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Nonprofits / District of Columbia

Who funds National Council of Nonprofits?

Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 521689643

19 private foundations reported grants to National Council of Nonprofits in Washington, District of Columbia totaling $2.3 million across 22 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was The Ford Foundation, with $800,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Funders of National Council of Nonprofits that accept applications

If your organization does similar work, these foundations are prospects: they already fund work like National Council of Nonprofits's and say in their IRS filings that they accept applications.

More prospects in the funder finder, filtered to foundations that give in District of Columbia.

Foundations that fund National Council of Nonprofits

All 19 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
The Ford Foundation
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
General support and core support for institutional strengthening2$800,000
The Kresge Foundation
Michigan · 2024 · accepts applications
Project support to pomote the vital role, capacity, and voice of nonprofits2$285,000
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
For general operating support2$225,000
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Michigan · 2024
To support a national nonprofit association that works to build the capacity of state nonprofit associations.1$200,000
Gates Foundation
Washington · 2024 · accepts applications
Public awareness and analysis1$187,500
Surdna Foundation Inc
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
General support1$175,000
Ventus Charitable Foundation
Florida · 2025
Charitable1$100,000
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
Just Societies1$100,000
Bainum Family Foundation
District of Columbia · 2024
General operating support1$75,000
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
For efforts to safeguard nonprofit nonpartisanship1$40,000
Prospect Hill Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
General support1$20,000
Bothin Foundation
California · 2025 · accepts applications
General operating support1$20,000
Tomberg Family Foundation
Washington · 2025 · accepts applications
General support1$13,333
The BDM Family Foundation
Delaware · 2025
General & Unrestricted1$10,000
The Dyson Foundation
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
For general operating support.1$5,000
The Lodestar Foundation
Arizona · 2025
General & Unrestricted1$5,000
McGregor Fund
Michigan · 2024 · accepts applications
Matching Gift1$400
Amazonsmile Foundation
Washington · 2023
General support1$34
American Express Foundation
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
General support1$25

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

Using this list

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Questions people ask

Who funds National Council of Nonprofits?

The Ford Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and Gates Foundation, and 14 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does National Council of Nonprofits get from foundations?

$2.3 million in 22 reported grants from 19 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

The Ford Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Gates Foundation and Surdna Foundation Inc say in their filings that they accept applications.

Other funded organizations in Washington