Grants for urban development organizations

Name: Top 25 grants made to urban development organizations
Creator: Cause IQ
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1,358 urban development organizations received at least $157.0 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 660 grants made from 509 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $2,500. Of these 509 foundations, 87% made just a single grant to urban devel orgs, and 2% made grants to four or more urban devel orgs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.

$156,958,731

Total grant dollars given to urban development organizations

660

Number of grants made annually to urban development organizations

509

Number of grantmakers funding urban development organizations

$2,500

Median grant size to urban development organizations

Foundations that support urban development organizations

Out of all grants made to urban development organizations, 62% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 94% of the dollar-value of grants to urban devel orgs. Foundations funding urban devel orgs also made grants to multiservice human service organizations, food banks, homeless shelters, youth development programs, and educational service providers.

Foundation size

Foundation size	Number of grantmakers
Small	316
Medium	74
Large	119

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	34
Private	343
Corporate	44
Other	88

Grants made

Grants made to urban devel orgs	Number of grantmakers
1	445
2-3	53
4-10	9
11+	2

Top 10 foundations supporting urban development organizations

Grantmaker	State	Geographic focus	Percent of grant dollars to urban devel orgs	Number of grants made to urban devel orgs	Median grant size
JP Morgan Chase Foundation	NY	National	8.4%	27	$380
Chubb Charitable Foundation	PA	National	0.0%	27	$31
Carmax Foundation	VA	National	0.1%	7	$1,000
Abbvie Foundation	IL	National	0.0%	7	$40
The Rhode Island Foundation	RI	Metro	0.0%	6	$3,085
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation (GGBCF)	WI	State	0.2%	5	$5,000
The Boston Foundation (TBF)	MA	Metro	0.0%	5	$2,500
Con Alma Health Foundation	NM	State	2.1%	4	$4,500
DTE Energy Foundation	MI	Metro	0.1%	4	$2,750
Seattle Foundation	WA	State	0.0%	4	$1,750

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Urban development organizations grantees

Urban development organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 72% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 18% of all urban devel orgs.

Grant amounts

Size of grant	Number of grants
<$10k	640
$10k-$25k	0
$25k-$100k	0
$100k+	20

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue	Median grant size
<$100k	$2,500
$100k-$500k	$2,000
$500k-$1M	$2,000
$1M-$5M	$2,500
>$5M	$3,000

Grantee states

State of grantee	Number of grants
New York	67
Virginia	56
Pennsylvania	54
Ohio	48
Other	435

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee	Number of grants
New York City	51
Virginia Beach	31
Chicago	29
San Francisco	26
Other	447

Top 25 grants made to urban development organizations

Grantee	Grant size	Purpose	Grantmaker
Self-Help Ventures Fund	$29,149,282	Cost	Center for Community Self-Help
North Carolina Rural Center	$20,227,608	See Part Iv	Golden LEAF Foundation
Self-Help Ventures Fund	$12,720,675	Highest Balance in 2019	Center for Community Self-Help
Local Initiatives Support Corporation	$12,500,000	Support Community Development	National Equity Fund
Citywide Development Corporation	$11,977,086	Community Development	Miami Valley Hospital
Mission Asset Fund (MAF)	$9,000,000	To Provide Covid-19 Support	Blue Meridian Partners
Community First Capital Corporation	$8,806,260	Amt Due on Note-Yr End	Community First Fund
Community First Capital Corporation	$8,806,260	Amt Due on Note-Yr End	Community First Fund
Bridgeway Development Corporation	$6,760,000	Guarantee	Bridgeway Capital
Local Initiatives Support Corporation	$4,624,000	Community Preservation and Development	Enterprise Community Partners
The national Development council	$4,000,000	Support General Operations	NDC HOUSING and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT corporation
Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA)	$3,840,000	In Support of Neighborhood Revitalization	JP Morgan Chase Foundation
The Real Estate Council Community Fund	$3,500,000	In Support of Neighborhood Revitalization	JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Pittsburgh Regional Alliance	$3,336,896	Cash	Allegheny Conference on Community Development
Hope Enterprise Corporation	$3,175,000	Community Development	Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)
Pittsburgh Regional Alliance	$2,904,239	Operating Support	Allegheny Conference on Community Development
Ohio Capital Finance Corporation	$2,500,000	In Support of Neighborhood Revitalization	JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Local Initiatives Support Corporation	$2,500,000	In Support of Neighborhood Revitalization	JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Cinnaire Lending Corporation	$2,500,000	In Support of Neighborhood Revitalization	JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Cleveland Development Advisors Community Reinvestment Fund	$2,500,000	In Support of Neighborhood Revitalization	JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Tulsa Dream Center	$5,000	Outreach To Families in Need	Openness Foundation
Junior Achievement of Greater Hampton Roads	$5,000	Donation	Monarch Charities
La Colaborativa Inc.	$5,000	Unrestricted - General Fund	TR Uw Mary W B Curtis Res CL
Cumberland Area Economic Development Corporation	$5,000	Program Support	Penn State Health
Venture Cafe Mia	$5,000	Program Support	The Miami Foundation

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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 "Urban development organizations" category for this page is determined by the "S31: Urban, Community Economic Development" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.