Building Bridges.
Building Hope.
Serving Community.
Serving those not well-served in the Washington DC metropolitan area through education, housing, financial empowerment, and STEM since 1998.
25+ years 25+ years of serving the Washington DC community through education, housing, and economic empowerment.
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Years Serving DC
7+
Active Programs
1,000s
Lives Impacted
501(c)(3)
Tax-Exempt Nonprofit
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Your donation
changes lives.
Your tax-deductible donation empowers individuals, families, and communities through programs in education, social and economic justice, economic development, and the Arts.
- $25 supports a student in our STEM program
- $50 funds financial literacy resources for a family
- $100 helps advance affordable housing pre-development
- $250 sponsors a youth robotics workshop
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Bishop Daniel Alexander Payne
Abolitionist · Educator · Champion of the African American Community
Our Legacy
Rooted in History.
Serving the Future.
Named in honor of Bishop Daniel Alexander Payne — abolitionist, educator, and champion of the African American community — our CDC carries forward his legacy of service, education, and justice in Washington DC.
Founded in 1998 at Metropolitan AME Church, we have spent over 25 years building programs that empower the community Bishop Payne dedicated his life to serving.
25+
Years of Service
7+
Active Programs
DC Metro
Area Served
501(c)(3)
Tax-Exempt Nonprofit
Our Programs
Programs That Transform Lives
From robotics classrooms to affordable housing development — every program is designed to empower and uplift underserved communities in the DC metropolitan area.
STEM & Robotics
Robotics classes, Girls Who Code, and STEM/Medicine programs that prepare youth for careers in technology and innovation.
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Affordable Housing
Developing new construction and rehabilitating properties to address the dislocation of seniors, workforce residents, and homeless veterans.
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Financial Empowerment
Financial literacy workshops, the Financial Empowerment Tour, and resources to help families build economic stability and independence.
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"The Mission of the Daniel A. Payne Community Development Corporation is to foster programs to serve the public, particularly those not well served."
We address needs in education and literacy, promote social and economic justice, support economic development, and nurture the legacy of artistic tradition.
Education
& Literacy
Economic
Justice
Affordable
Housing
STEM
& Technology
"Building Bridges. Building Hope. Serving Community."
— Daniel Alexander Payne CDC
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Help Us Build
a Better DC.
Your support funds education, housing, and economic empowerment programs that transform lives in the Washington DC metropolitan area.