Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington: What It Was and When It Closed
The Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington was a regional alliance listed by Nonprofit VOTE in November 2013. The listing placed it with more than 300 nonprofits and community partners in the Washington, DC area. It ran from about 2002 until late 2015, when it closed after 13 years, according to Google’s search overview. Programs included member convenings and the Beyond Charity report.
What Was the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington?
Greater Washington covers the District of Columbia, suburban Maryland, and Northern Virginia. The area is sometimes called the DMV, an abbreviation for the District, Maryland, and Virginia.
The Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington was a regional alliance that convened nonprofit organizations and community partners across that three-jurisdiction area. Its Washington, DC history runs from about 2002 to a reported closing in late 2015. Much of the surviving Nonprofit Roundtable Washington DC history comes from directory and event mentions dated 2013 and 2014. The name described a convening role rather than a single building or grantmaking body.
Known activities in the dated record include member convenings and an annual meeting. The group appears in directory and event mentions from 2013 and 2014. It is sometimes described as a membership association, but no current membership list is available in the dated record.
Timeline: 2002 to 2015
The table lists the dated mentions available in the public record.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| c. 2002 | Founding or start of operations. The approximate date is inferred from the 13-year history reported at closing, not from a founding document. | Inferred from the late 2015 closure report |
| November 2013 | A Nonprofit VOTE directory listing described the organization as active in the Washington, DC area. | Nonprofit VOTE directory listing, November 2013 |
| May 2014 | Event coverage placed an annual meeting at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. | Catalogue for Philanthropy event report, May 2014 |
| Late 2015 | Reported closed after about 13 years. No public dissolution record is available in the sources reviewed. The closing is reported rather than certified. | Google search overview |
The Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington closed, according to the same search overview, in late 2015.
What Was “Beyond Charity: Recognizing Return on Investment”?
“Beyond Charity: Recognizing Return on Investment” was a report associated with the Roundtable. Its title framed nonprofit funding as an investment rather than an act of charity. The report argued that funders should recognize nonprofits’ return on investment, not treat grants and contracts as one-way gifts.
In a nonprofit context, return on investment compares what a grant or contract produced for a community with what it cost. That approach asked funders to weigh a program’s measurable results against its expense. It did not judge a program only by overhead or intent. That argument made Beyond Charity a nonprofit ROI discussion rather than a simple appeal for unrestricted gifts. The subtitle tied the argument to the region. Nonprofit work in Greater Washington could be evaluated by results returned to residents, even when the outcome was not a financial profit.
The Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) carried an article about the report. The Washington Area Women’s Foundation was associated with the work.
What Happened After Late 2015?
No successor organization is documented in the dated sources. They do not state what happened to the member organizations after late 2015. The closing is reported rather than certified. The alliance’s members were separate organizations, so their later activity would not be covered by a single Roundtable record.
State charity regulators and the IRS may hold formal dissolution filings if one was submitted. No such filing appears in the sources reviewed. For current questions about a specific organization, a state charity regulator or the IRS may be the better place to look.
Key Facts at a Glance
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Name | Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington |
| Years | c. 2002 – late 2015 (reported) |
| Scope | District of Columbia, suburban Maryland, Northern Virginia |
| Size | More than 300 nonprofits and community partners (reported) |
| Status | Closed (reported late 2015) |
| Known activities | Member convenings, annual meeting, report publication |
| Report | “Beyond Charity: Recognizing Return on Investment” |
FAQ
Was the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington dissolved? Yes; reported closed in late 2015 after about 13 years.
What was the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington? A regional alliance reported to have included more than 300 nonprofits and community partners in the Washington, DC area.
What is Greater Washington? The District of Columbia, suburban Maryland, and Northern Virginia.
What was the Beyond Charity report? A report associated with the Roundtable that argued funders should recognize nonprofits’ return on investment.
Sources
Nonprofit VOTE directory listing, November 2013; Catalogue for Philanthropy event coverage, May 2014; Stanford Social Innovation Review; Washington Area Women’s Foundation; Google search overview reporting the late 2015 closure.
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