Open Foundations · District of Columbia

Arca Foundation

Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 132751798. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $3.7M across 51 grants in 2023, a median of $75K each.

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$3.7M
paid in 2023
51
grants paid
$75K
median grant
12%
to first-time recipients
$49.9M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
Executive Director
Address
1730 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20036
Phone
2028229193
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
See "How to Apply" Information from Foundation's Website
Submission deadline
See "How to Apply" Information from Foundation's Website
Restrictions on awards
See "How to Apply" Information from Foundation's Website

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202413119349102181. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2023

The 15 largest of the 51 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Amalgamated Charitable FundDC$230,000project support
2Tides FoundationCA$200,000Project grant for Center for Working Families Fund
3Blueprint North CarolinaNC$150,000general support
4We the People MiMI$150,000general support
5Action Center on Race and the Economy InstituteIL$100,000general support
6Alliance for Youth OrganizingDC$100,000project support
7Americans for Financial Reform Education FundDC$100,000general support
8Citizen Action of Wi Education FundWI$100,000general support
9Colorofchangeorg Education FundCA$100,000general support
10Florida Rising Together (formally New Florida Majority Education Fund)FL$100,000general support
11Michigan VoicesMI$100,000general support
12Mothering JusticeMI$100,000general support
13Neo PhilanthropyNY$100,000project support
14Powerswitch Action (formerly Known As the Partnership for Working Families)CA$100,000project support
15Public Accountability InitiativeNY$100,000general support

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202054$4.0M
202149$2.7M
202253$3.9M
202351$3.7M

Where the money went

Share of 2023 grant dollars by recipient state
District of Columbia31%
California20%
New York14%
Michigan10%
North Carolina6%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Amaha KassaBoard Member · 2023
Anna Lefer KuhnExecutive Director · 2023
Austin ThompsonBoard Member · 2023
Janet ShenkTreasurer · 2023
Jennifer PaeExecutive Director · 2023
Joseph EldridgeBoard Member · 2023
Margery TabankinVice President · 2023
Mary KingSecretary · 2023
Mike LuxBoard Member · 2023
Nancy BagleyBoard Member · 2023
Nicole BagleyPresident · 2023

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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