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Grant recipient EIN 83-0836835Education

Who funds Communication First?

9 private foundations gave Communication First in Washington, DC $855,943 across 24 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 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

24 grants

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

  1. Daniel W Dietrich II FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2025

    General purposes

    $300
  2. With FoundationSan Mateo, CA 2024

    Partnership support

    $238,000
  3. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $125,000
  4. Draycott Family FoundationNew Canaan, CT 2024

    General support

    $7,400
  5. The Hilibrand FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $2,500
  6. Analog Devices FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    General support

    $103
  7. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $125,000
  8. Draycott Family FoundationNew Canaan, CT 2023

    General purpose fund

    $6,000
  9. The Hilibrand FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $1,000
  10. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $248
  11. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2023

    Other civic / community

    $103
  12. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $125,000
  13. With FoundationSan Mateo, CA 2022

    Workshop support

    $7,500
  14. Draycott Family FoundationNew Canaan, CT 2022

    General purpose fund

    $6,000
  15. The Hilibrand FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General unrestricted

    $1,000
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $337
  17. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2021

    to provide general support

    $55,000
  18. Draycott Family FoundationNew Canaan, CT 2021

    General purpose fund

    $6,500
  19. The Hilibrand FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General unrestricted

    $1,000
  20. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $286
  21. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2020

    to provide general support

    $45,000
  22. The Hilibrand FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General unrestricted

    $2,500
  23. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $166
  24. With FoundationSan Mateo, CA 2019

    Project support

    $100,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Washington, DC and are not among Communication First’s funders above.

  1. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 629 grants Accepts applications $511,476,303 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 522 grants Accepts applications $11,171,135 to similar organizations
  3. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 184 grants Accepts applications $9,128,150 to similar organizations
  4. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 229 grants Accepts applications $75,828,315 to similar organizations
  5. Lumina Foundation for Education IncIndianapolis, IN 139 grants Accepts applications $31,204,406 to similar organizations
  6. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 157 grants Accepts applications $43,789,401 to similar organizations
  7. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 146 grants Preselected only $12,610,147 to similar organizations
  8. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 131 grants Preselected only $29,767,011 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 83-0836835 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.