Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Empower DC
The mission of EMPOWER DC is to build the power of dc residents through resident-led community organizing to advance racial, economic, and environmental justice.
- $11k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,750
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $10,750
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.7M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Empower DC 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; $45k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 1 | $11k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $45k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $50k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $60k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition for Environmentally Safe Communities Inc | $55,750 | 2 | n/a |
| Solar United Neighbors Inc | $55,014 | 2 | 1% |
| DC Fiscal Policy Institute Inc | $55,014 | 2 | 2% |
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About Empower DC
- How much does Empower DC give?
- Empower DC reported 1 grants totaling $10,750 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does Empower DC fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (67%), Community Improvement (33%).
- Who are Empower DC's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Coalition for Environmentally Safe Communities Inc ($56k), Solar United Neighbors Inc ($55k), DC Fiscal Policy Institute Inc ($55k).
- Does Empower DC fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Empower DC based?
- Empower DC is based in DC.
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