Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) is an independent, nonprofit association based in Washington, DC, that brings leaders from the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Northern Virginia together to address regional issues. Its 2024 filing describes work on regional transportation planning, air and water quality, environmental monitoring, economic development, public safety, child care, and housing.
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments at a glance
In short: Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments gave $2.1M across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $141K), top state Virginia. 40% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,115,954
- -0.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- -6.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $141,064
- +6.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $92,047
- Total assets
- $71,781,074
- +9.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 40% first-time grantees (6 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Virginia (44% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
- How to Apply
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For that past cycle, applicants could submit an optional project abstract and an application.
- Review Cycle
- The FY 2026 cycle’s application deadline was March 7, 2025, and its optional abstract deadline was January 22, 2025; both dates have passed.
- Deadline
- The FY 2026 cycle’s application deadline was March 7, 2025, and its optional abstract deadline was January 22, 2025;…
- Contact
Mailing address: 777 North Capitol Street Ne, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 962-3200
Website: https://mwcog.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Arc of Northern VA ($385K). Together the top 10 received $1.9M.
Grant Size Distribution
87 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 27 grants of 87 (31%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
COG describes its regional work as covering the District of Columbia, suburban Maryland, and Northern Virginia. In the 2025 grant filing, recipient grant dollars were distributed among Virginia (44%), Maryland (36%), and DC (20%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments open to new grantees?
40%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 15 grantees (40%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $68K; repeat grants $190K. How we count
Medians: $41K first-time, $139K repeat.
- 60% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.6M (2019) to $4.5M (2021). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $2.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Arc of Northern VA Falls Church, VA | Purchase and Maintain Transportation for Seniors | $385,143 |
| Capitol Hill Village Washington, DC | Purchase and Maintain Transportation for Seniors | $340,175 |
| Jewish Council for the Aging Rockville, MD | Purchase and Maintain Transportation for Seniors | $257,723 |
| Fairfax County Dept of Neighborhood and Fairfax, VA | Purchase and Maintain Transportation for Seniors | $244,757 |
| Arc of PGC Largo, MD | Purchase and Maintain Transportation for Seniors | $235,700 |
| Dulles Area Transporation Assn Reston, VA | Purchase and Maintain Transportation for Seniors | $138,836 |
| Easter Seals Silver Spring, MD | Purchase and Maintain Transportation for Seniors | $96,502 |
| Boat People SOS Inc Falls Church, VA | Purchase and Maintain Transportation for Seniors | $92,047 |
| Yellow Cab Co of DC Washington, DC | Purchase and Maintain Transportation for Seniors | $89,032 |
| Pozez Jewish Community CT Fairfax, VA | Purchase and Maintain Transportation for Seniors | $69,521 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The filing type is Form 990 (a public charity).
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $71,781,074 | $54,378,155 | $52,108,306 | $2,115,954 | 15 | $1,337,474 |
| 2024 | $65,827,178 | $55,214,572 | $52,680,079 | $2,120,349 | 16 | $1,339,343 |
| 2023 | $66,208,448 | $51,521,432 | $47,833,196 | $2,030,945 | 15 | $808,261 |
| 2022 | $68,812,642 | $44,555,929 | $38,753,846 | $1,904,718 | 16 | $648,517 |
| 2021 | $38,979,239 | $38,206,110 | $33,317,777 | $4,524,753 | 25 | $447,947 |
| 2020 | $31,192,045 | $40,392,522 | $40,745,951 | $2,034,791 | 15 | $624,471 |
| 2019 | $23,745,912 | $41,323,437 | $43,396,157 | $1,578,741 | 13 | $683,849 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
COG’s stated mission is to create a more accessible, sustainable, prosperous, and livable National Capital Region by serving as a discussion forum, expert resource, issue advocate, and catalyst for action. Its website also describes regional planning and programs related to housing, transportation, climate, and roadway safety.
The 2025 filing lists grants for transportation for seniors, including grants to nonprofits and public entities. One recipient, Capitol Hill Village, describes its mission as helping older adults navigate and embrace aging through services and programs intended to promote their well-being.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, COG reported 15 grants totaling $2,115,954. Grant amounts ranged from $6,366 to $385,143, with a median of $92,047. The largest listed awards were $385,143 to Arc of Northern VA, $340,175 to Capitol Hill Village, $257,723 to Jewish Council for the Aging, $244,757 to Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community Services, and $235,700 to Arc of PGC. Each listed grant’s stated purpose was to purchase and maintain transportation for seniors.
COG’s website describes Transportation Land-Use Connections and Regional Roadway Safety as local technical-assistance programs. The FY 2026 application cycle described there offered short-term consultant services of up to $80,000 for planning projects and $100,000 for design projects. A local jurisdiction in the National Capital Region that was a TPB member could apply; nonprofits and non-member jurisdictions in the region could apply as secondary recipients to a TPB member jurisdiction.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Hon. Denise Mitchell as president; Hon. Catherine Read as vice president; and Hon. Michael O’Connor as secretary/treasurer. Directors listed were Hon. Tim Adams, Hon. Charles Allen, Hon. Monique Ashton, Hon. Andrea Bailey, James Bierman, Hon. Muriel Bowser, and Aisha Braveboy.
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments is led by Kanathur Srikanth, Dep. Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 8 of 44 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kanathur Srikanth
Dep. Executive Director
Director & Transportation → Dep. Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$211K (2019) → $267K (2025)
Clark Mercer
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$301K (2025)
Denise Mitchell
President
Member → Director, 2023
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Boggs
Department Director
Director & Public Safety → Department Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$172K (2019) → $216K (2025)
Timothy Canan
Department Director
Manager & Transportation → Department Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$169K (2019) → $199K (2025)
Lionel Bernard
Department Director
Director, Info & Tech → Department Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$172K (2020) → $203K (2025)
Steven Bieber
Department Director
Program Director & Water Resources → Department Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$167K (2020) → $205K (2025)
Eric Randall
Program Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$186K (2025)
Brian Feldman
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Snyder
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emmett Jordan
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kate Stewart
Director
2nd Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marc Elrich
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Wolfe
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Muriel Bowser
Director
Cog President → Member, 2022
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phil Mendelson
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phyllis Randall
Director
President → Member, 2021
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reuben Collins
Director
Vice President → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Wu
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Bailey
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff McKay
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Donahue
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rodney Lusk
Director
Cog Secretary-Treasurer → Secretary, Treasurer & Member, 2022
Secretary, Treasurer & Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Adams
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darryl Moore
Director
Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Allen
Director
Vice Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Evan Glass
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Fitzwater
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Talisha Searcy
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Dernoga
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deshundra Jefferson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ingrid Watson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith Sydnor
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Tekrony
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Sickles
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monique Ashton
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aisha Braveboy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alyia Gaskins
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Bierman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Takis Karantonis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Mussog
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$225K (2025)
Michael O'Connor
Secretary & Treasurer
Member → Secretary & Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Read
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenyan McDuffie
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (64)
- Former: Angela Alsobrooks (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Bridget Newton (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Christian Dorsey (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Craig Moe (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: George Barker (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Justin Wilson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Penelope A. Gross (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Ann Wheeler (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Juli Briskman (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: A. Meese (2021–2024) — Program Director
- Former: E. Randall (2021–2024) — Program Director
- Former: Irobert (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: J. Mussog (2021–2024) — CFO
- Former: K. Srikanth (2021–2024) — Dep. Executive Director
- Former: L. Bernard (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: M. Moran (2021–2024) — Program Director
- Former: N. Ramfos (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: S. Bieber (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: S. Boggs (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: T. Canan (2021–2024) — Program Director
- Former: W. Desjardin Jr. (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Wala Blegay (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: C. Erickson (2024) — Director
- Former: J. King (2024) — Director
- Former: James Walkinshaw (2024) — Director
- Former: Libby Garvey (2024) — Director
- Former: M. Clark (2024) — Executive Director
- Former: M. Kile (2024) — Principal Analyst
- Former: C. Bean (2021–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: T. Gates (2021–2023) — Dep. Executive Director
- Former: David Meyer (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Jan Gardner (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Nancy Navarro (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Robert C. White Jr. (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Tom Hucker (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Sydney Harrison (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Calvin Hawkins (2022) — Member
- Former: Derrick L. Davis (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Colin Byrd (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: S. Walz (2021) — Director
- Former: Andrew Meese (2019–2020) — Manager & Transportation
- Former: Charles Bean (2019–2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Hector Cendejas (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Imelda Roberts (2019–2020) — Director & Human Resources
- Former: Leta Simons (2019–2020) — CFO
- Former: Nicholas Ramfos (2019–2020) — Manager & Commuter Transpor
- Former: Paul Desjardin (2019–2020) — Director & Child Welfare
- Former: Stephen Walz (2019–2020) — Director & Environmental
- Former: Stuart Freudberg (2019–2020) — Deputy Executive Director
- Former: Mark Moran (2020) — Program Director, Travel Forecasting & Emissions
- Former: Monroe Dennis (2020) — Member
- Former: Frank Principi (2019) — Member
- Former: G. Frederick Robinson (2019) — Member
- Former: Jeanne Saddler (2019) — Director & Comms
- Former: John Foust (2019) — Member
- Former: Luis Campadoni (2019) — Director, Info & Tech
- Former: Matt Letourneau (2019) — Member
- Former: Patrick Wojahn (2019) — Member
- Former: Rashad Young (2019) — Member
- Former: Ronald Milone (2019) — Manager & Trans
- Former: Ruth Anderson (2019) — Member
- Former: Sharon Bulova (2019) — Member
- Former: Tanya Spano (2019) — Manager & Environ
- Former: Todd Turner (2019) — Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $301K, to Clark Mercer (Executive Director). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
How much does Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments give each year?
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments gave $2.1M across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.1M across 16 grants.
What is Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments's typical grant size?
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments's median grant in 2025 was $92,047, and its average grant was $141,064, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments that year got $68K on average.
Where does Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments give grants?
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments's top state is Virginia, with 44% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Maryland (36%) and District of Columbia (20%). The most frequent recipient cities were Falls Church, VA (2 grants), Washington, DC (2 grants), Rockville, MD (2 grants) and Fairfax, VA (2 grants).
Does Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 15 grants with a stated purpose on Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Purchase and Maintain Transportation for Seniors" (15 grants).
Who are Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments's largest grantees?
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments's largest 2025 grantees include Arc of Northern VA ($385,143), Capitol Hill Village ($340,175) and Jewish Council for the Aging ($257,723), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 46% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments?
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments reported $71.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $54.4M.
What does Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments fund?
COG’s stated mission is to create a more accessible, sustainable, prosperous, and livable National Capital Region by serving as a discussion forum, expert resource, issue advocate, and catalyst for action. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments?
For that past cycle, applicants could submit an optional project abstract and an application. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments's EIN?
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-6060391. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 20, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 16, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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