Recent Grantees
At our Fall Board of Directors’ Meeting in October 2018, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation awarded 132 grants for a total of $9,670,000. Below is a list of our recent grantees who applied for a grant between March 2, 2018 and July 2, 2018. Please visit our Annual Report Page for a full list of Cafritz grantees.
Organization
Amount
Institute of Urban Living Inc. http://www.hyacinths.org
$25,000
General support for Hyacinth's Place, which provides affordable housing and support services to homeless women living with a mental health diagnosis.
Iona Senior Services www.iona.org
$120,000
$70,000 for general support for Iona Senior Services, $30,000 for the DC Long Term Care Coalition and $20,000 for the DC Senior Advisory Coalition.
Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington www.jhsgw.org/
$1,000,000
To support the construction and launch of the new Jewish Museum in the nation�s capital as well as operational support during the pre-opening development phase, to be paid over three years.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts www.kennedy-center.org
$925,000
$225,000 for the Kennedy Center; $225,000 for the National Symphony Orchestra; and $475,000 for the Washington National Opera.
Kid Power, Inc. www.kidpowerdc.org
$55,000
$40,000 for general support and $15,000 to support a high school alumni program through the acquisition of the Brainfood program model and curriculum.
Latin American Youth Center www.layc-dc.org
$125,000
$100,000 for general support, $15,000 to support the President and CEO leadership transition, and $10,000 for the Chess Challenge program.
Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services, Inc. http://www.laureladvocacy.org
$20,000
$15,000 for general support of the Crisis Center and $5,000 to support an AmeriCorps Volunteer Maryland (VM) Coordinator.
Legal Aid Justice Center www.justice4all.org
$40,000
General support for the northern Virginia office.
Leveling The Playing Field Inc. http://www.levelingtheplayingfield.org
$20,000
General support to collect used and excess sporting equipment and to redistribute these items to schools, youth programs, and neighborhood sports teams in underprivileged areas.