Improving the lives of Alexandrians by turning ideas into action and resources into results.
Act for Alexandria stands out for its community-driven Fund for Racial Equity, which is guided by a Community Advisory Board that sets priorities and leads grant decisions. That structure signals how the foundation works: local, program-restricted support aimed at Alexandria residents and the nonprofit organizations serving them. Its recent grant record shows funding across health, education, housing, child welfare, emergency assistance, economic mobility, youth development and employment, and food security, with grants typically written as program support rather than unrestricted awards. The foundation’s portfolio includes large operating-style grants to local institutions and service providers, alongside targeted awards tied to specific initiatives. The Campagna Center received $436,281 in 2024 and $304,195 in 2023, while Alexandria Seaport Foundation received $408,250 in 2025. Other grantees such as Kids First Years, The Child & Family Network Centers, Wesley Housing, Tenants and Workers United, and Alive indicate a strong emphasis on organizations serving families, housing stability, and community needs in Alexandria. Its structure as a Pure DAF Provider and its local scope reinforce a place-based funding pattern centered on Alexandria and nearby Virginia organizations.
Housing and family stability are recurring themes in Act for Alexandria’s grants. Wesley Housing received $193,112 in 2023, and The Child & Family Network Centers received $232,445 in 2023 and $101,184 in 2024, showing support for organizations serving children and households. The foundation also funds emergency and access-related work. The Salvation Army National Capital Area Command received $120,000 in 2023, and Nueva Vida Inc received $83,112 in 2024 and $82,600 in 2025, pointing to multi-year support for direct service organizations. Economic mobility and legal access appear in its grant list as well. Tenants and Workers United received $188,600 in 2023, and Legal Aid Justice Center - Nova received $99,000 in 2023. Education-related support includes St Stephens & St Agnes School Foundation at $108,250 in 2023 and Edu-futuro at $165,000 in 2023.
Typical grants cluster in the five-figure range, with a p25 of $10,000, median of $15,944, and p75 of $34,610. The recent grants list also includes much larger program-support awards, indicating that Act for Alexandria makes both smaller local grants and substantial awards to established partners. The pattern is not a one-off model: some recipients appear across multiple years, including The Campagna Center, Christ Church, The Child & Family Network Centers, Virginia Health Care Foundation, and Nueva Vida Inc. The foundation is a Pure DAF Provider and its grantmaking is program-restricted, project-based, and often tied to short-term service delivery or capacity needs. Unsolicited applications are accepted for some active programs, including Fund for Racial Equity, Capacity Building Grants, and ACT Now Fund.
$3.5M
$21.6M
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$6M
Most grants fall between $10K and $35K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$35K
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Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local and concentrated in Virginia, with 80% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Alexandria appears repeatedly in the recipient list, including The Campagna Center, Alexandria Seaport Foundation, Kids First Years, Christ Church, Alive, Wesley Housing, and Nueva Vida Inc. Outside Alexandria, Arlington recipients such as Arlington Community Foundation, African Communities Together, and Endependence Center of Northern Virginia are also present, along with Richmond-based Virginia Health Care Foundation and Washington, DC-based The Salvation Army National Capital Area Command. All recorded recipient-country distribution is in the US.
Its recent grants support nonprofits working in racial equity, economic mobility, youth development and employment, health, education, housing, child welfare, food security, and emergency assistance. The grant list shows program support to organizations such as The Campagna Center, Alexandria Seaport Foundation, and Virginia Health Care Foundation.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including The Campagna Center in 2023 and 2024, The Child & Family Network Centers in 2023 and 2024, Christ Church in 2023 and 2024, Virginia Health Care Foundation in 2024 and 2025, and Nueva Vida Inc in 2024 and 2025.
Some active programs accept unsolicited applications, including the Fund for Racial Equity, Capacity Building Grants, and ACT Now Fund. Other programs, such as Alexandria Community Access & Emergency Support, do not accept unsolicited applications.
The typical grant size centers on the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $10,000, median is $15,944, and p75 is $34,610. The recent grants list also includes larger program-support awards, such as $436,281 to The Campagna Center and $408,250 to Alexandria Seaport Foundation.
Act for Alexandria gives locally, with 80% of grants going to recipients in Virginia and a strong concentration in Alexandria. Recent recipients include Arlington Community Foundation, The Campagna Center in Alexandria, Virginia Health Care Foundation in Richmond, and The Salvation Army National Capital Area Command in Washington, DC.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARLINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | ARLINGTON, VA | $788,280 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ALEXANDRIA SEAPORT FOUNDATION | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $408,250 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $250,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NUEVA VIDA INC | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $82,600 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE CHILD & FAMILY NETWORK CENTERS | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $81,100 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HAVERFORD COLLEGE | HAVERFORD, PA | $71,806 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CITY OF ALEXANDRIA (OFFICE OF HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA) | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $67,544 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE SPITFIRE CLUB | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $65,600 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHRIST CHURCH | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $64,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ALIVE | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $61,288 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CASA CHIRILAGUA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $53,750 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY LODGINGS INC | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $44,850 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR ALEXANDRIA'S CHILDREN | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $44,710 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WETA | ARLINGTON, VA | $44,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE CAMPAGNA CENTER | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $43,950 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TOGETHER WE BAKE | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $37,600 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF GUEST HOUSE | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $34,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SCAN OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $32,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MOVE2LEARN | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $31,350 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CARPENTER'S SHELTER | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $31,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SPACE OF HER OWN INC (SOHO) | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $30,100 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | ANNANDALE, VA | $28,032 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL BREAST CENTER FOUNDATION | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FONKOZE | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JUST NEIGHBORS MINISTRY INC | ANNANDALE, VA | $24,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HEARD | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $23,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DREAM PROJECT INC | ARLINGTON, VA | $23,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LABECA WOMEN'S SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $22,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ALEXANDRIA TUTORING CONSORTIUM INC | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $21,200 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TALL SHIP PROVIDENCE FOUNDATION | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $20,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ALDEN STREET FOUNDATION INC | JAMESVILLE, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| EISENHOWER FOUNDATION | ABILENE, KS | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF ARLINGTON | ARLINGTON, VA | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LEARN & LIVE WHOLESTIC HEALTH SERVICE | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BIPARTISAN LEADERSHIP PROJECT | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PARISH OF ST ANDREW & ST MARGARET OF SCOTLAND | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS NOVA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ENDEPENDENCE CENTER OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA | ARLINGTON, VA | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CAPITAL YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON DC INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $19,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NORTHERN VIRGINIA FAMILY SERVICE | FALLS CHURCH, VA | $18,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $18,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $17,150 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WILLIAM & MARY FOUNDATION | WILLIAMSBURG, VA | $17,135 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE WASHINGTON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS | WASHINGTON, DC | $17,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $15,755 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HOUSING ALEXANDRIA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $15,350 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MOTHER OF LIGHT CENTER | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $15,100 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CITY OF ALEXANDRIA (TREASURER) | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $15,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
ARLINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$788,280PROGRAM SUPPORT
ALEXANDRIA SEAPORT FOUNDATION
$408,250PROGRAM SUPPORT
VIRGINIA HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION
$250,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
NUEVA VIDA INC
$82,600PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE CHILD & FAMILY NETWORK CENTERS
$81,100PROGRAM SUPPORT
HAVERFORD COLLEGE
$71,806PROGRAM SUPPORT
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA (OFFICE OF HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA)
$67,544PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE SPITFIRE CLUB
$65,600PROGRAM SUPPORT
CHRIST CHURCH
$64,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ALIVE
$61,288PROGRAM SUPPORT
CASA CHIRILAGUA
$53,750PROGRAM SUPPORT
COMMUNITY LODGINGS INC
$44,850PROGRAM SUPPORT
CENTER FOR ALEXANDRIA'S CHILDREN
$44,710PROGRAM SUPPORT
WETA
$44,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE CAMPAGNA CENTER
$43,950PROGRAM SUPPORT
TOGETHER WE BAKE
$37,600PROGRAM SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF GUEST HOUSE
$34,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SCAN OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
$32,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
MOVE2LEARN
$31,350PROGRAM SUPPORT
CARPENTER'S SHELTER
$31,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SPACE OF HER OWN INC (SOHO)
$30,100PROGRAM SUPPORT
NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$28,032PROGRAM SUPPORT
JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
NATIONAL BREAST CENTER FOUNDATION
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
FONKOZE
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
JUST NEIGHBORS MINISTRY INC
$24,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
HEARD
$23,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
DREAM PROJECT INC
$23,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
LABECA WOMEN'S SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$22,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ALEXANDRIA TUTORING CONSORTIUM INC
$21,200PROGRAM SUPPORT
TALL SHIP PROVIDENCE FOUNDATION
$20,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
ALDEN STREET FOUNDATION INC
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
EISENHOWER FOUNDATION
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF ARLINGTON
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
LEARN & LIVE WHOLESTIC HEALTH SERVICE
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
BIPARTISAN LEADERSHIP PROJECT
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
PARISH OF ST ANDREW & ST MARGARET OF SCOTLAND
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS NOVA
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ENDEPENDENCE CENTER OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
CAPITAL YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON DC INC
$19,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
NORTHERN VIRGINIA FAMILY SERVICE
$18,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$18,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH
$17,150PROGRAM SUPPORT
WILLIAM & MARY FOUNDATION
$17,135PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE WASHINGTON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
$17,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$15,755PROGRAM SUPPORT
HOUSING ALEXANDRIA
$15,350PROGRAM SUPPORT
MOTHER OF LIGHT CENTER
$15,100PROGRAM SUPPORT
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA (TREASURER)
$15,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
Current and upcoming funding from Act for Alexandria that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: The page states that the fund continues to accept applications and that grants support nonprofit organizations serving City of Alexandria residents with an unanticipated increase in demand for services; the exact eligibility criteria are not fully detailed in the scraped content.
Deadline: Applications are accepted while funding remains available.
Who can apply: Organizations must be a 501(c)(3) or fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3); have mission/program work supporting youth workforce development and career readiness; serve Alexandria; and demonstrate impact for Alexandrians if serving a broader region. Grant funds must be used only for a capacity-building project related to leadership/organizational resilience and spent during January-December 2026.
Deadline: 2026 cycle: application opens October 14 and closes November 14; information session October 16.
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