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Comic Relief Inc Dba Comic Relief US

Comic relief u.s.

$11M
Granted FY2024still arriving
8
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$950k
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 2024.

Youth Development$38MEducation$38MHealth$27MFood & Nutrition$10MHousing & Shelter$8.9MInternational$7.6MEmployment$4.5MPhilanthropy$4.4MOther$0
02FY2024 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 8 grants below total $3,665,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $10,703,350 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $7,038,350 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $7k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $48k
  • $250k+6 grants · $3.6M
$510,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$34M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CITY YEAR INC$950,000
LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD FOUNDATION$650,000
START EARLY$600,000
THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH FUND$510,000
JUMPSTART FOR YOUNG CHILDREN INC$500,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF AMERICA$400,000
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC$48,000
YOUTH OUTRIGHT WNC INC$7,000
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 (FY17–23, $9.0M) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%THE CONCILIO: $210k → 14%LATINO MEMPHIS INC: $210k → 17%SISTERSONG INC: $315k → 13%Covenant House: $1.5M → 17%COVENANT HOUSE: $1.1M → 17%Covenant House: $1.0M → 17%Covenant House: $1.0M → 17%COVENANT HOUSE: $915k → 17%COVENANT HOUSE: $815k → 17%COVENANT HOUSE: $810k → 17%Charity Water: $1.1M → 17%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

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

Grants abroad, by region: $7.0M on the FY2024 return

Schedule F, as filed: 6 regions. The IRS asks for region and purpose, not the recipient, so no country or grantee can be named here.

Sub-Saharan Africa$5.2M · 73% · 2 grants

Stated purpose: PROGRAM SUPPORT

South Asia$864k · 12% · 2 grants

Stated purpose: PROGRAM SUPPORT

North America (Canada and Mexico)$700k · 10% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: PROGRAM SUPPORT

Central America and the Caribbean$200k · 3% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: PROGRAM SUPPORT

Middle East and North Africa$96k · 1% · 2 grants

Stated purpose: PROGRAM SUPPORT

South America$7k · 0% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: PROGRAM SUPPORT

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. Grants abroad on Schedule F are filed by region, purpose and amount with no recipient name, so they are shown by region and cannot be placed on the country map or matched to a grantee.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$132M · 28 repeat orgs$8.9M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +34% since the first grant, against -17% for those funded once.

28 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 22 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

28
13

Total granted

$132M
$8.9M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
-17%

Still filing today

100%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesInternationalYouth DevelopmentCivil RightsFood & NutritionOther
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

  • LS
    LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD FOUNDATION USA
    8× · 2017–2024 · $21M · revenue +103% · 98% of their budget
  • CITY YEAR INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $15M · revenue +15%
  • START EARLY
    7× · 2018–2024 · $15M · revenue +106%

Funded once

  • GA
    GAVI ALLIANCE
    one grant, 2017 · $5.0M · revenue +9%
  • CHARITY GLOBAL INC
    one grant, 2017 · $1.1M · revenue +17%
  • FP
    FILANTROPIA PUERTO RICO INC
    one grant, 2018 · $1.0M · revenue -73%
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
International Center for Research On Women

The international center for research for women (icrw) is a global research institute, with a mission to advance rights and opportunities for women, girls, and structurally excluded populations with actionable evidence and solutions.

International
2
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
3
The George Washington University

The mission of the george washington university (gw) is to educate individuals in liberal arts, languages, sciences, learned professions, and other courses and subjects of study, and to conduct scholarly research and publish the findings…

Education
4
Global Ties Us

Global ties u.s. (global ties) powers individuals, communities, and nations to build trust and advance peace and prosperity through international exchange.

International
5
The Leadership Foundation

The leadership foundation, inc. (the foundation), established in 1990, is the mechanism by which iwf members advance the next generation of women leaders. the foundation accelerates the careers of top-performing women by offering…

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6
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
7
United States Telecom Association

See schedule oustelecom exists to ensure members can compete, grow and thrive to build a world where families, enterprises and communities are connected through the power of broadband.our member companies have committed a considerable…

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8
The Common Application Inc

The common application is a not-for-profit membership organization of over 1,100 colleges and universities across the globe committed to access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process. every year, over 1.5 million students…

Education
9
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation

The elizabeth glaser pediatric aids foundation (egpaf) is a proven leader in the fight against pediatric hiv/aids and has reached over 33 million pregnant women with services to prevent transmission of hiv to their babies. to date, egpaf…

Health
10
Golden Gate University

Golden gate university prepares individuals to lead and serve by providing high quality, practice-based educational programs in law, taxation, business and related professions - as a nonprofit institution - in an innovative and challenging…

Education
11
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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12
Public Health Institute

Public health institute generates and promotes research, leadership and partnerships to build capacity for strong public health policy, programs, systems and practices.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Global Fund for Children; the most unlike its peers is Feeding America. 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

49 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover.

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

4
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
49/49
Grantees still filing
34/49
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The Children's Health Fund: $20,761,000 · OtherThe Children's Health FundCITY YEAR INC: $15,486,120 · OtherCITY YEAR INCSTART EARLY: $14,954,800 · OtherSTART EARLYUNIDOSUS: $3,062,250 · Other+17 more: $12,394,210 · Other+17 moreLAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD FOUNDATION USA: $20,947,641 · Recreation & SportsLAUREUS SPORT FO…BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: $13,688,850 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS…THE BROTHERHOOD SISTER SOL INC: $1,530,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHE BROTHERH…+2 more: $670,000 · Youth DevelopmentGAVI ALLIANCE: $5,000,000 · InternationalGAVI ALLI…Save The Children Federation Inc: $4,670,415 · InternationalSave The …THE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: $1,000,000 · InternationalTHE ROTAR…OXFAM-AMERICA INC: $800,000 · InternationalOXFAM-AME…+3 more: $369,000 · InternationalCODEPATHORG: $3,400,000 · EducationJUMPSTART FOR YOUNG CHILDREN INC: $2,608,000 · EducationGENESYS WORKS: $1,800,000 · EducationCODED BY: $1,500,000 · EducationJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $630,000 · EducationTHE POSSE FOUNDATION INC: $620,000 · EducationECHOING GREEN INC: $450,000 · EducationAMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND: $400,000 · EducationFeeding America: $9,866,920 · Food & Nutrition+1 more: $210,000 · Food & NutritionCOVENANT HOUSE: $7,152,470 · Human ServicesCHARITY GLOBAL INC: $1,100,000 · Human ServicesSISTERSONG INC: $315,000 · Human Services+3 more: $620,000 · Human Services
Other$66,658,380Recreation & Sports$20,947,641Youth Development$15,888,850International$11,839,415Education$11,408,000Food & Nutrition$10,076,920Human Services$9,187,470

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 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 budgetPUERTO RICO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $1,390,000 over 3y, 16% of budgetYouth Design Center Inc: $1,050,000 over 3y, 54% of budgetTHE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: $1,000,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetOXFAM-AMERICA INC: $800,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetThe Chicago Community Trust: $745,480 over 3y, 0.0% 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 budgetROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC: $513,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $485,480 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetECHOING GREEN INC: $450,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetTEJANO CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CONCERNS INC: $420,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTHE BLACK BELT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $400,000 over 2y, 2.1% 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 budgetSEATTLE FOUNDATION: $250,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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
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.

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 Philanthr…Silicon Valley Commun…Tides FoundationCharities Aid Foundat…ImpactassetsincThe Kresge FoundationConrad N Hilton Found…The Yelp FoundationWK Kellogg FoundationThe Ford FoundationNetwork for GoodVanguard Charitable E…
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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Comic Relief Inc Dba Comic Relief US funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Comic Relief Inc Dba Comic Relief US. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Johns Hopkins University: 12% of income from government
  • City Year Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Oxfam-America Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
17report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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 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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