United Way of the National Capital Area
Vienna, VA · EIN 53-0234290. Reported 712 grants totalling $27.1M to 291 organizations across tax years 2021-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
291organizations funded
$13,115median reported grant
$27.1Mgranted, 2021-2023
84%of grantees funded again the next year
22%of dollars to its largest recipient
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For United Way of the National Capital Area, the IRS classifies it as a federated giving programme -- a United Way, Jewish federation, Community Chest or similar (NTEE T700).
- How spread out its giving is. 291 distinct organizations, with 22% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 84% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is well above the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% private foundations manage. This list is close to settled, so a newcomer has to displace someone rather than fill a gap.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $13,115. Half of what it reported fell between $7,449 and $25,032; the smallest was $5,001 and the largest $3,184,745. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
Every organization it funded
All 291 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this grantmaker actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samu Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,969,365 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | $2,006,718 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Some Inc | Washington, DC | $1,186,262 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Association of Metropolitan Washington D C Inc | Washington, DC | $561,231 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Prince Georges Community College Foundation Inc | Largo, MD | $556,294 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Britepaths Inc | Fairfax, VA | $540,383 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Manna Food Center Inc | Silverspring, MD | $485,385 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arlington Food Assistance Center | Arlington, VA | $417,920 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Washington Urban League Inc | Washington, DC | $390,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Marthas Table | Washington, DC | $387,055 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Latin American Youth Center Inc | Washington, DC | $387,052 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bread for the City Inc | Washington, DC | $368,512 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Washington Humane Society the Society for the Prevention of | Washington, DC | $333,279 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| DC Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $329,175 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mt Sinai Baptist Church | Washington, DC | $266,438 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools of the Nations Capital Inc | Washington, DC | $255,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington Inc | Washington, DC | $244,409 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Community Ministries Inc | Alexandria, VA | $240,438 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kingdom Fellowship African Methodist Episcopal Church | Beltsville, MD | $234,438 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stroke Comeback Center | Vienna, VA | $231,293 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools Northern Virginia | Alexandria, VA | $211,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Zion Church | Greenbelt, MD | $211,061 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Skillsource Group Inc | Mc Lean, VA | $196,650 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Homeless Animals Rescue Team Inc | Fx Station, VA | $182,324 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Latino Economic Development Corporation of Washington DC | Washington, DC | $179,949 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alfred Street Baptist Church Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $179,938 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Animal Welfare League of Alexandria Virginia Incorporated | Alexandria, VA | $167,324 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts | Vienna, VA | $160,284 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alive Inc | Alexandria, VA | $159,572 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Food & Friends Inc | Washington, DC | $158,168 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Everymind Inc | Rockville, MD | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Echo Inc | Springfield, VA | $135,565 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Marys Center for Maternal and Child Care Inc | Washington, DC | $133,678 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of West Florida Inc | Pensacola, FL | $132,155 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| N Street Village Inc | Washington, DC | $125,519 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Humane Society of Fairfax County Inc | Fairfax, VA | $124,847 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carpenters Shelter Inc | Alexandria, VA | $120,071 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lucky Dog Animal Rescue | Arlington, VA | $118,001 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Loudoun Hunger Relief | Leesburg, VA | $116,821 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Diabetes Association Inc | Arlington, VA | $112,127 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Inc | North Bethesda, MD | $106,190 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Whitman-Walker Clinic Inc | Washington, DC | $104,264 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Animal Shelter and Guardians of the Homeless Animals | Aldie, VA | $102,503 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| House of Ruth Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $102,091 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Doorways for Women & Families Inc | Arlington, VA | $101,806 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cafe Montgomery MD | Rockville, MD | $100,574 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coalition for the Homeless Inc | Washington, DC | $98,311 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jills House Inc | Vienna, VA | $97,564 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Action in Community Through Service of Prince William | Dumfries, VA | $95,101 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pathforward Inc | Arlington, VA | $94,339 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $93,301 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Greater Washington DC Inc | Falls Church, VA | $92,219 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area Inc | Washington, DC | $92,207 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Anns Center for Children Youth and Families | Hyattsville, MD | $87,942 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Smyal Inc | Washington, DC | $86,728 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, TN | $86,040 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless Inc | Rockville, MD | $84,721 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Services Agency of the Metro Washington Council Afl Cio | Washington, DC | $84,124 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore | Fort Myer, VA | $83,764 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $82,377 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| CASA Inc | Hyattsville, MD | $80,448 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia | Washington, DC | $79,926 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Abused & Homeless Childrens Refuge | Vienna, VA | $78,585 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gaithersburg Help Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | $77,656 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Elizabeth Seton High School | Bladensburg, MD | $77,453 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | Oklahoma City, OK | $75,865 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sasha Bruce Youthwork Inc | Washington, DC | $73,253 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Ivy Community Charities of Prince Georges County Inc | Suitland, MD | $72,368 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Uber Physicians LLC ( Five Medicine) | Cantonsvile, MD | $70,696 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services Inc | Laurel, MD | $70,266 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gonzaga College High School | Washington, DC | $69,361 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Northern Shenandoah Valley | Winchester, VA | $68,423 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Homestretch Inc | Falls Chruch, VA | $68,187 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rude Ranch Animal Rescue Inc | Millersville, MD | $67,498 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arlington Free Clinic Inc | Arlington, VA | $67,370 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Loudoun Citizens for Social Justice Inc | Leesburg, VA | $67,150 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| My Sisters Place Inc | Washington, DC | $66,870 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Augustine School | Washington, DC | $66,708 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Second Chance Wildlife Center Inc | Clarksburg, MD | $65,810 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bright Beginnings Inc | Washington, DC | $65,618 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arlington Thrive Inc | Arlington, VA | $64,786 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $63,387 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Floc for Love of Children | Washington, DC | $62,194 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Girl Scout Council of the Nations Capital | Washington, DC | $61,424 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bethesda Cares Inc | Bethesda, MD | $60,432 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop | Washington, DC | $59,745 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $59,076 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Calvary Womens Services Inc | Washington, DC | $58,786 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics Virginia Inc | Richmond, VA | $57,896 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Food on the Stove Inc | Washington, DC | $57,205 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena Inc | Waldorf, MD | $57,147 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Northern Va | Arlington, VA | $56,463 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The City Choir of Washington | Washington, DC | $54,350 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Inova Health System Foundation | Fairfax, VA | $54,168 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friendship Place | Washington, DC | $53,943 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $53,090 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Transitional Housing Corporation | Washington, DC | $52,837 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Kidney Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $52,206 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Manassas, VA | $51,727 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Homeless Childrens Playtime Project Inc | Washington, DC | $51,691 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $51,265 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Christ House | Washington, DC | $51,220 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fancy Cats Rescue Team | Fairfax, VA | $49,902 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Thrive DC | Washington, DC | $49,802 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| DC Youth Orchestra Program | Washington, DC | $49,422 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fairfax Library Foundation Inc | Fairfax, VA | $49,343 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Center for Children and Families | Bethesda, MD | $48,207 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dematha Catholic High School | Hyattsville, MD | $47,700 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community of Hope Inc | Washington, DC | $46,481 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Whitman-Walker Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $45,764 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Lamb Center | Fairfax, VA | $45,457 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Feline Foundation of Greater Washington Inc | Reston, VA | $44,519 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Everyone Home DC | Washington, DC | $43,983 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alice Deal Community Association Inc | Washington, DC | $43,570 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fairfax County Park Foundation Inc | Fairfax, VA | $43,422 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Little Lights Urban Ministries | Washington, DC | $42,778 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Koinonia Foundation Inc | Alexandria, VA | $42,683 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pathways to Housing DC | Washington, DC | $42,409 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ayuda Inc | Washington, DC | $41,831 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Social Service Agency | Rockville, MD | $41,588 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fairfax Fish Inc | Fairfax, VA | $41,142 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| True Ground Housing Partners | Arlington, VA | $41,080 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Interfaith Works Inc | Rockville, MD | $40,165 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shabach Ministries Inc | Landover, MD | $40,163 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Heroes Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | $40,063 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bishop Mcnamara High School | Forestville, MD | $38,699 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc | Chicago, IL | $38,109 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| CASA for Children of the District of Columbia | Washington, DC | $37,468 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cornerstones Inc | Reston, VA | $37,360 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Prince William County Public Schools Education Foundation Inc | Manassas, VA | $37,140 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless Inc | Washington, DC | $36,274 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arc of Montgomery County Inc | Rockville, MD | $36,234 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School Inc | Washington, DC | $36,166 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| L Arche Inc | Washington, DC | $35,291 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Archbishop Carroll High School | Washington, DC | $35,253 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Arc of Northern Virginia | Fairfax, VA | $35,245 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| A Womans Choice | Falls Church, VA | $34,366 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Legal Aid Justice Center | Charlottesvle, VA | $34,192 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers-Big Sisters of the National Capital Area | Washington, DC | $34,031 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lgg Uplift Foundation Inc | Clinton, MD | $33,968 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Diabetes National Institute Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | $33,946 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wumco Help Inc | Poolesville, MD | $32,869 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fishing School Inc | Washington, DC | $32,851 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Animal Allies Inc | Alexandria, VA | $32,664 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bridges to Independence Inc | Arlington, VA | $31,972 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Link Incorporated | Sterling, VA | $31,898 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocate -CASA- Prince Georges County Inc | Riverdale, MD | $31,595 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Choral Arts Society of Washington | Washington, DC | $31,108 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| NAMI Northern Virginia | Oakton, VA | $30,960 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc | Fairfax, VA | $30,622 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Educational Theatre Company | Arlington, VA | $30,239 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arc of Greater Prince William Insight Inc | Woodbridge, VA | $30,054 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| NAMI Montgomery County | Rockville, MD | $30,009 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Central Union Mission | Riverdale, MD | $29,722 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Anchor Mental Health Association | Washington, DC | $29,607 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Patients at the Nih Inc | Bethesda, MD | $29,084 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Black Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $28,727 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Davis Memorial Goodwill Industries | Washington, DC | $28,022 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Josephs House Inc Financial Office | Washington, DC | $27,994 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Adoptions Together Inc | Greenbelt, MD | $27,445 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gaithersburg Meals-on-Wheels Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | $27,256 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| La Clinica Del Pueblo Inc | Washington, DC | $27,074 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Womens Center | Vienna, VA | $26,979 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Campagna Center Inc | Alexandria, VA | $26,975 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International | Leesburg, VA | $26,663 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington Inc | Rockville, MD | $26,634 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Acca Inc Annandale Christian Community for Action | Annandale, VA | $26,521 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northern Virginia Family Services Inc | Falls Church, VA | $26,392 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arc of Prince Georges County Inc | Largo, MD | $26,303 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The District of Columbia Childrens Advocacy Center | Washington, DC | $26,290 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Kansas City, MO | $26,153 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Shelter House Inc | Fairfax, VA | $26,129 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Music for Life | Springfield, VA | $25,954 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The John Quadrino Foundation | Falls Church, VA | $24,957 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Reading Is Fundamental of Northern Virginia Inc | Arlington, VA | $24,899 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| DC Scores | Washington, DC | $24,292 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| College Bound Inc | Washington, DC | $23,602 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| One Ministries Inc | Washington, DC | $23,467 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| D C Rape Crisis Center | Washington, DC | $23,441 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Central American Resource Center- Carecen | Washington, DC | $23,084 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Loudoun Education Foundation | Broadlands, VA | $23,080 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Arc of Loudoun | Leesburg, VA | $23,067 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Facets Cares Inc | Fairfax, VA | $22,914 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Offender Aid and Restoration of Arlington County Oara Inc | Arlington, VA | $22,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Washington School for Girls | Washington, DC | $22,282 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children of Mine | Washington, DC | $22,265 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Legal Counsel for the Elderly | Washington, DC | $22,251 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| District Alliance for Safe Housing Inc | Washington, DC | $22,104 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Autism Society of America | Oakton, VA | $22,016 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of DC Foundation | Washington, DC | $21,566 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| STEM for Her Foundation | Falls Church, VA | $21,402 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United States Veterans Initiative | Los Angeles, CA | $21,388 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sanctity of Life Ministries | Fairfax, VA | $21,284 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bethany House of Northern Virginia Inc | Mclean, VA | $21,178 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Reach of Montgomery County Inc | Rockville, MD | $21,068 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Iona Senior Services | Washington, DC | $20,876 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Scholarship Fund of Alexandria | Alexandria, VA | $20,499 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Washington Jesuit Academy | Washington, DC | $20,311 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hebrew Home of Greater Washington Inc | Rockville, MD | $20,237 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department | Fairfax, VA | $20,225 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northwest Center Inc | Washington, DC | $20,058 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Integra Clinical Services | Clarkswille, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Western Fairfax Christian Ministries | Chantilly, VA | $19,839 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties Inc | Morgantown, WV | $19,679 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mutt Love Rescue Inc | Fairfax, VA | $19,533 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens Law Center Incorporated | Washington, DC | $19,425 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kappa Scholarship Endowment Fund | Washington, DC | $17,724 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Korean Community Service Center of | Annandale, VA | $17,650 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Literacy Council of Northern Virginia Inc | Falls Church, VA | $17,649 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| La Cocina Va | Arlington, VA | $17,388 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Library Montgomery County MD Inc | Rockville, MD | $17,355 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation | Washington, DC | $17,354 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | $17,223 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City Gate Inc | Washington, DC | $16,987 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Brain Injury Services Inc | Springfield, VA | $16,569 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | $16,538 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Legal Services of Northern Virginia Inc | Fairfax, VA | $16,328 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Partnership for Animal Welfare Inc | Greenbelt, MD | $16,028 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington Tennis & Education | Washington, DC | $15,784 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Damascus Help Inc | Damascus, MD | $15,658 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Comunidad | Falls Church, VA | $14,669 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Spanish Catholic Center Inc | Washington, DC | $14,374 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Washington Master Chorale Inc | Washington, DC | $14,167 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Montgomery Housing Partnership Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $13,958 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Building Bridges Across the River | Washington, DC | $13,769 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | Rye Brook, NY | $13,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Hope Housing Inc | Alexandria, VA | $13,636 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Father Flanagans Boys Home | Washington, DC | $13,617 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Everybody Wins D C Inc | Washington, DC | $13,515 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington | Silver Spring, MD | $13,090 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Easter Seals Serving DC-MD-Va Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $13,042 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $12,844 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mobile Medical Care Inc | Rockville, MD | $12,563 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Foundation for the Advancement of Music & Education Inc | Uppr Marlboro, MD | $12,443 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Prince Georges Tennis and Education Foundation Inc | Uppr Marlboro, MD | $12,299 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Academy of the Holy Cross Inc | Kensington, MD | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Good Shepherd Housing Foundation | Woodbridge, VA | $11,969 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rising for Justice Inc | Washington, DC | $11,862 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cloverleaf Equine Center | Clifton, VA | $11,822 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Anselms Abbey School Inc | Washington, DC | $11,785 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Thomas Jefferson H S for Science & Technology Partnership Fund Inc | Alexandria, VA | $11,494 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ashiyanaa Inc | Bethesda, MD | $11,356 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| East River Family Strengthening Collaborative | Washington, DC | $11,323 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center | Washington, DC | $11,187 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Beacon House Community Ministry Inc | Washington, DC | $11,133 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Stepping Stones Shelter Inc | Rockville, MD | $11,069 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Theatre Lab | Washington, DC | $10,672 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Guest House Inc | Alexandria, VA | $10,573 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lynn House of Potomac Valley Inc | Alexandria, VA | $10,335 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| L E a D Inc | Atlanta, GA | $9,249 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
239 of 291 (82%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Samu Foundation
DESIGNATED AND/OR GRANTED IN SUPPORT OF AGENCY PROGRAMS
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 218 of 291 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 239 | $6,234,628 | $13,331 |
| 2022 | 254 | $11.2M | $13,115 |
| 2023 | 219 | $9,640,674 | $12,503 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
60% of its giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $13,115 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in District of Columbia.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from United Way of the National Capital Area's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 220 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 8614 Westwood Center Drive 300, Vienna, VA, 22182.
EIN 53-0234290 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Form 990 is published about a year after the tax year it covers. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this organization has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next.
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