What kinds of organizations does Gifts for the Homeless support?

It supports shelters, homeless ministries, and service organizations serving people experiencing homelessness, shelter residents, and unsheltered individuals. Recent grants went to groups such as Ella's Kids, Shepherds Table, Pathways to Housing DC, and The Salvation Army - National Capital Area Command.

What is the typical grant size?

The middle of the distribution is in the single thousands: p25 is $6,206, the median is $7,727, and p75 is $9,672. Recent grants also include larger awards such as $86,237 to Ella's Kids and $52,733 to Shepherds Table.

How does the foundation give?

It gives mainly through direct material support, especially clothing and blankets. Active programs include an annual used clothing drive, bulk purchases of new winter clothing and blankets, and a fundraising concert called Banding Together that raises money for those purchases.

Does Gifts for the Homeless fund the same recipients more than once?

Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Ella's Kids, Charlie's Place, Path Forward, Plenty to Eat, and Interfaith Works. Some of these awards are labeled for used clothing, while others are for new clothing distribution.

What geographic area does it serve?

Its giving is regional and centered on the Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia metro area. DC receives the largest share of grants, and recent recipient cities include Washington, DC, Arlington, Kensington, Silver Spring, Rockville, Ashburn, and Alexandria.

Gifts for the Homeless

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About Gifts for the Homeless

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to providing essential clothing items and blankets to homeless men, women and children in the Washington, DC / Maryland / Virginia metro area.

Focus Areas

homelessnessbasic needs/clothingblanketsvolunteer mobilizationlocal fundraising/events

Who They Fund

people experiencing homelessnessunsheltered/unhoused individualsshelter residents

Funding Style

direct servicein-kind support (clothing donations)programmatic/operational support

Topics

About Gifts for the Homeless

Gifts for the Homeless centers its grantmaking on clothing and blankets for people experiencing homelessness in the Washington, DC metro area, with a strong emphasis on direct material support. In the recent grant list, the largest award goes to Ella's Kids in Washington, DC at $86,237, and several other large grants follow the same pattern of support for local homeless services organizations. Shepherds Table in Kensington, MD received $52,733, while Charlie's Place in Washington, DC received $44,353. Those awards align with the foundation’s stated role as a nonprofit that provides essential clothing items and blankets to homeless men, women, and children across the DC, Maryland, and Virginia region. The foundation’s grantmaking is closely tied to the seasonal needs of shelters and service providers, including funding for new winter clothing and blankets and distribution of gently used clothing. Its recent recipients include a mix of shelters, homeless ministries, and service organizations that work directly with unsheltered and shelter-resident populations.

What Gifts for the Homeless Funds

The foundation’s work is built around material aid for homelessness relief. In Washington, DC, it gave $23,706 to Friendship Place at La Casa PSH and $17,011 to Pathways to Housing DC, both serving people connected to housing instability. Clothing distribution is another clear theme: Charlie's Place received $15,861 in 2024 for used clothing distribution, and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington Inc. received $17,127 for new clothing for distribution to the homeless. The same pattern appears across the region, including Plenty to Eat in Ashburn, VA at $22,498 and The Salvation Army - National Capital Area Command in Alexandria, VA at $11,349. These grants show a focus on practical, local support rather than broad issue-based funding.

How Gifts for the Homeless Gives

Typical grant sizes cluster in the high single thousands, with p25 at $6,206, a median of $7,727, and p75 at $9,672. The recent record also shows repeated funding relationships: Ella's Kids, Charlie's Place, Path Forward, Plenty to Eat, and Interfaith Works appear in more than one year. Grants are primarily programmatic and in-kind in nature, often tied to clothing drives or purchases of new winter clothing and blankets. The foundation also operates fundraising events, including Banding Together, to support those purchases. One active program accepts unsolicited requests, while the new-clothing bulk purchase program does not.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$568K

Total Assets

$357K

Total Revenue

$808K

Total Expenses

$818K

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $6K and $10K, with a median of $8K.

25th Percentile

$6K

Median

$8K

75th Percentile

$10K

Geographic Reach

Regional3 states funded

Funding intensity

Low

High

Headquarters

Leadership

Bart Epstein

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
Ella's Kids	Washington, DC	$86,237	2025	—
Shepherds Table	Kensington, MD	$52,733	2025	—
Charlie's Place	Washington, DC	$44,353	2025	—
Friendship Place at La Casa PSH	Washington, DC	$23,706	2025	—
Plenty to Eat	Ashburn, VA	$22,498	2025	—
Radcliffe Room	Washington, DC	$19,582	2025	—
Pathways to Housing DC	Washington, DC	$17,011	2025	—
Arlington public schools - Career Center	Arlington, VA	$15,708	2025	—
So Others May Eat SOME	Washington, DC	$13,075	2025	—
Path Forward	Arlington, VA	$12,489	2025	—
The Salvation Army - National Capital Area Command	Alexandria, VA	$11,349	2025	—
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church	Arlington, VA	$11,149	2025	—
Plenty To Eat	Washington, DC	$10,687	2025	—
MIRIAM'S KITCHEN	Washington, DC	$10,682	2025	—
Path Forward	Arlington, VA	$10,375	2025	—
Everyone Home DC	Washington, DC	$9,810	2025	—
Ellas Kids Inc	Washington, DC	$9,674	2025	—
Sacred Heart Dinner Program	Washington, DC	$9,673	2025	—
DC Central Kitchen	Washington, DC	$9,541	2025	—
Coalition for the Homeless (Webster House)	Washington, DC	$9,024	2025	—
Sacred Heart Dinner Program	Washington, DC	$8,700	2025	—
Everyone Home DC	Washington, DC	$8,076	2025	—
National Capital Treatment and Recovery	Arlington, VA	$7,914	2025	—
Stepping Stones Shelter	Rockville, MD	$7,582	2025	—
Interfaith Works	Rockville, MD	$7,527	2025	—
Shepherds Table	Silver Spring, MD	$7,274	2025	—
National Capital Treatment and Recovery	Arlington, VA	$7,237	2025	—
New Hope Housing	Arlington, VA	$7,191	2025	—
Pathways to Housing DC	Washington, DC	$6,956	2025	—
Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid	Washington, DC	$6,924	2025	—
DC Human Services	Washington, DC	$6,857	2025	—
Charlie's Place	Washington, DC	$6,797	2025	—
Georgetown Ministry Center	Washington, DC	$6,651	2025	—
Friendship Place-Valley Place	Washington, DC	$6,342	2025	—
GMCHC Anchor of Hope Homeless Ministry	Washington, DC	$6,154	2025	—
N Street Village	Washington, DC	$6,057	2025	—
Coalition for the Homeless	Washington, DC	$6,004	2025	—
St Elizabeths Hospital	Washington, DC	$5,932	2025	—
DISTRICT ALLIANCE FOR SAFE HOUSING	Washington, DC	$5,888	2025	—
NY Avenue Pres Church - Homeless (Radcliffe Room Homeless Ministry)	Washington, DC	$5,694	2025	—
Interfaith Works	Rockville, MD	$5,410	2025	—
Sasha Bruce Youthwork	Washington, DC	$5,403	2025	—
Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington	Washington, DC	$5,192	2025	—
Access Housing	Washington, DC	$5,116	2025	—
ELLA'S KIDS INC	Washington, DC	$27,496	2024	Used clothing for distribution to the homeless
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington Inc	Washington, DC	$17,127	2024	New clothing for distribution to the homeless
Charlie's Place	Washington, DC	$15,861	2024	Used clothing for distribution to the homeless
Shepherd's Table	Silver Spring, MD	$15,637	2024	Used clothing for distribution to the homeless
Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Network	Washington, DC	$12,719	2024	Used clothing for distribution to the homeless
DC Central Kitchen	Washington, DC	$12,023	2024	New clothing for distribution to the homeless

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