Organizations we have supported through the years:

 
Alternative House
Arlington Community Temporary Shelter
4H Wilderness Challenge Program
The Women's Home of Arlington
Residential Youth Services
Bethany House
My Friend's House (Life with Cancer)
The Family Respite Center
Hospice
Respite Care Program
Demeter House
John Quadrino Foundation
Arlington Free Clinic
Northern Virginia Dental Clinic
Literacy Council of Northern Virginia
Food for Others
Marjorie Hughes Fund
Arlingtonians Ministering to Emergency Needs
The Child Development Center
Reading is Fundamental of Northern Virginia
The Reading Connection
Sharon McGowan Breast Health Fund
The Women's Home
HopeLink (formerly known as PRS, Inc Crisis Link)
Georgetown University Multiple Sclerosis Research Center
Villa Maria Center
Community Residences
George Mason University School of Nursing Scholarships
Washington Architectural Foundation
County of Fairfax: Foster Care Department of Family Services
Arlington Food Assistance Center
The Lamb Center
Classika Theatre
St. Coletta of Greater Washington
Flicker of Hope Foundation
Herndon-Reston Friendly Instant Sympathetic Help, Inc.
Tsunami Relief
Encore Theater
Alzheimer's Family Day Care Center
Arlington Outdoor Education Association
Project Discovery
Arlington Pediatric Center
Elizabeth House
The Women's Center of Vienna
George Mason University College of Health and Human Services
Arlington Arts Alliance
Percy Calderon
Vanguard Services Unlimited
The Shire School
Capital Hospice Point of Hope Grief Camp
Marymount University Scholarship
Community Lodgings
ALS Association
Arlington Thrive
PathForward (formerly known as ASPAN)
Doorways
Phoenix House
The Yellow Ribbon Fund
Greenbrier Learning Centers
Northern Virginia Family Service
Culpepper Garden
BU-GATA
Food for Others
Postpartum Support Virginia
Stop Child Abuse Now
Culmore Clinic
Offender Aid and Restoration (OAR)
Shelter House
New Hope Housing
Tahirih Justice Center
Sprout Therapeutic Riding Center
Bridges to Independence
True Ground Housing Partners (formerly known as APAH)
READY
Friends of Guest House
Fenwick Foundation
Kitchen of Purpose (formerly known as La Cocina)
Homestretch
Stroke Comeback Center
Encore Stage & Studio
L'Arche of Greater Washington
Arts for the Aging
NOVA Scripts Central
SHARE of McLean
Liberty's Promise
Artstream
DREAM Project
All Ages Read Together
Good Shepherd Housing
VHC Pediatric Center
Aspire! After School Learning
ECHO (Ecumenical Community Helping Others)
The Arc of Northern Virginia
Falls-Church McLean Children's Center
Arlington Neighborhood Village
EdututorVA
Bridges to Indpendence
Clothesline for Arlington Kids
Phoenix Bikes
Our Minds Matter
Center for Youth and Family Advocacy
Doctor Yum
Legacy Farms
Insight Memory Care
Restoration Immigration Legal Aid


 
Total raised to date
$1,543,045

Projects and Funding

 

2024

Arlington Thrive$18,460
All Ages Read Together$13,545
Clothesline$7,500
Falls Church/Mclean Children's Center$3,500
Doctor Yum$2,300
Legacy Farms$12,300
Phoenix Bikes$12,300
Insight Memory Care Center$12,300
Center for Youth & Family Advocacy$18,460
Restoration Immigration Legal Aid$12,300

2023

Bridges to Independence$20,000
Clothesline for Arlington Kids$10,000
Kitchen of Purpose$15,000
BUGATA$10,000
Phoenix Bikes$8,500
Our Minds Matter  $8,000
ArtStream$8,500
Center Youth & Family Advocacy$10,000

2022

APAH$15,000
Aspire! Afterschool Learning$10,000
Path Forward$25,000
VHC Pediatrics$20,000
Arlington Neighborhood Village$5,000
EduTutorVA$10,000
FC/McLean Children's Center$7,000

2021

Path Forward$25,000
The Arc$10,000
NOVA ScriptsCentral$14,500
Friends of Guest House$14,500
SCAN$10,000
FC-McLean Children's Center$3,500

2020

AFAC $4,250
ECHO$10,000
Food For Others$15,000
Good Shepherd Housing$10,000
Women's Center$25,000
Arlington Thrive$4,250
VHC Pediatrics$4,250
Aspire! After School Learning$4,250

2019

AFAC$10,000
Arlington Thrive$5,000
Good Shepherd Housing$10,000
OAR$10,000
All Ages Read Together$7,000
Aspire! Afterschool Learning$10,000
Dream Project$5,000
La Cocina VA$15,000
ArtStream$10,000

2018

Encore Stage & Studio $10,000
Women's Home, Inc.$5,000
Liberty's Promise$10,000
SHARE of McLean$5,000
NOVA Scripts Central$15,000
Arts for the Aging$10,000
L'Arche of Greater Washington$15,000

2017

Fenwick Foundation$15,000
Friends of Guest House$11,500
Homestretch$15,000
La Cocina VA$11,500
Stroke Comeback Center$9,500

2016

APAH$10,000
READY$6,000
THRIVE$6,000
Bridges to Independence$6,000
SCAN$10,000
Sprout Therapeutic Riding Ctr.$4,800
Tahirih Justice Center$12,200

2015

New Hope Housing$14,000
Doorways$5,000
Shelter House$14,000
Offender Aid & Restoration$12,500
Culpepper Garden$4,000
Culmore Clinic$13,500

2014

Arlington Free Clinic$5,000
Stop Child Abuse Now$8,000
Postpartum Support Virginia$4,300
Food for Others$15,000
2PRS, Inc - CrisisLink$10,000
Bu-gata$8,700

2013

AFAC$7,225
Culpepper Garden$14,350
Greenbrier Learning Center$7,225
NVFS$14,350
The Yellow Ribbon Fund$14,350
Thrive (AMEN)$2,500

2012

Marymount Univ. Scholarship$12,500
Phoenix House$5,000
Doorways$10,000
ASPAN$10,000
Thrive (AMEN)$7,500

2011

ALS$17,700
Community Lodgings$12,700
Marymount Univ. Scholarship$12,500
Sharon McGowan Health Fund$500

2010

GMU- 2 scholarships$20,600
Arlington Food Assistance Ctr$25,000
Capital Hospice Grief Camp$10,000
Alzheimer's Family Day Center$8,000

2009

Arlington Free Clinic$10,000
GMU College of HHS$5,150
The Shire School$10,000
Vanguard Services Unlimited$5,000
Percy Calderon$250
Arlington Arts Alliance$500

2008

Arlington Food Assistance Ctr$10,000
GMU College of HHS$12,306
The Women's Center of Vienna$10,000
Elizabeth House$5,000
Arlington Pediatric Center$10,000
Project Discovery$10,000
Alzheimer's Family Day Care Center$6,500

2006

Arl. Outdoor Education Assn$10,000
GMU Nursing Scholarship$13,000
Community Residences$10,500
Alzheimer's Day Care Center$2,000
Washington Architectural$1,250
Encore Theater$2,000

2005

Tsunami Relief$500
GMU- Scholarships$12,500
Life With Cancer$25,000

2004

Herndon-Reston Friendly Instant Sympathetic Help, Inc.$7,000
Flicker of Hope Foundation$6,500
St. Coletta/Greater Washington$10,000
GMU Nursing Scholarship$6,000
Washington Architectural Foundation$500

2003

Classika Theatre$6,500
The Lamb Center$6,500
Arlington Food Assistance Center$6,500
Fairfax County Foster Care$2,000
Washington Architectural Foundation$500
Demeter House$6,500

2002

GMU Nursing Scholarship$10,000
Community Residences$9,000
Villa Maria Center$9,000

2001

Georgeton Univ. Multiple Sclerosis Research$13,000
Center Crisis Link$13,000

2000

The Women's Home$10,000
Sharon McGowan Health Fund$10,000
Family Respite Center$10,000

1999

The Reading Connection$5,000
Reading is Fundamental/NOVA$7,425
The Child Development Center$10,000
Arlingtonians Ministering to Emergency Needs$2,000

1998

Marjorie Hughes Fund$7,000
Arlington Temporary Shelter$7,000
Food for Others$14,000

1997

Literacy Council of NOVA$21,000

1996

Northern Virginia Dental Clinic$14,000

1995

Arlington Free Clinic$8,000
John Quadrino Foundation$10,000

1994

Demeter House$18,500

1993

Respite Care Program$6,000

1992

My Friends' House$13,000

1991

Hospice$11,000

1990

The Family Respite Center$9,600

1989

Life with Cancer$7,500

1988

Bethany House$5,000

1987

Residential Youth Services$6,500

1986

Alternative House$400
Arlington Temporary Shelter$400
4-H Wilderness Challenge$400
The Women's Home of Arlington$400

Grants Review Process

 
The Dominion Guild invites local 501(c)(3) organizations serving the Northern Virginia community to apply for funding beginning on December 1 and ending on February 1.

Dominion Guild considers funding applications in the areas of health / medical care, affordable housing, food assistance, human services, education, and the arts. The Grants Committee (the "Committee") reviews the applications once the Grants Committee Chair determines that the application meets the application instructions. The Committee typically chooses between 5 to 7 organizations to which the Committee will send representatives for site visits, allowing members to ask additional questions and to visit the facilities, or observe the charitable organizations work in action.

After thorough review of the applications and site visits, the Committee recommends a slate of organizations to the entire membership. Representatives from the organizations will attend a Dominion Guild meeting in May to give a brief 5-to-7-minute presentation about their organization and answer questions from the broader membership. The chosen grant recipients will be notified that their respective organization has qualified for a grant from the proceeds of the Merry Market in November.