Consumer Health Foundation

In 2009, the Foundation awarded grants totaling approximately $2 million to 60 local organizations:

Advocacy

Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
$25,000

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.
Mr. Myron Dean Quon, Executive Director
1600 K Street, NW, Mezzanine Level, Washington, DC 20006
(202) 393-3572, mquon@apalrc.org 
www.apalrc.org

CASA of Maryland
$50,000
To educate, train and mobilize low-income, uninsured consumers in a grassroots advocacy campaign focused on improving access to health care services in Prince George’s County and improving neighborhood safety in the Langley Park community. 
Ms. Kim Propeack, Director of Community Organizing and Political Action
310 Tulip Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912
(301) 431-4185, kpropeack@casamd.org 
www.casademaryland.org

Children’s National Medical Center
$25,000
To advocate for changes in policy and clinical practice that will support the integration of preventive oral health care into pediatric primary care medical homes in the District of Columbia.
Ms. Judy Graham, Executive Director
111 Michigan Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20010
(301) 565-8500 
www.dcchildrens.com

Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis/Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy
$15,000
To conduct budget and policy analysis on proposals to expand coverage for low-income parents and adults and maximize children’s participation in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in Virginia.
Mr. Michael Cassidy, Executive Director
c/o Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy
P.O. Box 12516, Richmond, VA 23241
(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 four projects: CareFirst Reform Project, HIV/AIDS in the Nation’s Capital, Lead in D.C.‘s Drinking Water, and the D.C. Children’s Health Initiative.
Mr. 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 children’s mental health care in the District of Columbia.
Ms. Shannon Hall, Executive Director
1221 Taylor Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011
(202) 207-0755, shall@dcbha.org
www.dcbha.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.
Ms. Judy Levy, Coordinator
4125 Albemarle Street, NW, Washington, DC 20016
(202) 895-9435, jlevy@iona.org 
www.dclongtermcare.org

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.
Ms. Courtney Chappell, Advocacy Manager
727 15th Street, NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 828-9675, cchappell@dcejc.org 
www.dcejc.org

D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute/Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
$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 health care.
Mr. 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
$20,000
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.
Ms. Parisa Norouzi, Executive Co-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.
Ms. 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. Jail Advocacy Project/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.
Ms. Gretchen Rohr, Director, D.C. Jail Advocacy Project
220 I Street, NE, Suite 130, Washington, DC 20002
(202) 527-7014, grohr@uls-dc.org 
www.uls-dc.org

D.C. Language Access Coalition/Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
$30,000
To engage Limited English Proficient (LEP) consumers in a grassroots organizing and advocacy campaign focused on improving access to culturally and linguistically competent care.
Mr. Patrick Coonan, Co-Director
Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
1600 K Street, NW, Mezzanine Level, Washington, DC 20006
(202) 393-3572, patrick.coonan@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 D.C. Jail facilities, federal prisons and halfway houses.
Mr. Philip Fornaci, Director, D.C. Prisoners’ Legal Services Project
Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs
11 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 319-1000, phil_fornaci@washlaw.org 
www.washlaw.org

D.C. Vote
$15,000
To engage in education and advocacy to secure voting rights for the residents of Washington, D.C.
Mr. Ilir Zherka, Executive Director
2000 P Street, NW Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 462-6000, izherka@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.
Mr. Robert Coward, Executive Director
P.O. Box 21200, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 397-1668, ablebutdisable@verizon.net 
www.directact.org

Drug Policy Alliance
$15,000
To support the D.C. Recovery Community Alliance’s work to organize and train residents in long-term recovery from alcohol and drug addiction to advocate for better substance abuse treatment policies and programs in the District of Columbia.
Mr. David Glowka, Manager, Foundation Relations
925 15th Street NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 683-2990, dglowka@drugpolicy.org
www.dcrca.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.
Ms. 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 mobilize residents in six communities in Montgomery County to help each other access services and to transform their neighborhoods into supportive, healthful environments.
Ms. Frankie Blackburn, Executive Director
1313 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 495-3336, frankie@impactsilverspring.org 
www.impactsilverspring.org

La Clinica del Pueblo
$10,000
To engage in coalition-based advocacy efforts to improve access to culturally and linguistically competent health care for Limited English Proficient (LEP) consumers.
Ms. 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
$25,000
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 of color in Prince George’s County.
Mr. Ricardo Flores
1419 Columbia Road, NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 319-2225, ricardo@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.
Mr. Jonathan M. Smith, Executive Director
1331 H Street, NW, Suite 350, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 628-1161, jsmith@legalaiddc.org 
www.legalaiddc.org

Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute/Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations
$25,000
To conduct research on budget and tax policy issues affecting low-income residents of Prince George’s County, particularly as they relate to health care.
Mr. Neil Bergsman, Director, Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute
Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 303, Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 565-0505, nbergsman@mdnonprofit.org 
www.marylandpolicy.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 its Maryland Health Care for All! Plan in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties.
Mr. Vincent DeMarco, President
2600 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 235-9000, demarco@mdinitiative.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.
Ms. Kimberley Chin, Director, Maryland Hunger Solutions
400 E. Pratt Street, Suite 606, Baltimore, MD 21202
(202) 986-2200, kchin@frac.org 
www.mdhungersolutions.org

National Health Law Program
$40,000
To partner with the Office of the D.C. Health Care Ombudsman to develop and maintain a data collection system; to review trends and patterns low-income consumers experience in accessing health care; and to identify systemic issues that need to be addressed in order to resolve these barriers to care.
Ms. Emily Spitzer, Executive Director
1444 I Street, NW, 11th Floor, Washington, DC 20005
(310) 204-6010, spitzer@healthlaw.org 
www.healthlaw.org

Partnership for Equity/The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
$25,000
To support the Partnership for Equity’s grantmaking and convening activities to build nonprofit capacity and develop leaders who will create systemic change to benefit low-income communities of color, including immigrants.
Ms. Angela Jones Hackley, Vice President for Community Investment
1201 15th Street, NW, Suite 420, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 955-5890, ajoneshackley@cfncr.org 
www.cfncr.org

Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington
$25,000
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.
Mr.Irwin Royster, Director of Community Outreach
1108 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 347-8500, irwin.royster@ppmw.org
www.ppmw.org

Sasha Bruce Youthwork
$25,000
To engage youth of color in Southeast Washington, D.C. in art and media-based research projects that will help them identify inequities in their lives and communities and to support them in leading campaigns to address these issues.
Ms. Erica Debardeleben, Program Director
741 8th Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003
(202) 675-9340, edebardeleben@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 focused on local and state policy changes that will expand access to health care services Northern Virginia.
Mr. Jon Liss, Executive Director
3801 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22305
(703) 684-5697, jliss@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.
Ms. Judith Sandalow, Executive Director
616 H Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 467-4900, jsandalow@childrenslawcenter.org 
www.childrenslawcenter.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.
Mr. Margaret Nimmo Crowe, Senior Policy Analyst
4031 University Drive, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 277-7748, margaret@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.
Mr. J. Channing Wickham, Director
1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 740, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 939-3379, wickham@washingtongrantmakers.org 
www.washingtonaidspartnership.org

The Young Women’s Project
$25,000
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.
Ms. 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
$105,000
$75,000 to advocate for health care reforms that will expand access to care for low-income, uninsured residents and to implement the Medical Homes D.C. Initiative.
$30,000 to facilitate the work of the Mental Health Integration Task Force, a group of providers, advocates, academicians and policymakers working on the development of policies and regulations that will advance the integration of mental health and primary care in Washington, D.C.
Ms. 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 two high demand sectors, health care and construction trades, with the goal of moving low-income adults into sustainable employment.
Ms. Sarah Looney 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
$50,000
To develop a comprehensive and integrated system of care for low-income, uninsured and ethnically diverse Montgomery County residents.
Mr. Steven Galen, Executive Director
8757 Georgia Avenue, 10th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 628-3410, steve_galen@primarycarecoalition.org
www.primarycarecoalition.org

Safety Net

Bread for the City
$40,000
To provide general operating support for its primary care clinics in Northwest and Southeast D.C.
Mr. George A. 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.
Ms. Flora Terrell 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
$40,000
To provide general operating support for its primary care clinic operations in Prince George’s County.
Dr. Sarah Leonhard, Executive Director
9440 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 160, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(301) 599-0460, sleonhard@gbms.org 
www.gbms.org

Mary’s Center for Maternal & Child Care
$35,000
To provide general operating support for its primary care clinic operations in Takoma Park, with a focus on the needs of residents of Prince George’s County.
Ms. Maria S. Gomez, Executive Director
2333 Ontario Road, NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 483-8196, mgomez@maryscenter.org 
www.maryscenter.org

Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative Education Fund
$40,000
To conduct a Medicaid outreach and enrollment campaign in Prince George’s County.
Mr. Vincent DeMarco, President
2600 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 235-9000, demarco@mdinitiative.org 
www.healthcareforall.com

McClendon Center
$40,000
To expand its community-based mental health services in Northeast DC.
Mr. Richard E. Davis, Executive Director
1313 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 737-6191, ddavis@mcclendondc.org 
www.mcclendoncenter.org

Neighbors in Need Fund/The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
$10,000
To support the work of the Neighbors in Need Fund, a response fund created to help residents of the greater Washington region mitigate the effects of the economic crisis.
Ms. Terri Lee Freeman, President
1201 15th Street, NW, Suite 420, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 955-5890, tfreeman@cfncr.org 
www.cfncr.org

So Others Might Eat
$40,000
To provide general operating support for its primary care clinic in Northwest D.C.
Fr. 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.
Dr. 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 clinics in Northwest and Southeast D.C.
Mr. Donald Blanchon, Chief Executive Officer
1701 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 797-3500, dblanchon@wwc.org  
www.wwc.org

Innovations/Special Projects

CommonHealth Action
$20,000
To assist the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services in developing a comprehensive equity initiative.
Ms. 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 Wellness Coordinator Pilot Project, an effort to integrate physical health and wellness into its permanent housing program, Home Now.
Ms. Kelly Sweeney, Executive Director
1413 Girard Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 232-7356, 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.
Mr. James D. Weill, President
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 540, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 986-2200, jweill@frac.org 
www.frac.org

Greater Baden Medical Services
$5,000
To collect and provide information that will support the expansion of the D.C .Health Care 4U site into a regional health information and referral resource.
Ms. Rachel Smith, Director of Program Development
9440 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 160, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(301) 599-6379, rsmith@gbms.org 
www.gbms.org

Northern Virginia Health Services Coalition/Arlington Free Clinic
$5,000
To collect and provide information that will support the expansion of the D.C. Health Care 4U site into a regional health information and referral resource
Ms. Paula Potts, Development Officer for Foundation and Benefit Support
2921 11th Street South, Arlington, VA 22204
(703) 979-1425, ppotts@arlingtonfreeclinic.org 
www.novahsc.org

One Economy Corporation
$50,000
To develop D.C. Health Care For You into a regional health information and referral web site.
Ms.DeNita Morris, Senior Health Producer
1220 19th Street NW, Suite 610, Washington, DC 20036
202-393-0051, dmorris@one-economy.com 
www.one-economy.com

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.
Mr. Vincent Keane, Executive Director
1220 12th Street, SE Suite 120, Washington, DC 20003
(202) 715-7900, vkeane@unityhealthcare.org  
www.unityhealthcare.org

The Women’s Collective
$30,000
To develop HIV/AIDS prevention and care management strategies focused on women of color in the District of Columbia.
Ms. Patricia Nalls, Executive Director
P.O Box 73250, Washington, DC 20056
(202) 483-7003, womens@bellatlantic.net
www.womenscollective.org

Organizational Development

MOSAICA/The Center for Nonprofit Development and Pluralism
$23,771
To provide one-on-one technical assistance in organizational development to the Consumer Health Foundation’s nonprofit partners.
Ms. Emily Gantz McKay, President
1522 K Street, NW, Suite 1130, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 887-0620, emily@mosaica.org 
www.mosaica.org

Prince George’s Community Foundation/The 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. 
Ms. Desiree Griffin Moore, Executive Director
8181 Professional Place, Suite 170, Landover, MD 20785
(301) 464-6707, dgriffin@cfncr.org 
www.pgcf.org

The Nonprofit Roundtable
$25,000
To build the capacity and visibility of nonprofit organizations and their leaders in the greater Washington region.
Mr. Chuck Bean, Executive Director
1201 15th Street, NW, Suite 420, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 263-4761, cbean@nonprofitroundtable.org 
www.nonprofitroundtable.org

Knowledge Capital

CommonHealth Action
$13,542
To develop, plan, and convene the Ruttenberg Youth Health Justice Retreat.
Ms. Natalie Burke, Principal
1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036
(866) 754-9632, nburke@commonhealthaction.org
www.commonhealthaction.org

Funders Concerned About AIDS
$1,000
To mobilize philanthropic leadership and resources in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Mr. John Barnes, Executive Director
189 Montague Street, Suite 801A, Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 875-0251, john@fcaaids.org 
www.fcaaids.org

Grantmakers In Health
$10,000
$5,000 to serve as a resource for grantmakers and others seeking expertise and information on the field of health philanthropy; and $5,000 to support its Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy.
Ms. Lauren LeRoy, President and CEO
1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 452-8331, lleroy@gih.org 
www.gih.org

Leadership Learning Community
$5,000
To generate and disseminate publicly accessible knowledge to promote effective leadership support and development.
Ms. Deborah Meehan, Executive Director
1203 Preservation Park Way Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 238-9080, deborah@leadershiplearning.org 
www.leadershiplearning.org

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
$2,500
To conduct research and advocacy to make philanthropy more open and accountable to nonprofit organizations and the general public.
Mr. Aaron Dorfman, Executive Director
2001 S. Street, NW, Suite 620, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 387-9177, adorfman@ncrp.org 
www.ncrp.org

The Foundation Center
$3,000
To support education and outreach efforts to inform the nonprofit community of this philanthropic resource.
Ms. Patricia E. Pasqual, Director—Washington, D.C.
1627 K Street, NW Third Floor, Washington, DC 20006
(202) 331-1400, pep@foundationcenter.org 
www.foundationcenter.org/washington

Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers
$26,250
$7,500 to support the Health Working Group, $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, and $13,750 for membership renewal and the Leadership Fund.
Ms. Tamara Copeland, President
1400 16th Street, NW Suite 740, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 939-3441, copeland@washingtongrantmakers.org 
www.washingtongrantmakers.org