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2025

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Executive Director’s Note Dear Friends, This year has tested our region – from mass layoffs of civil servants, harassment of our immigrant neighbors, and extreme political polarization, to economic struggles and rising housing costs.

In the face of this, it is more important than ever to come together in our shared work for more inclusive, connected, and sustainable communities.

Thanks to your generous support and involvement, we’ve made real progress this year. We won housing that keeps working families in their communities, streets that prioritize people and the environment, and community plans and development that foster connection and inclusion. We’ve organized dozens of happy hours, walking tours, and forums that brought people together and inspired you to testify to your local decision-makers. We have a terrific network of partners and supporters, and continue to make progress toward the vision in our Blueprint for a Better Region.

None of this would be possible without your support.

I’m proud of our amazing team (now eight!) and excited by our big plans for 2026! Your contributions support this team and will power our progress toward safer streets, expanded transit, attainable housing, and a sustainable future. Make your gift today to allow us to keep fighting for people and the region we all call home.

Sincerely, Stewart Schwartz Executive Director

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Our Mission The Coalition for Smarter Growth advocates for walkable, bikeable, inclusive, and transit-oriented communities as the most sustainable and equitable way for the Washington, DC region to grow and provide opportunities for all.

Our advocacy is grounded in our Blueprint for a Better Region, a vision for a more sustainable and inclusive path for the D.C. region.

Visit the Blueprint for a Better Region webpage

Inclusive, vibrant communities • Guide new homes and businesses to existing communities with access to transit • Create compact, walkable, bike-friendly, mixed-use communities • Preserve rural farms, forests, and natural areas

Housing for all • Allow a variety of housing options • Preserve and build affordable housing

Safer streets, sustainable transit • Provide convenient, frequent, and reliable public transit • Invest in safe, comfortable walking and biking • Shift away from highways and arterial road expansion Coalition for Smarter Growth | Annual Report 2025 3

Who We Are Staff

Champions Council

This year, our team expanded in exciting ways, bringing in new energy to strengthen our communications, organizing, and policy work.

Rodney Harrell, PhD (Chair) AARP

Andrew Aurbach Communications consultant and media producer

Linda Bailey Former Executive Director of NACTO

Allison Davis Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)

Ronald Eichner New Legacy Partners

Stewart Schwartz

Cheryl Cort

Carrie Kisicki

Executive Director

DC and Prince George’s Policy Director

Maryland Housing Advocacy Manager

Lee Farmer VHB

Anya Kamara Somerset Development Company

Christopher G. Miller President, The Piedmont Environmental Council

Robert Puentes Brookings Metro

Jody Taylor-Fisher Sonya Breehey

Bill Pugh

Elena Sorokina

NoVA Advocacy Director & Operations Coordinator

Transportation & Climate Director

Communications Director

NeoNiche Strategies

*Champions Council business affiliations are for reference only and do not imply endorsement

Our Parent Organization

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Angela Congleton

Becca Dedert

Fundraising & Events Manager

Virginia Housing Advocacy Specialist

The Coalition for Smarter Growth is grateful to our parent organization, The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Warrenton, Virginia. PEC provides accounting, tax reporting, and human resources support, and segregates contributions made to CSG. Copies of PEC’s most recent audited financial statements and IRS Form 990, which incorporates the activities of CSG, are available online at pecva.org/donate. For more information, please contact us at (202) 675-0016.

A Year of Wins for Our Communities Grounded in our shared vision for attainable housing, diverse transportation choices, and stronger, more resilient communities, we achieved real wins for our communities.

Mixed-use approval in Oakton

Building stronger coalitions

Sonya led a campaign that won unanimous Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approval of a plan for an 850-home, walkable, mixeduse development to replace an obsolete office building and acres of parking in Oakton.

Becca strengthened our engagement with interfaith housing advocacy and other prohousing organizations and created an unsurpassed database of housing legislation and research to support our legislative initiatives.

Affordable homes in Chevy Chase

Transportation reform in Maryland

Cheryl teamed with partners to advance mixedincome housing on the DC Chevy Chase Library site. Eight development teams pitched stunning visions of 100+ new affordable homes with a new library, community center, and public spaces.

Bill teamed with partners for key transportation reform bills in Maryland – to incentivize transitoriented development, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and establish a prioritization system – and won reconsideration of the I-495 Southside Express Lanes project.

Advancing “More Housing N.O.W.” Carrie and her team at Montgomery for All mobilized partners to testify in support of and help pass the Council’s More Housing N.O.W. initiative.

Envisioning our housing future Angela organized a sold-out screening of “Fault Lines,” a documentary on housing issues, followed by a panel discussion with Northern Virginia leaders. The event fostered vital dialogue among neighbors, advocates, and regional leaders about housing affordability and the region’s future.

Increasing visibility online Elena fired up our digital outreach and engagement with our supporters, including increasing our LinkedIn impressions fivefold.

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Inclusive, vibrant communities We are advancing policies and projects that foster connected and sustainable neighborhoods across the region.

Together with partners, we won unanimous county approval for mixed-use redevelopment of the obsolete AT&T office and parking lots in Oakton (Fairfax County). Featuring 850 new homes (including affordable and workforce units), retail spaces, pedestrian and bicycle connections, parks, and preserved trees, it will create a vibrant, livable community.

Transforming an obsolete office building into a vibrant neighborhood

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“This pattern of development reduces driving and greenhouse gas emissions and toxic air pollution, and increases walking, biking, and transit trips,” Stewart Schwartz, CSG’s Executive Director.

“Don’t just take our word for it – studies by the region’s Transportation Planning Board have confirmed these transportation results,” Bill Pugh, AICP, CSG’s Transportation & Climate Director.

Winning exciting options for a new Chevy Chase library with housing

Advancing a peoplecentered vision for Duke Street in Alexandria

Partnering with community advocates to transform the old Chevy Chase library site into a new civic core with modern public facilities and affordable housing, we’re excited to report that eight teams of committed housing providers and creative architects are now competing to win the project!

We mobilized public support for a new vision for Duke St in Alexandria – a transit-oriented community with bus rapid transit and a street safer for all users, better connecting neighborhoods, supporting local businesses, and improving transportation options.

Championing an inclusive future for DC We’re mobilizing supporters for DC’s Comprehensive Plan update, a longterm strategy for growth, land-use, housing, and transportation to shape development over the next 25 years.

We seek a more inclusive, walkable, and thriving city with a range of housing prices, predictability in building form, and a simplified development process.

Housing for all As housing remains a top concern for residents in the region, we continue to advocate for policies and projects that ensure attainable housing options are available near transit and jobs.

Working with Montgomery for All and partners, we won approval for the More Housing N.O.W. package to increase housing options in sustainable locations and support first-time homebuyers and our workforce.

Its main provisions allow multi-family housing on lots along county corridors, expedite and subsidize office-to-residential conversions, and provide an additional $4 million in funding for first-time homebuyer down payment assistance.

Winning “More Housing N.O.W. ” in Montgomery County

“This is a major win for smart and sustainable growth, allowing us to create more of the homes our workforce needs without long commutes, increased vehicle emissions, and environmentally damaging sprawl,” Carrie Kisicki, CSG’s Maryland Housing Advocacy Manager.

Supporting mixed-income housing in Franconia

A win for more housing options in Falls Church

We helped mobilize public support to win approval of 120 mixedincome homes on the old Franconia Government site in Virginia. This public land makes it possible to add very affordable housing with access to transit.

Grounded in public support, we encouraged the Falls Church City Council to unanimously approve an ordinance that made it easier to build Accessory Dwelling Units, including backyard cottages or separate apartments within the main house.

245 affordable apartments approved at Glenridge Purple Line station Teaming up with community voices, we won unanimous approval by the Prince George’s Planning Board for 245 affordable apartments at the Glenridge Purple Line station.

New homes that will provide housing for low- and moderateincome households with reduced transportation costs.

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Safer streets, sustainable transit By supporting safe and sustainable transportation options, we build a more connected and resilient region.

VDOT proposed extending toll lanes across the Wilson Bridge into Prince George’s. CSG and partners made the case that we should not make a multi-billion dollar decision based on a study that begins with the conclusion “to extend toll lanes,” fails to study traffic impacts on connecting roads, or risks blocking future Metrorail development.

Demonstrating the need for better solutions on the Beltway

Supporting local advocates to finally win the removal of M-83 Working with generations of residents and partners, we won removal of the unbuilt Mid-County Highway Extended (M-83) from Montgomery’s plans. This marks the end of a decades-long effort to halt an outdated proposal that would have destroyed forests and streams while failing to address traffic.

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We convinced officials to exclude the project from the region’s Visualize 2050 transportation plan, leaving opportunity for better, near-term fixes like bus lanes, and for future Metrorail and transit-oriented development.

“Virginia and Maryland now have the opportunity to develop better, more sustainable, and equitable solutions for the 495 Southside corridor,” Bill Pugh, AICP CTP, CSG’s Transportation and Climate Director.

Winning safer street designs for Prince George’s

Supporting WMATA’s Better Bus Network

The draft “Go Prince George’s” Master Plan for Transportation now fully incorporates the Urban Street Design Standards we won last year. The plan would support road redesigns featuring lower speeds, narrower roadways, improved pedestrian facilities, dedicated bike lanes, and some bus lanes.

We’re proud to have supported WMATA’s Better Bus Network, a transformative bus overhaul, the largest in decades. This year’s first phase introduced higher frequency, more direct routes, and a new numbering system, leading to improved access to jobs.

In Memoriam

Speaking Up

Gerry Connolly spearheaded replanning of Tysons Corner and DunnLoring/Merrifield.

He expanded local bus networks and won the Metro Silver Line. In Congress, he advocated for Metro, Metrobus, and our federal workforce. CSG awarded him our Livable Communities Leadership Award in 2009.

This year, we submitted informed testimony and comments on the following projects:

Arlington Comprehensive Plan (VA) Alexandria Housing 2040 (VA) Franconia Triangle Plan (VA) AT&T Oakton Plan (VA) Fairfax County Site Specific Plan Amendment Process (VA) Community of Faith UMC Affordable Housing Plan (VA) Fairfax County Policy Plan Update (VA) Fairfax County FY26 Budget (VA) 495 Southside Express Lanes Study (VA) Arlington County’s Transportation Future (VA) Arlington County’s Vision Zero (VA) Route 1 Multimodal Improvements Study (VA) SB1313 Inclusionary Zoning statewide (VA) Housing on Faith Land (VA) Housing near jobs in commercial corridors (VA) Accessory Dwelling Units (VA) Visualize 2050 and 495 Southside project (Regional) Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (VA) State-funded transportation priorities for Prince George’s County (MD) West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel Sector Plan (MD) Go Prince George’s draft transportation plan (MD) Flats at Glenridge Station (MD)

Montgomery Master Plan of Highways and Transitways (MD) Housing for Jobs Act (HB 503/SB 430) (MD) FY26 DHCD Capital Budget (MD) Single-Staircase Building Study (HB489) (MD) HB 38, School Zones and Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances (MD) HB 1466, Land Use and Real Property - Accessory Dwelling Units Requirements and Prohibitions (MD) HB 286 Planning Principles (MD) SHA FY26 Senate budget oversight (MD) HB 467/SB 384 Metro Funding Modification Act of 2025 (MD) HB 278 - 5 MPH decrease in maximum speed limit without a study (MD) HB 1556 - opposed rollback of clean cars and trucks rule (MD) HB 80 - supports transit-oriented development around MD rail stations (MD) SB 401 - establishes a MARC Maryland Area Rail Commuter Rail Authority (MD) DC Chevy Chase Civic Core (DC) Harrison Project Planned Unit Development (DC) MDOT FY25-FY30 Consolidated Transportation Program for Prince George’s (MD) Reservoir District Multifamily project revision (DC)

Transit Vision Plan for Prince George’s (MD)

Zoning reform for ADUs and second dwellings in backyards (DC)

SRA 25-02 — No more barriers to new homes on corridors (MD)

Senate bill — 1077DC Local Funds Act (DC & Regional)

University Boulevard Corridor Plan (MD)

DMVMoves transit study (Regional)

More Housing N.O.W. Package (MD)

Former Fairfax Supervisor Cathy Hudgins championed transit and transit-oriented communities, Silver Line Metro, Tysons’ transformation, affordable housing, and the One Fairfax policy. CSG awarded her our Livable Communities Leadership Award in 2016.

Robert “Bob” Youngentob, a founding partner of EYA, built some of the region’s bestknown inclusive, mixed-income communities under the motto “life within walking distance®.” He cared deeply about our community. CSG awarded Bob our Livable Communities Leadership Award in 2018.

Jeffrey Norman was a committed public servant, champion of walkable communities, a DC Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, and a member of the Ward3Vision steering committee, supporting people-first environments across DC.

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Events This year, our events brought people together to connect and take action. From community celebrations to site tours, each gathering was an opportunity to move our mission forward.

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In April, at our Livable Communities celebration, we honored the City of Falls Church and Mayor Letty Hardi for their smart growth leadership, creating thousands of new homes (including affordable options), offices, retail, and grocery stores.

We also recognized Federal workers – our friends, neighbors, and fellow Americans – with our Community Hero Award, for their tireless efforts in making our world safer, healthier, and more prosperous.

In June, CSG donor Jim Epstein hosted a house party for donors to discuss housing and sustainability solutions with Cheryl and with Anya Kamara of Somerset Development, while enjoying panoramic DC views.

In September, we hosted a sold-out screening of Fault Lines, a documentary on the human stories behind San Francisco’s housing crisis. Our panel of regional leaders reflected on our own challenges and opportunities for addressing housing affordability.

Our annual Smart Growth Social, held in October at Eastern Market, was a night of connection and community.

Held a day before Halloween, this popular event brought together the DC region’s urbanists, community activists, and public service professionals.

Our guest speaker, Alexandria Mayor Alyia Gaskins, inspired the nearly 200 attendees to work for housing, safer streets, and inclusive communities.

Mayor Gaskins is exactly the kind of smart growth leadership our region needs to realize the vision of CSG’s Blueprint for a Better Region!

Walking Tours •

Downtown (DC)

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Reservoir District (DC)

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Reinventing Friendship Heights, co-hosted with Friendship Heights Alliance (DC)

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Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail (MD), co-sponsored with RISE Prince George’s, the Capital Market, LISC, WABA (MD)

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Bowie State University MARC station area, co-hosted with Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) (MD)

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Alexandria walking tour for the Virginia Conservation Network (VA)

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NoVA TOD Tour for Sacramento delegation (VA)

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Catonsville downtown (MD)

Meetings, forums, and events •

Fairfax Healthy Communities monthly meetings and meetups

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Montgomery for All meetings and presentations

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RISE Prince George’s presentations and meetups

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NVAHA and Housing Action Arlington (HAA) monthly meetings

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Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community & Engagement (VOICE) monthly meetups

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Virginia Conservation Network monthly meetings

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Happy hour: Ward 3 Smart Growth and Affordable Housing Happy Hour, co-sponsored with Ward3Vision, WIN Ward 3, Cleveland Park Smart Growth, DC YIMBYs

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Happy hour: RISE Prince George’s meet up with PG Council Member Eric Olson and MDOT ’s Jonathan Rogers (MD)

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Happy hour: Owings Mills TOD (MD)

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Happy hour: Montgomery for All (MD)

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Livable communities Zine workshop (MD)

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Panelist: American Planning Association Prince George’s TransitOriented Development (MD)

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Panelist: Affordable Housing Conference of Montgomery County, More Housing N.O.W. (MD)

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Webinar: Prince George’s Transit Vision Plan (MD)

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Webinar: Prince George’s vision for safer streets, more choices, better communities (MD)

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Webinar: Zoning for Positive Change in DC

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Presentation to Montgomery County Young Democrats (MD)

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Presentation to Climate Coalition of Montgomery County

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Presentation to Stafford Board on housing and smart growth (VA)

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Presentation at YIMBYTown on Maryland TOD (CT)

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Presentation to Hampton Roads on housing and smart growth (VA)

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Conference: CNU/Strong Towns (RI)

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Conference: YIMBYtown (CT)

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Conference: Mpact (formerly RAILVolution) (OR)

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Our Partnerships We are proud to collaborate with many dedicated advocates, business leaders, and government officials in coalitions that share our vision for a more inclusive and sustainable region, including (but not limited to): Capital Trails Coalition, working to create an

Welcoming Neighbors Network, connecting

Commonwealth Housing Coalition, a coalition

People Before Cars, working for a walk/bike/transit-

equitable, connected and low-stress trail network throughout the Washington D.C. region advancing bipartisan legislation that ensures all Virginians have access to affordable housing

DC Housing Priorities Coalition, advocating for inclusive housing and land use policies

Fairfax Healthy Communities, linking conservation, housing, climate, transportation, and equity organizations

Liveable Alexandria and the Alexandria Bicycle-Pedestrian Advisory Committee,

committed to affordable housing, transit-oriented communities, transit, and safe streets

Maryland Advocates for Sustainable Transportation (MAST), promoting transit and

transit-oriented development alternatives to highway expansion

Montgomery for All, a community-led group for

sustainable and inclusive land use, transportation, and housing policies

Montgomery Housing Alliance, a coalition of affordable housing providers and advocates

Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance (NVAHA), promoting healthy, sustainable, equitable communities to meet diverse housing needs

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organizations nationwide that are actively engaged in successful pro-housing campaigns friendly National Landing

RISE Prince George’s, building shared, sustainable

prosperity through safe, walkable, inclusive and transitoriented communities

Smart Growth America, Transportation for America, National Transit Justice Coalition, for livable places, healthy people, shared prosperity, and safe, affordable, sustainable transportation

Transform Maryland Transporation Coalition,

creating a robust, transformational, equitable, and sustainable transportation system that helps meet our climate targets and serves all Marylanders

Virginia Conservation Network, coordinating the state’s conservation movement

Virginia Housing Alliance, a statewide nonprofit

advocating for the expansion of housing opportunities and ending homelessness throughout Virginia

Ward3Vision, Cleveland Park Smart Growth, and Washington Interfaith Network (WIN),

community-led groups supporting an inclusive Ward 3 and city

Looking Ahead In 2026, our focus is clear: to build on the progress we’ve made and continue fighting for a more inclusive and sustainable region. Below are among our top priorities for the coming year.

Create inclusive, vibrant communities with good access to transit •

Support transformation of commercial corridors and their acres of parking lots into mixed-use, walkable, transit-accessible communities with a diversity of housing.

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Support buildout of development at Metrorail stations and a network of transit-oriented communities in order to reduce sprawl, driving, and climate emissions.

Provide abundant, affordable housing options in accessible locations for all •

Support zoning reforms at the local and state level to increase housing supply, especially near transit – including missing middle housing.

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Support increased funding for affordable housing at the local and state level as well as affordable housing on public land and land owned by houses of worship.

Offer convenient, safe, and sustainable transportation choices •

Support road diets and redesigns to improve safety for everyone who bikes, rolls, walks, rides, or drives.

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Support more funding for frequent, fast, reliable, and affordable public transit.

Thank you to these photographers for the use of their wonderful images in this report: Front cover/Andy Feliciotti via Unsplash; CSG staff headshots/Hugh Kenny; Housing-NOW/Montgomery County Council, CC BY-NC 2.0; rendering of AT&T site redevelopment/EYA via Fairfax County; rendering of Franconia Governmental Center redevelopment/Soto Architecture & Urban Design via Fairfax County; rendering of Flats at Glenridge Station/Dominium via Prince George’s County; group photo/Tame Coalition; LC portraits/Hugh Kenny; LC and CSG 2025/Marco Sanchez; happy hour/Dan Behrend; Silver Spring townhomes/Graham Reid.

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2024 Financial Report Sources of organizational support Foundations

$359,968

50.5%

Individuals

$239,451

33.6%

Corporate and organizations

$95,479

13.4%

Fee for service

$18,192

2.5%

$713,090

100%

Salaries and benefits for staff

$520,330

74.9%

Consultants and professional fees

$88,944

12.8%

Administrative

$38,547

5.5%

Communications

$18,525

2.7%

Hosted events

$28,463

4.1%

TOTAL

$694,809

100%

Net

$18,281

TOTAL

FY2025 numbers are not yet available at print deadline, as our fiscal year ends on December 31.

Operating expenditures

2024 Contributions We are incredibly grateful to the foundations, organizations, firms, and every one of the individual donors who make our work possible. We are able to list within available space 366 donors whose contributions of $100+ we received between January 1 and December 31, 2024.

Smart Growth Guardians

Smart Growth Defenders

LISC

Downtown DC BID

George Ohrstrom II

James Dubois

$20,000+

$5,000-$19,999

Mark Ohrstrom

Ed Fendley

Jean Perin

Fivesquares Development

AARP

Allen Greenberg

Madhav Acharya

Hines

AHC

Piedmont Environmental Council

Geoff Anderson

Christine and Fred Andreae

Akridge

The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation

DMSAS

Prince Charitable Trusts

Tony Byrne Ron Eichner EYA

Share Fund

Greater Greater Washington

Summit Foundation

HNTB

TransitCenter

Tom Hoffmann & Melane Kinney

U.S. Energy Foundation

JBG Smith Joan Kasprowicz

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Rebecca and Jeff Tapick Torti Gallas + Partners Jennifer and Sandy Williams

Smart Growth Champions $2,500-$4,999 David Alpert Andrew Aurbach

Smart Growth Stewards

Allison Davis

Board of Trade

George Degarmo

Charles Grymes

$1,000-$2,499

Charles Denney

Tom Gutierrez

Peggy Duxbury

Rodney Harrell

Dweck Properties

Bart Harvey

Eastbanc

Ankit Jain

John Eltzroth

Steven Jones

David Anspacher

Enterprise Community Partners

Kittelson

Laurence Aurbach

Nathan Epling

Boston Properties

James Epstein

Jacob Mason

James Campbell

Lee Farmer

Mary Campbell

Fehr & Peers

Stantec

Combined Federal Campaign

Christopher Forinash

Stout & Teague

Matthew Dalbey

Don, Tina, & Jess Slater Somerset Development Company

Foursquare ITP Greater Washington

Lerch Early & Brewer Diana Mendes NeoNiche Strategies Joy Oakes Jim Sebastian Ryan Seckinger

SJG Properties

Tom Metcalf

Donald Cuming

Tom Quinn

Becca Buthe

Jonathan Krall

Stewart Schwartz

Leslie Steen and Bob Ebel

Anita Morrison

Kevin and Leigh Desantis-Bush

Stephen Repetski

Peter Cafiero

Ruth Kroeger

Charlie Scott

Susan Stillman

Hillary Calavitta

Anthony Lanier

Dave Sears

Amrith Nair

Rosalyn Doggett

Michael Replogle Ainsley Rhodes

Michael Chernicoff

Dan Lantner

Steven Seelig

Alexis Rieffel

Brenden Cline

Douglas Larson

Nick Sementelli

Harry Sanders

Kristi Clough

Dalia Leven

Peter Shapiro

John Schisler

Randy Cole

Jack Lyman

Rosemary Sheridan

Steven Segerlin

Michael Crispino

Jane Lyons-Raeder

Carl Shoolman

Dave Snyder

Warren Davis

Laura MacNeil

Wade Smith

Joe Sternlieb

Liisa Ecola

Ivy Main

Jeff Speck

Tim Stevens

Dan Emerine

Joy Markowitz

Franklin Spielberg

John Stith

Lee Epstein

Kathy McGuire

Matthew Steil

Frederick Wagg

Brandon Estela

Helen McIlvaine

Jarrett Stoltzfus

Thomas Webster

John Evans

Katherine McKay

John Swanson

Stevenson Weitz

John Fay

Sarah McMeans

Sam Swiller

Matt Welbes

Heather Ferguson

Laura Miller Brooks

Neel Teague

Stuart Whitaker

Miti Figueredo

Drew Morrison

Will Teass

Daniel Winston

Judith Fogel

Allen Muchnick

Dhiru Thadani

Bruce Wright

Al Francese

Lowell Nelson

Jane Thurber

Victoria Franklin

Michael Odum

Mugdha Tipnis

Walker Freer

Chris Orvin

Justine Underhill

Chris French

Janell Pagats

Meredith Upchurch

Reinaldo Germano

Brandi Panbach

Patricia Waddy

Dannielle Glaros

Jonathan Parker

Joseph Wanat

Oscar Gonzalez

Anne Patrone

Suli Wang

Hester Graves

Andrew Pendleton

Matthew Watson

Seth Grimes

Mary Pierce

Dan Hardcastle

Adam Pollock

Hannah Weiss

Peter Harnik

James Pritchard III

Karen WeissbeckerRemer

David Harvey

Sanjida Rangwala

Bri West

Peter Hawley

Dan Reed

Carey Whitehead

James Hedrick

Graham Reid

Gerard Widdicombe

Mary Hynes

Sam Ressin

Molly Williams Pugh

Joseph Jakuta

Christina Ritchie

Eric Womeldorff

Sam Jensen

Kate Roetzer

Kate Jentoft-Herr

Jonathan Rogers

Steven Woodbury

Ellen Jones

Ben Ross

Catherine Kane

Tom Ross

Zahra Khan

Sean Rousseau

Susan Kimmel

Rick Rybeck

Robert Klein

Mark Scheufler

Sarah Kline

John Schlichting

Matthew Koch

Margaret Schoap

Marc Korman

Lee Schoenecker

Matt Kowalyk

Matt Schuneman

Harriet Tregoning VHB Robert Ward WC Smith

Pat Munoz Nelson\Nygaard Jeffrey Norman NVAHA

Mike Doyle Robert Duffy Jonathan Elkind Sean Emerson

Zach Weinstein

Partners for Economic Solutions

Timothy Williams

Geoff Patterson

Jim Feldman

ZGF Architects

Perkins Eastman

Jay Fisette

Shelley Poticha

Rachel Flynn

Rebecca Rice

Alison Gillespie

Gregory Sanders

Sol Glasner

Robert Sheehan

Parris Glendening

Douglas Stewart

Tim Goodfellow

Sally Stolz

John Goodman

Mark Stout

Steven Greenwaters

STV

Daniel Guilbeault

The Chevy Chase Land Company

Seth Heald

The Traffic Group

Charnelle Hicks

Smart Growth Supporters

Larry Huffman

$100-$249

Smart Growth Patrons $500-$999 Scott Barstow Dan Behrend Kaid Benfield Bozzuto Jason Broehm Hilary Chapman Otto Condon Rachel and Steve Davis Mitch Diamond

True Ground Housing Partners Anya Walker

Brian Ditzler

John and Val Wheeler

James Durham

Yvette White

Jody Fisher Nancy Fox Friendship Heights Alliance Bill Gallagher Janet Gallant Ralph Garboushian Jim Gray Michael Hechter Michael Jelen David Kaplan Klein Hornig LLP LandDesign Richard Price and Lena O’Rourke Macerich Kate Mattice Joe McAndrew Barbara McCann

Smart Growth Advocates $250-$499 Dean Amel Anonymous John Bachmann Linda Bailey Kelley Banks Ellen Bass Matthew Bell Nicholas Burger Gabriela Canamar Clark Jaclyn Cavanaugh Stephen Cerny Raka Choudhury Jeremy Chrzan

Jennifer Endo

Heather Hascall

Laura Jeffords Anya Kamara Shyam Kannan Lee Kimball Steve Knight Stella Koch Jimmy Li Josephine Liu Oscar Maccio Glenn MacCullough Richard Marker Eileen McCarthy Alanna McKeeman Lindsey Mendelson Christopher Miller Matt Miller Richard Marker and Mirele Goldsmith

Nick Addamo Alli Alligood Chelsea Allinger Bill Alsup Casey Anderson Logan Arkema Ryan Arnold Susan Auerhan Jacob Barker Jamie Baxter Anne Beals Jesse Benites Marlene Berlin Kevin Bernstein Glen Besa Gem Bingol Heather Boehmer

Randall Myers

Rich Bradley

Mark Obrinsky

Daniel Brezina

Robert Peck

Roselie Bright

Peter Pennington

Louise Brodnitz

Alex Posorske

Marney Bruce

Jessica Worthington Frederick Wu Samuel Zimbabwe Jim Zook

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