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Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund Inc

See schedule othe cfe fund's mission is to leverage municipal engagement to improve the financial stability of households by embedding financial empowerment strategies into local government infrastructure.

$4.9M
Granted FY2025still arriving
85
Grants FY2025still arriving
32
States reached
$280k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Community Improvement$27MEmployment$15MPhilanthropy$4.4MYouth Development$2.7MPublic Benefit$1.5MHuman Services$1.3MPublic Safety & Disaster$750kHousing & Shelter$744kOther$0
02FY2025 · 85 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k28 grants · $655k
  • $50k–250k56 grants · $4.0M
  • $250k+1 grant · $280k
$50,000
Median grant
32
States reached
$27M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS$280,000
CITY OF CHARLESTON SC$200,000
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA$185,000
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK AR$100,000
CITY OF ST PETERSBURG FL$100,000
THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY$100,000
CITY OF MEMPHIS TN$100,000
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD MA$100,000
CITY OF SAVANNAH$100,000
POLK COUNTY$100,000
JEFFERSON COUNTY WI$100,000
MILWAUKEE COUNTY WI$100,000
CITY OF PUEBLO CO$100,000
CITY OF KANSAS CITY MO$100,000
LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT$90,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $1.9M) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 70% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%DRESS FOR SUCCESS PHOENIX: $90k → 11%FINANCIAL EDUCATION OF MINNESOTA: $25k → 11%BRONXWORKS: $20k → 28%ALABAMA ASSET BUILDING COALITION: $25k → 16%UNITED WAY OF SUMMIT COUNTY: $90k → 19%THE HUMAN RESOURCES AGENCY OF NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT: $30k → 11%RISE FOUNDATION: $20k → 17%THE COLLABORATIVE: $25k → 8%SOUND OUTREACH: $90k → 9%QUAD COUNTY URBAN LEAGUE: $50k → 8%NCG COALITION FOR PUBLIC LIFE DBA LAS VEGAS VALLEY INTERFAITH SPONSORING: $25k → 13%CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND: $90k → 19%UNITED WAY OF THE BLUEGRASS: $25k → 15%PROJECT FOR PRIDE IN LIVING: $20k → 11%PARACHUTE CREDIT COUNSELING: $25k → 13%ALABAMA ASSET BUILDING COALITION: $25k → 16%CHES INC: $25k → 15%RISE FOUNDATION INC: $10k → 17%THE COLLABORATIVE: $25k → 8%SOUND OUTREACH: $10k → 9%QUAD COUNTY URBAN LEAGUE: $25k → 8%LAS VEGAS VALLEY INTERFAITH SPONSORING COMMITTEE: $25k → 13%CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND: $70k → 19%PARACHUTE CREDIT COUNSELING: $25k → 13%FAMILY COUNSELING CENTER OF MOBILE INC: $10k → 19%CHES INC: $25k → 15%CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN SERVICES INC: $90k → 11%RISE FOUNDATION: $10k → 17%ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $20k → 16%CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN SERVICES INC: $25k → 11%THE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $150k → 17%CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND: $37k → 19%HEARTLAND HUMAN CARE SERVICES: $80k → 10%PEOPLE'S COMMUNITY ACTION CORPORATION: $10k → 21%CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN SERVICES INC: $25k → 11%CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN SERVICES INC: $25k → 11%THE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION FOR A GREATER MEMPHIS: $100k → 17%CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND: $25k → 19%CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN SERVICES INC: $10k → 11%THE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION FOR A GREATER MEMPHIS: $80k → 17%SHELBY COUNTY: $50k → 17%THE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION FOR A GREATER MEMPHIS: $30k → 17%SHELBY COUNTY: $20k → 17%SHELBY COUNTY: $15k → 17%CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND: $40k → 19%BRIDGEYEAR: $20k → 16%CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND: $25k → 19%SOUTHWEST ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS: $25k → 21%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

AK
NH
WA
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
MO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
NM
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
HI
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$46M · 108 repeat orgs$5.8M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +12% since the first grant, against +3% for those funded once.

108 repeat relationships: 44 still active in FY2025, 64 since wound down; 22 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

108
98

Total granted

$46M
$4.6M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+12%
+3%

Still filing today

44%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.2M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesPhilanthropyCommunity ImprovementEmploymentHousing & ShelterEducationOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • TM
    THE MAYOR'S FUND FOR LOS ANGELES
    7× · 2018–2025 · $1.7M · revenue +10%
  • EA
    ECONOMIC AWARENESS COUNCIL
    8× · 2017–2024 · $696k · revenue +232% · 42% of their budget
  • M
    MyPath
    5× · 2017–2022 · $478k · revenue +80%

Funded once

  • CO
    COUNTY OF WAYNE MICHIGAN
    one grant, 2021 · $337k
  • IN
    INVEST NEWARK A NEW JERSEY NONPROFIT CORPgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $256k · revenue +264%
  • TO
    TREASURER OF THE CHARTER COUNTY OF WAYNE MICHIGAN
    one grant, 2019 · $181k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its 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
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

United way's mission is to end intergenerational poverty in our region by harnessing, leveraging and strategically investing the collective power of donors, advocates and volunteers, to help individuals and families break the cycle of…

Philanthropy
2
United Way of Greater Toledo

United way of greater toledo unites the caring power of people to improve lives.

Philanthropy
3
Philadelphia Works Inc

Philadelphia works, inc. develops and manages smart workforce solutions that respond to business needs and increases economic opportunity for all philadelphia residents.

Employment
4
Tulsa Area United Way

The tulsa area united way unites people and resources to improve lives and strengthen our communities.

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5
Employment Connection

Employment connection is a nonprofit st. louis community asset whose mission is "to assist individuals with limited opportunities to self sufficiency" including those recovering from substance abuse, the homeless, low-income individuals…

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6
United Way of Washington County Maryland Inc

Through strategic leadership and investments, united way of washington county, md will impact community improvement and inspire collaboration to address critical needs in education, income and health.

Philanthropy
7
The Louisville Urban League Inc

As an active partner, leader and catalyst, we will assist african americans, other minority groups and the disadvantaged attain social and economic equality and stability through direct services and advocacy.

Human Services
8
United Way of North Central Ohio Inc

At united way of north central ohio, we bring people, organizations, and resources together to create solutions that improve the lives of every person in every community in our region.

—
9
United Way of the Greater Triangle Inc

To eradicate poverty and to increase social mobility through the power of partnerships.

Philanthropy
10
Urban League of Louisiana

To empower communities and help change liver for african americans and other emerging communities and groups. the urban league seeks to eliminate barriers to opportunity and assist individuals in attaining economic self sufficiency.

Human Services
11
United Way of Charlotte County Inc

Mobilizing the power of our community to break the cycle of poverty.

Philanthropy
12
United Way for Southeastern Michigan

To mobilize the caring power of detroit and southeastern michigan to improve communities and individual lives in measurable and lasting ways.

Public Safety & Disaster
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Way of the Greater Capital Region; the most unlike its peers is International Rescue Committee Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

122 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. 122 of the 236 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

6
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
24
Early backer (in before they grew)
115/122
Grantees still filing
71/122
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CITY OF CHICAGO: $4,650,084 · OtherCITY OF CHICAGOCITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO: $2,450,000 · OtherCITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCOCITY OF MIAMI: $1,792,500 · OtherCITY OF MIAMI+120 more: $24,500,872 · Other+120 moreTHE MAYOR'S FUND TO ADVANCE NEW YORK CITY: $6,806,500 · Community ImprovementTHE MAYOR'S FUND T…NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIES INC: $560,000 · Community ImprovementNEIGHBORHOOD ALLIE…BOSTON LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $337,000 · Community Improvement+12 more: $1,305,500 · Community Improvement+12 moreTHE MAYOR'S FUND FOR LOS ANGELES: $1,665,000 · PhilanthropyTHE MAYOR'S FU…COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY: $1,345,750 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUN…ST LOUIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $1,088,300 · PhilanthropyST LOUIS COMMU…EARN INC: $395,000 · PhilanthropyEARN INCGREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $345,000 · PhilanthropyBALTIMORE CIVIC FUND INC: $345,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL NEW YORK INC: $339,302 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC: $255,000 · Philanthropy+17 more: $1,160,026 · Philanthropy+17 moreWOMEN'S FOUNDATION FOR A GREATER MEMPHIS: $360,000 · Human ServicesCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND INC: $295,000 · Human ServicesCONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN SERVICES INC: $175,000 · Human ServicesRISE MEMPHIS INC: $133,000 · Human ServicesFamily Counseling Center of Mobile Inc: $100,000 · Human ServicesSOUTH SOUND OUTREACH SERVICES: $100,000 · Human ServicesDRESS FOR SUCCESS PHOENIX: $90,000 · Human ServicesHEARTLAND HUMAN CARE SERVICES INC: $80,000 · Human ServicesQUAD COUNTY URBAN LEAGUE INC: $75,000 · Human Services+13 more: $435,000 · Human ServicesECONOMIC AWARENESS COUNCIL: $696,390 · EducationDC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND: $650,000 · EducationKENTUCKY FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION: $90,000 · EducationDETROIT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION: $431,500 · EmploymentGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF TULSA INC: $225,000 · EmploymentWORK2FUTURE FOUNDATION: $160,000 · EmploymentNEW WORKFORCE DIRECTIONS INC: $75,000 · EmploymentSER-JOBS FOR PROGRESS OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST INC: $60,000 · EmploymentROCHESTERWORKS INC: $50,000 · EmploymentTOWARDS EMPLOYMENT INC: $50,000 · EmploymentGOODWILL INDUSTRIES - MANASOTA INC: $40,000 · EmploymentTHE HOPE PROGRAM INC: $40,000 · Employment+1 more: $20,000 · EmploymentSTL YOUTH JOBS: $300,000 · Youth DevelopmentPHILADELPHIA YOUTH NETWORK INC: $190,000 · Youth Development
Other$33,393,456Community Improvement$9,009,000Philanthropy$6,938,378Human Services$1,843,000Education$1,436,390Employment$1,151,500Youth Development$490,000

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetTHE MAYOR'S FUND TO ADVANCE NEW YORK CITY: $6,806,500 over 9y, 3.2% of budgetTHE MAYOR'S FUND FOR LOS ANGELES: $1,665,000 over 7y, 9.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY: $1,345,750 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetST LOUIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $1,088,300 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetThe City of Los Angeles Workforce Development Board: $769,897 over 2y, 65% of budgetECONOMIC AWARENESS COUNCIL: $696,390 over 8y, 42% of budgetDC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND: $650,000 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD ALLIES INC: $560,000 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetMyPath: $477,603 over 5y, 6.3% of budgetDETROIT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION: $431,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetEARN INC: $395,000 over 4y, 3.4% of budgetWOMEN'S FOUNDATION FOR A GREATER MEMPHIS: $360,000 over 4y, 6.2% of budgetGREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $345,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBALTIMORE CIVIC FUND INC: $345,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL NEW YORK INC: $339,302 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetBOSTON LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $337,000 over 5y, 10% of budgetSTL YOUTH JOBS: $300,000 over 3y, 8.0% of budgetCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND INC: $295,000 over 5y, 6.1% of budgetINVEST NEWARK A NEW JERSEY NONPROFIT CORP: $256,000 over 1y, 9.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC: $255,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCONNECT DETROIT: $238,500 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF TULSA INC: $225,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetUNITED WAY SUNCOAST INC: $207,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetPHILADELPHIA YOUTH NETWORK INC: $190,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTH FLORIDAINC: $185,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN SERVICES INC: $175,000 over 5y, 7.3% of budgetCOVENANT COMMUNITY CAPITAL CORPORATION: $170,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetWORK2FUTURE FOUNDATION: $160,000 over 6y, 38% of budgetASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $150,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetURBAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN INC: $146,000 over 4y, 20% of budgetENRICHMOND FOUNDATION: $140,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetRISE MEMPHIS INC: $133,000 over 6y, 4.8% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING SERVICES INC: $115,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetUnited Way of Pueblo County Colorado Inc: $115,000 over 2y, 4.9% of budgetUNITED WAY OF HENRY COUNTY & MARTINSVILLE: $115,000 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL AREA INC: $115,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetGREATER WACO COLLECTIVE IMPACT INITIATIVE: $110,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetPHILANTHROPY NEW YORK INC: $100,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetFLORIDA PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP INC: $100,000 over 2y, 20% of budgetSOUTH SOUND OUTREACH SERVICES: $100,000 over 2y, 6.6% of budgetUNITED WAY OF SUMMIT AND MEDINA: $100,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER ROCHESTER INC: $90,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetOKLAHOMA NATIVE ASSETS COALITION INC: $90,000 over 1y, 21% of budgetDRESS FOR SUCCESS PHOENIX: $90,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetPROSPERITY WORKS: $90,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetKENTUCKY FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION: $90,000 over 1y, 80% of budgetUNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA INC: $82,526 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetCNY WORKS INC: $82,500 over 1y, 2.3% 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.

  • Who funds THE MAYOR'S FUND TO ADVANCE NEW YORK CITY ↗
  • Who funds THE MAYOR'S FUND FOR LOS ANGELES ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY ↗
  • Who funds ST LOUIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds The City of Los Angeles Workforce Development Board ↗
  • Who funds ECONOMIC AWARENESS COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND ↗
  • Who funds NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIES INC ↗
  • Who funds MyPath ↗
  • Who funds DETROIT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds EARN INC ↗
  • Who funds WOMEN'S FOUNDATION FOR A GREATER MEMPHIS ↗
  • Who funds GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BALTIMORE CIVIC FUND INC ↗

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.

National League of Ci…National Recreation a…The Recycling Partner…FitLotAARPWells Fargo FoundationUrban Sustainability …Prosperity NowUS Green Building Cou…American Public Healt…Firehouse Subs Public…Center for Technology…
National League of Cities Institute IncDC84.4× affinity43 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National League of Cities Institute Inc · National Recreation and Park Association · The Recycling Partnership Inc · FitLot · AARP · Wells Fargo Foundation · Urban Sustainability Directors Network · Prosperity Now · US Green Building Council Inc · American Public Health Association · Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Inc · Center for Technology and Civic Life

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 Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 22%
  • Advancing Connecticut Together Inc: 100% of income from government
  • Human Resources Agency of New Britain Inc: 78% of income from government
  • Wealth Watchers Inc: 58% of income from government
  • United Way Miami Inc: 23% of income from government
  • Enterprise Community Partners Inc: 22% of income from government
  • Cash Campaign of Maryland Inc: 11% of income from government
  • United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties Inc: 2% of income from government
  • United Way Suncoast Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Goodwill Industries of North Floridainc: 1% of income from government
  • Goodwill Industries of Tulsa Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
33report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
3rely 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.

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 236 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home