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Job Opportunities Task Force Inc at a glanceMostly funded, not a grantmaker: see who funds it →

· Public charity

Job Opportunities Task Force Inc

The mission of jotf is to develop and advocate policies and programs to increase the skills, job opportunities, and incomes of low-skill, low-income workers and job seekers.

$519k
Granted FY2025still arriving
1
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$519k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Employment$1.5MHuman Services$982kPublic Safety & Disaster$545kYouth Development$168kCrime & Legal$133kEducation$60kCommunity Improvement$48kHousing & Shelter$11kOther$0
02FY2025 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$518,630
Median grant
1
States reached
$580k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BE THE REVOLUTION LLC (B-360)$518,630
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–19, $974k) land where the poverty rate runs at 18%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 98% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%MAKING CHANGE: $13k → 6%HARFORD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC: $10k → 7%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $64k → 11%VEHICLES FOR CHANGE: $17k → 11%CENTER FOR URBAN FAMILIES: $34k → 19%CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND: $774k → 19%CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND: $62k → 19%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.
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.7M · 6 repeat orgs$848k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +48% since the first grant, against +28% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
21

Total granted

$2.7M
$848k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+48%
+28%

Still filing today

83%
76%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesYouth DevelopmentEmploymentCommunity ImprovementPublic BenefitCrime & LegalOther
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

  • CC
    CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND INC
    2× · 2018–2019 · $836k · revenue +48% · 36% of their budget
  • UW
    United Workers Association Inc
    3× · 2017–2019 · $178k · revenue +1%
  • PJ
    PUBLIC JUSTICE CENTER INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $133k · revenue +128%

Funded once

  • MW
    METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON CHAPTER ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC
    one grant, 2017 · $443k · revenue -1%
  • AC
    ASSOCIATED CATHOLIC CHARITIES INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $64k · revenue +28%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2017 · $58k
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
Metropolitan Baltimore Council of Afl-Cio Unions

The council was organized for the purpose of providing its members with adequate representation in various union related matters.

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2
Maryland Center On Economic Policy Inc

The maryland center on economic policy advances innovative policy ideas to foster broad prosperity and help our state be the standard-bearer for responsible public policy.

Social Science
3
Baltimore Corps Inc

To cultivate career advancement opportunities for local talent, facilitate talent acquisition for local employers, increase access to capital for local entrepreneurs' social ventures, and foster cross-sector collaboration to address city…

Employment
4
Maryland New Directions Inc

Maryland new directions' mission is to train and coach people facing career and life transitions to overcome barriers, restore self-belief, and acquire the skills and tools needed to secure employment on a path to a living wage.

Health
5
Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore Foundation
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6
Greater Baltimore Committee Inc

Greater Baltimore Committee, Inc. is a not-for-profit, civic-interest corporation comprised of business and professional organizations located within the Greater Baltimore Area. Its purpose is to provide a strong, unified and effective…

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7
Maryland Works Inc

To promote economic and workforce development strategies that assure full inclusion of individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment.

Employment
8
Progressive Maryland Inc

To educate and organize the public to improve the quality of life for working families.

Human Services
9
Business Volunteers Maryland Inc

Inspire volunteerism and connect motivated people and businesses to nonprofit organizations leading to stronger communities. our programs connect the right people with the right organizations.

Community Improvement
10
Community Mediation Maryland Inc

To advance community mediation in Maryland through educating the public, providing training and quality assurance, conducting research and creatively applying mediation to social challenges.

Crime & Legal
11
Community Development Network of Maryland Inc

To promote, strengthen, and advocate for the community development sector throughout Marylands urban, suburban, and rural communities.

Community Improvement
12
Maryland Workforce Alliance Inc

Maryland Workforce Alliance is a nonprofit coalition that unites unions, trade associations, nonprofits, and education institutions with the common goal to strengthen Maryland's workforce and help working people find good jobs that pay a…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Cash Campaign of Maryland Inc; the most unlike its peers is Advocates for Children & Youth Inc. 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

23 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 23 of the 27 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

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

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/23
Grantees still filing
18/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BE THE REVOLUTION LLC (B-360): $1,353,749 · OtherBE THE REVOLUTION LLC (B-360)Individual grant recipient: $58,000 · Other+12 more: $120,450 · Other+12 moreCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND INC: $835,926 · Human ServicesCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND INCASSOCIATED CATHOLIC CHARITIES INC: $64,281 · Human ServicesASSOCIATED CATHOLIC CHARITIES I…CENTER FOR URBAN FAMILIES INC: $33,632 · Human Services+3 more: $39,727 · Human ServicesMETROPOLITAN WASHINGTON CHAPTER ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC: $443,053 · EmploymentMETROPOLITAN WA…JOBS FOR THE FUTURE INC: $34,556 · EmploymentJOBS FOR THE FU…United Workers Association Inc: $177,920 · Public BenefitI AM MENTALITY INC: $79,167 · Youth DevelopmentTHE BE ORG INC: $79,167 · Youth DevelopmentPUBLIC JUSTICE CENTER INC: $132,833 · Crime & LegalBIOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF MARYLAND INC: $54,000 · Education
Other$1,532,199Human Services$973,566Employment$477,609Public Benefit$177,920Youth Development$158,334Crime & Legal$132,833Education$54,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND INC: $835,926 over 2y, 36% of budgetMETROPOLITAN WASHINGTON CHAPTER ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC: $443,053 over 1y, 15% of budgetUnited Workers Association Inc: $177,920 over 3y, 21% of budgetPUBLIC JUSTICE CENTER INC: $132,833 over 3y, 4.8% of budgetI AM MENTALITY INC: $79,167 over 2y, 8.5% of budgetTHE BE ORG INC: $79,167 over 2y, 26% of budgetASSOCIATED CATHOLIC CHARITIES INC: $64,281 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBIOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF MARYLAND INC: $54,000 over 1y, 6.8% of budgetJOBS FOR THE FUTURE INC: $34,556 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTER FOR URBAN FAMILIES INC: $33,632 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSMALL BUSINESS MAJORITY FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetVEHICLES FOR CHANGE INC: $16,727 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH INC: $15,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetMAKING CHANGE INC: $13,000 over 1y, 8.0% of budgetCASA INC: $11,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBALTIMORE METROPOLITAN CHAPTER OF ABC: $10,100 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP: $10,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetUNITED WAY OF FREDERICK COUNTY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetGARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSHORE UP INC P O BOX 430: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROSPERITY NOW: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEnd Hunger in Calvert County Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.5% 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.

The United Way of Cen…Baltimore Community F…Annie E Casey Foundat…The Abell Foundation …Cash Campaign of Mary…France-Merrick Founda…The Harry and Jeanett…West Baltimore Renais…Clayton Baker TrustRobert W Deutsch Foun…Associated Jewish Cha…Truist Foundation Inc
The United Way of Central Maryland IncMD27.5× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · Annie E Casey Foundation Inc · The Abell Foundation Inc · Cash Campaign of Maryland Inc · France-Merrick Foundation Inc · The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc · West Baltimore Renaissance Foundation Inc · Clayton Baker Trust · Robert W Deutsch Foundation · Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore · Truist Foundation Inc

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 Job Opportunities Task Force Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Job Opportunities Task Force Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • Shore Up Inc P O Box 430: 56% of income from government
  • Center for Urban Families Inc: 36% of income from government
  • Garrett County Maryland Community Action Committee: 32% of income from government
  • Vehicles for Change Inc: 16% of income from government
  • End Hunger in Calvert County Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Cash Campaign of Maryland Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Jobs for the Future Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Associated Catholic Charities Inc: 10% of income from government
  • Harford Community Action Agency Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Casa Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Public Justice Center Inc: 5% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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 27 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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