GrantmakersDistrict of Columbia

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

These 204 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.

204organizations in this range
$4.5Bgranted between them
66,883funding 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$12,0003,087$93.0M
AARPWashington$15,0001,786$145.1M
Globalgiving Foundation IncWashington$20,0001,086$100.7M
Frontstream Global FundWashington$13,759961$45.0M
Global ImpactWashington$16,976920$109.1M
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of AmericaWashington$20,000902$170.1M
Ace FoundationWashington$10,000404$6.1M
Council of Independent CollegesWashington$23,380260$18.1M
US Chamber of Commerce FoundationWashington$10,000259$10.3M
Land Trust Alliance IncWashington$16,295256$15.9M
American Farmland TrustWashington$10,000226$5.3M
National Gay & Lesbian Chamber ofWashington$10,000209$3.6M
YWCA USA IncWashington$20,000207$19.2M
The Wilderness SocietyWashington$20,000204$11.6M
National League of Cities Institute IncWashington$15,000200$15.7M
American Association of CommunityWashington$20,000185$22.9M
Executive Leadership CouncilWashington$10,000177$11.4M
Alternative Newsweekly FoundationWashington$20,000175$4.2M
Public Private Strategies InstituteWashington$10,000167$5.9M
Civic NationWashington$20,000159$10.1M
New Israel FundWashington$15,000156$9.1M
Biotechnology Innovation OrganizationWashington$15,000147$5.9M
United States Hispanic Chamber ofWashington$10,000140$5.3M
Edison Electric Institute IncWashington$15,000138$8.4M
Alta Good Deeds FoundationWashington$6,000137$863K
Association of Science-TechnologyWashington$10,287133$2.7M
Reading Is Fundamental IncWashington$7,890131$5.1M
National Association of Police AthleticWashington$19,809128$8.0M
The Education Trust IncWashington$15,000128$7.5M
Communications Workers of AmericaWashington$17,787125$6.2M
Human Rights Campaign IncWashington$10,000122$2.5M
Mathematical Association of America IncWashington$6,000119$2.2M
Capital Area Food Bank IncWashington$11,802118$44.7M
Leveling the Playing Field IncWashington$8,269117$7.4M
National Public Radio IncWashington$10,815109$9.6M
Association of American Medical CollegesWashington$20,000108$4.5M
Ncta - the Internet & TelevisionWashington$20,000104$8.6M
National Coalition for Asian PacificWashington$20,000104$11.0M
American Rivers IncWashington$24,312102$8.5M
Association of Public and Land-GrantWashington$22,500102$7.3M
National Environmental Education andWashington$11,879102$3.1M
Ocean ConservancyWashington$20,00098$7.4M
American Association of UniversityWashington$10,00098$1.8M
American Forest FoundationWashington$18,49895$13.9M
National Society Daughters of theWashington$24,41895$8.8M
National College Attainment NetworkWashington$15,00094$4.1M
Rails to Trails ConservancyWashington$10,37588$1.8M
The American Institute of ArchitectsWashington$12,00088$5.3M
American Educational ResearchWashington$16,50086$3.7M
Association of Maternal and Child HealthWashington$19,66286$4.6M
Neca-Ibew National Labor-ManagementWashington$20,00086$5.2M
The Arc of the United StatesWashington$15,00085$2.7M
Monumental Sports & Entertainment FoundationWashington$20,00082$3.2M
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$3.0M
Association of Women's Business CentersWashington$11,68778$1.4M
Housing Assistance CouncilWashington$24,00077$5.0M
National Conference on CitizenshipWashington$12,75076$1.3M
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
Prosperity NowWashington$20,00072$18.0M
American Association of PeopleWashington$7,50072$847K
Accelerate 500 IncWashington$5,00070$597K
Leadingage IncWashington$10,00069$972K
National Institute for Health CareWashington$20,00067$3.1M
The Ocean FoundationWashington$22,80066$3.3M
Truth Initiative FoundationWashington$10,49066$5.3M
Defenders of WildlifeWashington$10,00065$2.9M
US Green Building Council IncWashington$9,32360$687K
Global GenesWashington$9,00059$774K
EarthshareWashington$14,78858$4.3M
A Well-Fed WorldWashington$15,00057$3.5M
United States Soccer Foundation IncWashington$24,99957$4.4M
Nuclear Energy Institute IncWashington$11,00057$10.8M
Israel on Campus CoalitionWashington$11,02556$1.4M
Sustainable Forestry Initiative IncWashington$12,00056$2.0M
Public Citizen Foundation IncWashington$20,00055$5.8M
Asian & Pacific Islander American VoteWashington$22,25053$4.6M
World Central Kitchen IncWashington$19,84553$2.4M
Thurgood Marshall College FundWashington$20,00053$62.1M
Delta Research & Educational FoundationWashington$14,00053$1.4M
Capitol Hill Community FoundationWashington$10,00053$1.6M
International Brotherhood of TeamstersWashington$11,00053$2.2M
Credit Builders Alliance IncWashington$10,00052$1.5M
Washington Area Community InvestmentWashington$11,52952$7.4M
American Psychological Association Inc Group ReturnWashington$14,74451$1.8M
American Association for JusticeWashington$14,16050$2.7M
American Gas AssociationWashington$15,00050$2.3M
Human Rights Campaign FoundationWashington$15,00050$5.0M
Youth Service AmericaWashington$9,00050$1.6M
American Association ofWashington$10,00050$1.7M
Society for Science & the PublicWashington$8,00050$872K
National Confectioners Association ofWashington$20,69249$3.6M
Heart of America FoundationWashington$10,58949$775K
Taste of the SouthWashington$13,86048$1.9M
Gifts for the HomelessWashington$7,87948$1.4M
American Health Care AssociationWashington$20,00048$3.8M
American Chemistry CouncilWashington$20,00047$10.8M
Freshfarm MarketsWashington$17,84846$3.4M
The International AssociationWashington$13,50046$2.8M
Mortgage Bankers AssociationWashington$12,50045$1.5M
Universities Research Association IncWashington$15,00045$1.1M
Fund for Investigative Journalism IncWashington$10,00045$684K
Cooperative Development FoundationWashington$10,00044$3.4M
National Alliance for Public CharterWashington$23,55044$1.8M
Smithsonian InstitutionWashington$16,50044$1.8M
Service Year Exchange IncWashington$19,00043$1.3M
EarthworksWashington$10,00043$1.8M
League of Women Voters Education FundWashington$15,00043$2.0M
Nailba Charitable FoundationWashington$10,00043$566K
Earthshare Chapters IncWashington$7,87841$1.3M
Friends of the EarthWashington$17,50040$2.4M
Pharmaceutical Care ManagementWashington$10,00040$2.5M
League of Women Voters of the UnitedWashington$9,00040$531K
Cba FundWashington$10,93740$964K
MywirelessorgWashington$20,00039$3.1M
American Psychological FoundationWashington$20,00038$1.4M
American Fuel and PetrochemicalWashington$15,00038$2.3M
Operation Lifesaver IncWashington$21,50038$2.5M
The Add Impact Network IncWashington$14,74037$3.5M
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions IncWashington$24,94537$995K
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$12,54636$1.1M
With Honor Action IncWashington$10,10136$3.3M
US- Japan CouncilWashington$8,00036$441K
American Academy of Child & AdolescentWashington$12,00034$3.2M
Advanced Medical Technology AssociationWashington$15,00033$1.3M
Governors Highway Safety AssociationWashington$19,92333$2.9M
DanceusaWashington$7,50033$396K
National Housing EndowmentWashington$20,00033$1.9M
Council of Graduate SchoolsWashington$10,00033$985K
Detention Watch NetworkWashington$15,00033$998K
American Psychiatric AssociationWashington$13,74732$3.4M
Excelencia in Education IncWashington$7,50032$913K
General Society of Colonial WarsWashington$10,00032$1.1M
Foundation for Advancing AlcoholWashington$20,00032$3.5M
National Italian American FoundationincWashington$10,00032$561K
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center SearacWashington$12,25032$1.0M
National Football League PlayersWashington$16,75032$753K
Apa Services IncWashington$11,25032$1.4M
Laborers' International UnionWashington$20,00032$9.6M
United States Telecom AssociationWashington$15,00032$1.1M
National Association of Letter CarriersWashington$15,00031$2.5M
American Psychological AssociationWashington$10,00031$1.9M
Reproductive Freedom for AllWashington$16,26230$1.3M
International Brotherhood ofWashington$15,22530$8.7M
National Women's Health NetworkWashington$10,00029$717K
International Union of OperatingWashington$24,00729$4.5M
Afterschool AllianceWashington$10,00029$1.2M
Odd Fellows TempleWashington$10,10029$1.4M
Rachel's Network IncWashington$10,00028$663K
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
American Public TransportationWashington$10,00026$802K
National Association of BroadcastersWashington$15,75026$2.7M
John F Kennedy Center for the PerformingWashington$12,00026$1.2M
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
Sior FoundationWashington$9,00025$1.0M
AMERICA250ORG IncWashington$10,00025$397K
National Summer LearningWashington$10,00024$375K
Philanthropy for Active Civic EngagementWashington$11,25024$474K
American Councils for InternationalWashington$23,70024$907K
Council for Christian CollegesWashington$18,00024$1.5M
The Alliance for Climate ProtectionWashington$20,00024$469K
We Work for HealthWashington$10,00024$1.1M
All Voting Is Local ActionWashington$11,00024$680K
International Fund for Animal Welfare IncWashington$13,75023$668K
American College of CardiologyWashington$11,40023$380K
Conservation NationWashington$24,75023$1.4M
Power to DecideWashington$10,00023$1.8M
Consumer Healthcare Products AssociationWashington$11,00023$1.3M
The Society of Woman GeographersWashington$9,00022$370K
National Organization for WomenWashington$10,00022$561K
US Travel AssociationWashington$10,00022$311K
Environmental Federation of CaliforniaWashington$12,13322$882K
American Farm Bureau FederationWashington$10,00021$1.0M
National Association of StudentWashington$6,07821$4.7M
First BookWashington$15,00021$5.9M
Association for Accessible MedicinesWashington$15,00021$871K
International Union of Bricklayers &Washington$15,00021$4.3M
NashWashington$10,00020$1.9M
Women in Cable TelecommunicationsWashington$10,00020$220K
Partnership for the National TrailsWashington$9,28520$413K
Lawyers' Committee for Civil RightsWashington$20,00020$734K
Clean Water FundWashington$16,50020$643K
National Association of College andWashington$10,00020$218K
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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