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Our American Future Foundation

OUR AMERICAN FUTURE FOUNDATION is a 501(c)(3) public charity working towards a future for america that is more equitable, more just, and more sustainable.

$104M
Granted FY2025still arriving
36
Grants FY2025still arriving
15
States reached
$73M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.

Civil Rights$168MPublic Benefit$11MHuman Services$10MCommunity Improvement$4.8MEducation$3.3MPhilanthropy$1.6MInternational$550kCrime & Legal$420kOther$0
02FY2025 · 36 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $50k–250k12 grants · $1.5M
  • $250k+24 grants · $102M
$250,000
Median grant
15
States reached
$32M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
OUR AMERICAN FUTURE ACTION$73,000,000
WORKMONEY FOUNDATION$9,600,000
VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT$5,000,000
NOTLEY IMPACT$2,500,000
NEW POLITICS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY INC$2,500,000
ACCELERATE CHANGE$2,000,000
PUBLIC RIGHTS PROJECT$1,000,000
SHARED ASCENT FUND$1,000,000
TIDES FOUNDATION$1,000,000
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN$500,000
HEADCOUNT$400,000
NEW VENTURE FUND$400,000
CONSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER$400,000
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$300,000
WOMEN OF COLOR ADVANCING PEACE AND SECURITY$300,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY24–25, $12.9M) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 98% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%NEW POLITICS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY INC: $2.5M → 16%WORKMONEY FOUNDATION: $9.6M → 17%MOORE IMPACT INC: $200k → 12%Maryland Family Network Inc: $60k → 19%INCLUDUS FUND: $300k → 6%THE NEWDEAL FORUM: $250k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

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How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

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.

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The Campaign Legal Center Inc

The nonpartisan campaign legal center advances democracy through law at the federal, state and local levels, fighting for every american's rights to responsive government and a fair opportunity to participate in and affect the democratic…

Crime & Legal
2
Commission On Presidential Debates

Organize general election presidential and vice-presidential debates

Civil Rights
3
Democracy Works Inc

The organization's mission is to leverage web-technologies to improve civic engagement and voter education.

Civil Rights
4
Public Agenda Inc

Public agenda strengthens american democracy by connecting research to action enabling people and institutions to pursue changes that make a difference. we amplify the voices of americans and help communities discover and build on common…

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5
Independent Women's Forum

Engage more individuals in the civic process, educate them about the impact of public policies on their lives and our economy, and build support for policies that empower individuals.

Civil Rights
6
Forum of Executive Women

Our core mission is to bring together, and leverage the influence of, professional women to expand the impact and power of women in the workplace and beyond.our vision is that women will achieve (continued on schedule o)equitable…

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7
Center for Popular Democracy Inc

The center for popular democracy (cpd) and its affiliates know that everyday people have the power to change the world. we upend business and politics as usual to forge a representative, multiracial government and society where we all…

Public Benefit
8
People's Independent Commission

Supports Measure to Remove Lawmakers Power to Set Their Own Pay

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9
State Policy Network

State policy network's (spn) mission is to catalyze thriving, durable freedom movements in every state, anchored with high-performing, independent think tanks.

Civil Rights
10
Partnership for Public Service Inc

Making our government work better is a daunting task, and we are a small organization seeking to transform a government that employs millions of civilians and manages trillions of dollars in taxpayer revenue needed to protect public…

Employment
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Womens Foreign Policy Group Inc

Founded in 1995 wfpg works to expand the foreign policy dialogue across policital divides and generations and to support women at every stake of their careers. as champions of womens leadership we are proud of our role in expanding the…

International
12
California Forward

Ca fwd drives action to identify solutions that can be taken to scale to meet the challenges the state is facing. the organization is driven by the belief that regional solutions across the state will help ensure economic, environmental,…

Public Benefit
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Accelerate Change Inc; the most unlike its peers is National Council of Negro Women Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

50 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
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Grantees still filing
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Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

OUR AMERICAN FUTURE ACTION: $169,225,000 · OtherOUR AMERICAN FUTURE ACTION+17 more: $6,787,000 · OtherWORKMONEY FOUNDATION INC: $9,600,000 · Human ServicesNEW POLITICS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY INC: $2,500,000 · Human Services+4 more: $810,000 · Human ServicesACCELERATE CHANGE INC: $2,000,000 · Civil RightsPUBLIC RIGHTS PROJECT: $1,000,000 · Civil RightsSHARED ASCENT FUND: $1,000,000 · Civil RightsHEAD COUNT INC: $400,000 · Civil RightsREPRESENTWOMEN INC: $250,000 · Civil Rights+3 more: $75,000 · Civil RightsNOTLEY IMPACT: $2,500,000 · EducationRUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $300,000 · EducationIGNITE: $300,000 · EducationDEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER INSTITUTE: $250,000 · Education+3 more: $250,000 · EducationWOMEN OF COLOR ADVANCING PEACE AND SECURITY WCAPS: $300,000 · Public BenefitNational Coalition on Black Civic Partic: $250,000 · Public BenefitTHE NISKANEN CENTER INC: $250,000 · Public BenefitNEO Philanthropy Inc: $200,000 · Public BenefitTRUMAN CENTER FOR NATIONAL POLICY: $155,000 · Public BenefitINCLUSIVE ABUNDANCE INITIATIVE INC: $150,000 · Public BenefitSTATE LEADERSHIP PROJECT: $50,000 · Public BenefitTIDES FOUNDATION: $1,000,000 · PhilanthropyNational Council of Negro Women Inc: $500,000 · InternationalLeadership Council For Women In National Security: $250,000 · InternationalADVANCE DEMOCRACY INC: $175,000 · International
Other$176,012,000Human Services$12,910,000Civil Rights$4,725,000Education$3,600,000Public Benefit$1,355,000Philanthropy$1,000,000International$925,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetOUR AMERICAN FUTURE ACTION: $169,225,000 over 3y, 54% of budgetACCELERATE CHANGE INC: $2,000,000 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetPUBLIC RIGHTS PROJECT: $1,000,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetNational Council of Negro Women Inc: $500,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetRUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $300,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetINCLUDUS FUND: $300,000 over 1y, 56% of budgetWOMEN OF COLOR ADVANCING PEACE AND SECURITY WCAPS: $300,000 over 1y, 76% of budgetIGNITE: $300,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetNational Coalition on Black Civic Partic: $250,000 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetINFORMING DEMOCRACY: $250,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetTHE NEWDEAL FORUM: $250,000 over 1y, 32% of budgetLeadership Council For Women In National Security: $250,000 over 1y, 55% of budgetBRIDGE ALLIANCE EDUCATION FUND: $100,000 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetLOCAL FIRST OF WEST MICHIGAN: $100,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetTHE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION: $75,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARYLAND FAMILY NETWORK INC: $60,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRADIO AMBULANTE STUDIOS INC: $50,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetTOWARDS JUSTICE OF COLORADO: $35,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetMARYLAND PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetTHE ARCHER GROUP: $30,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCONSUMERS FOR AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetSOUTHWEST WOMEN'S LAW CENTER: $20,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetFAIRNESS WV INSTITUTE INC: $20,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetCOMMITTEE TO PROTECT HEALTH CARE EDUCATION FUND: $20,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetCouncil for a Strong America: $20,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetMAINE WOMEN'S LOBBY EDUCATION FUND: $20,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetMAINE CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE: $20,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetHEALTH ACTION NEW MEXICO: $17,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budget
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.

Hopewell FundNew Venture FundThe Ford FoundationWellspring Philanthro…Amalgamated Charitabl…Tides FoundationThe William & Flora H…Rockefeller Philanthr…Foundation to Promote…Democracy Fund IncBoston Foundation IncWindward Fund
Hopewell FundDC38.2× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Hopewell Fund · New Venture Fund · The Ford Foundation · Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · Tides Foundation · The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc · Foundation to Promote Open Society · Democracy Fund Inc · Boston Foundation Inc · Windward 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Our American Future Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Our American Future Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 60%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 66%
  • Maryland Family Network Inc: 66% of income from government
  • Rutgers University Foundation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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How do I get to Our American Future Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Our American Future Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

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.

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 50 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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