· Public charity
Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative
To create an independent voice for the mississippi river dramatically increasing demand for effective river protection, restoration and management by addressing water quality, river management conservation and sustainable economies and celebrate the rivers culture and history.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
By grant size · FY2023
- $10k–50k1 grant · $27k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $73k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| REDBUD FOUNDATION | $72,833 |
| EARTHDAY 365 | $26,748 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY23–23) land where the poverty rate runs at 21%, against an area that typically sits at 19%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
2 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.
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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