· Private foundation
Aid Association for the Blind of the District of Columbia C/O
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k2 grants · $6k
- $10k–50k7 grants · $188k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $51k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL FOUNDATION | $51,000 |
| WASHINGTON NATIONAL EYE CENTER | $40,000 |
| INDEPENDENCE NOW | $34,050 |
| PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS SOCIETY OF METRO WASHINGTON | $32,000 |
| BREAD FOR THE CITY INC | $30,000 |
| WASHINGTON LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS & URBAN AFFAIRS | $22,000 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC | $20,000 |
| IONA SENIOR SERVICES | $10,000 |
| LISNER LOUISE DICKSON HURT HOME | $5,000 |
| OMNIUM CIRCUSENSE INC | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $249k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
21 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- WNWASHINGTON NATIONAL EYE CENTER INC8× · 2017–2025 · $524k · revenue +48%
- DCDC CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING5× · 2017–2024 · $232k · revenue +20%
- INIndependence Now Inc8× · 2017–2025 · $200k · revenue +25%
Funded once
- CHCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONgraduatedone grant, 2017 · $90k · revenue +95%
- TGThe George Washington Universitygraduatedone grant, 2021 · $30k · revenue +30%
- BJBENDER JEWISH COMMUNINITY CENTERone grant, 2017 · $10k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Disability rights washington's mission is to advance the dignity, equality, and self determination of people with disabilities. we work to pursue justice on matters related to human and legal rights.
To serve all north carolinians with significant disabilities by ensuring they can live independently in a barrier-free community of their choice through consumer-controlled, self-directed services.
Dlcv's mission is to advance independence, choice and self-determination; protect legal, human, and civil rights; and eliminate abuse, neglect and discrimination of people with disabilities through zealous and uncompromising legal advocacy…
Preservation of civil liberties through advocacy and lobbying.
To advance international disability rights and inclusive development and to build bridges among the u.s. and foreign governments, disability and human rights communities, and the private sector through strategic advocacy, convening, and…
Council for court excellence's (cce's) mission is to bring people together to conduct research, educate, and advocate to make d.c.'s unique legal systems more just, equitable, and accountable to the community.
To improve the quality of life for all persons with intellectual disabilities and their families through supports and advocacy.
Mission Advocated disability voice, choice, and independenceVision Universal access and justice
Work with DC courts, private bar & legal services providers to increase legal representations for low & moderate income DC residents, enhance efficiency of legal services, and reduce barriers to the judicial system.
The mission of the federal city council is to focus the creativity, talent and resources of washington dc's business and civic leaders on washington, dc's biggest challenges and opportunities.
Disability empowerment center helps community members find and access the resources they need to lead successful and independent lives.
The association of washington cities builds connections between our state's diverse cities and towns, while providing our members with the support needed to thrive through delivery of data-driven education, nationally recognized pooling…
How this is measured
13 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 13 of the 27 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds WASHINGTON NATIONAL EYE CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC ↗
- Who funds WASHINGTON LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND URBAN AFFAIRS INC ↗
- Who funds DC CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING ↗
- Who funds Independence Now Inc ↗
- Who funds SOME INC ↗
- Who funds BREAD FOR THE CITY INC ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL COUNCIL ON INDEPENDENT LIVING ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ↗
- Who funds Iona Senior Services ↗
- Who funds CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds The George Washington University ↗
- Who funds OMNIUM UNIVERSE FOUNDATION INC ↗
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.
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How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Aid Association for the Blind of the District of Columbia C/O funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Aid Association for the Blind of the District of Columbia C/O. Bigger dots raise more.
- Independence Now Inc: 37% of income from government
How this is measured
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