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Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc

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$131k
Granted FY2021
6
Itemized grants FY2021
6
Organizations funded FY2021
33%
First-time grantees FY2021
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Itemized, FY2021
$122k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2021
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2021
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
6 to 46
FY2018 to FY2021
States reached, FY2021
3
Total assets, FY2021
$9.6M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2021, 33% of the organizations Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 49% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 51% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $60k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21
Human ServicesCivil RightsEnvironmentCrime & LegalArts & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY20216$122k33%
FY202046$3.3M98%
FY20187$275kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2021.

Civil Rights$2.8MHuman Services$1.1MCrime & Legal$661kHealth$66kEnvironment$45kCommunity Improvement$35kHousing & Shelter$25k

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
TN
DC
MS
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Highlander Research & Education Center Inc$1,000,00013%
Emergency Release Fund$300,00018%
Families for Justice as Healing Inc$95,000142%
Black Leaders on Our Mission$81,0582n/a
Center for Transformative Action$80,00022%
Fund for the City of New York$75,0001n/a
Urban Justice Center$75,00010%
Community Aid and Development Corp$75,00017%
Brooklyn Ghost Project Inc$75,0001n/a
Hard Work Heals Inc$75,0001n/a
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All grantees of Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Highlander Research & Education Center Inc$1,000,00013%
Emergency Release Fund$300,00018%
Families for Justice as Healing Inc$95,000142%
Black Leaders on Our Mission$81,0582n/a
Center for Transformative Action$80,00022%
Fund for the City of New York$75,0001n/a
Urban Justice Center$75,00010%
Community Aid and Development Corp$75,00017%
Brooklyn Ghost Project Inc$75,0001n/a
Hard Work Heals Inc$75,0001n/a
Re-Entry Rocks Inc$75,000125%
Clean Air Coalition of Western New York Inc$75,00019%
Justice Committee Inc$75,000110%
Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-Ny) Inc$71,00030%
Unheard Voices Outreach$60,0001n/a
Fund for the City of New York Inc$50,00010%
National Religious Campaign Against Torture$50,00011%
Allied Media Projects Inc$50,00010%
Rise Up Kingston NY Inc$50,00018%
African Communities Together Inc$50,00012%
The Audre Lorde Project Inc$50,00014%
A Second U Foundation$50,000120%
Brownsville Think Tank Matters Inc$50,00016%
Flower City Noire Collective Inc$50,0001n/a
Rapid Defense Network Inc$50,000114%
Community Voices Heard Power Inc$50,000118%
Troy 4 Black Lives$50,0001n/a
Families of the Wrongfully Convicted Inc$50,000178%
Black Alliance for Just Immigration$50,00011%
Black Trans Nation LLC$50,0001n/a
Black and Pink Inc$50,00012%
Families for Freedom Inc$50,000110%
Correctional Association of New York$50,00012%
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc$45,00020%
The Gathering for Justice Inc$25,00011%
Cooperation Jackson of Mississippi$25,00012%
A Little Piece of Light Inc$25,0001n/a
Getting Out and Staying Out Inc$25,00011%
Purelegacee Inc$25,000112%
Womens Diversity Network INC$25,0001n/a
National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc$25,00018%
Rebel Cause Inc$25,0001n/a
Arts Business Collaborative$25,00010%
Abf Collective Inc$25,0001n/a
Sx Noir LLC$25,0001n/a
Tayshana Chicken Murphy Foundation$25,0001n/a
Transgender Law Center$25,00010%
Newburgh Lgbtqia Center$25,0001n/a
Reign 4 Life$25,0001n/a
Criminal Justice Policy Coalition Inc$15,00017%
Community Bonds Inc$15,00014%
Nashville Community Bail Fund$15,000112%
Movement Alliance Project$15,0001n/a
Green Worker Inc$10,00011%

Where it is load-bearing

Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 37 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHighlander Research & Education Center Inc: $1,000,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetEmergency Release Fund: $300,000 over 1y, 8.3% of budgetFamilies for Justice as Healing Inc: $95,000 over 1y, 42% of budgetCenter for Transformative Action: $80,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetUrban Justice Center: $75,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCommunity Aid and Development Corp: $75,000 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetRe-Entry Rocks Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 25% of budgetClean Air Coalition of Western New York Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 9.2% of budgetJustice Committee Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetVoices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-Ny) Inc: $71,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFund for the City of New York Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Religious Campaign Against Torture: $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetAllied Media Projects Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRise Up Kingston NY Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetAfrican Communities Together Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetThe Audre Lorde Project Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetA Second U Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetBrownsville Think Tank Matters Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetRapid Defense Network Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetCommunity Voices Heard Power Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetFamilies of the Wrongfully Convicted Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 78% of budgetBlack Alliance for Just Immigration: $50,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetBlack and Pink Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetFamilies for Freedom Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetCorrectional Association of New York: $50,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetSocial and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc: $45,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Gathering for Justice Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCooperation Jackson of Mississippi: $25,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetGetting Out and Staying Out Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetPurelegacee Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetNational Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 8.5% of budgetArts Business Collaborative: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTransgender Law Center: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCriminal Justice Policy Coalition Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetCommunity Bonds Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetNashville Community Bail Fund: $15,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetGreen Worker Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 37.

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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.

Amalgamated Charitabl…Borealis PhilanthropyNew York FoundationNew York Women's Foun…Proteus Fund IncNorth Star Fund IncSolidago FoundationNEO Philanthropy IncTides FoundationBrooklyn Community Fo…Tides CenterMs Foundation for Wom…
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncDC44.4× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · Borealis Philanthropy · New York Foundation · New York Women's Foundation Inc · Proteus Fund Inc · North Star Fund Inc · Solidago Foundation · NEO Philanthropy Inc · Tides Foundation · Brooklyn Community Foundation · Tides Center · Ms Foundation for Women 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.

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About Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc

How much does Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc give?
Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc reported 6 itemized grants totaling $122,058, out of $130,755 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 46 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2021.
What does Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2021, its largest causes are Civil Rights (60%), Human Services (22%), Crime & Legal (14%).
Who are Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2021: Highlander Research & Education Center Inc ($1.0M), Emergency Release Fund ($300k), Families for Justice as Healing Inc ($95k).
Does Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2021, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc, Borealis Philanthropy, New York Foundation.
Where is Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc based?
Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc is based in NY.

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 e-file return for fiscal year 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $600 of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2021, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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