Foundations that fund organizations in Alexandria, Virginia
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Alexandria nonprofits
2,532 private foundations gave $449M to Alexandria organizations in their latest filings; 36 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
3,648 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Alexandria around $700K. 6 of these funders are based in Virginia; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 2,532
- Accept applications
- 36
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Alexandria
- $449M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 3,648
- Typical median grant
- $700K
- Based in VA
- 6%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Alexandria organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Holdings Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $101M | $101M | Yes | Various |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 21 | $29M | $454K | Yes | Public awareness and analysis; Postsecondary education; K-12 education |
| Citi Foundation | New York, NY | 50 | $22M | $500K | Preselected only | Lebanon crisis response project; Haitian education & leadership program; Digital financial inclusion awards program |
| Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | 10 | $22M | $1.5M | Preselected only | Donor advised fund contribution; Preserving liberty through constitutional education project; General operating support |
| Pepsico Foundation Inc | Purchase, NY | 2 | $17M | $8.3M | Preselected only | Donor Advised Fund/Matching Gifts Fund; General Support |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 9 | $14M | $1.0M | Yes | Christian faith&life storytellg init; Capacity buildg-disaster relief orgs; Employee matching gift(s) |
| Parker-Hannifin Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $9.5M | $9.5M | Preselected only | Charities aid foundation america is the sponsoring organiza… |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $5.8M | $1.6M | Yes | To support a national grantmaking competition for digitizat…; To support a regranting program for the digitization of mat…; To support an academic librarianship program |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 4 | $5.2M | $13K | Preselected only | To support environmental projects. |
| Samueli Foundation | Corona del Mar, CA | 2 | $4.8M | $2.4M | Preselected only | Healing works foundation-program & operations; General operations |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 5 | $4.5M | $300K | Preselected only | For the galaxy leader fellowship; For the emerging bilingual collaborative; For the one for justice event sponsorship |
| The Citadel Foundation | Miami, FL | 1 | $4.5M | $4.5M | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Vertex Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $4.5M | $4.5M | Preselected only | Grant funds supported grantee programs |
| Yum Brands Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $4.3M | $4.3M | Yes | Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3) |
| Truist Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | 4 | $4.2M | $840K | Yes | Special programs; Building career pathways to; Thriving communities |
| Cvs Foundation | Woonsocket, RI | 18 | $4.1M | $246K | Yes | Small grant; Volunteer challenge grants |
| Exxonmobil Foundation | Spring, TX | 2 | $3.8M | $1.9M | Preselected only | Education |
| Mercer Family Foundation | Waltham, MA | 1 | $3.8M | $3.8M | Preselected only | General Support |
| Comerica Charitable Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $3.4M | $3.4M | Preselected only | General operating |
| Thomas Lyle Williams Trust Bessemer Trust Company Na | New York, NY | 1 | $3.2M | $3.2M | Preselected only | General exempt purpose |
| The Blackstone Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 11 | $3.1M | $150K | Preselected only | General grant |
| The Fred C Gloeckner Foundation Inc | New Canaan, CT | 1 | $3.0M | $3.0M | Yes | Research |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 9 | $2.7M | $20K | Yes | Matching gifts; 81707 adding to the robert wood johnson foundation global f…; 79320 catalyzing governmental health departments and cross-… |
| Kia Ora Foundation | Oakland, CA | 1 | $2.6M | $2.6M | Preselected only | Contribution |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 10 | $2.4M | $75K | Yes | For general operating support; Matching gift of staff and board members; For development of an executive function cohort |
| Dow Company Foundation | Midland, MI | 1 | $2.4M | $2.4M | Yes | Community wellbeing |
| Wal-Mart Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 2 | $2.3M | $1.1M | Yes | Healthier food for all; Disaster relief and preparedness |
| Stanley M Herzog Charitable Foundation | Smithville, MO | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Yes | General Support |
| Gracias Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | General operating expenses in its entirety. |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | to support research and development in K-12 education. |
| Surgo Foundation US | New York, NY | 3 | $2.0M | $500K | Preselected only | Arts; Citizenship - digital public infrastructure; Citizenship - justice reform |
| Charles Koch Foundation | Arlington, VA | 1 | $1.9M | $1.9M | Yes | General operating support |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $1.8M | $305K | Yes | To monitor and report on the health of the federal statisti…; To administer scholarships for the sloan indigenous graduat…; To support operations of the alfred p. sloan ucem program a… |
| The Lemelson Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $1.6M | $1.6M | Preselected only | To enable innovative collaborative research on sustainabili… |
| L E Phillips Family Foundation Inc | Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $1.6M | $1.6M | Yes | Operations |
| Novartis US Foundation | East Hanover, NJ | 1 | $1.6M | $1.6M | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Edwards Lifesciences Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Yes | General operating support |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 2 | $1.5M | $755K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Williams Companies Foundation Inc | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Preselected only | General operations, health & welfare, scholarships and educ… |
| Target Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 3 | $1.5M | $300K | Yes | Economic opportunity - global |
| Visa Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $1.5M | $750K | Preselected only | To empower 20,000 women and youth farmers in Nigeria's agri…; To Charities Aid Foundation America ("CAF America") |
| Hilton Global Foundation | McLean, VA | 2 | $1.5M | $745K | Preselected only | Annual grant program 2024; Team member assistance fund |
| Otto Schwarz Memorial Graduate Scholarship | Dallas, TX | 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | Preselected only | Fbo technion-israel |
| Je Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | Preselected only | To assist in the support of liberty through limited governm… |
| The Wallace Foundation | New York, NY | 10 | $1.3M | $100K | Preselected only | To serve as a Wallace communications partner.; To organize and run learning community meetings for Wallace…; To support districts participating in Wallace's ECPI. |
| Richards Family Foundation | Evans, GA | 2 | $1.3M | $641K | Preselected only | Support community organization |
| Sijbrandij Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $1.2M | $400K | Preselected only | Global income coin |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $1.2M | $600K | Preselected only | Coalition for good schools; General operating support |
| Elevance Health Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $1.2M | $1.2M | Yes | MHA Screening for Early Intervention for Substance Use Diso… |
| McKesson Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 2 | $1.1M | $575K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Avery Dennison Foundation | Azusa, CA | 2 | $1.1M | $563K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Tudor Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | Charitable purposes |
| Sokol Family Foundation Kelly Sokol | Virginia Beach, VA | 2 | $1.1M | $560K | Preselected only | General |
| Ed Foundation | Johnson City, TX | 2 | $1.1M | $547K | Preselected only | General support |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 9 | $1.1M | $50K | Yes | For fundacion monte de piedad, i.a.p., a project of chariti…; For general operating support; To provide general operating support to philanthropy togeth… |
| Tom and Julie Wood Family Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Yes | Charitable |
| The Wildcat Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | To conduct investigations and related law enforcement activ… |
| Bhp Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Amplifying bot impact project - open ownership |
| Ed Uihlein Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | General |
| O'Donnell Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Yes | Operations |
| The Hartwell Foundation Corporation | Fullerton, CA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | La fires |
| Ge Vernova Foundation I | Wilmington, DE | 5 | $995K | $218K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; RENEW Skills Program in Vietnam; Spanish Red Cross for Disaster Relief for Communities Impac… |
| Weissberg Foundation | McLean, VA | 11 | $960K | $15K | Preselected only | Capacity support; General operating support; Program support |
| Hawthornden Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $927K | $927K | Preselected only | Literary arts support. |
| Wk Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 7 | $924K | $125K | Yes | Jobs and Family Economic Security; Matching Grant; Early Care and Education |
| The 1040 Foundation C/O Dorothy B Koopman | Alexandria, VA | 1 | $922K | $922K | Preselected only | Termination distribution - charitable grantmaking |
| Barr Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $885K | $325K | Preselected only | To support the implementation phase of the project pilot; To support two cohorts of creative community fellows new en…; To support a delegation of youth from massachusetts at the… |
| The Sobrato Family Foundation | Mountain View, CA | 1 | $875K | $875K | Yes | To support the emerging bilingual collaborative |
| Allen Family Charitable Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $850K | $850K | Preselected only | General support |
| Medtronic Communities Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $780K | $780K | Yes | Donor advised fund focusing on emergency aid |
| Trott Family Philanthropies Inc | Chicago, IL | 4 | $776K | $175K | Preselected only | 2024 Excellence Gala; Awards Sponsorship; Endowment (2021) |
| Frank & Betty Wright Foundation | Potomac, MD | 8 | $772K | $33K | Preselected only | Literacy tutoring/mentoring program; Library; Development costs |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba a James & Alice B Clark Foundation | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $750K | $750K | Preselected only | Capacity-building support of college preparatory programs |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $750K | $375K | Preselected only | General operating support; Expanding public service leadership pipelines in |
| High Meadows Foundation C/O Carl Ferenbach | Boston, MA | 1 | $750K | $750K | Preselected only | Payment to carry on charitable activities |
| Susan & Teresa Schwab Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | 1 | $739K | $739K | Preselected only | Cancer research |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 3 | $708K | $70K | Yes | Just Societies; Special Initiatives |
| The Searle Freedom Trust C/O Kinship LLC | Madison, WI | 3 | $700K | $250K | Preselected only | Education and outreach |
| Marguerite Casey Foundation | Seattle, WA | 4 | $700K | $93K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Rabbitt Whalen Family Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $700K | $700K | Preselected only | Support for college scholarships for low-income youth |
| Ncr Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $698K | $698K | Yes | Charitable grant |
| Stella Roy Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $692K | $692K | Preselected only | Andrea Bocelli Foundation |
| Femsa Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $680K | $680K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Tepper Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $650K | $200K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $640K | $640K | Yes | Education |
| Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation | Missoula, MT | 3 | $640K | $120K | Yes | Educational fund contribution; College of idaho scholarship; Giving club 2022-2026 |
| Air Products Foundation | Allentown, PA | 3 | $627K | $80K | Yes | Nacme 2025; 2025 air products contribution to nsbe; General support - matching |
| Bechtel Group Foundation | Glendale, AZ | 3 | $625K | $200K | Yes | Social services |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 1 | $625K | $625K | Yes | To support the development and dissemination of open-source… |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 6 | $625K | $63K | Yes | To support general operations; To support the Galen Institute; To support a legal fellowship |
| The Peterson Family Foundation Inc | Fairfax, VA | 7 | $617K | $2,000 | Preselected only | General support; Renovation funds |
| Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $615K | $308K | Yes | Social services |
| Barney Family Foundation C/O Robert T Napier Harrison Llp | Chicago, IL | 1 | $613K | $613K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| The Hearthland Foundation C/O Breslauer Rutman & Anderson Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $600K | $300K | Preselected only | Narrative & storytelling |
| The Miles Foundation Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $600K | $600K | Preselected only | The miles foundation fund |
| Soros Fund Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $568K | $284K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $565K | $135K | Yes | General operating support; Galen institute at donors llc |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 11 | $553K | $25K | Preselected only | Provide general operating support; Charitable contribution through the matching gifts program; Support The School Superintendents Association (AASA) in le… |
| The James Annenberg LA Vea Char Fdn | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $550K | $550K | Preselected only | In honor of james annenberg |
| George E Coleman Jr Foundation | New Canaan, CT | 1 | $546K | $546K | Yes | Daf support |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Alexandria, Virginia?
Enterprise Holdings Foundation, Gates Foundation, Citi Foundation, Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc, Pepsico Foundation Inc and 95 others reported grants to Alexandria organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Alexandria. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.