About Center Forward
Center Forward brings policymakers, business and thought leaders, and administration officials from across the political spectrum together to foster honest, thoughtful dialogue and build bipartisan consensus on significant national challenges. The organization works to bridge the gap between public expectations and political action by promoting cooperation, convening stakeholders, conducting research, and producing educational materials to advance common-sense policy solutions.
Focus Areas
bipartisan governancepublic policy educationhealth policyeconomic policyagriculture policytax policyglobal health
Who They Fund
centrist policymakers and their staffadministration officialsbusiness and private-sector leadersthought leaders and policy researchers
About Center Forward
Center Forward’s largest recent grant was $2,082,500 to Center Forward Committee in 2023, a sign that the organization primarily supports its own affiliated policy and political vehicles alongside outside partners. The foundation’s grant history points to bipartisan coalition-building and public policy education rather than direct service delivery. Recent awards also include support for Consumers for Quality Care, showing an interest in healthcare policy and advocacy around consumer-facing issues. The foundation operates through a small set of closely related recipients in Mc Lean and nearby northern Virginia, with multiple grants flowing to Center Forward Committee and Center Forward Initiative Inc. Its stated focus areas include bipartisan governance, public policy education, health policy, economic policy, agriculture policy, tax policy, and global health. The recipient list suggests work centered on policy analysis, convening, and education for policymakers, administration officials, business leaders, and policy researchers. Recent education funding to Center Forward Foundation also reinforces the organization’s role in policy training and civic education. Across its latest grants, Center Forward’s pattern is consistent: large awards, Virginia recipients, and a concentration on consensus-oriented policy work.
What Center Forward Funds
In bipartisan governance and coalition-building, Center Forward funded its own committee with $331,000 in 2025 and $2,082,500 in 2023 for political work. That pairing shows a sustained emphasis on policy engagement through affiliated entities. In healthcare-related advocacy, the foundation gave $550,500 in 2025 to Consumers for Quality Care for advocacy, after a $914,892 general-purpose grant in 2023 to the same recipient. Public policy education is another visible thread. Center Forward Foundation received $33,309 in 2023 for education, aligning with the organization’s focus on convening, research, and educational materials. The grant record also includes $302,000 in 2025 to Center Forward Initiative Inc for political work, indicating support for multiple related policy entities rather than a single program area.
How Center Forward Gives
Center Forward gives at a large scale: the grant-size distribution runs from a 25th percentile of $474,100 to a median of $914,892 and a 75th percentile of $1,498,696. The recent record shows repeated support to the same recipients across years, including grants in both 2023 and 2025 to Center Forward Committee and Consumers for Quality Care. The foundation is a public charity and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The pattern is concentrated and affiliated, with grants largely directed to related policy organizations.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.2M
Total Assets
$5.9M
Total Revenue
$7.3M
Total Expenses
$6.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $474K and $1.5M, with a median of $915K.
25th Percentile
$474K
Median
$915K
75th Percentile
$1.5M
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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