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Public Allies Inc

Public allies' mission is to create a just and equitable society and the diverse leadership to sustain it.

$3.9M
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$924k
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, FY2017 to 2025.

Community Improvement$11MEducation$7.3MEmployment$3.5MHuman Services$3.4MHealth$2.9MPublic Benefit$2.1MPhilanthropy$1.1MCrime & Legal$475kOther$0
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$506,888
Median grant
7
States reached
$6.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES$924,417
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE$632,538
ASU LODESTAR CENTER FOR PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFIT INNOVATION$529,955
INDIANAPOLIS NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTER$506,888
RISE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS$457,172
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO$432,740
ALAMO COLLEGES$415,372
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $2.7M) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 94% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%RISE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS: $457k → 13%NEU LIFE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INC: $4k → 17%RISE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS: $373k → 13%IOWA COMMUNITY ACTION ASSOCIATION: $100k → 10%EMBRACE FAMILIES COMMUNITY BASED CARE CENTRAL FLORIDA: $429k → 13%IOWA COMMUNITY ACTION ASSOCIATION: $52k → 10%COMMUNITY BASED CARE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $255k → 13%IOWA COMMUNITY ACTION ASSOCIATION: $20k → 10%YMCA GREATER BATON ROUGE: $55k → 19%COMMUNITY BASED CARE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $251k → 13%COMMUNITY BASED CARE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $246k → 13%COMMUNITY BASED CARE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $237k → 13%COMMUNITY BASED CARE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $210k → 13%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

MN
WI
MI
IA
IN
PA
CT
CA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
NC
LA
MS
TX
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.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$32M · 20 repeat orgs$227k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
11

Total granted

$32M
$227k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+5%
+9%

Still filing today

70%
82%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’23’24’25
Community ImprovementHuman ServicesPhilanthropyHealthEducationPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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

  • CD
    COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES CENTER
    9× · 2017–2025 · $4.9M · revenue +271% · 37% of their budget
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
    9× · 2017–2025 · $3.5M · revenue +37%
  • CC
    CATALYST CT INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $2.1M · revenue +111%

Funded once

  • YO
    YWCA OF GREATER BATON ROUGE
    one grant, 2021 · $55k · revenue +9%
  • DM
    DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
    one grant, 2020 · $41k
  • OP
    Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition
    one grant, 2021 · $30k
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
Council for Court Excellence

Council for court excellence's (cce's) mission is to bring people together to conduct research, educate, and advocate to make d.c.'s unique legal systems more just, equitable, and accountable to the community.

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2
The Louisville Urban League Inc

As an active partner, leader and catalyst, we will assist african americans, other minority groups and the disadvantaged attain social and economic equality and stability through direct services and advocacy.

Human Services
3
Coop Careers Inc

Building a movement of diverse, upwardly mobile college grads overcoming underemployment through digital skills and peer connections.

Education
4
Colorado Center On Law and Policy

Colorado center on law and policy is an antipoverty organization advancing the rights of every coloradan.

Crime & Legal
5
Center for Public Enterprise Inc

Improving public sector capacity to reduce the burdens of government.

Public Benefit
6
Baltimore Corps Inc

To cultivate career advancement opportunities for local talent, facilitate talent acquisition for local employers, increase access to capital for local entrepreneurs' social ventures, and foster cross-sector collaboration to address city…

Employment
7
African Development Center

Grow businesses, build wealth and increase reinvestement in the african communities of minnesota

Human Services
8
The Civic Canopy

The civic canopy creates the conditions where the many work as one for the good of all.

Community Improvement
9
National Association for College Admission Counseling

Empowering college admission counseling professionals through education, advocacy, and community.

Education
10
Community Resource Exchange Inc

Community resource exchange is a nonprofit consulting firm that provides the strategies and tools needed to build sustainable, high-performing organizations that improve people's lives and drive social change. we partner with nonprofits,…

Community Improvement
11
Urban League of Louisiana

To empower communities and help change liver for african americans and other emerging communities and groups. the urban league seeks to eliminate barriers to opportunity and assist individuals in attaining economic self sufficiency.

Human Services
12
Atlanta Committee for Progress Inc

ACP is a group committed to identifying and providing leadership on selected issues important to driving the economic development of the city of Atlanta and for which the ACP's active involvement will make a major difference. The ACP has a…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Rise Community Solutions Inc; the most unlike its peers is Louisiana Bucket Brigade. 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

26 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. 26 of the 31 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.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/26
Grantees still filing
15/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY: $3,471,206 · OtherARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE: $3,460,218 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF DELAWARECATALYST CT INC: $2,128,800 · OtherCATALYST CT INCCORO CENTER FOR CIVIC LEADERSHIP: $2,041,695 · OtherCORO CENTER FOR CIVIC LEADERSHIPRIO GRANDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CO: $1,839,084 · OtherRIO GRANDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN: $1,349,179 · OtherREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANPILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES: $1,168,471 · OtherPILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIESALAMO COLLEGES DISTRICT: $1,152,754 · OtherALAMO COLLEGES DISTRICTNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MINORITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: $886,398 · Other+7 more: $790,888 · OtherCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES CENTER: $4,890,261 · Community ImprovementCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLO…INDIANAPOLIS NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTER INC: $2,813,168 · Community ImprovementINDIANAPOLIS NEIGHBORHOOD RESO…CATALYST MIAMI INC: $539,497 · Community ImprovementCATALYST MIAMI INC+2 more: $250,177 · Community ImprovementEMBRACE FAMILIES COMMUNITY BASED CARE INC: $1,626,687 · Human ServicesEMBRACE F…RISE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS INC: $830,499 · Human ServicesRISE COMM…IOWA COMMUNITY ACTION ASSOCIATION: $171,650 · Human ServicesIOWA COMM…+2 more: $58,741 · Human ServicesALAMO COLLEGES FOUNDATION INC: $1,165,463 · EducationBAY AREA COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC: $1,162,695 · HealthCENTER FOR PLANNING EXCELLENCE: $25,000 · Public Safety & DisasterBATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $15,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA: $10,000 · Philanthropy
Other$18,288,693Community Improvement$8,493,103Human Services$2,687,577Education$1,165,463Health$1,162,695Public Safety & Disaster$25,000Philanthropy$25,000

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 budgetCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES CENTER: $4,890,261 over 9y, 37% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE: $3,460,218 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetINDIANAPOLIS NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTER INC: $2,813,168 over 9y, 82% of budgetCATALYST CT INC: $2,128,800 over 8y, 12% of budgetCORO CENTER FOR CIVIC LEADERSHIP: $2,041,695 over 7y, 31% of budgetRIO GRANDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CO: $1,839,084 over 8y, 22% of budgetEMBRACE FAMILIES COMMUNITY BASED CARE INC: $1,626,687 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetPILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES: $1,168,471 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetALAMO COLLEGES FOUNDATION INC: $1,165,463 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetBAY AREA COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC: $1,162,695 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MINORITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: $886,398 over 7y, 13% of budgetRISE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS INC: $830,499 over 2y, 13% of budgetCATALYST MIAMI INC: $539,497 over 4y, 4.2% of budgetSTRONG CITY BALTIMORE INC: $459,500 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR THE MID SOUTH INC: $240,177 over 3y, 17% of budgetIOWA COMMUNITY ACTION ASSOCIATION: $171,650 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetYWCA OF GREATER BATON ROUGE: $55,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetOrleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition: $30,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetCENTER FOR PLANNING EXCELLENCE: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetLOUISIANA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: $20,000 over 1y, 9.6% of budgetBATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetMETROMORPHOSIS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetLOUISIANA BUCKET BRIGADE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetUNITED WAY OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVOICE OF THE EXPERIENCED VOTE: $7,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNEU-LIFE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INC: $3,741 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

Amalgamated Charitabl…Foundation for Louisi…The Huey & Angelina W…Baton Rouge Area Foun…AARPNew Venture FundRockefeller Philanthr…The Greater New Orlea…The David and Lucile …Annie E Casey Foundat…The Robert Wood Johns…Silicon Valley Commun…
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncDC19.4× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · Foundation for Louisiana · The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation · Baton Rouge Area Foundation · AARP · New Venture Fund · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc · The Greater New Orleans Foundation · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · Annie E Casey Foundation Inc · The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation

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 Public Allies Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Public Allies Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Catalyst Ct Inc: 37% of income from government
  • University of Delaware: 30% of income from government
  • Rise Community Solutions Inc: 4% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely 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.

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 31 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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