A Guide to Giving
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Inspire giving in others by sharing this Catalogue with family, friends, colleagues, or neighbors. request a Catalogue (it’s free!) at cfp-dc.org/request follow us on twitter @cataloguedc like us on facebook at catalogueforphilanthropydc G R E A T E R W A S H I CATALOGUE FOR PHILANTHROPY N G T O Greater Washington N 2 0 1 4 - 1 1899 L Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036, 202.955.6538, [email protected] 5 A GUIDE TO GIVING 2014-15 {index } Contents 2Seeds Network 57 45 The Grassroot Project 826DC 24 41 Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse ACCESS Youth 39 49 Hope and a Home 1 give where you live Alice Ferguson Foundation 8 34 Hope House DC The Arc of Northern Virginia 35 44 Insight Memory Care Center 3 we do the hard work for you Arlington-Alexandria Coalition for the Homeless 51 29 Jubilee JumpStart Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing 49 37 KEEN Greater DC (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) 4 the catalogue is made possible by ... Art Enables 15 53 LIFT-DC The Art League 19 23 Live It Learn It 7 NATURE The Batonga Foundation 31 31 Lubuto Library Project Beacon House 35 46 Manna Food Center 11 CULTURE Bikes for the World 57 13 McLean Project for the Arts performing, literary & visual arts Bishop John T Walker School School for Boys 23 43 Mercy Health Clinic community arts Bowen McCauley Dance 13 47 Mi Casa Byte Back 55 45 Mobile Medical Care 21 EDUCATION Capital Partners for Education 26 25 Move This World schools Capitol Hill Arts Workshop 18 49 Nick’s Place enrichment Chess Challenge in DC 25 41 Omid Foundation (USA) The Child & Family Network Centers 35 51 Open Arms Housing literacy & learning Class Acts Arts 19 43 Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area College Bound 27 27 The Posse Foundation 33 HUMAN SERVICES CollegeTracks 27 9 Potomac Riverkeeper p children, youth & families o h s k Common Good City Farm 56 57 Rebuilding Together of Washington DC r girls & women o W Community Ministries of Rockville 43 37 Safe Shores - The DC Children’s Advocacy Center s t health, mental health & aging r A l Computer CORE 55 51 Samaritan Inns l i H hunger, homelessness & housing l o Crittenton Services of Greater Washington 41 53 Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington t i p legal & justice a Crossroads Community Food Network 47 45 Sarah’s Circle C f o life skills & employment y DC Appleseed 52 39 SCAN (Stop Child Abuse Now) of Northern Virginia s e t r community development u DC Greens 25 17 Sixth & I Historic Synagogue o C , DC Special Education Co-operative 23 m 55 STRIVE DC o c 58 catalogue charities 2003 - 2013 . y l Docs In Progress 15 38 Teens Run DC F q u o Encore Stage & Studio 17 19 The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts S , 62 here’s what they say r u Everybody Wins! DC 29 53 Voices for a Second Chance o s n a Fairfax Choral Society 15 9 Washington Area Bicyclist Association M e 64 acknowledgments i l s Family Crisis Center of Prince George’s County 39 17 Washington Bach Consort e L r e Food for Others 47 13 Washington Improv Theater h p 65 index a r g Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena 37 31 The Washington Literacy Center o t o h Generation Hope 29 9 Washington Parks & People P : r e v Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services 50 40 The Women’s Collective o C m o c . y h p a r g o t o h p g n a k b o c a j , g n a K b o c a J r e h p a r g o t o h P give where you live We believe in the power of small nonprofits to spark big change. As the only locally-focused guide to giving, our goal is to create visibility for our charities, fuel their growth with philanthropic dollars, and create a movement for social good in our region. greater washington is home to thousands of nonprofits We all have the best intentions when it comes to charitable giving, but finding the right charity hasn’t always been easy. e r e H t i Until now. d e r C r e h p a r g o t o h P we do the hard work for you At the Catalogue for Philanthropy, we vet and select Greater Washington’s best small charities. Here’s how we do it. INVITE APPLICANTS Each year more than 200 charitable organizations apply to be included in the Catalogue for Philanthropy. All applicants must have budgets under $3 million and be located in Washington DC or nearby Maryland and Virginia counties. ASSEMBLE THE REVIEW TEAM Once applications are processed, over 100 volunteer reviewers from foundations, corporate giving programs, peer nonprofits, and the philanthropic advisory community are matched with applicants in the reviewers’ fields of expertise. ASSESS THE APPLICANTS Reviewers judge applicant charities based on: • the need they meet, the quality of their programs, and evidence of impact; • their ability to pass an outside financial review; • a successful site visit performed recently by one of our reviewers or by staff. CREATE THE VETTED LIST Our goal is to create a balanced list of great nonprofits. This year 78 charities are featured in four categories: Nature, Culture, Education, and Human Services. SPREAD THE WORD We distribute the Catalogue across Greater Washington through the mail, partnerships, and events, and share our nonprofits’ stories throughout the year on our blog and social media, making it easy for you to find, learn, and … give. THE CATALOGUE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY ... founder Harman Family Foundation PEPCO George Schindler & Family Shakespeare Theatre Company at the partner Harman Center for the Arts CGI UBS Private Wealth Management, RAFFA Rod von Lipsey investor friend Donald Graham 360 Live Media Harman Cain Family Foundation, Booz Allen Hamilton Barbara Harman & Willliam Cain Calvert Investments J Willard and Alice S Marriott Foundation Community Foundation for the Eugene and Agnes E Meyer Foundation National Capital Region Webber Family Foundation Mitchell & Monica Dolin Irwin & Ginny Edlavitch ally Jeff Fergus & Jo Ousterhout Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation Capital One Holly Johnson & Pat Merloe Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation Robert & Dandy Korzeniewski Integrity Management Consulting JPMorgan Chase & Co Landon Butler & Company Claude and Nancy Keener Charitable Fund Noni & Rich Lindahl Michael Lainoff & Kathryn Kincaid Marymount University Richard E and Nancy P Marriott Foundation Otto-Whalley Family Foundation McCoy Family Fund, Sandi & Tom McCoy Shari & Charles Pfleeger National Geographic Society National Strategies Group, Scott & Gayla Keller Purple Strategies Thomas & Kathy Raffa Robert Siciliano Sidgmore Family Foundation Scott & Carol Ann Smallwood Mark Srere & Jayne Jerkins Lusette Smith Mary Jane & Ronald Steele supporter Sarah & Edward Stettinius Anonymous (2) George Vradenburg The Aspen Institute Kathleen Zeifang Bartlett Family Empowerment Fund Amy Margerum Berg contributor Oktay Dogramaci & Jesse Meiller Anonymous (1), Nancy Adams, Amy Austin, Warren Gump Nancy & Robert Brown, Margaret Clark, Rose Ann Cleveland, Laurie Davis & Joseph Sellers Sandra Hoehne & Patrick Crump Brian Doherty & Kelsey Flora, Kelley Ellsworth, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Michael Farrell, Mary Cornelia Ginn, Philip Jockey Hollow Foundation Golric, Lauren Hodapp, Elizabeth Hyman, Jovid Foundation Charles Kackley, Jerome A Kaplan and Deena L Matthew Korn and Cynthia Miller Kaplan Family Foundation, Michael & Erna Family Foundation Kerst, Scott Kragie & Barbara Woodall, Michael Lang, Marie Lerch, The Herbert J and Dianne J Elisabeth Lardner & James Klein Lerner Foundation, Deirdre Maloney, Marget Maple Tree Fund Maurer, Paul McClenon, Jill Meyer, Barry & Neighborhood Restaurant Group Margery Passett, Jane Ramsey, Sherry Reilly, Laurence Platt & Clare Herington Lorraine & David Rhoad, J Brinton Rowdybush, Kenneth & Beverly Sheiffer, Porter Family Charitable Foundation Laura Sherman, Rachel Shub, Nancy & Wayne Connie Rydberg & Nirav Kapadia Swartz, Anne Urban & Peter Yeo, Rex Wagner, Salamander Resort and Spa Audrey Winter David S Shrager Foundation * Donations and pledges made between September 16, 2013 - September 15, 2014 Photographer Skip Brown, skipbrownphotography.com 124,767 trees planted annually by Catalogue charities NATURE “No one can diminish what environmentalism has accomplished,” writes Richard Louv, author of the best-selling Last Child in the Woods . But the real challenges, he suggests, are not just in accomplishing the basics – conservation and sustainability – but in offering “a com - pelling, inspiring portrait of the future … of a nature-rich world in which our children and grandchildren thrive.” Those future generations, as well as the 5.2 million people currently living in our region, inspire this year’s featured charities to protect and restore waterways, preserve land, and promote healthier ways of living. One connects children and adults to nature by introducing them to the Potomac Watershed – how it works and how to keep it clean. Another focuses on water quality in the river and its tributaries, not only working to stop pollution, promote safe drinking water, and protect healthy river habitats, but also to enhance public use and enjoyment. Another connects DC’s greatest and most forgotten assets – its public green spaces – with its communities, turning community abandonment into community revitalization, transforming dangerous spaces into safe playgrounds, and directing at-risk youth to job training programs. Yet another promotes bicycling as a healthy and safe means of transportation that has tremendous benefits both for the environment and for the people who engage in the healthier lifestyle it promotes.