Pursue
Economic Justice
To make our vision for economic justice a reality, we are putting powerful economic strategies to work in the parts of our community experiencing the deepest disparities and historical disinvestment.
Prospering Together: Celebrating a Historic Campaign for Economic Justice
On June 17th, The Community Foundation gathered with friends and supporters at the National Museum of Women in the Arts to celebrate the conclusion of the Together, We Prosper Campaign for Economic Justice.
Built on two central pillars—investing in strategies to close the racial wealth gap and endowing Greater Washington—the campaign mobilized more than 1,200 donors from across the region. Some of the capital raised is already having an immediate impact including Guaranteed Income pilots like Thrive Prince George’s and MoCo Boost, the Brilliant Futures children’s savings pilot, the Prince George’s County Small Business Support Program.
Brilliant Futures
This year, The Community Foundation announced the launch of Brilliant Futures - a children’s savings pilot program that will provide two classes of students at Bradbury Heights Elementary and Jackson Road Elementary with up to $1,000 each year from kindergarten through 12th grade.
Upon graduating (or an equivalent), students enrolled in Brilliant Futures can put their savings toward ongoing education and training or to pursue other income- or wealth-generating opportunities, such as buying a home or starting a business.
Brilliant Futures Launches in Montgomery & Prince George’s Counties
Learn More About Brilliant Futures at Jackson Road Elementary
Learn More About Brilliant Futures at Bradbury Heights Elementary
Prince George’s County Small Business Support Program
In April, The Community Foundation partnered with the PNC Foundation to launch the Prince George’s County Small Business Support Program.
The initiative provided over $500,000 in grants and technical assistance to 17 small businesses along the Blue and Purple Line corridors in Prince George’s County to help them harness the economic benefits of development along the transit corridors.
Unlocking the Power of
Guaranteed Income
In October, The Community Foundation gathered with guaranteed income advocates from across the region to discuss how to amplify the effects of guaranteed income pilots in the Greater Washington region.
Among the attendees were partners and participants in The Community Foundation’s Thrive Prince George’s program, which in April celebrated it’s one-year anniversary of providing greater economic stability for youth and seniors in Prince George’s County.
Read Highlights from the Guaranteed Income Convening
Meet Julia from Thrive Prince George’s
Meet Maiavia from Thrive Prince George’s
Health Equity Fund
In 2024, The Community Foundation’s Health Equity Fund celebrated two years of transformative grantmaking in DC.
To date, the fund has distributed more than $63 million in grants to 90 different organizations across DC – including $25.8 million in multiyear investments to five innovative projects focused on collaborative approaches to increasing economic mobility & wealth building.
