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Community Improvement and Capacity Building foundations in District of Columbia

253 grantmaking foundations in District of Columbia focused on community improvement and capacity building, ranked by recent giving reported to the IRS (about $1.7B combined).

Top foundations by giving

  1. American University
    Washington, DC
    $200M (2025)
  2. Means Database Inc
    Washington, DC
    $160M (2024)
  3. Greater Washington Community Foundation
    Washington, DC
    $120M (2025)
  4. National Park Foundation
    Washington, DC
    $100M (2025)
  5. World Wildlife Fund Inc
    Washington, DC
    $96M (2025)
  6. League of Conservation Voters Inc
    Washington, DC
    $81M (2024)
  7. National Academy of Sciences
    Washington, DC
    $67M (2024)
  8. Ab Foundation
    Washington, DC
    $58M (2024)
  9. League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
    Washington, DC
    $55M (2024)
  10. Avina Americas Inc
    Washington, DC
    $53M (2025)
  11. Pan American Development Foundation Inc
    Washington, DC
    $45M (2025)
  12. Pact Inc
    Washington, DC
    $43M (2025)
  13. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
    Washington, DC
    $43M (2024)
  14. New Israel Fund
    Washington, DC
    $36M (2024)
  15. Democracy Matters Foundation
    Washington, DC
    $34M (2024)
  16. American Independent Foundation
    Washington, DC
    $33M (2024)
  17. National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States
    Washington, DC
    $22M (2025)
  18. Way to Win Action Fund Incorporated
    Washington, DC
    $18M (2024)
  19. American Society of Hematology Inc
    Washington, DC
    $16M (2025)
  20. Frontstream Global Fund
    Washington, DC
    $16M (2025)
  21. Stacy Mark Reed Foundation Inc
    Washington, DC
    $16M (2025)
  22. Priorities USA Foundation
    Washington, DC
    $16M (2024)
  23. Future Now Action
    Washington, DC
    $16M (2025)
  24. National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
    Washington, DC
    $15M (2025)
  25. The Voter Participation Center
    Washington, DC
    $13M (2024)

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