Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc
The washington area community investment fund (wacif) is a nonprofit community loan fund focused on increasing equity and economic opportunity in the washington, dc area's underserved communities. Wacif's mission is driven by three strategic pillars: inclusive entrepreneurship, community wealth building, and equitable economic…
- $845k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 5
- Grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $125,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $404,882
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 35
- FY2019 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $12M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 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
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $865k | 25% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $652k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 12 | $4.4M | 58% |
| FY2022 | 35 | $1.3M | 97% |
| FY2021 | 10 | $1.1M | 90% |
| FY2020 | 14 | $165k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $58k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1231-1235 Good Hope Road Inc | $5,185,489 | 4 | 100% |
| Anacostia Entrepreneurship Center Inc | $1,272,929 | 4 | 63% |
| Yeleen Beauty LLC | $590,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Nubian Hueman | $147,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Building Bridges Across the River Inc | $125,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Fresh Food Factory Market | $110,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rochdale Capital Corporation | $108,492 | 1 | 6% |
| The Mahogany Business Group Dba Mahoganybooks | $80,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tabard Corporation | $42,125 | 2 | n/a |
| Child Center Inc | $41,037 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1231-1235 Good Hope Road Inc | $5,185,489 | 4 | 100% |
| Anacostia Entrepreneurship Center Inc | $1,272,929 | 4 | 63% |
| Yeleen Beauty LLC | $590,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Nubian Hueman | $147,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Building Bridges Across the River Inc | $125,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Fresh Food Factory Market | $110,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rochdale Capital Corporation | $108,492 | 1 | 6% |
| The Mahogany Business Group Dba Mahoganybooks | $80,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tabard Corporation | $42,125 | 2 | n/a |
| Child Center Inc | $41,037 | 1 | n/a |
| Baby Einstein Child Development Center | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Milestones Enrichment Center Inc | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rainbow Child Learning Center Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 24% |
| The Prep Enrichment Center LLC | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Semillitas Early Learning Center | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Anora Goldring | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Manley Science and Technology Center | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Growth Spurts Child Learning Center LLC | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| A Step Above Child Development Center | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Children of the Future | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Beloved Community Incubator Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 5% |
| American Tax LLC | $19,907 | 1 | n/a |
| Mane Rhodes | $19,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Market Seven LLC | $18,800 | 2 | n/a |
| All N'1 Medical Supplies & Treasures LLC | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sala Thai | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Smith & Sons LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sky Group DC LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Listing Central LLC | $12,272 | 1 | n/a |
| Southeast Restaurant Group LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Brown Gaines LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Commerce Department Child Development Center | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Medici Road | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Dynamic Solutions for the Aging | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mbn Ltd | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Comprehensive and Cosmetic Dental Center LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The T10 Group LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cbs Design Development Corporation LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Battle's Transportation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Triune Solutions LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Northside Medical Services Corp | $8,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Justina's Hair Gallery LLC | $8,333 | 1 | n/a |
| Nailbed Bar LLC | $8,333 | 1 | n/a |
| Tsunami Hair Studio LLC | $8,333 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Grocery Cooperative Lca | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Dreaming Out Loud Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Melanie Bates Consulting LLC | $7,272 | 1 | n/a |
| Bunifu LLC - Learning for Life | $7,272 | 1 | n/a |
| Visionary Management | $7,272 | 1 | n/a |
| Black Digital | $7,272 | 1 | n/a |
| 1727 Mass Ave LLC | $7,272 | 1 | n/a |
| The Well-Versed Interpreter | $7,272 | 1 | n/a |
| Results One LLC | $7,272 | 1 | n/a |
| Envy US Beauty Supply | $7,272 | 1 | n/a |
| Aridai Consulting LLC | $7,272 | 1 | n/a |
| Kavle Consulting LLC | $7,272 | 1 | n/a |
| House of David Learning Space | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chase Counseling and Consulting LLC | $6,960 | 1 | n/a |
| DC Planner Journal Con | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Magnolia Mental Health | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Yum's Carry Out | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Beauty Salon & Nails | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Ellesipea LLC | $5,333 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($76k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 8 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Low Income Investment Fund · Capital Impact Partners · Latino Economic Development Corporation · City First Enterprises Inc
How this is measured
Compare Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc with peer funders
About Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc
- How much does Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc give?
- Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc reported 5 grants totaling $844,625 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 35 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
- What does Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Community Improvement (80%), Human Services (9%), Food & Nutrition (3%).
- Who are Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: 1231-1235 Good Hope Road Inc ($5.2M), Anacostia Entrepreneurship Center Inc ($1.3M), Yeleen Beauty LLC ($590k).
- Does Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Low Income Investment Fund, Capital Impact Partners, Latino Economic Development Corporation.
- Where is Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc based?
- Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc is based in DC.
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