Virginia · Nonprofit
SIXDEGREESORG
SIXDEGREESORG (Virginia) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,745,265 to it, the largest being SECUNDA FAMILY FOUNDATION INC ($500,000). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.7M
- Funders on record
- 21
- Grants received
- $1.7M
- Net assets
- $725k
What Sixdegreesorg does
Mission
Sixdegrees supports impactful initiatives to sustain and enrich local communities. We develop partnerships and solutions working collaboratively with local leaders, residents, and celebrities on increasing youth empowerment, justice and equality, and improving a sustainable living environment. We listen to and prioritize the lived experiences of communities that are commonly underserved and under resourced.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Bkxkb is our flagship program dedicated to the procurement and distribution of essential care items. Through a robust network of vetted partners, we ensure that essential resource kits reach those who need them the most. These kits, meticulously curated to meet critical needs, embody our commitment to making a tangible and positive impact in the lives of individuals facing various challenges. We launched the footloose 40th anniversary campaign in 2023 and continued through 2024 in supporting 20 nonprofits by distributing 376,068 items powered by 2,457 volunteer hours. 28,775 kits were built in total through 2024.
$619,340 spentof which $1,025,596 as grants$8,480 earned by the program43% of program spendingCausevolve is sixdegrees' social impact production to crafting impactful narratives for change. In 2023, sixdegrees lauched six degrees with kevin bacon podcast. In 2024, we expanded our social impact production, introducing several new projects while strengthening existing endeavors. We wrapped the first season of the award-winning sixdegrees with kevin bacon podcast, which received an outpouring of support from listeners eager to make a difference in their communities. Seeing a unique opportunity to showcase the passion of grassroots changemakers, we launched a new instagram live series, the six pack.
$638,257 spent44% of program spendingDegree shift represents our commitment to spearheading campaigns and activations that convene communities for collective positive impact. We utilize multiple catalysts to amplify the reach and impact of our shared causes. Always accessible to people of differing abilities, degree shift is a testament to our belief in the power of collaborative efforts to drive meaningful change. In 2024, this program facilitated groundbreaking collaborations between organizations across the country. By uniting our strengths, we're creating a ripple effect that extends far beyond individual actions, proving that together, we're truly stronger than the sum of our parts.
$180,261 spent13% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,437,858.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $167k to $5.1M (+2968%).
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.
99% of SIXDEGREESORG’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
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.
Chief executive
Stacy Huston
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 4 funders, grant income rose $54k → $66k.
9 of 21 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 49% 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 SIXDEGREESORG’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
SIXDEGREESORG has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 29% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
50% 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 SIXDEGREESORG.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 69% · 2020 58% · 2021 91% · 2022 98% · 2023 57% — diversifying over time.
“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
17% of SIXDEGREESORG's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 43% give in more than one year at all.
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
SIXDEGREESORG draws 99% of its grant income from funders outside Virginia, across 8 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $848k arriving through sponsors registered in 8 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
SIXDEGREESORG has grown faster than three-quarters of the 2,910 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,910 philanthropy nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like SIXDEGREESORG
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 Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
62%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for SIXDEGREESORG: 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 SIXDEGREESORG?
- SIXDEGREESORG (Virginia) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,745,265 to it, the largest being SECUNDA FAMILY FOUNDATION INC ($500,000). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SIXDEGREESORG have?
- IRS filings report 21 organizations giving $1,745,265 in grants to SIXDEGREESORG, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SIXDEGREESORG?
- SECUNDA FAMILY FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $500,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SIXDEGREESORG find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 21 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