Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc
Abc's mission is the advancement of the merit shop construction philosophy, which encourages open competition and a free enterprise approach that awards contracts based solely on merit, regardless of labor affiliation.
- $2.6M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 10
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 47%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $2.4M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $77,090
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $949,550
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 16
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 9
- Total assets, FY2024
- $28M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 47% of the organizations Associated Builders and Contractors Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $188k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 10 | $2.4M | 60% |
| FY2023 | 15 | $1.4M | 47% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $1.0M | 36% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $882k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $940k | 81% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $1.1M | 33% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $1.1M | 83% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $1.1M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Legal Rights Foundation | $7,216,908 | 8 | 88% |
| Ace Mentor Program of America Inc | $175,000 | 7 | 41% |
| Associated Builders & Contractors of Alabama Inc | $164,943 | 3 | 4% |
| Associated Builders and Contractors Illinois Chapter Inc | $161,771 | 4 | 4% |
| Central Florida Chapter Associated Builders & Contractors Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Associated Builders and Contractors Inc | $120,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Assoc Builders & Contractors of Se Michigan | $98,500 | 3 | 3% |
| Greater Tennessee Chapter Associated Builders and Contractors Inc | $92,595 | 2 | 3% |
| Associated Builders & Contractors of MI | $70,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Associated Builders & Contractors New Orleans - Bayou Chapter | $68,379 | 1 | 5% |
Show all 40 grantees
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($950k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 36 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Trimmer Construction Education Foundation
How this is measured
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About Associated Builders and Contractors Inc
- How much does Associated Builders and Contractors Inc give?
- Associated Builders and Contractors Inc reported 10 itemized grants totaling $2,415,111, out of $2,554,555 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Associated Builders and Contractors Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Civil Rights (73%), Community Improvement (18%), Employment (4%).
- Who are Associated Builders and Contractors Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Construction Legal Rights Foundation ($7.2M), Ace Mentor Program of America Inc ($175k), Associated Builders & Contractors of Alabama Inc ($165k).
- Does Associated Builders and Contractors Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 47% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Associated Builders and Contractors Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Trimmer Construction Education Foundation.
- Where is Associated Builders and Contractors Inc based?
- Associated Builders and Contractors Inc is based in DC.
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