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NADA Foundation

The NADA Foundation operates exclusively for charitable and educational purposes.

$678k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
2
Itemized grants FY2024
7
Organizations funded FY2023
86%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$161k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$136,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$136,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 64
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
2
Total assets, FY2024
$22M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 86% of the organizations NADA Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 39% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $117k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentReligionOther
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 yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving2$161k0%
FY20237$300k86%
FY202264$704k98%
FY20211$100k0%
FY20202$200k50%
FY20192$116k50%
FY20181$98k0%
FY20172$150kn/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.

Animals$938kEducation$290kYouth Development$102kCivil Rights$100kHuman Services$99kHealth$90kCommunity Improvement$90kPhilanthropy$42kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
NH
WA
MT
ND
IL
WI
MI
NY
OR
WY
SD
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
KS
TN
NC
SC
DC
LA
GA
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of NADA Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$925,82080%
National Urban League Inc$100,00010%
Northwood University$100,00010%
Urban League of Louisiana$70,00011%
The Emeril Lagasse Foundation$50,00012%
Vehicles for Change Inc$40,00021%
The Center for Automotive Education$34,00012%
Sadd Inc$22,00011%
Ase Education Foundation$20,00011%
The Shau-Wai & Marie Lam Family Foundation$15,8101n/a
Hazelwild Farm Educational Foundation$14,00011%
Hutchinson Community College Endowment Association$12,00010%
Independent Colleges of Washington$12,00010%
Northstar Foundation$10,00010%
Regis University$10,00010%
Particular Council of Tacoma Society of Saint Vincent de Paul$10,00011%
New Jersey Chinese American Chamber of Commerce Inc$10,000114%
Chinatown Manpower Project Inc$10,00010%
American Cancer Society Inc$10,00010%
Chinese-American Planning Council Inc$10,00010%
The Bridge Ministry Inc$10,00011%
United Way of Delaware$8,00010%
Leukemia Research Foundation of DE$8,00017%
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington$8,00010%
Notre Dame High School of Peoria Inc$8,0001n/a
Valley View Hospital Association$8,00010%
Teammates Mentoring Program$8,00010%
Southside Christian School of the Upstate$8,00010%
Camp H-Town$8,00014%
Saint Martin's University$8,00010%
The Backstoppers Inc Fka Policemen & Firemen Fund of St Louis$8,00010%
Mary Bridge Children's Foundation$8,00010%
Southeast Technical College Foundation$6,00011%
Good News Mountaineer Garage Inc$6,00010%
Connecticut National Guard Foundation Inc$6,00015%
St Johns Riverside Hospital Andrus Parkcare & Dobbs Ferry$6,00010%
Ferris State University$6,0001n/a
Junior Achievement of Greater Washington$6,00010%
Brunswick Area Student Aid Fund$6,00011%
Life Support$6,00012%
Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation$6,00013%
Auto Dealers United for Children$6,0001100%
Young Mens Christian Assoc Ashland$6,00010%
Nationwide Childrens Hospital Inc$6,0001n/a
Virginia Police K-9 Association$6,00016%
Berkeley County Schools$6,0001n/a
Ivy Tech Foundation Inc$6,00010%
Young Life$6,00010%
St Elizabeth Catholic Church$6,0001n/a
Weatherford College Foundation Inc$6,00010%
Comfort With Chemotherapy Inc Nfp$6,0001n/a
Jx Gives Back Family Foundation Inc$6,00012%
Nh Automotive Education Foundation Inc$6,00012%
Bluefield State University Foundation Inc$6,00010%
The Food Group Inc$6,00011%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$6,00010%
Cedar Sinai Park Foundation$6,00010%
Texas A&M Foundation$6,00010%
Great Falls Scottish Rite Childhood Language Disorders Clinic$6,00012%
Providence St Mel School$6,00010%
Shelby County Humane Society Inc$6,00016%
The University of Puget Sound$6,00010%
Richard Bland College Foundation Inc$6,00010%
Carriage House Foundation$6,00010%
South Everett Mukilteo Rotary Foundation$6,00013%
Honor Flight Maine Inc$6,00012%
Valley Shore YMCA Inc$6,00010%
Beyond Basics$6,00010%
Vermonts Camp Ta-Kum-Ta$6,00010%
Victory Center Ministries Inc$6,00010%
Colorado Gynecologic Cancer Alliance$6,00011%
Campbell University$6,00010%
Young Men's Christian Association of the Fox Cities$5,33010%

Where it is load-bearing

NADA Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 66 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCanine Companions for Independence Inc: $925,820 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetNational Urban League Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNorthwood University: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUrban League of Louisiana: $70,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetThe Emeril Lagasse Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetVehicles for Change Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetThe Center for Automotive Education: $34,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetSadd Inc: $22,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetAse Education Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetHazelwild Farm Educational Foundation: $14,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHutchinson Community College Endowment Association: $12,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetIndependent Colleges of Washington: $12,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNorthstar Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRegis University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetParticular Council of Tacoma Society of Saint Vincent de Paul: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNew Jersey Chinese American Chamber of Commerce Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetChinatown Manpower Project Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChinese-American Planning Council Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Bridge Ministry Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetUnited Way of Delaware: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLeukemia Research Foundation of DE: $8,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetValley View Hospital Association: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTeammates Mentoring Program: $8,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSouthside Christian School of the Upstate: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCamp H-Town: $8,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetSaint Martin's University: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Backstoppers Inc Fka Policemen & Firemen Fund of St Louis: $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMary Bridge Children's Foundation: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSoutheast Technical College Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGood News Mountaineer Garage Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetConnecticut National Guard Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetSt Johns Riverside Hospital Andrus Parkcare & Dobbs Ferry: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJunior Achievement of Greater Washington: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBrunswick Area Student Aid Fund: $6,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetLife Support: $6,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetRock Island-Milan Education Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetAuto Dealers United for Children: $6,000 over 1y, 100% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Assoc Ashland: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVirginia Police K-9 Association: $6,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetIvy Tech Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Life: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWeatherford College Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJx Gives Back Family Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetNh Automotive Education Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetBluefield State University Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Food Group Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budget

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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 66.

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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.

Charities Aid Foundation AmericaVA11.3× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Charities Aid Foundation America · Wells Fargo Foundation · Truist Foundation Inc · The Albertsons Companies Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · The US Charitable Gift Trust · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · AbbVie Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund

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.

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About NADA Foundation

How much does NADA Foundation give?
NADA Foundation reported 2 itemized grants totaling $161,000, out of $677,565 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 64 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does NADA Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Animals (51%), Education (16%), Youth Development (5%).
Who are NADA Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Canine Companions for Independence Inc ($926k), National Urban League Inc ($100k), Northwood University ($100k).
Does NADA Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 86% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as NADA Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Charities Aid Foundation America, Wells Fargo Foundation, Truist Foundation Inc.
Where is NADA Foundation based?
NADA Foundation is based in VA.

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 77 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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