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Ncta - the Internet & Television Association

Ncta's mission is to advance the cable & telecommunications industry's public policy interest, and to promote the industry's developments to better serve the american public.

$2.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
73
Itemized grants FY2024
71
Organizations funded FY2023
8%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$2.2M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$200,000
Organizations funded a year
69 to 82
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
16
Total assets, FY2024
$104M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 8% of the organizations Ncta - the Internet & Television Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $109k 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
Public BenefitEducationCommunity ImprovementArts & CultureHealthSocial ScienceOther
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 arriving72$2.2M11%
FY202371$2.1M8%
FY202272$2.2M14%
FY202170$2.1M10%
FY202069$1.9M9%
FY201975$2.1M15%
FY201882$2.5M26%
FY201774$3.8Mn/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.

Public Benefit$6.0MCivil Rights$2.6MCommunity Improvement$2.1MSocial Science$2.0MInternational$1.9MEducation$1.3MScience & Tech$1.0MArts & Culture$912kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

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

Show all 143 grantees
All grantees of Ncta - the Internet & Television Association by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Technology Policy Institute$1,750,000817%
Ncta Education Foundation Inc$1,235,0001100%
The Free State Foundation Inc$1,210,000721%
Multicultural Media Telecom & Internet Council$950,000814%
The Third Way Foundation Inc$800,00081%
New York Law School$590,00080%
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation$555,00082%
International Policy Network US Inc$435,00063%
Mercatus Center Inc$425,00050%
Americans for Tax Reform$400,00081%
Techfreedom$380,00087%
Lgbt Technology Partnership$312,5008n/a
Broadband for America$291,66714%
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies Inc$280,00085%
The Media Institute$269,28089%
The Brookings Institution$265,00080%
Citizens Against Government Waste$260,00082%
Alliance for Women in Media Foundation Inc$257,90087%
ALLvanza$225,000621%
Ncsl Foundation for State Legislatures$214,33181%
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc$212,25671%
Center for Individual Freedom$200,00082%
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc$193,73570%
American Commitment$190,00083%
The Taxpayers Protection Alliance$170,00082%
League of United Latin American Citizens$167,41048%
Women in Cable Telecommunications$164,12570%
Foundation for Minority Interests in Media Inc$160,00081%
Institute for Policy Innovation$160,00084%
Innovation Economy Institute$150,0006n/a
University of Colorado Foundation$140,00070%
Consumer Policy Solutions Llcdebra Berlyn$140,0008n/a
T Howard Foundation$138,65071%
National Conference of State Legislatures$125,7507n/a
American Action Forum Inc$125,00071%
American Legislative Exchange Council$122,88031%
Int'l Center for Law & Economics$120,0002n/a
The Cable Center$117,05062%
National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators$112,80082%
Lulac Institute Inc$106,95531%
Competitive Enterprise Institute$105,86480%
National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce$105,00070%
CTAM Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing$105,00031%
The Leadership Conference Education Fund Inc$105,00050%
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Aajc Inc$104,32470%
Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange$100,25062%
Ripon Society Inc$100,25070%
NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc$100,00020%
National Black Chamber of Commerce Inc$100,00054%
National Black Caucus of State Legislators$96,40051%
Fight for Children Inc$96,00036%
Namic Inc$95,83041%
America's Promise the Alliance for Youth$93,63030%
A Philip Randolph Institute$90,00063%
Board of Latino Legislative Leaders$90,00068%
Federal Communications Bar Association Foundation$89,94883%
N Street Village Inc$82,28060%
Global Womens Innovation Network$80,00072%
National Taxpayers Union$78,00070%
Center Forward$77,00012%
Faith and Politics Institute$75,00031%
ConnectSafely Inc$70,00046%
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council$70,00072%
Foundation for American Innovation$70,00070%
National League of Cities$68,00030%
Hispanic Technology & Telecom Partnership$67,5005n/a
March on Washington Film Festival$63,47051%
Consumer Action for a Strong Economy Inc$60,00062%
Newdeal$60,00062%
National Organization of Black Elected Legislative$60,00063%
Mana a National Latina Organization$60,00067%
Discovery Institute$60,00040%
Organization of Chinese Americans Inc$60,00041%
R Street Institute$60,00060%
Spectrum for the Future$58,333110%
Internet Education Foundation$56,75061%
Mackinac Center$55,00040%
Women's Congressional Policy Institute$54,40042%
National Congress of Black Women Inc$54,13749%
Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers Inc$50,00020%
The Advertising Council Inc$50,00020%
The Reason Foundation$50,00050%
Scte Foundation Inc$50,000112%
National Urban League Inc$50,00020%
New America Foundation$50,00010%
Global Down Syndrome Foundation$49,53251%
Tracys Kids Inc$47,80053%
Family Online Safety Institute$47,660329%
Institute for Liberty$45,0003n/a
WiFi Forward$45,000127%
National Digital Inclusion Alliance$45,00021%
National Center for Resource Development$45,00038%
The National Press Club Journalism Institute Inc$43,06041%
The James Madison Institute for Public Policy Studies Inc$40,00040%
Lista$40,0004n/a
Politic365 LLC$40,0001n/a
Pelican Institute for Public Policy$40,00040%
Center for Growth and Opportunity$40,00040%
John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation$37,84022%
Madery Bridge Associates$35,0002n/a
Newbay Media$31,8992n/a
The National Press Foundation Inc$30,43541%
American Council of the Blind Inc$29,22530%
March of Dimes Inc$26,64630%
Prevent Cancer Foundation aka Cancer Research & Prevention Fndn$26,30030%
FUTURE NOW Media Foundation Inc$25,000213%
The Historymakers$25,00011%
Future Forum Foundation$25,000115%
US Dept of State$24,9201n/a
Future US Inc$23,5001n/a
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce$20,00020%
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Inc$20,00010%
Multicultural Media & Correspondents Association$20,0002n/a
American Conservative Union Inc$20,0002n/a
National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation$19,00021%
Details Consulting LLC$17,5002n/a
Federal Communications Bar Association$16,27021%
A Philip Randolph Educational Fund$15,00015%
State Policy Network$15,00010%
The Latino Coalition Inc$15,00012%
World Central Kitchen Inc$14,60010%
National Democratic Club$11,30220%
United States Conference of Mayors$10,5501n/a
Access Intelligence LLC$10,0001n/a
Coco B Productions LLC$10,0001n/a
United States Itu Association$10,00014%
Entertainment Industries Council$10,000116%
The Aspen Institute Inc$10,00010%
Central Union Mission$10,00010%
Vote it Loud Corp$10,0001n/a
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices$10,00010%
Connected Nation Inc$10,00010%
Americans for Prosperity$10,00010%
National Archives Foundation$10,00010%
Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute$10,00012%
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska$10,0001n/a
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Dba Cure Sma$10,00010%
Florence Crittenton Services of Greater Washington$9,90011%
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts$9,77710%
Cable TV Pioneers$9,55012%
Telecommunications Policy Research Conference Inc$9,00016%
Common Sense Media$5,25010%
The Internet Association$5,24010%

Where it is load-bearing

Ncta - the Internet & Television Association supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 122 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTechnology Policy Institute: $1,750,000 over 8y, 17% of budgetNcta Education Foundation Inc: $1,235,000 over 1y, 100% of budgetThe Free State Foundation Inc: $1,210,000 over 7y, 21% of budgetMulticultural Media Telecom & Internet Council: $950,000 over 8y, 14% of budgetThe Third Way Foundation Inc: $800,000 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetNew York Law School: $590,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetInformation Technology and Innovation Foundation: $555,000 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetInternational Policy Network US Inc: $435,000 over 6y, 2.7% of budgetMercatus Center Inc: $425,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetAmericans for Tax Reform: $400,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetTechfreedom: $380,000 over 8y, 6.8% of budgetBroadband for America: $291,667 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetPhoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies Inc: $280,000 over 8y, 5.3% of budgetThe Media Institute: $269,280 over 8y, 9.0% of budgetThe Brookings Institution: $265,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCitizens Against Government Waste: $260,000 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetAlliance for Women in Media Foundation Inc: $257,900 over 8y, 6.6% of budgetALLvanza: $225,000 over 6y, 21% of budgetNcsl Foundation for State Legislatures: $214,331 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetCongressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc: $212,256 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetCenter for Individual Freedom: $200,000 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetCongressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc: $193,735 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Commitment: $190,000 over 8y, 3.5% of budgetThe Taxpayers Protection Alliance: $170,000 over 8y, 2.5% of budgetLeague of United Latin American Citizens: $167,410 over 4y, 7.9% of budgetWomen in Cable Telecommunications: $164,125 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetFoundation for Minority Interests in Media Inc: $160,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetInstitute for Policy Innovation: $160,000 over 8y, 3.6% of budgetUniversity of Colorado Foundation: $140,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetT Howard Foundation: $138,650 over 7y, 1.4% of budgetAmerican Action Forum Inc: $125,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetAmerican Legislative Exchange Council: $122,880 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetThe Cable Center: $117,050 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetNational Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators: $112,800 over 8y, 2.1% of budgetLulac Institute Inc: $106,955 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetCompetitive Enterprise Institute: $105,864 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetNational Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce: $105,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetCTAM Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing: $105,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetThe Leadership Conference Education Fund Inc: $105,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetAsian Americans Advancing Justice - Aajc Inc: $104,324 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetFranklin Center for Global Policy Exchange: $100,250 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetRipon Society Inc: $100,250 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetNAACP Empowerment Programs Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNational Black Chamber of Commerce Inc: $100,000 over 5y, 3.5% of budgetNational Black Caucus of State Legislators: $96,400 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetFight for Children Inc: $96,000 over 3y, 6.4% of budgetNamic Inc: $95,830 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetAmerica's Promise the Alliance for Youth: $93,630 over 3y, 0.4% 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 122.

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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.

Motion Picture Association IncCA67.7× affinity30 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Motion Picture Association Inc · Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America · Mywirelessorg · Ctia - the Wireless Association · Edison Electric Institute Inc · United States Telecom Association · National Association of Broadcasters · AARP · NetChoice · Consumer Technology Association · Charles Koch Institute · The Business Roundtable 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.

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About Ncta - the Internet & Television Association

How much does Ncta - the Internet & Television Association give?
Ncta - the Internet & Television Association reported 73 itemized grants totaling $2,192,146, out of $2,294,131 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 69 and 82 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Ncta - the Internet & Television Association fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Public Benefit (32%), Civil Rights (14%), Community Improvement (11%).
Who are Ncta - the Internet & Television Association's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Technology Policy Institute ($1.8M), Ncta Education Foundation Inc ($1.2M), The Free State Foundation Inc ($1.2M).
Does Ncta - the Internet & Television Association fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 8% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ncta - the Internet & Television Association?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Motion Picture Association Inc, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Mywirelessorg.
Where is Ncta - the Internet & Television Association based?
Ncta - the Internet & Television Association is based in DC.

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 144 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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