270 private foundations reported education grants in District of Columbia on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2025, 270 private foundations reported 803 grants for education totaling $193,349,727 to 523 organizations in District of Columbia. The most-funded District of Columbia communities were Washington. Gates Foundation reported the most education giving — $103,957,054 across 149 grants. The median grant was $41,700.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 149 | $103,957,054 |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA a James & Alice B Clark Foundation | 9 | $10,575,000 |
| Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc | 11 | $9,675,000 |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 1 | $8,880,000 |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Inc | 29 | $5,130,500 |
| The Kresge Foundation | 26 | $5,035,000 |
| Carnegie Corporation of NEW York | 20 | $4,296,028 |
| XQ Institute | 3 | $3,077,459 |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | 2 | $3,000,000 |
| John L NAU III Foundation | 1 | $2,666,668 |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | 7 | $1,797,936 |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | 9 | $1,786,400 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Georgetown University | 23 | $14,400,871 |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | 10 | $9,054,140 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | 3 | $8,951,000 |
| Digital Promise Global | 7 | $6,992,728 |
| Education Trust Inc the | 9 | $6,745,143 |
| American Association of State Colleges and Universities | 3 | $6,720,178 |
| NEW Venture Fund | 15 | $6,086,930 |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | 3 | $5,936,834 |
| Heritage Foundation | 7 | $5,116,500 |
| Council of Chief State School Officers | 4 | $4,838,996 |
| Excelencia in Education Inc | 6 | $4,462,197 |
| Data Quality Campaign Inc | 6 | $3,835,000 |
| Anne Lewis Strategies LLC | 1 | $2,969,941 |
| New America Foundation | 11 | $2,918,081 |
| National Park Foundation | 3 | $2,690,668 |
270 private foundations reported education grants in District of Columbia on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $193,349,727. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA a James & Alice B Clark Foundation, Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
523 distinct organizations appear as recipients in District of Columbia, led by Georgetown University, United Negro College Fund Inc, The Aspen Institute Inc. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported education grant in District of Columbia was $41,700, and the largest single reported grant was $8,880,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
