New York · Public charity
The Century Foundation Inc
The century foundation is a progressive, independent think tank that conducts research, develops solutions, and drives policy change to make people's lives better. We pursue economic, racial, gender, and disability equity in education, health care, and workforce. The century international team conducts policy research and makes…
- $156k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 60%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $75k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $40,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 14
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $59M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 60% of the organizations The Century Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 24% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $63k 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 | 3 | $75k | 33% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $260k | 60% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $495k | 63% |
| FY2022 | 14 | $363k | 93% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $239k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
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, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Manufacturing Alliance Inc | $355,000 | 5 | 8% |
| Arizona State University | $319,898 | 2 | n/a |
| Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center Inc C/O the Organization | $152,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Lake Research Partners Inc | $94,641 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Song Inc | $80,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Manufacturing Renaissance Fka Center for Labor and Commun | $69,250 | 2 | 4% |
| Volcker Alliance Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Breukelen Reaching Independence Through Self Empowerment Inc | $31,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Empire Justice Center | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 29 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Manufacturing Alliance Inc | $355,000 | 5 | 8% |
| Arizona State University | $319,898 | 2 | n/a |
| Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center Inc C/O the Organization | $152,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Lake Research Partners Inc | $94,641 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Song Inc | $80,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Manufacturing Renaissance Fka Center for Labor and Commun | $69,250 | 2 | 4% |
| Volcker Alliance Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Breukelen Reaching Independence Through Self Empowerment Inc | $31,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Empire Justice Center | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition Inc | $22,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Lorain County Community College | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The New School | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network | $12,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Cornell University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Louisiana Community Technical College System Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Georgetown University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Networking Resources Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Invisible Americans Podcast Inc | $9,000 | 1 | 25% |
| Sierra College Foundation | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bishop State Community College | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Riverside Ccd | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Houston Community College Foundation | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Forsyth Tech Comm College | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hawkeye Community College | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ivy Tech Community College of In | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| College of Lake County | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Legal Services Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($20k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Century Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 15 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: American Association of Community Colleges · I Car Education Foundation · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Century Foundation Inc
- How much does The Century Foundation Inc give?
- The Century Foundation Inc reported 3 itemized grants totaling $75,000, out of $155,957 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 14 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does The Century Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (32%), Community Improvement (25%), Employment (20%).
- Who are The Century Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Urban Manufacturing Alliance Inc ($355k), Arizona State University ($320k), Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center Inc C/O the Organization ($152k).
- Does The Century Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 60% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Century Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Association of Community Colleges, I Car Education Foundation, Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Century Foundation Inc based?
- The Century Foundation Inc is based in NY.
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