Emerging Nonprofit Fund is a grant program from the Greater Washington Community Foundation that supports nonprofit organizations in the Washington, D. C. region.

The Community Foundation acts as a philanthropic partner, providing grant funding, advisory services, and professional management to maximize charitable impact. Organizations can access resources aligned with their causes through a donor-advised fund structure backed by five decades of community grant-making experience. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations in the Greater Washington, D.

C. area. Award amounts vary based on available funding and organizational alignment with community priorities.

Open a Fund — Greater Washington Community Foundation You play an important role in making our region the best that it can be. Partnering with The Community Foundation is a powerful step toward transforming your giving and the impact it can have on the causes most important to you. We can help you find the most rewarding and effective ways to give back.

Think of The Community Foundation as your partner in giving. We offer a variety of gift options that can be tailored to your specific interests and philanthropic goals. You will have access to a wide range of philanthropic advisory services and learning opportunities to help you make the most of your philanthropy.

Working With Us Means You Receive Your personal Philanthropic Advisor is focused on helping you achieve your charitable goals in a way that reflects both your individual priorities and community needs. Convenience & Flexibility You can maximize the tax benefits AND the impact of your philanthropy without the burden of running a private foundation.

You gain access to expert philanthropic advisory services based on five decades of experience leading community impact initiatives and funding thousands of nonprofits throughout Greater Washington. You can trust that your money is being professionally managed through a diversified investment strategy that achieves greater leverage and stronger returns.

Choose the Right Fund Type for You Fund for Greater Washington A donor-advised fund is a simple, convenient, and effective way for you to manage your philanthropy. To establish a fund, you make an initial gift to the Greater Washington Community Foundation which qualifies for an immediate charitable tax deduction. You can then recommend when and where grants from your fund should be distributed.

Our staff can invest and manage your assets as well as identify and assess charities, give input on community needs, and conduct due diligence on grantees. You can provide long-term support for a nonprofit organization or agency you care about with a designated fund at the Greater Washington Community Foundation.

Your designated fund is a permanent endowment, ensuring that your charitable purpose will be carried out year after year, in perpetuity. The purpose comes from your head and your heart. The administration is in the hands of The Community Foundation.

Your fund is invested for long-term growth and a portion is distributed each year to the organization (or organizations) you have identified, providing perpetual support. The Greater Washington Community Foundation has both created and managed relief funds to provide aid to people affected by various disasters.

And we are proud to offer our charitable infrastructure and expertise to support corporations who wish to disburse financial aid to employees and communities faced with catastrophe. After establishing an employee assistance fund, you or your company may identify individuals, employees, or communities affected by natural and manmade disasters to receive support, and The Community Foundation will distribute grants from your fund.

Whatever your passion, you can entrust your concerns and your joys to the Greater Washington Community Foundation with a field of interest fund. Our job is to help you find the most rewarding and effective ways to give back. Using field of interest funds, you can identify and support a broad or specific charitable purpose, issue, or geographic area.

Our staff identifies organizations with proven impact and makes grants to the nonprofits that best fit your interests. You can establish a memorial endowment fund to honor the memory of your loved one, and welcome contributions from friends and family. Establishing a memorial endowment fund at the Greater Washington Community Foundation gives you the time and flexibility to consider how best to represent your loved one’s interests.

The Community Foundation will handle the administration of your fund -- we will receive and acknowledge all gifts to the fund -- and work with you to identify causes or organizations to support that will honor their memory. Establishing a nonprofit endowment fund at the Greater Washington Community Foundation allows your organization to build a permanent endowment that will ensure support for decades to come.

Partnering with The Community Foundation frees your organization from the burden of investing and administering its endowment. Your assets are invested to achieve long-term capital growth, and a portion of the fund is distributed annually to your organization. You can help create more pathways to success for talented young people with a scholarship fund at The Community Foundation.

Supporting the continued success of our community’s youth is an investment in learners and future generations of leaders. Scholarships can open opportunities for students to further their education in any area of study or level of education, from preschool to postgraduate work. The Community Foundation offers several options for you to support educational advancement.

Sponsored program funds provide a means of operation for new organizations or special projects which lack charitable tax status. As a sponsored program fund, you can enjoy fiscal sponsorship by the Greater Washington Community Foundation, which provides fiduciary oversight, financial management, and other administrative services, as well as the benefit of The Community Foundation’s tax-exempt status.

The Community Foundation supports sponsored program funds in furtherance of its broad charitable purposes: providing benefits to the community, supporting efforts that address emerging needs, and facilitating collaborations and partnerships. What if your philanthropy could provide for community needs not just during your lifetime, but forever?

Any type of fund at The Community Foundation may be endowed, extending your charitable purpose for generations to come. Your permanently endowed fund is invested for long-term capital growth and a portion of the fund is distributed annually for the purposes you name, continuing your tradition of charitable giving always. An endowed fund is a permanent resource that can adapt to changing circumstances.

Fund for Greater Washington Making an unrestricted gift to The Community Foundation is a critical investment in strengthening our region and creating a brighter future for our most vulnerable neighbors. Your gift enables The Community Foundation to provide vital resources to civic and community organizations, incubate new ideas, and conduct programmatic initiatives and advocacy.

And it will help The Community Foundation to be flexible and vigilant in leading the response to today’s needs and tomorrow’s challenges. The Community Foundation has partnered with Enterprise Community Loan Fund to provide our donors with opportunities to help address the affordable housing shortage and create more thriving and equitable communities.

While your fund investment earns a fixed return, it will aid in bringing financial resources to assist in the fight to end homelessness and housing insecurity by increasing the production of deeply affordable and supportive housing. A charitable bequest is a simple yet effective way to create an enduring legacy for the community and causes you love.

With the help of your attorney, you can include language in your will or trust specifying a gift to be made to a fund at The Community Foundation as part of your estate plan, or you can make a bequest using a beneficiary designation form. Your bequest to The Community Foundation will be used for the charitable purpose you specify through a letter of understanding. Opening a Fund with Us is Easy!

If you are interested in opening a Donor-Advised Fund, click on the Get Started button below and fill out the fund agreement. Send your fund agreement to [email protected] If you’re interested in one of the other charitable fund types listed above, please contact us . Make Your Money Go Further Looking to make a bigger difference?

Through a permanently endowed fund, your money can do more good than you ever thought possible. Check out our endowment calculator to see what your investment can accomplish over time! Contact one of our philanthropic officers to learn more about how to give today!

Director of Donor Services Whether it’s cash, stocks, real estate, or a legacy gift there are a number of different ways and mediums that you can use to add philanthropic resources to your fund. Gift Acceptance Guidelines The Community Foundation, its staff, and volunteers adhere to the principles and practices stated in A Donor Bill of Rights and the Model Standards of Practice for the Charitable Gift Planner.

The Community Foundation is committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards when working with donors, volunteers, and other partners.