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· Public charity

Sistersong Inc

To strengthen and amplify the collective voices of indigenous women and women of color to achieve reproductive justice (rj) by eradicating reproductive oppression and securing human rights.

$1.2M
Granted FY2024still arriving
24
Grants FY2024still arriving
16
States reached
$65k
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, FY2021 to 2024.

Civil Rights$3.6MHealth$1.5MEducation$296kCrime & Legal$200kCommunity Improvement$173kHuman Services$153kEmployment$73kInternational$58kOther$0
02FY2024 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 24 grants below total $1,119,206, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,244,206 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $125,000 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–50k3 grants · $50k
  • $50k–250k21 grants · $1.1M
$50,200
Median grant
16
States reached
$25M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BLACK MAMAS MATTER ALLIANCE (BMMA)$65,206
COMUNIDAD MATERNA EN UTAH$50,200
A WOMBMAN'S WAY WARRIOR MIDWIFE TRAINING PROGRAM$50,200
ATLANTA DOULA COLLECTIVE INC$50,200
FEMINIST WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER$50,200
BLKBRY$50,200
COMMUNITY BIRTH COMPANION$50,200
REALE JUSTICE NETWORK (ALLIANCE FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE FS)$50,200
PEA POD NUTRITION AND LACTATION SUPPORT$50,200
BIRTH SANCTUARY GAINESVILLE$50,200
DELIVERING UNTO YOU$50,200
NEW MEXICO DOULA ASSOCIATION (CENTER FOR SOUTHWEST CULTURE FS)$50,200
KULUNTU REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE CENTER$50,200
MARGINS WOMEN HELPING BLACK WOMEN$50,200
SIX DIMENSIONS$50,200
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 (FY21–24, $168k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 70% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%WOMEN'S FUND OF GREATER OMAHA INC: $8k → 12%FOR THE VILLAGE INC: $50k → 11%THE SAFE SISTERS CIRCLE: $23k → 14%AFRICAN AMERICAN BREASTFEEDING NETWORK: $50k → 17%HELPING EVERYONE RECEIVE ONGOING EFFECTIVE SUPPORT: $23k → 21%BRIDGE OF LIGHT: $15k → 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

WA
WI
MI
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CA
UT
NE
KY
VA
AZ
NM
KS
AR
NC
SC
DC
LA
MS
AL
GA
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.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 38% of Sistersong Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 60% of the giving stays in GA; by stated purpose, 57%.

Sistersong Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

39%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.4M · 20 repeat orgs$3.7M to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
30

Total granted

$2.4M
$3.6M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
+27%

Still filing today

70%
83%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $100k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesCivil RightsEducationArts & CultureEnvironmentOther
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

  • OF
    ORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY
    3× · 2021–2024 · $123k · revenue +21%
  • CENTER OF SOUTHWEST CULTURE INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $100k · revenue +36%
  • CM
    COMUNIDAD MATERNA EN UTAH
    2× · 2023–2024 · $100k · revenue +12%

Funded once

  • BM
    BLACK MAMAS MATTER ALLIANCE
    one grant, 2022 · $2.8M
  • WW
    Women With A Vision
    one grant, 2021 · $73k · revenue +9%
  • SO
    Shades of Divinity
    one grant, 2023 · $50k
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
Southern Birth Justice Network

To provide midwife services and make the care accessible to all peoples - especially black, born, youth, immigrant, indigenous, lgbtq+, low income and other marginalized communities.

Human Services
2
National Association to Advance Black Birth

combat the effects of structural racism within maternal and infoant health to advance black birth outcomes

Health
3
Ubuntu Black Family Wellness Collective

Ubuntu Black Family Wellness Collective is a free and charitable clinic and social safety net. Ubuntu Black Family Wellness Collective serves Black pregnant and parenting mamas, their babies and children through community-based, holistic…

Health
4
Black Birth Justice Inc

Advocating for maternal health rights and providing superior support for postpartum persons. Our vision is to combat the Maternal and Infant mortality rate . Our focus is to protect the birthing people of the Black community with…

Health
5
Black Mothers in Power

Black Mothers in Power seeks to dismantle systems of power to eradicate the racial health disparities that harm Black birthing people and babies throughout Delaware, while building new systems of care, healing, and power designed by and…

Human Services
6
Mama Bird Doula Services

To improve the outcomes for Black Indigenous and People of Color, BIPOC, maternal health and their babies in our community.

Health
7
Black Mamas Community Collective

The mission of Black Mamas ATX is to ensure that Black women survive and thrive before, during and after childbirth. We envision a world without maternal health disparities. Our goal is to reduce and ultimately eliminate the alarming…

Human Services
8
Your Birth Partners

To cultivate inclusive, collaborative birthcare communities rooted in autonomy, respect, & equity.

Health
9
Interfaith Voices for Repro

Education and Advocacy We are an Organization of Interfaith and Progressive voices dedicated to affirming the moral authority of black women and girls

Civil Rights
10
Black Women Birthing Justice Inc

Bwbj is a grass-roots collective out of oakland, ca. we identify as black women and individuals across the african diaspora and are committed to transforming birthing experiences for black women and birthing people.

Health
11
Spiral Collective

The SPIRAL Collective is a BIPOC-centered full spectrum reproductive care work collective.

Health
12
Daria Services

Empower reproductive justice movement

Civil Rights
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Black Women for Wellness; the most unlike its peers is Bridge of Light Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

46 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. 46 of the 56 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.

4
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
14
Early backer (in before they grew)
44/46
Grantees still filing
26/46
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BLACK MAMAS MATTER ALLIANCE (BMMA): $2,759,680 · OtherBLACK MAMAS MATTER ALLIANCE (BMMA)+22 more: $1,279,400 · Other+22 moreBlack Mamas Matter Alliance Inc: $385,206 · HealthBlack Mamas Matte…Pea Pod Nutrition and Lactation: $100,400 · HealthPea Pod Nutrition…DELIVERING UNTO YOU: $100,400 · HealthDELIVERING UNTO Y…SIX DIMENSIONS: $100,400 · HealthSIX DIMENSIONSIOWA BLACK DOULA COLLECTIVE: $100,400 · HealthIOWA BLACK DOULA …Women With A Vision: $72,500 · HealthWomen With A Visi…BIRTH DETROIT INC: $50,000 · Health+4 more: $68,000 · Health+4 moreA WOMBMANS WAY WARRIOR MIDWIFE TRAINING: $100,400 · EducationThe Shades of Motherhood Network: $50,200 · EducationSOCIAL GOOD FUND INC: $50,000 · EducationBLACK HEALTH NEW MEXICO: $50,000 · EducationTRANS WOMEN IN NEED OF SERVICES INC: $22,500 · EducationEVERYBLACKGIRL INC: $22,500 · EducationFOR THE VILLAGE INC: $100,400 · Human ServicesAFRICAN AMERICAN BREASTFEEDING NETWORK: $100,400 · Human ServicesSafe Sisters Circle: $22,500 · Human ServicesHelping Everyone Receive Ongoing Effective Support: $22,500 · Human ServicesBRIDGE OF LIGHT INC: $15,000 · Human Services+1 more: $8,000 · Human ServicesORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: $122,900 · Civil RightsYellowhammer Fund: $100,400 · Civil RightsSpeaking Down Barriers: $22,500 · Civil Rights+2 more: $16,000 · Civil RightsAlliance for Global Justice Corp: $172,900 · InternationalSISTERLOVE INCORPORATED: $30,500 · InternationalCENTER OF SOUTHWEST CULTURE INC: $100,400 · Arts & CultureCAMDEN REPERTORY THEATRE: $22,500 · Arts & CultureMENDDIGAP INC: $10,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$4,039,080Health$977,306Education$295,600Human Services$268,800Civil Rights$261,800International$203,400Arts & Culture$132,900

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBlack Mamas Matter Alliance Inc: $385,206 over 2y, 8.2% of budgetAlliance for Global Justice Corp: $172,900 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: $122,900 over 3y, 9.1% of budgetCENTER OF SOUTHWEST CULTURE INC: $100,400 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetYellowhammer Fund: $100,400 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetCOMUNIDAD MATERNA EN UTAH: $100,400 over 2y, 9.8% of budgetPea Pod Nutrition and Lactation: $100,400 over 2y, 35% of budgetATLANTA DOULA COLLECTIVE INC: $100,400 over 2y, 46% of budgetFOR THE VILLAGE INC: $100,400 over 2y, 11% of budgetAFRICAN AMERICAN BREASTFEEDING NETWORK: $100,400 over 2y, 6.0% of budgetSIX DIMENSIONS: $100,400 over 2y, 14% of budgetFeminist Womens Health Center Inc: $100,400 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetIOWA BLACK DOULA COLLECTIVE: $100,400 over 2y, 30% of budgetA WOMBMANS WAY WARRIOR MIDWIFE TRAINING: $100,400 over 2y, 36% of budgetWomen With A Vision: $72,500 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetThe Shades of Motherhood Network: $50,200 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetSOCIAL GOOD FUND INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBLACK AND PINK INC: $50,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetBIRTH DETROIT INC: $50,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetPoder in Action: $50,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetDAUGHTERS BEYOND INCARCERATION: $50,000 over 1y, 8.9% of budgetBLACK HEALTH NEW MEXICO: $50,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetMOVEMENT STRATEGY CENTER: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSISTERLOVE INCORPORATED: $30,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetSafe Sisters Circle: $22,500 over 1y, 6.3% of budgetSOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS (SEE) INC: $22,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRANS WOMEN IN NEED OF SERVICES INC: $22,500 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetYOUNG GIFTED & GREEN: $22,500 over 1y, 6.9% of budgetAIDS SERVICES COALITION INC: $22,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetHelping Everyone Receive Ongoing Effective Support: $22,500 over 1y, 23% of budgetPOISE FOUNDATION: $22,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMiami Workers Center Inc: $22,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetGREEN WORKER INC: $22,500 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetSpeaking Down Barriers: $22,500 over 1y, 9.6% of budgetNATIONAL BLACK LEADERSHIP COMMISSION ON AIDS INC: $22,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetEVERYBLACKGIRL INC: $22,500 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetOUR JUSTICE: $15,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetBLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS: $8,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSPARK REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE NOW: $8,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWOMEN'S FUND OF GREATER OMAHA INC: $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEW VOICES PITTSBURGH INC: $8,000 over 1y, 0.4% 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.

Groundswell FundAmalgamated Charitabl…Ms Foundation for Wom…Borealis PhilanthropyTides FoundationTides CenterRockefeller Philanthr…NEO Philanthropy IncProteus Fund IncCommon Counsel Founda…The Susan Thompson Bu…New Venture Fund
Groundswell FundCA37.6× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Groundswell Fund · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · Ms Foundation for Women Inc · Borealis Philanthropy · Tides Foundation · Tides Center · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc · NEO Philanthropy Inc · Proteus Fund Inc · Common Counsel Foundation · The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation · New Venture 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 Sistersong Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sistersong Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    16report 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 56 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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