Grants – The Washington Home

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 five years as a foundation, from July 2020 to June 2025, 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 – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Support, Social Isolation, Food Security, and Impact Giving.

Organization	Focus Area(s)	Amount
Alzheimer’s Association	Sponsorship	$50,000
Bread for the City	Food Insecurity	$105,000
Brookland Senior Day Care Center	Caregiver Relief	$116,500
Byte Back	Social Isolation	$64,000
Capital Area Food Bank	Food Insecurity	$844,360
Capital Caring Health	Social Isolation, Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief	$4,183,437
Capitol Hill Village	Social Isolation	$10,000
Children’s National Hospital	Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief	$10,000
Christ House, Inc.	Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief	$673,300
Community of Hope	Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief	$100,000
DC Central Kitchen	Food Insecurity	$200,000
DC Greens	Food Insecurity	$100,000
DC Water Wizards	Sponsorship	$12,500
East River Family Strengthening Collaborative (ERFSC)	Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief, Food Insecurity, Social Isolation	$1,023,857
Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative	Social Isolation	$83,727
Food & Friends	Food Insecurity, Critically Ill	$1,760,000
Friendship Place	Critically Ill	$25,000
FurnishHope DC	Social Isolation	$30,000
George Washington University	Social Isolation, Critically Ill	$2,196,873
Georgetown University	Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief	$1,013,000
Georgetown Village	Sponsorship	$5,000
Goods for Good	Social Isolation	$102,500
HelpAge USA Inc.	Social Isolation	$200,000
Holistic Horsemanship Services 501C3	Social Isolation	$41,140
Home Care Partners	Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief	$468,700
Howard University	Social Isolation, Critically Ill	$393,360
Iona Senior Services	Social Isolation, Food Insecurity, Caregiver Relief, Sponsorship	$2,237,718
Joseph’s House	Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief	$557,500
Kingdom Care Senior Village	Social Isolation	$60,000
Lisner Louise Dickerson Hurt Home	Sponsorship, Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief	$505,000
Martha’s Table	Food Insecurity	$150,000
Mary’s Center	Social Isolation, Food Insecurity	$219,293
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital	Social Isolation, Critically Ill	$306,991
MedStar Washington Hospital Center	Social Isolation, Food Insecurity, Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief, Emergency Funds	$2,244,633
Miriam’s Kitchen	Food Insecurity, Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief	$350,000
Northwest Neighbors Village (13 DC Villages)	Social Isolation, Food Insecurity, Emergency Funds	$1,005,184
Philanthropy DMV	Sponsorship	$67,500
Plants & Blooms Reimagined	Social Isolation	$70,000
Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington	Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief	$48,000
Rebuilding Together DCA	Social Isolation	$50,000
Sasha Bruce Youthwork	Food Insecurity	$44,550
Seabury Resources for Aging	Food Insecurity, Caregiver Relief, Social Isolation, Sponsorship	$875,500
Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation	Social Isolation, Sponsorship	$1,490,281
Smith Center For Healing & The Arts	Caregiver Relief, Critically Ill, Sponsorship	$185,294
SOME, Inc.	Social Isolation	$495,470
Stoddard Baptist Home Foundation	Critically Ill	$38,000
Terrific, Inc.	Social Isolation, Caregiver Relief, Emergency Funds	$127,000
The Catholic University of America	Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief	$250,000
The Wilderness Technology Alliance	Social Isolation	$355,000
Thrive DC	Food Insecurity, Social Isolation	$125,000
Unity Health Care	Emergency Funds, Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief	$375,270
Vida Senior Centers	Social Isolation	$110,000
We Are Family Senior Outreach Network	Food Insecurity, Social Isolation	$80,000
We Care, Inc. (Feed The Fridge)	Food Insecurity	$139,000
Wendt Center for Loss & Healing	Social Isolation	$50,000
Whitman-Walker Foundation	Critically Ill	$150,000
World Central Kitchen	Food Insecurity	$30,000
Zion Baptist Church, Inc. (The Genevieve N. Johnson Senior Day Care Center)	Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief	$226,000

Total TWH Funding:

$26,830,438

Alzheimer’s Association

Focus Area: Sponsorship
Year to Date: $50,000

Bread for the City

Focus Area: Food Insecurity
Year to Date: $105,000

Brookland Senior Day Center

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

Byte Back

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

Capital Area Food Bank

Focus Area: Food Insecurity
Year to Date: $844,360

Capital Caring Health

Focus Area: Social Isolation, Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief
Year to Date: $4,183,437

Capitol Hill Village

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

Children’s National Hospital

Focus Area: Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief
Year to Date: $10,000

Christ House, Inc.

Focus Area: Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief
Year to Date: $673,300

Community of Hope

Focus Area: Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief
Year to Date: $100,000

DC Central Kitchen

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

DC Greens

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

DC Water Wizards

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

East River Family Strengthening Collaborative, Inc. (ERFSC)

Focus Area: Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief, Food Insecurity, Social Isolation
Year to Date: $1,023,857

Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative, Inc.

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $83,727

Food & Friends

Focus Area: Food Insecurity, Critically Ill
Year to Date: $1,760,000

Friendship Place

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

Furnish Hope DC

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

George Washington University

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

Georgetown University

Focus Area: Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief
Year to Date: $1,013,000

Georgetown Village

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

Goods for Good

Focus Area: Social Isolation, Food Insecurity
Year to Date: $102,500

HelpAge USA Inc.

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $200,000

Holistic Horsemanship Services 501C3

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

Home Care Partners

Focus Area: Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief
Year to Date: $468,700

Howard University – Hayes Senior Wellness Center & Hattie Holmes Senior Wellness Center

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $393,360

Iona Senior Services

Focus Area: Social Isolation, Food Insecurity, Caregiver Relief, Sponsorship
Year to Date: $2,237,718

Joseph’s House

Focus Area: Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief, Sponsorship
Year to Date: $557,500

Kingdom Care Senior Village

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

Lisner Louise Dickerson Hurt Home

Focus Area: Sponsorship, Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief
Year to Date: $505,000

Martha’s Table

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

Mary’s Center

Focus Area: Social Isolation, Food Insecurity
Year to Date: $219,293

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 – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief, Emergency Funds
Year to Date: $2,244,633

Miriam’s Kitchen

Focus Area: Food Insecurity, Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief
Year to Date: $350,000

Northwest Neighbors Village (13 DC Villages)

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

Philanthropy DMV

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

Plants & Blooms Reimagined

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $70,000

Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington

Focus Area: Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief
Year to Date: $48,000

Rebuilding Together DCA

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

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, Sponsorship
Year to Date: $875,500

Sibley Memorial Hospital foundation

Focus Area: Social Isolation, Sponsorship
Year to Date: $1,490,281

Smith Center For Healing & The Arts

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

SOME (So Others Might Eat)

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $495,470

Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home

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

Terrific, Inc.

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

The Catholic University of America

Focus Area: Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief
Year to Date: $250,000

The Wilderness Technology Alliance

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $355,000

Thrive DC

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

Unity Health Care

Focus Area: Emergency Funds, Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief
Year to Date: $375,270

Vida Senior Centers

Focus Area: Social Isolation
Year to Date: $110,000.00

We Are Family Senior Outreach Network

Focus Area: Food Insecurity, Social Isolation
Year to Date: $80,000

We Care, Inc. (Feed the fridge)

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

Wendt Center for Loss & Healing

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

Whitman-Walker Foundation

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

World Central Kitchen

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

Zion Baptist Church, Inc. (The Genevieve N. Johnson Senior Day Care Center)

Focus Area: Critically Ill – Healthcare Access & Caregiver Relief
Year to Date: $226,000

Total TWH Funding: $26,830,438