Oregon · Nonprofit
GRASSROOTS CONNECT
GRASSROOTS CONNECT (Oregon) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $170,000 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($90,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 71% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $204k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $170k
- Net assets
- $124k
What Grassroots Connect does
Mission
Grassroots Connect works to support and strengthen the capacity of locally-based, community social justice projects.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Shelter Now! builds and facilitates the distribution of shelter for unhoused people in Eugene, Oregon. In 2024, tiny homes were built and placed at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene that now house several individuals on the property.
$38,615 spent$70,000 earned by the program30% of program spendingOregon Community Asylum Network (OCAN) provides material support to asylum seekers in Lane County, Oregon. In 2024, OCAN continues to provide material support for asylum applicants in the form of rent support, travel support, support for application fees for work permits and other documents, child care, and other forms of direct assistance.
$32,886 spentof which $10,525 as grants$49,488 earned by the program26% of program spendingApokalypsis works to replace cultures of separation with cultures of connection, while emphasizing personal responsibility. in 2024, Apokalypsis provided classes and workshops for hundreds of community members in Eugene, hosted regular "Crockpot Convos" to build community over food, and expanded the range of offerings to include a number of new workshops.
$21,129 spentof which $500 as grants$37,497 earned by the program17% of program spendingOther sponsored projects include Almaden Co-op (a nascent cooperative housing project), DesiFest (South Asian cultural festival), Neighborlink (supporting neighbors with direct services and survival supplies), People's Fall Fest (a community gathering of organizations that provide services and supports), and Share Fair (a free market for those in need).
$35,071 spentof which $2,520 as grants$46,589 earned by the program27% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $127,701.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
2 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 71% 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 GRASSROOTS CONNECT’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
GRASSROOTS CONNECT leans on a few funders — its largest provides 53% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% 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 GRASSROOTS CONNECT.
“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.
Where its funders are
71% of GRASSROOTS CONNECT's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $50k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Oregon, across 1 state.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $120k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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.
Against its field
GRASSROOTS CONNECT runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 1,798 civil rights nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,798 civil rights nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like GRASSROOTS CONNECT
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Oregon
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
95% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for GRASSROOTS CONNECT: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds GRASSROOTS CONNECT?
- GRASSROOTS CONNECT (Oregon) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $170,000 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($90,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 71% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does GRASSROOTS CONNECT have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $170,000 in grants to GRASSROOTS CONNECT, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GRASSROOTS CONNECT?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $90,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GRASSROOTS CONNECT find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Oregon. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 3 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing