CLAWS Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is in health care, medical research, social services, humanitarian relief or the arts, particularly children's health or underserved communities, it fits the foundation's stated focus, and its geographic priority is the world.
- Half of its grants to organisations across its three most recent filings were $145,000 or less, so a modest request in that range is in line with its giving.
- Most of its grant dollars have gone to organisations it had also funded in its two earlier filings, so it leans on existing relationships; a newer applicant should expect a slower route and should spend time on the work before writing.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so send a short initial inquiry to grants@clawsfoundation.org once your work clearly addresses its mission.
- Individuals should not apply, because the foundation does not make grants to individuals.
Overview
CLAWS Foundation is a US private foundation based in Reston, VA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The CLAWS Foundation supports charitable causes locally, nationally and throughout the world, with its work largely focused on health care, medical research and innovation, social services, humanitarian relief, fine arts and the performing arts. It has a particular interest in children’s health and underserved communities. Its social-services support includes organisations serving people with disabilities and low-income individuals and families, and addressing homelessness, human trafficking and workforce training. It supports humanitarian organisations helping refugees and people affected by disasters and emergencies. Its partners work on medical concerns such as cancer, epilepsy, immunology and infectious diseases, as well as health services and education in at-risk communities. In the arts, it emphasises young artists and reaching and educating children in underserved communities. Its support is not limited to these areas.
Themes
- Health care
- Medical research and innovation
- Social services
- Humanitarian relief
- Fine arts
- Performing arts
Geographic Focus
Priority: The world.
What They Don't Fund
- Grants to individuals
How to apply
Organisations may send an initial inquiry to grants@clawsfoundation.org.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 92% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 66 grants to organisations were $145,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The organisation should be working on issues important to the Foundation’s mission before sending an initial inquiry.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 24% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 92% of grant dollars went to organisations CLAWS Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 35% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 22 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $175k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · General support$5,000,0002024 tax year
- Thomas Jefferson University · General support$3,000,0002024 tax year
- Dia Art Foundation · General support$2,534,5652024 tax year
- Women in Need · General support$2,025,0002024 tax year
- Alliance for Decision Education · General support$1,500,0002024 tax year
- Calder Gardens · General support$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Philadelphia Museum of Art · General support$1,000,0002024 tax year
- RefugePoint · General support$750,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Arthur Dantchik — Director
- Alan P Dye — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $37,764,971 | $37,601,000 | $10,517,124 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $30,152,547 | $30,145,000 | $24,597,994 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $18,769,673 | $18,517,065 | $6,208,935 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to CLAWS Foundation?
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Contact
- (703) 437-9720
- grants@clawsfoundation.com
- info@clawsfoundation.org
- grants@clawsfoundation.org
- Reston, VA
- clawsfoundation.org
Applying to CLAWS Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (703) 437-9720
- grants@clawsfoundation.com
- info@clawsfoundation.org
- grants@clawsfoundation.org
- Reston, VA
- clawsfoundation.org