Funding search · domestic violence · Washington DC
Who funds domestic violence work in Washington DC
15 funders have a record of paying for domestic violence work by Washington DC recipients: 64 grants totaling $12.6M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are The Allstate Foundation ($6.5M), Wellspring Philanthropic Fund ($3.6M) and California Physicians' Service Fdn ($580,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Washington DC recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $10,000 to NATIONAL NETWORK TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INC — 2023 national network to end domestic violence (nnedv), 17th annual domestic violence counts report
Largest: $620,000 to INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE — cash transfer and intimate partner violence research collaborative
Largest: $430,000 to NATIONAL NETWORK TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE — preventing domestic violence through federal policy change
Largest: $57,500 to DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE — community services
Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain View, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $400,000 · through 2024Largest: $200,000 to National Network to End Domestic Violence — public safety
Largest: $150,000 to NATIONAL NETWORK TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE — humanitarian/educational/community
Largest: $5,000 to NATIONAL NETWORK TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INC — general & unrestricted
Largest: $15,000 to DC VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT — provide legal service to domestic violence victims & at-risk children in dc area
Largest: $5,010 to MY SISTER'S PLACE — support shelter and programs for survivors of domestic violence and their children
Largest: $20,000 to JUSTICE RESEARCH AND STATISTICS ASSOCIATION — high quality research into domestic violence victim support by holding a year-long webinar series, "what do we know?" that would pair researchers who had completed a relevant syste…
Largest: $130,000 to DC VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT — support it comprehensive pro-bono legal services for domestic violence victims, vulnerable imigrants, and at-risk children
Largest: $5,000 to NEGOTIATION WORKS — to support people experiencing homelessness, escaping domestic violence or returning from prison.
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