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Humanity United Action

Humanity United Action works directly and with partners to advocate for legislative policies that help transform human exploitation and violent conflict to enduring freedom and peace.

$1.2M
Granted FY2024still arriving
4
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$205k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

International$1.7MCivil Rights$1.0MPhilanthropy$250kEducation$250kHuman Services$205kEmployment$106kCrime & Legal$46kPublic Safety & Disaster$40kOther$0
02FY2024 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 4 grants below total $485,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,187,159 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $702,159 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.
$100,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$165k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Tides Center$205,000
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University$100,000
Shift Project Ltd$100,000
Polaris Project$80,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–24, $431k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 80% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Tides Center: $205k → 10%Freedom Network USA: $60k → 7%Tides Center: $41k → 10%Freedom Network USA: $25k → 7%AMERICA IS BETTER: $100k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
NY
MA
OR
CA
VA
MD
AZ
DC

Grants abroad, by region: $702k on the FY2024 return

Schedule F, as filed: 2 regions. The IRS asks for region and purpose, not the recipient, so no country or grantee can be named here.

Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)$630k · 90% · 2 grants

Stated purpose: Forced Labor

East Asia and the Pacific$72k · 10% · 2 grants

Stated purpose: Forced Labor

How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving. Grants abroad on Schedule F are filed by region, purpose and amount with no recipient name, so they are shown by region and cannot be placed on the country map or matched to a grantee.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

69%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.4M · 11 repeat orgs$1.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +53% since the first grant, against +17% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
11

Total granted

$2.4M
$951k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+53%
+17%

Still filing today

100%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 64% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $100k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalEducationCivil RightsHuman ServicesCrime & LegalSocial ScienceOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • IL
    INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM
    4× · 2019–2023 · $521k · revenue +109%
  • FC
    FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION
    4× · 2017–2021 · $345k · revenue +67%
  • ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2022–2024 · $250k · revenue +53%

Funded once

  • TF
    THE FREEDOM FUNDgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $400k · revenue +46%
  • SF
    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2023 · $200k · revenue +8%
  • NI
    NATIONAL IMMIGRATION FORUM ACTION FUND
    one grant, 2018 · $100k · revenue -57%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
International Women's Forum Inc

The mission of the international women's forum is to advance women's leadership worldwide. iwf takes direct action to achieve our mission in three important ways. connect: our convenings provide networking and cutting-edge content…

Education
2
Partnersglobal

Partnersglobal (partners) works through a global network to support local leaders and create partnerships that transform conflict, strengthen democratic institutions, and achieve sustainable development.

International
3
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
4
National Immigration Forum

The forum advocates for the value of immigrants and immigration to the nation. from a diversity of perspectives, the forum uses communication, advocacy and policy to create a vision, concensus and strategy to lead to a better, more…

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5
American Flood Coalition Inc

To drive transformational adaptation to protect communities across the country from higher seas, stronger storms, and more frequent flooding.

Environment
6
Foreign Policy Research Institute

The foreign policy research institute (frpi) is dedicated to producing the highest quality scholarship and nonpartisan policy analysis focused on crucial foreign policy and national security challenges facing the united states. we educate…

International
7
American Foreign Service Association

American foreign service association (afsa) is both the principal advocate for the long-term institutional wellbeing of the professional career foreign service and responsible for safeguarding the interest of afsa members. (continued on…

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8
Center for Global Development

Reduce global poverty and improve lives through innovative economic research that drives better policy and practice by the world's top decision makers. we focus on the intersection of developing countries and the governments, institutions…

Human Services
9
Devworks International

Devworks international is dedicated to a society where all people enjoy the freedom to pursue their own sustainable development. we contribute to this by strengthening the capacity of local organizations.

Human Services
10
American Civil Liberties Union Fund of the District of Columbia

Preservation of civil liberties through litigation and public education.

—
11
Accion International

Our mission is to create a fair and inclusive economy where underserved people have quality financial choices and opportunities to improve their economic well-being. we find and help build innovative companies with the potential to reach…

International
12
Fund for Global Human Rights Inc

We are activists and grant-makers working in solidarity with individuals and organizations promoting human rights in their communities. by investing in those on the frontlines of human rights struggles, we help build stronger, more…

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Centro De Los Derechos Del Migrante Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Human Trafficking Legal Center. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

24 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
16/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM: $521,000 · InternationalINTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUMALLIANCE FOR PEACEBUILDING: $365,000 · InternationalALLIANCE FOR PEACEBUILDINGPOLARIS PROJECT: $180,000 · InternationalPOLARIS PROJECTMercy Corps: $100,000 · InternationalMercy CorpsSHIFT PROJECT LTD: $100,000 · InternationalSHIFT PROJECT LTD+1 more: $30,000 · InternationalARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMERICAN UNIVERSITY: $250,000 · EducationARIZONA STATE UN…SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY: $200,000 · EducationSIMON FRASER UNI…BEYOND CONFLICT INC: $50,000 · EducationBEYOND CONFLICT …Fordham University: $30,000 · EducationFordham Universi…FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION: $345,000 · OtherFRIENDS COMMITTE…CENTRO DE LOS DERECHOS DEL MIGRANTE INC: $100,000 · OtherCENTRO DE LOS DE…UNITED FARM WORKERS OF AMERICA: $40,000 · OtherUNITED FARM WORK…GLOBAL WITNESS FOUNDATION: $25,000 · Other+2 more: $24,000 · OtherTIDES CENTER: $245,500 · Human ServicesTIDES CENTERNATIONAL IMMIGRATION FORUM ACTION FUND: $100,000 · Human ServicesNATIONAL IMMI…FREEDOM NETWORK USA INC: $85,000 · Human ServicesFREEDOM NETWO…NEO Philanthropy Action Fund Inc: $350,000 · Civil RightsNEO Philanth…THE CENTURY FOUNDATION INC: $60,000 · Civil RightsTHE CENTURY …+1 more: $8,000 · Civil RightsTHE FREEDOM FUND: $400,000 · PhilanthropyTHE FREEDOM …THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING LEGAL CENTER: $46,000 · Crime & Legal
International$1,296,000Education$530,000Other$534,000Human Services$430,500Civil Rights$418,000Philanthropy$400,000Crime & Legal$46,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetINTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM: $521,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetTHE FREEDOM FUND: $400,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetALLIANCE FOR PEACEBUILDING: $365,000 over 5y, 7.7% of budgetNEO Philanthropy Action Fund Inc: $350,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetFRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION: $345,000 over 4y, 5.4% of budgetARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMERICAN UNIVERSITY: $250,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTIDES CENTER: $245,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY: $200,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPOLARIS PROJECT: $180,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetNATIONAL IMMIGRATION FORUM ACTION FUND: $100,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetCENTRO DE LOS DERECHOS DEL MIGRANTE INC: $100,000 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetMercy Corps: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSHIFT PROJECT LTD: $100,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetFREEDOM NETWORK USA INC: $85,000 over 2y, 6.9% of budgetTHE CENTURY FOUNDATION INC: $60,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBEYOND CONFLICT INC: $50,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetTHE HUMAN TRAFFICKING LEGAL CENTER: $46,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetUNITED FARM WORKERS OF AMERICA: $40,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFordham University: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNURU INTERNATIONAL: $30,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetGLOBAL WITNESS FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetVERITE INC: $16,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEDUCATION FUND OF THE AMERICAN CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL LABOR SOLIDARITY: $8,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAMERICAN CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL LABOR SOLIDARITY: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Humanity UnitedRockefeller Philanthr…Wellspring Philanthro…The Ford FoundationAvina Americas IncThe Freedom FundTides FoundationAmalgamated Charitabl…New Venture FundGreater Houston Commu…Silicon Valley Commun…National Philanthropi…
Humanity UnitedCA26.1× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Humanity United · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc · Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc · The Ford Foundation · Avina Americas Inc · The Freedom Fund · Tides Foundation · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · New Venture Fund · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Humanity United Action funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Humanity United Action. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 19%
  • Mercy Corps: 47% of income from government
  • Verite Inc: 19% of income from government
  • Centro De Los Derechos Del Migrante Inc: 4% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 24 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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