Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Inc
Ballot initiative strategy center, inc. (bisc) strengthens democracy by building a national progressive strategy for ballot measures.
- $405k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $200,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 6
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 6
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.2M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $350k 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 | 6 | $405k | 67% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $350k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $500k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $500k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $130k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 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, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activate 48 Education Fund | $570,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Organize Action | $550,000 | 2 | 18% |
| Arizona Wins | $250,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Progress Arizona | $150,000 | 3 | 10% |
| Adrc Action | $80,000 | 2 | 23% |
| Tides Advocacy | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Coloradans for Accessible and Secure Elections | $50,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Protect Our Schools Ky | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Missouri Jobs With Justice Voter Action | $45,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Promote the Vote | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activate 48 Education Fund | $570,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Organize Action | $550,000 | 2 | 18% |
| Arizona Wins | $250,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Progress Arizona | $150,000 | 3 | 10% |
| Adrc Action | $80,000 | 2 | 23% |
| Tides Advocacy | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Coloradans for Accessible and Secure Elections | $50,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Protect Our Schools Ky | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Missouri Jobs With Justice Voter Action | $45,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Promote the Vote | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Clean Missouri | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Raise Up Missouri | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| We the People of Florida | $10,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Nebraska Votes | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Oregonians United Against Profiling | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Inc supplied at peak.
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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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Sixteen Thirty Fund · Living United for Change in Arizona · Instructional Telecommunications Foundation Inc · Communications Workers of America Afl-Cio Clc · Way to Win Action Fund Inc · American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees · Open Society Action Fund Inc · All Hands on Deck Network Inc · Tides Foundation
How this is measured
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About Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Inc
- How much does Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Inc give?
- Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Inc reported 6 grants totaling $405,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 6 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Civil Rights (53%), Public Benefit (46%), Environment (1%).
- Who are Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Activate 48 Education Fund ($570k), Organize Action ($550k), Arizona Wins ($250k).
- Does Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Sixteen Thirty Fund, Living United for Change in Arizona, Instructional Telecommunications Foundation Inc.
- Where is Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Inc based?
- Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Inc is based in DC.
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