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Consumer Brands Association

The Consumer Brands Association represents the world's leading consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies. From household products and personal care to food and beverage products, the CPG industry plays a vital role in powering the U.S. economy. The Association's mission is to champion growth and innovation for the industry whose products…

$234k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
1
Itemized grants FY2024
1
Organizations funded FY2023
100%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$8k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$7,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$7,500
Organizations funded a year
1 to 17
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$50M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Consumer Brands Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.0M went to new ones.

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

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

’18’20’21’22’23
Community ImprovementPublic BenefitEmploymentFood & NutritionArts & CultureEducationOther
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 arriving1$8k0%
FY20231$1.0M100%
FY202215$338k67%
FY20217$3.1M71%
FY20203$57k100%
FY20186$528k50%
FY201717$582kn/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.

Food & Nutrition$3.2MCommunity Improvement$1.1MEducation$853kPublic Benefit$222kArts & Culture$110kEmployment$80kScience & Tech$32kCrime & Legal$28kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MI
NY
MA
PA
CA
CO
VA
MD
NC
DC

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
Northwest Harvest Emm$1,500,00012%
Food Lifeline$1,500,00011%
Consumer Action for a Strong Economy Inc$1,027,500241%
Michigan State University$800,0002n/a
Senate Presidents' Forum Inc$105,50032%
Nexstar Media Inc$95,0001n/a
Conference of Western Attorneys General AG Alliance$60,00020%
National Consumers League Inc$50,00012%
Center for Jobs and the Economy$50,000116%
Consumer Brands Association Foundation$50,0001n/a
Show all 39 grantees
All grantees of Consumer Brands Association by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Northwest Harvest Emm$1,500,00012%
Food Lifeline$1,500,00011%
Consumer Action for a Strong Economy Inc$1,027,500241%
Michigan State University$800,0002n/a
Senate Presidents' Forum Inc$105,50032%
Nexstar Media Inc$95,0001n/a
Conference of Western Attorneys General AG Alliance$60,00020%
National Consumers League Inc$50,00012%
Center for Jobs and the Economy$50,000116%
Consumer Brands Association Foundation$50,0001n/a
American Chemistry Council$32,00010%
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices$30,00010%
Global Womens Innovation Network$30,00022%
Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange$25,00012%
Johns Hopkins University$22,50020%
Food Industry Association Executives$22,00035%
Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation$21,50020%
Center Forward$20,00010%
Field to Market$20,00020%
Washington Legal Foundation$20,00010%
Ford's Theatre Society$15,00010%
The Recycling Partnership Inc$15,00010%
State Legislative Leaders Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Keystone Center$10,00010%
Ag America$10,0001n/a
National Retail Federation Inc$10,00010%
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc$7,50010%
National Narcotic Officers Associations$7,50017%
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc$7,50010%
US Chamber Litigation Center$6,6671n/a
State Government Affairs Council$6,50011%
National Democratic Club$6,50010%
American Society of Association Executives$6,00010%
Consumer Federation of America$6,00010%
Food Research & Action Center$5,00010%
Retailers Association of Massachusetts Inc$5,00010%
Congressional Hunger Center Inc$5,00010%
Mercatus Center Inc$5,00010%
Global Child Nutrition Foundation$5,0001n/a

Where it is load-bearing

Consumer Brands Association supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 33 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNorthwest Harvest Emm: $1,500,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetFood Lifeline: $1,500,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetConsumer Action for a Strong Economy Inc: $1,027,500 over 2y, 41% of budgetSenate Presidents' Forum Inc: $105,500 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetConference of Western Attorneys General AG Alliance: $60,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNational Consumers League Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetCenter for Jobs and the Economy: $50,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetAmerican Chemistry Council: $32,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Governors Association Center for Best Practices: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGlobal Womens Innovation Network: $30,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetFranklin Center for Global Policy Exchange: $25,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetJohns Hopkins University: $22,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFood Industry Association Executives: $22,000 over 3y, 4.9% of budgetCongressional Sportsmen's Foundation: $21,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCenter Forward: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetField to Market: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetWashington Legal Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFord's Theatre Society: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Recycling Partnership Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetState Legislative Leaders Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKeystone Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNational Retail Federation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCongressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Narcotic Officers Associations: $7,500 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetCongressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetState Government Affairs Council: $6,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNational Democratic Club: $6,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Society of Association Executives: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConsumer Federation of America: $6,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFood Research & Action Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRetailers Association of Massachusetts Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCongressional Hunger Center Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMercatus Center Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 33.

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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.

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of AmericaDC24.9× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America · Motion Picture Association Inc · Ctia - the Wireless Association · Ncta - the Internet & Television Association · Edison Electric Institute Inc · AARP · Consumer Healthcare Products Association · Biotechnology Innovation Organization · Entertainment Software Association · American Hotel & Lodging Association · Nuclear Energy Institute Inc · Share Our Strength

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 Consumer Brands Association

How much does Consumer Brands Association give?
Consumer Brands Association reported 1 itemized grants totaling $7,500, out of $233,688 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 17 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Consumer Brands Association fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (56%), Community Improvement (19%), Education (15%).
Who are Consumer Brands Association's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Northwest Harvest Emm ($1.5M), Food Lifeline ($1.5M), Consumer Action for a Strong Economy Inc ($1.0M).
Does Consumer Brands Association fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Consumer Brands Association?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Motion Picture Association Inc, Ctia - the Wireless Association.
Where is Consumer Brands Association based?
Consumer Brands Association is based in VA.

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 39 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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