New York · Nonprofit
THE CENTURY FOUNDATION INC
THE CENTURY FOUNDATION INC (New York) receives grants from 62 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,782,014 to it, the largest being Lumina Foundation for Education Inc ($4,161,400). 36 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $12M
- Funders on record
- 62
- Grants received
- $26M
- Net assets
- $56M
What The Century Foundation Inc does
Mission
The century foundation is a progressive, independent think tank that conducts research, develops solutions, and drives policy change to make people's lives better. We pursue economic, racial, gender, and disability equity in education, health care, and workforce. The century international team conducts policy research and makes recommendations that build on the century foundation's historical commitment to international peace and security.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Higher education:higher education is key to upward mobility, yet our current system is riddled with inequities, skyrocketing costs, and anti-consumer behavior. Tcf works to hold predatory colleges accountable, lower tuition costs and expand financial aid, and make our campuses more affordable and accessible.
$2,479,718 spent22% of program spendingEconomic opportunity:powerful interests have turned the economy against ordinary people. The nation's economic policies - or lack thereof - directly contribute to record high inequality and make it nearly impossible for vulnerable communities to get by, let alone get ahead. Tcf fights to ensure that everyone, regardless of racial, gender, and disability justice across our economy, from efforts to strengthen the social safety net to building an economy that values care work and provides economic opportunity for all.
$2,034,084 spentof which $155,957 as grants$94,236 earned by the program18% of program spendingPk-12 education:education is the bedrock of american democracy: it's one of the most powerful tools we have to give everyone an opportunity to succeed. But today, our schools from pre-k to high school don't deliver on that promise. Tcf works to change that, so that every child, no matter their background, has access to a high-quality education.
$1,611,789 spent14% of program spendingNext100:next100 is a pop-up think tank built for a new brand of policy leaders, working on the issues that matter most to the next generation.the next generation lives and breathes the issues driving the progressive movement forward, and because of this, they're in a unique position to shape the future. Next100, an innovative pop-up think tank where aspiring leaders can enact policy solutions that will impact not only this generation, but all generations that follow.
$1,132,859 spent10% of program spendingHealth care:the american health care system is beset with inequalities that have a disproportionate impact on people of color, people with low incomes, and other oppressed groups. Tcf's health care team works to advance a truly universal, affordable, and high-quality health care system that addresses economic, racial, and gender disparities.
$1,132,446 spent10% of program spendingOther programs (cross teams, century international, communication and editorial and others)
$2,814,363 spent25% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $11,205,259.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 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 2021 to 2022, from $68M to $57M (−16%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2024 0% · 2025 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
70% of THE CENTURY FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (96% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 4 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
Stephan Lallinger
Executive director of next 100
Board chair
Bradley Abelow
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 24 funders, grant income rose $376k → $5.1M.
12 of 62 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 13% 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 THE CENTURY FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 62 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
THE CENTURY FOUNDATION INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 16% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 67% · 2018 54% · 2019 46% · 2020 33% · 2021 24% · 2022 14% · 2023 30% — 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
37% of THE CENTURY FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 58% 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
THE CENTURY FOUNDATION INC draws 72% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 18 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $3.4M arriving through sponsors registered in 6 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
THE CENTURY FOUNDATION INC's funding base is broadening — from 2 funders to 24 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 58 civil rights nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like THE CENTURY FOUNDATION INC
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 New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
50%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 30 states
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE CENTURY FOUNDATION INC?
- THE CENTURY FOUNDATION INC (New York) receives grants from 62 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,782,014 to it, the largest being Lumina Foundation for Education Inc ($4,161,400). 36 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE CENTURY FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 62 organizations giving $25,782,014 in grants to THE CENTURY FOUNDATION INC, 36 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE CENTURY FOUNDATION INC?
- Lumina Foundation for Education Inc is the largest funder on record, with $4,161,400 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE CENTURY FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 62 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