The mission of the foundation is to strengthen the metropolitan Washington region by encouraging and supporting effective charitable giving and by taking leadership on critical issues in the community and retain jobs that provide good wages, benefits and opportunities for advancement. Competitive grant opportunities are available and include the following areas: arts, individual and organizational capacity-building, children and families, education and youth development, employment and workforce development, environment, emergency services, family literacy and libraries and violence prevention.
titles from this organization

Connecting Youth to Opportunity: Better Understanding the Needs of Disconnected Young People in Washington, DC
Oct 3, 2013
Publisher(s): The DC Alliance of Youth Advocates (DCAYA)

Beyond Good Intentions: Using Data to Promote Economic Opportunity
Feb 23, 2012
Publisher(s): Brookings Institution; Greater Washington Community Foundation; DC Appleseed Center; DC Jobs Council

A Region Responds: The Neighbors in Need Fund Report to the Community
Jun 9, 2010
Publisher(s): Greater Washington Community Foundation

Community Foundation for the National Capital Region - 2008 Annual Report
Nov 12, 2008
Publisher(s): Greater Washington Community Foundation

Troops and Family Care Fund Feasibility Study
Oct 30, 2008
Publisher(s): Greater Washington Community Foundation

Community Foundation for the National Capital Region - 2007 Annual Report: The Gift of Opportunity
Jan 1, 2008
Publisher(s): Greater Washington Community Foundation

Our Region, Our Giving: 15th Anniversary Edition: Then & Now
Nov 1, 2007
Publisher(s): Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers

Charting the Course: An Opportunity to Improve Workforce Development in DC
Feb 5, 2015
Publisher(s): Greater Washington Community Foundation; DC Appleseed Center; DC Fiscal Policy Institute

Beyond Good Intentions: Using Data to Promote Economic Opportunity
Feb 23, 2012
Publisher(s): Brookings Institution; Greater Washington Community Foundation; DC Appleseed Center; DC Jobs Council

A Region Responds: The Neighbors in Need Fund Report to the Community
Jun 9, 2010
Publisher(s): Greater Washington Community Foundation

Community Foundation for the National Capital Region - 2008 Annual Report
Nov 12, 2008
Publisher(s): Greater Washington Community Foundation

Troops and Family Care Fund Feasibility Study
Oct 30, 2008
Publisher(s): Greater Washington Community Foundation