Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Smart Growth America
SMART GROWTH AMERICA envisions a country where no matter where you live, or who you are, you can enjoy living in a place that is healthy, prosperous, and resilient. Our mission is to empower communities through technical assistance, advocacy, and thought leadership to realize our vision of livable places, healthy people, and shared…
- $356k
- Granted FY2023
- 1
- Grants FY2023
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $355,649
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $355,649
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 18
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Total assets, FY2023
- $8.7M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Smart Growth America funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | $356k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $298k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $239k | 80% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $247k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 18 | $826k | 56% |
| FY2018 | 15 | $769k | 87% |
| FY2017 | 8 | $283k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Greater Washington | $811,237 | 6 | 39% |
| FUSE Corps | $350,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Capital E | $345,455 | 2 | n/a |
| Alliance for a Just Society | $225,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Integral Group Consulting LLC | $184,973 | 1 | n/a |
| Global Philanthropy Partnership | $144,821 | 2 | 1% |
| Conservation Law Foundation Inc | $133,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Multiplier | $125,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce | $82,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Walksandiego | $80,000 | 2 | 3% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Greater Washington | $811,237 | 6 | 39% |
| FUSE Corps | $350,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Capital E | $345,455 | 2 | n/a |
| Alliance for a Just Society | $225,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Integral Group Consulting LLC | $184,973 | 1 | n/a |
| Global Philanthropy Partnership | $144,821 | 2 | 1% |
| Conservation Law Foundation Inc | $133,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Multiplier | $125,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce | $82,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Walksandiego | $80,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Conexion Americas | $70,800 | 1 | 2% |
| National League of Cities Institute Inc | $69,930 | 2 | 1% |
| Community Partners | $55,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Apano Communities United Fund | $55,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Dothan Alabama | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Urban Sustainability Directors Network | $44,821 | 1 | 1% |
| Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jefferson Street United Merchants Partnership CDC | $21,675 | 1 | n/a |
| Conservation Minnesota | $14,000 | 1 | 1% |
| St Paul Transportation Management Organization | $13,333 | 1 | 2% |
| City of Arlington | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Wiregrass Museum of Art Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| City of Wenatchee | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Faith in Indiana | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kheprw Institute dba KI NuMedia CCFI | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oasis Center Inc | $8,325 | 1 | 0% |
| City of Orlando Fl | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lexington Pal | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Durham | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of South Bend | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Huntsville | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Pittsburgh | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce Charitable Foundation | $6,000 | 1 | 1% |
| City of Airway Heights | $3,693 | 1 | n/a |
| Gehlorg Inc dba Gehl Institute | $1,000 | 1 | 2% |
Where it is load-bearing
Smart Growth America supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 18 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: The Energy Foundation · National Recreation and Park Association · The McKnight Foundation · United States Energy Foundation · The Kresge Foundation · AARP · The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc · Surdna Foundation Inc · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · New Venture Fund · Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Inc · The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
How this is measured
About Smart Growth America
- How much does Smart Growth America give?
- Smart Growth America reported 1 grants totaling $355,649 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 18 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Smart Growth America fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Community Improvement (33%), Civil Rights (26%), Environment (17%).
- Who are Smart Growth America's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Greater Greater Washington ($811k), FUSE Corps ($350k), Capital E ($345k).
- Does Smart Growth America fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Smart Growth America?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Energy Foundation, National Recreation and Park Association, The McKnight Foundation.
- Where is Smart Growth America based?
- Smart Growth America is based in DC.
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