Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Emerald Cities Collaborative Inc
The primary purpose of Emerald Cities Collaborative, Inc. is to promote the Greening of Metropolitan areas in ways that improve equal opportunity, shared wealth and democracy.
- $1.1M
- Granted FY2022
- 18
- Grants FY2022
- 18
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Median grant, FY2022
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $200,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 18
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 7
- Total assets, FY2022
- $20M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 100% of the organizations Emerald Cities Collaborative Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 18 | $1.1M | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $25k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.
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 FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truly Living Well Ctr for Natural Urban | $200,000 | 1 | 33% |
| Center on Race Poverty & the Environment | $90,000 | 1 | 2% |
| We Want Green Too | $80,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Community Development Technologies Center | $75,000 | 1 | 2% |
| East Los Angeles College Foundation | $75,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility | $73,750 | 1 | 2% |
| Self-Help Enterprises | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Foothill-Deanza Community Colleges Foundation | $55,214 | 1 | 1% |
| The Big We | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Riverside Community College District Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truly Living Well Ctr for Natural Urban | $200,000 | 1 | 33% |
| Center on Race Poverty & the Environment | $90,000 | 1 | 2% |
| We Want Green Too | $80,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Community Development Technologies Center | $75,000 | 1 | 2% |
| East Los Angeles College Foundation | $75,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility | $73,750 | 1 | 2% |
| Self-Help Enterprises | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Foothill-Deanza Community Colleges Foundation | $55,214 | 1 | 1% |
| The Big We | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Riverside Community College District Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| State Center Community College Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Center for Common Ground | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Allied Media Projects Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Soulardarity | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Fair Future Movement Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Unite for Dignity Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Urban Core Collective | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc | $8,695 | 1 | 0% |
| Association of Pennsylvania State College & University Faculties | $7,465 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Emerald Cities Collaborative Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 17 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · United States Energy Foundation · The California Endowment · Windward Fund · Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc · Natural Resources Defense Council Inc · Foundation for California Community Colleges · The James Irvine Foundation · New Venture Fund · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc · Impactassetsinc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
How this is measured
About Emerald Cities Collaborative Inc
- How much does Emerald Cities Collaborative Inc give?
- Emerald Cities Collaborative Inc reported 18 grants totaling $1,081,452 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 18 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does Emerald Cities Collaborative Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Philanthropy (29%), Environment (17%), Education (15%).
- Who are Emerald Cities Collaborative Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: Truly Living Well Ctr for Natural Urban ($200k), Center on Race Poverty & the Environment ($90k), We Want Green Too ($80k).
- Does Emerald Cities Collaborative Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Emerald Cities Collaborative Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc, United States Energy Foundation, The California Endowment.
- Where is Emerald Cities Collaborative Inc based?
- Emerald Cities Collaborative Inc is based in DC.
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