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Consumer Technology Association

Cta's mission is to grow the consumer technology industry.

$1.8M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
27
Itemized grants FY2024
16
Organizations funded FY2023
44%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$1.6M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$18,743
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,017,488
Organizations funded a year
1 to 29
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$433M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 44% of the organizations Consumer Technology Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $117k 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
Public BenefitFood & NutritionHealthHuman ServicesPublic Safety & DisasterCommunity ImprovementOther
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 arriving27$1.6M41%
FY202316$1.1M44%
FY20228$929k38%
FY20211$750k0%
FY20209$1.1M78%
FY201913$1.3M31%
FY201825$1.7M40%
FY201729$2.5Mn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Community Improvement$7.5MPublic Benefit$878kEnvironment$624kScience & Tech$462kPublic Safety & Disaster$448kFood & Nutrition$303kPhilanthropy$220kCrime & Legal$210kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
NV
IA
CA
CO
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
NC
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

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

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All grantees of Consumer Technology Association by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Consumer Technology Association Foundation$7,425,341882%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$330,00030%
Puerto Rico Science Technology and Research Trust$250,0001n/a
The Recycling Partnership Inc$210,00033%
Green Chips DBA Impact NV$165,680316%
Electronics Recycling Representative Organzation$150,0002100%
Center for Democracy and Technology$135,00041%
Three Square$120,00030%
Touro University Nevada$99,99060%
R Street Institute$98,74330%
Ncsl Foundation for State Legislatures$90,00041%
Americans for Tax Reform$85,00031%
Global Womens Innovation Network$85,00045%
The Houston Food Bank$80,00010%
Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc$80,00020%
United Way of Ventura County Inc$75,00013%
Green Our Planet$73,00041%
Congressional Black Caucus Political Edu Cation and Leadership Institute$50,00021%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and Affiliate$50,00010%
National Governers Association$50,0001n/a
Faith and Politics Institute$50,00022%
Tip of Southern Nevada Inc$50,000124%
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies Inc$50,00015%
Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc$50,00010%
Public Knowledge$50,00021%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington Foundation$50,00029%
United Service Organizations Inc$45,00010%
Iaee$45,0003n/a
Center for Exhibition Industry Research Foundation$40,00042%
Engine Foundation$40,00033%
The Third Way Foundation Inc$40,0002n/a
American Legislative Exchange Council$37,00020%
Girls Who Code Inc$36,75010%
World Central Kitchen Inc$35,00030%
Center Forward Foundation$35,0001n/a
Ripon Society Inc$35,00011%
Partners for Automated Vehicle Education Inc$32,00023%
Competitive Enterprise Institute$30,00020%
Third Way$30,00010%
Business Forward Inc$25,00011%
United States Capitol Historical Society$25,00011%
Internet Education Foundation$25,00012%
Resource Impact$25,00011%
Congressional Club Museum and Foundation$25,00013%
National Center for Electronics Recycling Inc$25,00011%
Clark County Nv Election Deptarment #84$25,0001n/a
Womens High Tech Coalition$20,000210%
Freedom of the Press Foundation$20,00010%
Cato Institute$20,00010%
Foundation for American Innovation$20,00011%
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation$20,00020%
Republican Main Street Partnership$20,0001n/a
University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation$20,00010%
Arlington Food Assistance Center$15,00010%
Product Management Alliance$15,0001n/a
Capital Area Food Bank Inc$15,00010%
Newdeal$15,00011%
All Hands and Hearts Smart Response Inc$12,50010%
Direct Relief$12,50010%
Team Rubicon Inc$12,50010%
The Virginia Hospital Center Foundation$10,00010%
Mercatus Center Inc$10,00010%
Usagainstalzheimer's$10,00010%
Northern Virginia Family Services Inc$10,00010%
National Taxpayers Union Foundation$10,00010%
Peter Damon Group LLC$10,0001n/a
Meals on Wheels of Arlington Virginia Inc$10,000112%
Federal Communications Bar Association Foundation$10,00012%
Prevent Cancer Foundation aka Cancer Research & Prevention Fndn$10,00010%
Engine Advocacy$10,00011%
Council of State Governments$7,50010%

Where it is load-bearing

Consumer Technology Association supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 62 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetConsumer Technology Association Foundation: $7,425,341 over 8y, 82% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $330,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Recycling Partnership Inc: $210,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetGreen Chips DBA Impact NV: $165,680 over 3y, 16% of budgetElectronics Recycling Representative Organzation: $150,000 over 2y, 100% of budgetCenter for Democracy and Technology: $135,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetThree Square: $120,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTouro University Nevada: $99,990 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetR Street Institute: $98,743 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetNcsl Foundation for State Legislatures: $90,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetAmericans for Tax Reform: $85,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetGlobal Womens Innovation Network: $85,000 over 4y, 5.0% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $80,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetElectronic Frontier Foundation Inc: $80,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetUnited Way of Ventura County Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetGreen Our Planet: $73,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetCongressional Black Caucus Political Edu Cation and Leadership Institute: $50,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and Affiliate: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFaith and Politics Institute: $50,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetTip of Southern Nevada Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetPhoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetHarry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPublic Knowledge: $50,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington Foundation: $50,000 over 2y, 9.1% of budgetUnited Service Organizations Inc: $45,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Exhibition Industry Research Foundation: $40,000 over 4y, 2.3% of budgetEngine Foundation: $40,000 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetAmerican Legislative Exchange Council: $37,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGirls Who Code Inc: $36,750 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRipon Society Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetPartners for Automated Vehicle Education Inc: $32,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetCompetitive Enterprise Institute: $30,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThird Way: $30,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBusiness Forward Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetUnited States Capitol Historical Society: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetInternet Education Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetResource Impact: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCongressional Club Museum and Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetNational Center for Electronics Recycling Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetWomens High Tech Coalition: $20,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetFreedom of the Press Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCato Institute: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFoundation for American Innovation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetInformation Technology and Innovation Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArlington Food Assistance Center: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCapital Area Food Bank Inc: $15,000 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 62.

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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.

Ctia - the Wireless AssociationDC30.4× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ctia - the Wireless Association · Ncta - the Internet & Television Association · United States Telecom Association · The Business Roundtable Inc · Charles Koch Institute · Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America · The Seminar Network Inc · Motion Picture Association Inc · Democracy Fund Inc · The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation · AARP · Walton Family Foundation Inc

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 Technology Association

How much does Consumer Technology Association give?
Consumer Technology Association reported 27 itemized grants totaling $1,580,731, out of $1,821,546 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 29 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Consumer Technology Association fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Community Improvement (66%), Public Benefit (8%), Environment (5%).
Who are Consumer Technology Association's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Consumer Technology Association Foundation ($7.4M), American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ($330k), Puerto Rico Science Technology and Research Trust ($250k).
Does Consumer Technology Association fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 44% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Consumer Technology Association?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ctia - the Wireless Association, Ncta - the Internet & Television Association, United States Telecom Association.
Where is Consumer Technology Association based?
Consumer Technology 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 76 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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