Washington, D.C. · Public charity
National Association of Counties Research Foundation
To ascertain, develop and distribute knowledge about county government for the education of the public generally and for the education and training of public officials and prospective public officials.
- $700k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 86%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $211k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $114,810
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $114,810
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 11
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $15M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 86% of the organizations National Association of Counties Research Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 65% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 35% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $135k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 2 | $211k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $208k | 86% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $335k | 90% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $675k | 88% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $126k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 11 | $214k | 36% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $235k | 75% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $47k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
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, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Brookings Institution | $169,875 | 3 | 0% |
| The Association of State Floodplain Managers Inc | $152,070 | 3 | 2% |
| National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation | $151,058 | 4 | 6% |
| West Virginia Community Development Hub Inc | $131,022 | 2 | 2% |
| Community Builders | $114,810 | 1 | 11% |
| Coastal States Organization Inc | $109,018 | 4 | 5% |
| City and County of Honolulu | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Palm Beach County Division of Senior Services | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Williams Hospital District of Coconino County | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| El Paso County | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 34 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Brookings Institution | $169,875 | 3 | 0% |
| The Association of State Floodplain Managers Inc | $152,070 | 3 | 2% |
| National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation | $151,058 | 4 | 6% |
| West Virginia Community Development Hub Inc | $131,022 | 2 | 2% |
| Community Builders | $114,810 | 1 | 11% |
| Coastal States Organization Inc | $109,018 | 4 | 5% |
| City and County of Honolulu | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Palm Beach County Division of Senior Services | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Williams Hospital District of Coconino County | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| El Paso County | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hennepin County Library | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Multnomah County Joint Office of Homeless Services | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| County of Erie | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kittitas County Sheriff's Office | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cradle to Career Alliance | $36,000 | 2 | 23% |
| Dauphin County | $36,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Children's Council of Watauga County Inc | $36,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Washington County Va | $36,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Treatment Alternatives for Stronger Communities | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Judge David L Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law | $30,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Corporation for Supportive Housing | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Association of Regional Councils | $26,211 | 2 | 2% |
| Champaign County Clerk | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Sheriffs' Association | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| NAMI National | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tarrant County | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tacoma Pierce County Health Dept | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ramsey County General Account | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| CCAO Research & Educational Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 100% |
| Washington State Association of County O Officials | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Nebraska Children & Families Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wisconsin Early Childhood Association Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Maryland Association of Non-Profit Organizations | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($10k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
National Association of Counties Research Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 20 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: Center for Technology and Civic Life · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare National Association of Counties Research Foundation with peer funders
About National Association of Counties Research Foundation
- How much does National Association of Counties Research Foundation give?
- National Association of Counties Research Foundation reported 2 itemized grants totaling $210,967, out of $699,737 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 11 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does National Association of Counties Research Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Public Benefit (41%), Community Improvement (20%), Environment (13%).
- Who are National Association of Counties Research Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Brookings Institution ($170k), The Association of State Floodplain Managers Inc ($152k), National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation ($151k).
- Does National Association of Counties Research Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 86% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as National Association of Counties Research Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Center for Technology and Civic Life, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is National Association of Counties Research Foundation based?
- National Association of Counties Research Foundation is based in DC.
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