Catalogue Class of 2017-18
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As we celebrate our 16th year, the Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington is proud to announce the Class of 2018-19. Each of these nonprofits has been chosen, from 200+ applications, as "one of the best" local nonprofits in the region.
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- 1st Stage (2020) (Tysons, VA)
- 1st Stage (2024) (Tysons, VA)
- 826DC (2020) (Washington, DC)
- 826DC (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Abramson Scholarship Foundation (2024) (Washington, DC)
- The Abramson Scholarship Foundation (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Access Youth (2018) (Washington, DC)
Restorative justice programming to reduce truancy and suspensions. - Access Youth (2022) (Washington, DC)
- The Actors' Center (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Adoptions Together (2020) (Calverton, MD)
- Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington (2017) (Silver Spring, MD)
Food, clothing, education & emergency support for underserved families. - Advocates for Justice and Education (2021) (Washington, DC)
- AfriThrive (2022) (Silver Spring, MD)
- After-School All-Stars (2021) (Washington, DC)
- After-School All-Stars DC (2017) (Washington, DC)
Free, comprehensive after-school programs for low-income DC middle schools. - Alexandria Tutoring Consortium (2024) (Alexandria, VA)
- Alfred Street Baptist Church Foundation (2021) (Fort Washington, MD)
- ALIVE! (2019) (Alexandria, VA)
- All Ages Read Together (2023) (Herndon, VA)
- Alliance of Concerned Men (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Ally Theatre Company (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Amara Legal Center (2020) (Washington, DC)
- American Muslim Senior Society (2023) (Rockville, MD)
- American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras (2023) (Alexandria, VA)
- Anacostia Playhouse (2018) (Washington, DC)
Theater performances, exhibitions, and instruction in an under-served neighborhood. - Anacostia Playhouse (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Anacostia Riverkeeper (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Anacostia Watershed Society (2019) (Bladensburg, MD)
- Anacostia Watershed Society (2023) (Bladensburg, MD)
- The Andrew Keegan Theatre (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Animal Welfare League of Arlington (2020) (Arlington, VA)
- The Arc of Northern Virginia (2018) (Falls Church, VA)
Advocacy and services for those living with intellectual/developmental disabilities. - The Arc of Northern Virginia (2022) (Falls Church, VA)
- Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture (2024) (Alexandria, VA)
- Arlington Free Clinic (2020) (Arlington, VA)
- Arlington Pediatric Center (2019) (Arlington, VA)
- Arlington Thrive (2023) (Arlington, VA)
- Armed Services Arts Partnership (2020) (Alexandria, VA)
- Art Enables (2018) (Washington, DC)
Vocational program and art gallery for artists with disabilities. - Art Enables (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Art Works Now (2023) (Hyattsville, MD)
- Artivate (2022) (Silver Spring, MD)
- Arts for the Aging (2020) (Rockville, MD)
- Arts on the Block (2020) (Silver Spring, MD)
- ArtStream (2021) (Chevy Chase, MD)
- ArtStream (2017) (Silver Spring, MD)
Uses the performing arts to empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. - Asian American LEAD (2018) (Washington, DC)
After school and summer mentoring programs targeting low-income Asian American youth. - Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Aspire Counseling (2018) (Gaithersburg, MD)
Mental health/wellness for everyone, regardless of ability to pay. - AsylumWorks (2024) (Washington, DC)
- AsylumWorks (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Atlas Performing Arts Center (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Atlas Performing Arts Center (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Avodah (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Avodah: The Jewish Service Corps (2017) (Washington, DC)
Empowers young adults and the anti-poverty agencies at which they are placed. - The Barker Adoption Foundation (2021) (Bethesda, MD)
- The Barker Adoption Foundation (2017) (Bethesda , MD)
Offers adoption, education, and support services for birth, adoptive parents and adopted children. - BEACON for Adult Literacy (2020) (Bristow, VA)
- Beacon House (2018) (Washington, DC)
Closing the academic achievement gap for youth in Ward 5. - Beacon House (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Best Buddies Capital Region (2018) (Falls Church, VA)
Creating inclusion opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. - BEST Kids (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Bethesda Cares (2019) (Bethesda, MD)
- Beyond Borders (2017) (Washington, DC)
Works to end child slavery, gender-based violence, and extreme poverty in Haiti. - birdSEED (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Bishop John T Walker School for Boys (2018) (Washington, DC)
Tuition-free independent school located east of the Anacostia River. - Black Swan Academy (2020) (Washington, DC)
- BlackRock Center for the Arts (2020) (Germantown, MD)
- Brain Injury Services (2020) (Springfield, VA)
- Breadcoin Foundation (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Bridges to Independence (2018) (Arlington, VA)
Helping families overcome homelessness and achieve stable, independent futures. - Bridges to Independence (2022) (Arlington, VA)
- Britepaths (2020) (Fairfax, VA)
- BroadFutures (2019) (Washington, DC)
- BroadFutures (2023) (Washington, DC)
- BUILD Metro DC (2017) (Washington, DC)
Entrepreneurship and college readiness program for students from under-resourced communities. - BUILD Metro DC (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Building Bridges Across the River (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Byte Back (2018) (Washington, DC)
Free tech training and career services for low-income adults. - Byte Back (2022) (Washington, DC)
- C&O Canal Trust (2017) (Hagerstown, MD)
Works to preserve and protect the C&O Canal National Historical Park. - Calvary Women's Services (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Capital Area Asset Building Corporation (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Capital Area Asset Building Corporation (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Capital Fringe (2017) (Washington, DC)
Connects independent artists and adventurous audiences across DC. - Capital Partners for Education (2018) (Washington, DC)
Mentoring and college/career readiness for low-income DC-area students. - Spark the Journey (formerly Capital Partners for Education) (2022) (Washington, DC)
- CapitalBop (2019) (Washington, DC)
- CapitalBop (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (2022) (Washington, DC)
Building community through the arts. - Capitol Hill Village (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Capitol Movement, Inc (2023) (Washington, DC)
- CapoeiraDC (2023) (Washington, DC)
- CareerCatchers (2024) (Silver Spring, MD)
- Carpe Diem Arts (2018) (Silver Spring, MD)
Building community and celebrating diversity through visual, literary and performing arts. - Carpenter's Shelter (2017) (Alexandria, VA)
Shelter and supportive services for homeless adults and families. - Casa Chirilagua (2017) (Alexandria, VA)
Community-based organization for at-risk families in the Central American immigrant community. - CASA for Children of DC (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Casa Ruby (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Center for Inspired Teaching (2017) (Washington, DC)
Transforms school experiences through engagement-based education and innovative teacher training. - Center for Inspired Teaching (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Central American Resource Center (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Central American Resource Center (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Centreville Immigration Forum (2017) (Centreville, VA)
Supports immigrant community with employment protection, English classes and skills training. - Centreville Immigration Forum (2021) (Centreville, VA)
- Centro Hispano de Frederick (2024) (Frederick, MD)
- Chamber Dance Project (2017) (Washington , DC)
Contemporary ballet with live music and intimate, interactive settings. - Changing Perceptions (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Charlie's Place at St. Margaret's (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Chesapeake Natives (2023) (Upper Marlboro, MD)
- The Child & Family Network Centers (2018) (Alexandria, VA)
Free early education and family services for at risk youth. - Child and Family Network Centers (2022) (Alexandria, VA)
- Children's Chorus of Washington (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Children's Science Center (2017) (Fairfax, VA)
Northern Virginia's first non-profit interactive children's science center. - The Christ Child Society of Washington DC (2017) (Washington, DC)
Fulfills emotional, educational, and material needs of at-risk children and mothers. - Christ House (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Communities in Schools of the Nation's Capital (2024) (Washington, DC)
- City Blossoms (2017) (Washington, DC)
Fosters healthy communities by developing kid-driven green spaces. - City Blossoms (2021) (Washington, DC)
- City Dogs Rescue (2019) (Washington, DC)
- City Gate (2023) (Washington, DC)
- City Kids Wilderness Project (2018) (Washington, DC)
Academic and life success through empowerment and outdoor adventure. - City Wildlife, Inc. (2019) (Washington, DC)
- City Wildlife (2023) (Washington, DC)
- ClancyWorks Dance Company (2024) (Silver Spring, MD)
- Coalition for Nonprofit Housing & Economic Development (2017) (Washington, DC)
Catalyzes affordable housing and economic development in DC. - Collective Action for Safe Spaces (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Collective Action for Safe Spaces (2019) (Washington, DC)
- College Bound (2023) (Washington, DC)
- College Success Foundation - District of Columbia (2024) (Washington, DC)
- College Tribe (2024) (Washington, DC)
- College Tribe (2019) (Washington , DC)
- CollegeTracks (2018) (Bethesda, MD)
Helping low-income students get to and through postsecondary education. - Collegiate Directions (2021) (Bethesda, MD)
- Collegiate Directions, Inc (2017) (Bethesda, MD)
Supports low-income, first generation students to and through college. - Common Good City Farm (2018) (Washington, DC)
Growing food, educating, and serving the community. - Common Good City Farm (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Common Threads (2018) (Largo, MD)
Cooking and nutrition education provider for underserved kids and families. - Communities in Schools of NOVA (2021) (Alexandria, VA)
- Communities In Schools of the Nation's Capital (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Community Advocates for Family & Youth (2018) (Capitol Heights, MD)
Helping to embrace, educate, and empower those affected by crime. - Community Advocates for Family and Youth (2022) (Capitol Heights, MD)
- Community Bridges (2019) (Silver Spring, MD)
- Community Bridges (2023) (Bethesda, MD)
- Community Family Life Services (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Community Forklift (2024) (Edmonston, MD)
- Community Forklift (2020) (Hyattsville, MD)
- Community Legal Services of Prince George's County, Inc. (2023) (Greenbelt, MD)
- Community Lodgings (2024) (Alexandria, VA)
- Community Power Network (2017) (Washington, DC)
Builds a clean, equitable, and local renewable energy system through solar co-ops. - Community Reach of Montgomery County (2022) (Rockville, MD)
- Community Services Foundation (2022) (Seat Pleasant, MD)
- Community Support Systems (2021) (Brandywine, MD)
- Community Youth Advance (2021) (Hyattsville, MD)
- Computer CORE (2024) (Alexandria, VA)
- Computer CORE (2020) (Falls Church , VA)
- Comunidad (2024) (Falls Church, VA)
- Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County (2020) (Bethesda, MD)
- Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County (2024) (Bethesda, MD)
- Congressional Chorus (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Council for Court Excellence (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)/Prince George's County (2017) (Riverdale, MD)
Advocates for and protects abused and neglected children in foster care. - Court Appointed Special Advocates/Prince George's County (2021) (Riverdale, MD)
- Court Watch Montgomery (2019) (Silver Spring, MD)
- CREATE Arts Center (2019) (Silver Spring, MD)
- CREATE Arts Center (2020) (Silver Spring, MD)
- Creative Cauldron (2019) (Falls Church, VA)
- Critical Exposure (2017) (Washington, DC)
Empowers low-income youth of color through photography and advocacy training. - Critical Exposure (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Crossroads Community Food Network (2018) (Takoma Park, MD)
Building a healthier, more inclusive, local food system. - Crossroads Community Food Network (2022) (Takoma Park, MD)
- Crossroads Jobs (2023) (Leesburg, VA)
- CRYSP DC (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Culmore Clinic (2020) (Falls Church, VA)
- Culmore Clinic (2024) (Falls Church, VA)
- Dance Loft on 14/MOVEIUS Contemporary Ballet (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Dance Place (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Dance Place (2020) (Washington, DC)
- DAWN (2019) (Washington, DC)
- DC - MD Justice For Our Neighbors (2019) (Rockville, MD)
- DC Abortion Fund (2023) (Washington, DC)
- DC Affordable Law Firm (2020) (Washington, DC)
- DC Affordable Law Firm (2024) (Washington, DC)
- DC Alliance of Youth Advocates (2019) (Washington, DC)
- DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice (2023) (Washington, DC)
- DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative (2023) (Washington, DC)
- DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative (2019) (Washington, DC)
- DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (2017) (Washington, DC)
Uses advocacy and programming to cut DC's teen pregnancy rate in half. - DC Creative Writing Workshop (2021) (Washington, DC)
- DC Diaper Bank (2017) (Washington, DC)
Alleviates financial stress on families by providing diapers to low-income families. - DC Greens (2018) (Washington, DC)
Advancing food justice in the nation's capital. - DC History Center (2024) (Washington, DC)
- DC Hunger Solutions (2018) (Washington, DC)
Working to improve the nutrition of low-income District residents. - DC Justice Lab (2021) (Washington, DC)
- DC KinCare Alliance (2021) (Washington, DC)
- DC Peace Team (2023) (College Park, MD)
- The DC Policy Center (2019) (Washington, DC)
- DC Rape Crisis Center (2020) (Washington, DC)
- DC Rape Crisis Center (2024) (Washington, DC)
- DC SAFE (Survivors and Advocates for Empowerment) (2018) (Washington, DC)
Ensuring safety and self-determination for domestic violence survivors in DC. - DC SCORES (2017) (Washington, DC)
Uses poetry, soccer and service learning to inspire youth in after-school programs. - DC SCORES (2021) (Washington, DC)
- DC Strings Workshop (2021) (Washington, DC)
- DC Volunteer Lawyers Project (2022) (Washington, DC)
- DC Youth Orchestra Program (2020) (Washington, DC)
- DC Youth Orchestra Program (2024) (Washington, DC)
- DC127 (2021) (Washington, DC)
- DCist (2019) (Washington , DC)
- DCTV - Public Access Corporation of DC (2022) (Washington, DC)
- The Delaplaine Arts Center (2021) (Frederick, MD)
- The Delaplaine Arts Center (2017) (Frederick, MD)
Engages 80,000 visitors a year in a full-service, regional visual arts center. - Destiny, Power & Purpose (2020) (Temple Hills, MD)
- District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH) (2019) (Washington, DC)
- District Bridges (2022) (Washington, DC)
- District of Columbia Students Construction Trades Foundation (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Do the Write Thing Foundation of DC (2018) (Washington, DC)
After-school and summer arts enrichment in Wards 7 and 8. - Dog Tag Bakery (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Dog Tag Inc. (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Dream Project (2018) (Arlington, VA)
Mentoring and scholarships to empower undocumented students to attend college. - The Dream Project (2022) (Arlington, VA)
- Dreaming Out Loud (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Dreaming Out Loud (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Earth Sangha (2017) (Fairfax, VA)
Ecological restoration and maintenance of the most comprehensive native plant nursery in the region. - East of the River Boys & Girls Steelband (2022) (Washington, DC)
- ECHO (2021) (Springfield, VA)
- ECO City Farms (2019) (Riverdale, MD)
- ECO City Farms (2023) (Riverdale, MD)
- EcoAction Arlington (2021) (Arlington, VA)
- ecoLatinos (2021) (Cheverly, MD)
- Edu-Futuro (2019) (Arlington, VA)
- Edu-Futuro (2023) (Arlington, VA)
- EducArte (2024) (Chevy Chase, MD)
- Educational Theatre Company (2021) (Arlington, VA)
- The Ellington Fund (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Empower DC (2023) (Washington, DC)
- EmpowerEd (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Encore Stage & Studio (2019) (Arlington, VA)
- Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Fair Chance (2021) (Washington, DC)
- FAIR Girls (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) (2019) (Fairfax, VA)
- Family PASS (2021) (Vienna, VA)
- The Family Place (2017) (Washington, DC)
Empowers low-income Latino families with educational and support services. - Family Preservation and Strengthening Services (2017) (Vienna, VA)
Housing and case management for Fairfax working homeless. - The Father McKenna Center (2020) (Washington, DC)
- The Father McKenna Center (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC (2024) (Washington, DC)
- The Federated Charities Corporation of Frederick (2020) (Frederick, MD)
- Fellowship Square (2019) (Reston, VA)
- Fields 4 Valor Farms (2024) (Brandywine, MD)
- Fihankra Akoma Ntoaso (FAN) (2023) (Washington, DC)
- First Generation College Bound (2024) (Laurel, MD)
- First Shift Justice Project (2021) (Washington, DC)
- First Tee of Greater Washington, DC (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Food for Others (2018) (Fairfax, VA)
Providing free food to neighbors in need in Northern Virginia. - Food for Others (2022) (Fairfax, VA)
- Food Recovery Network (2020) (Washington , DC)
- Food Recovery Network (2024) (Washington, DC)
- For Love of Children (2020) (Washington , DC)
- Foster and Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Foundation for the Advancement of Music & Education, Inc. (2020) (Bowie, MD)
- The Frederick Center (2024) (Frederick, MD)
- Frederick Children's Chorus (2019) (Woodsboro, MD)
- Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop (2023) (Washington, DC)
- FRESHFARM (2017) (Washington, DC)
Supports local farmers, food access, education and outreach through 14 area markets. - FRESHFARM (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Friends of Anacostia Park (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Friends of Greenbelt Theatre (2018) (Greenbelt, MD)
Independent movie theater offering diverse programs for all our communities. - Friends of Guest House (2023) (Alexandria, VA)
- Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Friends of the Library, Montgomery County (2024) (Rockville, MD)
- Friends of the National Arboretum (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Fund for Investigative Journalism (2018) (Washington, DC)
Supporting independent investigative journalism through grants, fellowships, and mentorships. - Future Link (2019) (Rockville, MD)
- Future Link (2023) (Rockville, MD)
- Gaithersburg Beloved Community Initiative (2021) (Gaithersburg, MD)
- Gaithersburg HELP (2024) (Gaithersburg, MD)
- GALA Hispanic Theatre (2020) (Washington, DC)
- GALA Hispanic Theatre (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Gearin' Up Bicycles (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Generation Hope (2018) (Washington , DC)
College completion and pre-k services for teen parents and children. - Generation Hope (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Girls Inc of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area (2018) (Washington, DC)
Preparing girls to be healthy, educated, and independent women. - Girls on the Run - DC (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Girls on the Run - DC (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Girls on the Run NOVA (2019) (Fairfax, VA)
- Girls on the Run of Montgomery County, MD (2024) (Rockville, MD)
- Girls Rock! DC (2021) (Washington, DC)
- The Giving Square (2021) (Bethesda, MD)
- Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture (2023) (Glen Echo, MD)
- Global Kids (2017) (Washington, DC)
Global affairs and leadership development program for underserved youth. - Good Shepherd Housing & Family Services (2022) (Alexandria, VA)
- GOODProjects (2022) (Washington, DC)
- The Grassroot Project (2018) (Washington, DC)
Training athletes to be health educators for teens. - Grassroots Health (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Great and Small (2017) (Boyds, MD)
Equine-assisted activities and therapies for individuals with special needs. - Greater DC Diaper Bank (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Hamkae Center (formerly Nakasec VA) (2021) (Annandale, VA)
- Harriet's Wildest Dreams (2023) (Clinton, MD)
- Health Volunteers Overseas (2017) (Washington, DC)
Professional training and education for health workers in resource-scarce countries. - Healthy Babies Project (2018) (Washington, DC)
Health services, core needs for low-income, pregnant DC teens and women. - Healthy Babies Project, Inc. (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Healwell (2021) (Arlington, VA)
- Heart to Hand (2022) (Largo, MD)
- Heartly House (2019) (Frederick, MD)
- Heartly House (2023) (Frederick, MD)
- HER Resiliency Center (2020) (Washington, DC)
- HER Resiliency Center (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Hero Dogs, Inc. (2019) (Brookeville, MD)
- Higher Achievement (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Higher Achievement (2023) (Washington, DC)
- HIPS (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Homeless Animals Rescue Team (2022) (Fairfax Station, VA)
- Homeless Children's Playtime Project (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Homeless Children's Playtime Project (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Homes Not Borders (2022) (Landover, MD)
- Homestretch (2021) (Falls Church, VA)
- Hope and a Home (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Hope Connections for Cancer Support (2018) (Bethesda, MD)
Free cancer programs providing emotional support, education, wellness, and hope. - Hope for Henry Foundation (2017) (Washington, DC)
Reinventing the way hospitals care for seriously-ill children. - Hope House DC (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Hope House DC (2018) (Washington, DC)
Helping children and their incarcerated fathers build stronger bonds. - Hope Multiplied (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Horton's Kids (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Hospice Caring (2017) (Gaithersburg, MD)
Companionship and practical help for end-of-life and support during grieving. - Housing Initiative Partnership (2017) (Hyattsville, MD)
Housing developer and counseling agency for low-income communities. - Housing Options & Planning Enterprises (2023) (Oxon Hill, MD)
- Housing Unlimited (2019) (Silver Spring, MD)
- The Human Trafficking Legal Center (2017) (Washington , DC)
Legal counsel and an opportunity to rebuild their lives for trafficking survivors. - HumanitiesDC (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Immigrant & Refugee Outreach Center (2023) (McLean, VA)
- IN Series (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Inner City-Inner Child (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Insight Memory Care Center (2018) (Fairfax, VA)
Alzheimer's and dementia adult day health and education/resource center. - Inspired Child (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Institute for East African Councils on Higher Education (IEA Councils) (2023) (Washington, DC)
- InterAct Story Theatre (2023) (Silver Spring, MD)
- InterAct Story Theatre Education Association (2019) (Wheaton , MD)
- interPLAY Orchestra (2020) (Bethesda, MD)
- JCADA (2022) (Rockville, MD)
- Jennifer Bush-Lawson Foundation (2022) (Falls Church, VA)
- Jews United for Justice (2017) (Washington, DC)
Builds support for social, racial, and economic justice and equality in local communities. - Jews United for Justice (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Joe's Movement Emporium (2021) (Mount Rainier, MD)
- Joe's Movement Emporium/World Arts Focus (2017) (Mount Rainier, MD)
Classes, performances, arts education and work readiness for youth. - Joseph's House (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Joseph's House (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Josh Anderson Foundation (2018) (Vienna, VA)
Suicide prevention resources and support for teens. - Juanita C Grant Foundation (2022) (Capitol Heights, MD)
- Jubilee Jobs (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Jubilee JumpStart (2018) (Washington, DC)
Quality, affordable early childhood education in a dual language environment. - Jubilee JumpStart (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Just Neighbors (2017) (Annandale, VA)
Legal services for low-income immigrants in Northern Virginia. - Justice Arts Coalition (2022) (Takoma Park, MD)
- KEEN Greater DC (2022) (Bethesda, MD)
- KID Museum (2020) (Bethesda, MD)
- Kid Power (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Kid Power, Inc (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Kids In Need Distributors, Inc. (2019) (Bethesda, MD)
- Kids R First (2017) (Reston, VA)
Purchases and delivers grade-appropriate school supplies to needy children in Northern Virginia. - Kindred (2022) (Washington, DC)
- L'Arche Greater Washington, D.C. (2020) (Washington, DC)
- L.E.E.P to College Foundation (2024) (Largo, MD)
- La Cocina VA (2021) (Arlington, VA)
- La Cocina VA (2017) (Arlington, VA)
Promotes healthy food and empowers immigrants with culinary jobs and entrepreneurship skills. - Langley Residential Support Services (2024) (Vienna, VA)
- The Latino Student Fund (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Laurel Advocacy & Referral Services (2017) (Laurel, MD)
Helps people in financial crisis regain stability and achieve self-sufficiency. - Laurel Advocacy & Referral Services, Inc (2021) (Laurel, MD)
- LAWS (Loudoun Abused Women's Shelter) (2019) (Leesburg, VA)
- LAYC Career Academy (2024) (Washington, DC)
- LAYC Career Academy Public Charter School (2020) (Washington , DC)
- LearnServe International (2019) (Washington, DC)
- LearnServe International (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Legacy Farms (2022) (Leesburg, VA)
- Leveling the Playing Field (2021) (Silver Spring, MD)
- Life After Release (2024) (Suitland, MD)
- Life Asset (2017) (Washington, DC)
Provides low-income entrepreneurs with business loans and training. - Life Pieces To Masterpieces (2022) (Washington, DC)
- LIFT-DC (2018) (Washington, DC)
Empowering families to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. - LIFT-DC (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Literacy Council of Frederick County (2019) (Frederick, MD)
- Literacy Council of Frederick County (2023) (Frederick, MD)
- Literacy Council of Montgomery County (2017) (Rockville, MD)
High-quality English language and literacy instruction for adults. - Literacy Council of Montgomery County (2021) (Rockville, MD)
- Literacy Council of Northern Virginia (2019) (Falls Church, VA)
- English Empowerment Center (formerly Literacy Council of Northern Virginia) (2023) (Falls Church, VA)
- Little Friends for Peace (2018) (Mt. Rainier, MD)
Responding to personal & systemic violence with tested peace-building skills. - Little Lights Urban Ministries (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Live It Learn It (2018) (Washington, DC)
Closing the achievement gap, one field experience at a time. - Live It Learn It (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Loudoun Cares (2022) (Leesburg, VA)
- Loudoun Hunger Relief (2018) (Leesburg, VA)
Feeding the hungry of Loudoun County, Virginia. - Loudoun Literacy Council (2021) (Potomac Falls, VA)
- Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers (2022) (Leesburg, VA)
- Lucky Dog Animal Rescue (2018) (Arlington, VA)
Using a customized adoption process to find loving homes for dogs and cats. - Main Street Child Development Center (2023) (Fairfax, VA)
- Main Street Connect (2020) (Rockville, MD)
- Mamatoto Village (2018) (Washington, DC)
Holistic maternal health and wellness programs for expectant mothers. - Mamatoto Village (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Manna Food Center (2018) (Gaithersburg, MD)
The main Food Bank serving Montgomery County. - Many Languages One Voice (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Many Languages One Voice (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Marlow Guitar International (2017) (Rockville, MD)
Creating community through concerts, master classes, youth competitions, and outreach. - Mary House (2017) (Washington, DC)
Helps low-income and refugee families rebuild their lives. - MentorPrize (2017) (Bethesda, MD)
Recruits and matches mentors with mentoring programs in the DC area. - Mercy Health Clinic (2018) (Gaithersburg, MD)
Primary and specialty outpatient healthcare for the medically underserved. - Mercy Health Clinic (2022) (Gaithersburg, MD)
- The DC Center for the LGBT Community (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Metropolitan Washington Ear (2017) (Silver Spring, MD)
Operates free news services for the blind, visually impaired and disabled. - Mi Casa (2018) (Washington, DC)
Preserves affordable housing to support and strengthen healthy, diverse neighborhoods. - Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Mikva Challenge DC (2018) (Washington, DC)
Develops youth to be empowered, informed, and active citizens. - Mikva Challenge DC (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Mission of Love Charities (2022) (Capitol Heights, MD)
- Mobile Hope (2018) (Leesburg, VA)
Improving the lives of precariously housed and homeless youth. - Mobile Hope Association (2022) (Leesburg, VA)
- Mobile Medical Care, Inc. (2019) (Bethesda, MD)
- Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy (2024) (Rockville, MD)
- Montgomery Countryside Alliance (2019) (Poolesville, MD)
- Montgomery Countryside Alliance (2023) (Poolesville, MD)
- Montgomery County Coalition for Adult English Literacy (2020) (Rockville, MD)
- Mosaic Theater Company of DC (2018) (Washington, DC)
Theater company with a focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and community engagement. - Mother's Outreach Network (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Multicultural Community Service (2018) (Washington, DC)
Encouraging, promoting, and facilitating broad and inclusive civic engagement. - Multicultural Community Service (2022) (Washington, DC)
- The MusicianShip (2019) (Washington, DC)
- My Sister's Place (2018) (Washington, DC)
Provides shelter and services to victims of domestic violence. - My Sister's Place (2022) (Washington, DC)
- NAMI Montgomery County (2019) (Rockville, MD)
- NAMI Montgomery County (2023) (Rockville, MD)
- NAMI Northern Virginia (2022) (Oakton, VA)
- NAMI Prince George's County, MD (2024) (Bowie, MD)
- NAMI Prince George's County, MD (2020) (New Carrollton, MD)
- The National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Negotiation Works (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Neighborhood Legal Services Program of the District of Columbia (2018) (Washington, DC)
Providing legal services to low-income DC residents. - Network for Victim Recovery of DC (2017) (Washington, DC)
Empowers crime victims through case management and legal services. - Network for Victim Recovery of DC (2021) (Washington, DC)
- New Endeavors by Women (2017) (Washington, DC)
Heals lives of homeless women and children by creating new futures. - New Endeavors by Women (2021) (Washington, DC)
- New Futures (2020) (Washington, DC)
- New Futures (2024) (Washington, DC)
- New Partners Community Solar (2020) (Washington , DC)
- New Partners Community Solar (2024) (Washington, DC)
- NextStop Theatre Company (2019) (Herndon, VA)
- The Nonprofit Village Center (2020) (Rockville, MD)
- Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Program (2020) (Clifton, VA)
- The Northwest Center (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Northwest Neighbors Village (2020) (Washington , DC)
- Nourish Now (2019) (Rockville, MD)
- Nourishing Bethesda (2024) (Bethesda, MD)
- NOVA ScriptsCentral (2022) (Falls Church, VA)
- NOVA ScriptsCentral (2018) (Burke, VA)
Nonprofit pharmacy providing life-saving medications for uninsured patients in Virginia. - Nueva Vida (2021) (Alexandria, VA)
- OAR of Arlington, Alexandria and Falls Church (2020) (Arlington, VA)
- OAR of Arlington, Alexandria, and Falls Church (2024) (Arlington, VA)
- One Common Unity (2018) (Washington, DC)
Empowering youth through the transformative power of the arts. - ONE DC (2021) (Washington, DC)
- One Journey (2022) (Arlington, VA)
- One World Education (2017) (Washington, DC)
Gives students and teachers the tools they need to improve student literacy rates. - One World Education (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Only Make Believe (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Only Make Believe (2017) (Washington, DC)
Interactive theater for children in hospitals and care facilities. - An Open Book Foundation (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Open City Advocates (2017) (Washington, DC)
Supports youth in DC's juvenile system with legal advocacy and mentoring programs. - Open City Advocates (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Open Door Sports (2023) (Kensington, MD)
- Operation Renewed Hope Foundation (2020) (Alexandria, VA)
- Operation Second Chance (2019) (Germantown, MD)
- Our Minds Matter (2022) (Vienna, VA)
- Parent Encouragement Program (2024) (Kensington, MD)
- Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area (2022) (Olney, MD)
- Passion for Learning (2020) (Silver Spring, MD)
- PAVE (2023) (Washington, DC)
- PAVE Inc. (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Peace of Mind (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Peace of Mind (2024) (Washington, DC)
- The PEN/Faulkner Foundation (2021) (Washington, DC)
- PEN/Faulkner Foundation (2017) (Washington, DC)
Fosters a love of reading and a connection to writing through public readings and educational programs. - People Animals Love (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Phoenix Bikes (2021) (Arlington, VA)
- Piedmont Dispute Resolution Center (2023) (Warrenton, VA)
- A Place To Be (2018) (Middleburg, VA)
Music therapy for people with disability, medical, or life challenges. - Platform of Hope (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Pointless Theatre Company (2018) (Washington, DC)
Multi-disciplinary, puppet-based theatre company exciting a passion for adventurous art. - Posse DC (2022) (Washington, DC)
- The Posse Foundation (2018) (Washington, DC)
College access and leadership program for high school students. - Potomac Community Resources (2017) (Potomac, MD)
Provides therapeutic, recreational, social and educational programs for teens and adults with developmental differences. - Potomac Conservancy (2017) (Silver Spring, MD)
Protects the Potomac River through local advocacy and conservation solutions. - Potomac Conservancy (2021) (Silver Spring, MD)
- Potomac Riverkeeper Network (2018) (Washington, DC)
Protecting and defending the Potomac River. - Potomac Riverkeeper Network (2022) (Washington, DC)
- President Lincoln's Cottage (2019) (Washington, DC)
- President Lincoln's Cottage (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Prince George's Child Resource Center (2018) (Largo, MD)
Supports parents and child care providers so children can thrive. - Prince George's Child Resource Center (2022) (Largo, MD)
- Prince William Area Free Clinic (2018) (Woodbridge, VA)
Free medical clinic serving low-income, uninsured patients. - Prince William Conservation Alliance (2018) (Woodbridge, VA)
Inspiring action and working together to create sustainable communities for all. - Prince William Conservation Alliance (2022) (Lake Ridge, VA)
- Prince William County Community Foundation (2021) (Woodbridge, VA)
- Progressive Maryland (2019) (Largo, MD)
- Progressive Maryland (2023) (Largo, MD)
- Project Change (2018) (Olney, MD)
Students achieving positive change in themselves and their community. - Protect Our Defenders (2018) (McLean, VA)
Assistance and advocacy for victims of military sexual trauma. - Public Allies Washington, DC (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Rainbow Families (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Rainbow Families (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Rainbow Place Shelter for Homeless Women (2021) (Rockville, MD)
- Reach Incorporated (2017) (Washington, DC)
Develops literacy leaders by training teens to be tutors. - Reach Incorporated (2021) (Washington, DC)
- REACT DC (2023) (Alexandria, VA)
- Read Early And Daily (READ) (2023) (Arlington, VA)
- Reading Partners (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Real Food for Kids (2018) (Great Falls, VA)
Advocates for improving school food/educating students on healthy choices. - Real Food for Kids (2022) (McLean, VA)
- REAL School Gardens (2017) (Washington, DC)
School gardens and comprehensive teacher training for Title 1 schools. - Rebuilding Together DC Alexandria (2020) (Alexandria, VA)
- Rebuilding Together DC Alexandria (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Recovery Cafe DC (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Recreation Wish List Committee (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Red Wiggler Community Farm (2020) (Germantown, MD)
- Red Wiggler Community Farm (2024) (Germantown, MD)
- The Religious Coalition (2021) (Frederick, MD)
- Reset180 (2023) (Reston, VA)
- Resilience Across Borders (2024) (Silver Spring, MD)
- Rising for Justice (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Rock Creek Conservancy (2019) (Bethesda, MD)
- Rock Creek Conservancy (2023) (Bethesda, MD)
- Rock Recovery (2018) (Washington, DC)
Unique and holistic eating disorder recovery services and community education. - Rock Recovery (2022) (Arlington, VA)
- Safe Shores-The DC Children's Advocacy Center (2021) (Washington, DC)
- The Safe Sisters Circle (2021) (Washington, DC)
- SafeSpot Children's Advocacy Center of Fairfax (2021) (Fairfax, VA)
- Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington (2018) (Washington, DC)
Supporting, coaching, training our unhoused/unemployed neighbors to reach their goals. - San Miguel School (2024) (Washington, DC)
- SCAN (Stop Child Abuse Now) of Northern Virginia (2018) (Alexandria, VA)
Child abuse prevention through public/parent education and child advocacy. - SCAN of Northern Virginia (2022) (Alexandria, VA)
- ScholarCHIPS, Inc. (2019) (Washington, DC)
- ScholarCHIPS (2023) (Washington, DC)
- School Justice Project (2020) (Washington, DC)
- School Justice Project (2024) (Washington, DC)
- School Leader Lab (2024) (Silver Spring, MD)
- The Second Look Project (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Second Story (2019) (Vienna, VA)
- Second Story (2023) (Vienna, VA)
- SEED SPOT (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Senior Services of Alexandria (2017) (Alexandria, VA)
Fosters independence to enable Alexandria seniors to age in place. - Senior Services of Alexandria (2021) (Alexandria, VA)
- Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Aid (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Shaw Community Center (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Shepherd's Center of Northern Virginia (2021) (Vienna, VA)
- Shepherd's Table (2020) (Silver Spring, MD)
- Shepherd's Table (2024) (Silver Spring, MD)
- Shout Mouse Press (2018) (Washington, DC)
Writing program and publishing house for unheard voices. - Shout Mouse Press (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Silver Spring Village (2019) (Silver Spring, MD)
- Silver Spring Village (2023) (Silver Spring, MD)
- Sitar Arts Center (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Sitar Arts Center (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Small Things Matter (2024) (Rockville, MD)
- Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum (2021) (Washington, DC)
- SMYAL (2020) (Washington, DC)
- So What Else (2021) (Rockville, MD)
- Solutions in Hometown Connections (2020) (College Park, MD)
- Solutions in Hometown Connections (2024) (Riverdale, MD)
- Soul Trak Outdoors (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Southeast Ministry (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Split This Rock (2017) (Washington, DC)
Presenting, teaching, and cultivating the next generation of socially engaged poets. - St Ann's Center for Children, Youth and Families (2021) (Hyattsville, MD)
- Stepping Stones Shelter (2018) (Rockville, MD)
Emergency shelter for homeless families with children in Montgomery County. - Stone Soup Films (2017) (Washington, DC)
Amplifies nonprofit impact through storytelling and video. - Story District (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Story Tapestries (2018) (Germantown, MD)
Using the arts to power literacy, create understanding, and building community. - StoryBook Treasures (2022) (Ashburn, VA)
- Street Sense Media (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Studio Acting Conservatory (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Suited for Change (2018) (Washington, DC)
Providing professional attire and job-readiness support. - Suited for Change (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Sunflower Bakery (2018) (Gaithersburg, MD)
Skilled job training and employment for individuals with learning differences. - Sunflower Bakery (2022) (Rockville, MD)
- Synetic Theater (2023) (Arlington, VA)
- Tahirih Justice Center (2022) (Falls Church, VA)
- Teaching for Change (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Teaching for Change (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Tenants and Workers United - Inquilinos y Trabajadores Unidos (2021) (Alexandria, VA)
- Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art (2023) (Reston, VA)
- The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts (2018) (Washington, DC)
Award-winning provider of theatre education for children, teens, and adults. - The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Thomas Circle Singers (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Thrive DC (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Together We Bake (2018) (Alexandria, VA)
Job training and personal development program for women in need. - Together We Bake (2022) (Alexandria, VA)
- Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Touching Heart (2023) (Oak Hill, VA)
- Touching Heart (2017) (Herndon, VA)
Provides children with tools to become the compassionate leaders of tomorrow. - Tracy's Kids (2019) (Bethesda, MD)
- The Training Source (2023) (Seat Pleasant, MD)
- Traveling Players Ensemble (2019) (Great Falls, VA)
- The Tree House Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County MD, Inc. (2021) (Rockville, MD)
- Turning the Page (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Tzedek DC (2018) (Washington, DC)
Safeguarding the rights of low-income DC families facing debt-related crises. - Tzedek DC (2022) (Washington, DC)
- WeCareDMV Day Services (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Urban Ed (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Urban Ed (2017) (Washington, DC)
Transforms lives by creating hope and opportunity through information technology and skill development. - Urban Adventure Squad (2023) (Washington, DC)
- The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Vida Senior Centers (2024) (Washington, DC)
- The Virginia Hospital Center Medical Brigade (2017) (Falls Church, VA)
Improves community health in the Comayagua region of Honduras. - Visionaries of the Creative Arts (VOCA) (2023) (Washington, DC)
- The VIVA School (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Voices for a Second Chance (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Volunteer Fairfax (2019) (Fairfax, VA)
- Wanda Alston Foundation (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Wanda Alston Foundation (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Washington Area Bicyclist Association (2018) (Washington, DC)
Advocacy, outreach, and education for better bicycling for everyone. - Washington Area Bicyclist Association (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Washington Area Community Investment Fund (2020) (Washington, DC)
- Washington Bach Consort (2018) (Washington, DC)
Professional baroque ensemble serving residents of all ages in DC. - Washington Bach Consort (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Washington English Center (2017) (Washington, DC)
English classes and workforce development programs for adult immigrants. - Washington Housing Conservancy (2024) (Washington, DC)
- Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless (2017) (Washington, DC)
Legal services, advocacy, outreach, and education to address homelessness and affordable housing. - Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Washington Revels (2024) (Glen Echo, MD)
- Washington School for Girls (2019) (Washington, DC)
- Washington Tennis & Education Foundation (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Washington Urban Debate League (2018) (Washington , DC)
Providing after school debate in under-served communities. - Washington Urban Debate League (2022) (Washington, DC)
- Washington Youth Garden (2020) (Washington, DC)
- We Are Family Senior Outreach Network (2017) (Washington, DC)
Services for low-income seniors to help them age in place. - Western Fairfax Christian Ministries (2021) (Chantilly, VA)
- Wheaton Arts Parade (2024) (Wheaton, MD)
- Wilderness Leadership & Learning (2017) (Washington, DC)
Develops life skills for youth with experiential learning, leadership training, and service. - Wilderness Leadership & Learning (2021) (Washington, DC)
- WETATi Academy (We're Empowered To Achieve The impossible) (2023) (College Park, MD)
- Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, Development, and Peace (2017) (Bethesda, MD)
Strengthens women's technology, communication, and advocacy skills to support democratic and ethical practices, and enhance human rights. - Woodley House (2017) (Washington, DC)
Provides mental health housing and support services to adults with chronic and persistent mental illness. - Woodley House (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Words Beats and Life (2023) (Washington, DC)
- Yachad (2020) (Silver Spring, MD)
- Yellow Ribbon Fund (2017) (Bethesda, MD)
Provides programs to make daily life more manageable for wounded service members and their family caregivers. - Young Artists of America (2017) (Rockville, MD)
Excellence in vocal and instrumental training for youth. - Young Playwrights' Theater (2017) (Washington, DC)
Uses the art of playwriting to enhance student literacy, creative expression, and communication. - Young Playwrights' Theater (2021) (Washington, DC)
- Youth Activism Project (2022) (Bethesda, MD)
- Youth Leadership Foundation (2017) (Bethesda, MD)
Enriching underserved youth and families in the DC area with mentorship and character education. - YWCA National Capital Area (2022) (Washington, DC)