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

$342M

General Operations & Capacity

$505M

Investments by Year

Investments by Focus Area

    Amount Invested

    $591M

    Students Supported Annually

    875

    Total Scholarships

    $350M

    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

        230K

        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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          Investment Purpose

          Investment Amount

          Year

          Investment Area

          Investment Purpose

          Establishment of the Maternal Health Access Program

          About This Investment

          The Maternal Health Access Program partners Sibley Memorial Hospital with federally qualified health centers and community-based partners to improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes in Washington, DC.

          Investment Area

          DC Initiatives

          Sub-category

          Parent-Child Health

          Funding Category

          General Operations & Scaling Pilot & Seed Funding

          Investment Amount

          $13,500,000

          Year

          2020

          Investment Purpose

          Nurse training and professional development

          Investment Area

          DC Initiatives

          Sub-category

          Strong Schools & Community Anchors

          Funding Category

          General Operations & Scaling Pilot & Seed Funding

          Investment Amount

          $500,000

          Year

          2020

          Investment Purpose

          New clinical building

          About This Investment

          A new clinical building that features four nursing units, state-of-the-art surgical facilities, specialty physician office space and a technologically advanced conference and education center.

          Investment Area

          DC Initiatives

          Sub-category

          Strong Schools & Community Anchors

          Funding Category

          Facilities & Renovations

          Investment Amount

          $10,000,000

          Year

          2020

          Investment Purpose

          Transition programming

          Investment Area

          Veterans Initiatives

          Sub-category

          Community & Sense of Purpose

          Funding Category

          General Operations & Scaling Capacity Building

          Investment Amount

          $2,600,000

          Year

          2020

          Investment Purpose

          Capacity building and expansion of mental health care service delivery

          Investment Area

          Veterans Initiatives

          Sub-category

          Health & Wellness

          Funding Category

          General Operations & Scaling Capacity Building

          Investment Amount

          $1,500,000

          Year

          2020

          Investment Purpose

          Engineering for US All

          Investment Area

          Engineering Initiatives

          Sub-category

          University of Maryland

          Funding Category

          General Operations & Scaling Pilot & Seed Funding

          Investment Amount

          $275,000

          Year

          2020

          Investment Purpose

          Workforce development programming and communications capacity

          Investment Area

          DC Initiatives

          Sub-category

          Strong Schools & Community Anchors

          Funding Category

          General Operations & Scaling

          Investment Amount

          $430,000

          Year

          2020

          Investment Purpose

          Youth soccer programming

          Investment Area

          DC Initiatives

          Sub-category

          Strong Schools & Community Anchors

          Funding Category

          General Operations & Scaling

          Investment Amount

          $300,000

          Year

          2020

          Investment Purpose

          Academic boot camp programming, alumni engagement and capacity building

          Investment Area

          Veterans Initiatives

          Sub-category

          Education

          Funding Category

          General Operations & Scaling Capacity Building

          Investment Amount

          $2,100,000

          Year

          2020

          Investment Purpose

          COVID-19 emergency response funding

          Investment Area

          DC Initiatives

          Sub-category

          Strong Schools & Community Anchors

          Funding Category

          General Operations & Scaling

          Investment Amount

          $250,000

          Year

          2020