Washington, D.C. · Public charity
The Urban Institute
The Urban Institute is a nonprofit research organization that drives impact by equipping changemakers with evidence and solutions to create a future where every person and community has the opportunity and power to thrive.
- $10M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 111
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 125
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 41%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $10M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $49,985
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $491,727
- Organizations funded a year
- 32 to 125
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 36
- Total assets, FY2024
- $312M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 41% of the organizations The Urban Institute funded were first-time grantees, receiving 30% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.6M 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 | 105 | $9.2M | 36% |
| FY2023 | 125 | $8.7M | 41% |
| FY2022 | 111 | $7.6M | 49% |
| FY2021 | 97 | $5.8M | 63% |
| FY2020 | 59 | $4.1M | 53% |
| FY2019 | 34 | $2.6M | 62% |
| FY2018 | 32 | $1.6M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 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, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Brookings Institution | $1,801,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | $1,130,389 | 5 | n/a |
| WorkHands Inc | $1,108,515 | 3 | n/a |
| Georgetown University | $889,088 | 5 | 0% |
| Sasha Bruce Youthwork Inc | $763,829 | 4 | 1% |
| Child Trends Inc | $526,755 | 7 | 1% |
| National Center for State Courts | $523,611 | 3 | 0% |
| Rutgers University | $505,856 | 2 | n/a |
| University of New Orleans | $504,343 | 4 | n/a |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Special Tr | $493,161 | 5 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Brookings Institution | $1,801,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | $1,130,389 | 5 | n/a |
| WorkHands Inc | $1,108,515 | 3 | n/a |
| Georgetown University | $889,088 | 5 | 0% |
| Sasha Bruce Youthwork Inc | $763,829 | 4 | 1% |
| Child Trends Inc | $526,755 | 7 | 1% |
| National Center for State Courts | $523,611 | 3 | 0% |
| Rutgers University | $505,856 | 2 | n/a |
| University of New Orleans | $504,343 | 4 | n/a |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Special Tr | $493,161 | 5 | n/a |
| Minnehaha County Treasurer | $490,200 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Delaware | $490,000 | 5 | 0% |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | $490,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Per Scholas Inc | $487,020 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Denver | $480,000 | 5 | 0% |
| University of Central Florida | $453,356 | 3 | n/a |
| Trailhead Institute | $428,607 | 2 | 2% |
| American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences | $426,547 | 3 | 0% |
| Community Information Now | $410,000 | 5 | 33% |
| National Opinion Research Center | $402,566 | 3 | 0% |
| Mdrc | $395,837 | 2 | 0% |
| Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation | $395,237 | 3 | n/a |
| County of Charleston | $389,298 | 2 | n/a |
| El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission | $387,380 | 4 | 3% |
| Jobs with Justice Education Fund | $381,640 | 1 | 4% |
| Clear Creek Creative | $381,625 | 1 | n/a |
| Nonprofit Knowledge Works Inc | $376,677 | 2 | 7% |
| The Arab-American Family Support Center Inc | $373,088 | 4 | 1% |
| Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity | $368,125 | 2 | n/a |
| The Rand Corporation | $363,693 | 4 | 0% |
| New York University | $350,578 | 4 | 0% |
| University of Chicago | $341,431 | 3 | 0% |
| City of Philadelphia | $317,786 | 3 | n/a |
| Texas Southern University Foundatio | $312,433 | 4 | 3% |
| Eden Youth & Family Center | $308,546 | 4 | 6% |
| Immunize Colorado | $304,637 | 4 | 17% |
| Thai Community Development Center | $301,389 | 3 | 11% |
| Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care Inc | $297,818 | 4 | 0% |
| Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries | $293,990 | 4 | 4% |
| Refugee Womens Network Inc | $283,667 | 4 | 8% |
| Iowa Department of Human Rights | $280,001 | 3 | n/a |
| Prevention Institute | $278,600 | 2 | 4% |
| Adept ID Inc | $276,786 | 2 | n/a |
| Council of State Governments | $273,525 | 3 | 0% |
| New Immigrant Community Empowerment Inc | $267,069 | 4 | 4% |
| East Harris County Empowerment Council | $266,459 | 4 | 18% |
| University of Washington | $265,258 | 2 | n/a |
| Luke's House- a Clinic for Healing and Hope | $261,093 | 4 | 26% |
| Cna Corporation | $250,540 | 3 | 0% |
| National Employment Law Project | $250,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Social Science Research Council | $250,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Regents Univ of California | $249,999 | 2 | n/a |
| Seeding Success | $249,700 | 1 | 1% |
| World Education Inc | $245,485 | 3 | 0% |
| National Council for Workforce Education | $245,097 | 3 | 25% |
| Pursuit Transformation Company Inc | $239,561 | 1 | 2% |
| Asian Community and Cultural Center | $238,849 | 4 | 7% |
| Community Empowerment Association Inc | $238,000 | 3 | 9% |
| Community of Hope | $235,142 | 5 | 0% |
| Bay Area Women Coalition Inc | $232,663 | 3 | 63% |
| Why Not Prosper Inc | $226,152 | 3 | 10% |
| Area Agency on Aging Region One Inc | $221,247 | 3 | 0% |
| Community Works West Inc | $220,516 | 3 | 2% |
| Iowa Department of Health and Human Services | $220,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Centro Campesino Farmworker Center Inc | $215,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Summit County Children Services | $202,850 | 4 | n/a |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | $197,738 | 3 | 1% |
| Respect Together | $189,374 | 3 | 1% |
| Regional Data Cooperative for Greater New Haven Inc | $186,926 | 4 | 14% |
| North Alabama Ahec | $180,448 | 3 | 14% |
| Ethiopian and Eritrean Cultural and Resource Center | $173,027 | 3 | n/a |
| Inland Congregations United for Change Sponsoring Committee Inc | $169,527 | 2 | 2% |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc | $165,000 | 2 | 0% |
| National Center for Victims of Crime Inc | $162,687 | 5 | 2% |
| Johns Hopkins University | $159,937 | 2 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $159,714 | 3 | n/a |
| Bright Beginnings Inc | $159,117 | 4 | 1% |
| Multiplier | $158,895 | 1 | 0% |
| Hispanic Unity of Florida Inc | $156,624 | 2 | 2% |
| Delta Health Center Inc | $155,166 | 2 | 1% |
| Sistersong Inc | $154,775 | 1 | 1% |
| Birmingham AIDS Outreach Inc | $151,073 | 3 | 0% |
| Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network Inc | $150,501 | 2 | 0% |
| Casa San Jose | $143,690 | 3 | 3% |
| National Association for Public Defense Inc | $143,137 | 4 | 9% |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | $142,850 | 4 | 0% |
| Guiding Right Inc | $139,688 | 2 | 3% |
| Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance | $139,413 | 3 | n/a |
| Ctdata Collaborative | $133,317 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Catalyst Inc | $133,007 | 2 | 0% |
| Southern Alabama Area Health Education C | $129,935 | 2 | 7% |
| Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises Inc | $126,312 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | $126,013 | 1 | n/a |
| County of Riverside Community Health Agency | $125,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alameda County Board of Supervisors | $125,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Family Values Work a Multi-State Consortium | $125,000 | 2 | 1% |
| DC Public Schools | $124,965 | 2 | n/a |
| Boone County Treasurer | $124,859 | 2 | n/a |
| Ramsey County General Account | $124,341 | 2 | n/a |
| Community Partners | $123,501 | 1 | 0% |
| Public Policy Institute of California | $120,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic | $115,556 | 3 | 0% |
| The George Washington University | $115,181 | 1 | 0% |
| Opportunitywork Inc | $112,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Greater Louisville Workforce Development Board Inc | $109,928 | 1 | 1% |
| St Lucie County | $109,872 | 2 | n/a |
| School Readiness Consulting LLC | $107,713 | 3 | n/a |
| Community Resources for Justice Inc | $101,492 | 3 | 0% |
| Association for Enterprise Opportunity | $100,550 | 1 | 4% |
| Under 21 | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Contro | $100,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Papa Ola Lokahi | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Vermont Dairy Promo Council | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cook County Family Connection Inc | $100,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Pennsylvania State University | $99,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation | $96,775 | 4 | 0% |
| Minnesota Zoo | $96,347 | 2 | n/a |
| N Street Village Inc | $96,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Bread for the City Inc | $96,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Missouri Department of Corrections | $94,612 | 1 | n/a |
| Urban League of Greater Philadelphia | $92,487 | 2 | 1% |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $90,384 | 2 | 0% |
| Homeword Inc | $90,380 | 1 | 1% |
| Colorado Energy Office | $90,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Iowa Department of Corrections | $89,990 | 2 | n/a |
| DC Policy Center | $85,752 | 1 | 7% |
| Council of State Governments | $83,709 | 3 | 3% |
| Comite Civico del Valle Inc | $80,445 | 2 | 1% |
| National Housing and Community Development Law Project | $80,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Homeownership Council of America | $78,636 | 1 | 26% |
| Michigan State University | $75,577 | 1 | n/a |
| Friendship Place | $74,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Britepaths Inc | $74,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Refugeeone | $73,844 | 2 | 1% |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $70,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Common Future | $69,429 | 1 | 1% |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $68,926 | 3 | n/a |
| Elevate Energy | $67,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $66,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Camden County Dept of Health and Human Services | $65,000 | 2 | n/a |
| American University | $64,640 | 1 | 0% |
| Johns Hopkins University | $64,231 | 2 | 0% |
| Little Manila Rising | $62,092 | 1 | 2% |
| Jubilee Housing Inc | $60,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Gacarmichael Family Health Center Inc | $59,568 | 2 | 0% |
| National American Indian Housing Council | $59,053 | 1 | 1% |
| WSU Tech | $58,779 | 3 | n/a |
| Georgia Tech Research Corporation | $57,169 | 2 | 0% |
| Trustees of Boston College | $56,902 | 1 | 0% |
| Samaritan Foundation Inc Dba Connection Health | $54,355 | 1 | 8% |
| Shrm Foundation Inc | $54,000 | 1 | 1% |
| City and County of San Francisco | $53,540 | 1 | n/a |
| Contra Costa College | $53,350 | 4 | n/a |
| Education Design Lab | $52,499 | 1 | 0% |
| Wake Technical Community College | $51,590 | 3 | n/a |
| Independent Sector | $50,726 | 1 | 0% |
| George Mason University | $50,354 | 1 | n/a |
| Georgia Public Defense Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| DC Fiscal Policy Institute Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Neighborhood Data Works | $50,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Louisiana Public Health Institute | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers | $50,000 | 2 | 9% |
| Partnership for Safety and Justice | $49,985 | 1 | 4% |
| Air Alliance Houston | $49,960 | 1 | 9% |
| Intstructional Technology Council | $49,776 | 2 | 14% |
| Center for Effective Public Policy Inc | $48,930 | 3 | 2% |
| Belmont University | $48,891 | 1 | 0% |
| Inclusion Group | $48,604 | 1 | n/a |
| A Better Balance Inc | $47,435 | 1 | 2% |
| The Research Foundation for The State University of New York | $45,622 | 2 | 0% |
| Maine Pretrial Services | $45,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Yaay Me Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 7% |
| City Colleges of Chicago Foundation | $45,000 | 1 | 1% |
| City of Long Beach | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Vcuvcu Health Campus | $44,986 | 1 | n/a |
| Working Credit NFP | $44,540 | 2 | 3% |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc | $44,124 | 1 | 0% |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $42,567 | 1 | n/a |
| Uc College of the Law San Francisco | $42,269 | 1 | n/a |
| Uc Law Sf Foundation | $42,269 | 1 | 0% |
| Southwestern Oregon Community College | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Urban Strategies Council | $40,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Rogue Community College | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Florida State University Research Foundation Inc | $40,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Spelman College | $39,999 | 1 | 0% |
| California Partnership Safe Communities | $39,924 | 1 | 2% |
| Arizona State University | $38,461 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | $38,165 | 1 | 0% |
| La Clinica de la Raza Inc | $37,266 | 1 | 0% |
| Fletcher Technical Community College | $35,882 | 2 | n/a |
| Mt San Jacinto Ccd | $35,647 | 3 | n/a |
| Kindred Inc | $35,514 | 2 | 2% |
| Bendable Labs | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Youth Advocate Programs Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Forward Justice | $35,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Abolitionist Law Center | $35,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Just City Inc | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Texas Center for Justice and Equity | $35,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Youth Justice Network Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Nrf Foundation | $35,000 | 2 | 1% |
| American Friends Service Committee | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Faith in Indiana | $35,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Community College of Aurora | $34,270 | 1 | n/a |
| Communications Workers of America Afl-Cio Clc | $34,191 | 1 | 0% |
| Nicolet Area Technical College | $33,656 | 2 | n/a |
| City Colleges of Chicago | $32,548 | 1 | n/a |
| Sandra Grace LLC | $31,232 | 1 | n/a |
| I Squared Community Development LLC | $30,726 | 1 | n/a |
| Correctional Leaders Association | $30,467 | 3 | 0% |
| Yosemite Community College Di | $30,112 | 1 | n/a |
| Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice | $30,000 | 1 | 2% |
| California State University Channel Islands | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kern Community College District | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lane Community College | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania | $30,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Asian Health Services | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Economic Justice Coalition Inc | $29,998 | 2 | n/a |
| Association of State Correctional A | $29,955 | 3 | 1% |
| Nationwide Childrens Hospital Inc | $29,642 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Alaska | $29,632 | 1 | n/a |
| Milwaukee County Zoo | $29,330 | 1 | n/a |
| Springboard to Opportunities | $28,608 | 1 | 0% |
| Allegheny County Department of Human Services | $26,724 | 1 | n/a |
| National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform | $26,667 | 1 | 0% |
| American Bar Foundation | $25,885 | 1 | 0% |
| Nurse-Family Partnership | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chippewa Valley Technical College | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Beacon Charitable Pharmacy Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Southern California Area National Council of Negro Women Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Center for Black Health and Equity | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Credit Builders Alliance Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Public Good Projects Inc | $24,997 | 1 | 0% |
| Philippine Nurses Association of Mi | $24,992 | 2 | 17% |
| Alivio Medical Center Inc | $24,750 | 1 | 0% |
| Latin American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc | $24,250 | 2 | 2% |
| American Indian College Fund | $22,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Northern Indiana Hispanic Health Coalition Inc | $21,446 | 1 | 4% |
| National Day Laborer Organizing Network | $21,232 | 1 | 0% |
| Wabanaki Health & Wellness Npc | $21,182 | 1 | 0% |
| Make The Road States Inc | $21,050 | 1 | 0% |
| Refugee & Immigrant Voices in Action | $20,904 | 1 | 1% |
| Edu-Futuro | $20,547 | 1 | 1% |
| Wellesley College | $20,279 | 2 | 0% |
| Peace Village Posters 4 Peace | $20,095 | 1 | 6% |
| University of Houston | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Klamath Community College | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bernalillo County New Mexico | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Howard University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City of Ankeny | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Morehouse College | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Treasure Valley Community College | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Family & Childrens Services Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Internat'L Assoc of Forensic Nurses Inc | $19,268 | 2 | 0% |
| Equal Hope | $19,263 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Pittsburgh | $18,506 | 1 | 0% |
| The Love More Movement Inc | $18,100 | 1 | n/a |
| The Participatory Budgeting Project Inc | $18,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Detroit Justice Center | $18,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Some Inc | $17,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc | $17,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Ahc Inc | $17,500 | 1 | 0% |
| True Ground Housing Partners Inc | $17,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Poverty and Race Research Action Council | $17,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Prairie View a and M University | $17,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Winston-Salem State University | $16,672 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | $15,856 | 1 | n/a |
| Dane County Department of Human Services | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Institute | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Davis H Elliot Co | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence | $14,417 | 1 | 0% |
| Fund for the City of New York Inc | $12,162 | 1 | 0% |
| Interstate Renewable Energy Council | $11,976 | 1 | 0% |
| Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board | $10,092 | 1 | n/a |
| The Urban League of Greater Atlanta Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cal Poly Corporation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Legal Aid Chicago | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Leadingage Inc | $8,754 | 1 | 0% |
| LeadingAge Inc | $8,754 | 1 | n/a |
| Treasurer State of Connecticut | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Florida Policy Institute Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| National Low Income Housing Coalition | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Penn Praxis Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges | $6,315 | 2 | 0% |
| Onondaga Community College | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Policing Institute | $5,585 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
The Urban Institute supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 191 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: Annie E Casey Foundation Inc · Laura and John Arnold Foundation · New Venture Fund · The Kresge Foundation · Freedom Together Foundation · Public Welfare Foundation Inc · The Ford Foundation · The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · Tides Foundation · WK Kellogg Foundation · National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc
How this is measured
About The Urban Institute
- How much does The Urban Institute give?
- The Urban Institute reported 111 itemized grants totaling $10,020,357, out of $10,402,317 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 32 and 125 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does The Urban Institute fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (20%), Health (10%), Community Improvement (10%).
- Who are The Urban Institute's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: The Brookings Institution ($1.8M), Regents of the University of California at Berkeley ($1.1M), WorkHands Inc ($1.1M).
- Does The Urban Institute fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 41% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Urban Institute?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Annie E Casey Foundation Inc, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, New Venture Fund.
- Where is The Urban Institute based?
- The Urban Institute is based in DC.
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