Clark Charitable Foundation Incorporated
The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation (originally Clark Charitable Foundation, EIN 52-1512330) is a private foundation based in the DC/Maryland area that executed a planned spend-down (2016–2025) and invested more than $1.4 billion across engineering, DC community, and veterans initiatives. The site provides impact/investments, team, and legacy materials.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Mid-to-large nonprofits, university foundations, or program networks working in education/scholarships, engineering and capital projects, veterans services, DC community initiatives, or health programs that can manage multi-year or large-scale grants.
Good Fit
- • Projects tied to scholarship networks, higher-education partnerships, or endowed chairs.
- • Capital campaigns, facility construction/renovation, or large program scale-ups.
- • Programs serving DC communities or Maryland-focused initiatives.
- • Veterans transition programs or clinical/maternal health initiatives with demonstrated outcomes.
- • Organizational capacity to manage multi-state or multi-million-dollar grants.
Geography
Observed grants in 19 states show a multi-state footprint, though giving is concentrated in Maryland and DC (roughly 37% and 30% of dollars in the latest year).
Recipient Variety
The latest year showed 110 distinct recipients across education, health, veterans, food-security and community programs, with a mix of large university partners and many smaller nonprofits; dollar concentration exists but does not dominate recipient diversity.
New Applicants
Direct application is restricted—the foundation states it does not accept unsolicited proposals and operates by preselection—but the latest year shows 62 new recipients, indicating the funder adds new partners by invitation; unfamiliar applicants without relationships are less likely to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
