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
Search strategic investments
The information in this database represents a selection of our investments from 2016 – 2025.
| Organization | Investment Purpose | Investment Amount | Year | Investment Area |
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Hire Heroes USA
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Veterans and military spouse career services programming
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$3,000,000
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2018
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Investment Purpose Veterans and military spouse career services programming Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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Jubilee Housing
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General operations
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$300,000
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2018
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Investment Purpose General operations Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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Jubilee Housing
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Justice Housing Partners Fund
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$1,000,000
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2018
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Investment Purpose Justice Housing Partners Fund Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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Merit America
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Seed funding for Washington, DC workforce development programming
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$500,000
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2018
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Investment Purpose Seed funding for Washington, DC workforce development programming Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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National Gallery of Art
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Education and outreach programming
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$4,330,000
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2018
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Investment Purpose Education and outreach programming Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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Operation Homefront
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Seed funding of transitional housing program for veterans and their families
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$4,200,000
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2018
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Investment Purpose Seed funding of transitional housing program for veterans and their families Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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School Leader Lab
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Training program for Washington, DC school leaders
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$1,200,000
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2018
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Investment Purpose Training program for Washington, DC school leaders Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys
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Capacity building, professional development and student programming
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$817,500
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2018
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Investment Purpose Capacity building, professional development and student programming Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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Stevens Institute of Technology
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College readiness programming for Washington, DC public school students
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$625,000
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2018
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Investment Purpose College readiness programming for Washington, DC public school students Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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The COMMIT Foundation
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Transition programming
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$1,829,985
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2018
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Investment Purpose Transition programming Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category |
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