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United Way of the National Capital Area

United way nca improves the lives of underserved individuals in the national capital area by focusing community resources on creating measurable and lasting impact. When none are ignored, all will thrive. ...continued on schedule o.

$13M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
210
Itemized grants FY2025
217
Organizations funded FY2024
1%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$6.6M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$11,408
Largest grant, FY2025
$515,285
Organizations funded a year
217 to 412
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
8
Total assets, FY2025
$49M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 1% of the organizations United Way of the National Capital Area funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $59k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationHealthPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureOther
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
FY2025still arriving209$6.6M3%
FY2024217$9.6M1%
FY2023252$11M5%
FY2022237$6.2M5%
FY2021278$8.1M8%
FY2020282$9.1M6%
FY2019317$9.8M3%
FY2018412$18M23%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$15MEducation$11MFood & Nutrition$11MHousing & Shelter$10MHealth$9.5MYouth Development$7.3MInternational$6.2MAnimals$6.0MOther$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 FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 624 grantees
All grantees of United Way of the National Capital Area by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Samu Foundation$5,992,033335%
Capital Area Food Bank Inc$4,979,59091%
Some Inc$4,570,84392%
Latin American Youth Center$2,679,43494%
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington DC Inc$2,043,60993%
Britepaths Inc$1,744,232913%
Prince George's Community College Foundation Inc$1,611,164823%
Communities in Schools of the Nation's Capital Inc$1,321,554826%
Martha's Table Inc$1,282,85691%
Arlington Food Assistance Center$1,281,91593%
Manna Food Center Inc$1,264,96692%
Washington Humane Society$1,093,57191%
Bread for the City Inc$1,062,38691%
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington$1,041,31791%
The DC Central Kitchen Inc$1,038,00091%
Communities in Schools Northern Virginia$981,8318n/a
City Year Inc$964,34850%
The Skillsource Group Inc$843,30053%
United Community Ministries Inc$809,04695%
Greater Washington Urban League Inc$797,58672%
Everymind Inc$726,21582%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$724,73770%
Jills House Inc$675,0089n/a
Little Lights Urban Ministries Inc$661,236916%
Food & Friends Inc$659,15091%
Homeless Animals Rescue Team Inc$656,158913%
Whitman-Walker Clinic Inc$652,20870%
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts$558,82790%
United Way of West Florida Inc$554,46083%
Animal Welfare League of Alexandria$538,87893%
Stroke Comeback Center$536,76099%
American Cancer Society Hope Lodge$533,1819n/a
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and Affiliate$508,59652%
Central Union Mission$495,99491%
Alfred Street Baptist Church Foundation$483,978914%
Friends of Homeless Animals$471,65297%
The House of Ruth Maryland Inc$464,44881%
Mt Sinai Baptist Church$436,5384n/a
Latino Economic Development Corporation$434,93691%
ALIVE Inc$433,31093%
Carpenter's Shelter Inc$422,63393%
Americas Best Local Charities$407,88415%
St Anns Center for Children Youth and Families$406,70591%
Community Services Agency of the Metropolitan Washington Council Afl-Cio$399,847916%
Echo Inc$390,76094%
American Diabetes Association$390,27490%
Humane Society of Fairfax County Inc$388,46994%
Loudoun Hunger Relief Inc$377,79192%
Action in Community Through Service of Prince William$377,20291%
Lucky Dog Animal Rescue$363,44094%
Zion Church$362,9114n/a
N Street Village Inc$362,00891%
Sasha Bruce Youthwork Inc$352,76790%
Kingdom Fellowship African Methodist Episcopal Church$345,2884n/a
Friendship Place$333,90491%
The Coalition for the Homeless Inc$321,71291%
DC Scores$321,291810%
Doorways for Women and Families Inc$318,05191%
PathForward Inc$315,01892%
Higher Achievement Program Inc$314,65472%
Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care Inc$311,42590%
Leadership Council for Healthy Communities$309,600111%
Gaithersburg Help Inc$303,766916%
Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital$296,55490%
Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland Inc$294,81291%
USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore Inc$294,38091%
Kid Power Inc$288,715420%
Casa Inc$282,11191%
Sitar Arts Center$281,69267%
Arlington Free Clinic Inc$279,60592%
The Ivy Community Charities of Prince George's County Inc$270,622819%
Jewish Social Service Agency$269,25170%
The Fishing School Inc$269,008710%
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Northern VA$267,628943%
Loudoun Citizens for Social Justice$266,76993%
National Center for Children and Families$264,02590%
Gonzaga College High School$262,4339n/a
Pathways to Housing DC$258,91891%
The Salvation Army$255,4107n/a
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorder$255,2524n/a
The Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless Inc$253,08790%
Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia$252,30491%
Community Support Systems Inc$250,68355%
Bright Beginnings Inc$250,09891%
Fancy Cats Rescue Team Inc$246,581714%
Lutheran Social Services National Capital Areainc$246,01791%
SMYAL Inc$244,01392%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washongton DC Inc$243,68482%
Rude Ranch Animal Rescue Inc$237,77982%
American Heart Association Inc$234,31180%
Cornerstones Inc$227,59291%
Building Bridges Across the River Inc$227,25861%
Bethesda Cares Inc$225,38293%
Washington School for Girls$225,28883%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$225,17990%
Institute for Educational Leadership$225,00041%
Human Services Coalition of Prince Georges County$222,993243%
My Sister's Place Inc$220,39292%
United Negro College Fund Inc$217,58990%
Christ House$215,25791%
St Augustine School$214,6219n/a
United Way of Northern Shenandoah Valley Inc$214,13673%
Abused and Homeless Children's Refuge Inc$213,69481%
Special Olympics Maryland Inc$213,19391%
Second Chance Wildlife Center Inc$206,12394%
Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop$205,32392%
Elizabeth Seton High School$205,1849n/a
Washington Tennis & Education Foundation$197,53853%
Special Olympics Virginia Inc$192,32091%
Laurel Advocacy & Referral Services Inc$191,83292%
The Lamb Center$190,93993%
Dematha Catholic High School$189,4619n/a
National Kidney Foundation Inc$189,45590%
Homestretch Inc$186,18491%
Fisher House Foundation Inc$185,34870%
Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena Inc$185,04994%
Montgomery County Humane Society Inc$180,41436%
Horton's Kids Inc$180,27445%
Cafe Montgomery Co Joel Goldberg$179,4743n/a
Animal Welfare League of Arlington$176,94533%
Habitat for Humanity Prince William County$171,20592%
Thrive DC$170,17491%
Mutt Love Rescue Inc$170,02468%
East River Family Strengthening Colloborative Inc$166,57851%
Beacon House Community Ministry Inc$166,15057%
Shabach Ministries Inc$166,10371%
DC Youth Orchestra Program$163,20792%
Arlington Thrive$158,34692%
HEROES Inc$157,77694%
The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless Inc$155,12292%
Fairfax Library Foundation$153,87996%
The City Choir of Washington$153,42889%
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School Inc$152,1079n/a
Sickle Cell Disease Association of Greater Washington Inc$151,7367n/a
Collaborative Solutions for Communities$150,00013%
Shaw Community Ministry Inc$149,75341%
Shelter House Inc$148,34781%
For Love of Children$147,91872%
Bishop McNamara High School$145,1279n/a
Music for Life$145,096917%
City Gate Inc$142,01681%
Community of Hope$141,04190%
Reading Partners$140,38130%
The Arc Montgomery County Inc$139,89790%
Inova Health System Foundation$139,39390%
Calvary Women's Services Inc$139,09481%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area$138,36294%
Loudoun Education Foundation Inc$136,92633%
Homeless Children's Playtime Project$136,13382%
SPCA & Humane Society of Prince Georges County$133,418513%
Partnership for Animal Welfare Inc$132,991616%
The Feline Foundation of Greater Washington Inc$131,963910%
The National World War II Museum Inc$131,25010%
United Way of Delaware$130,97111%
Christian Legal Aid of the District of Columbia$129,922325%
The Fairfax County Park Foundation Inc$129,53093%
True Ground Housing Partners Inc$129,43490%
National Christian Foundation Inc$129,2703n/a
The Learning Tree Inc$129,000251%
Interfaith Works$128,10990%
Acca Inc (Annandale Christian Community for Action)$127,28191%
Archbishop Carroll High School$125,9479n/a
Ayuda Inc$125,56890%
Davis Memorial Goodwill Industries$125,51490%
Jubilee Housing Inc$125,00022%
International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading Foundation$125,00018%
People Animals Love Inc$125,000153%
City Kids to Wilderness Project Inc$124,14845%
Choral Arts Society of Washington$123,31182%
The Arc of Greater Prince William/Insight Inc$123,29391%
Animal Allies Inc$122,440716%
Multicultural Career Intern Program$122,00022%
The LGG Uplift Foundation Inc$121,958835%
Thurgood Marshall Academy$120,33521%
New Hope Housing Inc$120,07661%
Latino Student Fund$119,085514%
Fairfax Fish$118,392923%
Northern Virginia Family Services Inc$116,89390%
Bridges to Independence$116,26691%
College Bound Inc$116,23183%
The MusicianShip DC$115,000117%
Catholic Relief Services$114,5831n/a
Diabetes National Institute Inc$114,428977%
The Arc of Northern Virginia$113,91491%
Dance Place$113,62423%
The Women's Center$112,53691%
A Greater Washington Inc$110,054232%
The District of Columbia Children's Advocacy Center$109,84091%
Friendship Public Charter School Inc$109,00020%
A Woman's Choice$108,83295%
Food On The Stove Inc$107,459592%
The Wings Club Foundation Inc$106,2501n/a
The Arc of Prince George's County Inc$105,28890%
Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington Inc$104,69090%
CASA for Children of the District of Columbia$104,63791%
La Clinica del Pueblo Inc$101,83880%
Nami Montgomerty County (Md) Inc$101,45092%
United Planning Organization$100,40740%
Exodus Treatment Center$100,000138%
Capital Area Asset Building Corporation$100,00051%
Everyone Home DC$99,80991%
Adoptions Together Inc Dba as Paths for Families$99,65391%
Reading Is Fundamental of Northern Virginia Inc$98,788927%
International Rescue Committee INC$98,24150%
Joseph's House Inc$97,24192%
Anchor Mental Health Association Inc$95,97390%
Link Incorporated$95,543822%
Friends of Patients at the NIH Inc$94,98095%
Autism Society of Northern Virginia$94,235924%
Washington Jesuit Academy$94,1439n/a
Washington Animal Rescue League$93,8251n/a
The Arc of Loudoun$92,88080%
Loudoun Habitat for Humanity$92,34891%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$91,99650%
Nami-Northern Virginia$90,25283%
The John Quadrino Foundation$90,079920%
Gala Inc Grupo de Artistas Latino Americanos$89,50023%
Legal Services of Northern Virginia Inc$89,24380%
The Campagna Center Inc$89,19790%
Offender Aid & Restoration Arlington Co OAR Arlington Alexandria Falls Church$88,88382%
One Minstries Inc$88,77987%
One Common Unity$88,27430%
Whitman-Walker Foundation Inc$87,20321%
Bethany House of Northern Virginia Inc$86,34483%
House of Ruth$86,11450%
OAR of Fairfax County$86,00033%
The Urban Alliance Foundation Inc$86,00020%
The House Inc$84,72361%
Fairfax Volunteer Fire Dept Inc$83,41997%
Hebrew Home of Greater Washington Inc$81,80280%
Western Fairfax Christian Ministries$81,22790%
Wumco Help Inc$80,53798%
Koinonia Foundation Inc$80,38564%
Year Up Inc$80,29120%
Friends of the Guest House Inc$80,14381%
Do the Write Thing Foundation of Dc$80,1171n/a
Facets Cares Inc$80,02690%
Easter Seals Serving DC MD VA Inc$77,43470%
St Anselms Abbey School Inc$76,5427n/a
University of DC Foundation Inc$75,34580%
Asian American LEAD$75,00017%
Young Playwrights Theater$75,000112%
Critical Exposure Inc$75,00017%
US Dream Academy Inc$75,00012%
United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg$74,95540%
The Scholarship Fund of Alexandria$74,15391%
Junior Achievement of Greater Washington$74,13312%
District Alliance for Safe Housing Inc$73,97471%
United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counites Inc$73,87671%
Kappa Scholarship Endowment Fund Inc$72,45394%
Two Rivers Public Charter School Inc$72,00010%
College Success Foundation - District of Columbia$72,00014%
Community Services Foundation$72,00014%
CitiWide Computer Training Center Inc$72,000143%
Friends of the Library Montgomery County Maryland Inc$71,98791%
STEM for Her Foundation$71,30298%
Playworks Education Energized$71,18630%
Educational Theatre Company$70,87667%
Uber Physicians LLC ( Five Medicine)$70,6961n/a
The Recreation With List Committee of Washington DC$70,00028%
Young Ladies of Tomorrow Inc$69,700212%
Keen Greater DC LLC$68,24574%
Spanish Catholic Center Inc$68,00970%
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Partnership Fund Inc$67,19175%
Casaprince George's County Inc$67,17981%
North Virginia Community College (Nova)$66,6672n/a
Academy of the Holy Cross Inc$66,6028n/a
The Foundation for the Advancement of Music & Education$66,36781%
Hope and a Home$65,73133%
Project Create$65,000114%
The Humane Society of Pensacola Fl Inc$64,84852%
Brain Injury Services$64,71290%
Children's Law Center Inc$64,43690%
Iona Senior Services$64,32680%
Community Reach of Montgomery County$64,03281%
Legal Counsel for the Elderly$63,55980%
Damascus Help Inc$62,564713%
Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation Inc$62,12871%
Homes for Our Troops Inc$61,33150%
Catholic Charities Community Services Archdiocese of New York$61,25010%
Children & Charity International$60,0001n/a
Kunzang Odsal Palyul Changchub$59,8833n/a
Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc$59,40923%
Kingdom Global Community Development Corporation$59,2501n/a
LARCHE Inc$58,93760%
The Northwest Center Inc$58,28387%
Washington Drama Society Inc$58,22640%
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School$58,0495n/a
Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington Inc$57,32680%
Girls Incorporated of the Washington DC Metro Area$56,986126%
Literacy Council of Northern Virginia Inc$56,23181%
Central American Resource Center$55,66181%
Holy Trinity Church$55,5355n/a
Bishop Ireton High School$54,8555n/a
Gaithersburg Meals on Wheels Inc$54,75769%
Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc$54,74462%
Washington Area Bicyclist Association$54,08331%
Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington$54,03761%
Center City Public Charter Schools$54,00010%
Senior Services of Alexandria$53,60342%
Bishop Oconnell High School$53,5924n/a
Classroom 2 Community Inc$53,47324%
Transitional Housing Corporation$52,83720%
Family Services Inc$52,79040%
United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley Inc$52,42361%
United Black Fund Inc$52,323610%
Community of Hope Ame Church$51,6001n/a
Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation$50,75670%
Rocketship Education DC Public Charter School Inc$50,00010%
Northern Virginia Dental Clinic Inc$50,00031%
Global Kids Inc$50,00011%
Youth Entrepreneur Institute$50,0001n/a
DC Public Education Fund$50,00010%
The Bell Foundation Inc$50,00010%
Prince Georges Chamber of Commerce$50,0001n/a
Brainfood$50,0001n/a
Good Projects Inc$50,00014%
Citydance Ensemble Inc$50,00012%
Far Southeast Family Strengtening$50,00011%
The Seed Public Charter School of Washington DC$50,00010%
The Mentor Foundation USA$48,992311%
Amy Jacques Garvey Institute$48,0001n/a
Operation Homefront Inc$47,99050%
Habitat for Humanity of Washington DC & Northern Virginia Inc$47,42411%
Cloverleaf Equine Center$46,45661%
Down Syndrome Association of Northern Virginia$46,37964%
Healthy Living Inc$46,0001n/a
Teens Run DC$46,00044%
Edu-Futuro$45,49223%
Metro DC Community Center Inc$45,24262%
Community Tax Aid Inc$45,00037%
Brother Help Thyself Inc$44,761515%
Prince Georges Tennis and Education$44,625511%
United States Veterans Initiative$44,03160%
Catholic Charities USA$43,7501n/a
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami Inc$43,75010%
Alice Deal Community Association Inc$43,57029%
Children of Mine$43,48467%
Stepping Stones Shelter Inc$43,17871%
Mobile Medical Care Inc$43,03660%
Breast Care for Washington$42,99622%
Legal Aid Justice Center$42,51840%
Lt Joseph P Kennedy Institute$42,05140%
Washington Master Chorale Inc$42,03456%
Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers a Faith in Action Program$42,00035%
Best Kids Inc$41,91434%
Prince William Area Free Clinic Inc$41,86255%
Lynn House of Potomac Valley Inc$41,14760%
National Capital Therapy Dogs Inc$41,1126n/a
Browne Academy$40,90950%
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind$40,09240%
Loudoun Literacy Council Inc$40,00038%
Loudoun Cares$40,000366%
Dance Institute of Washington$40,00014%
Burgundy Farm Country Day School Inc$39,99830%
St Rita School$38,5085n/a
Back on My Feet$38,38750%
The Shakespeare Theatre$37,87540%
Ecdc Enterprise Development Group$37,50040%
GBNPC Inc$37,40551%
The Dwelling Place Inc$36,93834%
Identity Inc$36,76211%
Transitional Housing Barn Inc$36,6652n/a
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$35,91550%
Literacy Volunteers of America - PW Inc$35,616614%
Green Door$35,5741n/a
Ashiyanaa Inc$33,621512%
Semper Fi & America's Fund$33,29840%
Rising for Justice Inc$33,02851%
Stepafrika USA Inc$32,42040%
The Studio Theatre Inc$32,02210%
Arts for Our Children$32,0001n/a
Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute$32,000126%
DC Rape Crisis Center$31,55841%
Everybody Wins DC Inc$31,20451%
Johns Hopkins University$30,89640%
After-School All-Stars$30,88710%
Breastfeeding Outreach for Greater Washington$30,85736%
The Episcopal Center for Children$30,73630%
The Theatre Lab Inc$30,55351%
United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore Inc$30,29821%
Project Mend-A-House Incorporation$29,98435%
The Howard University$29,60010%
Boys Town Washington DC Inc$29,02940%
Maret School Inc$28,90840%
Casa Childrens Intervention Services Inc$28,70725%
District of Columbia College Access Program$28,63640%
Nht Communities$27,98310%
San Miguel School Inc$27,2471n/a
Federal City Council$27,0001n/a
Black Student Fund$26,8901n/a
United Way of Aiken County Inc$26,32221%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$26,15320%
Good Shepherd Housing Foundation$26,14841%
Montgomery Housing Partnership Inc$25,80040%
Red Wiggler Foundation Inc$25,59932%
Jewish Foundation for Group Homes Inc$25,41540%
The House DC$25,29422%
Hope Foundation Reentry Network Inc$25,0001n/a
Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington Inc$25,00011%
Eagle Academy Public Charter School$25,00010%
District of Columbia Promise Neighborhood Initiative Inc$25,0001n/a
The Ivymount School Inc$24,11030%
Healthy Babies Project Inc$24,0001n/a
Joy of Motion Dance Center Inc$24,0001n/a
Prince George's Child Resource Centerinc$23,76040%
Kipp DC Public Charter Schools$23,64430%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$23,4254n/a
Granite United Way$23,2883n/a
Holy Trinity Episcopal Day School$22,8653n/a
Holy Redeemer Church$22,7813n/a
Blessed Sacrament Grade School and Early Childhood Center$22,6773n/a
Community Youth Advance Incorporated$22,67532%
St Martin of Tours Parish and School$22,0013n/a
Anacostia Watershed Society Inc$21,94330%
Loudoun Therapeutic Riding Foundation Inc$21,68932%
National Children's Center Inc$21,47930%
Food for Life$21,3451n/a
Fairfax Pets on Wheels Inc$21,147340%
National Capital Poison Center$21,01530%
William Wendt Center for Loss and Healing$20,82130%
Little Buddies Adoption and Humane Society$20,12839%
Washington Area Women's Foundation$20,00011%
Lift DC$20,0001n/a
Kids Enjoy Exercise Now$20,0001n/a
Integra Clinical Services$20,0001n/a
Community Solutions International Inc$20,00010%
Main Street Child Development Center$19,97531%
House of Mercy$19,90831%
Petconnect Rescue Inc$19,67821%
St Paul VI Catholic High School$19,3963n/a
Open Arms Housing Inc$19,36431%
Oldies but Goodies Cocker Rescue Inc$19,2552n/a
Caringmatters Inc$18,92922%
Southeast Ministry$18,8433n/a
YWCA National Capital Area$18,67910%
Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington$18,42431%
Friends of the National Arboretum$18,34131%
The McLean School of Maryland Inc$18,10820%
Wakefield High School Education Foundation$17,96633%
Lift Me Up Inc$17,66132%
Calvary Bible Institute Inc$17,47735%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$17,3993n/a
La Cocina Va$17,38821%
Arlington Outdoor Education Association Inc$17,35933%
The Washington Ballet$17,06830%
A Wider Circle Inc$17,00620%
Mission First Inc$17,00012%
Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center Inc$16,58321%
Good Shepherd Housing & Family Services Inc$16,56811%
Asian Pacific American Legal$16,50031%
Northern Virginia Conservation Trust$16,46231%
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop$16,22321%
Pave Inc Dba Parents Amplifying Voices in Education$16,05011%
Catholic Youth Organization Of$15,9672n/a
Women's Bar Association Foundation$15,8552n/a
Washington Literacy Center$15,30822%
Miriam's Kitchen$15,06520%
Loudoun Community Health Center Healthworks for Northern Virginia$15,00010%
Bailey's Crossroads Health Access Partne$15,00012%
Inmed Partnerships for Children Inc$15,00010%
Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Washington$14,87910%
Comunidad$14,66922%
United Way of South Hampton Roads$14,50120%
DC Justice Lab$14,46721%
Maple Springs Baptist Bible College and Seminary$14,4152n/a
Pets-Washington DC$14,2972n/a
Izaak Walton League of America Inc$14,2512n/a
Melwood Horticultural Training Center Inc$14,24710%
Downtown Cluster's Geriatric Daycare Center Inc$14,15721%
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Inc$14,03110%
Academy of Hope Adult Public Charter School$13,93420%
Blood Cancer United Inc$13,75010%
National Capital Area Council Boy Scouts of America$13,50920%
Herndon-Reston FISH Inc$13,38621%
Connelly School of the Holy Child$13,2011n/a
National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund$13,09311%
All Souls Church Unitarian Non-Profit Housing Corporation$13,0731n/a
Jubilee Jobs Inc$13,06721%
The Mercy Health Clinic Inc$13,06420%
Children's National Rehabilitation and Specialized Care$12,99320%
United Way of Central Iowa$12,95020%
Extra-Ordinary Birthdays$12,77725%
McLean Bible Church$12,7501n/a
United Way of Atlantic County$12,6171n/a
Falls Church Community Service Council Inc$12,5112n/a
Postpartum Support Virginia Inc$12,5041n/a
The Christian Community Association of South Florida Inc$12,50011%
Lydia's House in Southeast$12,50012%
Scan of Northern Virginia Inc$12,32221%
The Lab School of Washington$12,12110%
American Cancer Society Inc$11,96410%
United Way of Frederick County Inc$11,90720%
Commonwealth Catholic Charities$11,88020%
International Guiding Eyes Inc DBA Guide Dogs of America$11,8421n/a
Our Lady of Victory Church$11,6222n/a
Opera Lafayette$11,58511%
Arlington Pediatric Center Inc$11,50011%
United Fund of Salem County Inc$11,4141n/a
Generation Hope$11,38911%
Rappahannock United Way Inc$11,19310%
Covenant Hospice Inc$11,18720%
Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition$11,11110%
New Futures$10,82921%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$10,74420%
Neighborhood Health$10,71820%
Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology$10,62220%
Collective Action for Safe Spaces$10,3681n/a
TLC - The Treatment & Learning Centers$10,35520%
Just Neighbors Ministry Inc$10,31820%
Country Day School of the Sacred Heart Inc$10,0131n/a
Leadership Greater Washington$10,00011%
Mental Health Association of Maryland Inc$10,00010%
Cash Campaign of Maryland Inc$10,00011%
Center for the Arts of Greater Manassas Prince William County Inc$10,00012%
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology$10,0001n/a
Friends of Loudoun County Mental Health Inc$10,0001n/a
Help for Others$10,0001n/a
Ethiopian Community Dev Council Inc$10,0001n/a
The Good Shepherd Alliance Inc$10,00011%
Dogs Xl Rescue Inc$9,978111%
Capitol Hill Chorale$9,4721n/a
Eddies Club Inc$9,452123%
St Coletta of Greater Washington Inc$9,40910%
Lead Inc$9,24911%
Samaritan Inns Inc$9,11210%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$9,10110%
Northwest Settlement House$9,08511%
Cornerstone Montgomery$8,97210%
Curesearch for Children's Cancer$8,96910%
Social Impact 360 Dba Compass Partners$8,968112%
United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc$8,87610%
Immanuel Bible Church$8,7801n/a
Assist Crisis Pregnancy Center$8,73511%
City Wildlife Inc$8,43112%
Capital Hospice$8,36010%
Colon Cancer Alliance$8,3521n/a
Shrine of the Sacred Heart$8,2911n/a
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey$8,21210%
Alexandria Seaport Foundation$8,1941n/a
Mid-Atlantic Gleaning Network$8,14710%
Enventu Corp$8,0631n/a
Reach Education Inc$8,04011%
National Building Museum$8,01510%
The Afcea Educational Foundation$7,79212%
Accokeek Foundation Inc$7,66811%
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc$7,65710%
Center for Adoption Support and Education Inc$7,62110%
Pearl Elegance Foundation$7,5581n/a
The Arc of the District of Columbia Inc$7,52911%
Mvle Inc$7,50110%
Sinai Assisted Housing Foundation Inc$7,48714%
DC Firefighters Burn Foundation$7,12013%
St Thomas Aquinas Regional School$7,1151n/a
Mobile Hope Association$7,0101n/a
Bowen McCauley Dance Inc$7,0011n/a
Community Living Alternatives Corp$6,89110%
Samaritan's Purse$6,87610%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America$6,80210%
Insight Memory Care Center$6,74210%
Firefighters Fund of Fairfax County$6,738124%
Chinese Culture and Community Service Center Inc$6,71610%
Youth Leadership Foundation Inc$6,67611%
Lorton Community Action Center Inc$6,67311%
Appletree Institute for Education Innovation$6,64810%
The People Who Care Project$6,59015%
Mile High United Way Inc$6,56110%
The Art League$6,55310%
Advocates for Trans Equality Education Fund$6,49110%
Open City Advocates$6,48412%
Computer Core Inc$6,48112%
Children'Schorusofwashington$6,40311%
Archaeology in the Community$6,3581n/a
Veterans on The Rise Inc$6,28710%
Life Pieces to Masterpieces$6,28111%
Mission of Love Charities Inc$6,23111%
Centronia$6,22310%
Equal Justice Initiative$6,17510%
Autism Speaks Inc$6,16910%
United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc$6,16110%
Goshen United Methodist Church$6,1471n/a
The Brain Foundation Inc$6,13712%
New Love Animal Rescue$6,1271n/a
New Endeavors by Women$6,08010%
The Literacy Lab$6,07710%
Community Crisis Services Inc$6,07711%
The Family Place$6,02511%
Catholic Charities Inc$6,0191n/a
Georgia Ave Family Support Collaborative$5,96010%
Turning the Page$5,9021n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$5,89010%
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington Inc$5,8861n/a
First Generation College Bound Inc$5,86110%
Child Center and Adult Services Inc Dba Aspire Counseling$5,76010%
Federal City Performing Arts Association$5,74111%
National Foundation For Cancer Research$5,71710%
Family Matters of Greater Washington Inc$5,69110%
Council for Childrens Rights Inc$5,54210%
The Heritage Signature Chorale$5,532112%
NAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc$5,50410%
United Way Inc$5,50010%
Brandywine Ballet Company$5,4601n/a
Progressive Life Center Inc$5,46010%
Northern Virginia Delta Education and$5,458124%
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School$5,41410%
Winchester Church of God$5,3961n/a
United Way of San Diego County$5,39610%
Mentors Inc Mentors Inc$5,3661n/a
Georgetown Ministry Center$5,35711%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$5,34810%
Grace Ministries of the Umc$5,3261n/a
National Capital Treatment and Recovery$5,29010%
Washington Concert Opera$5,23211%
Imagination Stage Inc$5,22210%
Ardmore Enterprises Inc$5,21910%
Daniel Alexander Payne Community Development Corp$5,161145%
US Kids Child Development Center Inc$5,12410%
The National Kitten Coalition Inc$5,1141n/a
Franciscan Monastery USA Inc$5,0941n/a
D C Pearls III Foundation$5,06515%
Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia Inc$5,05510%
DC Alliance of Youth Advocates$5,00011%
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities$5,00010%
Knights of Pythagoras Mentoring Networking Inc$4,83414%

Where it is load-bearing

United Way of the National Capital Area supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 18 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSamu Foundation: $5,992,033 over 3y, 35% of budgetCapital Area Food Bank Inc: $4,979,590 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetSome Inc: $4,570,843 over 9y, 2.4% of budgetLatin American Youth Center: $2,679,434 over 9y, 3.6% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington DC Inc: $2,043,609 over 9y, 2.9% of budgetBritepaths Inc: $1,744,232 over 9y, 13% of budgetPrince George's Community College Foundation Inc: $1,611,164 over 8y, 23% of budgetCommunities in Schools of the Nation's Capital Inc: $1,321,554 over 8y, 26% of budgetMartha's Table Inc: $1,282,856 over 9y, 1.4% of budgetArlington Food Assistance Center: $1,281,915 over 9y, 3.4% of budgetManna Food Center Inc: $1,264,966 over 9y, 2.1% of budgetWashington Humane Society: $1,093,571 over 9y, 1.1% of budgetBread for the City Inc: $1,062,386 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington: $1,041,317 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetThe DC Central Kitchen Inc: $1,038,000 over 9y, 1.0% of budgetCity Year Inc: $964,348 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThe Skillsource Group Inc: $843,300 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetUnited Community Ministries Inc: $809,046 over 9y, 4.9% of budgetGreater Washington Urban League Inc: $797,586 over 7y, 2.5% of budgetEverymind Inc: $726,215 over 8y, 2.4% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $724,737 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLittle Lights Urban Ministries Inc: $661,236 over 9y, 16% of budgetFood & Friends Inc: $659,150 over 9y, 1.2% of budgetHomeless Animals Rescue Team Inc: $656,158 over 9y, 13% of budgetWhitman-Walker Clinic Inc: $652,208 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetWolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts: $558,827 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetUnited Way of West Florida Inc: $554,460 over 8y, 3.0% of budgetAnimal Welfare League of Alexandria: $538,878 over 9y, 2.8% of budgetStroke Comeback Center: $536,760 over 9y, 8.8% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and Affiliate: $508,596 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetCentral Union Mission: $495,994 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetAlfred Street Baptist Church Foundation: $483,978 over 9y, 14% of budgetFriends of Homeless Animals: $471,652 over 9y, 6.8% of budgetThe House of Ruth Maryland Inc: $464,448 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetLatino Economic Development Corporation: $434,936 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetALIVE Inc: $433,310 over 9y, 3.0% of budgetCarpenter's Shelter Inc: $422,633 over 9y, 3.3% of budgetAmericas Best Local Charities: $407,884 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetSt Anns Center for Children Youth and Families: $406,705 over 9y, 1.4% of budgetCommunity Services Agency of the Metropolitan Washington Council Afl-Cio: $399,847 over 9y, 16% of budgetEcho Inc: $390,760 over 9y, 3.6% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $390,274 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetHumane Society of Fairfax County Inc: $388,469 over 9y, 4.1% of budgetLoudoun Hunger Relief Inc: $377,791 over 9y, 1.7% of budgetAction in Community Through Service of Prince William: $377,202 over 9y, 1.4% of budgetLucky Dog Animal Rescue: $363,440 over 9y, 4.1% of budgetN Street Village Inc: $362,008 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetSasha Bruce Youthwork Inc: $352,767 over 9y, 0.3% 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 200.

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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.

Philip L Graham Fund co Graham Holdings CompanyVA199.3× affinity119 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Philip L Graham Fund co Graham Holdings Company · The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation · Clark-Winchcole Foundation · Greater Washington Community Foundation · The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Inc · World Bank Community Connections Fund · Dimick Foundation John M Lynham Jr Trustee · Eugene & Agnes E Meyer Foundation · John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation · William S Abell Foundation Inc · Venable Foundation Inc · Redskin Foundation Inc George Preston Marshall 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 United Way of the National Capital Area

How much does United Way of the National Capital Area give?
United Way of the National Capital Area reported 210 itemized grants totaling $6,640,443, out of $12,537,600 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 217 and 412 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does United Way of the National Capital Area fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (16%), Education (12%), Food & Nutrition (11%).
Who are United Way of the National Capital Area's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Samu Foundation ($6.0M), Capital Area Food Bank Inc ($5.0M), Some Inc ($4.6M).
Does United Way of the National Capital Area fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 1% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of the National Capital Area?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Philip L Graham Fund co Graham Holdings Company, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Clark-Winchcole Foundation.
Where is United Way of the National Capital Area based?
United Way of the National Capital Area 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 629 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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