VPP's investment portfolio includes a growing list of nonprofit organizations in the National Capital Region that have already produced impressive track records and are poised for even greater impact in the coming years.
Venture Philanthropy Partners makes philanthropic investments in high-performing nonprofit organizations that serve children and youth of low-income families in the National Capital region. We supported twelve organizations through our first portfolio. We are proud to present our partners:
Asian American LEAD
(founded 1998) provides after-school programs, leadership training, mentorships, and family-support services for Asian-American youth.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington
(founded 1886) serves 20,000 children with after-school academic and athletic activities.
Center for Multicultural Human Services
(founded 1992) offers mental health, educational, legal, and social services in over 30 languages to residents of the Washington metropolitan region.
CentroNía
(founded 1986) educates children and youth, and strengthens families, in a bilingual, multicultural community.
Child and Family Network Centers
(founded 1984) provides free and fully accredited preschool education and family support, literacy, job training, and health programs to families in Alexandria and Arlington.
College Summit
(founded 1993) increases the college enrollment rate of low-income students by ensuring that every student who can make it in college makes it to college, and by putting college access “know-how” and support within the reach of every student.
Friendship Public Charter School
(founded 1998) is the largest public charter school in DC, operating five campuses with more than 4,000 students in grades pre-K through 12.
Heads Up
(founded 1996) runs after-school and summer education and enrichment programs for children and families living in the most under-resourced parts of Washington, DC.
Latin American Youth Center
(founded 1974) serves multicultural youth in Washington, DC and Maryland with a comprehensive set of social services and educational, work skills, advocacy, and residential programs. The LAYC network includes three charter schools.
Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care
(founded 1988) provides an integrated set of health care, education, and social services for a diverse community.
KIPP DC
(founded 2001) prepares students with the academic and character skills necessary to succeed in high school, college, and the world beyond.
See Forever Foundation
(founded 1995) creates learning communities in lower-income urban areas where all students, particularly those who have not succeeded in traditional schools, can reach their potential.
SEED Foundation
(founded 1997) founded and manages The SEED Charter School of Washington, DC, the first college preparatory urban public boarding school in the nation.
Year Up, National Capital Region
(founded 2006) puts urban young adults on a viable path to living wage careers and opportunity.