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The Arc of the United States
Washington, DC · EIN 13-5642032. Reported 158 grants totalling $2,675,049 to 85 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 The Arc of the United States, the IRS classifies it under human services rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE P82) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 85 distinct organizations, with 4% 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. 64% 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 $15,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $22,000; the smallest was $5,400 and the largest $60,543. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Arc Nature Coast Inc | Spring Hill, FL | $117,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ridge Area Arc Inc | Avon Park, FL | $101,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nysarc Inc | New York, NY | $97,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Arc of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $95,043 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Arc of Oklahoma Inc | Tulsa, OK | $92,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arc of Southern Maryland | Prnc Frederck, MD | $89,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arc Muskegonm | Muskegon, MI | $86,692 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Arc of Northeast Colorado | Greeley, CO | $80,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arc of Lane County | Springfield, OR | $79,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arc of New Jersey Inc | Springfield, NJ | $79,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Noble Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $79,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sertoma Star Services Inc | Chicago Hts, IL | $79,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Impact | El Paso, TX | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Arc of Tennessee Inc | Nashville, TN | $58,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arc of Harrisonburg and Rockingham Inc | Harrisonburg, VA | $57,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Arc of South Florida | Miami Lakes, FL | $54,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Arc of South Carolina | Cayce, SC | $52,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arc of Greater Prince William Insight Inc | Woodbridge, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Star Inc Lighting the Way | Norwalk, CT | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Arc of the Quad Cities Area | Rock Island, IL | $47,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Arc of Northern Virginia | Fairfax, VA | $45,563 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Abc Hopes Inc | Corona, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arc of Montgomery County Inc | Rockville, MD | $44,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Arc Davidson County & Greater Nashville | Nashville, TN | $44,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arc of Indiana | Indianapolis, IN | $40,996 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arc-King County | Renton, WA | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Educational Programs Inspiring Communities Inc | Houston, TX | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arc Maryland Inc | Columbia, MD | $37,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arc of New Jersey Inc | N Brunswick, NJ | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Arc San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $32,832 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Volunteer Service Bureau of Westchester Inc | Tarrytown, NY | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arc of Prince Georges County Inc | Largo, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Arc of Palm Beach County Inc | Riviera Beach, FL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nysarc Inc | Brookville, NY | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arc Michigan Inc | Lansing, MI | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Athletes for Hope | Glen Echo, MD | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Arc of East Central Iowa | Cedar Rapids, IA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Arc of the Mid Ohio Valley Inc | Parkersburg, WV | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arc of Illinois | Tinley Park, IL | $24,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arc of the United States Missouri Chapter | Gladstone, MO | $22,188 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arc of Denver Inc | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arc of Virginia Inc | Richmond, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fello Inc | Linthicum Hts, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Susquehanna Valley United Way | Sunbury, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Arc of Aurora | Aurora, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Arc of District of Columbia Inc | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Arc of York County Inc | York, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arc of Alabama | Montgomery, AL | $14,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Arc of Pennsylvania | Lemoyne, PA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arc of Cass County | Fargo, ND | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Feeding Children Everywhere Inc | Longwood, FL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Arc of Loudoun | Leesburg, VA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Arc of Kentucky Inc | Frankfort, KY | $11,610 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| A Team Nv | Las Vegas, NV | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arc Del Paso | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arc of Bradford County Inc | Starke, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arc of Calhoun & Cleburne Counties | Anniston, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arc of Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arc of the Capital Area | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cass Community Social Services Inc | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ccarc Inc | New Britain, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Easton Economic Development Corporation | Easton, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Evansville Arc Inc | Evansville, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Genesee Livingston Orleans Wyoming Counties Chapter Nysarc Inc | Mount Morris, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mohave County Association for Retar Ded Citizens Inc | Kingman, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montgomery County Council for the Arts Inc | Mt Sterling, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northeast Arc Inc | Danvers, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nysarc Inc | Hawthorne, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Arc for River Valley | Fort Smith, AR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Arc of Anchorage | Anchorage, AK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Arc of High Point Inc | High Point, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Arc of Racine County Inc | Racine, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Arc of Texas | Beaumont, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Arc of Texas | Haltom City, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Arc of Benton County Inc | Corvallis, OR | $9,375 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arc Massachusetts | Waltham, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arc Minnesota Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arc of Nebraska Inc | Lincoln, NE | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arc of Washington State | Olympia, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nysarc Inc | Latham, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Arc of Texas | Austin, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arc California | Sacramento, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Arc of North Carolina Inc | Raleigh, NC | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Arc of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sunrisearc Inc | Leesburg, FL | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
41 of 85 (48%) 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.
- The Arc Harris County
TECH PROGRAM / SPECIAL EDUCATION - The Arc Muskegon
MLK DAY OF SERVICE / INCLUSIVE VOLUNTEERING / TECH PROGRAM / SPECIAL EDUCATION - The Arc of Greater Prince William
ADAPTIVE LEARNING / SPECIAL EDUCATION - Ahrc - New York City
MLK DAY OF SERVICE / SPECIAL EDUCATION - The Arc Tennessee
MLK DAY SERVICE / SEPTEMBER 11TH DAY OF SERVICE / INCLUSIVE VOLUNTEERING - The Arc Nature Coast
MLK DAY OF SERVICE / SEPTEMBER 11TH DAY OF SERVICE / INCLUSIVE VOLUNTEERING
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 41 of 85 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 | 40 | $549,442 | $11,250 |
| 2022 | 22 | $323,606 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 44 | $925,750 | $22,000 |
| 2024 | 52 | $876,251 | $12,750 |
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 Florida. 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 $15,000 -- 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 Florida.
- 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 The Arc of the United States'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 52 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: 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue Nw 500, Washington, DC, 20006.
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