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 2 of 4

26. Charities Aid Foundation America
135 grants to 45 organizations · largest $5.8M · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$28.5M
27. The Chicago Community Trust
89 grants to 31 organizations · largest $20.0M · through 2023
$54.9M
28. Foundation for the Carolinas
13 grants to 5 organizations · largest $8.5M · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$27.4M
29. The Freedom Fund
12 grants to 3 organizations · largest $268K · through 2024 · 18.6% of their giving
$2.0M
30. Jewish Communal Fund
147 grants to 44 organizations · largest $6.6M · through 2024
$38.9M
31. Council of American Overseas Research Centers
18 grants to 4 organizations · largest $315K · through 2023 · 12.7% of their giving
$2.5M
32. Pledgeling Foundation
31 grants to 13 organizations · largest $2.8M · through 2024 · 5.8% of their giving
$5.3M
33. Albi Fund Institute and Lab
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 55.3% of their giving
$1.5M
34. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
56 grants to 32 organizations · largest $4.3M · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$19.2M
35. Skoll Fund C/O Silicon Valley Community Foundation
16 grants to 13 organizations · largest $2.5M · through 2024 · 3.9% of their giving
$6.7M
36. Give Lively Foundation Inc
69 grants to 25 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2025 · 4.8% of their giving
$5.3M
37. Focusing Philanthropy Inc
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $2.1M · through 2022 · 4.4% of their giving
$5.7M
38. Comerica Charitable Trust
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $4.0M · through 2024 · 6.0% of their giving
$4.1M
39. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
145 grants to 69 organizations · largest $6.1M · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$21.9M
40. Interchurch Medical Assistance Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2023 · 5.8% of their giving
$4.0M
41. Improving Economies for Stronger Communities
10 grants to 3 organizations · largest $221K · through 2024 · 21.5% of their giving
$1.2M
42. American Leadership Fund Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.4M · through 2024 · 16.8% of their giving
$1.4M
43. Ares Charitable Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 8.3% of their giving
$2.7M
44. Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma
74 grants to 22 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$11.4M
45. Humanity United Action
12 grants to 3 organizations · largest $450K · through 2024 · 33.9% of their giving
$1.0M
46. Kershaw's Challenge
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $325K · through 2024 · 13.6% of their giving
$1.5M
48. The Clara Lionel Foundation
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2020 · 6.2% of their giving
$3.1M
54. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
68 grants to 35 organizations · largest $3.4M · through 2024
$15.6M
62. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
100 grants to 32 organizations · largest $5.0M · through 2024
$33.6M
63. Rf Catalytic Capital Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $3.9M · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$4.9M

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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