Since 1983, NVAL has distributed over $1 million to our community. The beneficiaries have included the following nonprofit organizations:

  • Alternative House (Second Story)
  • ALS Therapy Development Institute
  • Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC)
  • Arlington Free Clinic
  • Arlington Hospital Foundation
  • Arlington Neighborhood Village
  • Arlington Pediatric Center
  • Arlington Thrive
  • Amera Legal Center
  • Aspire! Afterschool Learning
  • Borromeo Housing, Inc.
  • Bridges to Independence
  • Child Development Center of Northern Virginia
  • Clothesline for Arlington Kids
  • Communities in Schools
  • Computer CORE
  • Culmore Clinic
  • Culpepper Garden
  • Doorways for Women & Families (Formerly Arlington Community Temporary Shelter)
  • Family Respite Center (aka Alzheimer's Family Day Center)
  • Friends of Guest House
  • Hospice of Northern Virginia
  • Kitchen of Purpose (Formerly La Cocina)
  • L'ARCHE Greater Washington
  • Madison Day Care Center
  • Marjorie Hughes Fund
  • Postpartum Support Virginia
  • Project Belong
  • Together We Bake
  • Warfighter Advance
  • Yellow Ribbon Fund
 
Total amount donated: $1,055,194
 

Our 2025-2026 Fundraising Beneficiaries

Our Holiday Luncheon Fundraiser recipient, Meals on Wheels Arlington!

Our Phantom Party recipients, Restoration Immigration Legal Aid (RILA), Afterschool Enrichment Matters (ASEM), and Comunidad.

 
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Apply to be our next nonprofit beneficiary


Established in 1957, NVAL has raised and distributed over $1 million to nearly three dozen local nonprofit organizations. Our primary fundraiser is our annual Holiday Luncheon and fashion show in early December. We have given gifts as small as $1,000 and as large as $67,000 in previous years.

Applications are accepted in September and October for the funds we raise in 2025-26. The deadline for applications is October 31, 2025. Our beneficiary committee will review the applications and will invite selected groups to present to the entire NVAL membership in early 2026. Our members will then vote to select the beneficiaries of our annual fundraisers. Our presenting applicants will be notified of the results in spring, 2026.
 
Application Process