Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Consumer Federation of America
The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is an association of non-profit consumer organizations that was established in 1968 to advance the consumer interest through research, advocacy, and education. See Schedule O for continuation
- $48k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2025
- $38,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $38,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $16M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations Consumer Federation of America funded were first-time grantees, receiving 67% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 33% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $48k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $37k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $12k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $43k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $52k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $90k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $237k | 40% |
| FY2017 | 5 | $255k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety Foundation | $450,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition Inc | $100,000 | 5 | 4% |
| Center for Economic Justice | $47,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Alaska Public Interest Research Group | $38,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Essential Information Inc | $24,814 | 1 | 3% |
| Center for Responsible Lending | $24,700 | 2 | 0% |
| Texas Appleseed | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Veterans Education Success Inc | $17,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Western New York Law Center Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Florida Consumer Action Network Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 7% |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety Foundation | $450,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition Inc | $100,000 | 5 | 4% |
| Center for Economic Justice | $47,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Alaska Public Interest Research Group | $38,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Essential Information Inc | $24,814 | 1 | 3% |
| Center for Responsible Lending | $24,700 | 2 | 0% |
| Texas Appleseed | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Veterans Education Success Inc | $17,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Western New York Law Center Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Florida Consumer Action Network Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 7% |
| New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Wispirg Foundation Inc | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Montana Organizing Project | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Consumer Federation of America 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.
Open a dossier: Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund · Center for Responsible Lending · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Consumer Federation of America
- How much does Consumer Federation of America give?
- Consumer Federation of America reported 2 grants totaling $48,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Consumer Federation of America fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Public Safety & Disaster (58%), Civil Rights (20%), Public Benefit (14%).
- Who are Consumer Federation of America's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety Foundation ($450k), Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition Inc ($100k), Center for Economic Justice ($48k).
- Does Consumer Federation of America fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Consumer Federation of America?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund, Center for Responsible Lending, Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is Consumer Federation of America based?
- Consumer Federation of America is based in DC.
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