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Adco Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$17k
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Community Improvement$67kEducation$55kHealth$43kCivil Rights$38kCrime & Legal$23kPhilanthropy$21kEnvironment$11kHuman Services$8kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,090
Median grant
4
States reached
$510k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GRADUATE CENTER FOUNDATION$5,000
BYELYE AVERY FUND - CUNY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION$3,000
ADCO STUDENT FUND$2,000
INTER FAITH VOICES FOR REPRODUCTIVE FOR JUSTICE$1,500
1473 WOMEN & JUSTICE PROJECTS$1,090
WOMEN AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE$1,000
COLLECTIVE POWER$1,000
SEE$1,000
CENTER FOR CUBAN STUDIES$500
NEW PRESS$500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

show:

Its human-services grants (FY21–21, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%PROJECT MOTHERPATH: $2k → 15%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

WA
IL
WI
NY
MA
PA
CA
MO
TN
DC
AL
GA
TX
FL
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 8% of Adco Foundation Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Adco Foundation Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

48%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$126k · 6 repeat orgs$135k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +167% since the first grant, against +33% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
41

Total granted

$126k
$126k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+167%
+33%

Still filing today

50%
66%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 42% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Civil RightsHealthCrime & LegalEducationArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • CF
    CROSSROADS FUND INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $61k · revenue +167%
  • TG
    THE GRADUATE CENTER FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2018–2024 · $23k · revenue +203%
  • TF
    THE FORTUNE SOCIETY INC
    3× · 2017–2023 · $5k · revenue +162%

Funded once

  • BL
    BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOLgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $20k · revenue +33%
  • AW
    ALABAMA WOMEN'S CENTER
    one grant, 2019 · $10k
  • CL
    CIVIL LIBERTIES AND PUBLIC POLICY
    one grant, 2020 · $10k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its 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.

1
Women's Law Project

Women's law project creates a more just and equitable society by advancing the rights and status of all women throughout their lives. to this end, we engage in high-impact litigation, advocacy, and education. the core values of women's law…

Civil Rights
2
The Conversationalist
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3
Pregnancy Justice Inc

Pregnancy justice advances and defends the rights of pregnant people, no matter if they give birth, experience a pregnancy loss, or have an abortion. we advance our mission in four ways: by providing criminal defense, by advocating for…

Civil Rights
4
National Institute for Reproductive Health Action Fund Inc

The national institute for reproductive health action fund conducts non-partisan issue advocacy and electoral engagement to advance reproductive health, rights, and justice in states and cities across the country. nirh action fund builds…

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5
Women Donors Network

Women donors network advances a just, equitable, and sustainable world through the power of philanthropy, women's leadership, and collective and individual action.

Philanthropy
6
Forward Together

Forward Together is a national reproductive justice organization that centers people, families, and communities who experience reproductive oppression. They prioritize queer, trans, Black, Indigenous, and other peoples of color and utilize…

Health
7
UltraViolet Education Fund

Ultraviolet education fund (uvef) is a 501c3 organization. ultraviolet is the premier national organization advocating for gender justice issues using creative, strategic campaigning and digital-first organizing. ultraviolet drives…

Civil Rights
8
Institute for Women's Policy Research

Iwpr champions economic equity for all women and eliminates barriers to their full participation in society. as a leading national think tank, iwpr builds evidence to shape policies that grow women's power and influence, close inequality…

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9
City Report Inc

CITY REPORT, INC. serves the people of New York through independent journalism that answers their information needs and holds the powerful to account.

Arts & Culture
10
Center for the Women of New York

The center for the women of new york helps women overcome financial, violence,social, wellness, and legal issues by raising awareness and advocating for full gender equality for women.

Human Services
11
National Network of Abortion Funds Inc

The national network of abortion funds (nnaf) is determined to build a world where all reproductive options are valued, accessible, and stigma-free. we believe all people know how to best care for their own bodies and build their own…

Environment
12
The Feminist Press Inc

The feminist press is a non-profit educational organization founded to amplify feminist voices. fp publishes classic and new writing from around the world, creates cutting edge programs, and elevates silenced and marginalized voices in…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Collective Power Inc; the most unlike its peers is Project Motherpath Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

37 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. 37 of the 57 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/37
Grantees still filing
23/37
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CROSSROADS FUND INC: $61,000 · OtherCROSSROADS FUND INCCANDLE: $23,000 · OtherCANDLETHE GRADUATE CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $23,000 · OtherTHE GRADUATE CENTER FOUNDATION INCGROUNDSWELL INC: $11,000 · OtherGROUNDSWELL INCALABAMA WOMEN'S CENTER: $10,000 · OtherCIVIL LIBERTIES AND PUBLIC POLICY: $10,000 · OtherNEW YORK ABORTION ACCESS FUND: $10,000 · OtherMemphis Center For Reproductive Health Inc: $10,000 · Other+31 more: $38,740 · Other+31 moreBROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL: $20,000 · EducationGIRLS WRITE NOW INC: $1,000 · Education+1 more: $500 · EducationTIDES FOUNDATION: $20,000 · PhilanthropyJANE'S DUE PROCESS INC: $10,000 · Civil RightsTHE RECONCILIATION CENTER INC: $5,000 · Civil RightsInterfaith Voices For Repro: $1,500 · Civil RightsNEW VOICES PITTSBURGH INC: $1,000 · Civil Rights+1 more: $500 · Civil RightsTEACHING FOR CHANGE: $10,000 · InternationalAVENUES FOR JUSTICE INC: $5,250 · Crime & LegalSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $2,500 · Crime & LegalGIRLS FOR GENDER EQUITY INC: $1,000 · Crime & Legal+1 more: $250 · Crime & LegalTHE FORTUNE SOCIETY INC: $4,700 · HealthUzazi Village: $1,000 · HealthCOMMONSENSE CHILDBIRTH INC: $500 · HealthWOMEN'S MEDICAL FUND INC: $500 · Health
Other$196,740Education$21,500Philanthropy$20,000Civil Rights$18,000International$10,000Crime & Legal$9,000Health$6,700

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCROSSROADS FUND INC: $61,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetTHE GRADUATE CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $23,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTIDES FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK ABORTION ACCESS FUND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMemphis Center For Reproductive Health Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJANE'S DUE PROCESS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTEACHING FOR CHANGE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetAVENUES FOR JUSTICE INC: $5,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE RECONCILIATION CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE FORTUNE SOCIETY INC: $4,700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSTRYCKER'S BAY NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLAND INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTYPE MEDIA CENTER INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetInterfaith Voices For Repro: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT MOTHERPATH INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWomen Against Gun Violence: $1,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetNATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGIRLS WRITE NOW INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEW VOICES PITTSBURGH INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE COMPANYINC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUzazi Village: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCITY LIMITS NEWS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMONSENSE CHILDBIRTH INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ASTRAEA FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NEW PRESS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRETHINKING SCHOOLS LIMITED: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTER FOR CUBAN STUDIESINC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPAROLE PREPARATION PROJECT INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDIVERSITY OF DANCE INC: $200 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

The Ford FoundationNew York Women's Foun…Amalgamated Charitabl…Groundswell FundFoundation to Promote…Jewish Communal FundNew Venture FundTides FoundationPinkerton FoundationPublic Welfare Founda…Ms Foundation for Wom…Proteus Fund Inc
The Ford FoundationNY22.1× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Ford Foundation · New York Women's Foundation Inc · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · Groundswell Fund · Foundation to Promote Open Society · Jewish Communal Fund · New Venture Fund · Tides Foundation · Pinkerton Foundation · Public Welfare Foundation Inc · Ms Foundation for Women Inc · Proteus Fund Inc

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 Adco Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Adco Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Third Sector New England Inc: 3% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Adco Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Adco Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 57 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-PF 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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More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home