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CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC

CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 112 organizations whose IRS filings report $32,579,981 to it, the largest being THE TRACKING FOUNDATION ($13,350,000). 62 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$26M
Funders on record
112
Grants received
$33M
Net assets
$26M
62/112 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 49%
01What it does

What Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc does

Mission

The congressional black caucus foundation, inc. (cbcf) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy, research and educational institute that aims to help improve the socioeconomic circumstances of african americans and other underserved communities. Founded in 1976 and based in washington, d.c., cbcf envisions a world in which the black community is free of all disparities and able to contribute fully to advancing the common good. Its mission is to advance the global black community by developing leaders, informing policy and educating the public. It is achieving that mission by: facilitating the exchange of ideas and information to address critical issues affecting our communities; developing strategic research and historical resources for the public; providing leadership development and scholarship opportunities; developing effective programs and research to address social, economic and health disparities.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Leadership institute/cpar the congressional black caucus foundation, inc, (cbcf) leadership institute offers a myriad of programs aimed at building the next generation of leaders to include internships, fellowships, scholarships, and study abroad programs. Opportunities are provided to african american emerging leaders interested in gaining the first-hand experience in public policy making as well as duly committed to addressing social inequalities among underserved groups. Internships are offered in the spring and fall and the summer along with professional development leadership training. Fellowships are for 20-months allowing young professionals to gain experience working on capitol hill in both member offices, the house and senate committees. Scholarships are provided to high school qualified students and continuing education college students.

    $3,109,522 spent$4,741,684 earned by the program
    33% of program spending
  2. Cbcf scholarship program, covers expenses for qualified scholarship recipients, some scholarships are annual, some of the scholarships are multi-year gifts. These scholarships are awarded based on a merit-based application process.

    $1,235,937 spent$1,000,000 earned by the program
    13% of program spending
  3. Other program services, not described on the e-filed return.

    $5,094,038 spentof which $2,317,766 as grants$15,567,728 earned by the program
    54% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $9,439,497.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($6.4M) Expenses 100 ($7.4M) Net assets 100 ($8.9M)2018 Revenue 120 ($7.7M) Expenses 99 ($7.4M) Net assets 103 ($9.1M)2019 Revenue 106 ($6.8M) Expenses 103 ($7.6M) Net assets 93 ($8.3M)2020 Revenue 154 ($9.9M) Expenses 65 ($4.8M) Net assets 150 ($13M)2021 Revenue 265 ($17M) Expenses 148 ($11M) Net assets 217 ($19M)2022 Revenue 289 ($18M) Expenses 231 ($17M) Net assets 233 ($21M)2023 Revenue 359 ($23M) Expenses 284 ($21M) Net assets 255 ($23M)2024 Revenue 488 ($31M) Expenses 309 ($23M) Net assets 276 ($24M)2025 Revenue 404 ($26M) Expenses 300 ($22M) Net assets 292 ($26M)
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Revenue (404)Expenses (300)Net assets (292)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $15M to $28M (+87%).

$9.4M
$9.5M
$8.8M
$15M
$28M
$32M
$41M
$32M
$27M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

49% of CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (96% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 156 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.

−$991k
’17
$340k
’18
−$836k
’19
$5.0M
’20
$6.0M
’21
$1.4M
’22
$2.0M
’23
$8.4M
’24
$3.7M
’25
7.6
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

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Listed404238365049464343
Joined·+12+32+9+17+14+15+4+7
No longer listed·1036113151877
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 25 funders to 45 funders, grant income rose $489k → $7.2M.

13 of 112 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 28% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 112 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 41% of grant income and the top three 59%; half comes from just 2 funders.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left

43% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC.

41%
largest funder
59%
top three
~5
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 20% · 2018 17% · 2019 15% · 2020 45% · 2021 54% · 2022 51% · 2023 56% — growing more concentrated.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How long its funders stay

38% of CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 55% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y+4y+5y+6y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC draws 84% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 19 states in all.

WA
MN
IL
MI
NY
IN
OH
NJ
CT
CA
VA
MD
AR
TN
NC
DC
AL
GA
FL

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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’21
’22
’23
Washington, D.C. out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $9.0M arriving through sponsors registered in 11 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 63 civil rights nonprofits its size.

Operating margin14% · above the median
Months of reserve7.6mo · top quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)19% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 63 civil rights nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

42% of spending goes to programs.

Program 42%Management 46%Fundraising 11%

Governance

38
board members
97%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy–Document retention–Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

39%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 2 states

MD
DC

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Questions and answers

Who funds CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC?
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 112 organizations whose IRS filings report $32,579,981 to it, the largest being THE TRACKING FOUNDATION ($13,350,000). 62 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC have?
IRS filings report 112 organizations giving $32,579,981 in grants to CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC, 62 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC?
THE TRACKING FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $13,350,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 112 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing