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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             Mamatoto Village             
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             Capacity building             
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             $400,000             
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            Details
             2019             
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           Investment Purpose Capacity building Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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             Martha's Table             
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            Details
             Capacity building             
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            Details
             $450,000             
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            Details
             2019             
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           Investment Purpose Capacity building Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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             Mary's Center             
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             Succession planning and staff development             
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             $250,000             
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            Details
             2019             
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           Investment Purpose Succession planning and staff development Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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             MedStar Georgetown Medical Center             
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            Details
             Seed funding for the Early Childhood and Innovation Network             
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            Details
             $1,538,980             
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            Details
             2019             
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           Investment Purpose Seed funding for the Early Childhood and Innovation Network About This Investment Scaling the Early Childhood Innovation Network, a local collaborative of data-driven health, education and community providers serving families and children from pregnancy through age five.Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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            Details
             Merit America             
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            Details
             Washington, DC workforce development programming             
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            Details
             $750,000             
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            Details
             2019             
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           Investment Purpose Washington, DC workforce development programming Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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             Montgomery College             
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            Details
             Scholarships for engineering students             
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            Details
             $500,000             
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            Details
             2019             
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           Investment Purpose Scholarships for engineering students Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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             National Academy of Engineering             
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            Details
             EngineerGirl program             
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            Details
             $2,000,000             
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            Details
             2019             
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           Investment Purpose EngineerGirl program Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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            Details
             N Street Village             
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            Details
             General operations, evaluation capacity, and housing inventory expansion             
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            Details
             $800,000             
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            Details
             2019             
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           Investment Purpose General operations, evaluation capacity, and housing inventory expansion Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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             Operation Homefront             
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            Details
             Transitional housing program for veterans and their families             
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            Details
             $5,001,764             
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            Details
             2019             
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           Investment Purpose Transitional housing program for veterans and their families About This Investment Support for two transitional housing programs designed to improve the quality of life for veterans and their families as they transition out of the military and reintegrate into the civilian community.Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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            Details
             SEED SPOT             
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            Details
             General operations, technology upgrades and entrepreneurship programming             
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            Details
             $500,000             
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            Details
             2019             
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           Investment Purpose General operations, technology upgrades and entrepreneurship programming Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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