Grants Archive

2010 Grants Summary

In 2010, the Foundation awarded grants totaling approximately $1.8 million to 56 local organizations:

Advocacy

CASA of Maryland
$50,000

To educate, train and mobilize low-income, uninsured residents in Langley Park around a fair development campaign designed to preserve affordable housing and small businesses, and to establish a community health clinic.
Kim Propeack, Director of Community Organizing and Political Action
8151 15th Avenue, Langley Park, MD 20783
(301) 270-7471, kpropeack@casamd.org 
www.casademaryland.org

Children’s National Medical Center
$15,000

To advocate for changes in policy and clinical practice that will support integrating preventive oral health care into pediatric primary care medical homes in the District of Columbia.
Barbara Schroeder, Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010
(301) 565-8532, bschroed@cnmc.org 
www.dcchildrens.com

Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis/Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy
$15,000

To conduct budget and policy analysis around healthcare reform implementation in Virginia.
Michael Cassidy, President
1716 East Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23223
(804) 643-2474, michael@thecommonwealthinstitute.org 
www.thecommonwealthinstitute.org

D.C. Appleseed Center for Law and Justice
$40,000

To advocate for and monitor the implementation of key reforms related to three projects: CareFirst Reform Project, HIV/AIDS in the Nation’s Capital, and Lead in D.C.‘s Drinking Water.
Walter Smith, Executive Director
1111 14th Street, NW, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 289-8007, wsmith@dcappleseed.org
www.dcappleseed.org

D.C. Behavioral Health Association
$25,000

To advocate for changes in policy and practice that will support integrated and seamless mental health services for children and adults enrolled in D.C.’s public healthcare programs.
Shannon Hall, Executive Director
1221 Taylor Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011
(202) 207-0755, dcbehavioralhealth@gmail.com
www.dcbehavioralhealth.org

D.C. Coalition on Long Term Care/IONA Senior Services
$30,000

To advocate for a continuum of affordable, quality long-term care services for low and moderate-income Washington, D.C. residents.
Judy Levy, Coordinator
4125 Albemarle Street, NW, Washington, DC 20016
(202) 895-9435, jlevy@iona.org 
www.iona.org/advocacy/dc-coalition-on-long-term-care

D.C. Employment Justice Center
$30,000

To increase income and access to income supports for workers; to monitor the implementation of the D.C. Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act; and to organize workers as advocates for change.
Melvina Ford, Executive Director
727 15th Street, NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 828-9675, mford@dcejc.org 
www.dcejc.org

D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute/Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
$25,000

$15,000 to conduct research and education on budget and tax issues affecting low to moderate-income Washington, D.C. residents, particularly as they relate to poverty and health; $10,000 to support a public awareness campaign on poverty.
Ed Lazere, Executive Director
820 First Street, NE, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20002
(202) 408-1080, lazere@dcfpi.org 
www.dcfpi.org

D.C. Grassroots Empowerment Project/Alliance for Global Justice
$30,000

To engage parents in a grassroots organizing and advocacy campaign focused on ensuring access to high quality, affordable, accessible and appropriate child care for all children in the District of Columbia.
Parisa Norouzi, Executive Director
1419 V Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 234-9119, parisa@empowerdc.org 
www.empowerdc.org

D.C. Hunger Solutions/Food Research & Action Center
$35,000

To advocate for policies that will expand participation and benefits in the federal nutrition programs and increase access to healthy food in low-income communities.
Alex Ashbrook, Director, DC Hunger Solution
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 540, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 986-2200, aashbrook@frac.org 
www.dchunger.org

D.C. Language Access Coalition/Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
$60,000

$30,000 to engage Limited English Proficient consumers in a grassroots organizing and advocacy campaign focused on improving access to culturally and linguistically competent health care; $30,000 to engage in outreach, education and organizing with Asian American nail salon workers and businesses in D.C. to foster healthy, equitable and safe workplaces.
Sapna Pandya, Director
3166 Mount Pleasant Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010
(202) 621-0001, sapna.pandya@dclanguageaccess.org  
www.dclanguageaccess.org

D.C. Prisoners’ Legal Services Project/Washington Lawyers’Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs
30,000

To advocate for access to appropriate healthcare services for D.C. code offenders held in the D.C. Jail facilities, federal prisons and halfway houses.
Philip Fornaci, Director
11 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 319-1000, phil_fornaci@washlaw.org 
www.washlaw.org/index.php/dc-prisoners-rights.html

D.C. Recovery Community Alliance
$20,000

To advocate for policies that will ensure that D.C. residents have access to the full range of prevention, treatment and support services needed to achieve and sustain recovery from alcohol and substance abuse.
Johnny Allem, Board Chair
1629 K Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006
(202) 462-6000, johnny_allem@yahoo.com
www.dcrca.org

D.C. Vote
$15,000

To engage in education and advocacy to secure voting rights for the residents of Washington, D.C.
Abby Levine, Program Manager
2000 P Street, NW Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 462-6000, alevine@dcvote.org 
www.dcvote.org

DIRECT Action
$30,000

To educate consumers who are disabled, under the age of 65, and living in nursing homes about the option of home and community-based long-term care, and to advocate for policies and funding that will expand access to these services.
Robert Coward, Executive Director
P.O. Box 21200, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 397-1668, ablebutdisable@verizon.net 
www.directact.org

Foster and Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center
$30,000

To engage foster and birth parents in a joint advocacy campaign focused on improving access to continuous, high-quality health and mental health services for children in the District of Columbia.
Margie Chalofsky, Director
1438 Rhode Island Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20018
(202) 269-9441, margiechalofsky@yahoo.com 
www.dcfapac.org

Impact Silver Spring
$40,000

To organize residents in six communities in Montgomery County to gain better access to public health and social services, and to transform their neighborhoods into supportive, healthful environments.
Frankie Blackburn, Executive Director
825 Wayne Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 495-3336, frankie@impactsilverspring.org 
www.impactsilverspring.org

La Clinica del Pueblo
$25,000

To engage in coalition-based advocacy efforts to improve access to culturally and linguistically competent health care for Limited English Proficient consumers.
Isabel Van Isschot, Interpreter Services Department Director
2831 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 464-0157, iisschot@lcdp.org 
www.lcdp.org

Latin American Youth Center
$35,000

To engage young people and nonprofit leaders in an advocacy campaign focused on increasing access to linguistically and culturally competent mental health services for immigrant youth in Prince George’s County.
Lori Kaplan, Executive Director
1419 Columbia Road, NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 319-2225, lori@layc-dc.org 
www.layc-dc.org

Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia
$25,000

To provide direct representation on health rights cases, and to strategically use these cases to reform local public health and healthcare programs.
Jennifer Mezey, Supervising Attorney
1331 H Street, NW, Suite 350, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 628-1161, jmezey@legalaiddc.org 
www.legalaiddc.org

Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative Education Fund
$20,000

To strengthen its statewide consumer health advocacy coalition and to engage in public education and outreach around healthcare reform implementation in Maryland.
Suzanne Gilbert, Community Outreach Coordinator
2600 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 235-9000, suzanne@healthcareforall.org 
www.healthcareforall.com

Maryland Hunger Solutions/Food Research & Action Center
$25,000

To advocate for policies that will expand participation and benefits in the federal nutrition programs and increase access to healthy food in low-income communities.
Cathy Demeroto, Director, Maryland Hunger Solutions
400 East Pratt Street, Suite 606, Baltimore, MD 21202
(202) 986-2200, cdemeroto@frac.org 
www.mdhungersolutions.org

Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington
$35,000

To support youth of color in Southeast Washington, D.C. in leading a public education and advocacy campaign to increase access to reproductive health education and services.
Juanita Holland, Director of Foundation Relations
1108 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 347-8500, juanita.holland@ppmw.org
www.ppmw.org

Sasha Bruce Youthwork
$35,000

To engage youth of color in Southeast Washington, D.C. in research and advocacy projects using media arts to address social inequities in their lives and communities.
Erica Edwards, Youth-Led Director
741 8th Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003
(202) 675-9340, eedwards@sashabruce.org
www.sashabruce.org

Tenants and Workers United – Inquilinos y Trabajadores Unidos
$50,000

To engage low-income, uninsured consumers in a grassroots advocacy campaign to expand access to healthcare services in Northern Virginia.
Silvia Portillo, Program Coordinator
3801 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22305
(703) 684-5697, sportillo@tenantsandworkers.org 
www.twsc.org

The Children’s Law Center
$25,000

To advocate for policy and financing strategies that support evidence-based mental health therapies for children in the District of Columbia.
Judith Sandalow, Executive Director
616 H Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 467-4900, jsandalow@childrenslawcenter.org 
www.childrenslawcenter.org

University Legal Services
$30,000

To advocate for policies that will reduce the over-incarceration of people with psychiatric disabilities and remove barriers to services and supports as they transition back into the community.
Gretchen Rohr, Project Director
220 I Street, NE, Suite 130, Washington, DC 20002
(202) 527-7014,grohr@uls-dc.org
www.uls-dc.org

Voices for Virginia’s Children
$25,000

To build a broad-based coalition and launch a campaign to improve access to appropriate mental health care for children and youth in Virginia.
John Morgan, Executive Director
4031 University Drive, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 277-7748, john@vakids.org
www.vakids.org

Washington AIDS Partnership
$35,000

To fund HIV/AIDS prevention, public policy, medical morale, and social support service programs, and to provide technical assistance to nonprofit AIDS service organizations.
Channing Wickham, Director
1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 740, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 939-3379, channingdc@gmail.com 
www.washingtonaidspartnership.org

Young Women’s Project
$35,000

To support young women of color in leading a campaign to improve access to reproductive health care and to ensure comprehensive sex education is implemented in D.C. public schools.
Nadia Moritz, Executive Director
1328 Florida Avenue, NW, Suite 2000, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 332-3399, nadiamoritz@youngwomensproject.org 
www.youngwomensproject.org

Health Care Systems

D.C. Primary Care Association
75,000

To advocate for health reforms that will expand access to care for low-income, uninsured residents and to implement the Medical Homes D.C. Initiative.
Sharon Baskerville, Executive Director
1411 K Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 638-0252, sbaskerville@dcpca.org 
www.dcpca.org

Greater Washington Workforce Development Collaborative/The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
$25,000

To support a funding partnership that will work to strengthen regional education and skills training systems in health care, with the goal of moving low-income adults into sustainable employment.
Sarah Oldmixon, Program Director
1201 15th Street, NW, Suite 420, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 973-2519, soldmixon@cfncr.org 
www.cfncr.org

Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County
$76,000

$50,000 to develop a comprehensive and integrated system of care for low-income, uninsured and ethnically diverse Montgomery County residents; $25,000 to plan for the development of a system that will connect Montgomery Cares patients with the County’s Department of Health and Human Services; $1,000 to collect and provide information that will support the expansion of the D.C. Health Care For You website into a regional health information and referral resource.
Steven Galen, Executive Director
8757 Georgia Avenue, 10th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 628-3410, steve_galen@primarycarecoalition.org
www.primarycarecoalition.org

Regional Primary Care Coalition
$35,000

To foster the creation of coordinated, patient-centered systems of community-based primary care that make excellent, affordable, linguistically and culturally appropriate health services available to all across the region.
Phyllis Kaye, Director
1400 16th Street NW, Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 939-3410, pkaye@consumerhealthfdn.org
www.regionalprimarycare.org

Safety Net

Bread for the City
$40,000

To provide general operating support for its primary care clinic in Northwest D.C.
George Jones, Executive Director
1525 Seventh Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 386-7612, gjones@breadforthecity.org 
www.breadforthecity.org

Family and Medical Counseling Service
$40,000

To provide general operating support for its primary care clinic in Southeast D.C.
Flora Hamilton, Executive Director
2041 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE, Suite 303, Washington, DC 20020
(202) 889-7900, fhamilton@fmcsinc.org
www.fmcsinc.org

Greater Baden Medical Services
$63,500

$55,000 to provide general operating support for its primary care clinic operations in Prince George’s County; $7,500 to organize a stakeholder convening focused on building an integrated, community-oriented healthcare system in Prince George’s County; $1,000 to collect and provide information that will support the expansion of the D.C. Health Care For You website into a regional health information and referral resource.
Rachel Smith, Director of Program Development
9440 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 160, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(301) 599-0460, rsmith@gbms.org 
www.gbms.org

Mary’s Center for Maternal & Child Care
$20,000

To provide general operating support for its primary care clinic operations, with a focus on the needs of residents of Prince George’s County.
Maria S. Gomez, Executive Director
2333 Ontario Road, NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 483-8196, mgomez@maryscenter.org 
www.maryscenter.org

McClendon Center
$40,000

To provide general operating support for its community mental health services, including its efforts to integrate physical health and mental health.
Dennis Hobb, Executive Director
1313 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 737-6191, dhobb@mcclendondc.org 
www.mcclendoncenter.org

So Others Might Eat
$40,000

To provide general operating support for its primary care clinic in Northwest D.C.
John Adams, President
71 O Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 797-8806, frjohn@some.org 
www.some.org

Spanish Catholic Center/ Centro Catolico Hispano
$40,000

>To provide general operating support for its primary care clinic in Northwest D.C.
Marguerite Duane, Medical Director
1618 Monroe Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010
(202) 939-2412, dr.duane@catholiccharitiesdc.org 
www.catholiccharitiesdc.org

Whitman-Walker Clinic
$40,000

To provide general operating support for its primary care clinic operations in Northeast and Southeast D.C.
Donald Blanchon, Chief Executive Officer
1701 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 797-3500, dblanchon@wwc.org  
www.wwc.org

Innovations/Special Projects

Cesar Chavez Public Policy Charter High School
$15,000

To develop the District of Columbia Promise Neighborhood Initiative in the Parkside-Kenilworth neighborhood of Ward 7.
Ray Laszczych, Director of Resource Development
709 12th Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003
(202) 547-3975, raylaszczych@gmail.com
www.chavezschools.org

CommonHealth Action
$73,000

$68,000 to assist the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services in developing a comprehensive equity initiative; $5,000 to host a series of community forums to inform the direction of the initiative.
Natalie Burke, Principal
1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036
(866) 754-9632, nburke@commonhealthaction.org
www.commonhealthaction.org

Community of Hope
$40,000

To support its innovative Wellness Coordinator Pilot Project, an effort to integrate physical health and wellness into its permanent housing program, Home Now.
Kelly Sweeney, Executive Director
1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 407-7746, kmcshane@communityofhopedc.org 
www.communityofhopedc.org

Food Research & Action Center
$25,000

To launch Fresh Food Financing Initiatives in D.C. and Prince George’s County through a funding collaborative with the National Convergence Partnership and other local foundations.
James Weill, President
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 540, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 986-2200, jweill@frac.org 
www.frac.org

Unity Health Care
$30,000

To support a Reentry Center that serves as a central access point for health and social services for inmates recently released from the D.C. Jail and those returning from federal Bureau of Prisons’ facilities across the United States.
Sharon Winget, Director of Social Services
1220 12th Street, SE, Suite 120, Washington, DC 20003
(202)-715-7968, swinget@unityhealthcare.org
www.unityhealthcare.org

Organizational Development

Community foundation for Prince George’s County/Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
$25,000

To support the Partnership for Prince George’s County, a funding collaborative focused on building the capacity of nonprofits to become effective community advocates at the County level.
Desiree Griffin Moore, Executive Director
8181 Professional Place, Suite 170, Landover, MD 20785
(301) 464-6707,dgriffin@cfncr.org
www.pgcf.org

MOSAICA/The Center for Nonprofit Development and Pluralism
$55,668

To provide one-on-one technical assistance in organizational development to the Consumer Health Foundation’s nonprofit partners.
Emily Gantz McKay, President
1522 K Street, NW, Suite 1130, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 887-0620, emily@mosaica.org 
www.mosaica.org

The Nonprofit Roundtable
$25,000

To build the capacity and visibility of nonprofit organizations and their leaders in the greater Washington region.
Chuck Bean, Executive Director
1201 15th Street, NW, Suite 420, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 263-4761, cbean@nonprofitroundtable.org 
www.nonprofitroundtable.org

Knowledge Capital

Community Health Empowerment through Education and Research (CHEER)/Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
$5,000

To host community screenings and discussions of Unnatural Causes:  Is Inequality Making Us Sick?, a documentary series exploring racial and socioeconomic inequities in health.
Bruce Baker, Director
7724 Maple Avenue, Suite 13, Takoma Park, MD 20912
(301) 589-3633,bruce@communitycheer.org
www.communitycheer.org

Funders Concerned About AIDS
$1,000

To mobilize philanthropic leadership and resources in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
John Barnes, Executive Director
2121 Crystal Drive, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22202
(703) 879-0815, john@fcaaids.org 
www.fcaaids.org

Grantmakers In Health
$5,000

To support its Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy.
Lauren LeRoy, President and CEO
1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 452-8331, lleroy@gih.org 
www.gih.org

National Health Law Program
$40,000

To launch an education and outreach series for nonprofits in the Washington, D.C. metro region focused on national healthcare reform and its impact on low-income communities.
Emily Spitzer, Executive Director
1444 I Street, NW, 11th Floor, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 289-7661, spitzer@healthlaw.org 
www.healthlaw.org

The Foundation Center
$3,000

To support education and outreach efforts to inform the nonprofit community of this philanthropic resource.
Patricia Pasqual, Director, Washington, D.C.office
1627 K Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC 20006
(202) 331-1400, pep@foundationcenter.org 
www.foundationcenter.org/washington

Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers
$12,500

$5,000 to support the EngAGEment Initiative, a partnership with Grantmakers in Aging that seeks to build awareness, interest, and increased funding for aging-related programs and policy change in the Greater Washington, DC region; $7,500 to support the Health Working Group.
Tamara Copeland, President
1400 16th Street, NW Suite 740, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 939-3441, copeland@washingtongrantmakers.org 
www.washingtongrantmakers.org