Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Change Elemental
The primary program of Change Elemental involves providing individualized, in depth support to nonprofit groups that are grappling with organizational problems, challenged by change or growth, or striving to become stronger. Change Elemental works exclusively with groups committed to a just, humane and sustainable society. The issues…
- $410k
- Granted FY2022
- 10
- Itemized grants FY2022
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Itemized, FY2022
- $380k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2022
- $40,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $65,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 10
- FY2021 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 4
- Total assets, FY2022
- $4.7M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 100% of the organizations Change Elemental funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 10 | $380k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $20k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Californians For Justice Education Fund | $65,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Community Asset Development Re-Defining Education | $65,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Cheyenne River Youth Project Inc | $65,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Association of Interior Native Educators | $65,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Fusion Partnership Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mission Language and Vocational School Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
| ACORN Center For Restoration & Freedom | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Chicana Foundation of Northern Ca Dba Chicana Latina Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Central American Resource Center | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Morgan State University Foundation Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Californians For Justice Education Fund | $65,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Community Asset Development Re-Defining Education | $65,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Cheyenne River Youth Project Inc | $65,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Association of Interior Native Educators | $65,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Fusion Partnership Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mission Language and Vocational School Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
| ACORN Center For Restoration & Freedom | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Chicana Foundation of Northern Ca Dba Chicana Latina Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Central American Resource Center | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Morgan State University Foundation Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Change Elemental 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.
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How this is measured
About Change Elemental
- How much does Change Elemental give?
- Change Elemental reported 10 itemized grants totaling $380,000, out of $410,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 10 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2022.
- What does Change Elemental fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2022, its largest causes are Education (34%), Civil Rights (20%), Youth Development (16%).
- Who are Change Elemental's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2022: Californians For Justice Education Fund ($65k), Community Asset Development Re-Defining Education ($65k), Cheyenne River Youth Project Inc ($65k).
- Does Change Elemental fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Change Elemental?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Silicon Valley Community Foundation, The California Wellness Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation.
- Where is Change Elemental based?
- Change Elemental is based in DC.
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