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District of Columbia Grantmaking Charities Making Grants of $5,000 - $25,000

These 208 organizations are based in District of Columbia and reported a median grant between $5,000 and $25,000 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.

208organizations in this range
$5.1Bgranted between them
70,738funding relationships mapped

A median grant in this range covers a meaningful program cost without asking for the multi-year commitment a capital campaign needs. A lot of general-operating and single-program requests land in this range.

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.

OrganizationBased inMedian grantOrganizationsTotal granted
Paypal Charitable Giving FundWashington$10,82924,695$1.6B
Network for GoodWashington$12,60320,723$1.4B
Latino Economic Development CorporationWashington$12,0003,201$97.9M
Greater Washington Community FoundationWashington$24,0002,500$441.4M
AARPWashington$15,0001,786$145.1M
Frontstream Global FundWashington$13,7591,156$58.4M
Globalgiving Foundation IncWashington$20,0001,086$100.7M
Global ImpactWashington$20,7181,052$157.3M
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of AmericaWashington$20,000902$170.1M
Ace FoundationWashington$10,000405$6.2M
Council of Independent CollegesWashington$23,707319$24.0M
Capital Area Food Bank IncWashington$22,000272$93.4M
American Farmland TrustWashington$12,375262$9.5M
US Chamber of Commerce FoundationWashington$10,000259$10.3M
Land Trust Alliance IncWashington$16,295256$15.9M
National League of Cities Institute IncWashington$17,500238$17.3M
The Wilderness SocietyWashington$19,850229$13.0M
Alternative Newsweekly FoundationWashington$20,000227$6.4M
YWCA USA IncWashington$22,357210$21.0M
National Gay & Lesbian Chamber ofWashington$10,000209$3.6M
Executive Leadership CouncilWashington$10,000177$11.4M
Public Private Strategies InstituteWashington$10,000167$5.9M
Civic NationWashington$20,000159$10.1M
New Israel FundWashington$15,000156$9.1M
Communications Workers of AmericaWashington$16,800155$7.6M
Reading Is Fundamental IncWashington$7,920152$7.2M
Biotechnology Innovation OrganizationWashington$15,000147$5.9M
The Education Trust IncWashington$20,000146$9.7M
United States Hispanic Chamber ofWashington$10,000140$5.3M
Edison Electric Institute IncWashington$15,000138$8.4M
Alta Good Deeds FoundationWashington$6,000137$863K
National Environmental Education andWashington$12,000135$4.1M
Association of Science-TechnologyWashington$10,287133$2.7M
National Association of Police AthleticWashington$19,809128$8.0M
Human Rights Campaign IncWashington$10,000122$2.5M
American Association of UniversityWashington$10,000120$2.4M
Mathematical Association of America IncWashington$6,000119$2.2M
Association of American Medical CollegesWashington$20,000118$5.6M
Leveling the Playing Field IncWashington$8,269117$7.4M
American Rivers IncWashington$24,416116$15.1M
Ocean ConservancyWashington$20,000114$8.7M
Rails to Trails ConservancyWashington$10,290114$2.5M
Monumental Sports & Entertainment FoundationWashington$20,000110$5.9M
Common Cause Education FundWashington$15,500107$3.2M
Housing Assistance CouncilWashington$24,000107$6.2M
Neca-Ibew National Labor-ManagementWashington$20,000105$6.7M
Ncta - the Internet & TelevisionWashington$20,000104$8.6M
National Coalition for Asian PacificWashington$20,000104$11.0M
Association of Public and Land-GrantWashington$22,500102$7.3M
National College Attainment NetworkWashington$15,000101$4.6M
American Forest FoundationWashington$18,49895$13.9M
National Society Daughters of theWashington$24,41895$8.8M
Association of Maternal and Child HealthWashington$18,80191$4.9M
The American Institute of ArchitectsWashington$12,00088$5.3M
American Educational ResearchWashington$16,50086$3.7M
The Arc of the United StatesWashington$15,00085$2.7M
United Food and Commercial WorkersWashington$20,00082$9.4M
Animal Welfare InstituteWashington$15,00081$2.1M
Jack and Jill of America Foundation IncWashington$10,00080$3.9M
The Ocean FoundationWashington$20,55079$4.2M
Association of Women's Business CentersWashington$11,68778$1.4M
Leadingage IncWashington$10,00076$1.1M
National Conference on CitizenshipWashington$12,75076$1.3M
American Association of Colleges ofWashington$12,00076$2.5M
Ctia - the Wireless AssociationWashington$20,00075$10.9M
All Voting Is LocalWashington$14,50075$3.1M
Center for Nonprofit AdvancementWashington$10,00074$1.3M
Woodson CenterWashington$10,00074$4.5M
Defenders of WildlifeWashington$10,00074$3.3M
Prosperity NowWashington$20,00072$18.0M
American Association of PeopleWashington$7,50072$847K
Israel on Campus Coalition IncWashington$10,00070$1.7M
Accelerate 500 IncWashington$5,00070$597K
National Council forWashington$21,26368$2.0M
National Institute for Health CareWashington$20,00067$3.1M
Truth Initiative FoundationWashington$10,49066$5.3M
Cooperative Development FoundationWashington$10,49065$6.8M
EarthshareWashington$14,42664$6.5M
United States Soccer Foundation IncWashington$24,99962$5.7M
Taste of the SouthWashington$14,79162$2.6M
US Green Building Council IncWashington$9,32360$687K
Global GenesWashington$9,00059$774K
Nuclear Energy Institute IncWashington$11,00057$10.8M
Sustainable Forestry Initiative IncWashington$12,00056$2.0M
Friends of the EarthWashington$20,00055$3.3M
Asian & Pacific Islander American VoteWashington$21,50054$4.9M
American Association ofWashington$10,00054$2.2M
Washington Area Community InvestmentWashington$15,00054$8.3M
American Association for JusticeWashington$14,16053$7.5M
World Central Kitchen IncWashington$19,84553$2.4M
Mortgage Bankers AssociationWashington$10,50053$1.8M
Thurgood Marshall College FundWashington$20,00053$62.1M
Delta Research & Educational FoundationWashington$12,50053$2.6M
Youth Service AmericaWashington$9,00053$2.1M
Capitol Hill Community FoundationWashington$10,00053$1.6M
International Brotherhood of TeamstersWashington$11,00053$2.2M
Credit Builders Alliance IncWashington$10,00052$1.5M
Universities Research Association IncWashington$15,00051$1.5M
American Psychological Association Inc Group ReturnWashington$14,74451$1.8M
American Gas AssociationWashington$15,00050$2.3M
Human Rights Campaign FoundationWashington$15,00050$5.0M
EarthworksWashington$10,00050$2.0M
Society for Science & the PublicWashington$8,00050$872K
National Confectioners Association ofWashington$20,69249$3.6M
Heart of America FoundationWashington$10,58949$775K
Detention Watch NetworkWashington$15,00049$1.6M
American Public TransportationWashington$10,00048$1.4M
Gifts for the HomelessWashington$7,87948$1.4M
American Health Care AssociationWashington$20,00048$3.8M
The International AssociationWashington$15,00047$6.0M
American Chemistry CouncilWashington$20,00047$10.8M
Freshfarm MarketsWashington$17,84846$3.4M
International Citycounty ManagementWashington$24,00046$4.9M
Smithsonian InstitutionWashington$20,72546$2.4M
Fund for Investigative Journalism IncWashington$10,00045$684K
National Alliance for Public CharterWashington$23,55044$1.8M
Earthshare Chapters IncWashington$7,84543$1.3M
Service Year Exchange IncWashington$19,00043$1.3M
DanceusaWashington$9,33443$669K
National Housing EndowmentWashington$20,00043$2.7M
League of Women Voters Education FundWashington$16,25043$2.7M
Nailba Charitable FoundationWashington$10,00043$566K
League of Women Voters of the UnitedWashington$8,00042$563K
Pharmaceutical Care ManagementWashington$10,00040$2.5M
Cba FundWashington$10,93740$964K
AMERICA250ORG IncWashington$10,00040$754K
MywirelessorgWashington$20,00039$3.1M
The Add Impact Network IncWashington$14,63839$3.9M
National Summer LearningWashington$10,00039$615K
Governors Highway Safety AssociationWashington$19,92339$3.4M
American Psychological FoundationWashington$20,00038$1.4M
American Fuel and PetrochemicalWashington$15,00038$2.3M
Operation Lifesaver IncWashington$21,50038$2.5M
The Sentencing ProjectWashington$10,00037$754K
International Women's Media FoundationWashington$11,00037$2.4M
Foundation for FinancialWashington$20,00037$1.7M
Hemophilia Federation of AmericaWashington$12,00037$767K
Hope for Henry FoundationWashington$13,16136$1.1M
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center SearacWashington$12,00036$1.2M
International Brotherhood ofWashington$15,22536$13.1M
With Honor Action IncWashington$10,10136$3.3M
US- Japan CouncilWashington$8,00036$441K
National Football League PlayersWashington$16,75035$875K
Afterschool AllianceWashington$15,46235$1.7M
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsWashington$11,97235$2.0M
American Academy of Child & AdolescentWashington$12,00034$3.2M
Excelencia in Education IncWashington$7,50034$1.3M
National Association of Letter CarriersWashington$15,00034$2.8M
Advanced Medical Technology AssociationWashington$15,00033$1.3M
Council of Graduate SchoolsWashington$10,00033$985K
American Psychiatric AssociationWashington$13,74732$3.4M
Reproductive Freedom for AllWashington$22,50032$2.0M
General Society of Colonial WarsWashington$10,00032$1.1M
International Fund for Animal Welfare IncWashington$15,00032$1.2M
Rachel's Network IncWashington$10,00032$813K
Foundation for Advancing AlcoholWashington$20,00032$3.5M
National Italian American FoundationincWashington$10,00032$561K
National Association of StudentWashington$10,00032$6.8M
Apa Services IncWashington$11,25032$1.4M
United States Telecom AssociationWashington$15,00032$1.1M
Chorus AmericaWashington$22,50031$1.7M
Sior FoundationWashington$9,00031$1.3M
American Psychological AssociationWashington$10,00031$1.9M
American Farm Bureau FederationWashington$10,00030$1.4M
American Bankers AssociationWashington$20,00029$1.1M
National Women's Health NetworkWashington$10,00029$717K
International Union of OperatingWashington$24,00729$5.2M
Odd Fellows TempleWashington$10,10029$1.4M
Fight for Children IncWashington$10,00028$5.2M
Rx Abuse Leadership InitiativeWashington$10,00028$1.4M
American Hotel & Lodging AssociationWashington$15,00027$2.3M
Asian & Pacific Islander AmericanWashington$12,00027$358K
National Wic AssociationWashington$11,22527$780K
National Alliance of HealthcareWashington$20,00027$1.5M
Washington Nationals PhilanthropiesWashington$10,00026$609K
National Association of BroadcastersWashington$15,75026$2.7M
Building Hope Impact Fund IncWashington$10,00026$330K
The Campaign Legal Center IncWashington$23,20025$2.0M
American Petroleum InstituteWashington$15,00025$801K
National Farmers Union FoundationWashington$18,73925$1.8M
Philanthropy for Active Civic EngagementWashington$11,25024$474K
American Councils for International Education Actr Accels IncWashington$23,70024$907K
Council for Christian CollegesWashington$18,00024$1.5M
American Association of CollegiateWashington$14,75024$717K
The Alliance for Climate ProtectionWashington$20,00024$469K
We Work for HealthWashington$10,00024$1.1M
All Voting Is Local ActionWashington$11,00024$680K
American College of CardiologyWashington$11,40023$380K
Power to DecideWashington$15,00023$2.4M
Rotary Foundation of Washington DCWashington$20,00023$1.0M
Consumer Healthcare Products AssociationWashington$11,00023$1.3M
Capital Pride Alliance IncWashington$21,25022$923K
The Society of Woman GeographersWashington$9,00022$370K
National Organization for WomenWashington$10,00022$561K
Lucy Webb Hayes National Training SchoolWashington$13,00022$17.5M
US Travel AssociationWashington$10,00022$311K
Environmental Federation of CaliforniaWashington$12,53722$920K
Partnership for the National TrailsWashington$9,28521$444K
First BookWashington$15,00021$5.9M
Association for Accessible MedicinesWashington$15,00021$871K
International Union of Bricklayers &Washington$15,00021$6.0M
National Association of College andWashington$10,00021$263K
Aft Disaster Relief FundWashington$22,50020$756K
NashWashington$10,00020$1.9M
Lawyers' Committee for Civil RightsWashington$20,00020$734K
Clean Water FundWashington$16,50020$643K
National Association of Tribal HistoricWashington$5,87020$123K
Americans for Financial Reform Education FundWashington$20,50020$1.9M
Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Every median grant on this page describes the grants reported, not all of them, so the real typical grant is likely lower than shown. This is also why these figures cannot be compared to the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site.

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