84 private foundations reported youth & family 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, 84 private foundations reported 168 grants for youth & family totaling $57,101,814 to 125 organizations in District of Columbia. The most-funded District of Columbia communities were Washington, New York. Gates Foundation reported the most youth & family giving — $39,411,102 across 33 grants. The median grant was $75,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 33 | $39,411,102 |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA a James & Alice B Clark Foundation | 8 | $6,599,000 |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | 35 | $5,426,350 |
| Alice L Walton Foundation | 1 | $833,333 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 1 | $725,000 |
| AMY R and Philip S Goldman Foundation | 1 | $309,365 |
| The Duchossois Family Foundation | 1 | $300,000 |
| Carnegie Corporation of NEW York | 1 | $250,000 |
| The Wild Gifting Project | 3 | $248,122 |
| The Duke Endowment | 1 | $200,000 |
| Solid Rock Foundation | 1 | $200,000 |
| Capital ONE Foundation Inc | 1 | $150,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | 9 | $11,788,834 |
| NEW Venture Fund | 1 | $5,000,000 |
| Innovations for Poverty Action | 4 | $4,901,792 |
| Population Services International | 2 | $4,500,000 |
| Childrens National Hospital | 1 | $3,331,500 |
| Washington Nationals Philanthropies | 1 | $2,200,000 |
| International Initiative for Impact Evaluation Inc | 2 | $2,185,649 |
| Dalberg Catalyst | 1 | $1,523,227 |
| International Research & Exchanges Board the | 1 | $1,400,000 |
| DKT International Inc | 2 | $1,292,597 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | 5 | $1,268,333 |
| Finca International Inc | 2 | $1,081,470 |
| NEW America Foundation | 1 | $935,000 |
| American Friends of Zanaafrica Corp | 1 | $900,000 |
| Georgetown University | 3 | $875,023 |
84 private foundations reported youth & family grants in District of Columbia on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $57,101,814. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA a James & Alice B Clark Foundation, Annie E Casey Foundation Inc. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
125 distinct organizations appear as recipients in District of Columbia, led by International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, NEW Venture Fund, Innovations for Poverty Action. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported youth & family grant in District of Columbia was $75,000, and the largest single reported grant was $5,000,000. 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.
