81 survey respondents
Location: 1825 K St Nw 12th Fl Ste 1400, Washington, 20006 DC
EIN: 52-6036989
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Grant Applicant - applied in 2025
Schedule a meeting with finder before submitting an application. It’s important to develop a relationship.
Friendly, Builds relationships, "Gets" nonprofits and issues, Responsive
Maryland
Grant currently pending
2025
Good
Good
20
Grant Applicant - applied in 2025
Be clear on if the work you are proposing needs to be presented as Project Support.
Positive leader in the field, Friendly, Builds relationships, "Gets" nonprofits and issues
Virginia
Grant currently pending
2025
Good
Good
I thought the pre-proposal webinar was very helpful. I also appreciate the focus on organizational/operating support. This is not easy to come by but makes a huge difference in our work/impact.
20
Grant Applicant - applied in 2025
This one is a lot of work to prepare. Give yourself time and start your accountants working on the attachments right away.
District Of Columbia
Grant currently pending
Other
2025
Average
Application is pretty easy to use. I wish more of the fields allowed for styling (bold, paragraphs, etc.), especially those with a longer word count.
Good
You ask for a bunch of very specific and YTD financials that are more difficult to pull than those required by other funders. Simplify this if you can.
We were not funded.
40
Reviewer 8330 - Grant Applicant - applied in 2025
Clear and understandable application questions.
Virginia
Grant currently pending
2025
Good
Good
15
Reviewer 9990 - Grant Applicant - applied in 2025
The grant application is very well-organized and the informational meeting really helped us prepare effectively. We love that Cafritz emphasizes developing a relationship with its grantees. This iterative process will help us learn and grow over time. Thank you!
Positive leader in the field, Gives more than money, Risk taker, Culturally sensitive, Insightful, Friendly, Builds relationships, "Gets" nonprofits and issues, Openminded, Responsive
Virginia
Grant currently pending
2025
Good
The staff makes themselves very available and they have hands-on knowledge of nonprofit work.
Good
It is highly effective in creating impact for the communities it serves.
No suggestions. This has been an excellent experience.
Consider working with Cafritz!
Communicates the context and expectations for prospective grantees.
12
Reviewer 2075 - Grant Applicant - applied in 2024
This funder encourages informational virtual meeting with your program officer before applying. I had to ask who the new program officer was and met with two people who are in interim roles.
Gives more than money, Friendly, Builds relationships, "Gets" nonprofits and issues, Openminded, Responsive
Virginia
Current or former grantee
Funded for lesser amount
2024
Good
Good
Keep up the great work. Keep asking us about our successes and challenges. Offer workshops again - they were great back in the day!
If you are in the DMV area (DC, MD, VA), you should apply.
This funder has always really cared about the full scope of nonprofit operations, not just the clients and outcomes. For example, they want to know about your board, staff, finances and behind the scenes work that goes into making the organization a success.
10
Grant Applicant - applied in 2024
This is a very lengthy and time consuming grant proposal. Be sure you have all your organizational financial reports and documents in one place, as well as general organizational narratives pre-written to pull from. Project grants are typical questions but although the online portal says to use traditional spacing, bullets, etc. it does not allow for that functionality in practice.
Maryland
Grant currently pending
2024
Average
Great details online and via online FAQ sessions, and willingness to discuss ahead of time, but the portal and all the various documents seems overkill for a proposal. Perhaps move that to pre-award approval process, and just require basics like audit & 990 at the proposal stage.
Make the online portal questions more streamlined and able to take Word processing formatting, and narrow them down. Too many repetitive questions if applying for a project grant as they are similar to the organizational questions.
40
Reviewer 1913 - Grant Applicant - applied in 2024
They are one highly professional foundation and easy to work with.
Positive leader in the field, Culturally sensitive, Insightful, Friendly, Builds relationships, Likes site visits, "Gets" nonprofits and issues, Openminded, Responsive
District Of Columbia
Current or former grantee
Funded for amount requested
2024
Good
Good
Keep it up!
They focus on general operating support.
12
Grant Applicant - applied in 2024
The Cafritz foundation is committed to our local community and to building partnerships with their grantees. They are open to a conversation - don't hesitate to reach out if you have questions. When you build your case, keep your program officer in mind. Are you giving them what you need to make a good case to the trustees for funding your organization?
Positive leader in the field, Gives more than money, Culturally sensitive, Insightful, Friendly, Builds relationships, Likes site visits, "Gets" nonprofits and issues, Openminded, Responsive
District Of Columbia
Current or former grantee
Funded for lesser amount
2024
Good
Good
Communication and relationship building
8
Reviewer 6402 - Grant Applicant - applied in 2024
It's helpful to reach out to a Program Officer to determine eligibility because the application process is pretty onerous. It's geared largely toward established institutions - with committed Finance and Development teams who can provide advanced reporting and financial documentation, as well as compelling written narrative. Program Officers have always been helpful (I've worked with this funder for many years across a couple of different organizations and have never had any issues).
Maryland
Current or former grantee
Funded for amount requested
2024
Good
I would say the Funder is pretty accessible, but it can take time to get something scheduled. Everyone seems to be busy these days.
I would really like to see a streamlined application process, especially for renewing grantees - perhaps incorporating the mid-term report into the renewal request as those come so close together.
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