Investments
The Clark Foundation followed an investment-oriented approach to philanthropy. Instead of making gifts, we invested strategically for long-term success and considered grantees our partners.
Since 2016, the Clark Foundation has invested more than $1.4 billion.
Investments at a glance
Amount Invested
$1.4B
Invested in Scholarships
$463M
General Operations & Capacity
$567M
Investments by Year
Investments by Focus Area
Amount Invested
$592M
Students Supported Annually
875
Total Scholarships
$406M
Investments by Year
Investments by Focus Area
Amount Invested
$455M
General Operations & Capacity
84%
Investments in DC Students
$175M
Investments by Year
Investments by Focus Area
Amount Invested
$176M
Transition Services Provided
243K
Veterans Securing Employment
12K
Investments by Year
Investments by Focus Area
Search strategic investments
The information in this database represents a selection of our investments from 2016 – 2025.
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Maryland Food Bank
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Technology upgrades, general operations and food security programming
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$5,750,000
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2024
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Investment Purpose Technology upgrades, general operations and food security programming About This Investment Integration of new IT systems, general operating and hunger relief programming support.Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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Medstar Health Inc
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Safe Babies Safe Moms Initiative
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$7,500,000
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2024
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Investment Purpose Safe Babies Safe Moms Initiative Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Glioblastoma research
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$12,100,000
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2024
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Investment Purpose Glioblastoma research Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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Mount St. Mary's University
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Third Century Scholars Program scholarships
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$1,000,000
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2024
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Investment Purpose Third Century Scholars Program scholarships Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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National Links Trust
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Renovations of East Potomac Mini Golf Course
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$1,000,000
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2024
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Investment Purpose Renovations of East Potomac Mini Golf Course Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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North Carolina A&T State University
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Scholarships for engineering students
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$9,000,000
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2024
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Investment Purpose Scholarships for engineering students About This Investment Scholarship support for incoming freshmen and community college transfer students studying engineering.Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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Samaritan Inns
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General operations
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$1,000,000
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2024
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Investment Purpose General operations Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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Samaritan Inns
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General operations
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$1,500,000
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2024
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Investment Purpose General operations Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation
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Seed funding for a virtual nursing care program
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$3,744,413
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2024
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Investment Purpose Seed funding for a virtual nursing care program Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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Springboard Collaborative
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Literacy programming
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$280,000
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2024
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Investment Purpose Literacy programming Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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