The National Capital Arts Cohort (NCAC) grant provides general operating support to nonprofit arts and cultural organizations that have an annual income, exclusive of District funds, in excess of $1 million, but receive less than $1 million in federal funds and either receive, or are eligible to receive, funding from the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program, a federal grant administered by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts.
| Name | Ward | Amount |
| Arena Stage (Washington Drama Society) | 6 | $595,803.42 |
| Atlas Performing Arts Center | 6 | $326,739.43 |
| Cathedral Choral Society | 3 | $292,513.76 |
| Choral Arts Sociey | 3 | $308,708.35 |
| DC Wheel (Dance Place) | 5 | $297,682.11 |
| Federal City Performing Arts (Gay Men's Chorus DC) | 6 | $291,657.71 |
| Folger Shakespeare Library | 6 | $507,818.41 |
| Ford's Theatre Society | 2 | $431,073.67 |
| GALA Hispanic Theatre | 1 | $294,253.06 |
| Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens | 3 | $446,510.92 |
| National Building Museum | 2 | $385,172.10 |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts | 2 | $533,287.35 |
| Shakespeare Theatre | 6 | $561,909.13 |
| Step Afrika! | 6 | $304,112.70 |
| Studio Theatre | 2 | $358,223.16 |
| The Phillips Collection | 2 | $605,755.34 |
| The Washington Ballet | 3 | $430,858.80 |
| The Washington Chorus | 3 | $294,511.64 |
| Washington Performing Arts | 2 | $370,111.86 |
| Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co. | 2 | $335,533.67 |