Economic Security Project Inc
New York, NY · EIN 85-3888872. Reported 124 grants totalling $5,904,332 to 90 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. For Economic Security Project Inc, by its IRS classification it is an alliance or advocacy organization in civil rights (NTEE R01).
- How spread out its giving is. 90 distinct organizations, with 5% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 43% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $40,000. Half of what it reported fell between $20,000 and $65,000; the smallest was $5,100 and the largest $222,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Community Change | Washington, DC | $305,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Open Markets Institute | Washington, DC | $270,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center Inc | Boston, MA | $226,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Economic Liberties Project | Washington, DC | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maine Equal Justice Partners Inc | Augusta, ME | $223,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $222,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Progressive Change Institute | Washington, DC | $196,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New York Immigration Coalition Inc | New York, NY | $190,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| DC Fiscal Policy Institute | Washington, DC | $152,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oregon Center for Public Policy | Portland, OR | $146,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | $145,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fight for the Future Education Fund | Boston, MA | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Washington State Budget and Policy Center | Seattle, WA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Jersey Policy Perspective Inc | Trenton, NJ | $119,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Public Assets Institute Inc | Montpelier, VT | $119,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund Inc | Atlanta, GA | $115,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Align the Alliance for a Greater Ny Inc | New York, NY | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Initiative for Medicines Access &knowledge I-Mak Inc | Lewes, DE | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Springboard to Opportunities | Jackson, MS | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Roosevelt Institute | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest Inc | Lincoln, NE | $94,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maine Peoples Resource Center | Portland, ME | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $85,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Appeal | Buffalo, NY | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cash Campaign of Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Colorado Fiscal Institute | Denver, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kc Tenants | Kansas City, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Policylink | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $70,444 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Mexico Voices for Children | Albuquerque, NM | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Coalition for Green Capital | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Social Good Fund Inc | Richmond, CA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Solid Ground Washington | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | New York, NY | $54,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Asset Funders Network | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Community Stewardship Inc | Madison, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Citizens Utility Board of Ohio | Lakewood, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| DC Fiscal Policy Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Income Movement Foundation | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Institute for Local Self Reliance Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Towards Justice of Colorado | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Somos Un Pueblo Unido | Santa Fe, NM | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| UC Hastings Law | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Workers Center for Racial Justice Nfp | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Action Alliance Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice | Honolulu, HI | $31,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston College Trustees | Chestnut Hill, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brown University of Providence | Providence, RI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maine Center for Economic Policy | Augusta, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| T1INTERNATIONAL USA | St Louis Park, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Connecticut | Rocky Hill, CT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation Inc | Amherst, MA | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Earn Inc | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Loyola University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy Inc | Albany, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Instituto Del Desarrollo De La Juventud | San Juan, PR | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Utah Children | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Spring Inc | Gainesville, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Inc | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| I Foster Inc | Truckee, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mi Familia Vota Education Fund | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Monument Impact | Concord, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mothers Outreach Network Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rooted School | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Springboard for the Arts | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Parents and Students | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way California Capital Region | Sacramento, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Institute | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicago Votes Education Fund | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | Lexington, KY | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central City Neighborhood Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community College Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eastmont Community Center | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Haven Services | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mexican American Opportunity Foundation | Montebello, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opencollective Foundation | Covina, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Parentstogether Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Purpose Foundation | Island Park, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Massachusetts Association for Community Action Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of California Irvine Foundation | Irvine, CA | $5,138 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Resources for Organizing and Social Change | Augusta, ME | $5,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
22 of 90 (24%) 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.
- Hopewell Fund
HIRING AND ONBOARDING AT LEAST 10 YOUTUBE, INSTAGRAM AND/OR TIKTOK CREATORS TO GENERATE 501(C)(3) COMPLIANT EDUCATIONAL CONTENT IN RESPONSE TO THE SUBSTANTIVE PROMPTS TO BE CREATED IN THE COURSE OF THIS COLLABORATION. - American Economic Liberties Project
AMERICAN ECONOMIC LIBERTIES PROJECT (ECONOMIC LIBERTIES) IS SEEKING TO EMBED ANTIMONOPOLY STRATEGIES AND POLICY TOOLS INTO THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT'S FIGHT FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY. WE AIM TO BUILD COALITIONS THAT DRAW IN DIVERSE NEW STAKEHOLDERS, DEVELOP AND ELEVATE ACTIONABLE POLICY SOLUTIONS ROOTED IN A CORPORATE POWER ANALYSIS, AND FEED INTO TO THE OVERALL NARRATIVE THAT CONCENTRATED CORPORATE POWER IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH BROAD-BASED PROSPERITY AND A RESILIENT, INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY. - Maine Equal Justice
MAINE EQUAL JUSTICE REQUESTS SUPPORT TO INCREASE INCOME SUPPORTS AND TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR MORE GUARANTEED INCOME. - Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center Inc
THE MOMENT TO ADVANCE TOWARD A UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME IS NOW. - Open Markets Institute
WE AIM TO BUILD COALITIONS THAT DRAW IN DIVERSE NEW STAKEHOLDERS, DEVELOP AND ELEVATE ACTIONABLE POLICY SOLUTIONS ROOTED IN A CORPORATE POWER ANALYSIS, AND FEED INTO TO THE OVERALL NARRATIVE THAT CONCENTRATED CORPORATE POWER IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH BROAD-BASED PROSPERITY AND A RESILIENT, INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY.. - Align the Alliance for a Greater New York
ALIGN COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND LABOR TO BUILD TOWARDS OUR VISION FOR COMMUNITY-CONTROLLED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NEW YORK STATE.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 77 of 90 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 | 15 | $550,100 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 35 | $1,693,444 | $40,000 |
| 2023 | 37 | $2,083,788 | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 37 | $1,577,000 | $25,000 |
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
26% 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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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 $40,000 -- 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 Economic Security Project Inc'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 37 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 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: 228 Park Ave S Pmb 32482, New York, NY, 10003.
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