ACT for Alexandria
1421 Prince Street, Suite 220
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
United States
Mission
To raise the level of charitable giving and community engagement in Alexandria
Most Meaningful Change
We have helped to bring together a large group of organizations and funders to look at the challenges of early care and education efforts in our community.
2004 Year Founded
4 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$400,000 Endowment Value
$460,334 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | ACT for Alexandria |
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Address 1 | 1421 Prince Street, Suite 220 |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Alexandria |
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State / Region | Virginia |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 22314 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 703-739-7778 |
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Email | heather.scott@actforalexandria.org |
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Website | www.actforalexandria.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | John Porter, Executive Director |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Heather Scott |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Chief Operating and Development Officer |
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Year Founded | 2004 |
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Mission Statement | To raise the level of charitable giving and community engagement in Alexandria |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 140,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 4 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 1 |
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Total Board Members | 26 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $530,000 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $6,285,980 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $585,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $460,334 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | No but intend to build one |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $400,000 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a centrally important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a centrally important role |
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Grassroots activism | Played an important role |
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Inadequate government services | Played an important role |
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Changes in the political environment | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a slight role |
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Government initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Played a centrally important role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Played a slight role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Lots of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Very little time |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Important but not central |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Important but not central |
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Pursuing equity | Slightly important |
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Accountability to local people | Important but not central |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Little |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Lot |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Not at all |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Little |
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Economic development | Little |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Not at all |
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Information technology | Little |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Little |
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Housing | Little |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Little |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Little |
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Job training | Not at all |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Often |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Occasionally |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Occasionally |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Did not answer |
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Community needs assessment | Occasionally |
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Leadership development | Often |
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Internships | Occasionally |
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Providing space for local organizations | Often |
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Access to information technology | Occasionally |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Often |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting worse |
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Crime | Getting worse |
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Trust among different sections of the community | No change |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting worse |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting worse |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting better |
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Appropriateness of public policies | No change |
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Value of community assets | No change |
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Quality of the environment | No change |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | No change |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | A few small achievements |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | A few small achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Social position of marginalized groups | A few small achievements |
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Responsiveness of authorities | A few small achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Value of community assets | A few small achievements |
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Quality of the environment | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | A few small achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | A few small achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | A few small achievements |
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Gender equity | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | A few small achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Lot |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Lot |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Little |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | N/A |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | Very helpful |
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Other organization | Very helpful |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Yes |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Important |
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More volunteers | Important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Important |
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Stronger civil society | Important |
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More responsive authorities | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | We have helped to bring together a large group of organizations and funders to look at the challenges of early care and education efforts in our community. |
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