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Actblue Charities Inc

Actblue charities' mission is to democratize charitable giving by facilitating grassroots online fundraising to eligible 501(c)(3) charitable organizations.

$64k
Granted FY2024still arriving
2
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$50k
Largest
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02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Civil Rights$2.9MPhilanthropy$427kCrime & Legal$413kPublic Benefit$148kArts & Culture$42kCommunity Improvement$34kReligion$30kHealth$24kOther$0
02FY2024 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 2 grants below total $57,500, the rows itemized in this filing. The $64,000 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $6,500 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $8k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$50,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$14M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
POWER RISING$50,000
STATE VOICES$7,500
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–21, $65k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 57% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Austin Justice Coalition: $4k → 10%Human Rights Coalition of Alachua County: $3k → 19%Kaleidoscope Community Organization: $20k → 16%Ywca Of Greater Baton Rouge: $3k → 19%Louisville Urban League: $5k → 15%Massachusetts Bail Fund Inc: $18k → 8%Transgender Emergency Fund of MA INC: $3k → 16%Dream Defenders: $6k → 10%Center on Halsted: $2k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

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How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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Fund for Justice

Fund for Justice is a nationally connected social impact research and advocacy organization that works to achieve fundamental, systemic reform by addressing policies and practicies that prevent individuals from reaching their full…

Crime & Legal
2
Jobs with Justice San Francisco

A long-term, strategic alliance of labor, community, faith-based, and student organizations working together to build greater economic power for workers and community members through employee rights at work and access to good jobs,…

Employment
3
Oregon Justice Network

Oregon Justice Network is an alliance built and staffed by criminal legal system impacted people advocating for the well-being of people affected or at-risk of being affected by carceral systems. Our work centers around restorative…

Human Services
4
Colorofchangeorg

Colorofchange.org works to strengthen the voice of black americans and increase the level of accountability and responsiveness of elected officials to underrepresented black constituencies using the internet as a lobbying and…

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5
Detention Watch Network

Detention Watch Network seeks to end the cruel system of immigration detention via programs of grassroots organizing, strategic communications, and collective advocacy.

Human Services
6
Justice Funders

Serve as a partner, educator, and guide for philanthropy in reimagining practices that advance a thriving and just world.

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7
Equal Justice Society

The Equal Justice Society (EJS) is transforming the nations consciousness on racethrough law, social science, and the arts. EJS works to dismantle structural andinstitutional racism to advance robust equal protection under the Fourteenth…

Civil Rights
8
The Black Organizing Project Inc

The Black Organizing Project is a Black, member-led community organization working for racial, social, and economic justice through grassroots organizing and community building across the Bay Area.

Human Services
9
Forward Justice Action Network

Forward Justice Action Network is a nonprofit with the purpose to engage in educational and advocacy activities to promote political and grassroots support for public policies that advance racial social and economic justice in North…

Human Services
10
Chicago United for Equity

Connecting and amplifying the power of individuals to build a just, equitable, and inclusive city.

Civil Rights
11
Injustice Watch Nfp

Injustice Watch is a Chicago-based nonprofit journalism organization that examines issues of equity and justice in the court system.

Civil Rights
12
Barred Business Foundation

Help formerly incarcerated people who are disproportionately affected by the US legal system.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Naacp Empowerment Programs Inc; the most unlike its peers is Building Audacity. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

95 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 95 of the 98 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
90/95
Grantees still filing
25/95
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BLACK LIVES MATTER GLOBAL NETWORK FOUNDATION INC: $2,201,263 · Civil RightsBLACK LIVES MATTER GLOBAL NETWORK FOUNDATION INC+19 more: $291,693 · Civil Rights+19 moreTIDES CENTER: $248,948 · Human ServicesTIDES CEN…Kaleidoscope Community Organization: $20,092 · Human ServicesKaleidosc…Massachusetts Bail Fund: $18,276 · Human ServicesMassachus…Community Success Initiative Inc: $12,420 · Human ServicesOPERATION RESTORATION: $12,289 · Human Services+6 more: $20,740 · Human Services+6 moreHIGHLANDER RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTER INC: $295,393 · Environment+3 more: $16,099 · EnvironmentMINNESOTA FREEDOM FUND: $35,055 · Crime & LegalCHICAGO COMMUNITY BOND FUND: $28,736 · Crime & LegalNATIONAL POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT INC: $26,353 · Crime & LegalTHE BAIL PROJECT INC: $20,594 · Crime & LegalFreedom Fund Network Inc: $18,161 · Crime & LegalBROOKLYN COMMUNITY BAIL FUND INC: $17,625 · Crime & LegalPHILADELPHIA BAIL FUND INC: $17,528 · Crime & LegalRESTORING JUSTICE: $16,942 · Crime & LegalNorthwest Community Bail Fund: $16,663 · Crime & LegalNASHVILLE COMMUNITY BAIL FUND: $13,177 · Crime & LegalJust City Inc: $12,787 · Crime & LegalFORSYTH COUNTY COMMUNITY BAIL FUND: $12,340 · Crime & LegalFronterizo Fianza Fund: $12,256 · Crime & Legal+6 more: $16,572 · Crime & LegalCOMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION: $165,628 · Community ImprovementTHE MARSHALL PROJECT INC: $19,725 · Community ImprovementFUSION PARTNERSHIP INC: $12,903 · Community ImprovementSocial Justice Center Inc: $12,117 · Community Improvement+2 more: $5,919 · Community ImprovementCivic Nation: $50,000 · EducationPOWER RISING: $50,000 · EducationUNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: $13,144 · Education+1 more: $1,172 · EducationTAKEACTION MN EDUCATION FUND: $68,114 · Public BenefitCATALYST CALIFORNIA: $25,564 · Public BenefitCENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY INC: $5,556 · Public Benefit+1 more: $1,214 · Public BenefitUNIDOSUS: $25,000 · OtherBLACK AND PINK INC: $18,538 · OtherCOMMUNITY BONDS INC: $13,487 · OtherNorthwest Alliance for Alternative Media&Education: $12,293 · OtherAlliance for Global Justice Corp: $56,206 · OtherUnicorn Riot: $27,958 · OtherMOVEMENT ALLIANCE PROJECT: $14,063 · OtherFAITH IN TEXAS - PICO: $13,012 · OtherCHATTANOOGANS IN ACTION FOR LOVE EQUALITY AND BENEVOLENCE: $12,878 · OtherTHE PRAXIS PROJECT INC: $19,054 · OtherENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATION: $14,066 · OtherPROVIDENCE YOUTH STUDENT MOVEMENT: $15,789 · Other+18 more: $58,601 · Other
Civil Rights$2,492,956Human Services$332,765Environment$311,492Crime & Legal$264,789Community Improvement$216,292Education$114,316Public Benefit$100,448Other$300,945

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBLACK LIVES MATTER GLOBAL NETWORK FOUNDATION INC: $2,201,263 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetHIGHLANDER RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTER INC: $295,393 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetTIDES CENTER: $248,948 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION: $165,628 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTAKEACTION MN EDUCATION FUND: $68,114 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNAACP EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS INC: $56,534 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAlliance for Global Justice Corp: $56,206 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC FUND INC: $50,188 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCivic Nation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPOWER RISING: $50,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetCOLOR OF CHANGEORG EDUCATION FUND: $35,630 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMINNESOTA FREEDOM FUND: $35,055 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetCHICAGO COMMUNITY BOND FUND: $28,736 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetUnicorn Riot: $27,958 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetWE THE PROTESTERS INC: $26,834 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetNATIONAL POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT INC: $26,353 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCATALYST CALIFORNIA: $25,564 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUNIDOSUS: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BAIL PROJECT INC: $20,594 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKaleidoscope Community Organization: $20,092 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetTHE MARSHALL PROJECT INC: $19,725 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE PRAXIS PROJECT INC: $19,054 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBLACK AND PINK INC: $18,538 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetMassachusetts Bail Fund: $18,276 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetFreedom Fund Network Inc: $18,161 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBROOKLYN COMMUNITY BAIL FUND INC: $17,625 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPHILADELPHIA BAIL FUND INC: $17,528 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetRESTORING JUSTICE: $16,942 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetNorthwest Community Bail Fund: $16,663 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetPROVIDENCE YOUTH STUDENT MOVEMENT: $15,789 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATION: $14,066 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMOVEMENT ALLIANCE PROJECT: $14,063 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY BONDS INC: $13,487 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetNorCal Resist: $13,323 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetBUSINESS COALITION FOR JUSTICE: $13,226 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetNASHVILLE COMMUNITY BAIL FUND: $13,177 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetUNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: $13,144 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAITH IN TEXAS - PICO: $13,012 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetFUSION PARTNERSHIP INC: $12,903 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHATTANOOGANS IN ACTION FOR LOVE EQUALITY AND BENEVOLENCE: $12,878 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetDAUPHIN COUNTY BAIL FUND: $12,770 over 1y, 9.0% of budgetCommunity Success Initiative Inc: $12,420 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetHAWAII COMMUNITY BAIL FUND: $12,394 over 1y, 12% of budgetFORSYTH COUNTY COMMUNITY BAIL FUND: $12,340 over 1y, 36% of budgetNorthwest Alliance for Alternative Media&Education: $12,293 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetOPERATION RESTORATION: $12,289 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFronterizo Fianza Fund: $12,256 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetSocial Justice Center Inc: $12,117 over 1y, 6.3% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Tides CenterAmalgamated Charitabl…Borealis PhilanthropyEntertainment Industr…NEO Philanthropy IncCommon Counsel Founda…ImpactassetsincProteus Fund IncTides FoundationNew Venture FundRobert F Kennedy Cent…The Yelp Foundation
Tides CenterCA86.7× affinity46 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tides Center · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · Borealis Philanthropy · Entertainment Industry Foundation · NEO Philanthropy Inc · Common Counsel Foundation · Impactassetsinc · Proteus Fund Inc · Tides Foundation · New Venture Fund · Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights · The Yelp Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Actblue Charities Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Actblue Charities Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
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no gov · 70%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • Building Audacity: 24% of income from government
  • Tulsa Community Foundation: 11% of income from government
  • Fusion Partnership Inc: 3% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get no government money at all
17report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 98 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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