Foundations that fund museums in District of Columbia

171 foundations made gifts to museums in District of Columbia, reaching 18 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 2024–2025.

171Foundations gave here
41Accept applications
$5,000Typical gift
18Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
The Morris and Gwendolyn CafritzWashington, DC · EIN 52-60369895 gifts · typical $25,000 · 20255 · $107,750$25,0002025Accepts applications
Massachusetts Society of the CincinnatiBoston, MA · EIN 04-60467613 gifts · typical $7,000 · 20243 · $40,000$7,0002024Invite only
The Rutledge Family FoundationGreenwich, CT · EIN 81-08617602 gifts · typical $312,500 · 20242 · $625,000$312,5002024Invite only
The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ · EIN 22-60293972 gifts · typical $31,378 · 20242 · $62,756$31,3782024Accepts applications
Abbie Norman Prince TrustChicago, IL · EIN 36-24118652 gifts · typical $22,500 · 20242 · $45,000$22,5002024Accepts 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 201 matched gifts to museums in District of Columbia in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 18 matched organizations received gifts to museums in District of Columbia in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to museums in District of Columbia was $5,000 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund museums in District of Columbia?

171 foundations made gifts to 18 organizations in District of Columbia in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

41 of the 171 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.