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

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          Investment Area

          Investment Purpose

          Georgetown University Thrive Center for Children, Families, and Communities

          About This Investment

          Integrate clinical research, training and community outreach under one comprehensive structure and seed an innovation lab that partners non-profit and for-profit startup organizations to launch innovative solutions in child, adolescent and family mental health and disability care.

          Investment Area

          DC Initiatives

          Sub-category

          Parent-Child Health

          Funding Category

          General Operations & Scaling Capacity Building Endowments

          Investment Amount

          $5,000,000

          Year

          2024

          Investment Purpose

          General operations

          Investment Area

          DC Initiatives

          Sub-category

          Parent-Child Health

          Funding Category

          General Operations & Scaling

          Investment Amount

          $500,000

          Year

          2024

          Investment Purpose

          Veterans and military spouse career services programming

          Investment Area

          Veterans Initiatives

          Sub-category

          Employment

          Funding Category

          General Operations & Scaling Capacity Building

          Investment Amount

          $2,000,000

          Year

          2024

          Investment Purpose

          A. James Clark Vice President of Education and The Lawrence C. Nussdorf Fund for Sound Health

          About This Investment

          Endowing the A. James Clark Vice President of Education and The Lawrence C. Nussdorf Fund for Sound Health to increase access to high-quality arts education and raise awareness of the impact of music on health outcomes.

          Investment Area

          DC Initiatives

          Sub-category

          Strong Schools & Community Anchors

          Funding Category

          Endowments

          Investment Amount

          $10,000,000

          Year

          2024

          Investment Purpose

          Technology upgrades, general operations and food security programming

          About This Investment

          Integration of new IT systems, general operating and hunger relief programming support.

          Investment Area

          DC Initiatives

          Sub-category

          Strong Schools & Community Anchors

          Funding Category

          General Operations & Scaling Capacity Building

          Investment Amount

          $5,750,000

          Year

          2024

          Investment Purpose

          Safe Babies Safe Moms Initiative

          About This Investment

          Sustain the Safe Babies, Safe Moms initiative to improve maternal, infant, young child and family health and developmental outcomes for low-income families.

          Investment Area

          DC Initiatives

          Sub-category

          Parent-Child Health

          Funding Category

          General Operations & Scaling

          Investment Amount

          $7,500,000

          Year

          2024

          Investment Purpose

          Third Century Scholars Program scholarships

          Investment Area

          DC Initiatives

          Sub-category

          Strong Schools & Community Anchors

          Funding Category

          Scholarships

          Investment Amount

          $1,000,000

          Year

          2024

          Investment Purpose

          Renovations of East Potomac Mini Golf Course

          Investment Area

          DC Initiatives

          Sub-category

          Strong Schools & Community Anchors

          Funding Category

          Facilities & Renovations

          Investment Amount

          $1,000,000

          Year

          2024

          Investment Purpose

          Scholarships for engineering students

          About This Investment

          Scholarship support for incoming freshmen and community college transfer students studying engineering.

          Investment Area

          Engineering Initiatives

          Sub-category

          Engineering Pathways

          Funding Category

          Scholarships Endowments

          Investment Amount

          $9,000,000

          Year

          2024

          Investment Purpose

          General operations

          Investment Area

          DC Initiatives

          Sub-category

          Strong Schools & Community Anchors

          Funding Category

          General Operations & Scaling

          Investment Amount

          $1,000,000

          Year

          2024