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· Public charity

Progress Now Education

To support partner organizations at the state level in providing a strong, credible voice in advancing progressive solutions to critical community issues.

$1.7M
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
12
States reached
$232k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Public Benefit$26MEducation$1.0MEnvironment$37kCommunity Improvement$20kPhilanthropy$10k
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 13 grants below total $965,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,726,433 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $761,433 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k6 grants · $125k
  • $50k–250k7 grants · $840k
$50,000
Median grant
12
States reached
$4.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
INST FOR PROGRESS NV$231,700
INNOVATION OH EDUCATION FUND$145,000
PROGRESS AZ INST$141,600
PROGRESS MI EDUCATION$130,000
ENGAGE MICHIGAN$75,300
PA ALLIANCE FOUNDATION$66,400
ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER MINNESOTA$50,000
GRANITE STATE PROGRESS EDUCATION$25,000
PRAIRIE ACTION INSTITUTE$25,000
ALABAMA VALUES$20,000
KANSAS COMMON SENSE$20,000
NATURAL STATE ADV INST$20,000
A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER$15,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

show:

Its human-services grants (FY19–23, $80k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%COURAGE CAMPAIGN INSTITUTE: $25k → 14%COURAGE CAMPAIGN INSTITUTE: $15k → 14%COURAGE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE: $15k → 14%COURAGE CAMPAIGN INSTITUTE: $15k → 14%COURAGE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE: $10k → 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

NH
WA
ID
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
NV
IA
OH
PA
CA
UT
CO
VA
AZ
KS
AR
TN
NC
AL
FL
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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

55%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$15M · 14 repeat orgs$12M to everyone else

14 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
18

Total granted

$15M
$12M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-8%
+1%

Still filing today

86%
61%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $90k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Civil RightsCommunity ImprovementPublic BenefitEducationEnvironmentSocial 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • PM
    Progress Michigan Education Inc
    6× · 2019–2024 · $4.6M · revenue +76% · 50% of their budget
  • PN
    PROGRESS NOW INC
    2× · 2018–2019 · $414k · revenue +693%
  • IF
    INSTITUTE FOR A PROGRESSIVE NEVADA
    6× · 2019–2024 · $332k · revenue +175% · 25% of their budget

Funded once

  • PF
    PROGRESS FLORIDA EDUCATION INSTITUTE INC
    one grant, 2020 · $6.0M · revenue -97%
  • PN
    PROGRESS NORTH CAROLINA
    one grant, 2020 · $4.5M · revenue -28% · 87% of their budget
  • TW
    THE WOMEN'S EDGE
    one grant, 2020 · $1.0M · revenue -12%
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.

04Its 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.

1
Northwest Progressive Institute

The Northwest Progressive Institute is a social welfare organization working to raise everyone's equality of life through insightful research and imaginative advocacy. NPI's projects and publications promote policy development based on…

Civil Rights
2
Progress Texas Institute

The Progress Texas Institute provides research and strategic communications on issues with the ultimate goal of increasing civic engagement.

Civil Rights
3
Progressnow Colorado

To promote citizen engagement in the formation of public policy

Education
4
Tennessee Progress

Tennessee progress works to uplift the values and voices of the progressive movement across tennessee by elevating the issues that matter most to our communities. tennessee progress is a digital and communications hub for the progressive…

—
5
Progressnow New Mexico

Progressnow new mexico is a non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots communications and advocacy organization working to unite, empower, and enhance the progressive voice in the land of enchantment.

Civil Rights
6
Progressive Change Institute

The progressive change institute develops and promotes public policy, fosters bottom-up democracy, and educates the public. this includes working to impact the mainstream political discourse and protect democracy.

Public Benefit
7
Elevated Voices Inc

Voter education around policy

—
8
Contemporary Policy Institute
Philanthropy
9
Partnership for Policy Integrity

Partnership for Policy Integrity (PFPI) uses data-driven advocacy and litigation to fight for forests, communities and the climate.

Environment
10
Oklahoma Forward Inc

Oklahoma Forward works to identify what everyday Oklahomans care about, and help to give them a stronger voice in state government. By creating an environment where Oklahoma voters feel empowered, we can encourage a positive conversation…

—
11
Press Watch

To educate journalists and the public, and foster public debate, about improving political journalism to reflect public needs and hold the powerful accountable.

—
12
State Policy Institute

To promote pro-growth, progressive policy at the state level.

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Progress Florida Education Institute Inc; the most unlike its peers is Prairie Five Community Action Council 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

30 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 30 of the 35 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

9
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/30
Grantees still filing
15/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PROGRESS FLORIDA EDUCATION INSTITUTE INC: $6,038,000 · Civil RightsPROGRESS FLORIDA EDUCATION INSTITUTE INCPA Alliance Foundation: $4,788,400 · Civil RightsPA Alliance FoundationPROGRESS ARIZONA: $1,341,600 · Civil RightsPROGRESS ARIZONA+6 more: $848,086 · Civil Rights+6 moreProgress Michigan Education Inc: $4,607,800 · Public BenefitProgress Michigan Education In…A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER INSTITUTE INC: $2,615,000 · Public BenefitA BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER IN…+2 more: $60,000 · Public BenefitPROGRESS NORTH CAROLINA: $4,500,000 · Community ImprovementPROGRESS NORTH CARO…+3 more: $50,000 · Community ImprovementTHE WOMEN'S EDGE: $1,000,000 · EducationInnovation Ohio Education Fund: $195,000 · Education+1 more: $20,000 · EducationGRANITE STATE PROGRESS: $160,000 · OtherENGAGE NEW HAMPSHIRE: $60,000 · OtherPrairie Five Community Action Council Inc: $50,000 · OtherPROGRESS IOWA: $50,000 · OtherLEARNING FORWARD TENNESSEE: $25,000 · OtherPROGRESS ARIZONA INSTITUTE: $23,000 · OtherPROGRESS ARIZONA INSTITUTE: $20,000 · OtherCENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH INC: $50,000 · Other+5 more: $67,500 · OtherCOURAGE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE C3: $80,000 · Human ServicesALABAMA VALUES: $70,000 · Arts & Culture
Civil Rights$13,016,086Public Benefit$7,282,800Community Improvement$4,550,000Education$1,215,000Other$505,500Human Services$80,000Arts & Culture$70,000

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 budgetPA Alliance Foundation: $4,788,400 over 2y, 41% of budgetProgress Michigan Education Inc: $4,607,800 over 6y, 50% of budgetPROGRESS NORTH CAROLINA: $4,500,000 over 1y, 87% of budgetA BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER INSTITUTE INC: $2,615,000 over 2y, 72% of budgetPROGRESS ARIZONA: $1,341,600 over 2y, 30% of budgetPROGRESS NOW INC: $413,995 over 2y, 16% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR A PROGRESSIVE NEVADA: $331,700 over 6y, 25% of budgetInnovation Ohio Education Fund: $195,000 over 3y, 23% of budgetGRANITE STATE PROGRESS: $160,000 over 5y, 91% of budgetCOURAGE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE C3: $80,000 over 5y, 9.5% of budgetALABAMA VALUES: $70,000 over 3y, 6.2% of budgetPrairie Five Community Action Council Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetAlliance for a Better Minneota Education Fund: $50,000 over 1y, 8.3% of budgetBetter Utah Institute: $35,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetNATURAL STATE ADVANCEMENT INSTITUTE DBA ARKANSAS STRONG INSTITUTE: $20,000 over 1y, 29% of budgetKANSAS COMMON SENSE FUND: $20,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetFORWARD TN: $20,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetFuse Washington: $15,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetAlliance for a Better Utah Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 7.6% of budgetVirginia Civic Engagement Table: $15,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetProgress Ohio Education Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetONE WISCONSIN INSTITUTE INC: $15,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetNEO Philanthropy Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROGRESSNOW COLORADO EDUCATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetFuse Innovation Fund: $7,500 over 1y, 0.7% 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.

New Venture FundHopewell FundTides FoundationStrategic Victory FundNEO Philanthropy IncThe Susan Thompson Bu…The Prentice Foundati…Amalgamated Charitabl…Windward FundProteus Fund IncUnited States Energy …Rockefeller Philanthr…
New Venture FundDC31.2× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: New Venture Fund · Hopewell Fund · Tides Foundation · Strategic Victory Fund · NEO Philanthropy Inc · The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation · The Prentice Foundation Inc · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · Windward Fund · Proteus Fund Inc · United States Energy Foundation · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Progress Now Education funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Progress Now Education. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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.

    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 35 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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