it already knows, so unlike the private-foundation pages on this site, nothing here can tell you how open a given grantmaker actually is to a first, unsolicited approach.
Ordered by number of organizations funded, not by dollars -- the same convention as every list on this site. Funding more organizations means more turnover in who gets a grant each year, which is a reasonable proxy for how often a list like this one changes -- it is not a signal that any specific organization is open to a new, unsolicited applicant.
| Organization | Based in | Median grant | Organizations | Total granted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Venture Fund | Washington | $110,000 | 2,098 | $1.5B |
| Windward Fund | Washington | $105,000 | 775 | $457.3M |
| Sixteen Thirty Fund | Washington | $100,000 | 639 | $599.0M |
| Corporation for Public Broadcasting | Washington | $176,069 | 552 | $3.0B |
| Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation | Washington | $346,000 | 377 | $605.1M |
| America Votes | Washington | $200,000 | 324 | $518.9M |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc | Washington | $200,000 | 282 | $91.2M |
| 50CAN Inc | Washington | $177,408 | 258 | $134.2M |
| Our American Future Action | Washington | $250,000 | 217 | $316.0M |
| Association of Universities for Research | Washington | $102,458 | 206 | $247.4M |
| Opportunity Finance Network | Washington | $150,000 | 203 | $65.2M |
| Way to Win Action Fund Inc | Washington | $100,000 | 203 | $66.0M |
| National Academy of Sciences | Washington | $113,494 | 201 | $113.2M |
| The Center for Education Reform | Washington | $200,000 | 190 | $53.0M |
| North Fund | Washington | $150,000 | 163 | $96.5M |
| League of Conservation Voters Inc | Washington | $216,000 | 144 | $199.8M |
| Way to Rise | Washington | $100,000 | 136 | $21.6M |
| Legal Services Corporation | Washington | $2,731,287 | 134 | $2.5B |
| National Endowment for Democracy | Washington | $130,592 | 129 | $652.1M |
| Telescope Fund | Washington | $350,000 | 110 | $75.1M |
| Future Forward USA Action | Washington | $320,600 | 109 | $501.6M |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | Washington | $279,736 | 107 | $221.9M |
| Foundation for Food and Agriculture | Washington | $541,173 | 106 | $211.9M |
| The Asian American Foundation | Washington | $100,000 | 106 | $32.0M |
| Global Impact Social Welfare Fund | Washington | $318,664 | 105 | $83.6M |
| Democracy Fund Voice Inc | Washington | $200,000 | 101 | $53.1M |
| Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund | Washington | $150,000 | 93 | $17.3M |
| Voter Registration Project | Washington | $245,510 | 89 | $98.4M |
| The Computing Research Association Inc | Washington | $137,789 | 85 | $45.1M |
| Global Ties US | Washington | $107,103 | 79 | $50.3M |
| United Nations Foundation Inc | Washington | $137,659 | 79 | $112.8M |
| Special Olympics Inc | Washington | $610,676 | 76 | $188.8M |
| Education Forward DC | Washington | $114,781 | 76 | $33.3M |
| The Corps Network | Washington | $101,179 | 74 | $37.2M |
| State Voices | Washington | $100,000 | 73 | $28.4M |
| Alliance for Youth Organizing | Washington | $100,539 | 72 | $26.3M |
| American Journalism Project Inc | Washington | $234,714 | 59 | $54.2M |
| Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation | Washington | $248,081 | 54 | $34.1M |
| Bright Future Fund | Washington | $2,000,000 | 53 | $182.1M |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | Washington | $1,133,024 | 51 | $345.7M |
| Our American Future Foundation | Washington | $225,000 | 50 | $200.5M |
| United Brotherhood of Carpenters and | Washington | $166,482 | 48 | $41.7M |
| Democracyfirst | Washington | $150,000 | 47 | $11.8M |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington | $100,000 | 46 | $11.9M |
| The Catholic Association Foundation | Washington | $150,000 | 43 | $21.0M |
| Pact Inc | Washington | $215,214 | 42 | $104.2M |
| Majority Forward | Washington | $1,175,000 | 40 | $488.3M |
| Children's Equity Fund | Washington | $150,000 | 40 | $23.5M |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America | Washington | $145,000 | 39 | $31.4M |
| Population Services International | Washington | $359,347 | 39 | $112.3M |
| Melanoma Research Foundation | Washington | $100,000 | 39 | $7.6M |
| America Works USA | Washington | $242,000 | 36 | $49.3M |
| Rural Community Assistance | Washington | $112,898 | 32 | $117.2M |
| Ab Foundation | Washington | $185,000 | 32 | $67.6M |
| Society for Conservation Biology | Washington | $102,570 | 32 | $5.4M |
| US Ignite Inc | Washington | $138,025 | 32 | $31.5M |
| United Planning Organization | Washington | $116,985 | 32 | $5.7M |
| Future Now Action | Washington | $100,000 | 32 | $41.3M |
| Brick By Brick Foundation | Washington | $940,000 | 31 | $132.4M |
| American Action Network Inc | Washington | $750,000 | 29 | $154.9M |
| Oakw Fund | Washington | $305,000 | 28 | $13.3M |
| Ibis Group | Washington | $275,000 | 27 | $22.4M |
| Native Americans in Philanthropy | Washington | $100,000 | 27 | $10.0M |
| The Fairness Project | Washington | $250,000 | 26 | $35.7M |
| National Fund for Workforce Solutions | Washington | $100,000 | 26 | $6.6M |
| Democracy Matters Foundation | Washington | $193,042 | 25 | $41.1M |
| Conservative Partnership Institute | Washington | $175,000 | 25 | $19.2M |
| Clean Future Forum Inc | Washington | $500,000 | 25 | $67.3M |
| Evidence for Impact | Washington | $1,400,000 | 25 | $140.4M |
| Council of American Overseas Research Centers | Washington | $156,475 | 24 | $22.8M |
| Freedom House | Washington | $264,223 | 23 | $123.7M |
| Voter Registration Project | Washington | $100,000 | 23 | $8.4M |
| Clearpath Inc | Washington | $100,000 | 23 | $6.3M |
| Building America's Future | Washington | $250,000 | 23 | $66.9M |
| Lupus Foundation of America Inc | Washington | $140,000 | 22 | $5.0M |
| The Malala Fund | Washington | $100,000 | 22 | $3.1M |
| Fair Democracy | Washington | $255,000 | 22 | $21.6M |
| Pharmacy Technician Certification Board | Washington | $620,000 | 21 | $17.4M |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America | Washington | $150,000 | 20 | $3.8M |
| United States Association for Unhcr | Washington | $143,884 | 20 | $23.4M |
| In Our Own Voice National Black Women's | Washington | $100,000 | 20 | $4.2M |
| Safe Streets Safe Communities | Washington | $225,000 | 20 | $9.9M |
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