"The Catalogue is a much needed force in DC-area charitable giving. It's impossible for anyone to know all of the smaller nonprofits who do important work in our region. I admire the recommendations the Catalogue makes; thank goodness they are out there doing the work that needs to be done!"

Donald Graham, Publisher,

The Washington Post

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Initiated and developed by the Harman Family Foundation, with help from founding and continuing partners the Meyer Foundation and the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation (2003 - present) and the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation (2005 - present). See our key investors on the bottom right of your screen and click Partners, above, to view all of our supporters.

Our family of nonprofits is over 300 strong and represents the tremendous range of good works in the greater Washington nonprofit community. Since November 2003, our inaugural year, we have helped raise more than $15 million from new donors for featured nonprofits.

One hundred fifteen reviewers from foundations, corporations, corporate giving programs, giving circles,the philanthropic advisory community, and peer nonprofits, evaluate applicants (about 250 a year) for distinction, merit, and impact. Seventy are selected annually. Every featured charity has been “site visited” by at least one reviewer, some by as many as five. Our auditors scrutinize all finalists: cost-effectiveness, sustainability, and financial transparency are critical. And all organizations on the Catalogue website are re-reviewed every four years. We leverage the region’s knowledge about philanthropy for the benefit of the entire community.

The Catalogue represents some of the best smaller nonprofits in the Greater Washington region.

The Catalogue is a registered 501(c)3 organization.

Catalogue For Philanthropy Inc Greater Washington
1899 L Street, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036

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