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IMPACT
SNAPSHOTS

Giving. Growing. Gathering.
FY2024 by the numbers.

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$3,935,131
Grants distributed to nonprofits
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nonprofits
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Nonprofit Snapshots:
415
Nonprofits that received grants through the Community Foundation
$5.4M
Nonprofit Agency Funds managed by the Community Foundation
69+
Convenings, meetings, & workshops with local nonprofits
97
Nonprofits in the new Arlington Nonprofit Directory
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$749,000+
New scholarships to local students
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Scholarship Snapshots:
157
Community volunteers reviewed scholarship applications (want to join?)
$635K+
Paid to new and renewal students for the ’24-’25 school year, from scholarship funds
27
States where ’24 ACF Scholars are enrolled in school (and 3 countries)
$499K+
Increase in scholarship funds including the Community Scholarship Fund
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$1,764,274
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:
74%
Increase in grant dollars distributed from Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) compared to FY2023
623
Grants distributed from ACF DAFs to 372 organizations
31%
Increase in average grant size distributed from DAFs compared to FY2023
$34M+
Total assets managed by ACF, from scholarship funds, to corporate funds, to legacy funds (and more)
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$978,101
Donations from new donors
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Donation Snapshots:
$120K+
Raised for local nonprofit year-end wishes in the annual Holiday Wish Catalog (get reminders for this year’s Catalog)
133
Firearms collected in exchange for grocery gift cards (using donations to this fund) at Arlington’s 1st gun buyback event
809
First-time donors who contributed to any ACF fund, with 282 donations of $50 or less
1
“Buddy benches” placed at Montessori Public School of Arlington using donations to the Adelola Adeyiga Memorial Fund
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1,049+
Attendees at ACF events
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Event Snapshots:
66
Attendees at the first Arlington Women Community Builders (AWCB) events
249+
Scholarship recipients, family members, and donors at the ACF Scholarship Ceremony
549
Attendees at the 30th annual Spirit of Community Awards (save your seat for this year)
37
Sponsors recognized at the 30th annual Spirit of Community Awards (sponsor this year)
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$159,285
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:
86%
Participants employed at the end of our 18-month guaranteed income pilot, compared to 75% at the start
-$971
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“
$1M
How much the County invested in AHIF in 2024 to “buy-down” apartments to deep affordability based on ACF analysis and advocacy
$1044
Potential monthly savings in rent for a family of four when an apartment home is deeply affordable
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2024
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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