During the pandemic, SYC became a hub for mutual aid and now continues quickly to meet on-the-ground community needs through the DC Mutual Aid hotline. Activating more than 80 partners and 100 volunteers across the city, it uses a grassroots approach to redistributing resources like basic needs, money, and skills. Volunteers respond to calls and deliver in person what housed and unhoused neighbors need — food, internet service, free COVID-19 testing, housing referrals, and other critical resources. Youth participate in tutoring and extra-curricular activities like yoga and aquatics that are offered by community members; they even learn how to refurbish — and redistribute — computers. Community organizers advocate for fundamental systems change by testifying before the DC Council and educating residents about the city budget and local Advisory Neighborhood Commissions. Everyone has something they need — and everyone has something to contribute.

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Budget (FY0)

  • $3 million or higher
  • $1 million to $3 million
  • $500k to $1 million
  • Less than $500k

Catalogue charities range in size from $100,000 to $3 million. This graphic indicates the budget range of the organization featured here. If you see an organizational budget above the $3 million mark, that is because the featured charity has grown in size since it first appeared in the Catalogue. We proudly present on our website the work of these "growth" charities.

About Spur Local

Each year 150+ community advocates review applicants on the basis of governance, equity, and impact. Each featured nonprofit has been successfully site visited and its financials given the thumbs up. Spur Local charges no fees and raises funds separately to support its work. Since 2003, it has raised over $57 million for nonprofits across the Greater Washington region.

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