Grants for housing search organizations

51 housing search programs received at least $86,677 in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 34 grants made from 31 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $2,500. Of these 31 foundations, 93% made just a single grant to housing search orgs, and 0% made grants to four or more housing search orgs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.
$86,677
Total grant dollars given to housing search organizations
34
Number of grants made annually to housing search organizations
31
Number of grantmakers funding housing search organizations
$2,500
Median grant size to housing search organizations

Foundations that support housing search programs

Out of all grants made to housing search organizations, 58% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 57% of the dollar-value of grants to housing search orgs. Foundations funding housing search orgs also made grants to multiservice human service organizations, educational service providers, emergency assistance programs, religious organizations, and homeless shelters.

Foundation size

Foundation size Number of grantmakers
Small
 
18
Medium
 
7
Large
 
6
Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type Number of grantmakers
Community
 
2
Private
 
14
Corporate
 
7
Other
 
8

Grants made

Grants made to housing search orgs Number of grantmakers
1
 
29
2-3
 
2
4-10
 
0
11+
 
0

Top 10 foundations supporting housing search programs

Grantmaker State Geographic focus Percent of grant dollars to housing search orgs Number of grants made to housing search orgs Median grant size
Liberty Hill Foundation CA Metro 0.0% 3 $1,000
JP Morgan Chase Foundation NY National 0.0% 2 $276
Robert and Joan Dircks Foundation MA Metro 0.9% 1 $5,000
The Community Foundation of Louisville Corporate Depository KY Metro 0.0% 1 $5,000
Youthbuild Usa MA National 0.1% 1 $5,000
United Way of Racine County WI Metro 0.2% 1 $5,000
Warm Foundation WA Metro 9.2% 1 $5,000
Mississippi Power Foundation MS State 0.4% 1 $5,000
United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County WI Metro 0.0% 1 $5,000
Washington University in St. Louis (Wash. U) MO National 0.0% 1 $5,000

Housing search programs grantees

Housing search organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 2% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 6% of all housing search orgs.

Grant amounts

Size of grant Number of grants
<$10k
 
34
$10k-$25k
 
0
$25k-$100k
 
0
$100k+
 
0

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue Median grant size
<$100k
 
n/a
$100k-$500k
 
n/a
$500k-$1M
 
n/a
$1M-$5M
 
n/a
>$5M
 
n/a

Grantee states

State of grantee Number of grants
Texas
 
5
Washington
 
3
Mississippi
 
3
Illinois
 
3
Other
 
20

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee Number of grants
Beaumont
 
4
Los Angeles
 
3
Gulfport
 
3
Chicago
 
3
Other
 
19

Top 25 grants made to housing search organizations

Grantee Grant size Purpose Grantmaker
HomeSharing $5,000 Shared Affordable Housing Robert and Joan Dircks Foundation
Metropolitan Housing Coalition $5,000 L01 Alliance/advocacy Organizations The Community Foundation of Louisville Corporate Depository
Southern Appalachian Labor School Foundation $5,000 To Create A Solid Mentoring Component in Youthbuild Programs.to Support Building Increased Efficacy, Cohesion and Innovation in the Youthbuild Network.to Support Program on Substance Abuse Prevention and Early Intervention. Youthbuild Usa
Housing Resources $5,000 Covid Relief United Way of Racine County
Upper Valley MEND $5,000 Holiday Toys/food Baskets Warm Foundation
Wolf River Conservation Society $5,000 Donation Mississippi Power Foundation
Housing Resources $5,000 Covid 19 Funding United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County
Council EHOC $5,000 Sponsorship Washington University in St. Louis (Wash. U)
Urban Hope $5,000 Social Responsibility KT Family Foundation
HousingWorks Austin $5,000 To Provide Funds for Public Education on Affordable Housing in Austin Area Rebekah Baines Johnson Center
Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization (HERO) $5,000 General Fund Tombigbee Resource Conservation and Development Council
Anayat House $3,000 Operations Simpson-Omohundro Foundation Omohundro Educational Trust
Housing Solutions for the Southwest (Formerly Southwest Community Resources) $2,500 Exempt Purpose Coleman Charitable Foundation
Inquilinos Unidos $2,500 Annual Garden Party (No Tickets) Liberty Hill Foundation
Anayat House $2,500 Continuing Operations Mechia Foundation
Beacon Communities Charitable Fund $2,500 General Support People's United Community Foundation of Eastern Massachusetts
Anayat House $2,500 Provide Affordable & Safe Helen C and Curtis B Locke Charitable Trust
A House in Austin NFP $2,500 Children's Programs Newman's Own Foundation
Housing Solutions for Southeastern Massachusetts $2,500 General Purpose Grant Bridgewater Savings Charitable Foundation
Blue Ridge Housing Network $1,500 Assist Working Families in Clarke, Frederick, Warren, Shenandoah Counties and the City of Winchester With Rent, Mortgage Or Utility Costs Due To Loss of Income From Covid-19 American Woodmark Foundation
Nishna Productions $1,500 Covid Grants Dwight and Marilyn Conover Foundation
Anayat House $1,500 General Support Ba and &amp E W Steinhagen Benevolent Trust
Calvert Vaux Preservation Alliance $1,140 2020 Nys Historic Marker Program The William G Pomeroy Foundation
Inquilinos Unidos $1,000 Sponsorship for the 2019 Garden Party - No Tickets Liberty Hill Foundation
New Directions Housing Corporation $1,000 General Charitable Purposes Huizenga Foundation
Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Housing search organizations" category for this page is determined by the "L30: Housing Search Assistance" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.