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Private foundation (trust)EIN 132751798Est. 1954-05

The Arca Foundation

Washington, DC 20036

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$49.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$3.8M

FY 2024

Grants Made

54

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$70K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$230K

Typical

Deadlines

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Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.8M

Total Expenses

$4.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.7M

Distributable Amount

$2.4M

Min. Investment Return

$2.4M

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

54 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $75K to maximum $230K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $4.0M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

212 grants

Tides Foundation
$1.1M
11 grants
State Voices
$935K
6 grants
Blueprint North Carolina
$550K
3 grants
Amalgamated Charitable Fund
$460K
2 grants
United for Respect Education Fund
$455K
5 grants
We the People MI
$450K
3 grants
Action Center on Race and the Economy Institute
$425K
5 grants
Windward Fund
$400K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

212 grants

<$10K
40
grants
$10–50K
55
grants
$50–250K
115
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

19 states

District of Columbia
$4.9M
32% of total
California
$2.8M
19% of total
Michigan
$1.8M
12% of total
New York
$1.6M
11% of total
North Carolina
$1.1M
7% of total
Wisconsin
$1.1M
7% of total
Florida
$600K
4% of total
Illinois
$425K
3% of total
Virginia
$350K
2% of total
Ohio
$150K
1% of total

+9 more states

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