Washington, D.C. · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Environment & Conservation in Washington, D.C.

Imperigo has identified 930 funders that made 7,688 grants totaling $4.3B to 292 environment & conservation organizations in Washington, D.C., with a median grant of $49K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Environment & Conservation Funding in Washington, D.C.

Total granted $4.3B
Funders 930
Grants 7,688
Organizations funded 292

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

458. Thesentryorg IncRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $4.5M · through 2023 · 97.7% of their giving
$10.3M
459. Future Forward USA ActionRegrantor
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $27.7M · through 2024 · 6.2% of their giving
$30.9M
460. The Partnership Project IncRegrantor
45 grants to 25 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 18.2% of their giving
$8.4M
461. Conservation International FoundationRegrantor
32 grants to 8 organizations · largest $1.9M · through 2024 · 13.2% of their giving
$11.6M
462. Windward FundRegrantor
43 grants to 24 organizations · largest $2.4M · through 2024 · 5.8% of their giving
$26.0M
463. Rewiring AmericaRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $7.4M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$7.4M
464. Voter Registration ProjectRegrantor
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $5.2M · through 2024 · 10.2% of their giving
$14.4M
465. Breakthrough Energy FoundationRegrantor
45 grants to 16 organizations · largest $1.6M · through 2024 · 7.5% of their giving
$17.5M
466. EarthjusticeRegrantor
16 grants to 4 organizations · largest $3.9M · through 2024 · 40.9% of their giving
$6.2M
467. Resources Legacy FundRegrantor
64 grants to 32 organizations · largest $4.3M · through 2024 · 7.5% of their giving
$16.5M
468. Aspen Global Change Institute IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $4.2M · through 2024 · 9.6% of their giving
$12.0M
469. Sixteen Thirty FundRegrantor
27 grants to 14 organizations · largest $8.2M · through 2024 · 3.5% of their giving
$31.0M
470. MultiplierRegrantor
14 grants to 12 organizations · largest $2.4M · through 2024 · 11.9% of their giving
$8.1M
471. The Energy FoundationRegrantor
23 grants to 18 organizations · largest $1.8M · through 2024 · 10.6% of their giving
$8.3M
472. Deployus IncRegrantor
10 grants to 7 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 21.4% of their giving
$3.9M
473. Fund for Lake Michigan IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$3.1M
474. Wildlife Conservation SocietyRegrantor
14 grants to 5 organizations · largest $2.4M · through 2024 · 12.9% of their giving
$4.8M
475. Advanced Energy United IncRegrantor
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $801K · through 2024 · 99.7% of their giving
$2.9M
476. World Resources InstituteRegrantor
48 grants to 14 organizations · largest $806K · through 2023 · 9.7% of their giving
$5.8M
477. Rocky Mountain InstituteRegrantor
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $2.2M · through 2023 · 15.0% of their giving
$3.5M
478. Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $673K · through 2024 · 42.6% of their giving
$2.6M
479. The Partnership Project Action FundRegrantor
11 grants to 8 organizations · largest $579K · through 2024 · 34.1% of their giving
$2.5M
480. Natural Resources Defense Council IncRegrantor
42 grants to 21 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 8.4% of their giving
$5.0M
481. National Women's Law CenterRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $993K · through 2024 · 30.7% of their giving
$2.1M
482. EarthshareRegrantor
56 grants to 13 organizations · largest $226K · through 2024 · 24.7% of their giving
$2.0M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to environment & conservation work in Washington, D.C., not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 18 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

Other Causes Funded in Washington, D.C.

About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering environment & conservation work, with an address in Washington, D.C.. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable environment & conservation funding in Washington, D.C., not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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