Grants & Social Investments

We work in partnership with local organizations to address the most pressing older adult needs in our community. We seek to reduce social isolation, support caregiver needs, decrease food insecurity, support the critically ill, and provide emergency funding for older adults (basic needs).

Funding Information

How We Fund

We advance our mission through grants provided for projects based in Washington, DC.

Our grant program is currently managed through an annual RFP season.

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Social Investments

Over the past four years as a foundation, from July 2020 to June 2024, The Washington Home has provided significant funding to local Washington, DC organizations that provide care and services around TWH’s mission-focused support areas: Critically Ill, Social Isolation, Caregiver Support, and Impact Giving.

Organization Focus Area(s) Amount
Bread for the City Food Insecurity $50,000
Brookland Senior Day Center Caregiver Relief $116,500
ByteBack Inc Social Isolation $64,000
Capital Area Food Bank Food Insecurity $549,360
Capital Caring Health Social Isolation, Caregiver
Relief, Critically Ill		 $4,037,065
Capitol Hill Village Social Isolation $10,000
Children’s National Hospital Critically Ill $10,000
Christ House, Inc. Critically Ill $423,300
DC Central Kitchen Food Insecurity $150,000
DC Greens Food Insecurity $100,000
DC Villages [Northwest Neighbors Village] Social Isolation, Food Insecurity, Emergency Funds $1,005,184
DC Water Wizards Sponsorship $12,500
East River Family Strengthening Collaborative, Inc. (ERFSC) Caregiver Relief, Food Insecurity $593,150
Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative, Inc. Social Isolation $43,737
Food & Friends Food Insecurity, Critically Ill $257,500
Friendship Place Critically Ill $25,000
Furnish Hope DC Social Isolation $30,000
The Genevieve N. Johnson Senior Day Care Center Caregiver Relief $126,000
George Washington University Social Isolation, Critically Ill $2,196,873
Georgetown University Critically Ill $913,000
Georgetown Village Sponsorship $5,000
Goods for Good Social Isolation $82,500
HelpAge USA Inc. Social Isolation $20,000
Holistic Horsemanship Services 501C3 Social Isolation $41,140
Home Care Partners Caregiver Relief, Critically Ill $268,700
Howard University Hospital & Hayes Senior Wellness Center Social Isolation $313,360
Iona Senior Services Social Isolation, Food Insecurity,
Caregiver Relief, Sponsorship		 $1,997,718
Joseph’s House Critically Ill, Sponsorship $406,500
Kingdom Care Senior Village Social Isolation $60,000
Lisner Louise Dickerson Hurt Home Sponsorship $5,000
Martha’s Table Food Insecurity $100,000
Mary’s Center Social Isolation, Food Insecurity $250,000
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Social Isolation, Critically Ill $306,991
MedStar Washington Hospital Center Social Isolation, Food Insecurity,
Critically Ill, Emergency Funds,
Caregiver Relief		 $1,204,633
Miriam’s Kitchen Food Insecurity $200,000
Philanthropy DMV Sponsorship $67,500
Plants & Blooms Reimagined Social Isolation $25,000
Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc. Food Insecurity $44,550
Seabury Resources for Aging Food Insecurity, Caregiver Relief, Social Isolation $615,550
Sibley Memorial Hospital Social Isolation, Sponsorship $990,281
Smith Center For Healing & The Arts Caregiver Relief, Critically Ill, Sponsorship $185,294
So Others Might Eat Social Isolation $395,470
Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home Critically Ill $38,000
SWC Luncheon Sponsorship $5,500
Terrific, Inc. Social Isolation, Caregiver Relief, Emergency Funds $127,000
The Howard University Critically Ill, Social Isolation $263,630
Thrive DC Food Insecurity, Social Isolation $125,000
Unity Health Care Emergency Funds, Critically Ill $60,270
We Are Family DC Food Insecurity, Social Isolation $50,000
We Care, Inc. (Feed The Fridge) Food Insecurity $139,000
Wendt Center Social Isolation $50,000
Wild Tech, Inc. Social Isolation $275,000
Whitman-Walker Foundation Critically Ill $150,000
World Central Kitchen Food Insecurity $30,000
Total TWH Funding: $19,611,756
BREAD FOR THE CITY

Focus Area: Food Insecurity
Year to Date: 50,000

Brookland Senior Day Center

Focus Area: Caregiver Relief
Year to Date: $116,500

ByteBack Inc

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $64,000

Capital Area Food Bank

Focus Area: Food Insecurity
Year to Date: $549,360

Capital Caring Health

Focus Area: Social Isolation, Caregiver Relief, Critically Ill
Year to Date: $4,037,065

Capitol Hill Village

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $10,000

Children’s National Hospital

Focus Area: Critically Ill
Year to Date: $10,000

Christ House, Inc.

Focus Area: Critically Ill
Year to Date: $423,300

DC Central Kitchen

Focus Area: Food Insecurity
Year to Date: $150,000

DC Greens

Focus Area: Food Insecurity
Year to Date: $100,000

DC Villages [Northwest neighbors village]

Focus Area: Social Isolation, Food Insecurity, Emergency Funds
Year to Date: $1,005,184

DC Water Wizards

Focus Area: Sponsorship
Year to Date: $12,500

East River Family Strengthening Collaborative, Inc. (ERFSC)

Focus Area: Caregiver Relief, Food Insecurity
Year to Date: $593,150

Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative, Inc.

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $43,737

Food & Friends

Focus Area: Food Insecurity, Critically Ill
Year to Date: $257,500

Friendship Place

Focus Area: Critically Ill
Year to Date: $25,000

Furnish Hope DC

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $30,000

The Genevieve N. Johnson Senior Day Care Center

Focus Area: Caregiver Relief
Year to Date: $126,000

George Washington University

Focus Area: Social Isolation, Critically Ill
Year to Date: $2,196,873

Georgetown University

Focus Area: Critically Ill
Year to Date: $913,000

Georgetown Village

Focus Area: Sponsorship
Year to Date: $5,000

Goods for Good

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $82,500

HELPAGE USA INC.

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $20,000

HOLISTIC HORSEMANSHIP SERVICES 501C3

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $41,140

Home Care Partners

Focus Area: Caregiver Relief, Critically Ill
Year to Date: $268,700

HOWARD UNIVERSITY Hospital & HAYES SENIOR WELLNESs Center

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $313,360

Iona Senior Services

Focus Area: Social Isolation, Food Insecurity, Caregiver Relief
Year to Date: $1,997,718

Joseph’s House

Focus Area: Critically Ill, Sponsorship
Year to Date: $406,500

Kingdom Care Senior Village

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $60,000

Lisner Louise Dickerson Hurt Home

Focus Area: Sponsorship
Year to Date: $5,000

MARTHA’S TABLE

Focus Area: Food Insecurity
Year to Date: $100,000

Mary’s Center

Focus Area: Social Isolation, Food Insecurity
Year to Date: $250,000

Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

Focus Area: Social Isolation, Critically Ill
Year to Date: $306,991

Medstar Washington Hospital Center

Focus Area: Social Isolation, Food Insecurity, Critically Ill, Emergency Funds, Caregiver Relief
Year to Date: $1,204,633

Miriam’s Kitchen

Focus Area: Food Insecurity
Year to Date: $200,000

PHILANTHROPY DMV

Focus Area: Sponsorship
Year to Date: $67,500

PLANTS & BLOOMS REIMAGINED

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $25,000

SASHA BRUCE YOUTHWORK, INC.

Focus Area: Food Insecurity
Year to Date: $44,550

Seabury Resources For Aging

Focus Area: Food Insecurity, Caregiver Relief, Social Isolation
Year to Date: $615,550

Sibley Memorial Hospital

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $990,281

Smith Center For Healing & The Arts

Focus Area: Caregiver Relief, Critically Ill
Year to Date: $185,294

SOME (So Others Might Eat)

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $395,470

Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home

Focus Area: Critically Ill
Year to Date: $38,000

SWC Luncheon

Focus Area: Sponsorship
Year to Date: $5,500

TERRIFIC, INC.

Focus Area: Social Isolation, Caregiver Relief, Emergency Funds
Year to Date: $127,000

The Howard University

Focus Area: Critically Ill, Social Isolation
Year to Date: $263,630

THRIVE DC

Focus Area: Food Insecurity, Social Isolation
Year to Date: $125,000

Unity Health Care

Focus Area: Emergency Funds, Critically Ill
Year to Date: $60,270

WE ARE FAMILY DC

Focus Area: Food Insecurity, Social Isolation
Year to Date: $50,000

We Care, Inc. (Feed the fridge)

Focus Area: Food Insecurity
Year to Date: $139,000

Wendt Center

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $50,000

WHITMAN-WALKER FOUNDATION

Focus Area: Critically Ill
Year to Date: $150,000

Wild Tech, Inc.

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $275,000

World Central Kitchen

Focus Area: Food Insecurity
Year to Date: $30,000

Total TWH Funding: $19,611,756

Have questions? Please contact Tiffany Oscar, MPA, LICSW, Program Director.