Strivetogether Inc
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 81-3380647. Reported 233 grants totalling $46.6M to 87 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 Strivetogether Inc, the IRS classifies it as a private grantmaking foundation (NTEE T20).
- How spread out its giving is. 87 distinct organizations, with 6% 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. 58% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $175,000. Half of what it reported fell between $42,500 and $250,000; the smallest was $5,200 and the largest $1,550,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learn to Earn Dayton | Dayton, OH | $2,850,610 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seeding Success | Memphis, TN | $2,385,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Utahs Promise | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $2,325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partners for Rural Impact Inc | Berea, KY | $2,145,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| E3 Alliance | Austin, TX | $2,110,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| COMMIT2DALLAS | Dallas, TX | $2,055,800 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fund for Educational Excellence Inc | Baltimore, MD | $1,675,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rocky Mountain Partnership Cradle to Career | Thornton, CO | $1,600,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Spartanburg Academic Movement | Spartanburg, SC | $1,500,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $1,385,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Impacttulsa Inc | Tulsa, OK | $1,360,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boston Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $1,235,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grace | Pasadena, CA | $1,022,800 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Norwalk Acts Inc | Norwalk, CT | $950,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| P16PLUS Council of Greater Bexar County Foundation Inc | San Antonio, TX | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut Inc | Danbury, CT | $880,200 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northfield Healthy Community Initiative | Northfield, MN | $825,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Childrens Institute Inc | Rochester, NY | $800,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Thrive Chicago Nfp | Chicago, IL | $764,000 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Racine County Inc | Racine, WI | $725,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Foundation at Fcoe | Fresno, CA | $695,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mission Economic Development Agency | San Francisco, CA | $654,350 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Center for Education Results | Renton, WA | $620,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Tacoma Students | Tacoma, WA | $620,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Delta Health Alliance Inc | Stoneville, MS | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Eastside Pathways | Bellevue, WA | $588,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona Inc | Tucson, AZ | $560,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tri-County Cradle-to-Career Collaborative | N Charleston, SC | $551,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Summit Education Initiative | Akron, OH | $550,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Better Together Central Oregon | Redmond, OR | $500,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Central Minnesota | Saint Cloud, MN | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| All Hands Raised | Portland, OR | $475,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Marin Promise Partnership | San Rafael, CA | $475,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | $475,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| The United Way of Greater Waterbury Inc | Waterbury, CT | $475,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bridgeport Prospersunited Way of Coastal Fairfield County | Bridgeport, CT | $460,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Stanislaus Community Foundation | Modesto, CA | $375,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Berea College | Berea, KY | $360,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| K-Connect | Grand Rapids, MI | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stanislaus County Office of Education | Modesto, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Childrens Aid Society | New York, NY | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Waterbury Bridge to Success Partnership Inc | Waterbury, CT | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 10000 Degrees | San Rafael, CA | $260,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas | Dallas, TX | $260,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kenosha Area Business Alliance Foundation Inc | Kenosha, WI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Raise Dcventure Philanthropy Partners | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Central New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University Corporation at Monterey Bay | Monterey, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Achieve Brown County Inc | Green Bay, WI | $230,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $225,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hartnell College Foundation | Salinas, CA | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Funding Project | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Austin Aspires Inc | Austin, MN | $190,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Muscatine Iowa Incorporated | Muscatine, IA | $190,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rochester Area Foundation | Rochester, MN | $155,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alamance Community Foundation | Burlington, NC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Child Poverty Action Lab | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | Geneva, NY | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Central Alabama Inc | Birmingham, AL | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Kenosha County | Kenosha, WI | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities Foundation of Texasrgv Focus | Dallas, TX | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Educational Service Center of Central Ohio | Columbus, OH | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kitsap Community Foundation | Silverdale, WA | $103,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cradle to Career Alliance | Columbia, MO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Southeastern Idaho Inc | Pocatello, ID | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Red Wing Youth Outreach Program Inc | Red Wing, MN | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Treasure Valley Education Partnership | Boise, ID | $90,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heritage University | Toppenish, WA | $83,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sonoma County Community Foundation | Santa Rosa, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation of North Louisiana | Shreveport, LA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Park Partnership for Successindependent School District 283CHILDREN First | St Louis Park, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shasta College Foundation | Redding, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Achieve Escambia Inc | Pensacola, FL | $52,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rochester Area Community Foundation | Rochester, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ontrack Washington County Inc | Hagerstown, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corp | Bethlehem, PA | $34,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North East Community Center Association | Spokane, WA | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rvc Seattle | Seattle, WA | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of the Blue Mountains | Walla Walla, WA | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools of Memphis Inc | Memphis, TN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Solutions International Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pewa Project LLC | Kaneohe, HI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Community Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Social Good Fund Inc | Richmond, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oakland University | Rochester, MI | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
50 of 87 (57%) 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.
- Learn to Earn Dayton
Transform Impact Grant & Kentucky Policy Coalition Grant - Promise Partnership of Salt Lakeutah's Promise
Transform Impact Grant & Utah Policy Coalition Grant - E3 Alliance
Transform Impact Grant & Texas Policy Coalition Grant - Seeding Success
Tennessee Policy Coalition Grant - Commit Partnership
Texas Policy Coalition Grant - Spartanburg Academic Movement
South Carolina Policy Coalition Grant and Place Matters Grant
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 71 of 87 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 | 74 | $11.4M | $125,000 |
| 2022 | 73 | $10.9M | $125,000 |
| 2023 | 61 | $9,213,150 | $150,000 |
| 2024 | 25 | $15.1M | $300,000 |
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
12% of its giving went to organizations in Texas. 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 $175,000 -- 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 Texas.
- 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 Strivetogether 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 24 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 1 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: 125 East 9TH St 2ND Fl, Cincinnati, OH, 45202.
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