Deadline: 7-Mar-22
Applications are now open for the Philip L. Graham Fund Program.
The Fund is always looking for innovative and efficient organizations to support. Over the past several decades, the Fund has invested tens of millions of dollars in the physical infrastructure, information technology, and transportation needs of local nonprofits organizations. The Fund’s five-member board weighs requests for one-time projects or expenses equally with requests for program or operational support. Multiyear grant requests are also considered.
Focus Areas
- Health and Human Services: The Health & Human Services segment of the Fund’s portfolio is the largest portion of the Fund’s giving and includes a wide array of services designed to ensure everyone in the greater metropolitan area has access to the tools necessary for healthy and productive living.
- Education: The Philip L. Graham Fund is committed to supporting efforts to advance and expand educational offerings for children and adults in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
- Arts and Humanities: From its earliest days, the Philip L. Graham Fund has supported both large and small arts organizations in and around Washington, D.C. Many of the city’s largest and most innovative theater companies, museums, dance companies, and arts education programs can trace their earliest funding back to the Graham Fund.
- Community Endevours: Recognizing the importance of Washington, D.C., to the nation and the world, the Fund considers requests from institutions that tell the stories of their country’s history, values, and accomplishments and strengthen the greater metropolitan community as a whole.
Funding Information
- The Fund typically awards grants ranging in size from $30,000 to $75,000, with larger grants awarded on occasion.
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for a grant, an organization must:
- Be a 501(c)(3) public charity
- Serve residents of one or more of the jurisdictions in the Fund’s giving footprint, which includes:
- Washington, D.C.
- Maryland: Charles, Montgomery, and Prince George’s counties
- Virginia: Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park
- The Fund no longer accepts proposals from organizations located in or primarily serving residents of Calvert, St. Mary’s, or Stafford counties.
- Align with the Fund’s giving priorities and provide services that fit into one or more of its Focus Areas.
For more information, visit https://plgrahamfund.org/how-to-apply/