Discover and connect with 100+ Arlington-serving nonprofits. Bookmark this page as it will be updated regularly.
We’ve compiled self-reported information from 501(c)(3) organizations serving Arlington County here. Search by keyword, area of impact, or filters including: populations served, type of work, population scope, leadership demographics and budget size. Click “learn more” to open an organization’s full profile. Here you can find links to their website, social media, and financials, mission and program statements, info on how to get involved, and more! Other resources you might find helpful include Volunteer Arlington, which connects individuals, groups, and businesses with local volunteer opportunities, and Propublica’s Nonprofit Explorer, which is a free resource for browsing nonprofit tax returns. Charity Navigator is another popular resource for vetting nonprofit organizations. If you have any questions or feedback about the directory, please contact us.
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Aaliyah in Action provides women, birthing people and families with tangible bereavement support, in the form of self-care packages and support books, after experiencing a perinatal, neonatal or infant loss.
Arlington Bridge Builders is an interdenominational network of churches working with each other, individuals, non-profits, businesses, and civic agencies to seek the flourishing of our community.
We are an independent, community-based non-profit food pantry that provides dignified access to nutritious supplemental groceries to all our neighbors in need.
Arlington Free Clinic advances health equity by providing comprehensive, whole-person healthcare to our neighbors who would otherwise lack access
Thrive provides integrated support to our neighbors in need so they can develop the capacity to be stable, secure, and thrive in their community.
To change the paradigm of how the transition process is addressed. Using our empathetic-based approach, we empower individuals during critical transition periods with tools that enable them to make rational evaluations of themselves and their situations.
Aspire's mission is to expand learning opportunities that help historically underserved young people fulfill their potential through afterschool and summer learning programs that connect families, schools, and communities.
Ayuda advocates for low-income immigrants through direct legal, social and language services, training and outreach in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
Britepaths provides short-term safety-net services to our neighbors in need while empowering them to work toward long-term self-sufficiency.
CARE, Inc. mobilizes partnerships and community leadership to connect people with resources, opportunities, and support systems that strengthen families, enrich lives, and build a more inclusive and economically vibrant community.
CYFA expands educational opportunity, cultivates growth and resilience, and activates youth leadership and community contribution.
CFO empowers adults to reach their personal and career goals. Our mission is to provide support that helps propel individuals toward those goals.
Transform communities through economic, social and educational empowerment in collaboration with community and faith-based organizations.
To empower and inspire people to disrupt racism one compassionate conversation at a time.
At Communities In Schools, we surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
Doorways creates pathways out of homelessness, domestic violence, and sexual assault leading to safe, stable, and empowered lives.
The mission of the Dream Project is to empower students whose immigration status creates barriers to education by working with them to access and succeed in college through scholarships, mentoring, and scholar, alumni, and family support.
The mission of Edu-Futuro is to empower immigrant and underserved youth and families through mentorship, education, leadership development, parent engagement, and workforce development.
Unlock the potential of children and adults through immersion in theatre arts
Empowering People with Disabilities to Live Independently.
We enable a strong, vibrant, engaged community using our libraries as a place to read, learn, work, create, congregate, and share ideas.
Reduce poverty and housing instability in the national capital area by creating and preserving decenter, affordable, and energy-efficient homes for Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia residents with low to moderate incomes.
We touch people affected by illness. We teach massage therapists how to provide care safely and effectively. We advocate for access to that care and for a broader role for massage therapists in healthcare.
The Jennifer Bush-Lawson Foundation serves economically vulnerable mothers and babies by increasing access to much-needed health care support, conducting research to affect systemic change, and ensuring they have the supplies needed to bring baby home.
Jews United for Justice advances economic, racial, and social justice in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia by educating and mobilizing our local Jewish communities to action.
To provide high-quality immigration legal services to low-income immigrants, asylees and refugees in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia; and, to build community among clients, staff, volunteers and the larger society through education, advocacy, and volunteerism.
Kitchen of Purpose uses the power of food to change lives. An agent for socio-economic change, the Kitchen of Purpose generates workforce and entrepreneurship development and provides healthy food assistance in the D.C. metro area.
LASOCHA is dedicated to raising awareness of Chagas disease, a potentially deadly parasitic heart disease that is common in the LATAM immigrant community in Northern Virginia.
To provide access to justice for disadvantaged individuals and communities.
Our mission is to serve Northern Virginia individuals, family members, and friends affected by mental health challenges through awareness, education, support, advocacy, and collaboration with community partners.
Our mission is to advocate on behalf of Black women and girls to promote leadership development and gender equity in the areas of health, education and economic empowerment.
Our mission is to improve health and advance health equity in Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax by providing high quality primary care regardless of ability to pay.
OAR is a community-based nonprofit organization that envisions a safe and thriving community where those impacted by the legal system enjoy equal civil and human rights.
Books change lives! Reading Is Fundamental of Northern Virginia works to improve children’s lives by providing books to encourage an early and sustained love of reading, to augment reading opportunities and skills through book access and the development of home book libraries, and to help address the alarming and growing U.S. literacy crisis.
We create connection, belonging, and safety for all community members
RMHCDC provides essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare.
We exist to provide quality affordable housing and resident-centered programming to help our residents make the most of their home. Our homes provide residents with the foundation to live their dreams. Our resident services program strives.....
Wesley Housing’s mission is to build up communities with quality affordable housing and resident services.
PROTECTING AND CONNECTING VIRGINIA’S WILD PLACES
Our mission is to educate, empower, and equip young people (ages 10-24) with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to lead civic change in their communities and beyond.