Washington, D.C. · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund International Aid & Development in Washington, D.C.

Imperigo has identified 1,334 funders that made 11,580 grants totaling $3.7B to 556 international aid & development organizations in Washington, D.C., with a median grant of $30K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

International Aid & Development Funding in Washington, D.C.

Total granted $3.7B
Funders 1,334
Grants 11,580
Organizations funded 556

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. National Endowment for Democracy
77 grants to 21 organizations · largest $34.1M · through 2023 · 46.4% of their giving
$257.3M
2. Freedom House
25 grants to 6 organizations · largest $17.0M · through 2024 · 61.9% of their giving
$103.3M
3. Silicon Valley Community Foundation
148 grants to 69 organizations · largest $108.2M · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$266.9M
4. Mastercard Foundation
20 grants to 7 organizations · largest $17.5M · through 2024 · 4.1% of their giving
$70.7M
5. Fanatics All in Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $13.1M · through 2020 · 24.4% of their giving
$13.1M
6. Donatestock Charitable Inc
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $6.3M · through 2024 · 42.9% of their giving
$9.6M
7. The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.9M · through 2023 · 63.2% of their giving
$7.3M
8. The Clear Fund
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $8.7M · through 2024 · 7.0% of their giving
$20.2M
9. Leon Rachel Corp
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $5.0M · through 2024 · 30.7% of their giving
$5.3M
10. Goodman Family Supporting Foundation
30 grants to 5 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024 · 30.8% of their giving
$5.2M
11. Dressember Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2023 · 58.8% of their giving
$4.4M
12. Impactassetsinc
112 grants to 43 organizations · largest $12.0M · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$34.0M
13. Forward Movement Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $4.0M · through 2024 · 87.0% of their giving
$4.0M
14. Kuwait-America Foundation
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 93.6% of their giving
$3.9M
15. Eat Learn Play Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $5.2M · through 2020 · 14.2% of their giving
$5.2M
16. The Newton D & Rochelle F Becker Foundation
16 grants to 7 organizations · largest $700K · through 2023 · 25.0% of their giving
$3.7M
17. Enveritas Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.6M · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$3.5M
18. United Way of the National Capital Area
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $3.2M · through 2024 · 11.7% of their giving
$6.0M
19. End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.7M · through 2022 · 51.0% of their giving
$3.4M
20. Freedom from Hunger
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$3.1M
21. Cnfa
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $659K · through 2024 · 15.2% of their giving
$4.0M
22. Cerity Partners Foundation
12 grants to 4 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 14.2% of their giving
$4.1M
23. Center for Applied Linguistics
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $557K · through 2023 · 34.7% of their giving
$2.6M
24. Center for the Study of Democratic Institution
25 grants to 8 organizations · largest $400K · through 2024 · 19.9% of their giving
$2.5M
25. Tides Foundation
107 grants to 52 organizations · largest $9.0M · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$35.3M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to international aid & development 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. 19 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.

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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 international aid & development 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 international aid & development funding in Washington, D.C., not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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