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Act for Alexandria

Amplify the work of our community by bringing people and resources together.

$3.9M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
108
Itemized grants FY2024
119
Organizations funded FY2023
18%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$3.5M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$13,022
Largest grant, FY2024
$788,280
Organizations funded a year
62 to 134
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
17
Total assets, FY2024
$22M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 18% of the organizations Act for Alexandria funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $503k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesHealthArts & CultureCivil RightsHousing & ShelterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving102$2.6M19%
FY2023119$3.9M18%
FY2022127$5.4M39%
FY202163$1.3M14%
FY2020134$7.9M54%
FY201962$1.3M31%
FY201870$1.3M37%
FY201773$1.1Mn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$5.4MEducation$4.9MReligion$3.2MHealth$2.4MHousing & Shelter$1.8MCrime & Legal$1.6MArts & Culture$1.3MEmployment$1.2MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Campagna Center Inc$1,366,39284%
African Communities Together Inc$1,092,648423%
ALIVE Inc$901,513814%
Christ Church$781,5858n/a
Tenants and Workers United$741,700447%
The Child and Family Network Centers Inc$738,53787%
Alexandria Seaport Foundation$553,531658%
United States Catholic Conference$528,2507n/a
Virginia Health Care Foundation$500,00022%
Friends of the Guest House Inc$490,21886%
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All grantees of Act for Alexandria by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Campagna Center Inc$1,366,39284%
African Communities Together Inc$1,092,648423%
ALIVE Inc$901,513814%
Christ Church$781,5858n/a
Tenants and Workers United$741,700447%
The Child and Family Network Centers Inc$738,53787%
Alexandria Seaport Foundation$553,531658%
United States Catholic Conference$528,2507n/a
Virginia Health Care Foundation$500,00022%
Friends of the Guest House Inc$490,21886%
Community Lodgings Inc$483,809823%
Move2Learn$435,677837%
Nueva Vida Inc$424,493618%
Carpenter's Shelter Inc$412,08885%
Endependence Center of Northern Va$408,400415%
Society of St Vincent de Paul - Basilica of St Mary Conference$395,556360%
Casa Chirilagua$381,823811%
The Center for Alexandria's Children$374,753813%
Together We Bake$373,457813%
Northern Virginia Family Services Inc$360,75981%
Kids First Years$346,6591n/a
Neighborhood Health$322,91380%
Old Presbyterian Meeting House$314,9964n/a
Wesley Housing Development Corporation of Northern Virginia$293,12362%
The Salvation Army$256,2454n/a
St Paul's Episcopal Church$247,6183n/a
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc$232,65060%
Ethiopian Community Dev Council Inc$217,94212%
Northern Virginia Community College Educational Foundation Inc$215,26462%
Edu-Futuro$215,04836%
Scan of Northern Virginia Inc$214,367810%
Alexandria Housing Development Corporation$209,85052%
The Scholarship Fund of Alexandria$203,59884%
Ahc Inc$197,64220%
Space of Her Own Inc$190,940826%
Offender Aid & Restoration Arlington Co OAR Arlington Alexandria Falls Church$188,61164%
Spitfire Club$178,125351%
Grace Episcopal Church$162,2662n/a
City of Alexandria$157,9964n/a
Tall Ship Providence Foundation$156,600525%
Dream Project Inc$150,80075%
William & Mary Foundation$148,28550%
General Council on Finance & Admins of the United$142,1006n/a
St Stephen's and St Agnes School Foundation$137,95041%
Alexandria Tutoring Consortium Inc$127,46558%
Hopkins House a Center for Children and Their Families$125,10152%
Washington School for Girls$125,00071%
Senior Services of Alexandria$118,180411%
Recoverypark$116,000112%
Alexandria Soccer Association$113,69561%
Washington Jesuit Academy$108,0006n/a
Mother of Light Center$107,75439%
The Urban Alliance Foundation Inc$104,30960%
Francis Parker School$103,76030%
Capital Youth Empowerment Program Inc$100,900412%
Communities in Schools of Nova Inc$100,79154%
St Paul's Catholic Mission$100,0001n/a
Children's Hospital Corporation$100,00020%
The Alden Street Foundation Inc$100,000642%
Legal Aid Justice Center$99,00011%
The Art League$98,02781%
Virginia Public Access Project$96,00062%
Computer Core Inc$91,583613%
Parish of St Andrew and St Margaret of Scotland$87,7506n/a
The Alexandria Hospital Foundation$86,35055%
Beth El Hebrew Congregation$86,0568n/a
Washington Street Umc$85,8993n/a
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$85,30050%
Koinonia Foundation Inc$82,52952%
Voices for Virginia's Children$82,10062%
Bright Start Learning Center$81,3482n/a
Legal Services of Northern Virginia Inc$80,00011%
The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union$78,89130%
Zimkids Orphan Foundation$75,000516%
Heard$70,080534%
University of Virginia Alumni Association$70,00020%
Rebuilding Together DC Alexandria$68,43542%
Volunteer Alexandria$68,020413%
American Day School 1$66,7302n/a
Cps II Inc$65,9982n/a
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$65,00020%
National Breast Center Foundation$62,50035%
Catholic Distance University$61,00041%
Ayuda Inc$60,50020%
Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Washington$60,00010%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and Affiliate$60,00011%
Alexandria City Public Schools$59,4855n/a
Friends of the Alexandria Community Mental Health Center Inc$58,905813%
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington Inc$57,8702n/a
NEO Philanthropy Inc$55,00030%
University of Virginia Foundation$53,00050%
La Beca Womens Scholarship Fund$52,000315%
Equal Justice Initiative$51,50010%
At Home in Alexandria$51,20576%
Central Union Mission$50,32210%
Greater DC Diaper Bank$50,10011%
Donorschooseorg$50,00010%
Defenders of Wildlife$49,00050%
Kiddie Academy of Alexandria$45,8292n/a
The Menokin Foundation$45,50034%
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington DC Inc$45,10020%
La Cocina Va$45,00022%
National Center of Womens Innovations$44,773146%
Arlington Free Clinic Inc$44,50050%
Guidepost Montessori$44,2742n/a
Capital Hospice$44,00030%
Virginia Congress of Parents & Teachers$42,10046%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$41,98130%
Alexandria Country Day School Inc$41,79530%
The Miller Center Foundation$40,00021%
Debris Free Global Inc D/B/A Debris Free Oceans$40,000416%
Agudas Achim Congregation$39,5463n/a
Emmanuel Episcopal Church$38,8813n/a
Literacy Council of Northern Virginia Inc$38,52313%
ATHENA Rapid Response Innovation Lab$36,383111%
St Anthony's Day School$35,6662n/a
George Mason University Foundation Inc$35,00020%
Alexandria Arts Forum$35,0002n/a
Just Capital Foundation Inc$35,00040%
Catholic Investment Services Inc$35,00021%
Bipartisan Leadership Project$35,0002n/a
Westminster Weekday Preschool$34,9493n/a
Catholic Charities USA$34,5002n/a
Fontanelle Academy of Early Learning LLC$34,4512n/a
Medstreet Inc$32,875422%
Excel Preparatory Preschool Academy$32,7162n/a
Mightycause Charitable Foundation$32,68810%
Animal Welfare League of Alexandria$32,66650%
Discovery Time Learning Center LLC$32,5432n/a
Discovery Time Learning Academy LLC$32,5432n/a
Inova Health Care Services$32,50020%
Inova Health System Foundation$31,50020%
New Hope Housing Inc$31,31640%
Commonwealth Baptist Church$30,7702n/a
Great Beginnings Early Learning Center$30,6342n/a
L&L Wholestic Health Services$30,000225%
International Spy Museum$30,00030%
Lafayette College$30,00030%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$29,50020%
Parent Booster USA Inc$28,88012%
St Clement Episcopal School$28,1612n/a
Local Motion Project$26,32028%
Alexandria Celebrates Women$25,7001n/a
Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art$25,50032%
Cwlc Landmark Inc$25,0672n/a
Cal Ripken Sr Foundation Inc$25,00010%
Fonkoze USA Inc$25,00011%
Investigative Studios Inc$25,0001n/a
Jesuit High School of New Orleans$25,0001n/a
University of Wisconsin Foundation$25,00010%
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts$25,00010%
Just Neighbors Ministry Inc$24,7142n/a
Del Ray Community Partnership$24,61934%
Children's International School Co$23,7582n/a
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra$23,60331%
Braws Bringing Resources to Aid Women's Shelters$23,00013%
Page Turners Make Great Learners Inc$22,50017%
Restoration Immigration Legal Aid$22,1192n/a
Oglethorpe University Inc$22,00020%
Alexandria Library Foundation Inc$21,5251n/a
The Eisenhower Foundation$20,00010%
Fairlington United Methodist Church$20,0002n/a
Catholic Diocese of Arlington$20,0001n/a
Whamnow Inc$20,00022%
Best Buddies International Inc$20,00010%
Stmarks Lutheran Church$20,0002n/a
The Washington Ballet$20,00010%
Hearts of Empowerment Inc$20,000118%
Remote Area Medical$20,00020%
2020 Mom Policy Center for Maternal$20,00017%
Happy Home Christian Leadership Academy$19,8652n/a
Bright Mind Daycare Inc$19,7802n/a
Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers$19,5001n/a
St John's Community Services$19,40011%
The George Washington University$19,40020%
Capital Area Food Bank Inc$18,65020%
For The Nations DC$18,500110%
Ivy Hill Cemetery Historical Preservation Society$18,100216%
Westminster Presbyterian Church$18,0001n/a
Friends of the Alexandria Commission for Women$17,5001n/a
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$17,50020%
City of Alexandria$17,1491n/a
All Ages Read Together$17,10022%
Icna Relief USA Programs Inc$17,00010%
Arcadia Food Inc$16,85021%
Valley Drive Preschool Inc$16,49925%
St Pauls Episcopal Church of Alexandria Virginia Foundation$16,1502n/a
Fruitful Planet$16,0601n/a
Upcycle Creative Reuse Center Inc$15,57527%
Fairlington Preschool$15,5002n/a
Arts on the Horizon Inc$15,4642n/a
Melwood Horticultural Training Center Inc$15,00010%
The Thirteen$15,00021%
Higher Achievement Program Inc$15,00010%
Beverley Hills Community United Methodist Church$15,0002n/a
Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America$15,0001n/a
Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers$15,0002n/a
Your Ethiopian Professional Network$15,000146%
Goodwin House Foundation$15,00011%
The Potomac Conservancy Inc$14,00020%
American Showcase Theatre Co Inc T/A MetroStage$13,60025%
Arlington Community Theatre Inc$13,50013%
All God's Children International$12,87810%
Wilderness Kids Alexandria Inc$12,800219%
Gilmour Academy Inc$12,0001n/a
Charlottesville Catholic School$11,5001n/a
True Ground Housing Partners Inc$11,50020%
Montessori School of Mt Vernon Inc$11,0871n/a
Salvation Army & Its Components$11,0001n/a
Burgundy Farm Country Day School Inc$11,00020%
United Community Ministries Inc$11,00010%
Titan Robotics 5587 Boosters$11,0001n/a
Jefferson Scholars Foundation$10,25010%
The Harry S Truman Library Institute National and International Affairs$10,17510%
University of Wyoming Foundation$10,00010%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University$10,0001n/a
Signature Theatre Inc$10,00020%
The American Fund for Lse$10,00010%
Immanuel Church-On-The-Hill$10,0002n/a
Franklin Heights Baptist Church$10,0001n/a
Virginia Civic Engagement Table$10,00011%
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc$10,00010%
Learning Foundations of Metro Washington Inc$10,00010%
NOVA ScriptsCentral$10,00010%
The Tahirih Justice Center$10,00010%
Fort Worth Voa Living Center Inc$10,000121%
Fairlington United Methodist Church$10,0001n/a
California Institute of the Arts$10,00010%
American Indian Services$10,00010%
National Capital Treatment and Recovery$10,0001n/a
Pacific Ridge School$10,00010%
Alexandria Redevelopment & Housing Authority (Arha)$10,0001n/a
Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center$10,0001n/a
Northeast Stars Montessori Preschool$9,4131n/a
ChildSpace LLC$8,6691n/a
World Central Kitchen Inc$8,50010%
Washington Tennis & Education Foundation$8,50010%
Chrysalis Development Group Corporation$8,500170%
Young Life$8,28710%
Postpartum Health Alliance$8,100110%
Bridges to Independence$8,01210%
Learnserve International$8,00011%
Icna Council for Social Justice$8,00014%
Spread the Vote Inc$8,00010%
Bethany House of Northern Virginia Inc$8,00011%
Optimist Club of Alexandria Foundation Inc$7,5001n/a
Operation Walk of Virginia Inc$7,50011%
Free the Oppressed$7,50010%
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities$7,50010%
American Heart Association Inc$7,50010%
Empowered Women International$7,2091n/a
The Network Group Inc$7,00010%
Alexandria Library$7,0001n/a
Alfred Street Baptist Church$6,6501n/a
American University$6,36510%
Save The Children Federation Inc$6,05010%
Old Town Community Church$6,0001n/a
National Assistance League$6,00010%
Edgewood Highlands Elementary School$6,0001n/a
See Forever Foundation$6,00010%
St Pauls Episcopal Church of Delray Beach$6,0001n/a
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence$6,0001n/a
Virginia Early Childhood Foundation$6,00010%
Tc Williams High School Athletic Boosters$6,00018%
Alx Dog Walk$5,8201n/a
Social Responsibility Group$5,7501n/a
Sweet Briar Institute$5,50010%
Appalachian Peace Education Center Inc$5,50014%
Medical Faculty Associates Inc$5,40010%
Doorways for Women and Families Inc$5,25010%
Fight Colorectal Cancer Inc$5,15010%
Northern Virginia Waldorf Initiative$5,11411%
Concerned Citizens Network of Alexandria CCNA$5,10015%
Bishop Ireton High School$5,0751n/a
Wright to Read Inc$5,0331n/a
Insight Memory Care Center$5,00010%
The George and Barbara Bush Foundation$5,0001n/a
Khan Academy Inc$5,00010%
Next Generation Choices Foundation$5,00013%
Arlington Food Assistance Center$5,00010%
Alliance for Excellent Education Inc$5,00010%
The Briarwood School$5,0001n/a
Children's Hospital Foundation$5,00010%
Natalia Mental Health Foundation Inc (Fka Myrtlewood Foundation Inc)$5,00012%

Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($186k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Act for Alexandria supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 13 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 197 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Campagna Center Inc: $1,366,392 over 8y, 4.0% of budgetAfrican Communities Together Inc: $1,092,648 over 4y, 23% of budgetALIVE Inc: $901,513 over 8y, 14% of budgetTenants and Workers United: $741,700 over 4y, 47% of budgetThe Child and Family Network Centers Inc: $738,537 over 8y, 7.3% of budgetAlexandria Seaport Foundation: $553,531 over 6y, 58% of budgetVirginia Health Care Foundation: $500,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetFriends of the Guest House Inc: $490,218 over 8y, 5.5% of budgetCommunity Lodgings Inc: $483,809 over 8y, 23% of budgetMove2Learn: $435,677 over 8y, 37% of budgetNueva Vida Inc: $424,493 over 6y, 18% of budgetCarpenter's Shelter Inc: $412,088 over 8y, 5.3% of budgetEndependence Center of Northern Va: $408,400 over 4y, 15% of budgetSociety of St Vincent de Paul - Basilica of St Mary Conference: $395,556 over 3y, 60% of budgetCasa Chirilagua: $381,823 over 8y, 11% of budgetThe Center for Alexandria's Children: $374,753 over 8y, 13% of budgetTogether We Bake: $373,457 over 8y, 13% of budgetNorthern Virginia Family Services Inc: $360,759 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetNeighborhood Health: $322,913 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetWesley Housing Development Corporation of Northern Virginia: $293,123 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetGreater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc: $232,650 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEthiopian Community Dev Council Inc: $217,942 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetNorthern Virginia Community College Educational Foundation Inc: $215,264 over 6y, 1.8% of budgetEdu-Futuro: $215,048 over 3y, 6.3% of budgetScan of Northern Virginia Inc: $214,367 over 8y, 10% of budgetAlexandria Housing Development Corporation: $209,850 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetThe Scholarship Fund of Alexandria: $203,598 over 8y, 4.2% of budgetAhc Inc: $197,642 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSpace of Her Own Inc: $190,940 over 8y, 26% of budgetOffender Aid & Restoration Arlington Co OAR Arlington Alexandria Falls Church: $188,611 over 6y, 4.4% of budgetSpitfire Club: $178,125 over 3y, 51% of budgetTall Ship Providence Foundation: $156,600 over 5y, 25% of budgetDream Project Inc: $150,800 over 7y, 5.5% of budgetWilliam & Mary Foundation: $148,285 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSt Stephen's and St Agnes School Foundation: $137,950 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetAlexandria Tutoring Consortium Inc: $127,465 over 5y, 7.6% of budgetHopkins House a Center for Children and Their Families: $125,101 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetWashington School for Girls: $125,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetSenior Services of Alexandria: $118,180 over 4y, 11% of budgetRecoverypark: $116,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetAlexandria Soccer Association: $113,695 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetMother of Light Center: $107,754 over 3y, 8.9% of budgetThe Urban Alliance Foundation Inc: $104,309 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetFrancis Parker School: $103,760 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCapital Youth Empowerment Program Inc: $100,900 over 4y, 12% of budgetCommunities in Schools of Nova Inc: $100,791 over 5y, 4.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Corporation: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Alden Street Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 6y, 42% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 197.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia IncVA98.3× affinity56 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Inc · Bruhn-Morris Family Foundation Inc · The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation · United Way of the National Capital Area · Arlington Community Foundation · Ivakota Assoc Inc · Philip L Graham Fund co Graham Holdings Company · Calvert and Sally Simmons Foundation · Washington Forrest Foundation · Greater Washington Community Foundation · Clark-Winchcole Foundation · The Maple Tree Fund

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Act for Alexandria

How much does Act for Alexandria give?
Act for Alexandria reported 108 itemized grants totaling $3,450,949, out of $3,884,887 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 62 and 134 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Act for Alexandria fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (21%), Education (19%), Religion (12%).
Who are Act for Alexandria's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Campagna Center Inc ($1.4M), African Communities Together Inc ($1.1M), ALIVE Inc ($902k).
Does Act for Alexandria fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Act for Alexandria?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Inc, Bruhn-Morris Family Foundation Inc, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.
Where is Act for Alexandria based?
Act for Alexandria is based in VA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 301 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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