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

$434M

General Operations & Capacity

$554M

Investments by Year

Investments by Focus Area

    Amount Invested

    $591M

    Students Supported Annually

    875

    Total Scholarships

    $382M

    Investments by Year

    Investments by Focus Area

      Amount Invested

      $452M

      General Operations & Capacity

      75%

      Investments in DC Students

      $173M

      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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          Building Bridges Across the River
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          11th Street Bridge Park
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          $2,000,000
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          2019
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          DC Initiatives
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          Capital Area Asset Builders
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          Cash transfer feasibility study
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          $600,000
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          2019
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          DC Initiatives
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          Capital Area Food Bank
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          Strategic planning
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          $300,000
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          2019
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          DC Initiatives
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          Capital Area Food Bank
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          Access to nutritious food for expecting mothers, new mothers and babies
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          $850,000
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          2019
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          DC Initiatives
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          Capital Area Food Bank
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          General operations and capacity building
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          $2,150,000
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          2019
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          DC Initiatives
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          Capital Impact Partners
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          Equitable Development Initiative implementation
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          $2,000,000
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          2019
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          DC Initiatives
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          Catholic Charities DC
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          Strategic planning for social impact programming
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          $500,000
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          2019
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          DC Initiatives
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          Children's National Hospital
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          Seed funding for the Early Childhood and Innovation Network
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          $992,545
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          2019
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          DC Initiatives
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          CityBridge Education
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          Seed funding for CityWorks DC
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          $700,000
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          2019
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          DC Initiatives
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          City Kids Wilderness Project
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          General operations and capacity building
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          $400,000
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          2019
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          DC Initiatives