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Nonprofits / District of Columbia

Who funds National Park Service?

Washington, District of Columbia

4 private foundations reported grants to National Park Service in Washington, District of Columbia totaling $791,100 across 4 grants in tax years 2024 to 2025. The largest funder was The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, with $780,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Funders of National Park Service that accept applications

If your organization does similar work, these foundations are prospects: they already fund work like National Park Service'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 Park Service

All 4 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
To support the development of research and studies to strengthen the preservation and interpretation of womens history1$780,000
Shatz Family Foundation
Arizona · 2025
Support1$10,000
Litow Family Foundation
Delaware · 2024
Financial support1$1,000
John D Richardson Foundation
Arizona · 2025
General1$100

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

A foundation that already gives to National Park Service gives in its field and region, so the list doubles as a prospect list for similar organizations in Washington. Open a foundation to see its application rules, typical grant and every other grant it paid.

Questions people ask

Who funds National Park Service?

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Shatz Family Foundation, Litow Family Foundation and John D Richardson Foundation, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does National Park Service get from foundations?

$791,100 in 4 reported grants from 4 private foundations in tax years 2024 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation says in their filings that they accept applications.

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