Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Think of US
Our mission is to help youth and families heal, develop and thrive.
- $2.8M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 88%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $2.5M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $58,195
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $2,148,012
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 8
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 7
- Total assets, FY2024
- $42M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 88% of the organizations Think of US funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.1M 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 | 7 | $2.5M | 57% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $2.1M | 88% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $445k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $114k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $25k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 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, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloom Works | $3,804,449 | 2 | n/a |
| Fosteradopt Connect Inc | $325,000 | 1 | 2% |
| University of Chicago | $300,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Proximity Design Studio | $173,667 | 2 | n/a |
| Cyrca Strategy | $125,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Together We Rise | $104,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Scholly | $100,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Invent Tv Productions | $44,771 | 1 | n/a |
| Echoes of Hope | $34,694 | 1 | 9% |
| Tfi Family Services Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloom Works | $3,804,449 | 2 | n/a |
| Fosteradopt Connect Inc | $325,000 | 1 | 2% |
| University of Chicago | $300,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Proximity Design Studio | $173,667 | 2 | n/a |
| Cyrca Strategy | $125,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Together We Rise | $104,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Scholly | $100,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Invent Tv Productions | $44,771 | 1 | n/a |
| Echoes of Hope | $34,694 | 1 | 9% |
| Tfi Family Services Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kvc Behavioral Healthcare Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Saint Francis Ministries Group Return | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cornerstones of Care | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| New America Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Black Administrators in Child Welfare Inc | $24,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Alliance for Children's Rights | $15,400 | 2 | 0% |
| The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kintups | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Children's Trust Fund Alliance | $5,400 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Think of US supplied at peak.
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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 · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Think of US
- How much does Think of US give?
- Think of US reported 7 itemized grants totaling $2,545,978, out of $2,753,595 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 8 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Think of US fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Employment (73%), Human Services (12%), Education (8%).
- Who are Think of US's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Bloom Works ($3.8M), Fosteradopt Connect Inc ($325k), University of Chicago ($300k).
- Does Think of US fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 88% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Think of US?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Annie E Casey Foundation Inc, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Think of US based?
- Think of US is based in DC.
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