Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Purple Action Inc
To promote policies that strengthen America's democracy, drive innovation and the growth that it propels, and ensure that all Americans have a right to live, work, and speak freely and, in general, all other permissible activities for a Section 501(c)(4)- cont.Schedule O
- $1.2M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2024
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $200,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $250,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 9
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.3M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Purple Action Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 6 | $1.1M | 67% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $1.3M | 100% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $90k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building America's Future | $500,000 | 1 | 2% |
| American Moment Inc | $350,000 | 2 | 11% |
| Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Green Dragon Society | $250,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Working for America Policy Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft | $225,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Per Aspera Policy Incorporated | $200,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Over the Horizon Action | $150,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology | $75,000 | 1 | 40% |
| American Exceptionalism Public Policy Committee | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building America's Future | $500,000 | 1 | 2% |
| American Moment Inc | $350,000 | 2 | 11% |
| Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Green Dragon Society | $250,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Working for America Policy Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft | $225,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Per Aspera Policy Incorporated | $200,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Over the Horizon Action | $150,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology | $75,000 | 1 | 40% |
| American Exceptionalism Public Policy Committee | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Globe Action Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Govern for California | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The American Conservative | $35,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Los Angeles Police Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| An America United Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Randolph Bourne Institute Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
Where it is load-bearing
Purple Action Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 14 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: Thomas D Klingenstein Fund · Donors Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About Purple Action Inc
- How much does Purple Action Inc give?
- Purple Action Inc reported 7 grants totaling $1,208,696 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 9 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does Purple Action Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Public Benefit (63%), Civil Rights (19%), Community Improvement (9%).
- Who are Purple Action Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Building America's Future ($500k), American Moment Inc ($350k), Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc ($250k).
- Does Purple Action Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Purple Action Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Thomas D Klingenstein Fund, Donors Trust Inc, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is Purple Action Inc based?
- Purple Action Inc is based in DC.
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