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Meyer Foundation Awards $3.25 Million in New Grants
June 23, 2016
The Meyer Foundation’s board of directors approved the first round of grants under the Foundation’s new strategic plan on June 2. The 80 grants, which totaled $3.25 million, reflect the Foundation’s mission to build an equitable Greater Washington region in which economically vulnerable people thrive.
Grants awarded include:
- 43 grants totaling $1,665,000 to support education and employment programs that prepare youth and adults to obtain family-sustaining jobs.
- 22 grants totaling $1,175,000 to support programs that move individuals and families from homelessness into housing, services that enable individuals and families to remain stably housed, and affordable housing advocacy.
- 18 grants totaling $630,000 to ensure that individuals and families in the bottom quartile of income build assets and increase financial security.
- 7 grants totaling $190,000 to support capacity-building programs to strengthen management and leadership, assess and increase impact, and expand resources for nonprofits in the Greater Washington region.
More than 80 percent of these grants (in dollars) provide general operating support to effective nonprofits providing direct services and advocacy in the areas of affordable housing, education and employment, and financial stability for low-income individuals and families. Approximately 20 percent supported specific programs, in many cases to test new approaches or to expand promising work.
June 2, 2016 Grant Awards
| District of Columbia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Academy of Hope | to support general operations | $50,000 |
| Advocates for Justice and Education | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Bright Beginnings | to support the workforce development program for homeless parents | $30,000 |
| Byte Back | to support general operations over two years | $80,000 |
| Capital Area Asset Building Corporation | to support Community Asset Connections | $50,000 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | to support the DC Fiscal Policy Institute over two years | $200,000 |
| Central American Resource Center | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| City Blossoms | to support general operations | $20,000 |
| Communities in Schools of the Nation’s Capital | to support general operations | $35,000 |
| DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice | to support general operations | $50,000 |
| DC Bar Pro Bono Center | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| DC SCORES | to support general operations | $50,000 |
| District Alliance for Safe Housing | to support general operations | $25,000 |
| Food Research and Action Center | to support DC Hunger Solutions | $25,000 |
| Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Friendship Place | to support general operations | $35,000 |
| Horton’s Kids | to support general operations | $20,000 |
| Legal Council for the Elderly | to support general operations | $40,000 |
| Life Pieces to Masterpieces | to support general operations | $40,000 |
| LIFT | to support general operations of LIFT-DC | $25,000 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | to support general operations of DC LISC over three years | $300,000 |
| Miriam’s Kitchen | to support general operations ($60,000) and advocacy ($40,000) over two years | $100,000 |
| N Street Village | to support general operations | $40,000 |
| National Children’s Center | to support the Career Academy | $30,000 |
| New Endeavors by Women | to support general operations | $25,000 |
| Sitar Arts Center | to support general operations | $50,000 |
| Southeast Ministry | to support general operations | $50,000 |
| Transitional Housing Corporation | to support general operations | $40,000 |
| Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless | to support the Fair Budget Coalitions | $30,000 |
| Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless | to support general operations | $35,000 |
| William Wendt Center for Loss and Healing | to support Resilient Scholars | $35,000 |
| Words Beats and Life | to support the Words Beats & Life Academy | $20,000 |
| Young Playwrights’ Theater | to support general operations | $20,000 |
| Total for District of Columbia | $1,670,000 | |
| Maryland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Advocates for Children and Youth | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| CollegeTracks | to support general operations | $40,000 |
| Community Bridges | to support general operations | $35,000 |
| Housing Initiative Partners | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Identity | to support general operations | $50,000 |
| Interfaith Works | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Literacy Council of Montgomery County, Maryland | to support general operations | $35,000 |
| Maryland Center on Economic Policy | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Montgomery Housing Partnership | to support the policy and advocacy program | $20,000 |
| Prince George’s Child Resource Center | to support general operations | $25,000 |
| Training Source | to support general operations | $40,000 |
| University System of Maryland Foundation | to support the Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success program and the Universities at Shady Grove | $50,000 |
| Youth Professional Development | to support general operations | $20,000 |
| Total for Maryland | $465,000 | |
| Virginia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis | to support general operations over two years | $100,000 |
| Computer CORE | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Edu-Futuro (Education Para Nuestro Futuro) | to support general operations | $20,000 |
| Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Homestretch | to support general operations | $20,000 |
| Just Neighbors Ministry | to support general operations | $40,000 |
| La Cocina VA | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Legal Aid Justice Center | to support general operations of the Northern Virginia Office | $30,000 |
| Legal Services of Northern Virginia | to support the Access to Justice project | $30,000 |
| New Hope Housing | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance | to support general operations | $25,000 |
| Northern Virginia Family Service | to support the Training Futures program | $50,000 |
| Shelter House | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Total for Virginia | $465,000 | |
| Washington Metropolitan Region | ||
|---|---|---|
| Asian American LEAD | to support general operations over two years | $80,000 |
| Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Ayuda | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Captial Partners for Education | to support general operations | $20,000 |
| Community Foundation for the National Capital Region | to support the Greater Washington Workforce Development Collaborative over two years | $100,000 |
| Dance Institute of Washington | to support general operations | $15,000 |
| EduSeed | to support general operations | $10,000 |
| Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital | to support outreach initiatives | $25,000 |
| Goodwill of Greater Washington | to support workforce development programs | $50,000 |
| Jews United for Justice | to support general operations | $20,000 |
| Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Latino Student Fund | to support general operations | $20,000 |
| Posse Foundation | to support general operations of Posse DC | $30,000 |
| Total for Washington Metropolitan Region | $460,000 |
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