Largest private foundations in District of Columbia
| # | Foundation | City | Focus area | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Paintbrush Foundation | Washington | Education | $1.9 billion |
| 2 | Wyss Foundation | Washington | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $1.7 billion |
| 3 | Morris And Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation | Washington | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $636.1 million |
| 4 | Public Welfare Foundation Inc | Washington | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $614.7 million |
| 5 | The Quetzal Trust | Washington | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $344.3 million |
| 6 | Eugene & Agnes E Meyer Foundation | Washington | Not listed | $230.7 million |
| 7 | Building Hope Finance | Washington | Education | $192.9 million |
| 8 | Bhp Foundation | Washington | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $185.4 million |
| 9 | Summit Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington | Not listed | $159.0 million |
| 10 | Bender Foundation Inc | Washington | Not listed | $157.4 million |
| 11 | Carol And Gene Ludwig Family Foundation | Washington | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $137.5 million |
| 12 | The Greenwall Foundation | Washington | Not listed | $114.0 million |
| 13 | Wallace Genetic Foundation Ii Inc | Washington | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $112.4 million |
| 14 | Diane & Norman Bernstein Foundation | Washington | Not listed | $111.4 million |
| 15 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Foundation | Washington | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $103.3 million |
| 16 | United States Japan Foundation | Washington | Not listed | $102.4 million |
| 17 | Farvue Foundation Inc | Washington | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $97.0 million |
| 18 | Fund Ii Foundation | Washington | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $92.5 million |
| 19 | Alexander And Margaret Stewart Trust | Washington | Not listed | $88.4 million |
| 20 | Sylvan C Herman Foundation Inc | Washington | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $87.1 million |
| 21 | Richard W Goldman Family Foundation | Washington | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $83.4 million |
| 22 | Ibis Group | Washington | Education | $78.2 million |
| 23 | The Washington Home Inc | Washington | Health Care | $73.0 million |
| 24 | Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation | Washington | Not listed | $63.5 million |
| 25 | Danaher Foundation | Washington | Not listed | $57.7 million |
The full list includes all 526 District of Columbia foundations with street address, ZIP, EIN, focus area, income and tax period, plus every other state.
District of Columbia cities with the most private foundations
- Washington: 526
Most common focus areas in District of Columbia
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations: 199
- Education: 84
- Arts, Culture & Humanities: 26
- Human Services: 18
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security: 13
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building: 9
- Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy: 6
- Health Care: 5
Where does this data come from?
The IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, downloaded in October 2026 and filtered to private foundations. Assets are as reported on each foundation's latest return on file. Foundations with no focus area code are shown as Not listed.