Recent Grantees
At our Spring Board of Directors’ Meeting in March 2020, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation awarded 132 grants for a total of $6,225,000. Below is a list of our recent grantees who applied for a grant between July 2, 2019 and November 1, 2019. Please visit our Annual Report Page for a full list of Cafritz grantees.
Organization
Amount
Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project https://www.dvleap.org/
$30,000
$25,000 outright and $5,000 as a 1:1 match for general support.
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School https://www.elhaynes.org/
$50,000
For extended day intersessions programs
Easter Seals DC, MD, VA https://www.easterseals.com/DCMDVA/
$85,000
$50,000 for the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Adult Day Services Center (ADSC) and $35,000 for the EasterSeals Employment Network (EDSN).
Equipment Connections For Children https://www.equipforchildren.org/
$10,000 outright and $5,000 as a 1:1 match for general support.
Food and Friends https://foodandfriends.org/
$60,000
To support the Specialized Nutrition Services program.
Food Research & Action Center https://frac.org/
$50,000
General support for the D.C. Hunger Solutions and Maryland Hunger Solutions Initiatives.
Friends of Choice in Urban Schools (FOCUS) https://www.focusdc.org/
$95,000
$75,000 for general support and $20,000 to support costs associated with the merger with the DC Association for Chartered Public Schools.
Gala Hispanic Theatre http://www.galatheatre.org/
$60,000
$50,000 outright and $10,000 as a 1:1 match for general support.