Private foundations in District of Columbia that accept applications

21 foundations, biggest givers first

From each foundation’s own IRS return: they say they accept applications. These aren’t open grant rounds; each page shows how to apply as the foundation reported it.

• Public Welfare FoundationWashington · paid $31.1 million in 2024
• Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences FoundationWashington · paid $9 million in 2024
• S & R FoundationWashington · paid $5 million in 2024
• Herb Block FoundationWashington · paid $1.4 million in 2024
• Gratis FoundationWashington · paid $1 million in 2025
• Spectemur AgendoWashington · paid $775,000 in 2025
• Fund II FoundationWashington · paid $668,331 in 2023
• The Joan L and Robert C Gilkison Family FoundationWashington · paid $449,215 in 2025
• Concordia FoundationWashington · paid $208,500 in 2024
• Virginia S Warner FoundationWashington · paid $186,280 in 2025
• Russert Family FoundationWashington · paid $173,750 in 2024
• Cpmg FoundationWashington · paid $110,926 in 2024
• Guide FoundationWashington · paid $96,641 in 2025
• Lalit K & Anubha Gupta Family FoundationWashington · paid $88,945 in 2024
• H-M FoundationWashington · paid $57,000 in 2024
• The Linda and Isaac Stern Charitable FoundationWashington · paid $49,068 in 2025
• Jenco FoundationWashington · paid $40,751 in 2025
• Alfred N Watson Family FoundationWashington · paid $36,350 in 2024
• The Vardaman Family FoundationWashington · paid $20,723 in 2025
• Phyllis Margolius Family FoundationWashington · paid $10,000 in 2025
• Mary Catherine Kilday & George W Malzone FoundationWashington · paid $5,010 in 2024