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Grant recipient EIN 81-3185002Human services

Who funds First Focus on Children?

12 private foundations gave First Focus on Children in Washington, DC $15.9 million across 50 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

50 grants

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

  1. The Rosewater Fund 0058-03-41Philadelphia, PA 2025

    General charitable purpose

    $5,000
  2. Luther I Replogle FoundationPotomac, MD 2025

    Advocacy for youth programs

    $4,000
  3. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2024

    Families and Communities

    $1,200,000
  4. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    82411 supporting first focus on children in advancing economic inclusion for family wellbeing

    $537,500
  5. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    81779 general operating support for first focus on children, 2024-2026

    $500,000
  6. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2024

    Support for research and education surrounding family economics, tax provisions and children's health

    $200,000
  7. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    81662 supporting first focus in advising on state strategy to advance economic inclusion as a core component of child and family wellbeing

    $150,000
  8. Pritzker Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operating support

    $150,000
  9. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    79901 centering families and caregivers in first focus' policy-advocacy efforts during the nation's post-covid-19 economic recovery

    $50,000
  10. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    78937 general operating support for first focus on children, 2021-2023

    $47,500
  11. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    80833 supporting first focus in a co-design process to align policy ecosystems for children's and families' economic inclusion

    $20,000
  12. William T Grant Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Lifting up research and evaluation in child policy and policymaking

    $18,100
  13. Pritzker Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Research and education on early childhood development

    $10,000
  14. Doris Duke Management FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $750
  15. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2023

    Families and Communities

    $500,000
  16. Pritzker Family FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Research and education on early childhood development

    $240,000
  17. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2023

    Support research and education focused on older youth, young adult and family economics, tax, budget, child welfare, education and mental health

    $180,000
  18. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $28
  19. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $900,000
  20. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2022

    Children, families, and communities

    $500,000
  21. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2022

    79901 centering families and caregivers in first focus' policy-advocacy efforts during the nation's post-covid-19 economic recovery

    $450,000
  22. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2022

    Children, families, and communities

    $225,000
  23. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2022

    Support research and education on older youth, young adult and family tax provisions, family economics child welfare and education

    $165,000
  24. Walter S Johnson FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    To promote positive change to the policies and systems that assist youth in becoming successful adults.

    $70,000
  25. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2022

    78563 centering families and children in federal policy decisions during the economic recovery from the pandemic

    $50,000
  26. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2022

    77058 informing policymakers and the public of the impact of restructuring medicaid and the children's health insurance program, 2019-2021

    $45,000
  27. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $20
  28. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2021

    Operating support

    $900,000
  29. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2021

    Children, families, and communities

    $500,000
  30. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2021

    78937 General operating support for First Focus on

    $475,000
  31. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2021

    78563 Centering families and children in federal p

    $450,000
  32. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2021

    77058 Informing policymakers and the public of the

    $405,000
  33. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2021

    Support for research and education focused on older youth, young adult and families surrounding family economics, tax provisions and the child tax credit, child welfare and education

    $165,000
  34. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $25
  35. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2020

    Operating support

    $900,000
  36. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2020

    Support for research and education surrounding family economics, tax provisions and children's health

    $165,000
  37. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2020

    Support the state policy advocacy reform center

    $125,000
  38. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2020

    Support strategic children and youth agenda for 2021 and beyond

    $85,000
  39. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2020

    75080 Informing policymakers and the public of the

    $43,894
  40. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $25
  41. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2019

    Children, families, and communities

    $1,000,000
  42. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2019

    Operating support

    $900,000
  43. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2019

    Support the State Policy Advocacy Reform Center

    $451,000
  44. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2019

    77058 Informing policymakers and the public of the

    $450,000
  45. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2019

    75080 Informing policymakers and the public of the

    $405,000
  46. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2019

    Support for research and education surrounding family economics, tax provisions and children's health

    $165,000
  47. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2019

    Support to provide advocacy to ensure opioid settlement funds benefit children and youth

    $100,000
  48. Foundation for Child DevelopmentNew York, NY 2019

    Early childhood workforce

    $50,000
  49. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    General operating support

    $900,000
  50. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2017

    General operating support

    $1,000,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other human services organizations in Washington, DC and are not among First Focus on Children’s funders above.

  1. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 197 grants Accepts applications $7,987,800 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 679 grants Accepts applications $7,465,328 to similar organizations
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 73 grants Preselected only $3,637,058 to similar organizations
  4. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 96 grants Preselected only $2,231,429 to similar organizations
  5. Eugene & Agnes E Meyer FoundationWashington, DC 65 grants Accepts applications $2,379,730 to similar organizations
  6. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 53 grants Preselected only $5,009,367 to similar organizations
  7. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 41 grants Accepts applications $6,159,773 to similar organizations
  8. William S Abell Foundation IncChevy Chase, MD 57 grants Accepts applications $1,708,100 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 81-3185002 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.