Massachusetts · Public charity
Fund for the Public Interest Inc
The fund's mission is to further public interest research, education, and advocacy on issues affecting social welfare both directly and by providing financial, organizational, and other assistance to public interest organizations.
- $500k
- Granted FY2019
- 1
- Grants FY2019
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $500,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $500,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2018 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 1
- Total assets, FY2019
- $30M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 100% of the organizations Fund for the Public Interest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 1 | $500k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $498k | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2019.
Social Science$500kPublic Benefit$348kEnvironment$150k
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Public Interest Research Group Inc | $500,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Arizona Public Interest Research Group Inc | $240,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Environment America Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Rhode Island Public Interest Research Group Inc | $65,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Texas Public Interest Research Group Inc | $43,000 | 1 | n/a |
About Fund for the Public Interest Inc
- How much does Fund for the Public Interest Inc give?
- Fund for the Public Interest Inc reported 1 grants totaling $500,019 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2019.
- What does Fund for the Public Interest Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2019, its largest causes are Social Science (50%), Public Benefit (35%), Environment (15%).
- Who are Fund for the Public Interest Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2019: United States Public Interest Research Group Inc ($500k), Arizona Public Interest Research Group Inc ($240k), Environment America Inc ($150k).
- Does Fund for the Public Interest Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Fund for the Public Interest Inc based?
- Fund for the Public Interest Inc is based in MA.
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