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Comic Relief Inc Dba Comic Relief US

Comic relief u.s. Is working to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty through the following methods. (continued on schedule o)1. We galvanize the public to act by leveraging our unique creative andentertainment lens to amplify the stories of the people and communitiesdirectly impacted by intergenerational poverty.2. We raise…

$11M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
8
Itemized grants FY2024
25
Organizations funded FY2023
12%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$3.7M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$510,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$950,000
Organizations funded a year
10 to 28
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
5
Total assets, FY2024
$34M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 12% of the organizations Comic Relief Inc Dba Comic Relief US funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $369k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentInternationalEmploymentPhilanthropyOther
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
FY2024still arriving7$3.6M14%
FY202325$16M12%
FY202228$19M29%
FY202125$18M52%
FY202011$18M9%
FY201912$20M25%
FY201810$23M20%
FY201711$24Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Youth Development$38MEducation$38MHealth$27MFood & Nutrition$10MHousing & Shelter$8.9MInternational$7.6MEmployment$4.5MPhilanthropy$4.4MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
MA
PA
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
TN
NC
DC
LA
AL
GA
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA$20,947,641898%
The Children's Health Fund$20,761,000852%
City Year Inc$15,486,12082%
Start Early$14,954,80074%
Boys & Girls Clubs of America$13,688,85073%
Feeding America$9,866,92070%
Covenant House$7,152,47072%
Gavi Alliance$5,000,0001n/a
Save The Children Federation Inc$4,670,41550%
Codepathorg$3,400,000311%
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All grantees of Comic Relief Inc Dba Comic Relief US by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA$20,947,641898%
The Children's Health Fund$20,761,000852%
City Year Inc$15,486,12082%
Start Early$14,954,80074%
Boys & Girls Clubs of America$13,688,85073%
Feeding America$9,866,92070%
Covenant House$7,152,47072%
Gavi Alliance$5,000,0001n/a
Save The Children Federation Inc$4,670,41550%
Codepathorg$3,400,000311%
Unidosus$3,062,25062%
Jumpstart for Young Children Inc$2,608,00053%
Genesys Works$1,800,00038%
Ali Forney Center Inc$1,705,00044%
Per Scholas Inc$1,650,00031%
The Brotherhood Sister Sol Inc$1,530,00038%
Coded By$1,500,000329%
Charity Global Inc$1,100,0001n/a
Youth Design Center Inc$1,050,000354%
Filantropia Puerto Rico Inc$1,000,0001n/a
Oxfam-America Inc$800,00021%
Global Fund for Children$727,50033%
The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation$652,000317%
Johns Hopkins University$630,00020%
The Student Conservation Association Inc$630,00021%
Human Rights Campaign Foundation$630,00022%
The Posse Foundation Inc$620,00031%
Structured Employment Economic Development Corporation$551,75026%
Echoing Green Inc$450,00022%
Tejano Center for Community Concerns Inc$420,00021%
American Indian College Fund$400,00020%
Sistersong Inc$315,00011%
Alima USA Inc$305,00012%
Girls Inc$250,00012%
The Concilio$210,00015%
Grow Dat Youth Farm$210,000116%
Latino Memphis Inc$210,000116%
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc$200,00012%
Helen Keller International$32,00010%
Amref Health Africa Inc Inc (Amref)$32,00010%
Youth Outright Wnc Inc$7,00011%
Diversify Our Narrative$7,0001n/a

Where it is load-bearing

Comic Relief Inc Dba Comic Relief US supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 38 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLaureus Sport for Good Foundation USA: $20,947,641 over 8y, 98% of budgetThe Children's Health Fund: $20,761,000 over 8y, 52% of budgetCity Year Inc: $15,486,120 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetStart Early: $14,954,800 over 7y, 3.8% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of America: $13,688,850 over 7y, 3.3% of budgetFeeding America: $9,866,920 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCovenant House: $7,152,470 over 7y, 1.8% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $4,670,415 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCodepathorg: $3,400,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetUnidosus: $3,062,250 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetJumpstart for Young Children Inc: $2,608,000 over 5y, 3.4% of budgetGenesys Works: $1,800,000 over 3y, 7.6% of budgetAli Forney Center Inc: $1,705,000 over 4y, 3.5% of budgetPer Scholas Inc: $1,650,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetThe Brotherhood Sister Sol Inc: $1,530,000 over 3y, 8.1% of budgetCoded By: $1,500,000 over 3y, 29% of budgetYouth Design Center Inc: $1,050,000 over 3y, 54% of budgetOxfam-America Inc: $800,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetGlobal Fund for Children: $727,500 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetThe Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation: $652,000 over 3y, 17% of budgetJohns Hopkins University: $630,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Student Conservation Association Inc: $630,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetHuman Rights Campaign Foundation: $630,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetThe Posse Foundation Inc: $620,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetStructured Employment Economic Development Corporation: $551,750 over 2y, 5.6% of budgetEchoing Green Inc: $450,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetTejano Center for Community Concerns Inc: $420,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican Indian College Fund: $400,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSistersong Inc: $315,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetAlima USA Inc: $305,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetGirls Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetThe Concilio: $210,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetGrow Dat Youth Farm: $210,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetLatino Memphis Inc: $210,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetSeventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc: $200,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetHelen Keller International: $32,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmref Health Africa Inc Inc (Amref): $32,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetYouth Outright Wnc Inc: $7,000 over 1y, 1.4% 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 38.

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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.

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNY15.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Tides Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Impactassetsinc · The Kresge Foundation · Conrad N Hilton Foundation · The Yelp Foundation · WK Kellogg Foundation · The Ford Foundation · Network for Good · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Comic Relief Inc Dba Comic Relief US

How much does Comic Relief Inc Dba Comic Relief US give?
Comic Relief Inc Dba Comic Relief US reported 8 itemized grants totaling $3,665,000, out of $10,703,350 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 28 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Comic Relief Inc Dba Comic Relief US fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Youth Development (26%), Education (26%), Health (19%).
Who are Comic Relief Inc Dba Comic Relief US's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA ($21M), The Children's Health Fund ($21M), City Year Inc ($15M).
Does Comic Relief Inc Dba Comic Relief US fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 12% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Comic Relief Inc Dba Comic Relief US?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Tides Foundation.
Where is Comic Relief Inc Dba Comic Relief US based?
Comic Relief Inc Dba Comic Relief US 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 49 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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