California · Public charity
Lava Mae
Lava Mae is a nonprofit that teaches people around the world to bring mobile showers and other services that promote well-being to people experiencing homelessness. We provide 1:1 program consulting, free and fee-based in-depth training, do-it-yourself toolkits, and ongoing support to help people and organizations around the world launch…
- $140k
- Granted FY2022
- 13
- Grants FY2022
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 54%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Median grant, FY2022
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 13
- FY2019 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 9
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 54% of the organizations Lava Mae funded were first-time grantees, receiving 57% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 43% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $80k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 13 | $140k | 54% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $44k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $224k | 77% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $129k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2022.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Alchemy | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Showering Love Inc | $40,000 | 4 | 12% |
| Lighter Loads Atx | $35,000 | 3 | 18% |
| Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service | $26,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Streetside Showers Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 10% |
| Shower Power Inc | $22,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Share Community | $20,000 | 2 | 20% |
| Cloud Covered Streets | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Wave Project | $20,000 | 2 | 14% |
| Support the Soupman Corp | $20,000 | 2 | 3% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Alchemy | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Showering Love Inc | $40,000 | 4 | 12% |
| Lighter Loads Atx | $35,000 | 3 | 18% |
| Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service | $26,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Streetside Showers Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 10% |
| Shower Power Inc | $22,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Share Community | $20,000 | 2 | 20% |
| Cloud Covered Streets | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Wave Project | $20,000 | 2 | 14% |
| Support the Soupman Corp | $20,000 | 2 | 3% |
| House of Hope Community Development Corporation | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Red Feather Development Group | $12,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Moving Waters | $10,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Project Refresh Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Street Angels Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Skid Row Housing Trust | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Merrimack Valley Dream Center Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Hearts of Rescue | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Shower Up | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Opportunities for Hope Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| House of Hope | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Low Income Housing Institute | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dignity Project | $10,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Restoration Community Development Corporation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Archangel Raphaels Mission Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Youthlink | $6,500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($34k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Lava Mae supplied at peak.
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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: Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc · California Community Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Local Initiatives Support Corporation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc
How this is measured
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About Lava Mae
- How much does Lava Mae give?
- Lava Mae reported 13 grants totaling $140,000 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 13 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2022.
- What does Lava Mae fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2022, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (58%), Employment (19%), Human Services (18%).
- Who are Lava Mae's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2022: Urban Alchemy ($100k), Showering Love Inc ($40k), Lighter Loads Atx ($35k).
- Does Lava Mae fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 54% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Lava Mae?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc, California Community Foundation, Paypal Charitable Giving Fund.
- Where is Lava Mae based?
- Lava Mae is based in CA.
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