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Who funds arts, culture and humanities in District of Columbia: 1,051 foundations, $190.3 million in grants
1,051 private foundations paid 1,843 grants totaling $190,334,309 to arts, culture and humanities nonprofits in District of Columbia, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is The Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Foundation Inc, with $20,270,931 in 1 grant.
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- Cause
- Arts, culture and humanities
- Recipients in
- District of Columbia
- Foundations
- 1,051
- Grants
- 1,843
- Total granted
- $190,334,309
Foundations that funded arts, culture and humanities in District of Columbia
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 1,051 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Foundation Inc | Lake Worth, FL | 1 | $20,270,931 | $20,270,931 | Trust for the National Mall | Restricted - white house ballroom | apps.irs.gov |
| Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $17,115,912 | $8,557,956 | Washington National Opera | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 12 | $16,575,000 | $5,600,000 | The International Association of Blacks in Dance Inc | To support a regranting program to artists and companies driving the future of black dance | apps.irs.gov |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba A James & Alice B Clark Foundation | Chevy Chase, MD | 2 | $11,000,000 | $10,000,000 | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Endow the vice president of education and the lawrence c. nussdorf fund for sound health | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | White House Historical Association | Support the peoples house project | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carl H and Edyth B Lindner Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 2 | $7,000,305 | $5,000,160 | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 17 | $4,760,750 | $1,015,000 | American Association of People With Disabilities | General support and project support for institutional strengthening | apps.irs.gov |
| The Spencer Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $4,285,877 | $2,532,835 | National Academy of Education | National academy of education/spencer postdoctoral fellowship programs (cohorts 24-25, 25-26, 26-27) | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 16 | $2,588,567 | $600,000 | National Public Radio Inc | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 4 | $2,508,334 | $1,833,334 | National Public Radio Inc | Capacity building | apps.irs.gov |
| Abrams Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | American Journalism Project | In support of fund ii | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 6 | $2,391,841 | $2,127,741 | Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated | To increase public understanding of and participation in biodiversity action projects through targeted programming in science centers and museums. | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $2,300,000 | $2,000,000 | National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States | African american cultural heritage action fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $2,232,899 | $2,232,899 | Millennium Water Alliance | Sustainable Access to Safe Water (SASaWa) | apps.irs.gov |
| Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | 8 | $2,160,000 | $1,000,000 | American Council of Trustees and Alumni | Reclaiming america's heritage of free speech in higher education program | apps.irs.gov |
| Seedlings Foundation | Branford, CT | 2 | $2,000,000 | $1,500,000 | National Archives Foundation | Humanitarian/educational/community | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation | Washington, DC | 39 | $1,985,250 | $475,000 | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Arts and humanities | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 4 | $1,878,418 | $900,000 | Guardian Org Foundation | Global health and development public awareness and analysis | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $1,850,000 | $1,500,000 | American Journalism Project Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The J Paul Getty Trust | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | $1,626,800 | $1,550,000 | National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States | Keeping it modern | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 6 | $1,605,000 | $500,000 | American Journalism Project Inc | In support of general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 5 | $1,575,000 | $1,000,000 | National Public Radio Inc | To support general operations. | apps.irs.gov |
| HP Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | Trust for the National Mall | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Suntrust Bank Charitable-Irr Trust(1071 | Orlando, FL | 1 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | Trust for the National Mall | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Benjamin Leon Jr Charitable Foundation Inc | Doral, FL | 1 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | Trust for the National Mall | Charity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sarah and Ross Perot Jr Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | Blair House Foundation | Humanitarian | apps.irs.gov |
| Gerard B Lambert Foundation | Harrison, NY | 2 | $1,200,000 | $1,000,000 | White House Historical Association | To establish the gerard b. lambert fund for scholarly impact | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 13 | $1,195,000 | $325,000 | Washington Drama Society Inc | General operating support for theatrical productions and activities | apps.irs.gov |
| S & R Foundation | Washington, DC | 5 | $1,165,000 | $1,025,000 | Halcyon House | To fund charitable activities. | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $1,085,000 | $600,000 | Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation Inc | Program and project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust | Indianapolis, IN | 3 | $1,071,600 | $1,000,000 | American Journalism Project | Support to build a new model for local news in Central Indiana that utilizes a community reporting model and acts as a trusted source of information resulting in a more informed and engaged public. | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $1,030,000 | $680,000 | The Global Fund for Children | Brave girls initiative for advancing indigenous girls life opportunities and education in mexico | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 3 | $1,008,300 | $583,300 | National Public Radio Inc | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation | Sandy, UT | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Ukraine House DC Foundation Inc | General Financial Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Matthew & Carolyn Bucksbaum Family Found | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | The Museum of Language Arts | All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Addy Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | The Better Angels Society | Social services | apps.irs.gov |
| The Paul E Singer Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Blair House Foundation | For charitable purpose of organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $895,000 | $895,000 | Sitar Arts Center | To support arts internship program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $840,000 | $840,000 | American Journalism Project Inc | Civic and community - investment to support public private partnerships, civic or community-based charitable initiatives | apps.irs.gov |
| Popplestone Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $825,000 | $825,000 | American Journalism Project | Democracy & civic engagement - general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | 1 | $800,000 | $800,000 | Chorus America Association | Chorus america music education partnerships grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pentecost Foundation | Bradenton, FL | 1 | $800,000 | $800,000 | National Center On Sexual Exploitation | Community support | apps.irs.gov |
| Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $750,000 | $500,000 | National Public Radio | Unrestricted/ general use | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $750,000 | $400,000 | Equis Institute | Civic engagement | apps.irs.gov |
| Argyros Family Foundation | Costa Mesa, CA | 1 | $700,000 | $700,000 | Blair House Foundation | Public charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 4 | $680,000 | $610,000 | Millennium Water Alliance | To conduct regulatory and operational assessments to inform the government of ethiopia and the one wash national program's work to establish and strengthen rural utilities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Paul & Karen Levy Family Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $650,000 | $650,000 | American Council of Trustees and Alumni | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Centene Foundation | St Louis, MO | 2 | $590,248 | $300,000 | Ford's Theatre Society | Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion (edi) initiatives | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jensen Project Inc | Dallas, TX | 1 | $580,500 | $580,500 | National Center On Sexual Exploitation | Exists to build a world where people can live and love without sexual abuse and exploitation. | apps.irs.gov |
| Carson Family Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 2 | $575,000 | $375,000 | Trust for the National Mall | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kaphan Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $530,860 | $530,860 | Global Press Institute | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Scholl Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 4 | $520,000 | $500,000 | Trust for the National Mall | Funding for the new corral and maintenance fund the horse stables | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cliboca Foundation Inc | Columbus, GA | 1 | $511,522 | $511,522 | The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America | Dumbarton house fund for the future | apps.irs.gov |
| Louis Dejoy & Aldona Z Wos Family Foundation Inc | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $501,000 | $501,000 | Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation | General Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | American Journalism Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Marcia Goldman Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Unrestricted contribution to the together for the arts endowment campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | American Journalism Project | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | American Journalism Project | To expand ai tools and training for nonprofit newsrooms through the product & ai studio. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tow Foundation Inc | New Canaan, CT | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Better Angels Society | Ken burns film: crime and punishment in america | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $475,000 | $250,000 | National Public Radio Inc | Journalism | apps.irs.gov |
| Band Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $450,000 | $350,000 | Guardian Org Foundation | Age of Extinction | apps.irs.gov |
| Charina Endowment Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $450,000 | $300,000 | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $435,300 | $350,000 | Guardian Org Foundation | For project support for guns & lies, a reporting project investigating the intersection of how gun access, trauma, social & economic policies, & poverty contribute to community violence & spotlighting | apps.irs.gov |
| George D Smith Fund Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | National Public Radio Inc | Organization's charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lemelson Foundation | Portland, OR | 2 | $400,000 | $250,000 | National Public Radio Inc | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lux Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $397,000 | $250,000 | Antiquities Coalition | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Feinberg Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $380,000 | $380,000 | Washington Performing Arts Society | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Eugene M Lang Foundation | New York, NY | 9 | $377,950 | $304,750 | Atlas Performing Arts Center | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $375,000 | $150,000 | The Trust for the National Mall | To support the Education Exhibit in the new Lincoln Memorial Undercroft | apps.irs.gov |
| Nora Roberts Foundation | Glenn Dale, MD | 19 | $369,000 | $250,000 | Moveius Contemporary Ballet Inc | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Truist Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | 2 | $365,000 | $350,000 | Halcyon House | Strengthening small | apps.irs.gov |
| The Michelson Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $333,333 | $333,333 | The Better Angels Society Inc | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $325,000 | $325,000 | National Public Radio Inc | To support nprs coverage of economics via two podcasts, planet money and the indicator; online short videos; a weekly newsletter; and educational outreach | apps.irs.gov |
| Humanity United | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $317,000 | $300,000 | Guardian Org Foundation | Journalism | apps.irs.gov |
| Revada Foundation | Evanston, IL | 5 | $316,583 | $200,000 | The in Series Inc | General operating and reserve fund support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $310,000 | $300,000 | National Archives Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 4 | $306,500 | $270,000 | National Public Radio Inc | Support public media journalists covering children, young people and families | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $302,000 | $150,000 | American Journalism Project | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Meredith and Rosemary Willson Charit (aka the Music Man Foundation) | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $301,000 | $300,000 | John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| CJM Foundation Abigail Black Elbaum Trustee | New York, NY | 2 | $300,000 | $150,000 | French-American Cultural Foundation | Public charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | National Public Radio Inc | Support for general operations and to continue the midwest newsroom, as well as its ongoing reporting. 202204-12181 | apps.irs.gov |
| Four Pines Charitable Foundation | Teton Village, WY | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | American Journalism Project Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $300,000 | $100,000 | Phillips Collection | "vivian browne: my kind of protest" exhibition | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dr M Lee Pearce Foundation Inc | Miami Beach, FL | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | The Washington National Opera | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morningstar Philanthropic Foundation D/b/a the Morningstar Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 11 | $292,500 | $100,000 | Sitar Arts Center | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Andreas Family Foundation Inc | Dulles, VA | 1 | $291,289 | $291,289 | The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | 46th & 47th kennedy center honorsfy24 gifts unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Summit Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 3 | $277,500 | $150,000 | Global Fund for Children | Heel: boosting youth leadership for gender justice in central america | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilkes Family Foundation Inc | Kensington, MD | 3 | $277,500 | $250,000 | National Theatre Foundation | Securing the future campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elva & Lawrence O'Brien Family | Washington, DC | 1 | $270,000 | $270,000 | National Archives Foundation | Support educational initiatives | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel & Pamella Devos Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 2 | $255,000 | $250,000 | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Terra Foundation for American Art | Chicago, IL | 4 | $255,000 | $150,000 | Phillips Collection | Arts education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Benificus Foundation | San Carlos, CA | 1 | $254,616 | $254,616 | Equis Institute | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Cestra Butner Family Foundation | Oakland, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Peace Corps Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Highlands Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Unrestricted charitable gift | apps.irs.gov |
| John Brown Cook Foundation | Chester, CT | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Accuracy in Media | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | National Public Radio Inc | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Perry & Donna Golkin Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | The Better Angels Society | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Ray of Light Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | The National Italian American Foundation | To promote, preserve, and protect the italian culture | apps.irs.gov |
| The Deborah Groening-Rother Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | National Public Radio Inc | To further organization's charitable purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Diller-Von Furstenberg Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Museum of Language Arts | In support of "words matter" | apps.irs.gov |
| The Estee Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Earth Echo International Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Frances and Craig Lindner Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Melville Charitable Trust Inc | New Haven, CT | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | National Public Radio | General operating grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mill Park Foundation Inc | Naples, FL | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | White House Historical Association | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation | Washington, DC | 8 | $237,500 | $75,000 | The Washington Ballet | Community engagement | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 4 | $232,500 | $100,000 | American Council of Trustees and Alumni | To support the Statehouse Project | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 2 | $230,250 | $155,250 | National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States | Project support grant to help enable a just energy transition. | apps.irs.gov |
| Diane & Norman Bernstein Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 4 | $225,000 | $100,000 | Alliance for Middle East Peace Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Welfare Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 2 | $225,000 | $200,000 | National Public Radio | Support for support for npr's coverage of criminal justice | apps.irs.gov |
| Harman Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | $215,000 | $100,000 | Shakespeare Theatre Co | Arts enrichment | apps.irs.gov |
| Mann-Paller Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | 2 | $210,000 | $110,000 | Urban Nation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 6 | $210,000 | $100,000 | American Journalism Project Inc | The los angeles local news initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Imaginable Futures Foundation | Redwood City, CA | 2 | $202,500 | $200,000 | The Global Fund for Children | To support the Funder Safeguarding Collaborative | apps.irs.gov |
| Avery Dennison Foundation | Azusa, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Global Fund for Children | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $200,000 | $100,000 | Alliance for Middle East Peace Inc | Jewish community | apps.irs.gov |
| College Futures Foundation | Oakland, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Open Campus Media Inc | Program grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Management Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz | Event sponsorships to advance the organization's tax-exempt mission. | apps.irs.gov |
| Dweck Philanthropies Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Sitar Arts Center | Civic | apps.irs.gov |
| General Service Foundation | San Ramon, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Equis Institute | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hawk Rock Foundation | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Global Fund for Children | Charitable / general purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc | Delray Beach, FL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Global Fund for Children | Animal rescue | apps.irs.gov |
| Pepsico Foundation Inc | Purchase, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Smithsonian Institute | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Military Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $200,000 | $100,000 | International Spy Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Equis Institute | support for Equis Research | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morton K and Jane Blaustein Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Equis Institute | general support for Voter Engagement research | apps.irs.gov |
| We Trust (in Care of Aragon Trust Company) | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Global Fund for Children | The grant is to support the program for preventing child labor and trafficking through community-led approaches in bangladesh. | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Skoll Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $187,500 | $187,500 | Equis Institute | Digital democracy institute of the americas | apps.irs.gov |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $185,602 | $185,602 | Halcyon House | In support of halcyon's health programming | apps.irs.gov |
| Arison Arts Foundation | Coral Gables, FL | 2 | $177,500 | $100,000 | Americans for the Arts Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Koret Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $175,000 | $150,000 | United States Holocaust Memorial Council | General operating support in honor of the 2025 west region tribute dinner | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $175,000 | $175,000 | Chronicle of Philanthropy Inc | The commons: helping philanthropy bridge divides | apps.irs.gov |
| Barnes Family Foundation | Durham, NC | 1 | $169,900 | $169,900 | American Council of Trustees & Alumni | General purpose support | apps.irs.gov |
| Galena-Yorktown Foundation | Washington, DC | 7 | $158,000 | $70,000 | DC Jazz Festival | Unrestricted funds | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $157,000 | $132,000 | American Journalism Project Inc | Los angeles local news initiative promoting community health | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 7 | $155,519 | $62,256 | Smithsonian Institute | Matching gifts | apps.irs.gov |
| Bainum Family Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Global Fund for Children | Supporting early childhood development in honduras (seed-hn) | apps.irs.gov |
| Manitou Fund | White Bear Lake, MN | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | National Public Radio Inc | Tiny desk program ($100,000) and democracy program ($50,000) | apps.irs.gov |
| Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | 13 | $150,000 | $30,000 | DC Youth Orchestra Program | Mission related operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Searle Freedom Trust | Madison, WI | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Daily Caller News Foundation | Fellowships | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas W Smith Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | The Daily Caller News Foundation | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Triple T Foundation | Chardon, OH | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Ukraine House DC Foundation | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| William T Grant Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | National Public Radio | In support of nprs coverage of children, youth and families | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodcock Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $146,000 | $110,000 | Equis Institute | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| England Family Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 3 | $142,000 | $127,000 | Life Pieces To Masterpieces | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc | Bethesda, MD | 7 | $136,450 | $75,000 | The Better Angels Society | Henry david thoreau film | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph E & Marjorie B Jones Foundation Corporation | Annapolis, MD | 5 | $135,000 | $75,000 | Levine Music Inc | Music lessons at thearc program | apps.irs.gov |
| Norwitt Family Charitable Foundation | West Hartford, CT | 1 | $135,000 | $135,000 | White House Historical Association | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust | West Palm Beach, FL | 13 | $132,000 | $12,000 | Theater Alliance of Washington DC | Enough! plays to end gun violence | apps.irs.gov |
| Yerba Buena Fund | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $130,000 | $125,000 | Alliance for Middle East Peace | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Bellevue Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $125,000 | $100,000 | Blair House Foundation | Blair house 200th anniversary campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation | To address a broadcast recruitment issue by providing internships to graduates of nablf's media sales academy and technology apprenticeship program. | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Company Charitable Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | National Links Trust | Support for diversity, equity & inclusion programming | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $125,000 | $75,000 | Boardsource | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Susan & Charles Shanor Charitable Trust | Asheville, NC | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Better Angels Society | Film production costs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Delaski Family Foundation | Beaverton, OR | 3 | $125,000 | $80,000 | Sitar Arts Center | To support general operations and artsadvance | apps.irs.gov |
| The George Gund Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $125,000 | $62,500 | National Public Radio Inc | Midwest news coverage. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leonard and Elaine Silverstein Foundation | Washington, DC | 2 | $125,000 | $80,000 | White House Historical Association | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Millstream Fund Inc | Tysons, VA | 2 | $125,000 | $100,000 | Washington Bach Consort | General support General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Capital One Foundation Inc | McLean, VA | 1 | $120,000 | $120,000 | Halcyon House | Small business | apps.irs.gov |
| Libra Global Philanthropies Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $120,000 | $100,000 | Washington Oxi Day Foundation | General operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| Moccasin Lake Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $115,000 | $110,000 | American Journalism Project Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen H S Meyer TW | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $114,122 | $114,122 | The Shakespeare Theatre | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Irving and Bernice Levine Charitable Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $112,593 | $112,593 | United States Holocaust Memorial Council | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation | Hillsborough, NC | 2 | $111,600 | $75,000 | The White House Historical Association | For student support/administrative support | apps.irs.gov |
| Choksi Family Charitable Trust | Washington, DC | 1 | $110,000 | $110,000 | Trust for the National Mall | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Frederick Henry Prince Trust Dated 7947 | Chicago, IL | 5 | $110,000 | $45,000 | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | support Washington National Opera's general operation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Theodore H Barth Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $110,000 | $75,000 | Washington National Opera | Charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| David & Candace Weir Foundation | Albany, NY | 2 | $105,000 | $100,000 | National Public Radio | General charitable needs | apps.irs.gov |
| David & Lorna Gladstone Foundation | McLean, VA | 1 | $105,000 | $105,000 | White House Historical Association | Carrying on charitable purposes of exempt organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Penn Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $104,000 | $104,000 | DC Youth Orchestra Program | Dc youth orchestra program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fernandez Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $102,500 | $102,500 | Washington Ballet | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $102,100 | $100,000 | Association of Performing Arts Professionals Inc | To serve as a Wallace communications partner. | apps.irs.gov |
| Walker Youngbird Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $101,600 | $101,600 | The Phillips Collection | General support-purchase of artworks | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunt Alternatives | Washington, DC | 1 | $100,771 | $100,771 | National Center On Sexual Exploitation | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bug and Bean Fund | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Global Fund for Children | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Burrows Foundation | Little Falls, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | 2025 donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald A Pels Charitable Trust Utd 8/18/92 | Harrison, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | National Public Radio | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dorinda Miles Smith Foundation Inc | Saratoga Springs, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | National Public Radio Inc | To support the mission of the organization to create a more informed public by producing, acquiring, and distributing noncommercial programming. | apps.irs.gov |
| Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation | Metairie, LA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | To support the mission of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerome V Bruni Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | American Council of Trustees and Alumni | Economic research and education | apps.irs.gov |
| Joan and Tim Fenton Family Foundation | Midvale, UT | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | National Center On Sexual Exploitation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph E Robert Jr Charitable Trust | Washington, DC | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Washington Ballet | Mission purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Park Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 2 | $100,000 | $50,000 | American Prospect | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | Redmond, WA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | National Archives Foundation | To raise public awareness of constitutional history | apps.irs.gov |
| Resnick Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Better Angels Society | Donee's tax exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Trust for the National Mall | The restoration of lafayette park | apps.irs.gov |
| Scheible Family Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | White House Historical Association | Discretionary | apps.irs.gov |
| Stevenson Family Charitable Trust | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Smithsonian Institute | Charitable contribution in line with mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Susie and Gideon Yu Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Council of Korean Americans | Vision fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aileen Getty Foundation | Reno, NV | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | National Archives Foundation | Rightfully hers fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Howard and Nancy Marks Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The James and Rebecca Morgan Charitable Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Better Angels Society | Public charity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kaplen Brothers Fund Inc | Montclair, NJ | 2 | $100,000 | $50,000 | American Journalism Project | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Northrop Grumman Foundation | Falls Church, VA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Earth Echo International | General operating grants & matching gifts. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pfeil Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Better Angels Society Inc | Amy Berg Fund for Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schooner Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Global Fund for Children | Arpan | apps.irs.gov |
| The Story Garschina Foundation Co Kenneth Garschina | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Log Cabin Institute | To support an LGB organization that promotes conservative principles and policies. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tinker Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Global Fund for Children the | Educational recovery in central america:supporting the critical role of civil society organizations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wild Gifting Project | Middletown, CT | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Life Pieces To Masterpieces | Providing arts-based programs/initiatives to support the development of black boys and young men ages 3 25 in ward 7 impacted by community violence. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allstate Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 4 | $97,230 | $50,000 | Chronicle of Philanthropy Inc | Nonprofit ceos in a changing world: a new podcast series from the chronicle of philanthropy | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elsa Miller Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $95,000 | $75,000 | Ukraine House DC Foundation | Olena zelenska foundation for the superhero schools | apps.irs.gov |
| The Poetry Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $95,000 | $40,000 | Split This Rock | Equity in verse grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prudential Foundation | Newark, NJ | 1 | $95,000 | $95,000 | Boardsource | To support boardsources corporate membership program, which equips employees for high-impact nonprofit board service through governance training, peer learning, and a purpose-driven library of resourc | apps.irs.gov |
| Mars HQ Regional Foundation | New York, NY | 8 | $92,600 | $21,000 | Washington National Opera | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grove Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $90,000 | $90,000 | American Association of People With Disabilities | National, arizona, and nevada operations of the register, educate, vote, use your power (rev up) program | apps.irs.gov |
| Winifred Stevens Foundation | Tempe, AZ | 2 | $85,500 | $60,500 | Alliance for Middle East Peace Inc | Gaza humanitarian aid | apps.irs.gov |
| Fredrick D & Karen G Schaufeld Family Foundation | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $85,000 | $85,000 | White House Historical Association | Funding for educational programs to enhance the understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the white house | apps.irs.gov |
| TD Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 2 | $85,000 | $75,000 | Go-Go Museum | S.m.a.r.t. youth initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Rogers Rissler Foundation Inc | Garden City, NY | 1 | $83,333 | $83,333 | The Better Angels Society | Operational | apps.irs.gov |
| Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Family Found | Chicago, IL | 3 | $80,000 | $50,000 | National Public Radio | All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities | apps.irs.gov |
| Marilynn and John Hill Foundation Inc | Wadmalaw Island, SC | 3 | $80,000 | $50,000 | National Archives Foundation | To further donee's purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Abbie Norman Prince Trust | Chicago, IL | 4 | $75,000 | $25,000 | National Links Trust | Capital campaign to restore dcs municipal courses | apps.irs.gov |
| John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Found | Chicago, IL | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Museum of Language Arts | All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities | apps.irs.gov |
| Perspective Media Initiatives Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Floodlight | Core support for documentary collaborative project | apps.irs.gov |
| Shein Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Teiger Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | The Phillips Collection | Program support. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Volgenau Foundation | McLean, VA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Levine Music | Supporting classical music instruction and the honors program | apps.irs.gov |
| William S Abell Foundation Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | 3 | $75,000 | $25,000 | Sitar Arts Center | Margaret abell powell fund grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael and Deborah Ratner Salzberg Family Foundation | Shaker Heights, OH | 4 | $73,335 | $60,000 | National Archives Foundation | Annual fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert N Kaplan Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $70,700 | $70,700 | White House Historical Association | To further donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Hess Foundation Inc | Parsippany, NJ | 2 | $70,000 | $50,000 | The Phillips Collection | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | 2 | $70,000 | $50,000 | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dosal Family Foundation | Opa Locka, FL | 1 | $70,000 | $70,000 | The Phillips Collection | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dunn Foundation | Collegeville, PA | 2 | $70,000 | $50,000 | Daily Caller News Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rossotti Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 7 | $70,000 | $10,000 | Childrens Chorus of Washington | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Francesco and Mary Giambelli Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $69,338 | $59,338 | National Italian American Foundation Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles H Boyle Foundation Inc | Memphis, TN | 2 | $68,500 | $50,000 | American Council of Trustees and Alumni | To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Pilara Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $67,500 | $67,500 | The Phillips Collection | Art | apps.irs.gov |
| Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust | Chicago, IL | 4 | $65,000 | $20,000 | Washington Performing Arts Society | general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hitt Contracting Foundation Inc | Falls Church, VA | 2 | $65,000 | $45,000 | Trust for the National Mall | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $65,000 | $65,000 | National Civic Art Society | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| William C Demetree Jr Foundation Inc | Winter Park, FL | 1 | $65,000 | $65,000 | White House Historical Association | Operational funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Ed Uihlein Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 4 | $63,000 | $25,000 | Center for Urban Renewal & Education | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Dimick Foundation John M Lynham Jr Trustee | Bethesda, MD | 18 | $62,500 | $7,000 | Dance Place | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Garcia Family Spotlight Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | 2 | $61,880 | $57,200 | The Phillips Collection | Museum of modern art | apps.irs.gov |
| Karl O & Helen W Knaths Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $61,267 | $61,267 | The Phillips Collection | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Arconic Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | American Association of People With Disabilities | Internship programs | apps.irs.gov |
| BCMR Gledhill Foundation | Golden Oak, FL | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | National Public Radio Inc | Nonrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| McCloskey Family Charitable Trust | Greenwood Village, CO | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | The Better Angels Society | General Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert W Deutsch Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | States Newsroom | General operating grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alper Family Foundation Inc Dba the Teach To Work Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Phillips Collection | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Argus Fund | Fort Washington, PA | 2 | $60,000 | $40,000 | National Public Radio | General charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati | Boston, MA | 3 | $59,500 | $42,500 | Society of the Cincinnati | Public programs - evening lectures, lunch-time talks, battlefield tours, ah tours.master teachers - provides educators with high caliber professional development experience.library fellowships - suppo | apps.irs.gov |
| The William H Donner Foundation Inc | Tarrytown, NY | 3 | $58,100 | $48,100 | Renovation in Music Education | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gulton Foundation Inc | Chester, NJ | 3 | $57,500 | $50,000 | Washington National Opera | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Cross River Community Foundation | Fort Lee, NJ | 2 | $55,000 | $30,000 | White House Historical Association | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes Foundation Inc | Somerville, MA | 3 | $55,000 | $25,000 | The Cultural Landscape Foundation | Annual fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The John J Pohanka Family Foundation | Capitol Heights, MD | 3 | $55,000 | $25,000 | Levine Music | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Ufp Industries Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | Trust for the National Mall | Outreach | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul S Nadler Family Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $54,000 | $54,000 | National Public Radio | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dobranski Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 2 | $53,530 | $53,030 | The Inner Loop | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Recanati Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $53,370 | $53,370 | Alliance for Middle East Peace Inc | Educational enhancement and research | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter Fogliano & Hal Lester Foundation Inc | Carmel, CA | 1 | $53,000 | $53,000 | Friends of Florence | Restoration of synagogue of florence large and small ark | apps.irs.gov |
| Beech Street Foundation | Washington, DC | 3 | $51,000 | $25,000 | Studio Theatre | Voluntary contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc | Radnor, PA | 4 | $50,600 | $25,000 | The Memorial Foundation | Special Initiatives Grants | apps.irs.gov |
| The Randolph Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $50,250 | $25,000 | Daily Caller News Foundation | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Alisann and Terry Collins Foundation | Arlington, VA | 2 | $50,000 | $25,000 | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| Andreas Foundation | Otsego, MI | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Public Radio | Grant is for recipeints general fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | America Abroad Media | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| DXC Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Washington Ballet | Charitable Event | apps.irs.gov |
| Dian Graves Owen Foundation | Abilene, TX | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Blair House Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Earthward Bound Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Public Radio | Journalism | apps.irs.gov |
| Farvue Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Public Radio Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred A Seigel and Donna P Seigel Charitable Trust | North Hampton, NH | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Better Angels Society | Dedicated to educating americans about their history through documentary film. | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred Maytag Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | American Council of Trustees and Alumni | 2025 grant awards - general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Fthree Foundation | Carrollton, GA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Public Radio | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Harlan R Crow Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Civic Art Society | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Hearin - Chandler Foundation | Mobile, AL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Society of the Cincinnati | Operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Heinz Family Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Links Trust | For the jack vardaman workforce development program | apps.irs.gov |
| Jacques M Littlefield Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Society of Environmental Journalists | Fellowship program | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Open Campus Media Inc | To provide operating support. | apps.irs.gov |
| Leila & Mickey Straus Fam Char Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Alliance for Middle East Peace Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Limestone Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The American Prospect | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Luis Von Ahn Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Global Fund for Children | Educational recovery project in central america | apps.irs.gov |
| Make Disciples Charitable Foundation | Sarasota, FL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Center On Sexual Exploitation | Unrestricted grant to support the mission of the nonprofit | apps.irs.gov |
| Patricia & Emanuel Papper Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Public Radio | Support contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Pivotal Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Paaia Fund | For the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Ray & Vera Conniff Foundation 51645983 | Fort Mill, SC | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard C Von Hess Foundation | Columbia, PA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens | Support the setting sail: the story of sea cloud exhibition | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard D Shirk Family Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Daily Signal Institute | Support the recipient organization's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Achelis & Bodman Foundation Co Manice & Budd LLP | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Civic Art Society | Architecture of democracy project | apps.irs.gov |
| The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | American Journalism Project Inc | Human Services | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jenzabar Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Center On Sexual Exploitation | Charitable donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The John P Calamos Foundation | Naperville, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Washington Oxi Day Foundation | To support the mission of the charity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | International Arts and Artists | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kovner Foundation | Jupiter, FL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | American Council of Trustees and Alumni | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lee and Juliet Folger Fund | McLean, VA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Wadsworth Sulgrave Historic Preservation Foundation | Repair/ restoration house & grounds | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lutheran Foundation for Long-Term Living | Erie, PA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Levine Music | Edwina m. gesler music therapy grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mark and Anne Hansen Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Maurice B Tobin Family Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Blair House Foundation | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Moxley Family Foundation | Herndon, VA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | National Symphony Orchestra - Unrestricted support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Otis Booth Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Blair House Foundation | To support the restoration, renovation, and refurbishment of the blair house for the u.s. government. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Percy Fund | Blue Bell, PA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Accuracy in Media | To support the operating budget of the recipient | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rhimes Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Trustees Annual Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rock Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Public Radio | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Russell Berrie Foundation | Teaneck, NJ | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Alliance for Middle East Peace Inc | General operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| The Smart Family Fund | Lisle, IL | 2 | $50,000 | $25,000 | Ford's Theatre Society | Annual support - 2024 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Susie Tompkins Buell Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Global Press Institute | Build representative newsrooms that put local women journalists at the forefront of advancing narrative change | apps.irs.gov |
| The Trinity Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Blair House Foundation | To assist with the advancement of america's foriegn relations. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Vibrant Village Foundation | Beaverton, OR | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Global Fund for Children | Educational recovery in central america: supporting the critical role of civil society organizations (recarga - recuperando la educacin en centroamrica: activando redes y grupos asociados) | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Foundation Inc | Trust for the National Mall | Washington, DC | Restricted - white house ballroom | $20,270,931 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba A James & Alice B Clark Foundation | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | Endow the vice president of education and the lawrence c. nussdorf fund for sound health | $10,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts | Washington National Opera | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $8,557,956 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts | Washington Performing Arts Society | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $8,557,956 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | White House Historical Association | Washington, DC | Support the peoples house project | $7,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | The International Association of Blacks in Dance Inc | Washington, DC | To support a regranting program to artists and companies driving the future of black dance | $5,600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carl H and Edyth B Lindner Foundation | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | General fund | $5,000,160 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States | Washington, DC | To support the african american cultural heritage action funds grantmaking, programs, marketing, expanded technical assistance for prospective grantees, and three signature preservation projects | $3,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Spencer Foundation | National Academy of Education | Washington, DC | National academy of education/spencer postdoctoral fellowship programs (cohorts 24-25, 25-26, 26-27) | $2,532,835 | apps.irs.gov |
| Abrams Foundation Inc | American Journalism Project | Washington, DC | In support of fund ii | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc | Millennium Water Alliance | Washington, DC | Sustainable Access to Safe Water (SASaWa) | $2,232,899 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated | Washington, DC | To increase public understanding of and participation in biodiversity action projects through targeted programming in science centers and museums. | $2,127,741 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carl H and Edyth B Lindner Foundation | Ford's Theatre Society | Washington, DC | Campus expansion campaign | $2,000,145 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers Inc | Washington, DC | To support a regranting program and organizational capacity | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States | Washington, DC | African american cultural heritage action fund | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | National Public Radio Inc | Washington, DC | Capacity building | $1,833,334 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Spencer Foundation | National Academy of Education | Washington, DC | National academy of education/spencer dissertation fellowship programs (cohorts 24-25, 25-26, 26-27) | $1,753,042 | apps.irs.gov |
| The J Paul Getty Trust | National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States | Washington, DC | Keeping it modern | $1,550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | American Journalism Project Inc | Washington, DC | General support | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | To continue support for the social impact initiative | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seedlings Foundation | National Archives Foundation | Washington, DC | Humanitarian/educational/community | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Suntrust Bank Charitable-Irr Trust(1071 | Trust for the National Mall | Washington, DC | General operating | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| HP Foundation | Trust for the National Mall | Washington, DC | Charitable | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sarah and Ross Perot Jr Foundation | Blair House Foundation | Washington DC, DC | Humanitarian | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Benjamin Leon Jr Charitable Foundation Inc | Trust for the National Mall | Washington, DC | Charity | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| S & R Foundation | Halcyon House | Washington, DC | To fund charitable activities. | $1,025,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | American Association of People With Disabilities | Washington, DC | General support and project support for institutional strengthening | $1,015,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc | American Council of Trustees and Alumni | Washington, DC | Reclaiming america's heritage of free speech in higher education program | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust | American Journalism Project | Washington, DC | Support to build a new model for local news in Central Indiana that utilizes a community reporting model and acts as a trusted source of information resulting in a more informed and engaged public. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Paul E Singer Foundation | Blair House Foundation | Washington, DC | For charitable purpose of organization | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies | Washington, DC | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba A James & Alice B Clark Foundation | National Links Trust | Washington, DC | Facility renovations | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | National Public Radio Inc | Washington, DC | To support general operations. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Addy Foundation | The Better Angels Society | Washinton, DC | Social services | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Matthew & Carolyn Bucksbaum Family Found | The Museum of Language Arts | NW Washington, DC | All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation | Ukraine House DC Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | General Financial Support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gerard B Lambert Foundation | White House Historical Association | Washington, DC | To establish the gerard b. lambert fund for scholarly impact | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Washington Drama Society Inc | Washington, DC | To support transformative leadership within the american theater | $950,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Guardian Org Foundation | Washington, DC | Global health and development public awareness and analysis | $900,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | Sitar Arts Center | Washington, DC | To support arts internship program | $895,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Kankouran West African Dance Co | Washington, DC | To support capacity building and general operations | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation | American Journalism Project Inc | Washington, DC | Civic and community - investment to support public private partnerships, civic or community-based charitable initiatives | $840,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Popplestone Foundation | American Journalism Project | Washington, DC | Democracy & civic engagement - general operations | $825,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Chorus America Association | Washington, DC | Chorus america music education partnerships grant | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pentecost Foundation | National Center On Sexual Exploitation | Washington, DC | Community support | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | National Academy of Education | Washington, DC | K-12 education | $755,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Argyros Family Foundation | Blair House Foundation | Washington, DC | Public charity | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | The Global Fund for Children | Washington, DC | Brave girls initiative for advancing indigenous girls life opportunities and education in mexico | $680,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Paul & Karen Levy Family Foundation | American Council of Trustees and Alumni | Washington, DC | Charitable | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Millennium Water Alliance | Washington, DC | To conduct regulatory and operational assessments to inform the government of ethiopia and the one wash national program's work to establish and strengthen rural utilities | $610,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | 1882 Project Foundation | Washington, DC | To support organizational development, planning, and programming | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | National Public Radio Inc | Washington, DC | For general operating support | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Program and project support | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | National Public Radio Inc | Washington, DC | For general support | $583,300 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jensen Project Inc | National Center On Sexual Exploitation | Washington, DC | Exists to build a world where people can live and love without sexual abuse and exploitation. | $580,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kaphan Foundation | Global Press Institute | Washington, DC | General support | $530,860 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cliboca Foundation Inc | The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America | Washington, DC | Dumbarton house fund for the future | $511,522 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louis Dejoy & Aldona Z Wos Family Foundation Inc | Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation | Washington, DC | General Operations | $501,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | American Journalism Project | Washington, DC | General support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | American Journalism Project | Washington DC, DC | To expand ai tools and training for nonprofit newsrooms through the product & ai studio. | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | American Journalism Project | Washington, DC | General operations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seedlings Foundation | American Journalism Project Inc | Washington, DC | Humanitarian/educational/community | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | American Journalism Project Inc | Washington, DC | In support of general operations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tow Foundation Inc | Better Angels Society | Washington, DC | Ken burns film: crime and punishment in america | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Marcia Goldman Foundation | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | Unrestricted contribution to the together for the arts endowment campaign | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | General support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh | National Public Radio | Washington, DC | Unrestricted/ general use | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | National Public Radio Inc | Washington, DC | In support of npr's race and identity beat and podcasts: code switch and throughline | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States | Washington, DC | Core support for the african american cultural heritage action fund to protect and advance significant historic places of black activism, achievement, and community | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Society of Environmental Journalists | Washington, DC | For general operating support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | The International Association of Blacks in Dance Inc | Washington, DC | To support general operations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Scholl Foundation | Trust for the National Mall | Washington, DC | Funding for the new corral and maintenance fund the horse stables | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc | Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation | Washington, DC | Countering communist influence through public education, research, and policy studies projects | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company | Washington, DC | To support transformative leadership and capacity building | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | Arts and humanities | $475,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Opera Lafayette | Washington, DC | Core support for the dede project to produce a performance and recording of edmond dede's morgiane, the earliest-known complete opera by an african american | $410,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | Equis Institute | Washington, DC | Civic engagement | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc | International Spy Museum | Washington, DC | Youth education programs, community initiatives, and the analyst experience program | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| George D Smith Fund Inc | National Public Radio Inc | Washington, DC | Organization's charitable purposes | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Feinberg Foundation | Washington Performing Arts Society | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | $380,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carson Family Charitable Trust | Trust for the National Mall | Washington, DC | General operating support | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | American Journalism Project Inc | Washington, DC | Journalism | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Daily Caller News Foundation the | Washington, DC | Program support | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Gala Inc Groupo de Artistas Latinoamericanos | Washington, DC | To support general operations | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | Global Press Institute | Washington, DC | General support | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Guardian Org Foundation | Washington, DC | For project support for guns & lies, a reporting project investigating the intersection of how gun access, trauma, social & economic policies, & poverty contribute to community violence & spotlighting | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Guardian Org Foundation | Washington, DC | Working towards a resilient and equitable food system | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Band Foundation | Guardian Org Foundation | Washington, DC | Age of Extinction | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Truist Foundation Inc | Halcyon House | Washington, DC | Strengthening small | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | Open Campus Media | Washington, DC | For general support and project support of the continued implementation and expansion of the "Life After High School" project, seeking to deliver trusted, accurate local news to more Americans | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Michelson Foundation | The Better Angels Society Inc | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | $333,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | National Public Radio Inc | Washington, DC | To support nprs coverage of economics via two podcasts, planet money and the indicator; online short videos; a weekly newsletter; and educational outreach | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | Washington Drama Society Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support for theatrical productions and activities | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eugene M Lang Foundation | Atlas Performing Arts Center | Washington, DC | General | $304,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Four Pines Charitable Foundation | American Journalism Project Inc | Washington, DC | Charitable | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Centene Foundation | Ford's Theatre Society | Washington, DC | Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion (edi) initiatives | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Humanity United | Guardian Org Foundation | Washington, DC | Journalism | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Meredith and Rosemary Willson Charit (aka the Music Man Foundation) | John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts | Washington, DC | General operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charina Endowment Fund Inc | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | General support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation | National Archives Foundation | Washington, DC | General operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.