Greater Washington Partnership
We identify shared opportunities and core challenges and offer solutions to the region's most critical issues including skills and talent, regional mobility, infrastructure and inclusive economic growth.
Greater Washington Partnership at a glance
In short: Greater Washington Partnership gave $825K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $413K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $825,000
- +525.5% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 2
- Average grant
- $412,500
- Median grant
- $412,500
- Total assets
- $13,784,460
- -2.4% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Maryland (61% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Greater Washington Partnership
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Greater Washington Partnership
Who Greater Washington Partnership funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Fund for Educational Excellence Inc ($500K). Together the top 2 received $825K.
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 11 grants of 17 (65%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Greater Washington Partnership gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−18%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $132K (2023) to $1.6M (2022). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $825K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fund for Educational Excellence Inc Baltimore, MD | Skills & Talent | $500,000 |
| DC Public Education Fund Washington, DC | Skills & Talent | $325,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13,784,460 | $6,102,150 | $7,204,975 | $825,000 | 2 | $160,304 |
| 2023 | $14,118,810 | $9,841,012 | $5,589,672 | $131,885 | Total only | $132,128 |
| 2022 | $9,918,136 | $5,795,891 | $7,052,884 | $1,625,000 | 5 | $7,834 |
| 2021 | $9,447,960 | $10,396,673 | $5,989,087 | $1,000,000 | 5 | $379 |
| 2020 | $5,551,545 | $8,415,166 | $6,566,068 | $1,250,000 | 5 | $133 |
| 2019 | $3,893,876 | $3,404,485 | $5,936,846 | $1,125,000 | 5 | $1 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Greater Washington Partnership
Based on IRS filings
Greater Washington Partnership is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $13.8M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $825K. Net investment income was $160K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Greater Washington Partnership is led by Kathy Hollinger, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2022; 10 of 43 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Kathy Hollinger
Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$110K (2022) → $543K (2024)
Kathy Warden
Director & Chair
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2021
Director & Vice Chair → Director & Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alana Baray
Director of Inclusive Growth
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$106K (2023) → $116K (2024)
Kimberly Sarro
Director, Skills & Talent
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$122K (2024)
Thomas Shaw
Director, Communications & Marketing
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$132K (2024)
Grant L. Verstandig
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth A. Samet
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin A. Plank
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark A. Weinberger
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Kelly
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter L. Scher
Director
Director & Vice Chair → Director & Chair, 2021
Director & Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard D. Fairbank
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald J. Daniels
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William J. Stromberg
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Jenkins
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Ucuzoglu
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Moser
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Russ Ramsey
Director
Director & Chair → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Jones
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ted Leonsis
Director & Vice Chair
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tony Pierce
Director & Treasurer
Director & Treasurer → Director, 2021
Director → Director & Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Caswell
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Degioia
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Blue
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Ramakumaran
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Pieninck
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Calvin Butler
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greta Harris
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Hamilton
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nora Gardner
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rosie Allen-Herring
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Kenner
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Calhoun
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Sands
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Vinson III
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Kotter
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Ryan
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Daniels
CAO & Corporate Secretary
Chief Administrative Officer → CAO & Corporate Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$189K (2021) → $252K (2024)
Carrie Kolasky
Chief Growth Officer
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$328K (2022) → $351K (2024)
Chinyere Hubbard
Chief Marketing Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$285K (2023) → $282K (2024)
Thomas Maloney
Senior Vice President, Policy & Insights
Vice President, Policy & External Affairs → Senior Vice President, Policy & Insights, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$123K (2023) → $245K (2024)
Emily Bouck West
Vice President, Skills, Talent & Future of Work
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$225K (2024)
Marisa Flowers
COO, Executive Vice President & Strategy
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$88K (2024)
Former officers (47)
- Former: Nazzic Keene (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Wayne Frederick (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jenna Klym (2022–2023) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Kristin Lesher (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Tim Gillis (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: John Hillegass (2023) — Director of Regional Mobility & Infrastructure
- Former: Thomas Wood (2023) — Director, Business Development & Engagement
- Former: Paul McAndrew III (2019–2022) — Vice President, Government Affairs & Infastructure
- Former: Phebe Novakovic (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Alexis Bataillon (2020–2022) — Corporate Secretary
- Former: Carmine Di Sibio (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: James Holston (2020–2022) — Chief Executive Officer P
- Former: Sandra Hallmark (2020–2022) — Chief Legal Officer
- Former: Francesca Ioffreda (2021–2022) — Vice President, Inclusive Growth & Talent Initiatives
- Former: Nina Sharma (2021–2022) — Chief Marketing Officer
- Former: Patty Obermaier (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Tom Barkin (2021–2022) — Director & Non-Voting
- Former: Jay Carney (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Scott Rutherford (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Deborah Hodge (2020–2021) — Director & Capital Colab
- Former: Jeanne Contardo (2020–2021) — Vice President & Capital Colab
- Former: Luis Moreno (2021) — Director & Non-Voting
- Former: Nathan Hurst (2021) — Director
- Former: Saerome Bae (2021) — Controller
- Former: Catherine Buell (2019–2020) — Vice President, Policy & Programs
- Former: Erin Weinstein (2019–2020) — Vice President & Marketing
- Former: Jason Miller (2019–2020) — Chief Executive Officer
- Former: Jennifer Kaplan (2019–2020) — Vice President, Engagement & External Affairs
- Former: Jessica Wright (2019–2020) — Vice President, Planning & Operations
- Former: Thomas F. Farrell II (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Margaret Gendron (2020) — Director & External Affairs
- Former: Maricelly Digravio (2020) — Manager, Research & Insights
- Former: Stephen Harrington (2020) — Director & External Affairs
- Former: Adrian Chapman (2019) — Director
- Former: Anthony T. Pierce (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Bahija Jallal (2019) — Director
- Former: Christopher M. Crane (2019) — Director
- Former: David M. Rubenstein (2019) — Director
- Former: J. Stephen Jones (2019) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Thornton (2019) — Director & Workforce Initiatives
- Former: Peter Dameris (2019) — Director
- Former: Sachiko Kuno (2019) — Director
- Former: Sheila C. Johnson (2019) — Director
- Former: Steven Chlapecka (2019) — Director & Communications
- Former: Theodore Leonsis (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: W. Russell Ramsey (2019) — Chair
- Former: Wes Bush (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $543K, to Kathy Hollinger (Chief Executive Officer). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Greater Washington Partnership
How much does Greater Washington Partnership give each year?
Greater Washington Partnership gave $825K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it reported $132K in grants paid.
How large is Greater Washington Partnership?
Greater Washington Partnership reported $13.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.1M.
What is Greater Washington Partnership?
Greater Washington Partnership is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Washington, DC. It holds $13.8M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Greater Washington Partnership operate?
Greater Washington Partnership has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia.
What is Greater Washington Partnership's EIN?
Greater Washington Partnership's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3636802. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 3, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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