A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 52-1681375Arts and culture

Who funds Boardsource?

31 private foundations gave Boardsource in Washington, DC $3.1 million across 97 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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

97 grants

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

  1. The Prudential FoundationNewark, NJ 2025

    To support boardsources corporate membership program, which equips employees for high-impact nonprofit board service through governance training, peer learning, and a purpose-driven library of resources. And provide targeted training for employees and nonprofit organizations.

    $95,000
  2. Jerome Foundation IncSaint Paul, MN 2025

    Support for capacity building for Jerome Foundation arts organization grantees.

    $25,000
  3. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2025

    Board Source Assessment

    $5,490
  4. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For general operating support

    $91,668
  5. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $75,000
  6. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2024

    Provide general operating support

    $35,000
  7. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For legal technical assistance

    $25,000
  8. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2024

    For general operating support

    $25,000
  9. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2024

    To support the avoiding glass ceiling initiative

    $20,000
  10. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For membership support

    $15,000
  11. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    2024 foundation membership to support charitable efforts.

    $15,000
  12. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2024

    2024 membership dues

    $10,000
  13. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For wellness

    $10,000
  14. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    2024 association membership

    $10,000
  15. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2024

    Board source assessments

    $5,490
  16. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    2024 boardsource - foundation board assessment program

    $3,500
  17. Walter and Elise Haas FundSan Francisco, CA 2024

    One year of general operating support

    $2,400
  18. McGregor FundDetroit, MI 2024

    Annual Membership

    $500
  19. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For organizational planning and staff development

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

    For general operating support

    $75,000
  21. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2023

    Provide general operating support

    $35,000
  22. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General Support

    $25,000
  23. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2023

    For general operating support

    $25,000
  24. Walter and Elise Haas FundSan Francisco, CA 2023

    Two years of general operating support to continue their mission to inspire and support nonprofit boards and executives to lead justly and with purpose

    $20,000
  25. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For membership support

    $15,000
  26. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    In support of 2023 membership.

    $15,000
  27. Robert Sterling Clark Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $10,000
  28. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2023

    General operating support

    $10,000
  29. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    The partnership for effective board leadership: boardsource's foundation membership program

    $10,000
  30. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    For cal wellness' 2023 association membership.

    $10,000
  31. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    2023 boardsource - foundation board assessment program

    $3,500
  32. Walter and Elise Haas FundSan Francisco, CA 2023

    One year of general operating support

    $2,400
  33. The Triangle FundCorning, NY 2023

    General operating expenses

    $1,500
  34. Gochnauer Family FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA 2023

    General

    $500
  35. McGregor FundDetroit, MI 2023

    Annual membership

    $500
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $16
  37. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2022

    General operating support

    $100,000
  38. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For general operating support

    $75,000
  39. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2022

    Provide general operating support

    $70,000
  40. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For general operating support

    $50,000
  41. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For general operating support

    $50,000
  42. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General Support

    $25,000
  43. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2022

    For general operating support

    $25,000
  44. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For membership support

    $15,000
  45. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    In support of general operations.

    $15,000
  46. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    General operating support

    $10,000
  47. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    For cal wellness association membership from july 2022 through december 2022.

    $5,000
  48. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    2022 boardsource - foundation board assessment program

    $3,500
  49. McGregor FundDetroit, MI 2022

    Memberships

    $500
  50. The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital TrustNashville, TN 2022

    To further the exempt purposes of the organization.

    $500
  51. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $5
  52. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For general operating support

    $75,000
  53. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2021

    For general operating support.

    $50,000
  54. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For membership support

    $15,000
  55. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    In support of general operations.

    $15,000
  56. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    The partnership for effective board leadership - boardsource's foundation membership program

    $10,000
  57. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    For cal wellness' 2021 association membership.

    $10,000
  58. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    2021 boardsource - foundation board assessment program

    $3,500
  59. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    in gratitude for participation during the McKnight Foundation's November 2021 board meeting

    $2,000
  60. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $5
  61. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2020

    General operating support

    $100,000
  62. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For research and resources to support foundation boards

    $70,000
  63. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2020

    Provide general operating support

    $50,000
  64. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For general operating support

    $25,000
  65. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2020

    For general operating support.

    $25,000
  66. Equitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Membership

    $15,000
  67. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For membership support

    $15,000
  68. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2020

    In support of general operations.

    $15,000
  69. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Philanthropic support 2020; partnership for effective board leadership

    $10,000
  70. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Boardsource foundation board assessment program

    $3,500
  71. McGregor FundDetroit, MI 2020

    Membership

    $387
  72. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $5
  73. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2019

    To provide technical assistance to the statewide afterschool networks.

    $350,000
  74. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For research and resources to support foundation boards

    $85,000
  75. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For support of measurement learning and evaluation capacity building

    $50,000
  76. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2019

    Foundation membership

    $20,000
  77. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2019

    Support for Board management and engagement to individual nonprofit leaders and organizations

    $20,000
  78. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For general operating support

    $15,000
  79. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2019

    In support of general operations.

    $15,000
  80. Newman's Own FoundationWestport, CT 2019

    Partnership for effective board leadership 2019

    $10,000
  81. The Prudential FoundationNewark, NJ 2019

    Newark alliance board development and chief executive support

    $10,000
  82. Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation IncWinter Park, FL 2019

    Support for the partnership for effective board leadership

    $10,000
  83. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2019

    Boardsource assessments (gerard, richardson, women.s foundation, plymouth houseicap)

    $2,996
  84. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2019

    Boardsource assessments (field and fork, cares, foundry)

    $2,247
  85. The Western New York FoundationBuffalo, NY 2019

    Boardsource assessment-plymouth house

    $749
  86. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2018

    To provide technical assistance to the statewide afterschool networks.

    $400,000
  87. Campion FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    General operating support - stand for your mission

    $100,000
  88. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For research and resources to support foundation boards

    $70,000
  89. Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr FundSan Francisco, CA 2018

    For a campaign to increase the diversity on nonprofit boards.

    $50,000
  90. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General support

    $35,000
  91. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2018

    In support of general operations.

    $35,000
  92. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2018

    General Support

    $25,000
  93. The Prudential FoundationNewark, NJ 2018

    Newark alliance board development and chief executive support

    $15,000
  94. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For general operating support

    $10,000
  95. The Weil FoundationWilmington, NC 2018

    Operating expenses

    $129
  96. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2017

    General support

    $25,000
  97. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2017

    Matching Grant

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Washington, DC and are not among Boardsource’s funders above.

  1. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 225 grants Accepts applications $14,685,837 to similar organizations
  2. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 121 grants Preselected only $1,909,500 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 230 grants Accepts applications $7,457,250 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 90 grants Preselected only $169,426 to similar organizations
  5. Dimick FoundationBethesda, MD 127 grants Accepts applications $505,500 to similar organizations
  6. Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation IncWashington, DC 68 grants Accepts applications $513,500 to similar organizations
  7. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 87 grants Accepts applications $75,684,269 to similar organizations
  8. Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing ArtsWilmington, DE 178 grants Preselected only $20,292,112 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 52-1681375 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.