DC Initiatives

We invested over $452,000,000 into more than 200 DC-area organizations.

Amount Invested

$452M

Funding Invested In General Operations & Capacity

75%

Investments in DC Students

$173M

Overview

The Clark Foundation invested in organizations that championed the people of Washington, DC and equipped them for success.

In addition to its support of the region’s schools and community anchors, the DC Initiatives portfolio centered on improving parent and child health and supporting the persistence of DC students through college.

Parent-Child Health Initiative

The Clark Foundation invested in a city-wide effort to improve the quality of perinatal and early pediatric healthcare for DC families.

We supported major hospitals, health centers, and community-based organizations in collaboration, idea-sharing and working toward the overall goal of ensuring that there is no wrong door for care in DC.

A doctor in a lab coat checks the ears of a young patient at Children's National Hospital.

$128,000,000

Invested in organizations supporting parent-child health

26,000+

Patients served through Children's National Hospital's Clark Parent & Child Network

50,000+

Patients served through MedStar Health's Safe Babies Safe Moms initiative

536

Patients provided with comprehensive support through Sibley Memorial Hospital's Maternal Health Access Program

$64,000,000

Invested in community-based health centers and wraparound supports

Strong Schools & Community Anchors

Children wait in line. A young girl, center, smiles eagerly at the camera.

Credit: Lisa Helfert Photography

We invested in the capacity and sustainability of the DC region’s schools and nonprofit community anchors. Our aim was to ensure that DC students had opportunities that set them on the path to fulfilling careers by investing in public and charter school growth, staff development, academic programming, and facilities.

We also supported community-based organizations by providing flexible funding that enabled our partners to expand food access, youth development programming, workforce training, and other essential services.

Two high school students work on a project in the classroom.

$282,000,000

Invested in DC schools and community anchors

Strategic planning, communications, fundraising, technology and evaluation projects funded

80%

Percentage of funding invested in general operations and capacity-building

College Persistence

College Track students pose around a statue in a park.

Credit: College Track

The Clark Foundation funded organizations that prepared students for the challenges of earning a college degree through individual coaching and persistence support.

We invested in mentorship, academic advising, scholarships and stipends for DC students pursuing higher education.