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Ten non-profit organizations receive grants to support their social innovation efforts

Jul 31, 2018
Ten non-profit organizations receive grants to support their social innovation efforts

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Ten non-profit organizations whose work focuses mainly on Latin American and Caribbean communities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area have been selected to receive “Improving Lives” grants from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Each organization will receive up to $25,000 to support innovative projects aimed at community and education, youth and economic development, health, and the arts. This year the winning organizations are:

  1. MOCO KIDSCO, Inc. d.b.a. KID Museum
  2. Community Bridges, Inc.
  3. Identity
  4. Nueva Vida
  5. Latino Student Fund
  6. La Cocina VA
  7. Aspire! Afterschool Learning
  8. GALA Hispanic Theatre
  9. Life Asset
  10. Cultural Academy for Excellence

The grants are part of the IDB’s 20-year-old Community Relations Program, which is composed of four main areas: corporate philanthropy, volunteerism, in-kind donations and fundraising campaigns. In 2016, the Bank expanded the reach of its D.C.-focused grants program to include neighboring Virginia and Maryland and adjusted its focus to programs that use creative and innovative means to increase their impact. A pro-bono volunteering component was launched to increase engagement with the local community.

This year, the IDB received 51 applications for grants, including 31 from the District of Columbia, 12 from Maryland and 8 from Virginia.

Original source: IADB
Published on 26 July 2018