The George Washington University

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Ashburn, VA EIN 53-0196584

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2025–2026

Total received

$31.4M

Foundation funders

180

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2025–2026

Who funds The George Washington University?

The George Washington University is funded by 180 grantmakers, led by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York ($11.0M), Carnegie Corporation of New York ($1.3M), National Philanthropic Trust ($1.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $31.4M in grants to The George Washington University between 2025–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York$10,983,37212025
Carnegie Corporation of New York$1,268,00042025
National Philanthropic Trust$1,208,75012025
Johns Hopkins University$1,040,54912025
The Chicago Community Trust$1,000,25012025
Institute of International Education Inc$813,92612025
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation$755,18412025
The J Willard and Alice S Marriott$750,00012025
The Commonwealth Fund$712,87172025
Alfred & Jane Ross Foundation Inc$690,00012025
Wilbur V Harlan Scholarship Trust$686,68812025
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$498,34612025
National Gallery of Art$443,75812025
Jewish Communal Fund$441,40022025
American University$353,42612025
Cornell University$346,03522025
Karlgaard Family Foundation$340,00012025
Thomas Jefferson University$326,40522025
The Textile Museum$269,56812025
Jumpstart for Young Children Inc$263,91012025
Blood Cancer United Inc$250,00012025
Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School for Deaconesses & Missionaries$250,00012025
Alisann and Terry Collins Foundation$250,00012025
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$243,91012025
Family Health International Inc$242,88812025
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Georgetown University$230,58512025
West Virginia University Research Corporation$223,27712025
Drexel University$204,60912025
Rheumatology Research Foundation$200,00012025
The Albert and Shirley Small Family Foundation$199,50012025
Cityschools Collaborative$189,00012025
Yale University$186,51412025
Hispanic Scholarship Fund$180,91922025–2026
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$180,00012025
California Healthcare Foundation$170,00012025
Emory University$150,73112025
The Alan and Jill Miller Foundation$150,00012025
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials$150,00012025
Josiah Macy Jr Foundation$150,00022025
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Inc$139,27012025
WK Kellogg Foundation$125,00012025
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$125,00012025
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz$110,00012025
The Washington Home Inc$108,32312025
The Danae and John Foley Foundation$100,00012025
The Naomi Prawer Kadar Foundation Inc$100,00012025
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego$100,00012025
Russell Sage Foundation$99,99612025
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc$99,22512025
US Russia Foundation for Economic Advancement and the Rule of Law$96,00012025
Greater Washington Community Foundation$94,27622025
Northwestern University$91,58112025
HF Usny Uw Alverson 68 FBO GWU Fdn$91,11212025
National Council of State Boards of Nursing$86,67412025
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma$86,07812025
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts$77,76312025
The Howard University$72,61712025
Cure JM Foundation$70,00012025
Society of Family Planning$67,50012025
Emanuel a Beck Charitable Trust$66,00312025
Lewis Saltz Medical Fnd$64,56912025
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$64,50522025
University of Pittsburgh$63,85412025
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$61,80012025
President and Fellows of Harvard College$61,16012025
Alfred & Adele Olejarz Charitable Tr$60,54012025
The Albertsons Companies Foundation$60,00012025
WR Winslow Residuary Trust$59,39512025
Loyola University of Chicago$57,54112025
Addie Sanders -TES Tr$57,32112025
Charities Aid Foundation America$56,82212025
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc$55,60012025
Annabel Lee Fry -Irr Tuw$53,28712025
The Computing Research Association Inc$53,00012025
Barnard College$52,32912025
East High Angel Foundation$52,00012025
Helen Pumphrey Denit Tr Char & Educ Purposes$50,00022025–2026
The Spencer Foundation$50,00012025
Flamboyan Foundation Inc$50,00012025
Turkish Philanthropy Funds Inc$49,00312025
Elaine H Snyder Cancer Research Trust$45,00012025
Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation Inc MWC$45,00012025
The Dorothy G Bender Foundation Inc$45,00022025
The Elmer R Deaver Foundation IDT$42,34012025
Washington University$41,67912025
One Skye Foundation Inc$35,00012025
Trustees of Tufts College$34,17112025
Routh Nash Coffman Charitable Trust$31,90312025
Folds of Honor Foundation$31,50012025
Cooper E Etal Ttees C-S Fam Fdn-Agy$30,00012025
Institute for Clinical Research Inc$29,10812025
Elma B Carr Co PNC Bank NA$28,94612025
Israel on Campus Coalition Inc$28,00012025
Kevin M Eidt Scholarship Fund$27,50012025
The Double Eagle Foundation 4191-06-43$26,50012025
Caroline S Orth - TES Tr$26,42312025
Tua Charles a Stille Charitable Filed$25,00012025
Myrta E Otterdale Memorial Scholarship Fund$25,00012025
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn$25,00012025
Ernest Wentcher Educational Fund$25,00012025
University of Southern California$22,97512025
Community Foundation of W Georgia$22,95812025
KPMG US Foundation Inc$22,47012025
The Masonic Foundation of the District$20,00022025–2026
Arizona Community Foundation$20,00012025
Rubin Family Foundation$20,00012025
Carr E K for G Wash Hosp$19,20012025
Edbuild$18,44812025
Ernst & Young Foundation$16,75012025
Scholars at Risk Inc$15,35112025
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$13,78412025
American Association of Colleges of Nursing$12,00012025
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$12,00012025
JM Rubin Foundation Inc$10,56212025
Henry E & Consuelo S Wenger Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Interfaith America$10,00012025
Mentors$10,00012025
Wintemute Family Foundation$10,00012025
American Cancer Society Inc$10,00012025
Jeffrey C Kasch Foundation Inc$10,00012025
The Duane Wilder Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity Inc$10,00012025
Mary T Lane Foundation Charitable Trust$10,00012025
Ce Towne Scholarship Fund Tuw Acct$10,00012025
Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust$10,00012025
Kerry & Gail Kuhn Fam Fdn Inc$10,00012025
Schoengold Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Turner Foundation Inc$10,00012025
The Rabbitt Whalen Family Foundation$10,00012025
The Norton Foundation$10,00012025
Aiaa Foundation$10,00012025
The Ballmann Family Private Foundation$10,00012025
National Collegiate Athletic Association$10,00012025
Albany College of Pharmacy$9,44012025
Pi Beta Phi Foundation$8,90012025
Research Foundation of the City University of New York$8,41512025
Paul O & Mary Boghossian$8,00022025–2026
The Dayton Foundation$7,30012025
M a & L J Bennett Scholarship XXXXX3003$7,19712025
Fisher Ruth Lincoln Memorial Tr PF$7,10812025
Dorothy Harrison Egan Foundation$7,00012025
Alliance High School Student Fund 6908$7,00012025
Maryland State Education Association$6,75912025
The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges$6,27212025
Trustees of Boston University$5,90912025
Advent Angels In My Hair Inc$5,75712025
Gloria M McDowell Irrv Tr Carlisle High Schoo$5,62712025
Charlotte & Raymond W Marshall FD$5,40012025
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation$5,25012025
The Moscrip Family Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Kanitz Louis J & Golda I Main Ac$5,00012025
The Bolotnick Seaver Family Foundation$5,00012025
O'Meara Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Sheldon Shapiro Charitable Foundation$5,00012025
Blakeslee HL & Ne Scholarship FD Ta$5,00012025
Florence Dowden-TES Tr$4,98512025
Tr Uw Henry P Clark FBO Scholarship Awards$4,00012025
Pearson Family Charitable Foundation$3,50012025
Gazin Norbert L Education PFDN 101-0628960$3,47512025
The FY Chang Foundation$3,00012025
The Ron and Kathy Colby Family Foundation$3,00012025
Jessie Coope$2,93112025
Satya and RAO Remala Foundation$2,50012025
Stephens Family Foundation$2,50012025
Whitman Family Foundation$2,50012025
Tr Uw Martin W Dugan$2,50012025
Rosa C & Henry a Sauter SCHL FD #8$2,00012025
Susan Stuart Seiler Family Foundation$2,00012025
George Clarence & Dorothy Shaffer$2,00012025
Brechbill Schneidereit Foundation$2,00012025
Gordon F Willey Tua$2,00012025
Irvin E Herr Foundation$1,55012025
Schon Family Foundation$1,25012025
GR and Grace M Sponaugle$1,25012025
The KP and Phoebe Tsolainos$1,00012025
Eleanor & Leo Zucker Family$1,00012025
Linda Kulin Charitable Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Hughes Memorial Home$1,00012025
Voris Family Foundation$1,00012025
The Sidley Austin Foundation$1,00012025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$10M$20M$30M$40M196 grants2025 4 grants2026

From 2025 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $133K (2026) to $31.3M (2025). In 2026 it made 4 grants totaling $133K.

What grants has The George Washington University received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Hispanic Scholarship FundTO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS$94,115
2026Helen Pumphrey Denit Tr Char & Educ PurposesUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$25,000
2026The Masonic Foundation of the DistrictSTUDENT SCHOLARSHIP$10,000
2026Paul O & Mary BoghossianSCHOLARSHIPS$4,000
2025The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkResearch$10,983,372
2025National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$1,208,750
2025Johns Hopkins UniversitySUB-AWARD$1,040,549
2025The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$1,000,250
2025Institute of International Education IncEDUCATION EXCHANGE$813,926
2025The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT$755,184
2025The J Willard and Alice S MarriottDC CONSORTIUM FOR MENTAL WELLNESS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS$750,000
2025Alfred & Jane Ross Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$690,000
2025Wilbur V Harlan Scholarship TrustTO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AND SUPPORT THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT$686,688
2025American Foundation for Suicide PreventionSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$498,346
2025National Gallery of ArtTo support a creative partnership with GWU per an 11-year agreement$443,758
2025Carnegie Corporation of New YorkAs a One-Time Grant for the Russia Program$425,000
2025Carnegie Corporation of New YorkA final grant for the Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)$378,000
2025American UniversitySUBAWARD$353,426
2025Karlgaard Family FoundationSCHOLARSHIPS, PROFESSORSHIP$340,000
2025Carnegie Corporation of New YorkAs a final grant for the Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia$300,000
2025Cornell UniversityResearch$295,953
2025The Textile MuseumMUSEUM PROGRAMS$269,568
2025Jumpstart for Young Children IncAMERICORPS AND PRIVATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT JUMPSTART PROGRAMMING$263,910
2025Blood Cancer United IncRESEARCH GRANT$250,000
2025Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School for Deaconesses & MissionariesPROMOTING & ADVANCING HEALTHCARE$250,000
2025Alisann and Terry Collins FoundationGENERAL USE$250,000
2025The Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaRESEARCH$243,910
2025Family Health International IncHIV/ AIDS PREVENTION$242,888
2025Georgetown UniversitySubaward$230,585
2025Thomas Jefferson UniversityPROGRAM SUPPORT$230,318

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds The George Washington University?

The George Washington University is funded by 180 grantmakers, led by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York ($11.0M), Carnegie Corporation of New York ($1.3M), National Philanthropic Trust ($1.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $31.4M in grants to The George Washington University between 2025–2026.

Who is The George Washington University's largest funder?

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York is the largest recorded funder of The George Washington University, with $11.0M across 1 grant (2025).

How much grant funding has The George Washington University received?

IRS 990 filings record $31.4M in grants to The George Washington University across 200 grants from 180 funders between 2025–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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