Community Power Grantmaking
The Request for Proposals (RFP) for our 2023 Community Power Grantmaking Program is now closed.
What We Fund
if supports community-based and nonprofit organizations in the District of Columbia, suburban Maryland, and Northern Virginia that are advancing racial equity and racial justice through community organizing, community engagement and advocacy.
2022 Grants
AFRITHRIVE
$30,000 (two-year grant; $15,000 per year)
To provide general operating support.
ASIAN AMERICAN LEAD $20,000
To provide general operating support.
BONDS (BROTHERS OBTAINING & NAVIGATING DYNAMIC SOLIDARITY)
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
BREAD FOR THE CITY
$20,000
To support it’s advocacy on health and counseling.
COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR SAFE SPACES
$20,000
To provide general operating support
COLOR OF CROHN'S & CHRONIC ILLNESS
$30,000 (two-year grant; $15,000 per year)
To provide general operating support.
COMMUNITY MINISTRY OF PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
CRITICAL EXPOSURE
$40,000 (two-year grant; $20,000 per year)
To provide general operating support.
DC PEACE TEAM
$40,000 (two-year grant; $20,000 per year)
To provide general operating support.
DREAMERS MOTHERS IN ACTION
$40,000 (two-year grant; $20,000 per year)
To provide general operating support.
DYNAMIC SOLUTIONS FOR THE AGING
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
EDU-FUTURO
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
EVERYDAY CANVASSING
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE BOUND
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
HAMKAE CENTER
$40,000 (two-year grant; $20,000 per year)
To provide general operating support.
IDENTITY
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
IMPACT SILVER SPRING
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
JOE'S MOVEMENT EMPORIUM
$15,000
To provide project support for its Freedom Stories initiative, which focuses on the unique stories of slavery and freedom-making in Prince George’s County.
LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
LIFE AFTER RELEASE
$30,000 (two-year grant; $15,000 per year)
To provide general operating support.
MOTHERS OUTREACH NETWORK
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
OUR MINDS MATTER
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
OURSPACE WORLD, INC.
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
PROGRESSIVE MARYLAND
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
RESTAURANT OPPORTUNITIES CENTERS UNITED
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
SHIRLINGTON EMPLOYMENT & EDUCATION CENTER
$40,000 (two-year grant; $20,000 per year)
To provide general operating support.
SPACES IN ACTION
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
THE BLACK EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS NETWORK
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
THE COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT PROJECT
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
THE FAMILY PLACE
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
THE NATIONAL REENTRY NETWORK FOR RETURNING CITIZENS
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
VIRGINIA COALITION OF LATINO ORGANIZATIONS
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
VIRGINIA INTERFAITH CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
YOUTH ACTIVISM PROJECT
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
2021 Grants
ANGELS OF HOPE MINISTRY
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE PROJECT
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
BLACK SWAN ACADEMY
$40,000
To provide general operating support.
BREAD FOR THE CITY
$15,000
To support it’s advocacy on health and counseling.
CASA
$20,000
To provide general operating support
CENTREVILLE IMMIGRATION FORUM
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR SAFE SPACES
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
COMMUNITY MINISTRY OF PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
COMMUNITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
DC FAIR BUDGET COALITION
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
DC JUSTICE LAB
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
DREAMING OUT LOUD
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
Advocacy
ELEVATEHER
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
EMPOWER DC
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
EVERYONE HOME DC
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
FOSTER & ADOPTIVE PARENT ADVOCACY CENTER
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
FREE MINDS BOOK CLUB & WRITING WORKSHOP
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
HAMKAE CENTER
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
HIPS
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
IMPACT SILVER SPRING
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH INNOVATION / COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS WORKFORCE
$20,000
To support the Center for the Community Health Workforce, which will work to ensure Community Health Workers are integrated in the public health and health care systems
JUSTICE FOR MUSLIMS COLLECTIVE
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
LA CLINICA DEL PUEBLO
$20,000
To advocate for health equity for the Latino and other immigrant communities in the Washington, D.C. region
LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
LIFE ASSET $15,000
To provide general operating support.
MANY LANGUAGES ONE VOICE
$30,000
To provide general operating support.
MARYLAND HUNGER SOLUTIONS/ FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
MARYLAND LATINOS UNIDOS
$40,000(two-year grant; $20,000 per year)
To provide general operating support.
NORTHERN VIRGINIA FAMILY SERVICE
$20,000
To support its advocacy on the workplace development and employment issues.
PRIMARY CARE COALITION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
PRINCE GEORGE’S CHILD RESOURCE CENTER
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
PROGRESSIVE MARYLAND
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
RACIAL JUSTICE NOW!
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
REAL FOOD FOR KIDS
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
TENANTS AND WORKERS UNITED
$40,000(two-year grant; $20,000 per year)
To provide general operating support.
TRABAJADORES UNIDOS
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
UNDOCUBLACK NETWORK
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
VIRGINIA COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
$40,000(two-year grant: $20,000 per year)
To provide general operating support.
VIRGINIA COALITION OF LATINO ORGANIZATIONS
$20,000 per year
To provide general operating support.
VOICES FOR VIRGINIAS CHILDREN
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
WHO SPEAKS FOR ME?
$15,000
To provide general operating support.
WOMEN'S EQUITY CENTER AND ACTION NETWORK
$40,000(two-year grant;$20,000 per year)
To provide general operating support.
2020 Grants
BYTE BACK
$20,000
www.byteback.org
To provide general operating support.
DANCE INSTITUTE OF WASHINGTON
$20,000
www.danceinstituteofwashington.org
To provide general operating support.
DC FAIR BUDGET COALITION
$20,000
www.fairbudget.org
To provide general operating support.
DC HUNGER SOLUTIONS/ FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER
$20,000
www.dchunger.org
To provide general operating support.
DC PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
$20,000
www.dcpca.org
To advocate for a health system that provides comprehensive care, improves health, contains costs, and addresses the social factors that affect health.
DREAMING OUT LOUD
$20,000
www.dreamingoutloud.org
To provide general operating support.
JJ CENTER
$20,000
To provide general operating support.
MAMATOTO VILLAGE
$25,000
www.mamatotovillage.org
To provide general operating support.
MANY LANGUAGES ONE VOICE
$20,000
www.mlovdc.org
To provide general operating support.
ORGANIZING NEIGHBORHOOD EQUITY
$25,000
www.onedconline.org
To provide general operating support.
ONE TENT HEALTH
$20,000
www.onetenthealth.org
To provide general operating support.
TRABAJADORES UNIDOS
$20,000
http://www.tuwdc.org
To provide general operating support.
Advocacy
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE PROJECT
$25,000
www.dvrp.org
To provide general operating support.
CASA
$25,000
www.wearecasa.org
To provide general operating support.
CENTREVILLE IMMIGRATION FORUM
$25,000
www.centrevilleimmigrationforum.org
To provide general operating support.
COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR SAFE SPACES
$10,000
www.collectiveactiondc.org
To provide general operating support.
COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL ANALYSIS
$20,000
www.thecommonwealthinstitute.org
To provide general operating support.
GREATER WASHINGTON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATIVE/GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$20,000
www.thecommunityfoundation.org
To support a funding partnership that will work to strengthen regional education and skills training systems in health care, with the goal of moving low-income adults into sustainable employment.
IMPACT SILVER SPRING
$25,000
www.impactsilverspring.org
To provide general operating support.
JUSTICE FOR MUSLIMS COLLECTIVE
$25,000
www.justiceformuslims.org
To provide general operating support.
LA CLINICA DEL PUEBLO
$25,000
www.lcdp.org
To advocate for health equity for the Latino and other immigrant communities in the Washington, DC region.
MARYLAND CENTER ON ECONOMIC POLICY
$20,000
www.mdeconomy.org
To provide general operating support.
MARYLAND HUNGER SOLUTIONS/ FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER
$20,000
www.mdhungersolutions.org
To provide general operating support.
NATIONAL KOREAN AMERICAN SERVICE AND EDUCATION CONSORTIUM
$25,000
www.nakasec.org/virginia
To provide general operating support.
PRIMARY CARE COALITION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
$20,000
www.primarycarecoalition.org
To provide general operating support.
PROGRESSIVE MARYLAND
$25,000
www.progressivemaryland.org
To provide general operating support.
PUBLIC JUSTICE CENTER
$20,000
www.publicjustice.org
To provide general operating support.
RACIAL JUSTICE NOW!
$25,000
www.rjnohio.org
To provide general operating support.
SAFE PLACES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY AND EQUITY IN ACTION
$25,000
www.spacesinaction.org
To provide general operating support.
UNDOCUBLACK NETWORK
$25,000
www.undocublack.org
To provide general operating support.
VIRGINIA CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TABLE
$5,000
engageva.org
To provide general operating support.
VIRGINIA COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
$20,000
www.virginiaimmigrantrights.org
To provide general operating support.
VIRGINIA COALITION OF LATINO ORGANIZATIONS
$25,000
www.vacolao.org
To provide general operating support.
VIRGINIA INTERFAITH CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY
$20,000
www.virginiainterfaithcenter.org
To provide general operating support.
WASHINGTON AIDS PARTNERSHIP
$15,000
www.washingtonaidspartnership.org
To provide general operating support.
YOUTH ACTIVISM PROJECT
$25,000
www.youthactivismproject.org
To provide general operating support.
BLACK SWAN ACADEMY
$10,000
www.blackswanacademy.org
To provide support for the East of the River-DC Mutual Aid Network for ongoing efforts to support residents of Wards 7 and 8 who are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
DREAMERS MOTHERS IN ACTION
$5,000
To provide support for its organizing and advocacy work, and direct services to community members in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
IMPACT SILVER SPRING
$10,000
www.impactsilverspring.org
To provide support for the Montgomery County Racial Equity Network to help coordinate efforts among grassroots organizations, activists, and allies to advocate for policy and systems responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
LIFE AFTER RELEASE
$15,000
lifeafterrelease.org
$10,000 to provide support for the Prince George’s County Mutual Aid Group to address community needs during the COVID-19 pandemic and $5,000 to support its organizing, advocacy, and direct services to current and formerly incarcerated persons in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
MANY LANGUAGES ONE VOICE
$5,000
www.mlovdc.org
To provide support for ongoing efforts to support community members in Wards 1 and 4 who are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the District of Columbia.
NATIONAL KOREAN AMERICAN SERVICE AND EDUCATION CONSORTIUM
$5,000
www.nakasec.org/virginia
To provide support to community members who are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Virginia.
NO JUSTICE NO PRIDE
$5,000
www.nojusticenopride.org
To provide support for its direct services, organizing, and advocacy work, including its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
RACIAL JUSTICE NOW!
$5,000
www.rjnohio.org
To provide support for its organizing and advocacy work, and direct services to Montgomery County community members in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
RESTAURANT OPPORTUNITIES CENTER – DC
$5,000
www.rocunited.org
To provide support for its work to support organizing, advocacy, and direct services to tipped workers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SHIRLINGTON EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION CENTER
$5,000
www.seecjobs.org
To provide support for ongoing efforts to support workers who are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Virginia and continuing advocacy.
TENANTS AND WORKERS UNITED
$5,000
www.tenantsandworkers.org
To provide support for ongoing efforts to support community members who are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Virginia.