Grantmaking
Core Grantmaking
We partner with organizations and projects that build the power of Greater Washington communities to reimagine, recreate, and reform systems in the pursuit of racial equity and justice.
At the Meyer Foundation, we believe systemic racism has led to our deeply inequitable economy, preventing too many people from accessing prosperity and opportunity. Our social contract–the moral code by which we live–is broken.
Instead, we believe that the social contract should be redefined to become inclusive and race-centered, to support a just economy that works for people most directly affected by racial inequity and injustice, and to improve the relationship between systems and the people they serve. This vision is an important component of the framework for our core grantmaking.
We also know that COVID-19 disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, immigrant, Latinx, and other people of the globl majority and highlighted many of the gaps and inequities in our social safety net. As we continue to use our resources to support our partners in their work to address these issues, we understand that COVID-19 will have an ongoing impact on our communities. Through our grantmaking, we will continue supporting work that strives toward a new normal–one that is rooted in equity, justice, and our shared humanity and that helps build a more racially just society where everyone in our region can thrive.
Fund for Black-led Change
In 2020, we announced the Fund for Black-led Change (FBLC), a $20 million commitment of core support to Black-led organizations that are building power, advancing permanently organized communities, and transforming systems toward liberty, justice, and the pursuit of happiness for all in Greater Washington.
This Fund acknowledges the historic philanthropic divestment from Black communities and people, and makes explicit our commitment to resourcing local, Black-led organizations and their leadership as they grow their organizations; build enduring and sustainable infrastructure; grow deeper, wider bases of support and power; and advocate for better and just systems that will benefit all people.
Today, grantee partners in the FBLC continue to organize and advocate to combat systemic anti-Blackness through the lens of immigrant rights, food equity, policing in schools, voting rights, tax justice, housing rights, and more.
Over the course of two years, we selected 20 organizations that comprise the FBLC cohort. Get to know the grantee partner organizations we fund through the Fund for Black-led Change.
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Eligibility
To apply for a grant from the Meyer Foundation, applicants should:
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- Be a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) public charity designation by the IRS (or be fiscally sponsored by one) and
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- Work with and for the people and communities of Greater Washington, which Meyer defines as:
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- Washington, DC
- Montgomery and/or Prince George’s counties in Maryland
- Arlington, Fairfax, and/or Prince William counties and/or the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and/or Manassas Park in Virginia
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Most of the organizations Meyer supports are locally based and carry out their work in the region. National or statewide organizations may apply for a project grant if the work is strongly aligned with Meyer’s strategy and priorities, takes place in Greater Washington, and is implemented in close partnership with local communities and organizations.
If your organization is not yet a 501(c)(3) or does not yet have a fiscal sponsor, you are welcome to apply while you are securing that designation or in the process of finding a fiscal sponsor. However, grants can only be made to verified public charities (which means that you will need to have 501(c)(3) designation or a fiscal sponsor before we can approve and pay a grant).
If you have questions, contact us at grants@meyerfdn.org.
What We Support
In addition to our eligibility requirements, organizations or projects seeking funding should:
- Address the root causes of inequity through systems change work. We define systems change as challenging and changing the culture, policies, practices, and priorities that create and perpetuate inequities. These inequities have only been further exposed and exacerbated during the pandemic.
- Build power for purposes of advancing racial and/or economic justice.
- Leverage one or more of these tactics for change:
- Organizing & Base Building
- Advocacy
- Coalition Building
- Actively participate in broader organizing, movement, and/or field-building work to advance racial and economic justice in Greater Washington.
To see examples of the work we've funded, please visit our grants database.
Additional Info
What We Do Not Support
We generally do not support direct services unless those services fall into one or both of the following categories. We will consider support for:
- Demonstration/pilot projects that model what a racially equitable system could look like and that are used to advocate for how systems can and should change.
- Direct services that are rooted in your constituents' stated interests or needs and that build the relationship with your constituents who are an essential part of your base and power-building work.
The Meyer Foundation does not fund:
- Capital for housing construction or development
- Start-up and operating support for housing developers
- Scholarships or financial assistance
- Medical or scientific research
- Programs that promote religious doctrine
- Individual public, public charter, or private schools
- Individuals (including scholarships and emergency assistance)
- Parent Teacher Associations
- Special events or conferences, except by invitation only
- Endowments
- Direct services (except in the above-described circumstances where these services are part of an advocacy or organizing agenda or strategy)
How to Apply
We encourage interested applicants to learn what drives our grantmaking by reading about our mission and our Core Grantmaking strategy. On our website, you will also find a database of organizations we have funded in recent years.
The first step to applying is to submit a short Interest Form. The Interest Form helps us learn about your work and takes about 30 minutes to complete. There are no deadlines to submit Interest Forms: we accept and review them year-round. We'll respond within 30 days of your Interest Form submission to let you know whether we will consider it for funding and invite you to submit a proposal.
If invited, you will have an opportunity to submit a proposal that helps us understand more deeply how your work aligns with our strategy and goals for our core grantmaking.
All applications must be submitted via our online grantmaking portal (GivingData) and not via email or US mail. If you have questions, contact us at grants@meyerfdn.org.
To apply for a Meyer grant, click the button below to begin the Interest Form. Applications for Core Grantmaking funds are open year-round. Fund for Black-led Change and Capacity-Building funds are available on an invitation-only basis.
Grantmaking Timeline
| Submit Interest Form by: | For Awards in: |
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| February 14 | Late March |
| April 6 | Mid-June |
| July 11 | Late September |
| September 22 | Mid-November |
Meyer’s Online Application Portal
Hosted by GivingData, our grantmaking portal is compliant with every browser and works on mobile devices. The system is reliable and secure; for example, your work will automatically save every 30 seconds.
New users will need to register and activate an account in the system to submit an Interest Form.
Need more help?
If you have questions while you are working on your Interest Form or proposal, we are here to answer them.
- Find answers to frequently asked questions
- Email us at grants@meyerfdn.org
- Subscribe to our newsletter to receive occasional updates
Grants Database
Below, please find our database of grants the Meyer Foundation awarded in the last two years.
| Organization | Amount | Grant Purpose | Type | Year | Geographic Area Served | Website |
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| Academy of Hope | $50,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.aohdc.org |
| Academy of Hope | $ 50,000.00 | to support advocacy programming | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.aohdc.org |
| Access Youth | $ 30,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.accessyouthinc.org |
| ACT for Alexandria | $ 80,000.00 | to support the Racial Equity Capacity Building Initiative | Capacity Building | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.actforalexandria.org |
| ACT for Alexandria | $ 80,000.00 | to support the Racial Equity Capacity-Building Initiative | Capacity Building | 2022 | Virginia | http://www.actforalexandria.org |
| ACT for Alexandria | $ 150,000.00 | to support Alexandria's Guaranteed Income Pilot over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.actforalexandria.org |
| Action in Montgomery | $ 100,000.00 | to support planning for a new organizing alliance over two years | Capacity Building | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.actioninmontgomery.org |
| Action in Montgomery | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.actioninmontgomery.org |
| Action in Montgomery | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.actioninmontgomery.org |
| Advocates for Children and Youth | $ 40,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.acy.org |
| Advocates for Justice and Education | $ 500.00 | to support participation in design of the Center for Story-Based Strategy convening | Capacity Building | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.aje-dc.org |
| Advocates for Justice and Education | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.aje-dc.org |
| Advocates for Justice and Education | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.aje-dc.org |
| Advocates for Justice and Education | $ 26,000.00 | to support a database implementation | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.aje-dc.org |
| Advocates for Justice and Education | $ 500,000.00 | to support general operations over four years | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.aje-dc.org |
| Advocates for Justice and Education | $ 50,000.00 | to support Black Female Executive Directors of Washington | Capacity Building | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.aje-dc.org |
| African Communities Together | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations of the DC chapter | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.africans.us |
| African Communities Together | $ 600,000.00 | to support the Greater Washington regional chapter over four years | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.africans.us |
| African Communities Together | $ 100,000.00 | to support general operations of the DC chapter | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.africans.us |
| African Communities Together | $ 25,000.00 | to support organizing training | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | Virginia | http://www.africans.us |
| Afrithrive | $ 160,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.afrithrive.org |
| Allegheny Health Network | $ 2,500.00 | to support Allegheny General Hospital in memory of Bruce Allen Thomas | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.ahn.org/about/support-ahn.html |
| Alliance for Housing Solutions | $ 20,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.allianceforhousingsolutions.org |
| Alliance for Housing Solutions | $ 20,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Virginia | http://www.allianceforhousingsolutions.org |
| Alliance for Justice | $ 7,500.00 | to support advocacy training for grantee partners | Capacity Building | 2023 | Greater Washington Region | https://www.afj.org/ |
| American Association of Colleges and Universities | $ 150,000.00 | to support Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.aacu.org |
| American Cancer Society | $ 2,500.00 | to support general operations in memory of Kay Tutwiler | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.cancer.org |
| Arlington Community Foundation | $ 100,000.00 | to support Arlington's Guarantee over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.arlcf.org |
| Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy | $ 2,500.00 | to support 2021 membership dues | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.aapip.org |
| Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy | $ 2,500.00 | to support 2022 membership dues | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.aapip.org |
| Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy | $ 2,500.00 | to support 2023 membership dues | CEO Discretionary | 2023 | Greater Washington Region | http://www.aapip.org |
| Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center | $ 30,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.apalrc.org |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives | $ 5,000.00 | to support 2022-23 membership dues | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.abfe.org |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives | $ 5,000.00 | to support general operations in honor of ABFE's 50th anniversary | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.abfe.org |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives | $ 5,000.00 | to support 2021-22 membership dues | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.abfe.org |
| Beloved Community Incubator | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.belovedcommunityincubator.org |
| Beloved Community Incubator | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2023 | Greater Washington Region | http://www.belovedcommunityincubator.org |
| Black Church Food Security Network | $ 150,000.00 | to support general operations of the Black Church Food Security Network in the Greater Washington region | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.BlackChurchFoodSecurity.net |
| Black Lives Matter DC | $ 100,000.00 | to support general operations of Black Lives Matter DC | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.dcblm.org |
| Black Lives Matter DC | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations of Black Lives Matter DC | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.dcblm.org |
| Black Lives Matter DC | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations of Black Lives Matter DC | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.dcblm.org |
| Black Swan Academy | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.blackswanacademy.org |
| Black Swan Academy | $ 125,000.00 | to support general operations | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.blackswanacademy.org |
| Black Swan Academy | $ 900,000.00 | to support general operations over four years | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.blackswanacademy.org |
| Black Women Radicals | $ 100,000.00 | to support the Black Women Radicals School for Black Feminist Politics' work in the Greater Washington region | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.blackwomenradicals.com |
| Black Women Radicals | $ 75,000.00 | to support the School for Black Feminist Politics' work in the Greater Washington region | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.blackwomenradicals.com |
| Bowie State University Foundation | $ 5,000.00 | to support general operations | Board Discretionary | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.bowiestate.edu |
| Bowie State University Foundation | $ 125,000.00 | to support a Philanthropy Fellow | CEO Discretionary | 2023 | Greater Washington Region | http://www.bowiestate.edu |
| Bread for the City | $ 50,000.00 | to support advocacy and organizing work | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.breadforthecity.org |
| Bread for the City | $ 50,000.00 | to support advocacy and organizing work | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.breadforthecity.org |
| Bread for the City | $ 400,000.00 | to support advocacy and organizing work over four years | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.breadforthecity.org |
| Bread for the City | $ 12,500.00 | to support the Bread for the City advocacy team (FBLC capacity building grant) | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2023 | District of Columbia | http://www.breadforthecity.org |
| Bread for the City | $ 15,000.00 | to support respite and wellness for George Jones | CEO Discretionary | 2023 | District of Columbia | http://www.breadforthecity.org |
| Bread for the City | $ 29,070.00 | to support training in pay equity to create a more equitable salary structure at Bread for the City | Capacity Building | 2023 | District of Columbia | http://www.breadforthecity.org |
| BU-GATA | $ 45,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Virginia | http://www.bu-gata.org |
| Building Bridges Across The River | $ 25,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.bbardc.org/bridgepark |
| Building Movement Project | $ 5,000.00 | to support membership dues for Building Movement Project's Leadership Funders Group | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.buildingmovement.org |
| Building Movement Project | $ 5,000.00 | to support membership dues for Building Movement Project's Leadership Funders Group | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.buildingmovement.org |
| Byte Back | $ 120,000.00 | to support general operations in the Greater Washington region over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.byteback.org |
| Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth | $ 40,000.00 | to support juvenile justice in Maryland | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.fairsentencingofyouth.org |
| Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.caircoalition.org |
| CASA | $ 50,000.00 | to support Haitian Bridge Alliance's work with Haitian migrants in the Greater Washington region | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.wearecasa.org |
| CASA | $ 160,000.00 | to support general operations in the Greater Washington region over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.wearecasa.org |
| Center for Effective Philanthropy | $ 2,500.00 | to support general operations | Capacity Building | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.effectivephilanthropy.org |
| Center for Effective Philanthropy | $ 2,500.00 | to support general operations | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.effectivephilanthropy.org |
| Central American Resource Center | $ 150,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.carecendc.org |
| Central American Resource Center | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.carecendc.org |
| Central American Resource Center | $ 30,000.00 | to provide emergency assistance for immigrants arriving from outside the greater Washington region | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.carecendc.org |
| Centreville Immigration Forum | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Virginia | http://www.centrevilleimmigrationforum.org |
| Centreville Immigration Forum | $ 40,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.centrevilleimmigrationforum.org |
| Centro De Apoyo Familiar | $ 200,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.mycaf.org |
| Children's Law Center | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.childrenslawcenter.org |
| Children's Law Center | $ 60,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.childrenslawcenter.org |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | $ 2,500.00 | to support general operations in memory of Leslie C. McNeil | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | https://my.clevelandclinic.org/ |
| Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.cnhed.org |
| Collective Action For Safe Spaces | $ 100,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.collectiveactiondc.org |
| Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis | $ 235,000.00 | to support general operations over two years ($160,000) and work to decriminalize poverty ($75,000) | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.thecommonwealthinstitute.org |
| Community Bridges | $ 30,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.communitybridges-md.org |
| Community Bridges | $ 30,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.communitybridges-md.org |
| Community Family Life Services | $ 225,000.00 | to support the equitable digital access project over three years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.cflsdc.org |
| Community Foundation for Northern Virginia | $ 40,000.00 | to support the Afghan Relief and Resettlement Fund for Northern Virginia | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.cfnova.org |
| Community Foundation for the Alleghenies | $ 5,000.00 | to support the Charles and Doris Mickins Fund in memory of Doris Mickins | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | National | http://www.cfalleghenies.org |
| Congregation Action Network | $ 45,000.00 | to support the Congregation Action Network | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Greater Washington | https://www.congregationactionnetwork.org/ |
| Council for Court Excellence | $ 70,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.courtexcellence.org |
| Critical Exposure | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.criticalexposure.org |
| Critical Exposure | $ 550,000.00 | to support general operations over four years | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.criticalexposure.org |
| DC Action | $ 225,000.00 | to support general operations over three years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.wearedcaction.org |
| DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice | $ 40,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.dcappleseed.com/ |
| DC Fiscal Policy Institute | $ 25,000.00 | to support general operations and provide matching funds | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.dcfpi.org |
| DC Fiscal Policy Institute | $ 200,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.dcfpi.org |
| DC Fiscal Policy Institute | $ 160,000.00 | to support Just Recovery DC over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.dcfpi.org |
| DC Fiscal Policy Institute | $ 80,000.00 | to support Just Recovery DC | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.dcfpi.org |
| DC Girls' Coalition | $ 40,000.00 | to support general operations for the DC Girls' Coalition over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2023 | District of Columbia | https://www.dcgirlscoalition.org/ |
| DC Jobs with Justice | $ 35,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.dcjwj.org |
| DC Jobs with Justice | $ 150,000.00 | to support the Excluded Worker Coalition over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.dcjwj.org |
| DC Jobs with Justice | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.dcjwj.org |
| DC Justice Lab | $ 100,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.dcjusticelab.org |
| DC Justice Lab | $ 700,000.00 | to support general operations over four years | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.dcjusticelab.org |
| DC KinCare Alliance | $ 100,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.dckincare.org |
| DC Rape Crisis Center | $ 2,500.00 | to support general operations in memory of Kari Den Otter | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.dcrcc.org |
| DC Vote | $ 100,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.dcvote.org |
| Delta Foundation | $ 30,000.00 | to support general operations | Board Discretionary | 2022 | Maryland | http://deltafoundationinc.org |
| Diverse City Fund | $ 225,000.00 | to support Diverse City Fund over three years | Capacity Building | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.diversecityfund.org |
| Dreamer Mothers in Action | $ 50,000.00 | to support Dreamer Mothers in Action | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Virginia | |
| Dreaming Out Loud | $ 150,000.00 | to support general operations | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.dreamingoutloud.org |
| Dreaming Out Loud | $ 750,000.00 | to support general operations over four years | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.dreamingoutloud.org |
| Dreaming Out Loud | $ 13,000.00 | to support Dreaming Out Loud's organizational capacity (FBLC capacity building grant) | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2023 | District of Columbia | http://www.dreamingoutloud.org |
| Edu-Futuro | $ 150,000.00 | to support systems change advocacy for immigrant rights in Northern Virginia over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Virginia | http://www.edu-futuro.org |
| Edu-Futuro | $ 75,000.00 | to support systems change advocacy for immigrant rights in Northern Virginia | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.edu-futuro.org |
| Empower DC | $ 300,000.00 | to support general operations over three years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.empowerdc.org |
| Enterprise Community Partners | $ 90,000.00 | to support general operations in the Greater Washington region | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.enterprisecommunity.org |
| Envisioning Safety on our Campuses | $ 100,000.00 | to support general operations of Envisioning Safety on Our Campuses | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.esocnow.org |
| Envisioning Safety on our Campuses | $ 6,500.00 | to support a staff retreat for Envisioning Safety On Our Campuses | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.esocnow.org |
| Envisioning Safety on our Campuses | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations of Envisioning Safety on Our Campuses | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.esocnow.org |
| Envisioning Safety on our Campuses | $ 150,000.00 | to support Envisioning Safety on Our Campuses | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.esocnow.org |
| Equity Lab | $ 25,000.00 | to support the Seeding Disruption Fellowship | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.theequitylab.org |
| Everyday Canvassing | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.everydaycanvassing.org |
| Everyday Canvassing | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.everydaycanvassing.org |
| Exponent Philanthropy | $ 1,820.00 | to support 2021 membership dues | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.exponentphilanthropy.org |
| Fair Budget Coalition | $ 600,000.00 | to support general operations of the Fair Budget Coalition over four years | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.fairbudget.org |
| Fair Budget Coalition | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations of the Fair Budget Coalition | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.fairbudget.org |
| Fair Budget Coalition | $ 100,000.00 | to support general operations of the Fair Budget Coalition | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.fairbudget.org |
| Fair Chance | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations | Capacity Building | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.fairchancedc.org |
| First Generation College Bound | $ 150,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | https://fgcb.org/ |
| First Shift Justice Project | $ 35,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.firstshift.org |
| First Shift Justice Project | $ 150,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.firstshift.org |
| Foster and Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center | $ 150,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.dcfapac.org |
| Funders Together to End Homelessness | $ 4,000.00 | to support membership dues | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.funderstogether.org |
| Funders Together to End Homelessness | $ 4,000.00 | to support membership dues | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.funderstogether.org |
| Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation | $ 4,000.00 | to support 2022 membership dues for Funders' Committee for Civic Participation | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.funderscommittee.org |
| Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation | $ 4,000.00 | to support 2021 membership dues for the Funders Committee for Civic Participation | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.funderscommittee.org |
| Future Foundation | $ 150,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.thefuturedc.org |
| Future Foundation | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.thefuturedc.org |
| Future Foundation | $ 100,000.00 | to support general operations | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.thefuturedc.org |
| Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital | $ 50,000.00 | to support girls living in historically under-resourced communities | Board Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.gscnc.org |
| Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital | $ 10,000.00 | to support general operations in FY 2022 | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.gscnc.org |
| GOODProjects | $ 40,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.goodprojects.org |
| Grantmakers for Effective Organizations | $ 10,000.00 | to support the 2023 Learning Conference | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.geofunders.org |
| Grantmakers for Effective Organizations | $ 6,090.00 | to support 2022 membership dues and general operations | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.geofunders.org |
| Grantmakers for Effective Organizations | $ 6,090.00 | to support 2021 membership dues and general operations | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.geofunders.org |
| Grantmakers for Effective Organizations | $ 7,000.00 | to support 2023 membership dues and general operations | CEO Discretionary | 2023 | Greater Washington Region | http://www.geofunders.org |
| Greater Greater Washington Education Project | $ 150,000.00 | to support the Greater Greater Washington Education Project's work towards housing and transportation equity in the Greater Washington region over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.ggwash.org |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | $ 500,000.00 | to support a donor advised fund | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.thecommunityfoundation.org |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | $ 25,000.00 | to support the 2022 Civic Leadership Awards and Celebration of Giving and the 2023 50th anniversary celebration | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.thecommunityfoundation.org |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | $ 5,000.00 | to support general operations as a Community Champion Partner | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.thecommunityfoundation.org |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | $ 5,000.00 | to support the Fund for Greater Washington | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.thecommunityfoundation.org |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | $ 200,000.00 | to support cash payments through Let's GO DMV! | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.thecommunityfoundation.org |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | $ 200,000.00 | to support Let's GO DMV! | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.thecommunityfoundation.org |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | $ 50,000.00 | to support the Greater Washington Workforce Development Collaborative | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.thecommunityfoundation.org |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | $ 25,000.00 | to support the David C. Harrington Memorial Fund | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.thecommunityfoundation.org |
| Harriet's Wildest Dreams | $ 150,000.00 | to support Harriet's Wildest Dreams | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.harrietsdreams.org |
| Harriet's Wildest Dreams | $ 10,000.00 | to support a staff healing and teambuilding retreat for Harriet's Wildest Dreams | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.harrietsdreams.org |
| Harriet's Wildest Dreams | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations of Harriet's Wildest Dreams | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.harrietsdreams.org |
| Harriet's Wildest Dreams | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations of Harriet's Wildest Dreams | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.harrietsdreams.org |
| Headley Carter Cares Foundation | $ 10,000.00 | to support general operations | Board Discretionary | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.headleycartercares.com |
| HEAL Trafficking | $ 25,000.00 | to support planning for equity-focused anti-trafficking approaches for health professionals in Maryland | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Maryland | https://healtrafficking.org/ |
| Hispanics Against Child Abuse and Neglect | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Virginia | http://www.hacanva.org |
| Homeless Persons Representation Project | $ 100,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.hprplaw.org |
| Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers | $ 15,000.00 | to support general operations | Board Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.handhousing.org |
| Housing Initiative Partnership | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.HIPhomes.org |
| Identity | $ 140,000.00 | to support the Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.identity-youth.org |
| Identity | $ 150,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.identity-youth.org |
| Identity | $ 300,000.00 | to support Identity’s transformational campaign for ambitious growth, innovation and impact over three years | Core Grantmaking | 2023 | Maryland | https://identity-youth.org/ |
| if, A Foundation for Radical Possibility | $ 25,000.00 | to support Resourcing Radical Justice | Capacity Building | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://iffdn.org |
| if, A Foundation for Radical Possibility | $ 100,000.00 | to support participatory grantmaking through the Virginia Power Building Funders | Capacity Building | 2022 | Virginia | http://iffdn.org |
| IMPACT Silver Spring | $ 15,000.00 | to support planning to become a worker-centered, democratically-run nonprofit organization | Capacity Building | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.impactsilverspring.org |
| IMPACT Silver Spring | $ 90,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.impactsilverspring.org |
| IMPACT Silver Spring | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations ($45,000) and the Montgomery County Racial Equity Network ($30,000) | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.impactsilverspring.org |
| International Mayan League | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations in the Greater Washington region | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Greater Washington | https://www.mayanleague.org/ |
| Jews United For Justice | $ 100,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.jufj.org |
| Just Neighbors Ministry | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Virginia | http://www.justneighbors.org |
| La ColectiVA | $ 225,000.00 | to support La ColectiVA's general operations over three years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.lacolectiva.org |
| Latino Economic Development Center | $ 225,000.00 | to support general operations over three years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.ledcmetro.org |
| Leadership Montgomery | $ 100,000.00 | to support racial equity training and programs | Capacity Building | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.leadershipmontgomerymd.org |
| Leadership Montgomery | $ 100,000.00 | to support racial equity training and programs | Capacity Building | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.leadershipmontgomerymd.org |
| Legal Aid Justice Center | $ 2,500.00 | to support general operations in memory of Ada Selfa Yanoc Quito | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Virginia | http://www.justice4all.org |
| Legal Aid Justice Center | $ 150,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.justice4all.org |
| Legal Aid Society of The District of Columbia | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.legalaiddc.org |
| Legal Counsel for the Elderly | $ 40,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | https://www.aarp.org/LCE |
| Life After Release Fund | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations of Life After Release | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.lifeafterrelease.org |
| Life After Release Fund | $ 100,000.00 | to support general operations of Life After Release Fund | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.lifeafterrelease.org |
| Life After Release Fund | $ 700,000.00 | to support the Life After Release Fund over four years | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.lifeafterrelease.org |
| Life After Release Fund | $ 10,000.00 | to support office relocation and staff wellness for Life After Release Fund | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.lifeafterrelease.org |
| Long Live GoGo | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.longlivegogo.com |
| Long Live GoGo | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.longlivegogo.com |
| Many Languages One Voice | $ 300,000.00 | to support general operations over three years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.mlovdc.org |
| Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations | $ 80,000.00 | to support general operations ($50,000) and Maryland Latinos Unidos ($30,000) | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.marylandnonprofits.org |
| Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations | $ 80,000.00 | to support general operations ($50,000) and Maryland Latinos Unidos ($30,000) | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.marylandnonprofits.org |
| Maryland Center on Economic Policy | $ 120,000.00 | to support general operations over three years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.mdeconomy.org |
| Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition | $ 60,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.marylandconsumers.org |
| Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition | $ 60,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.marylandconsumers.org |
| Maryland Hunger Solutions | $ 25,000.00 | to support Maryland Hunger Solutions | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.mdhungersolutions.org |
| Maryland Hunger Solutions | $ 25,000.00 | to support general operations of Maryland Hunger Solutions | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.mdhungersolutions.org |
| Miriam's Kitchen | $ 50,000.00 | to support advocacy and systems change work | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.miriamskitchen.org |
| Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children, Youth and Families | $ 125,000.00 | to support the Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot in Montgomery County | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.collaborationcouncil.org |
| Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children, Youth and Families | $ 50,000.00 | to support Charting Equity Efforts for Impact over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.collaborationcouncil.org |
| Montgomery County Renters Alliance | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.RentersAlliance.org |
| Montgomery County Renters Alliance | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.RentersAlliance.org |
| Montgomery Housing Partnership | $ 25,000.00 | to support the Lyttonsville Fire Fund | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.mhpartners.org |
| Montgomery Housing Partnership | $ 100,000.00 | to support the policy and advocacy program over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.mhpartners.org |
| Mothers Outreach Network | $ 40,000.00 | to support the MotherUp guaranteed income pilot project | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.mothersoutreachnetwork.org |
| Mothers Outreach Network | $ 225,000.00 | to support general operations over three years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.mothersoutreachnetwork.org |
| Movement Matters | $ 100,000.00 | to support training, technical assistance and capacity building for community organizing groups in the Greater Washington region | Capacity Building | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.movementmatters.net |
| Movement Matters | $ 85,000.00 | to support capacity building for community organizing groups in the Greater Washington region | Capacity Building | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.movementmatters.net |
| Muslims for Just Futures | $ 50,000.00 | to support the Justice for Muslims Collective's power-building work in the Greater Washington region | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.muslimsforjustfutures.org |
| Muslims for Just Futures | $ 240,000.00 | to support general operations of the Justice for Muslims Collective in the Greater Washington region over three years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.muslimsforjustfutures.org |
| Mustafa Center | $ 10,000.00 | to support the resettlement of Afghan refugees | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.mustafacenter.org |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | $ 4,500.00 | to support 2022 membership dues | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.ncrp.org |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | $ 4,500.00 | to support 2021 membership dues | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.ncrp.org |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance | $ 150,000.00 | to support the DC Domestic Workers Campaign for over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://domesticworkers.org |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance | $ 75,000.00 | to support the DC Domestic Workers Campaign | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://domesticworkers.org |
| National Korean American Service And Education Consortium | $ 300,000.00 | to support general operations of the Hamkae Center over three years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.hamkaecenter.org |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | $ 5,500.00 | to support 2022 membership dues ($3,000) and general operations ($2,500) | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.nfg.org |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | $ 5,500.00 | to support 2021 membership dues ($3,000) and general operations ($2,500) | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.nfg.org |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | $ 2,500.00 | to support the Philanthropy Forward CEO Leadership program | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.nfg.org |
| Neighborhood Legal Services Program | $ 30,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.nlsp.org |
| Nonprofit Prince George's County | $ 25,000.00 | to support general operations | Board Discretionary | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.nonprofitpgc.org |
| Nonprofit Prince George's County | $ 150,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.nonprofitpgc.org |
| Nonprofit Village | $ 30,000.00 | to support a Wellness Circle for Black executives | Capacity Building | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.thenonprofitvillage.org |
| Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance | $ 30,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.nvaha.org |
| Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance | $ 30,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Virginia | http://www.nvaha.org |
| Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance (NVAHA) | $ 30,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2023 | Virginia | http://www.nvaha.org |
| ONE DC | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.onedconline.org |
| ONE DC | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.onedconline.org |
| ONE DC | $ 500,000.00 | to support general operations over four years | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.onedconline.org |
| Organizing Black | $ 150,000.00 | to support Organizing Black | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | Maryland | http://organizingblack.org |
| Organizing Black | $ 15,000.00 | to support a leadership and staff retreat for Organizing Black | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | Maryland | http://organizingblack.org |
| Out for Justice | $ 150,000.00 | to support general operations | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.out4justice.org |
| Peace for DC Fund | $ 50,000.00 | to support the Peace for DC Fund | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | |
| PEAK Grantmaking | $ 5,500.00 | to support 2023 membership dues and general operations | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.peakgrantmaking.org |
| PEAK Grantmaking | $ 5,000.00 | to support general operations in honor of the 25th anniversary | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.peakgrantmaking.org |
| PEAK Grantmaking | $ 4,750.00 | to support 2022 membership dues and general operations | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.peakgrantmaking.org |
| People for Fairness Coalition | $ 50,000.00 | to support the People For Fairness Coalition over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://pffcdc.org |
| PG ChangeMakers | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations of PG Change Makers | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.pgchangemakers.com |
| PG ChangeMakers | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations of PG Change Makers | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.pgchangemakers.com |
| PG ChangeMakers | $ 150,000.00 | to support general operations of PG Change Makers | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.pgchangemakers.com |
| PLTI of Alexandria | $ 25,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Virginia | http://www.plt-alex.org |
| Prince George's Child Resource Center | $ 100,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.childresource.org |
| Prince George's Child Resource Center | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.childresource.org |
| Prince George's Leadership Action Network | $ 80,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.planmd.org |
| Prince George's Leadership Action Network | $ 80,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.planmd.org |
| Progressive Maryland Education Fund | $ 225,000.00 | to support general operations over three years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.progressivemaryland.org |
| Public Justice Center | $ 140,000.00 | to support the Education Stability Project over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.publicjustice.org |
| Racial Justice NOW! | $ 35,000.00 | to support strategic planning for Racial Justice NOW! | Capacity Building | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.rjndmv.org |
| Racial Justice NOW! | $ 600,000.00 | to support Racial Justice NOW! over four years | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.rjndmv.org |
| Racial Justice NOW! | $ 32,000.00 | to support fundraising capacity for Racial Justice NOW! | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | Maryland | http://www.rjndmv.org |
| Racial Justice NOW! | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations of Racial Justice NOW! | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.rjndmv.org |
| Racial Justice NOW! | $ 100,000.00 | to support general operations of Racial Justice NOW! | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.rjndmv.org |
| Racial Justice NOW! | $ 10,800.00 | to support a fundraising consultant (FBLC capacity building grant) | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2023 | Maryland | http://www.rjndmv.org |
| Restaurant Opportunities Centers United | $ 150,000.00 | to support general operations of ROC-DC over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.rocunited.org/dc |
| Restaurant Opportunities Centers United | $ 35,000.00 | to support general operations of ROC-DC | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.rocunited.org/dc |
| Restaurant Opportunities Centers United | $ 25,000.00 | to support ROC-DC's partnership in the Let’s GO DMV! hospitality workers guaranteed income pilot project | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.rocunited.org/dc |
| Restorative Arlington | $ 30,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Virginia | http://restorativearlington.org |
| School Justice Project | $ 500.00 | to support participation in design of the Center for Story-Based Strategy convening | Capacity Building | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.sjpdc.org |
| School Justice Project | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.sjpdc.org |
| School Justice Project | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.sjpdc.org |
| Serve Your City | $ 150,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.serveyourcitydc.org |
| Serve Your City | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.serveyourcitydc.org |
| Shaw Community Center | $ 20,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.shawcommunity.org |
| Sin Barreras Without Barriers | $ 30,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Virginia | http://www.sinbarrerascville.org |
| SMYAL | $ 5,000.00 | to support the Breaking Ground program | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.smyal.org |
| South Dakota Symphony Orchestra | $ 2,500.00 | to support general operations in memory of Kari Den Otter | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | National | http://www.sdsymphony.org |
| Southeast Ministry | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.southeastministrydc.org |
| SPACEs in Action | $ 225,000.00 | to support general operations of SPACES in Action over three years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.spacesinaction.org |
| Sun Health Foundation | $ 2,500.00 | to support Banner Boswell Medical Center in memory of Lorraine F. Thomas | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.sunhealthfoundation.org |
| Teach for America | $ 15,000.00 | to support general operations for the DC region | Board Discretionary | 2023 | Greater Washington Region | https://www.teachforamerica.org/dc-region |
| Technology Association of Grantmakers | $ 385.00 | to support 2021 membership dues | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.tagtech.org |
| Technology Association of Grantmakers | $ 385.00 | to support 2022 membership dues | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.tagtech.org |
| Technology Association of Grantmakers | $ 485.00 | to support 2023 membership dues | CEO Discretionary | 2023 | Greater Washington Region | http://www.tagtech.org |
| Tenants and Workers United | $ 210,000.00 | to support general operations over three years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.tenantsandworkers.org |
| Tenants and Workers United | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.tenantsandworkers.org |
| The Dempsey Center | $ 2,500.00 | to support general operations in memory of Deborah Bathalon | CEO Discretionary | 2023 | Greater Washington Region | https://www.dempseycenter.org/ |
| Trabajadores Unidos de Washington DC | $ 300,000.00 | to support general operations over three years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.tuwdc.org |
| Trevor Project | $ 2,500.00 | to support general operations in memory of Lowell G. Fitzgerald | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.thetrevorproject.org |
| Trinity Washington University | $ 5,000.00 | to support the Emergency Student Assistance Grants Program | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.trinitydc.edu |
| Tzedek DC | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.tzedekdc.org |
| Tzedek DC | $ 60,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.tzedekdc.org |
| UndocuBlack Network | $ 400,000.00 | to support the UndocuBlack Network in the Greater Washington region over four years | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.undocublack.org |
| UndocuBlack Network | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations of the UndocuBlack Network in the Greater Washington region | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.undocublack.org |
| UndocuBlack Network | $ 50,000.00 | to support general operations of the UndocuBlack Network in the Greater Washington region | Fund for Black-Led Change | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.undocublack.org |
| United Community | $ 75,000.00 | to support COMMUN1TY+ | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Virginia | http://www.unitedcommunity.org |
| United Community | $ 25,000.00 | to support Community+ | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.unitedcommunity.org |
| United Community | $ 50,000.00 | to support Community+ | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.unitedcommunity.org |
| United Community and Family Services | $ 2,500.00 | to support general operations in memory of Mary Carroll FitzGerald | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | National | http://www.ucfs.org |
| United Way NCA | $ 75,000.00 | to support the Change-Makers Equity Education Series | Capacity Building | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.unitedwaynca.org |
| United Way NCA | $ 10,000.00 | to support general operations | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.unitedwaynca.org |
| UpTogether | $ 1,000,000.00 | to support the MoCo Boost guaranteed minimum income pilot in Montgomery County over three years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.uptogether.org |
| Vietnamese Resettlement Association | $ 15,000.00 | to support general operations | Board Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://vrahoinguoiviet.org/ |
| Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights | $ 90,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.vacir.org |
| Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights | $ 30,000.00 | to support immigrant rights protection | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Virginia | http://www.vacir.org |
| Virginia Funders Network | $ 2,500.00 | to support membership dues for the Virginia Funders Network | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Virginia | http://www.vafunders.org |
| Virginia Funders Network | $ 2,500.00 | to support membership dues for the Virginia Funders Network | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.vafunders.org |
| Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy | $ 30,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.virginiainterfaithcenter.org |
| Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy | $ 100,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Virginia | http://www.virginiainterfaithcenter.org |
| Virginia New Majority Education Fund | $ 220,000.00 | to support general operations ($180,0000) over three years and civic engagement on redistricting ($40,000) | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.nvm-educationfund.org |
| Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement of Northern Virginia | $ 100,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Virginia | http://www.voice-iaf.org |
| Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement of Northern Virginia | $ 80,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.voice-iaf.org |
| Voices for a Second Chance | $ 25,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2023 | District of Columbia | http://www.vscdc.org |
| Voices for Virginia's Children | $ 100,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Virginia | http://www.vakids.org |
| Washington Area Community Investment Fund | $ 150,000.00 | to support the Anacostia Art Center | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.wacif.org |
| Washington Area Women's Foundation | $ 30,000.00 | to support executive transition | Capacity Building | 2022 | Greater Washington | https://thewomensfoundation.org/ |
| Washington Interfaith Network | $ 150,000.00 | to support general operations over two years | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.windc-iaf.org |
| Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.washlaw.org |
| Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs | $ 60,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.washlaw.org |
| Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless | $ 10,000.00 | to support leadership transition | Capacity Building | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.legalclinic.org |
| Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless | $ 75,000.00 | to support advocacy work | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | District of Columbia | http://www.legalclinic.org |
| Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations | Core Grantmaking | 2022 | District of Columbia | http://www.legalclinic.org |
| Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers | $ 10,000.00 | to support People of the Global Majority in Philanthropy planning and programming | Capacity Building | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.washingtongrantmakers.org |
| Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers | $ 47,500.00 | to support general operations ($30,000) and member services ($17,500) | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.washingtongrantmakers.org |
| Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers | $ 10,000.00 | to support the 2021 annual meeting | CEO Discretionary | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.washingtongrantmakers.org |
| Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers | $ 75,000.00 | to support membership dues ($17,500), the 2022 annual meeting ($10,000), general operations ($47,500) | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.washingtongrantmakers.org |
| Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers | $ 25,000.00 | to support partnership in the Let’s GO DMV! hospitality workers guaranteed income pilot project | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Greater Washington | http://www.washingtongrantmakers.org |
| Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers | $ 75,000.00 | to support general operations ($55,000) and membership dues ($20,000) | CEO Discretionary | 2023 | Greater Washington Region | https://www.washingtongrantmakers.org |
| Young People for Progress | $ 300,000.00 | to support general operations over three years | Core Grantmaking | 2021 | Maryland | http://www.ypforprogress.org |
| Zero to Three | $ 25,000.00 | to support improved demographic data collection through the Healthy Steps program, with a pilot effort in the Greater Washington region | CEO Discretionary | 2022 | Greater Washington | http://www.zerotothree.org |
Updated: 5/2023
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I see the Interest Form and Proposal Questions outside of the online portal?
Yes! We know it is sometimes easier to review application questions in a word document rather than an online portal. We have made our Interest Form and Proposal questions available for download to review or fill in before logging into the portal, in case you would find that convenient.
How do we report on our grant?
Grant reports are typically submitted through the Meyer grantee portal and are due at the end of the grant term. Your award letter will include more details about report requirements. For most grants, Meyer offers the option of having a conversation with your Partnerships & Strategy Director instead of submitting a written narrative report (although you’re still required to submit financial reports and interim outcomes). Sharing your achievements, challenges, and lessons learned at the end of a grant year is an important way to enhance the joint learning and partnership between your organization and the Meyer Foundation.
Does Meyer make multi-year grants?
Yes. Organizations that are good candidates for multi-year support are those that are particularly well-aligned with our strategy. To learn more about the types of organizations we are especially interested in supporting, review our Grantmaking page on our website.
Should we apply for general operating or project support?
Meyer’s primary grantmaking strategy is to provide general operating support. We award project-specific grants in circumstances in which a particular project aligns with Meyer’s strategy but the overall work of the organization does not.
If we are awarded a grant, when and how will we receive it?
Grant agreements are emailed via DocuSign to the grantee partner’s CEO shortly after the grant is approved. Payment is made via bill.com upon receipt of the cosigned grant agreement. Preview Meyer’s grant agreements for restricted grants and unrestricted grants.
How will we receive grant payment?
Meyer makes all payments via bill.com upon receipt of a co-signed grant agreement. Our grant proposal asks you to indicate a finance contact to manage the connection to bill.com if a grant is approved. If your organization already uses bill.com, we ask for the payee organization’s Payment Network ID (PNI) in the proposal form. (Here’s how to find your PNI in bill.com.) Groups using a fiscal sponsor should indicate a finance contact at the sponsoring organization for payment. If your organization is new to bill.com, this person will receive an email invitation from bill.com to connect to the system once the grant is approved.
Our funding is not yet fully expended, but our grant report is now due. What should we do?
Please contact your Partnerships & Strategy Director or grants@meyerfdn.org if you believe you will not be able to submit your final report by the due date. We can often extend the project to allow you to finish spending the grant funds.
What should we do if we can’t meet the deadline for submitting our final report?
While submission of a final report is an important part of the grant process, we can almost always be flexible with the actual due date. Please contact your Partnerships & Strategy Director or email us at grants@meyerfdn.org if you wish to discuss a different submission date for your final report.
If our Interest Form or Proposal is declined, how long do we have to wait to resubmit?
If you are declined for funding, you must wait to apply until the following calendar year.
Does the Meyer Foundation conduct site visits?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, our contact with grantees was done via online technologies. This year, we will do more in-person meetings while also continuing to use online technologies for some meetings. Our regular practice, has been to do site visits throughout the year to get to know your organization better, learn more about the communities in which you work, learn how you engage your constituents, and give you an opportunity to ask questions. A site visit from a Meyer staff person does not guarantee funding.
Do I have to create an account to submit an Interest Form?
Yes. An account is required to apply for a grant. Once you click on the link to start a new Interest Form you will be directed to log into your account or create a new one. The account also allows you to save and return to your Interest Form or Proposal. If your organization is awarded a grant, you will also submit grant reports via the online account.
Can I transfer my online account to a different staff member?
Yes. If you are no longer the point of contact for a request, you can transfer your account to a new person by emailing us at grants@meyerfdn.org. A Meyer staff person will assist you in transferring your account.
Are there any system requirements for using Meyer’s grantee portal?
There are no special system requirements for using our portal. You may use any browser. You may also use a mobile device.
What are the deadlines to apply for a grant from Meyer?
We review Interest Forms throughout the year on a rolling basis. To ensure your Interest Form is reviewed for a particular round of funding, see the dates in the How to Apply section of our Grantmaking page on our website.
When does Meyer award grants?
In 2023, we will award most grants in March, June, September, and November.
My organization received a grant in 2022. When should we apply again?
Meyer accepts and reviews Interest Forms on a rolling basis and will award most grants in March, June, September, and November. Generally, we recommend that you apply when it makes the most sense for your organization, depending on when your fiscal year begins and ends, what your fundraising plan is, and when your staff can submit the request.
How much funding should we ask for?
We encourage you to ask for the amount your organization needs. While we may not be able to award the full amount you requested, you won’t be penalized for asking for too much. You might find it helpful to refer to our database of recently awarded grants on our website.
Does Meyer make capital grants?
Meyer makes a limited number of capital grants to organizations that are strongly aligned with our strategy.
We are a national or statewide organization that has a program in Greater Washington. May we apply for a grant?
Meyer is committed to growing local leadership. Most of the organizations the Foundation supports are based in and work in the Greater Washington region. If your national or statewide organization runs a program or project in close partnership with local communities or organizations, you could submit a project request for the part of your work that is strongly aligned with Meyer’s funding strategy, takes place in the Greater Washington region, and is done in close partnership with local community members.
Can I submit more than one Interest Form per year?
No. Meyer accepts only one per year, per organization. If an organization is leading a coalition, it can also apply as the lead for that coalition in addition to applying for a grant to support your organization’s work.
Who is my Partnerships & Strategy team member?
To be directed to the appropriate team member, please contact us at grants@meyerfdn.org.
Our organization works in more than one jurisdiction. Who is our Partnerships & Strategy team member?
You will work with the staff person for the part of the region–DC, Maryland, or Virginia–where the majority of your work is focused.
I’d like to discuss my organization’s work with a Partnerships & Strategy Director before submitting an Interest Form. Can I do that?
Meyer’s Partnerships & Strategy team tries to be accessible, transparent, and present in their respective communities. They will be happy to talk with you; however, for new applicants, the Interest Form is designed to be the first step in starting that conversation. If you have specific questions about the Interest Form itself, send them to us at grants@meyerfdn.org. If we have additional questions or need additional information about your organization or project after reading your Interest Form, someone from Meyer will be in touch with you.
If I have questions about the Meyer Foundation’s proposal while I am completing it, what is the best way to have those questions answered?
Please feel free to reach out to the Partnerships & Strategy team or email us with your questions at grants@meyerfdn.org.
If we have completed the common grant application, may we submit it instead of the online application?
If you are invited to submit a proposal, you may opt to submit a proposal written for another funder (including a common grant application) if it addresses all of the narrative questions on Meyer’s proposal.
Our organization operates under a fiscal sponsor. May we apply for a grant?
Yes. Groups with fiscal sponsor arrangements may apply for funding. A fiscal sponsor is a nonprofit organization that provides fiduciary oversight, financial management, and other administrative services to help build the capacity of charitable projects. The fiscal sponsor must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has a formal relationship with the organization working on the project and can provide a signed Memorandum of Understanding with the application.
Please include the fiscal sponsor information when you submit your Interest Form. We ask for additional documentation, including your current sponsorship agreement, if you are invited to submit a proposal.
If our organization does not yet have a 501(c)(3) public charity determination from the IRS, but has applied for one, can we apply for a grant from Meyer?
Yes, you may apply for funding while your determination is funded. However, to receive a grant, you will have to either have a 501(c)(3) determination or a fiscal sponsor. Meyer only awards grants to 501(c)(3) entities.
What if my organization does not currently have a federal tax ID number?
An organization must have public charity status or a fiscal sponsor to receive a grant from the Meyer Foundation. You can submit an Interest Form without a tax identification number and if your idea moves forward, we will discuss this in more detail with you.