Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Equis Institute
EQUIS INSTITUTE's mission is to create a better understanding of latinx communities, invest in innovative approaches to reach and engage them, and convene latinx leaders for the growth and long-term sustainability of the sector.
- $1.6M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 13
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $1.5M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $35,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $670,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 11
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 6
- Total assets, FY2024
- $8.6M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Equis Institute funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 13 | $1.5M | 77% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $50k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $3.4M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cafe Accion | $1,130,000 | 1 | n/a |
| North Main Street Fund | $670,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Civic Empowerment Coalition | $630,680 | 1 | 54% |
| Priorities USA Foundation | $530,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Central Valley Workers Center | $435,000 | 2 | 23% |
| Community Alliance of Fresno | $343,714 | 1 | 44% |
| Community Initiatives | $258,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas | $255,636 | 1 | 42% |
| Valley Voices | $235,000 | 2 | 21% |
| Harness Community | $150,000 | 2 | 2% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cafe Accion | $1,130,000 | 1 | n/a |
| North Main Street Fund | $670,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Civic Empowerment Coalition | $630,680 | 1 | 54% |
| Priorities USA Foundation | $530,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Central Valley Workers Center | $435,000 | 2 | 23% |
| Community Alliance of Fresno | $343,714 | 1 | 44% |
| Community Initiatives | $258,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas | $255,636 | 1 | 42% |
| Valley Voices | $235,000 | 2 | 21% |
| Harness Community | $150,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Poderistas Community Fund | $50,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Includus Fund | $40,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Make The Road States Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project | $35,000 | 1 | 3% |
| NM Comunidades En Accion Y De Fe | $35,000 | 1 | 3% |
| The Semilla Project | $35,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Dolores C Huerta Foundation | $35,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Dolores Huerta Action Fund | $25,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Momsrising Education Fund | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| United We Dream Network Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Equis Institute supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 20 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: NEO Philanthropy Inc · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · WK Kellogg Foundation · Western Conservation Foundation · Tides Foundation · New Venture Fund · The Ford Foundation · Equislabs · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Tides Center · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc · Impactassetsinc
How this is measured
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About Equis Institute
- How much does Equis Institute give?
- Equis Institute reported 13 itemized grants totaling $1,545,636, out of $1,580,636 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 11 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does Equis Institute fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Public Benefit (44%), Civil Rights (34%), Employment (9%).
- Who are Equis Institute's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Cafe Accion ($1.1M), North Main Street Fund ($670k), Civic Empowerment Coalition ($631k).
- Does Equis Institute fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Equis Institute?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include NEO Philanthropy Inc, Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc, WK Kellogg Foundation.
- Where is Equis Institute based?
- Equis Institute is based in DC.
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