Washington, D.C. · Public charity
The Commons Inc
To partner with individuals and organizations to access, organize, and share data that inspires action that restores our environment.
- $31k
- Granted FY2021
- 2
- Grants FY2021
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $25,500
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $25,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 3
- FY2020 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 2
- Total assets, FY2021
- $1.5M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 100% of the organizations The Commons 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 2 | $31k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $17k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Downstream Project | $25,500 | 1 | 26% |
| Waterkeeper Alliance Inc | $5,571 | 1 | 0% |
| Chesapeake Conservancy Inc | $5,571 | 1 | 0% |
| River Network | $5,571 | 1 | 0% |
| The Izaak Walton League of America | $5,571 | 1 | 0% |
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: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Commons Inc
- How much does The Commons Inc give?
- The Commons Inc reported 2 grants totaling $31,371 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 3 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2021.
- What does The Commons Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2021, its largest causes are Environment (100%).
- Who are The Commons Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2021: The Downstream Project ($26k), Waterkeeper Alliance Inc ($6k), Chesapeake Conservancy Inc ($6k).
- Does The Commons Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Commons Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The Commons Inc based?
- The Commons Inc is based in DC.
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