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Ctia - the Wireless Association
Washington, DC · EIN 52-1347628. Reported 170 grants totalling $10.9M to 75 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 75 distinct organizations, with 55% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is concentrated. Most of the money has a settled destination, and the remainder is what is realistically in play.
- How much its list changes. 73% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is well above the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% private foundations manage. This list is close to settled, so a newcomer has to displace someone rather than fill a gap.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $20,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $31,911; the smallest was $5,148 and the largest $1,870,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
2 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $1,100 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mywireless Org | Washington, DC | $5,992,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ncsl Foundation for State Legislatures | Denver, CO | $765,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Conference of State Legislators | Denver, CO | $310,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Multicultural Media Telecom and Internet Council | Jericho, NY | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators | Lexington, KY | $205,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Domestic Violence Hotline | Austin, TX | $203,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| African American Mayors Association Inc | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Black Caucus of State Legislators | Washington, DC | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Urban League Inc | New York, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Asurion Compassion Fund | Nashville, TN | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| US Black Chamber of Commerce Inc | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gonzaga College High School | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Federal Communications Bar Association Foundation | Washington, DC | $93,985 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Everybody Wins D C Inc | Washington, DC | $81,911 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Families of Sma | Elk Grove Vlg, IL | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Californias Technology and Innovation Economy | Los Angeles, CA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Legislative Exchange Council | Arlington, VA | $68,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ripon Society Inc | Washington, DC | $68,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wireless History Foundation | Austin, TX | $67,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Inc | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Congressional Institute Inc | Alexandria, VA | $64,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Global Womens Innovation Network | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hearing Loss Association of America Inc | Mclean, VA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute for State Policy Leaders | Arlington, VA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Economic Club of Washington DC | Washington, DC | $55,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Business Forward Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Faith and Politics Institute | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ford S Theatre Society | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Miriams Kitchen | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Senate Working Group | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tdiforaccess | Wilmington, DE | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women Inc | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Rural Education Association | Tucson, AZ | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| NG9-1-1 Institute | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| State Legislative Leaders | Marstons Mills, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| G3ICTGLOBAL Initiative for Inclusive Information & Communicat | Atlanta, GA | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center Forward | Mclean, VA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Emergency Number Association Inc | Alexandria, VA | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Media Institute | Vienna, VA | $30,950 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Florence Crittenton Services of Greater Washington | Silver Spring, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Womens High-Tech Coalition | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| State Government Affairs Council | Alexandria, VA | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Intercambio Group | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union | Mount Vernon, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Assn of Latino Elected Officials Naleo Education Fund | Monterey Park, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cadet Air Corps Museum | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Imagine An Answer to Kid's Brain Cancer | Annapolis, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New England Council Inc | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Federal Communication Bar Assoc | Washington, DC | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth | Washington, DC | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Congressional Club Museum and Foundation | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Democratic Club | Washington, DC | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ej Krause & Associates | Bethesda, MD | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| No Greater Sacrifice Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prevent Cancer Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Taste of the South Committee | Washington, DC | $10,296 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fpf Education and Innovation Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Global Down Syndrome Foundation | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| J Street Cup Inc | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mmcc | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Origanization of Black County Officials Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Public Knowledge | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Fund for American Studies | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tracys Kids Inc | Bethesda, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trust for the National Mall | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United States Itu Association | Sykesville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United States Spain Council Inc | Bethesda, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wingnuts Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1405 Inc | Tarkio, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tax Foundation | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Foundation for Women Legislators Inc | Alexandria, VA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Loudoun First Responders Foundation Inc | Leesburg, VA | $5,166 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
46 of 75 (61%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
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GENERAL SUPPORT/SPONSORSHIP
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 51 of 75 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | $2,257,850 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 34 | $2,525,750 | $19,000 |
| 2023 | 51 | $3,437,098 | $17,500 |
| 2024 | 44 | $2,642,610 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
72% of its giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $20,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in District of Columbia.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ctia - the Wireless Association's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 36 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 8 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 1400 16TH Street Nw Suite 600, Washington, DC, 20036.
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