Private foundations · 990-PF data

Foundations accepting grant applications in the District of Columbia

61
foundations
$112.5M
grants paid, FY2023–FY2025
$8,000
median grant

Grantlas lists 61 private foundations based in the District of Columbia whose latest 990-PF says they accept unsolicited requests, from filings for FY2023–FY2025. Together they paid out $112.5 million in grants in their latest filing year. The most common city is Washington (61).

“Accepts unsolicited requests” is a box the foundation ticked on its 990-PF — not a promise to read your letter. Check the foundation’s own site before you write.

See all 282 foundations in the District of Columbia, including the ones that give by invitation only.

Top 25 of 61 foundations

Ranked by how many grants they made last year, most first. Another 36 are not shown.

Foundations accepting grant applications in the District of Columbia
The Morris and Gwendolyn CafritzWashington, DC452$35,000$23.1M$100–$1.2MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Eugene & Agnes E Meyer FoundationWashington, DC274$35,000$13.6M$500–$375,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Public Welfare Foundation IncWashington, DC187$113,108$25.8M$100–$500,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Judy and Peter Blum Kovler FoundationWashington, DC142$10,000$5.3M$500–$864,416No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Kolibri Foundation IncWashington, DC76$25,000$3.7M$2,500–$500,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Guide FoundationWashington, DC66$1,000$96,641$100–$11,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Miller & Chevalier Charitable FoundationWashington, DC59$3,450$197,200$1,000–$20,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Richard Lounsbery Foundation IncWashington, DC56$55,000$3.8M$3,000–$200,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
S & R FoundationWashington, DC54$20,000$5M$2,000–$1.4MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Fund II FoundationWashington, DC51$5,000$668,331$750–$175,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2023Locked: fit score and contacts
International Association forWashington, DC51$2,000$101,378$1,500–$2,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Joan L and Robert C Gilkison FamiWashington, DC44$10,000$449,215$1,400–$20,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Alfred N Watson Family FoundationWashington, DC41$1,000$36,350$100–$9,500No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Shiloh FoundationWashington, DC38$1,000$88,188$100–$50,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Baxt Family FoundationWashington, DC37$2,000$81,650$1,000–$5,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Howard & Jacqueline Chertkof FoundationWashington, DC36$500$27,250$100–$11,500No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2023Locked: fit score and contacts
Johnston-Hanson FoundationWashington, DC35$6,500$390,010$500–$50,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Breakthrough Prize FoundationWashington, DC33$100,000$12.9M$8,000–$6.6MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Florence S Mahoney FoundationWashington, DC29$5,000$150,000$1,000–$15,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Foundation for Middle East PeaceWashington, DC27$15,000$730,000$2,500–$116,500No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2023Locked: fit score and contacts
The Masonic Foundation of the DistrictWashington, DC24$10,000$266,000$1,000–$57,353No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Beech Street FoundationWashington, DC23$8,000$429,500$130–$200,000Down 26% over 3 yearsFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Virginia S Warner Foundation IncWashington, DC22$5,000$186,280$1,280–$25,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Concordia FoundationWashington, DC20$5,000$208,500$1,000–$50,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Spectemur Agendo IncWashington, DC19$40,000$775,000$15,000–$60,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
  • Median grant and grant range come from the 990-PF grant schedule; a dash means there is none to report.
  • “One grant” means a schedule with a single grant — no median, nothing to range over. “One amount” means several grants, all the same size.
  • 3-yr trend compares the latest filing year with the year two before it, so it needs grants on file for both. Most foundations file one year of grants, so most rows show a dash.

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Data from 990-PF filings, FY2023–FY2025. Updated September 27, 2026.