The Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation

• The foundation's stated geographic focus is the Washington D.C. metropolitan region, Utah and New Hampshire, and it says a small number of partnerships may fall outside that focus.
• It does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small nonprofit should not send a cold proposal and should instead seek to build a relationship before any invitation.
• About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $5,000 and $50,000, with a median of $10,000, and first-time requests are advised to be $5,000 to $10,000, although its largest grant was $200,000.
• Decisions are made once a year, grantees are expected to submit a programmatic report, and an organisation that has not reported on an earlier grant may not receive further funding.
• Individuals, government agencies, for-profit businesses, and special events or conferences are not funded.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• American Red Cross · The blood saves lives program
  $200,0002025 tax year
• Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital · The girl scout leadership experience ($50,000) and two day sponsorship of franklin park during the 2026 national convention ($50,000)
  $100,0002025 tax year
• Project Create · The capital campaign and naming of the art and music studio
  $100,0002025 tax year
• DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative · Mission related operations ($25,000) and the a.r.t.s. fund ($27,500)
  $52,5002025 tax year
• Johns Hopkins University Kimmel Cancer Center · The community cancer corps
  $50,0002025 tax year
• Mount Vernon Ladies' Association · Mission related operations
  $50,0002025 tax year
• National Gallery of Art · The director's circle ($25,000) and the art around the corner education program ($25,000)
  $50,0002025 tax year
• Washington School for Girls · The capital campaign and naming of the learning lab classroom ($37,500) and mission related operations ($12,500)
  $50,0002025 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.