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

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          The information in this database represents a selection of our investments from 2016 – 2025.

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          Organization Investment Purpose Investment Amount Year Investment Area
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          Medstar Health Inc
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          Development of a maternal safety spectrum taxonomy
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          $800,000
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          2022
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          DC Initiatives
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          Operation Homefront
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          Transitional housing program for veterans and their families
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          $4,000,000
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          2022
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          Veterans Initiatives
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          Saga Education
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          Literacy and math programming
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          $625,000
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          2022
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          DC Initiatives
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          Samaritan Inns
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          Capacity building, facility renovations and technology upgrades
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          $575,000
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          2022
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          DC Initiatives
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          Samaritan Inns
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          General operations
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          $250,000
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          2022
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          DC Initiatives
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          School Leader Lab
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          Training program for Washington, DC school leaders
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          $350,000
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          2022
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          DC Initiatives
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          St. Ann's Center for Children, Youth and Families
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          Building renovations
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          $250,000
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          2022
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          DC Initiatives
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          St. Michaels Community Center
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          Facility renovations
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          $250,000
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          2022
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          Legacy Investments
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          Team Rubicon
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          TRades Academy programming and capacity building
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          $6,500,000
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          2022
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          Veterans Initiatives
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          The COMMIT Foundation
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          Transition programming
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          $2,600,000
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          2022
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          Veterans Initiatives