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Center for Nonprofit Advancement

The CENTER FOR NONPROFIT ADVANCEMENT strengthens, promotes, and represents nonprofit organizations throughout the greater washington region so that they can better meet the needs of their communities. The center provides resources, education, advocacy, and partnership opportunities that advance operational excellence and social impact…

$764k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
43
Itemized grants FY2024
53
Organizations funded FY2023
100%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$595k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 53
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
3
Total assets, FY2024
$2.1M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Center for Nonprofit Advancement funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $702k 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
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterFood & NutritionRecreation & SportsCrime & LegalOther
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 arriving42$595k86%
FY202353$702k100%
FY20221$10k100%
FY20212$21k100%
FY20209$65k89%
FY201910$106k100%
FY20185$51k80%
FY20172$40kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Youth Development$337kCommunity Improvement$212kArts & Culture$207kHuman Services$150kRecreation & Sports$140kEducation$98kHousing & Shelter$88kEmployment$70kOther$0

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
DC Scores$62,00030%
Mommas Safe Haven$35,000212%
Peaches Kitchen Restaurant and Catering$26,8752n/a
Well Read Black Girl$25,0001n/a
District Workforce Coalition Inc$25,0001n/a
The Safe Sister Circle$25,0001n/a
Women Advancing Nutrition Dietetics and Agriculture$25,0001n/a
The Traron Center$25,00015%
The Trigger Project$25,00014%
Fihankra Akoma Ntoaso$25,0001n/a
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All grantees of Center for Nonprofit Advancement by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
DC Scores$62,00030%
Mommas Safe Haven$35,000212%
Peaches Kitchen Restaurant and Catering$26,8752n/a
Well Read Black Girl$25,0001n/a
District Workforce Coalition Inc$25,0001n/a
The Safe Sister Circle$25,0001n/a
Women Advancing Nutrition Dietetics and Agriculture$25,0001n/a
The Traron Center$25,00015%
The Trigger Project$25,00014%
Fihankra Akoma Ntoaso$25,0001n/a
Fresh Wind Community Development Corporation$25,0001n/a
Guns Down Friday Gdf$25,0001n/a
Shining Starz Inc$25,0001n/a
ScholarCHIPS Inc$25,00016%
Childrens Legacy Theatre Inc$25,00015%
Grand Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc Combined$25,00010%
Black Women Thriving East of the River Inc$25,0001n/a
Open Goal Project$25,00022%
Women Involved in Reentry Efforts$25,000132%
William O Lockridge Community Foundation$25,000115%
DC Scores$23,4581n/a
Bookshelf Project Inc$20,0002n/a
Tech Turn Up$20,00027%
Culture Coffee$20,0001n/a
National Center for Children and Families$20,00010%
Miriam's Kitchen$20,00010%
Mute the Violence DC$20,00026%
Best Kids$20,0001n/a
Metroball Youth Outreach$20,0001n/a
Woodland Tigers Youth Sports and Educational Program$20,000113%
Riddell Inc$19,9921n/a
Metropolitan Basketball League Inc$15,0001n/a
Yaay Me Inc$15,00011%
District Alliance for Safe Housing Inc$12,00010%
Offender Aid & Restoration Arlington Co OAR Arlington Alexandria Falls Church$12,00011%
District Alliance for Safe Housing$10,5301n/a
Theatre 202$10,0001n/a
Fun Camp Inc$10,0001n/a
Horizons Greater Washington$10,0001n/a
Young Playwrights Theater$10,00011%
Washington School for Girls$10,00010%
Cdma Business Model Foundation Inc$10,0001n/a
Jubilee Housing$10,0001n/a
Washington Tennis & Education Foundation$10,00010%
Trapp Stars Inc$10,0001n/a
Bread for the City Inc$10,00010%
Ward 7 Blue Bulls Youth Organization$10,000149%
Martha's Table Inc$10,0001n/a
Alabama Avenue Community Development Corporation$10,0001n/a
National Black Movie Association$10,0001n/a
Giveland Foundation$10,0001n/a
Konsiderdis$10,0001n/a
Lee Little League$10,0001n/a
Multi-Media Training Institute$10,00012%
Washington DC Police Foundation$10,0001n/a
Beacon House$10,0001n/a
Bj S Sister Inc$10,0001n/a
Next Level Tennis and Education$10,0001n/a
Out Teach$10,0001n/a
Community of Hope$10,00010%
Armor of Righteousness Ministry$10,0001n/a
Anacostia Amp Outreach Empowerment$10,0001n/a
Lime-Lite Fitness$10,0001n/a
Fort Davis Family CDC Inc$10,000169%
Beacon House$10,0001n/a
Easter Seals of Dcmdva$10,0001n/a
East River Family Strengthening Collaborative$10,0001n/a
The Stand Foundation$10,0001n/a
The Davis Center$10,0001n/a
Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound$10,0001n/a
Peace Thru Culture$10,0001n/a
Little League Baseball Inc$10,0001n/a
Wilderness Leadership & Learning Inc$10,0001n/a
The Vip Room LLC$10,0001n/a
The Webster Foundation$10,0001n/a
Mint Project$10,0001n/a
Webster Foundation$10,0001n/a
Washington Tennis & Ed Fdn$10,0001n/a
Future Mogul Inc$10,0001n/a
Military Chaplains Association of the United States of America$10,000112%
Christ Child Society Inc$9,88310%
Many Languages One Voice (V)$9,4851n/a
Troka Insurance Incorporated$9,2781n/a
Institute for Social Policy and Understanding$8,80011%
Carpenter's Shelter Inc$8,53010%
Rogers Athletic Company$8,4301n/a
Sitar Arts Center$7,3601n/a
International Center for Research on Women$7,00010%
Freshfarm Markets$7,00010%
Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and$7,00010%
Volare$7,00010%
National Legal Aid and Defender Association$7,00010%
Bsn Sports$6,6111n/a
Hellbender Brewing Company$6,5001n/a
Riggs Wine & Liquor$6,0001n/a

Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($198k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Center for Nonprofit Advancement supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 35 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDC Scores: $62,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetMommas Safe Haven: $35,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetThe Traron Center: $25,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetThe Trigger Project: $25,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetScholarCHIPS Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetChildrens Legacy Theatre Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetGrand Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc Combined: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOpen Goal Project: $25,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetWomen Involved in Reentry Efforts: $25,000 over 1y, 32% of budgetWilliam O Lockridge Community Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetTech Turn Up: $20,000 over 2y, 7.1% of budgetNational Center for Children and Families: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMiriam's Kitchen: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMute the Violence DC: $20,000 over 2y, 5.9% of budgetWoodland Tigers Youth Sports and Educational Program: $20,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetYaay Me Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetDistrict Alliance for Safe Housing Inc: $12,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOffender Aid & Restoration Arlington Co OAR Arlington Alexandria Falls Church: $12,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetYoung Playwrights Theater: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetWashington School for Girls: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWashington Tennis & Education Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBread for the City Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWard 7 Blue Bulls Youth Organization: $10,000 over 1y, 49% of budgetMulti-Media Training Institute: $10,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetCommunity of Hope: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFort Davis Family CDC Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 69% of budgetMilitary Chaplains Association of the United States of America: $10,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetChrist Child Society Inc: $9,883 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetInstitute for Social Policy and Understanding: $8,800 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCarpenter's Shelter Inc: $8,530 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetInternational Center for Research on Women: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFreshfarm Markets: $7,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCoalition for Nonprofit Housing and: $7,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetVolare: $7,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNational Legal Aid and Defender Association: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 35.

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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.

Greater Washington Community FoundationDC37.9× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Washington Community Foundation · The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation · Philip L Graham Fund co Graham Holdings Company · United Way of the National Capital Area · Humanities Council of Washington DC · Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba a James & Alice B Clark Foundation · Redskin Foundation Inc George Preston Marshall Foundation · Hattie M Strong Foundation · William S Abell Foundation Inc · Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc · Clark-Winchcole Foundation · Commons Impact Foundation

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 Center for Nonprofit Advancement

How much does Center for Nonprofit Advancement give?
Center for Nonprofit Advancement reported 43 itemized grants totaling $595,000, out of $764,263 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 53 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Center for Nonprofit Advancement fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Youth Development (21%), Community Improvement (13%), Arts & Culture (13%).
Who are Center for Nonprofit Advancement's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: DC Scores ($62k), Mommas Safe Haven ($35k), Peaches Kitchen Restaurant and Catering ($27k).
Does Center for Nonprofit Advancement fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Center for Nonprofit Advancement?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Washington Community Foundation, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Philip L Graham Fund co Graham Holdings Company.
Where is Center for Nonprofit Advancement based?
Center for Nonprofit Advancement is based in DC.

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 117 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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