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Meyer Foundation Awards $1,855,000 in Grants
November 9, 2017
On October 17, the Meyer Foundation’s board of directors approved $1,855,000 in grants toward efforts to build a more equitable Greater Washington community.
These grants are the culmination of an invitation-only application process for existing grantees accelerating progress toward shared community goals in housing, education and employment, and financial security.
Our strategic plan continues to shape the way we approach our work, and we look forward to reopening the application process to grow relationships with new and existing grantee partners. The next application deadline will be February 15, 2018. Revised guidelines will be announced in early January 2018.
Grants awarded include:
- 22 grants totaling $645,000 to support education and employment programs that prepare youth and adults to obtain family-sustaining jobs;
- 17 grants totaling $510,000 to support programs that move individuals and families from homelessness into housing, services that enable individuals and families to remain stably housed, and affordable housing advocacy;
- 17 grants totaling $530,000 to ensure that low-income individuals and families build assets and increase financial security; and
- 3 grants totaling $70,000 to support capacity-building programs to strengthen management and leadership, assess and increase impact, and expand resources for nonprofits in the Greater Washington region.
October 17, 2017 Grant Awards
| District of Columbia | ||
| Beacon House Community Ministry | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Bread for the City | to support general operations | $40,000 |
| College Success Foundation – District of Columbia | to support general operations | $25,000 |
| Community of Hope | to support general operations | $50,000 |
| DC Alliance of Youth Advocates | to support general operations | $50,000 |
| For Love of Children | to support general operations | $20,000 |
| Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Friendship Place | to support executive leadership and organizational management through the Julie L. Rogers Sabbatical Program | $50,000 |
| Generation Hope | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | to support general operations of Raise DC | $50,000 |
| LIFT | to support general operations of LIFT-DC | $25,000 |
| Lydia’s House | to support the First Time Homebuyer and HPAP Orientation | $25,000 |
| Manna | to support homebuyer education and credit counseling | $25,000 |
| Many Languages One Voice | to support Movement Matters’ board recruitment, training, and placement work | $25,000 |
| Martha’s Table | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care | to support the Social Change Model Evaluation and the Teen Program | $40,000 |
| Neighborhood Legal Services Program | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Organizing Neighborhood Equity | to support general operations | $35,000 |
| Pathways to Housing DC | to support general operations | $35,000 |
| Public Allies | to support general operations of Public Allies DC | $20,000 |
| Restaurant Opportunities Centers United | to support general operations of ROC-DC | $20,000 |
| So Others Might Eat | to support the Center for Employment Training | $50,000 |
| SocialGood | to support the Fair Budget Coalition | $30,000 |
| StreetWise Partners | to support general operations in Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Turnaround for Children | to support the DC Program | $30,000 |
| Urban Ed | to support general operations | $20,000 |
| Urban Institute | to support NeighborhoodInfo DC | $35,000 |
| Washington Interfaith Network | to support general operations | $40,000 |
| William Wendt Center for Loss and Healing | to support the Resilient Scholars Project | $35,000 |
| Words Beats and Life | to support general operations | $15,000 |
| YWCA of the National Capital Area | to support adult education and training programs | $35,000 |
| Total for District of Columbia | $1,000,000 | |
| Maryland | ||
| Action in Montgomery | to support general operations | $35,000 |
| Centro De Apoyo Familiar | to support general operations | $25,000 |
| First Generation College Bound | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Food Research and Action Center | to support Maryland Hunger Solutions | $15,000 |
| IMPACT Silver Spring | to support general operations | $35,000 |
| Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services | to support general operations | $25,000 |
| Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children, Youth and Families | to support general operations | $25,000 |
| Progressive Maryland Education Fund | to support general operations | $20,000 |
| Unity Economic Development Corporation | to support general operations | $20,000 |
| Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers | to support Montgomery Moving Forward | $20,000 |
| Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers | to support Nonprofit Montgomery | $25,000 |
| Total for Maryland | $275,000 | |
| Virginia | ||
| Alliance for Housing Solutions | to support general operations | $10,000 |
| Aspire Afterschool Learning | to support general operations | $20,000 |
| Carpenter’s Shelter | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Centreville Immigration Forum | to support general operations | $20,000 |
| Together We Bake | to support general operations | $15,000 |
| Virginia New Majority Education Fund | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement of Northern Virginia | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Voices for Virginia’s Children | to support general operations | $30,000 |
| Total for Virginia | $185,000 | |
| Washington Metropolitan Region | ||
| BUILD | to support general operations of BUILD Metro DC | $30,000 |
| City First Enterprises | to support general operations | $25,000 |
| College Bound | to support general operations | $25,000 |
| Greater Washington Urban League | to support IT and operational retooling | $35,000 |
| Jews United for Justice | to support general operations | $20,000 |
| Latino Economic Development Corporation | to support general operations | $35,000 |
| Per Scholas | to support general operations in the National Capital Region | $35,000 |
| Stone Soup Films Endowment | to support general operations | $20,000 |
| Urban Alliance | to support general operations | $70,000 |
| Year Up | to support general operations of Year Up National Capital Region | $50,000 |
| Critical Exposure | to support executive leadership and organizational management through the Julie L. Rogers Sabbatical Program | $50,000 |
| Total for Washington Metropolitan Region | $395,000 | |
| Grant Total | $1,855,000 |