Washington, D.C. · Public charity
The Arc of the United States
THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES (the arc) promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (idd) and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
- $1.1M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 55
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 52
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 37%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.1M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $135,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 18 to 52
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 28
- Total assets, FY2025
- $23M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 37% of the organizations The Arc of the United States funded were first-time grantees, receiving 30% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $259k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 55 | $1.1M | 20% |
| FY2024 | 52 | $876k | 37% |
| FY2023 | 44 | $926k | 30% |
| FY2022 | 22 | $324k | 18% |
| FY2021 | 40 | $549k | 53% |
| FY2020 | 52 | $618k | 54% |
| FY2019 | 25 | $320k | 92% |
| FY2018 | 18 | $298k | 89% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
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 FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Arc of New Mexico | $548,127 | 5 | 13% |
| The Arc Nature Coast Inc | $177,500 | 7 | 1% |
| The Arc of Harris County | $155,593 | 5 | 11% |
| The Arc of Oklahoma Inc | $150,000 | 7 | 4% |
| Ridge Area Arc Inc | $147,500 | 7 | 1% |
| Arc of Lane County | $139,250 | 8 | 0% |
| Sertoma Star Services Inc | $130,500 | 7 | 0% |
| The Arc of Southern Maryland Inc | $121,000 | 5 | 0% |
| The Arc of Northeast Colorado | $120,000 | 6 | 3% |
| Noble Inc | $118,500 | 6 | 0% |
Show all 140 grantees
Where it is load-bearing
The Arc of the United States supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 129 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: With Foundation · Arc Thrift Stores Inc · United Way of the National Capital Area · The Hsc Foundation · Next for Autism Inc · Truist Foundation Inc · Sourceamerica · Gannett Foundation Inc · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · Td Charitable Foundation · Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc · Lumina Foundation for Education Inc
How this is measured
About The Arc of the United States
- How much does The Arc of the United States give?
- The Arc of the United States reported 55 itemized grants totaling $1,053,668, out of $1,103,132 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 52 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Arc of the United States fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (46%), Human Services (19%), Education (8%).
- Who are The Arc of the United States's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Arc of New Mexico ($548k), The Arc Nature Coast Inc ($178k), The Arc of Harris County ($156k).
- Does The Arc of the United States fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 37% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Arc of the United States?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include With Foundation, Arc Thrift Stores Inc, United Way of the National Capital Area.
- Where is The Arc of the United States based?
- The Arc of the United States is based in DC.
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