Address Critical
Community Needs
The Community Foundation provides leadership to identify and address the most promising opportunities and critical challenges facing our communities.
As a funder and convener, The Community Foundation’s Impact Funds and Initiatives inspire neighbors – donors, community organizations, government, and the private sector – to work together to improve the economic conditions and social well-being of our entire community.
Our Work in Action
Health Equity Fund
The $95 million Health Equity Fund is designated to improve the health outcomes and health equity of DC residents. Created against a backdrop of urgent healthcare needs in the District of Columbia, the Health Equity Fund will address health disparities and social and structural determinants of health for historically underserved District residents. Mindful that health and wealth are inextricably connected, the strategy for this fund is to use an economic mobility frame to address the root causes that are causing health challenges in the first place.
Partnership to End Homelessness
Led by the Greater Washington Community Foundation and the DC Interagency Council on Homelessness, The Partnership is the first-of-its-kind initiative in DC to bring together the public and private sectors to ensure homelessness is rare, brief, and non-recurring.
The Partnership convenes public and private partners to invest in and raise awareness of nonprofit organizations working to advance housing justice through budget advocacy, policy advocacy, and public awareness building. Together we advocate for a more efficient, effective, and coordinated homeless services system with the end goal of helping more people quickly move into housing and out of homelessness.
Community Resilience
In times of crisis, the Greater Washington Community Foundation serves as a community convener, advocate, and philanthropic first responder to ensure our region is prepared and equipped to effectively respond to challenges. We mobilize community partners and resources to protect and preserve the essential work of this region’s nonprofit sector and help ensure critical services can continue without disruption. Our goal is to safeguard and sustain efforts aligned with our mission to build an equitable, just, and thriving region.
Given recent federal actions and their destabilizing effect on the nonprofit sector and our region, our current focus is on strengthening the capacity and resilience of this region’s nonprofit sector to address urgent and emerging needs through deep collaboration, coordination, and targeted resources. This effort will help ensure the region’s critical nonprofit organizations can continue to meet urgent needs, advocate effectively, and sustain impact for the communities we serve.
Sharing Community Funds
The Sharing Community Funds bring together donors who share our passion for building more equitable, just, and thriving communities. With expert facilitation by Community Foundation staff, donors join together to learn first-hand about the challenges facing our community. Thanks to the generosity of this growing community of givers, together we discover and invest in visionary nonprofits working on the frontlines of our region’s most pressing needs.
Contact your local Community Foundation Giving Officer or visit your local office webpage to find out how you can get involved in this impactful fund!