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True Costs Initiative Inc

True costs initiative (tci) seeks to increase corporate accountability and to strengthen legal systems in the global south by driving collaboration among communities, funders, and creative leaders in an effort to tip the balance so corporations are held accountable for and internalize the true environmental and human costs of their…

$13k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
1
Itemized grants FY2025
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Itemized, FY2025
$6k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$6,300
Largest grant, FY2025
$6,300
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$331k

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2025 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Network of Engaged International Donors Global Inc$6,30011%

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About True Costs Initiative Inc

How much does True Costs Initiative Inc give?
True Costs Initiative Inc reported 1 itemized grants totaling $6,300, out of $13,300 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing.
What does True Costs Initiative Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2025 to FY2025, its largest causes are International (100%).
Who are True Costs Initiative Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2025 to FY2025: Network of Engaged International Donors Global Inc ($6k).
Where is True Costs Initiative Inc based?
True Costs Initiative Inc is based in MA.

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Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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