Nonprofit Finance Fund
New York, NY · EIN 13-3238657. Reported 88 grants totalling $4,203,330 to 62 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 Nonprofit Finance Fund, the IRS classifies it under community improvement rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE S500) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 62 distinct organizations, with 14% 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. 4% 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 $25,000. Half of what it reported fell between $25,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $6,400 and the largest $375,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bme Networks | Miami, FL | $570,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Nonprofits Inc | Santa Cruz, CA | $332,133 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Vision Capital & Consulting | San Francisco, CA | $232,533 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hispanic Federation Inc | New York, NY | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Higher Learning U Inc | Centennial, CO | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Road Called Strate | Aurora, CO | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Capital Impact Partners | Arlington, VA | $133,334 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rutgers the State University | Piscataway, NJ | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Csula Auxiliary Services Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $122,030 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Burmese Rohingya Association U S a | Greeley, CO | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Moyo-Nguvu Cultural Art Center Inc | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $87,400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Newark Trust for Education Inc | Newark, NJ | $87,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Newark Alliance Inc | Newark, NJ | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Newark Arts Council | Newark, NJ | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Essex and West Hudson | Newark, NJ | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youthbuild Newark Inc | Newark, NJ | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ironbound Community Corporation | Newark, NJ | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La CASA De Don Pedro Inc | Newark, NJ | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District Inc | Newark, NJ | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | New York, NY | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Community Corporation | Newark, NJ | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Ward Alliance | Newark, NJ | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unified Vailsburg Services | Newark, NJ | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban League of Essex County | Newark, NJ | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| African Chamber of Commerce of Colorado USA | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cloud City Conservation Center | Leadville, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Colorado Nonprofit Development Center | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| El Centro Amistad | Boulder, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| El Grupo Vida Inc | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Full Circle of Lake County Inc | Leadville, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Full Circle Restorative Justice | Salida, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Herbal Gardens Wellness | Colorado Spgs, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joy As Resistance | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Juntos Community | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kids at Their Best Inc | Fort Morgan, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Montbello 2020 | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mutual Aid Partners | Grand Jct, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Red Wind Consulting Inc | Colorado Spgs, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Luis Valley Great Outdoors | Alamosa, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stepping Stones of the Roaring Fork Valley | Aspen, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Una Mano Una Esperanza | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Victory Project-Based Academics & Competency | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Along the Way Inc | Souderton, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Literacy and More Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pettaway Pursuit Foundation | Drexel Hill, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Abode Services | Fremont, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Belmont Alliance Civic Association Community Development Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hill Country Community Clinic | Round Mtn, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Illumination Health Home | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Indochinese American Council | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rubicon Programs Inc | Richmond, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tree House Books | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Affairs Coalition | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Philadelphia Alliance for Children | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westside Infant-Family Network | Culver City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Youth Connection | Oakland, CA | $6,900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asian Pacific Environmental Network | Oakland, CA | $6,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Asian Americans United for Self-Empowerment Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $6,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center on Race Poverty & Environment | Delano, CA | $6,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fathers & Families of San Joaquin | Stockton, CA | $6,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Social Good Fund Inc | Richmond, CA | $6,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
26 of 62 (42%) 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.
- Bme Networks Inc
COVID RECOVERY FUNDING / BMA COMM. FELLOWSHIP FUNDING - American Nonprofits
BAY AREA RACIAL EQUITY INITIATIVE - Community Vision Capital & Consulting
BAY AREA RACIAL EQUITY INITIATIVE - ADDRESSING HEALTH IN CALIFORNIA - Hispanic Federation Inc
MORGAN STANLEY_COVID RECOVERY FUNDING _2020-2021 - Capital Impact Partners
TO SUPPORT INTERNAL TRAINING & PRACTICE ENHANCEMENTS - Cal State Los Angeles University Auxiliary Services Inc
PAT BROWN INSTITUTE FOR SURVEY SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 52 of 62 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 | 27 | $1,811,900 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | $404,430 | $122,030 |
| 2023 | 32 | $912,000 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 26 | $1,075,000 | $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
33% of its giving went to organizations in Colorado. 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
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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 $25,000 -- 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 Colorado.
- 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 Nonprofit Finance Fund'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.
Address of record on the latest return: 5 Hanover Square 9TH Fl, New York, NY, 10004.
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