· Public charity
Nafasi Fund
Undergird the powerful work of black-led organizations by connecting them to the opportunities capacity and space they need to increase their effectiveness and grow independent; when their vision is realized black-led organizations will be strong and sustainable with all ofthe tools they need to determine and direct social change.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
By grant size · FY2024
- $50k–250k1 grant · $175k
- $250k+2 grants · $6.8M
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| THE MORIAH GROUP INC | $5,784,344 |
| AYOKU PROPERTIES LLC | $997,108 |
| COMMUNITY BUILD VENTURES LLC | $174,884 |
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 (FY22–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 92% 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
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
3 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $997k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TMTHE MORIAH GROUP INC3× · 2022–2024 · $12M
- CBCOMMUNITY BUILD VENTURES LLC2× · 2023–2024 · $185k
- SASOIL AND SHADOW2× · 2022–2023 · $30k
Funded once
- SASOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS (SEE) INCgraduatedone grant, 2022 · $27k · revenue +53%
- RCRARE COACHING & CONSULTING LLCone grant, 2023 · $24k
- JSJUANITA SIMS DOTY FOUNDATIONgraduated2× · 2021–2022 · $5k · revenue +45%
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.
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.
Youth represent uses legal services, policy advocacy, peer education, and other tools to build power and opportunity for black, latine, and other youth of color who the criminal legal system and other systems of oppression harm the most.…
Unitedly is a nonprofit organization based in San Mateo County, California. Unitedly was established to ensure Asian families and communities have access to equitable opportunities and resources to thrive in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Connecting and amplifying the power of individuals to build a just, equitable, and inclusive city.
Alternatives, inc.'s mission is to facilitate personal development,strengthen family relationships and enhance the community's well being. serving over 3,000 youth and families annually, the organization offers a range of counseling and…
The center for children & youth justice was founded in 2006 with one mission: reform the child welfare and juvenile justice systems to improve the lives of generations of children and youth in washington state. our focus is large-scale,…
Our mission is to dramatically improve the early career outcomes of dc youth and young adults of color by creating innovative programs and by mobilizing employers, educators, and city leaders to create a local, diverse talent pipeline. our…
The California Urban Partnership's (CUP) mission is to build economic security in communities of color through policy research, education and organizing community action. We advocate for systems changes that increase investments to improve…
To help funders and investors build authentic relationships with black community innovators. our work leads to stronger networks, greater resource equity, and powerful, mutually beneficial partnerships for more resilient and thriving black…
To educate california youth about the operations of local, state, and federal government.
stakeholders concerned with violence to build working alliances that span the often deep divisions among criminal justice agencies, the community, and young people at highest risk of gun violence. By prioritizing respect and dignity for…
Youth policy institute (ypi) transforms los angeles neighborhoods, reducing poverty by offering cradle to college & career services.
Defend youth rights by building and training a statewide defense coalition that challenges injustices, drives policy change, and champions community.
How this is measured
11 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2024.
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 2024, 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
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.
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: Surdna Foundation Inc · New Venture Fund · The Ford Foundation · The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Nafasi Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Nafasi Fund. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.
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