Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,789,591 to it, the largest being GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($1,290,500). 15 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 55% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.5M
- Funders on record
- 21
- Grants received
- $2.8M
- Net assets
- $186k
What District of Columbia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice Inc does
Mission
Dc appleseed solves problems affecting the daily lives of those who live and work in the national capital area. Substantial probono legal services are provided by area law firms and other professionals to support the organization's mission.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Democratic participation: dc appleseed works to ensure robust democratic participation by dc residents at both the local and federal level. We are determined to end taxation without representation for dc residents. To make this happen, we convene stakeholders and examine electoral reform in dc. While pursuing statehood as the ultimate solution, dc appleseed simultaneously works to ensure home rule is respected and that dc residents maintain some autonomy in local governance through advocacy training.
$1,842,469 spent62% of program spendingHealth equity and racial equity: dc appleseed is deeply committed to advancing racial and health equity in the district. Our anacostia river restoration project prioritizes sustainable and equitable clean-up efforts, particularly benefiting the historically marginalized communities in wards 7 and 8. The anacostia parks and community collaborative promotes environmental justice and health equity by empowering residents to address critical issues such as food deserts, mental health, and community violence. In the gun safety space, dc appleseed works to improve the communication of violence intervention programs by addressing privacy law barriers, ensuring effective collaboration among dc government and community stakeholders. In 2024, we will transition our 2023 hiv project to a broader health equity project which tackles disparities in sexual health, mental health, and climate change impacts, addressing gaps in services for underserved populations. Throughout these initiatives, dc appleseed advocates for policies that enhance transparency, community engagement, and equitable resource distribution, aiming to uplift the most vulnerable residents in washington, d.c.
$703,772 spentof which $40,000 as grants24% of program spendingEconomic mobility: dc appleseed works to increase economic mobility for people living and working in dc by improving career pathways and working conditions in critical sectors. Through its workforce development landscape assessment, the organization is analyzing how to strengthen career pathways, particularly in the healthcare field, which offers living-wage jobs without requiring a four-year degree. Additionally, dc appleseed leads the dc coalition on long term care, advocating for better wages and conditions for care workers, and pushing for the passage of the direct care worker amendment act. These efforts aim to enhance access to stable, well-paying jobs, empowering residents to achieve greater economic security.
$427,209 spentof which $200,000 as grants14% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,973,450.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $214k to $764k (+257%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
91% of DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (93% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Elizabeth Halpern
Chairman
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 10 funders, grant income rose $259k → $651k.
7 of 21 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 55% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 46% of grant income and the top three 65%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
74% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 32% · 2018 35% · 2019 25% · 2020 34% · 2021 42% · 2022 22% · 2023 73% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
47% of DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 71% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
55% of DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $1.2M that is directly attributable, 69% of it comes from Washington, D.C. funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.5M arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 1,337 crime & legal nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,337 crime & legal nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC?
- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,789,591 to it, the largest being GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($1,290,500). 15 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 55% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC have?
- IRS filings report 21 organizations giving $2,789,591 in grants to DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC, 15 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC?
- GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,290,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 21 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing