Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 20-2324150Community development

Who funds Cardus Inc?

9 private foundations gave Cardus Inc in Washington, DC $1.6 million across 15 grants, in tax years 2021 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2021 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

15 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    The understory festival

    $500,000
  2. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2024

    Comment podcast ecosystem

    $233,945
  3. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For support of comment magazine

    $75,000
  4. Christian Education Charitable Trust CoChattanooga, TN 2024

    For charitable leadership development.

    $25,000
  5. Domanada FoundationWheaton, IL 2024

    Charitable purpose

    $15,000
  6. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2023

    Strengthening democracy

    $100,000
  7. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For support of comment magazine

    $75,000
  8. Christian Education Charitable Trust CoChattanooga, TN 2023

    For leadership development or training.

    $40,000
  9. Sid and Carol Verdoorn Family FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    Operating

    $25,000
  10. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $5
  11. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2022

    Breaking ground 2.0 project

    $350,000
  12. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2022

    Strengthening democracy

    $100,000
  13. Christian Education Charitable Trust CoChattanooga, TN 2022

    For leadership development or training.

    $50,000
  14. Sid and Carol Verdoorn Family FoundationDallas, TX 2022

    Operating

    $30,000
  15. Ten Talents FoundationSt Louis, MO 2021

    Improve societal values

    $300

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in District of Columbia and are not among Cardus Inc’s funders above.

  1. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 66 grants Accepts applications $19,225,394 to similar organizations
  2. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 109 grants Accepts applications $42,064,579 to similar organizations
  3. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 48 grants Accepts applications $7,687,333 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 46 grants Preselected only $16,661,822 to similar organizations
  5. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 51 grants Accepts applications $4,017,058 to similar organizations
  6. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 35 grants Accepts applications $22,014,520 to similar organizations
  7. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 24 grants Accepts applications $5,694,720 to similar organizations
  8. Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationKansas City, MO 28 grants Accepts applications $4,497,694 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 20-2324150 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.