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IMPACT
SNAPSHOTS

Giving. Growing. Gathering.
FY2024 by the numbers.

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$3,935,0
Grants distributed to nonprofits
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Nonprofit Snapshots:
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Nonprofits that received grants through the Community Foundation
$5.0M
Nonprofit Agency Funds managed by the Community Foundation
0+
Convenings, meetings, & workshops with local nonprofits
0
Nonprofits in the new Arlington Nonprofit Directory
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$0,000+
New scholarships to local students
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Scholarship Snapshots:
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Community volunteers reviewed scholarship applications (want to join?)
$0K+
Paid to new and renewal students for the ’24-’25 school year, from scholarship funds
0
States where ’24 ACF Scholars are enrolled in school (and 3 countries)
$0K+
Increase in scholarship funds including the Community Scholarship Fund
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$1,764,0
Increase in field-of-interest funds*

*What this means

Field-of-interest funds equip donors to support a cause they care deeply about in a flexible, but highly impactful way. With this 51% increase compared to FY2023, that’s a lot of flexibility and impact. If you want to financially support a charitable passion in broad terms – such as education, healthcare, LGBTQ+ causes, the environment, or youth – in a way that isn’t bound to a specific organization, while utilizing the expertise of ACF, field-of-interest funds let you do just that, and in as broad or as narrow terms as you decide (see The Fund for Arlington Arts as an example).

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Fundholder Snapshots:
0%
Increase in grant dollars distributed from Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) compared to FY2023
0
Grants distributed from ACF DAFs to 372 organizations
0%
Increase in average grant size distributed from DAFs compared to FY2023
$0M+
Total assets managed by ACF, from scholarship funds, to corporate funds, to legacy funds (and more)
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$978,0
Donations from new donors
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Donation Snapshots:
$0K+
Raised for local nonprofit year-end wishes in the annual Holiday Wish Catalog (get reminders for this year’s Catalog)
0
Firearms collected in exchange for grocery gift cards (using donations to this fund) at Arlington’s 1st gun buyback event
0
First-time donors who contributed to any ACF fund, with 282 donations of $50 or less
0
“Buddy benches” placed at Montessori Public School of Arlington using donations to the Adelola Adeyiga Memorial Fund
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1,00+
Attendees at ACF events
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Event Snapshots:
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Attendees at the first Arlington Women Community Builders (AWCB) events
0+
Scholarship recipients, family members, and donors at the ACF Scholarship Ceremony
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Attendees at the 30th annual Spirit of Community Awards (save your seat for this year)
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Sponsors recognized at the 30th annual Spirit of Community Awards (sponsor this year)
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$159,0
Living wage for a household of 4*

*What this means

In Arlington, for a household with 2 working adults and 2 children, this is what the adults must collectively earn to cover basic needs (food, housing, childcare, etc.). With thousands of essential workers making a fraction of that, and a drastic shortage of deeply affordable housing, many families who make Arlington livable simply cannot afford to live here themselves.

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Initiatives & Advocacy Snapshots:
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Participants employed at the end of our 18-month guaranteed income pilot, compared to 75% at the start
-$0
The potential monthly net loss when a single parent gets a raise from $13 to $25 per hour as a result of the “public benefits cliff“
$0M
How much the County invested in AHIF in 2024 to “buy-down” apartments to deep affordability based on ACF analysis and advocacy
$0
Potential monthly savings in rent for a family of four when an apartment home is deeply affordable
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2000
Bringing the future into focus. Together.
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How to keep finding your light:

Give

Explore our current funds and the Arlington Nonprofit Directory, find what you love, and show it some love

Grow

Starting your own ACF fund amplifies your charitable giving in a way that can grow and give over time – possibly forever

Learn

Dive deeper into our Economic Mobility work and be a part of building an Arlington that works for everyone

Connect

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