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
Local Initiatives Support Corporation www.liscdc.org
$150,000
$135,000 for general support and $15,000 to support the executive search.
Men Can Stop Rape www.mencanstoprape.org
$45,000
For the Men of Strength and Women Inspiring Strength and Empowerment Clubs.
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments http://www.mwcog.org
$30,000
To support the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' (COG) Regional Food Systems Program.
Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation Inc http://www.mikvachallenge.org/mikva-challenge-dc/
$20,000
General support for Mikva DC.
Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless www.mcch.net
$45,000
$30,000 outright and $15,000 as a 1:1 match for general support.
Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children, Youth and Families, Inc. http://www.collaborationcouncil.org
$30,000
To provide two Advancing Youth Development (30 hour) workshops for a minimum of 50 youth development practitioners serving young people in Montgomery County.
Northern Virginia Family Service http://www.nvfs.org
$30,000
$26,000 outright and $4,000 as a 1:1 match for general support for the Training Futures program.
Olney Theatre Center www.olneytheatre.org
$50,000
$40,000 outright and $10,000 as a 1:1 match for general support.