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Ulse Inc

ULSE INC.

$531k
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Science & Tech$402kCommunity Improvement$247kSocial Science$125kInternational$63kEmployment$60kArts & Culture$50kEducation$49kRecreation & Sports$38kOther$0
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 11 grants below total $211,515, the rows itemized in this filing. The $530,526 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $319,011 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $8k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $154k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$12,500
Median grant
7
States reached
$4.5B
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES$50,000
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN WHEELMEN INC$37,500
AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE$22,000
DARYL AND SHIRLEY JENKINS FOUNDATION$20,000
NORTH AMERICAN BIKE-SHARE ASSOCIATION$19,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS INC$12,500
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS$12,153
ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION$10,362
PHOENIX SOCIETY FOR BURN SURVIVORS$10,000
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL NATIONAL$10,000
NATIONAL CORBON MONOXIDE AWARENESS ASSOC$8,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL NATIONAL: $10k → 6%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WA
IL
MI
NY
VA
NC
DC
GA

Grants abroad, by region: $307k on the FY2024 return

Schedule F, as filed: 3 regions. The IRS asks for region and purpose, not the recipient, so no country or grantee can be named here.

Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)$275k · 89% · 4 grants

Stated purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT

South Asia$21k · 7% · 2 grants

Stated purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT

East Asia and the Pacific$11k · 4% · 2 grants

Stated purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT

How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving. Grants abroad on Schedule F are filed by region, purpose and amount with no recipient name, so they are shown by region and cannot be placed on the country map or matched to a grantee.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

20%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$234k · 4 repeat orgs$919k to everyone else

4 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
13

Total granted

$234k
$787k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+9%
+43%

Still filing today

100%
77%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 38% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $132k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’22’23’24
EducationCommunity ImprovementSocial ScienceInternationalArts & CulturePublic BenefitOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES
    2× · 2023–2024 · $150k · revenue +9%
  • AN
    AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE
    2× · 2023–2024 · $32k · revenue +9%
  • NC
    NATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE AWARENESS ASSOCIATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $14k · revenue +29%

Funded once

  • NC
    NORTH CAROLINA A & T STATE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2022 · $250k
  • THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $125k · revenue +91%
  • MS
    MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2022 · $100k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
National Society of Professional Engineers

To foster licensed professional engineers in service to society.

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2
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

The mission of the american society of mechanical engineers ("asme") is to advance engineering for the benefit of humanity.

Science & Tech
3
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

Founded in 1889, the national association of regulatory utility commisioners (naruc) is a non-profit organization dedicated to representing the state public service commisions who regulate the utilities that provide essential services such…

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4
Aacsb International - the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

Aacsb international provides quality assurance of business school programs, the latest in business education intelligence, thought leadership, and learning and development services.

Education
5
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors

Empowering financial professionals and consumers through world-class advocacy and education.

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6
The National Association of State Workforce Agencies

The national association of state workforce agencies (naswa) mission is to enhance the state workforce agencies' ability to accomplish their goals, statutory roles and responsibilities.

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7
National Association of Clean Water Agencies

Nacwa is the national voice of public clean water utilities, shaping water policy, convening a vibrant peer network, and empowering water leaders.

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8
National Association of Manufacturers of the United States of America

To enhance the competitiveness of manufacturers by shaping a legislative and regulatory environment conducive to u.s. economic growth and to increase understanding among policymakers, the media, and the general public about the vital role…

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9
American Society of Civil Engineers Inc

To provide essential value to our members, their careers, our partners, and the public, asce will: facilitate the advancement of technology; encourage and provide the tools for lifelong learning; promote professionalism and the profession;…

Science & Tech
10
Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers

SPIE is an international nonprofit technical society dedicated to advancing scientific research and engineering applications of optical, photonic, imaging and optoelectronic technologies through its meetings, education programs and…

—
11
National Safety Council

The national safety council's mission is to eliminate the leading causes of preventable death and injury. nsc's efforts and thought leadership center on impacting safety through education and training.

Public Safety & Disaster
12
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Aspen Institute Inc; the most unlike its peers is Kids in Danger. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

20 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 20 of the 25 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
11/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NORTH CAROLINA A & T STATE UNIVERSITY: $250,000 · OtherNORTH CAROLINA A & T STATE UNIVERSITYNATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES: $150,000 · OtherNATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIESMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY: $100,000 · OtherMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYAmerican Society of Safety Professionals Foundation: $45,000 · OtherAmerican Society of Safety Professionals FoundationNATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS: $40,000 · OtherAMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE: $32,000 · Other+11 more: $138,165 · Other+11 moreTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC: $125,000 · Social ScienceTHE ASPEN IN…CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION: $67,500 · Community ImprovementNORTH AMERICAN BIKE-SHARE ASSOCIATION: $19,000 · Community ImprovementBUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY: $50,000 · InternationalNORTHBROOK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $50,000 · Arts & CultureCristo Rey St Martin College Prep: $38,500 · EducationMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationLeague of American Wheelman Inc: $37,500 · Recreation & Sports
Other$755,165Social Science$125,000Community Improvement$86,500International$50,000Arts & Culture$50,000Education$48,500Recreation & Sports$37,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES: $150,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC: $125,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION: $67,500 over 1y, 6.0% of budgetBUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY: $50,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNORTHBROOK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $50,000 over 1y, 28% of budgetAmerican Society of Safety Professionals Foundation: $45,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetLeague of American Wheelman Inc: $37,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetAMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE: $32,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH AMERICAN BIKE-SHARE ASSOCIATION: $19,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetTHE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE: $15,450 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS FORUM: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE AWARENESS ASSOCIATION: $13,500 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetCONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY: $12,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS INC: $12,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Society of Black Engineers: $12,153 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSafe Routes to School National: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPHOENIX SOCIETY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetKids In Danger: $6,500 over 1y, 1.7% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Underwriters Laborato…AARPThe Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…American Online Givin…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Underwriters Laboratories IncIL22.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Underwriters Laboratories Inc · AARP · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Ulse Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ulse Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Ulse Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Ulse Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 25 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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