Foundations that fund historical organizations in District of Columbia

182 foundations made gifts to historical organizations in District of Columbia, reaching 49 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024.

182Foundations gave here
50Accept applications
$10,000Typical gift
49Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY · EIN 13-16843314 gifts · typical $350,000 · 20244 · $1,715,000$350,0002024Accepts applications
Diana Davis Spencer Foundation IncBethesda, MD · EIN 20-36729694 gifts · typical $75,000 · 20244 · $700,000$75,0002024Invite only
Marilynn and John Hill Foundation IncWadmalaw Island, SC · EIN 27-44053693 gifts · typical $25,000 · 20243 · $80,000$25,0002024Invite only
The Lee and Juliet Folger FundMcLean, VA · EIN 52-07943883 gifts · typical $2,500 · 20243 · $8,000$2,5002024Invite only
The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY · EIN 13-18799542 gifts · typical $2,750,000 · 20242 · $5,500,000$2,750,0002024Accepts applications

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

What the filings show

  • Foundations made 234 matched gifts to historical organizations in District of Columbia in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 49 matched organizations received gifts to historical organizations in District of Columbia in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to historical organizations in District of Columbia was $10,000 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund historical organizations in District of Columbia?

182 foundations made gifts to 49 organizations in District of Columbia in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

50 of the 182 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.