The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation was proud to accept the Children’s National Hospital Joseph E. Robert, Jr. Prize in Philanthropy at the 2022 Children’s National Ball.

“The Foundation is proud to support this work and humbled to be honored tonight. It has been a true gift to follow its impact and see Dad’s legacy living on in such a meaningful way.” Courtney Clark Pastrick.

Learn about the newly-formed MetaScholars Program and the Clark Foundation’s partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

“Through the MetaScholars Program, participants will apply lessons from the classroom to real world problems while gaining exposure to potential employers,” said Joe Del Guercio, President and CEO of the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation.

Learn about Edna’s Journey and how Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington DC’s Newcomer Network was able to provide her the support she needed

“She had a lot of dreams and she wanted to be an example for her daughter,” said Case Worker Carmen Alverdi, who has supported Edna Semeda in her pursuit of a better life in the United States.

We are excited to support the National Links Trust project to improve the three municipal golf courses in Washington DC.

We look forward to seeing the hard work of NLT benefit the communities in our city,” said Joe Del Guercio, President and CEO of the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation.

Improving maternal and infant health outcomes is one of the most urgent challenges facing the District of Columbia.

We are proud to support MedStar Health’s D.C. Safe Babies Safe Mom’s initiative and applaud their work to launch the new Ob/Gyn Specialty Care Center to support birthing individuals and their families.

Ebony Marcelle, CNM, MS FACNM, Director of Midwifery at Community of Hope spoke on the Today Show about her mission to improve maternal health outcomes for Black mothers in Washington DC.

Congratulations Ebony and Community of Hope for this wonderful recognition. #Maternalhealth #PCHI #DCCommunity

Let’s Build Something Together

“The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation is proud to support this project that will allow DC Bilingual to welcome and educate even more students and families in the years to come. The future is bright!”

Congratulations Christal Dimas on being awarded the 2022 Terry Island Outstanding Advisor Award.

The award is in recognition of her advising and support of the University of Maryland Clark Scholars Program and the Clark Opportunity Transfers Scholars Program. 

GWSB’s Joel Gehman Installed as Thaddeus A. Lindner and Sergius Gambal Professor in Business Ethics

A. James Clark regarded Lindner and Gambal as two of the most ethical people he had the pleasure of knowing, and established this professorship in their honor to inspire educators to follow their lead and implement ethical business practices in their teachings. 

Three Professors Names to National Academy of Sciences

The number of University of Maryland faculty members who are members of national academies rose to 61 with the election of Distinguished University Professors Katharine Abraham, Edward Ott and Richard Walker to the National Academy of Sciences.