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Funders to approach for Modest Needs Foundation

New York$1.6M revenue39 funders on file

Modest Needs Foundation helps low-income workers to afford short-term emergency expenses that would otherwise threaten their ability to support themselves. In this way, Modest Needs bolsters the self-sufficiency of the "working poor" while simultaneously lessening the burden of state and federal agencies charged with the care of the truly…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$39k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 40$3k$10k$30k$100k$300k$1.0MChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$5k–$170kover two years, from 1–3 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$3kfrom 1 new funder

Half the value is in your top 11 funders, of 161

$0$86k$170khalf from the top 11likely range1st10thAll 161
FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1The Ford FoundationSimilar grantees: Nonprofit Finance Fund ($25k/yr), Food for the Poor Inc ($600/yr), Small Business Majority Foundation Inc ($150k/yr)1 in 38$37k
  2. 2The Richard M Schulze Family FoundationSimilar grantees: Grassroot Givers Inc ($5k/yr), Microgrants ($36k/yr), Food for the Poor Inc ($350/yr)1 in 36$5k
  3. 3The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: Nonprofit Finance Fund ($860k/yr)1 in 97$410k

158 more funders on the list for Modest Needs Foundation

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