California · Public charity
The Story of Stuff Project
The mission of The Story of Stuff Project is to build a movement to change the way we make, use, and throw away stuff.
- $100k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2024
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $90,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $90,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $1.4M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations The Story of Stuff Project funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 2 | $100k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $97k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $97k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $54k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $23k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $20k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | $19,757 | 1 | 0% |
| Sure We Can Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Save Our Forest Assn Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| River Valley Organizing | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Un-Bottle & Protect Chaffee | $5,750 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($330k), not named here.
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About The Story of Stuff Project
- How much does The Story of Stuff Project give?
- The Story of Stuff Project reported 2 grants totaling $100,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does The Story of Stuff Project fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (66%), Environment (13%), Civil Rights (3%).
- Who are The Story of Stuff Project's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Sustainable Markets Foundation ($20k), Sure We Can Inc ($15k), Save Our Forest Assn Inc ($10k).
- Does The Story of Stuff Project fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is The Story of Stuff Project based?
- The Story of Stuff Project is based in CA.
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