Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Tradesfutures
To develop, promote and improve apprenticeship readiness programs, which are educational programs that provide students with the fundamental skills and knowledge necessary to choose, obtain and succeed in a formal apprenticeship in the construction industry. And to increase opportunity in the construction industry; to conduct and/or…
- $2.1M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 14
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $1.3M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $73,969
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $303,074
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 13
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 12
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.7M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Tradesfutures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 14 | $1.3M | 43% |
| FY2023 | 13 | $732k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $268k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 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, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Works Initiative | $407,459 | 2 | 17% |
| National Urban League Inc | $310,114 | 2 | 0% |
| EMPOWHER Inc | $207,000 | 2 | 69% |
| Nontraditional Employment for Women | $200,000 | 1 | 6% |
| People Working Together Hockinson SCHOOLS PARENT GROUP - PWT | $129,625 | 1 | n/a |
| Rowan University Foundation Inc | $125,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Coalition for Social Justice Education Fund Inc | $112,463 | 2 | 5% |
| Georgia Building Trades Academy | $103,080 | 2 | 8% |
| Economic Development Partnership of Alabama Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council | $94,234 | 1 | 4% |
Show all 21 grantees
Where it is load-bearing
Tradesfutures supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 19 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: Tom Joyner Foundation Inc · Alabama Power Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Tradesfutures
- How much does Tradesfutures give?
- Tradesfutures reported 14 itemized grants totaling $1,344,780, out of $2,110,446 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 13 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does Tradesfutures fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Employment (83%), Education (10%), Human Services (7%).
- Who are Tradesfutures's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Missouri Works Initiative ($407k), National Urban League Inc ($310k), EMPOWHER Inc ($207k).
- Does Tradesfutures fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Tradesfutures?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Tom Joyner Foundation Inc, Alabama Power Foundation Inc, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Tradesfutures based?
- Tradesfutures is based in DC.
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