The Arlington Foundation for Families and Youth is a charitable and educational organization that funds community initiatives to address the needs of Arlington children, youth and families with a focus on wellness, school success, family stability and positive relationships.
A defining feature of Arlington Foundation for Families & Youth is its repeated support for Impel LLC, including a $111,195 grant in 2024 for reducing drug and alcohol use and a $43,219 grant in 2025 for education for teens. That pattern fits a broader mission centered on Arlington children, youth, and families, with funding tied to wellness, school success, family stability, and positive relationships. The foundation’s giving reaches community initiatives, schools, coalitions, and service organizations working on direct support and prevention-focused programming. The foundation has also backed Arlington Public Schools with $67,347 for budget analysis, along with Arlington Bridge Builders for English classes and Aspire Afterschool for supplemental education. Other recent grants point to attention to housing stability and youth mental health, including support for Arlington Community Fdn and Center for Anxiety. Across these awards, the organization’s grantmaking reflects a local, community-based approach rather than a broad national portfolio. Its active grant programs include general grantmaking, project and program grants, memorial-fund support, and fiscal-agent-style support for community initiatives in Arlington and Northern Virginia.
Youth substance use prevention is a clear thread in the foundation’s grant history. In 2024, it gave $111,195 to Impel LLC for reducing drug and alcohol use, matching its prevention-focused approach to youth and family wellness. Education support shows up in several forms. The foundation awarded $67,347 to Arlington Public Schools for budget analysis, $60,000 to Arlington Bridge Builders for English classes, and $7,500 to Aspire Afterschool for supplemental education. These grants point to school success, language access, and after-school learning as recurring priorities. The foundation also funds stability and behavioral-health related work. It gave $10,000 to Arlington Community Fdn for affordable housing and $5,300 to Center for Anxiety for anxiety and school refusal, linking family stability with school engagement and youth mental health.
Typical grant size is middle-weight rather than microgrant scale: the p25 is $9,375, the median is $51,610, and the p75 is $76,638. That spread suggests a mix of smaller community awards and larger operating or program grants. The recent grants list shows repeated support to the same recipient across 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating multi-year relationships rather than one-off awards. The foundation is an operating grantmaker with active general-grant and project-grant programs, and it also sometimes serves as a fiscal agent. Unsolicited applications are accepted across the listed grant programs.
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Most grants fall between $9K and $77K, with a median of $52K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$52K
75th Percentile
$77K
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Giving is highly local. 86% of grants go to recipients in Virginia, and the recent grants list places awards in Arlington, Fairfax, and Olney. Arlington organizations and schools appear most often, including Arlington Public Schools, Arlington Bridge Builders, Arlington Community Fdn, Aspire Afterschool, and Center for Anxiety in nearby Olney, Maryland. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 8 recent grants to U.S. recipients.
It funds community initiatives serving Arlington children, youth, and families, with attention to wellness, school success, family stability, and positive relationships. Recent grants also show support for substance use prevention, English classes, supplemental education, affordable housing, and anxiety or school-refusal interventions.
Yes. The active grant programs listed for Arlington Foundation for Families & Youth all indicate that unsolicited applications are accepted, including general grantmaking, project and program grants, and memorial-fund support.
Typical awards are in the mid-five-figure range. The grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $9,375, a median of $51,610, and a p75 of $76,638, which suggests the foundation makes both smaller community grants and larger program awards.
The recent grants show recurring support to the same recipient across multiple years. Impel LLC received grants in 2023 and 2024, which suggests the foundation maintains some ongoing relationships rather than only making isolated one-time awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Arlington Foundation for Families & Youth that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Requests must be consistent with the foundation's purpose and focus on the needs of Arlington children, youth, and families. The foundation supports projects or activities that align with its work and may serve as fiscal agent for aligned initiatives.
Who can apply: Projects or activities must support the mission and focus of Arlington Foundation for Families and Youth and align with its work supporting Arlington children, youth, and families.
Who can apply: Support for HCAT coalition growth and projects that improve the health and well-being of Arlington children.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Bridge Builders | Arlington, VA | $60,000 | 2025 | English classes |
| Impel LLC | Fairfax, VA | $43,219 | 2025 | education for teens |
| Arlington Community Fdn | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | affordable housing |
| Aspire Afterschool | Arlington, VA | $7,500 | 2025 | Supplemental education |
| Impel LLC | Fairfax, VA | $111,195 | 2024 | reducing drugalcohol use |
| Center for Anxiety | Olney, MD | $5,300 | 2024 | anxietyschool refusal |
| Impel LLC | — | $104,511 | 2023 | education |
| Arlington Public Schools | Arlington, VA | $67,347 | 2023 | budget analysis |
Arlington Bridge Builders
$60,000English classes
Impel LLC
$43,219education for teens
Impel LLC
$111,195reducing drugalcohol use
Center for Anxiety
$5,300anxietyschool refusal
Impel LLC
$104,511education
Arlington Public Schools
$67,347budget analysis
