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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            Details
             Youth Invest Partners             
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            Details
             Capacity building             
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            Details
             $506,353             
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            Details
             2019             
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           Investment Purpose Capacity building Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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             Bread for the City             
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            Details
             Good Hope Southeast Center expansion and general operations             
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            Details
             $1,250,000             
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            Details
             2018             
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           Investment Purpose Good Hope Southeast Center expansion and general operations Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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            Details
             Building African American Minds             
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            Details
             Academic center construction             
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            Details
             $500,000             
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            Details
             2018             
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           Investment Purpose Academic center construction Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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            Details
             Children of Fallen Patriots             
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            Details
             Scholarships for Gold Star Children             
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            Details
             $10,000,000             
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            Details
             2018             
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                                                  Details | 
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           Investment Purpose Scholarships for Gold Star Children About This Investment Scholarships and educational counseling for military children who have lost a parent in the line of duty.Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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            Details
             CityBridge Education             
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            Details
             General operations             
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            Details
             $1,600,000             
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            Details
             2018             
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           Investment Purpose General operations Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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            Details
             City Teaching Alliance             
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            Details
             General operations for Washington, DC program             
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            Details
             $300,000             
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            Details
             2018             
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           Investment Purpose General operations for Washington, DC program Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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            Details
             City Teaching Alliance             
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            Details
             General operations for Washington, DC program             
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            Details
             $3,500,000             
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            Details
             2018             
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           Investment Purpose General operations for Washington, DC program Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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            Details
             DC Connected Care Network             
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            Details
             General operations             
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            Details
             $500,000             
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            Details
             2018             
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           Investment Purpose General operations Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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            Details
             DC Public Education Fund             
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            Details
             Literacy programming             
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            Details
             $350,000             
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            Details
             2018             
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                                                  Details | 
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           Investment Purpose Literacy programming Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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            Details
             DC Public Education Fund             
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            Details
             Bard Early College High School, DC Reading Clinic, and attendance initiative             
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            Details
             $3,150,000             
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            Details
             2018             
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                                                  Details | 
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           Investment Purpose Bard Early College High School, DC Reading Clinic, and attendance initiative Investment Area Sub-category Funding Category  | 
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