Washington is home to 14k nonprofit organizations. In aggregate, these organizations account for $80b in revenue and employ 268k individuals.
1.2k
1-5
580
6-10
749
11-25
429
26-50
322
51-100
243
101-250
115
250-1000
29
1000+
Employee Count Buckets
Number of Organizations
814
$50k-250k
1.7k
$250k-1M
1.8k
$1M-5M
555
$5M-10M
479
$10M-25M
306
$25M-100M
120
$100M+
Org Revenue Buckets
Number of Organizations
Where Do Washington, DC
Nonprofits Focus?
The IRS classifies nonprofits along 25 different categories or NTEE classifications.
*Remaining NTEE categories account for 0 organizations.
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide home purchase or construction loans; finance new living accommodations; or pay current housing and/or utility bills for people who cannot afford to make the payments themselves and who qualify for this service on the basis of need or income.
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to influence public policy within the Employment, Job Related major group area. Includes a variety of activities from public education and influencing public opinion to lobbying national and state legislatures.
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to support the right of the press to freedom of expression without censorship or other restrictions by government and/or which support the right of the media to maintain confidential sources.
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide technical assistance, venture capital, loans, loan guarantees or other forms of management support to encourage the establishment and growth of business and industry in rural areas.
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide services relating to public affairs or society benefit where the major purpose is unclear enough that a more specific code cannot be accurately assigned.
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to focus on influencing public policy within the Education major group area.
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to promote or provide access to a variety of visual arts, including organizations that focus on an art form in a specific medium such as stained glass or textiles.
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide emotional support, friendship, advice and guidance or other types of support for inmates while they are incarcerated and/or which facilitate contact between inmates and family members.
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide instruction that deals with the basic activities of homemaking including caring for and managing children, shopping for and preparing nutritious meals, maintaining a clean and safe living environment, and other in-home responsibilities.
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to inform the public of health and safety hazards and measures for furthering the early detection, treatment or rehabilitation of people who have an illness, injury or disability.
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to promote awareness of and appreciation for history and historical artifacts.
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to focus broadly on strengthening, unifying and building the economic, cultural, educational and social services of an urban community or neighborhood.
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to run schools classified as elementary by state and local practice and composed of any span of grades not above grade eight.
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization are the organizations concerned with civil society, philanthropy, and the nonprofit sector who seek to promote the practice of charitable giving and voluntarism through a variety of strategies including advocacy, disclosure, information exchange, and research. (rev. 1/05)
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide services relating to religion where a more specific code cannot be accurately assigned. Examples may include Unitarianism, Taoism, Sikhs, Zoroastrism, Atheism, Actualism, Theosophy, Bahaism and reference to miracles.
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to work to relieve poverty in developing countries by providing funds, technical assistance and supplies which improve the health, education, welfare, social well-being and self-reliance of individuals and families. Also included are organizations that provide relief services in response to a major disaster or large-scale emergency that occurs abroad.
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide community improvement, capacity building services where the major purpose is unclear enough that a more specific code cannot be accurately assigned.
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to promote, produce or provide access to a variety of arts experiences encompassing the visual, media or performing arts.
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to enable students who demonstrate financial need to obtain the financial assistance they require to meet their educational and living expenses while in school.
Washington, DC
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to conduct research and/or public policy analysis within the Community Improvement, Capacity Building major group area.