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Agc Construction Advocacy Fund

To educate the public and policy makers on long term, strategic issues important to the construction industry that impact americas economic health and competitiveness.

$652k
Granted FY2017
15
Grants FY2017
8
States reached
$125k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01FY2017 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 15 grants below total $623,993, the rows itemized in this filing. The $651,993 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $28,000 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 · FY2017

  • Under $10k1 grant · $7k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $162k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $455k
$30,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION$125,000
NATIONAL COORDINATING CMTEE FOR MULTI-EMP PLANS$100,000
THE ROAD INFORMATION PROGRAM$80,000
NAT'L CTR FOR MANUFACTURING SCI$50,000
NAT'L CTR FOR CONSTRUCTION EDU & RESEARCH$50,000
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK$50,000
CONSTR LABOR RESEARCH COUNCIL$30,000
NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM$30,000
TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION COALITION$25,000
COMMON GROUND ALLIANCE$22,000
ACE MENTOR PROGRAM OF AMERICA$20,000
NEVADA CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION$13,243
AMERICAN FOCUS INC$12,000
BAF EDUCATIONAL FUND$10,000
CONSTRUCTION USERS ROUNDTABLE$6,750
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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–17) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 89% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%BAF EDUCATIONAL FUND: $10k → 14%NAT'L CTR FOR CONSTRUCTION EDU & RESEARCH: $50k → 19%NAT'L CTR FOR MANUFACTURING SCI: $50k → 14%ACE MENTOR PROGRAM OF AMERICA: $20k → 9%CONSTRUCTION USERS ROUNDTABLE: $7k → 16%AMERICAN FOCUS INC: $12k → 8%COMMON GROUND ALLIANCE: $22k → 9%NEVADA CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION: $13k → 13%CONSTR LABOR RESEARCH COUNCIL: $30k → 11%NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM: $30k → 14%THE ROAD INFORMATION PROGRAM: $80k → 14%TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION COALITION: $25k → 14%WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK: $50k → 14%NATIONAL COORDINATING CMTEE FOR MULTI-EMP PLANS: $100k → 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

MI
NV
OH
CT
VA
MD
DC
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.
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.

1
National Maintenance Agreement Labor- Management Policy Committee

The national maintenance agreements policy committee negotiates and administers the national maintenance agreements, a series of collective bargaining agreements utilized by more than 1,700 industrial contractors who employ members of…

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2
Construction Industry Employers Association Inc

The purpose of the association is to represent its members in the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements with representatives of labor, providing for terms and conditions of employment and the administration of grievances. in…

Community Improvement
3
National Center for Apec

Ncapec is the only u.s. business association focused exclusively on facilitating american private sector input to the apec process. programs typically feature discussions between business, government and academia on key trade and economic…

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4
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

Founded in 1889, the national association of regulatory utility commisioners (naruc) is a non-profit organization dedicated to representing the state public service commisions who regulate the utilities that provide essential services such…

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5
The Connecticut Construction Industries Association Inc

All activities conducted by the association are to enable it to:a. establish a better understanding between the members and companies in the construction and related industries.b. foster reasonable and just regulations by governments c.…

Employment
6
American Concrete Pavement Association

Acpa promotes and protects concrete pavement markets through technical services, education, advocacy, marketing, and industry leadership. acpa engineers provide high quality technical services to members and to state, federal, and local…

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7
Associated Builders & Contractors Oklahoma Chapter

To promote the advancement of the construction industry and free enterprise

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8
Associated Builders & Contractors - Greater Michigan Chapter

ABC/Greater Michigan chapter is the publicly recognized leader in the construction industry. We support our members' success by providing technologically advanced assistance in the areas of education, business, and workforce development.…

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9
American Council for Construction Education Inc

The mission of ACCE is to be a leading advocate of quality construction programs and to promote, support, and accredit quality construction education programs in colleges and universities.

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10
Construction Industry Force Account Council

Cifac is a non-profit 501(c)(6) membership organization that supports the coalition of concerned construction industry associations, contractors and labor unions that work to ensure state and local governments' compliance with the public…

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11
Construction Career Collaborative

As an interdependent alliance of construction industry leaders, we are collectively committed to positively impacting the future of the industry by strengthening the safe, skilled, and sustainable craft workforce pipeline.

Public Benefit
12
National Asphalt Pavement Association Inc

The national asphalt pavement association inc. is the only trade association that exclusively represents the interests of the asphalt producer and paving contractor on the national level with congress, government agencies, and other…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans; the most unlike its peers is American Focus Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

15 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.

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)
14/15
Grantees still filing
11/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS: $100,000 · OtherNATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR MULTIEMPLOYER PLANSTHE ROAD INFORMATION PROGRAM INC: $80,000 · OtherTHE ROAD INFORMATION PROGRAM INCNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES: $50,000 · OtherNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIESCONSTRUCTION LABOR RESEARCH COUNCIL: $30,000 · OtherCONSTRUCTION LABOR RESEARCH COUNCILAMERICAN ROAD AND TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION: $25,000 · OtherAMERICAN ROAD AND TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATIONNevada Contractors Association: $13,243 · Other+1 more: $10,000 · OtherUS Chamber of Commerce Foundation: $125,000 · EducationUS Chamber of Commerce Fou…ACE MENTOR PROGRAM OF AMERICA INC: $20,000 · EducationACE MENTOR PROGRAM OF AMER…NATIONAL CENTER FOR MANUFACTURING SCIENCES: $50,000 · Community ImprovementNATIONAL CENTE…COMMON GROUND ALLIANCE: $22,000 · Community ImprovementCOMMON GROUND …CONSTRUCTION USERS ROUNDTABLE: $6,750 · Community ImprovementCONSTRUCTION U…THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION EDU AND RESEARCH LTD: $50,000 · EmploymentTHE NATIO…NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM: $30,000 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN FOCUS INC: $12,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$308,243Education$145,000Community Improvement$78,750Employment$50,000Arts & Culture$42,000

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 budgetUS Chamber of Commerce Foundation: $125,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS: $100,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTHE NATIONAL CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION EDU AND RESEARCH LTD: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNATIONAL CENTER FOR MANUFACTURING SCIENCES: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCONSTRUCTION LABOR RESEARCH COUNCIL: $30,000 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetAMERICAN ROAD AND TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCOMMON GROUND ALLIANCE: $22,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetACE MENTOR PROGRAM OF AMERICA INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNevada Contractors Association: $13,243 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetBuilding Americas Future Educational Fund: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetCONSTRUCTION USERS ROUNDTABLE: $6,750 over 1y, 0.3% 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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.

Associated General Co…
Associated General Contractors of America IncVA22× affinity8 shared granteesties to 0 of 0Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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 Agc Construction Advocacy Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Agc Construction Advocacy Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
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no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • The National Center for Construction Edu and Research Ltd: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
2report 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.
04Through Plinth

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How do I get to Agc Construction Advocacy Fund?

Find your warmest path to Agc Construction Advocacy Fund 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 15 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 2017, released 2017. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record but names no grant recipient (grants abroad are filed by region only, and grants under $5,000 are not itemized), so the figures above are from FY2017, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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