Foundations that fund human services in Washington, DC
These 25 foundations made grants to human services in Washington, DC in the most recent IRS filing I have for each. None of them ticked the box for giving only to preselected organizations, and each filing gives application instructions or a website. That doesn't prove a foundation takes applications, and some on this list may not. The text below is copied from the filings, most of them for tax year 2024, so check a foundation's website or call before you apply.
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The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
- $182,500 to Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area Inc, Washington: Community services
- $115,000 to Fair Chance, Washington: Community services
- $100,000 to Mamatoto Village Inc, Washington: Health
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- $864,959 to Aarp Foundation, Washington: 79608 disrupting structural barriers to health equity by tapping the full potential of a...
- $537,500 to First Focus on Children, Washington: 82411 supporting first focus on children in advancing economic inclusion for family...
- $500,000 to First Focus on Children, Washington: 81779 general operating support for first focus on children, 2024-2026
How to apply: Most of rwjf's grants are made through targeted grant programs and funding partnerships. Rwjf's funding priorities and calls for proposals are described on www.rwjf.org.
Deadlines: No deadlines, except when foundation issues a call for proposal (cfp) or request for proposal (rfp).
Restrictions: Rwjf is dedicated to taking bold leaps to transform health in our lifetime and pave the way, together, to a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right. We are a national philanthropy that advances transformative systems...
Wk Kellogg Foundation
- $450,000 to Alliance for Early Success, Washington: Early Care and Education
- $300,000 to National Council of Urban Indian Health, Washington: Health and Health Equity
- $250,000 to Zero To Three National Center for Infants Toddlers and Families, Washington: Early Care and Education
How to apply: See "how to apply" at www.wkkf.org/grantseekers/#how-to-apply
Deadlines: Proposals for grants may be submitted at any time through the website, www.wkkf.org
Restrictions: See "our priorities" (what we fund) on our website, www.wkkf.org/what-we-fund/
The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc
- $1,000,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: Hurricane Helene Relief
- $750,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: Hurricane Milton Relief
- $350,000 to Ywca Usa Inc, Washington: YWCA's Women's Empowerment 360 Program
How to apply: https://www.coca-colacompany.com/social/coca-cola-foundation
Restrictions: Grants are made for education and youth development, environmental, e.g., water stewardship and community recycling programs, arts and culture, women's empowerment, and programs focused on community well-being. Funds are made available to...
Luther I Replogle Foundation
- $11,000 to Reach Education Inc, Washington: Literacy
- $10,000 to Foster and Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center, Washington: Human services
- $7,500 to Negotiation Works, Washington: Human services
How to apply: Applications are made through an online system on the foundation's website: www.reploglefoundation.org
Deadlines: Deadlines occur twice per year. Further information can be found at: www.reploglefoundation.org
Walter A Bloedorn Foundation
- $15,000 to Educare Dc, Washington: To support your greatest needs
- $10,000 to The Fishing School, Washington: Support afterschool, summer success and parent engagement programs
- $5,000 to Negotiation Works, Washington: To support people experiencing homelessness, escaping domestic violence or returning from...
How to apply: Request may be made by submitting a grant application form and should include sufficient information to evaluate the program and tax-exempt status of donee.
Deadlines: Generally, requests should be received by december 31, to be considered at the april board meeting.
Restrictions: Grants normally range from $1,000 to $40,000. Preferential consideration is given to applicants in the metropolitan washington, dc area.
Dimick Foundation John M Lynham Jr Trustee
- $5,000 to Fishing School, Washington: General operating support
- $5,000 to Seabury Resources for Aging, Washington: General operating support
- $3,000 to Dc Affordable Law Firm, Washington: General operating support
How to apply: Letter
Deadlines: Six weeks prior to semi-annual grant decision making meeting
American Express Foundation
- $750,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: Designated disaster relief fund
- $268,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: Designated disaster relief fund
- $184,824 to American National Red Cross, Washington: General support
How to apply: - name and address of organization - contact person, title, phone number - geographic area served by organization - history of previous support from the american express philanthropic program, foundation or an american express subsidiary - amount of funds requested - description...
The Allstate Foundation
- $250,000 to Ywca Usa Inc, Washington: Week without violence
- $200,000 to Ywca Usa Inc, Washington: General operating grant
- $50,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: Disaster relief: hurricane beryl
How to apply: Letter of proposal
Deadlines: Proposal reviewed as received
Restrictions: Must be within the united states
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc
- $25,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: Disaster Relief
- $25,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: Disaster Relief
- $25,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: Disaster Relief
How to apply: Grant requests to be submitted online. Information required includes organization name, purpose of grant request & amount requested.
Deadlines: Human Services - March; United Way - August; Arts - October; Financial Wellness - July; Education -
Restrictions: Grantee must be a 501(c)(3) organization located in or near communities in which the foundation has a presence.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc
- $600,000 to Think of Us, Washington: To support targeted strategies to meaningfully engage individuals with lived experience...
- $525,000 to Think of Us, Washington: To support establishment of a prevention-focused learning collaborative for 16...
- $150,000 to Hispanic Access Foundation, Washington: To provide general operating support
How to apply: See part xiv, grants process statement
Deadlines: See part xiv, grants process statement
Restrictions: See part xiv, grants process statement
Wells Fargo Foundation
- $790,000 to National Bankers Community Alliance Inc, Washington: Our money matters expansion grant
- $300,000 to National Foundation for Credit Counseling Inc, Washington: 2025 consumer & military financial survey and operational support
- $100,000 to Dc Affordable Law Firm, Washington: Estate planning education through established homeownership education programs
How to apply: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-giving/grant-process/
Deadlines: Applications are accepted from february 1 through october 1.
Restrictions: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-giving/grant-process/
Td Charitable Foundation
- $150,000 to Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Washington: The prince georges county resilience project
- $20,000 to United Planning Organization, Washington: Providing opportunities with educational readiness
- $10,000 to Life Asset, Washington: Life assets microloan and financial training for low-income entrepreneurs
How to apply: Grant applications are accessible soley via the internet. The web address to access grant applications is: https://www.tdbank.com/corporate-responsibility/the-ready-commitment/funding -opportunities/
Restrictions: Organization must be a 501(c)(3) public charity. Organization must be located in a state with a td bank, na branch. The foundation will award only one grant to any program within one calendar year. Grants cannot be made to/for the...
John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation
- $50,000 to Fair Chance, Washington: General Operating
- $35,000 to Dc Affordable Law Firm, Washington: General operating
- $35,000 to New Futures, Washington: Gen ops
How to apply: Information as required in the online website
If Foundation
- $25,000 to Festival Center, Washington: 2024 grant - for fiscally sponsored project roc-dc to provide support for let's go dmv
- $25,000 to Mothers Outreach Network Inc, Washington: 2024 grant - in support of the dc guaranteed income coalition
- $20,000 to Festival Center, Washington: 2024 grant - for fiscally sponsored project east of the river aid to provide support for...
How to apply: Visit www.iffdn.org for application information
Deadlines: No
Restrictions: Nonprofit organizations engaged in systems change work to advance racial justice in the washington dc region.
Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation
- $25,000 to Sasha Bruce Youthwork Inc, Washington: To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization
- $10,000 to Dc Affordable Law Firm, Washington: To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization
- $5,000 to Reproductive Freedom for All, Washington: To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization
How to apply: Submit a 1-2 page written proposal and a copy of your determination letter for consideration.
Deadlines: By november 1st to be considered for the current year.
Restrictions: None.
Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities Inc
- $50,000 to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, Washington: Toward expenses of the child and adolescent mobile psychiatric service (champs) emergency...
- $25,000 to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, Washington: Toward expenses to support the spanish catholic center food pantry, to meet the region's...
- $15,000 to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, Washington: Toward expenses of the child and adolescent mobile psychiatric service (champs) emergency...
How to apply: See www.rfca.org/grantprograms
Deadlines: See www.rfca.org/grantprograms
Restrictions: See www.rfca.org/grantprograms
Generac Foundation Inc
- $15,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: funds for South Carolina Programs and Services, local chapter
- $10,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: employee funds
- $10,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: Wisconsin Fund
How to apply: generacgives@generac.com
Deadlines: No
Restrictions: No
Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353
- $10,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: General support to civic agency
- $2,964 to American National Red Cross, Washington: Matching gift to health & human services agency
- $1,100 to Friends of the World Food Program Inc, Washington: Matching gift to civic agency
How to apply: Donor for each gift, you need to complete a gift request through eric. To access the form, click on the "matching gifts" in the "my tools" list on the eric homepage. The recipient organization will receive an email from textron's matching gift department asking for verification...
Deadlines: Requests are processed as they are received.
Restrictions: Textron will match contributions between $25 and $7,500 per individual, per calendar year, to eligible institutions at a $1:$1 ratio, for a maximum textron contribution of $7,500. Gifts made outside of the united states must be equivalent...
Wal-Mart Foundation
- $1,200,891 to Equitable Food Initiative, Washington: People in supply chains
- $650,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: Disaster relief and preparedness
How to apply: See "how we give" at walmart.org
Deadlines: See "how we give" at walmart.org
Restrictions: The walmart foundation does not make grants outside its funding priorities. See "what we do and "grant eligibility" at walmart.org
Southern Company Charitable Foundation Inc
- $1,000,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: Hurricane helene disaster relief efforts
- $500,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: American national red cross matching gift campaign
How to apply: The filing names a contact. Use the filings link above.
The John A Hartford Foundation Inc
- $587,323 to National Alliance for Caregiving, Washington: Act on raise campaign
- $496,697 to National Alliance for Caregiving, Washington: The national campaign for the raise national strategy: action toward implementation
How to apply: Applications should be mailed to the president of the foundation at the above address.
Deadlines: No deadlines
Restrictions: Grants only to exempt organizations under 501 (c)(3) of the irs code, and that are not private foundations within the meaning of section 509 (a) or a state or political subdivision thereof. No grants to individuals. Our programmatic areas...
The Kroger Co Foundation
- $500,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: Organization's charitable purpose
- $50,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: Organization's charitable purpose
How to apply: All grant requests must be submitted through the versaic grants management platform located at thekrogerco.versaic.com/login. Grant requests include information related to the organization and it's charitable purpose and details related to the request.
Deadlines: Grants are processed quarterly with application deadlines in january, april, july, and october.
Restrictions: Grants are only approved to 501(c)(3) organizations
American Water Charitable Foundationinc
- $250,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: General purpose
- $15,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: General purpose
How to apply: See application forms on internal company web site
Deadlines: No set deadlines
Restrictions: Must be 501(c)(3) charitable organization that furthers the charitable purposes of the foundation.
The Northrop Grumman Foundation
- $250,000 to American National Red Cross, Washington: General operating grants & matching gifts.
- $10,000 to Student Veterans of America, Washington: General operating grants & matching gifts.
How to apply: Employee matching gift program: list organization, amount requested, purpose for which funds are being sought, and proof of tax-exempt status. Employees apply online and are eligible for four matches of up to $2,500 in total.
Deadlines: October 31st
Restrictions: Ineligible participants include: employees on leave of absence, contract employees, retired employees, and spouses or children of current employees. All recipients of an employee matching gift for education grant must be recognized as a...
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