New York · Public charity
Mdrc
MDRC is dedicated to improving the well-being of low-income people. (see schedule o) through our research, we seek to enhance the effectiveness of social policies & programs that affect the poor.
- $720k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2024
- 24
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $384,903
- Organizations funded a year
- 24 to 65
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 5
- Total assets, FY2024
- $157M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 29% of the organizations Mdrc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $117k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
Human ServicesEducationHealthHousing & ShelterEmploymentYouth DevelopmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 6 | $720k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 24 | $1.5M | 29% |
| FY2022 | 43 | $2.1M | 70% |
| FY2021 | 32 | $2.9M | 47% |
| FY2020 | 45 | $3.8M | 38% |
| FY2019 | 51 | $3.7M | 51% |
| FY2018 | 65 | $6.4M | 54% |
| FY2017 | 44 | $5.9M | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Housing & Shelter$7.9MEducation$7.8MPhilanthropy$2.3MCommunity Improvement$1.8MHealth$1.7MHuman Services$1.7MCrime & Legal$1.5MCivil Rights$1.0MOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
WA
MT
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
MO
WV
VA
MD
AZ
AR
NC
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Housing Authority | $3,819,763 | 7 | n/a |
| Baltimore County Government | $2,649,745 | 7 | n/a |
| United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc | $2,299,293 | 4 | 1% |
| Impact for Equity | $1,007,952 | 3 | 14% |
| The Fortune Society Inc | $789,447 | 3 | 1% |
| Children's Institute Inc | $702,649 | 3 | 1% |
| Passages Connecting Fathers & Sons | $685,576 | 4 | 27% |
| Ascend Stl Inc | $675,000 | 4 | 69% |
| Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council Inc | $638,650 | 4 | 13% |
| Structured Employment Economic Development Corporation | $627,895 | 3 | 4% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Housing Authority | $3,819,763 | 7 | n/a |
| Baltimore County Government | $2,649,745 | 7 | n/a |
| United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc | $2,299,293 | 4 | 1% |
| Impact for Equity | $1,007,952 | 3 | 14% |
| The Fortune Society Inc | $789,447 | 3 | 1% |
| Children's Institute Inc | $702,649 | 3 | 1% |
| Passages Connecting Fathers & Sons | $685,576 | 4 | 27% |
| Ascend Stl Inc | $675,000 | 4 | 69% |
| Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council Inc | $638,650 | 4 | 13% |
| Structured Employment Economic Development Corporation | $627,895 | 3 | 4% |
| The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City | $569,907 | 3 | 1% |
| Los Angeles Universal Preschool | $567,594 | 4 | 1% |
| Michigan Dep of Health & Human Services | $513,902 | 3 | n/a |
| Fond Du Lac Tribal & Community College | $467,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Cincinnati State Technical | $450,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Pittsburgh Public Schools | $400,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cuyahoga Community College | $394,550 | 3 | n/a |
| Lorain County Comm College | $375,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Washington Department of Social and Health Services | $363,528 | 4 | n/a |
| Ivy Tech Community College of In | $360,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The Community College of Baltimore County Foundation Inc | $300,000 | 4 | 4% |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | $294,361 | 5 | 0% |
| Columbus State Community College | $288,011 | 2 | n/a |
| Santa Clara Unified School Dist | $277,729 | 2 | n/a |
| Stark State College | $259,201 | 5 | n/a |
| Action for Children | $229,880 | 3 | 3% |
| Cuyahoga County Office of Early Childhood | $217,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Teaching Strategies LLC | $203,484 | 2 | n/a |
| Family Development Services Inc | $202,088 | 3 | 0% |
| Moreno Valley Usd | $186,814 | 1 | n/a |
| Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action Inc | $186,144 | 2 | 6% |
| Evergreen School District | $162,466 | 1 | n/a |
| Passaic Community College | $140,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Essex County College | $140,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Child Day Care Association of St Louis D/B/A United 4 Children | $134,786 | 3 | 1% |
| Colorado Energy Office | $130,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Treasurer of Virginia | $130,000 | 1 | n/a |
| State of Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development | $130,000 | 1 | n/a |
| State University of New York at Binghamton | $130,000 | 1 | n/a |
| NJ Dept of Environmental Protection | $130,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Parallel Employment Group Inc | $125,234 | 2 | n/a |
| Owens State Community College | $124,248 | 2 | n/a |
| Kern Community College District | $122,900 | 3 | n/a |
| Chaffey Community College District | $120,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Northeast Wisconsin Technical College District | $120,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Employers Training Resource | $119,162 | 1 | n/a |
| Minnesota Zoo | $110,492 | 2 | n/a |
| Marion Technical College | $109,473 | 2 | n/a |
| Southern State Comm College | $101,971 | 2 | n/a |
| Allegheny County Department of Human Services | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Virginia Beach City | $97,044 | 1 | n/a |
| Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation Inc | $95,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Alcohol Drug and Mental Health Board Of | $93,335 | 2 | n/a |
| Arkansas State University | $93,288 | 1 | n/a |
| NYC Department of Education | $90,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Psja Isd (Pharr-Sanjuan) | $89,160 | 1 | n/a |
| Montebello Unified School | $87,384 | 1 | n/a |
| Long Beach Unified School District | $87,344 | 2 | n/a |
| Children's Home & Aid Society of Ill | $86,496 | 2 | 0% |
| Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children Inc | $83,230 | 2 | 1% |
| Child Care Resource Center Inc | $81,080 | 3 | 0% |
| Early Learning Coalition of St Lucie County Inc | $72,941 | 1 | 0% |
| Ohio Association of Community Colleges | $70,257 | 2 | 2% |
| Taylor School District | $67,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sinclair Community College | $65,368 | 2 | n/a |
| West Hills Community College | $65,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University City Children's Center | $63,160 | 2 | 2% |
| Cochise Elementary School | $62,538 | 1 | n/a |
| La Joya Independent School District | $62,375 | 1 | n/a |
| Children's Forum Inc | $57,246 | 1 | 0% |
| North Central State College Child Development Center | $56,215 | 2 | n/a |
| Montefiore Medical Center | $55,075 | 1 | 0% |
| Center for Family Services | $55,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County | $55,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Madison Area Technical College | $55,000 | 4 | n/a |
| City of Long Beach | $55,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chautauqua Opportunities Inc | $55,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Connections to Success | $55,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Clark State College | $53,653 | 1 | n/a |
| Northwest State Community College | $51,449 | 2 | n/a |
| Children's Service Society of Utah | $50,773 | 1 | 2% |
| Lakeland Community College | $50,297 | 2 | n/a |
| Jewish Family & Children's Service of the Suncoast Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Rio Grande Comm College | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| People for People Incorporated | $41,155 | 1 | 1% |
| Heartland Alliance Health | $32,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Public Health Management Corporation | $31,507 | 1 | 0% |
| Employment Dev Department | $31,275 | 1 | n/a |
| Pinebrook Family Answers | $29,947 | 1 | 0% |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Central Ohio | $28,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Jnt Ccd | $28,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fulton County Schools | $26,762 | 1 | n/a |
| Ninth District Opportunity Inc | $26,278 | 2 | 0% |
| Urban League of Metro St Louis | $26,042 | 1 | n/a |
| Crystal Stairs Inc | $26,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Zeno | $25,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Sesame Workshop | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Family Partnership | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Khan Academy Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Minnesota | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Young Women's Christian Association of Metropolitan St Louis | $24,917 | 1 | 0% |
| Creative Child Care Inc | $24,020 | 2 | n/a |
| Los Rios Comm College District | $21,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Mexican American Opportunity Foundation | $20,756 | 3 | 0% |
| Washington Student Achievement Council | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| State of Ohio | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New Jersey Council of County Colleges | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Early Learning Indiana Inc | $19,208 | 1 | 0% |
| Experian Info Solution Inc | $18,738 | 1 | n/a |
| Union County College | $17,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Hudson County Community College | $17,500 | 2 | n/a |
| St Martin's Child Center | $16,059 | 2 | 1% |
| The Agricultural and Labor Program Inc | $15,275 | 2 | 0% |
| Dallas County Community College District | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Flint and Genesee Group Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Richmond Promise Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Community College of Rhode Island | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Trinity Valley Community College | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| State Council of Higher Education for Virginia | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Portland Community College | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Wildflower Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| State of Indiana | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pathways to Housing - Pa | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Department of Public Health & Human Services | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Northwestern University | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| State Higher Education Executive Officers Association | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Banning Unified School District | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Santa Rosa Junior College District | $13,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Human Services Association | $12,296 | 2 | 0% |
| Lorain County Community College | $12,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Los Angeles Artc Center Child | $11,906 | 2 | 1% |
| Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center at Crooked Creek | $11,906 | 2 | 1% |
| Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools | $11,800 | 1 | n/a |
| California Children's Academy | $11,792 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Coordinated Care for Children Inc | $11,694 | 2 | 0% |
| Coastal Horizons Center Inc | $10,875 | 1 | 0% |
| Columbus Early Learning Centers | $10,816 | 1 | 0% |
| Davidson County Comm College | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Community College of Aurora | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Central Ohio Technical College | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Henry Ford College | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fox Valley Technical College | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Daily Planet Incorporated | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Waterford Institute Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lena Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Atlantic Cape Community College | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lakeshore Technical College | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Starfish Family Services Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tools of the Mind | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mott Community College | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Moraine Park Technical College | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Middlesex College | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Matrix Human Services | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Elk Grove Unified School District | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Opinion Research Center | $7,763 | 1 | 0% |
| Georgia Department of Labor | $7,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Camden County College | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| J F Drake State Community & Technical College | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Coahoma Community College | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Mercer County Community College | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Foundation for California Community Colleges | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Rowan College at Burlington County | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| National Student Clearinghouse | $7,173 | 1 | 0% |
| Bridgeport Hospital Foundation Inc | $7,125 | 1 | 0% |
| Family and Workforce Centers of America | $6,784 | 1 | 0% |
| St Lawrence Catholic Church Lawrence Inc | $6,784 | 1 | n/a |
| East 10th Children and Youth Centerinc | $6,315 | 1 | 0% |
| Lindsay Unified School District | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kingdom House D/B/A Lifewise Stl | $5,440 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Action Program for Central Arkansas | $5,280 | 1 | 0% |
| Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis | $5,208 | 1 | 0% |
| Little Scholars Childcare & Preschool Academy | $5,056 | 1 | n/a |
| A Child's World | $5,056 | 1 | n/a |
| Redlands Unified School District | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Mdrc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 77 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 77.
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.
American Association of Community CollegesDC44.5× affinity20 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: American Association of Community Colleges · Jobs for the Future Inc · Ascendium Education Solutions Inc · The Aspen Institute Inc · Achieving the Dream Inc · American Association of Colleges and Universities · Columbus Foundation · Educational Credit Management Corporation · Share Our Strength · I Car Education Foundation · GenYOUTH Incorporated · Strada Education 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.
About Mdrc
- How much does Mdrc give?
- Mdrc reported 6 grants totaling $719,903 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 65 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Mdrc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (29%), Education (29%), Philanthropy (9%).
- Who are Mdrc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Houston Housing Authority ($3.8M), Baltimore County Government ($2.6M), United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc ($2.3M).
- Does Mdrc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Mdrc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Association of Community Colleges, Jobs for the Future Inc, Ascendium Education Solutions Inc.
- Where is Mdrc based?
- Mdrc is based in NY.
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