About George Washington University
Build a vibrant and engaged global community dedicated to the university’s continued excellence and impact by aligning supporters' passions with the aspirations of students, faculty, and institutional mission.
Focus Areas
Climate changeInfectious diseases and public healthEducation and health equityTrustworthy AI and technologyGender-based violenceDisinformationCancer researchFinancial literacySpace and astrophysicsPublic interest technology
Who They Fund
multiple partner nonprofit organizationsorganizational fundraising teams
About George Washington University
The George Washington University’s recent grantmaking is dominated by large subawards to universities, hospitals, and health-focused institutes, with several awards in the multi-million-dollar range. Two 2024 grants show the pattern clearly: $3,925,000 to Medical Faculty Associates Inc 2 in Washington, DC, and $2,222,000 to Whitman-walker Institute Inc in Washington, DC. The portfolio also includes major awards to Columbia University, the University of Minnesota, the University of North Carolina, and Women & Infants Hospital, suggesting a research-centered funding profile rather than small transactional grants. The university’s stated focus areas cover climate change, infectious diseases and public health, education and health equity, trustworthy AI and technology, gender-based violence, disinformation, cancer research, financial literacy, space and astrophysics, and public interest technology. That mix points to support for both biomedical research and broader public-interest scholarship. The grant list also shows subawards across many academic medical centers and research universities, including Johns Hopkins University, Northwestern University, Duke University, and the University of Pennsylvania. With annual grants of more than $91 million and a total asset base near $5 billion, the foundation operates at institutional scale while funding through a subaward model.
What George Washington University Funds
Health and biomedical research are central. In 2024, The George Washington University gave $1,955,000 to University of California San Francisco in Los Angeles and $1,455,000 to Johns Hopkins University in Chicago, both as subawards, alongside other large awards to medical and research institutions. Public health and care delivery also appear in the recent record. The foundation gave $975,000 to Healthbegins LLC in Burbank for a subaward and $837,000 to Institution for Healthcare Improvement in Boston for a subaward, linking its funding to healthcare improvement work. Its portfolio reaches into education and institutional health equity as well. It awarded $1,158,000 to Howard University in Washington, DC, and $1,000,000 to General Hospital Corporation in Boston, both as subawards. The recipient mix suggests a preference for organizations already embedded in research, medicine, and higher education.
How George Washington University Gives
Typical grants are large: the p25 size is $36,000, the median is $100,000, and the p75 is $290,500. The recent grant list is also shaped by repeated awards to the same recipients across years, including Medical Faculty Associates Inc 2, Whitman-walker Institute Inc, University of California San Francisco, University of Colorado, and Johns Hopkins University. That repetition points to ongoing multi-year relationships rather than isolated one-off gifts. The foundation is a regular funder, and it also makes program-related investments. The grants shown are primarily subawards, which fits a collaborative funding structure.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$44.4M
Total Assets
$5B
Total Revenue
$1.8B
Total Expenses
$1.7B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $36K and $291K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$36K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$291K
Geographic Reach
National42 states funded
About 4% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Intensidad de financiamiento
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