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Center for Community Change Action
Washington, DC · EIN 27-0061100. Reported 146 grants totalling $12.6M to 92 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, 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 Center for Community Change Action, by its IRS classification it is an alliance or advocacy organization in public & societal benefit (NTEE W01).
- How spread out its giving is. 92 distinct organizations, with 8% 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. 33% 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 $50,000. Half of what it reported fell between $25,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $6,500 and the largest $988,500. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win Justice Federal | Washington, DC | $988,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Working Families Organization Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $940,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Beyond Impact | W Hollywood, CA | $624,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ohio Organizing Campaign | Youngstown, OH | $560,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Florida Rising Inc | Miami, FL | $526,785 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Organizers in the Land of Enchantment | Albuquerque, NM | $505,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| CASA in Action | Hyattsville, MD | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Community Change Voters | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Make the Road Action Fund Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $390,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Maine Peoples Alliance | Portland, ME | $380,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Moveon Org Civic Action | Beaverton, OR | $370,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Michigan Peoples Campaign | Detroit, MI | $341,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Momsrising Together | Bellevue, WA | $290,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Family Forward Action Fund | Portland, OR | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Faith in Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $245,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Indivisible Project | Washington, DC | $210,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Our Voice Our Vote Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mothering Justice Action Fund | Ferndale, MI | $183,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Oneamerica | Seattle, WA | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Care in Action Inc | New York, NY | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Colorofchange Org | New York, NY | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A Better Big Sky | Missoula, MT | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Georgia Project Action Fund Inc | Atlanta, GA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Living United for Change in Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $148,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Michigan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength Action | Detroit, MI | $143,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Californians for Human Immigrant Rights Leadership Action Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $135,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Circ Action Fund | Denver, CO | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Parent Voices Action | Oakland, CA | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mi Familia Vota | Phoenix, AZ | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada Action Fund | Las Vegas, NV | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family Values at Work Action Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Voces De La Frontera Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Down Home North Carolina | Greensboro, NC | $109,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Faith in Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania United | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Poder Nc Action | Raleigh, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rights & Democracy Project (rights & Democracy) | Burlington, VT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| West Virginia Citizen Action Group Inc | Charleston, WV | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Illinois Immigrant Action | Chicago, IL | $98,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United for Respect | Sacramento, CA | $93,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Accion Politica Pcunista | Woodburn, OR | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Action Together Nepa Inc | Wilkes Barre, PA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Family Forward Oregon | Portland, OR | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Flic Votes Inc | Miami, FL | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Leaders Igniting Transformation Action Fund Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New York State Immigrant Action Fund | New York, NY | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Jersey Organizing Project | West Creek, NJ | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Americas Voice | Washington, DC | $73,600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| 603 Forward | Concord, NH | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Georgia Investor Action Fund Inc | Atlanta, GA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cincinnati Action for Housing Now | Denver, CO | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| For Our Future Action Fund | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Hampshire Youth Movement Project | Dover, NH | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Center for Racial and Gender Equity | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Faith in Florida Action Fund Inc | Orlando, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gamaliel Faith and Democracy Campaign | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hoosier Action Inc | Bloomington, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nakasec Action Fund | Centreville, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Roosevelt Forward Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Organizing Project | San Antonio, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| We Vote We Win Inc | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Workers Defense Action Fund | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Action Nc (alexander Patterson Mccoy) | Charlotte, NC | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Center for Racial and Gender Equity Nfp | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Take Action Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Leadmo Action | Saint Louis, MO | $41,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cincinnati Action for Housing Now | Columbus, OH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition | Denver, CO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest Inc | Lincoln, NE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Somos Accion | Santa Fe, NM | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| For West Virginia's Future Inc | Ona, WV | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jane Addams Seniors in Action | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Virginia Majority | Alexandria, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania Stands Up Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The People's Lobby | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wv Cant Wait Votes a Non-Profit Corporation | Charleston, WV | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| America Votes | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Black Women for Wellness Action Project | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Citizen Action of New York Inc | Albany, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Florida Planned Parenthood Pac | Sarasota, FL | $11,161 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Black Leadership Organizing Collaborative | Akron, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Communities Creating Opportunity | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Decarcerate Inc | Little Rock, AR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Marijuana Justice | Richmond, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mijente Support Committee | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Womens Law Center Action Fund | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Project South the Institution for the Elimination Poverty & Genocide | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Shirley's Kitchen Cabinet | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Black Male Initiative Fund Inc | Fairburn, GA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Votes | New York, NY | $7,442 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Moveonorg Political Action | Berkeley, CA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
31 of 92 (34%) 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.
- Win Justice Federal
CCA-SPECIAL VOTER PROGRAM PROJECT - Make the Road Action
WE ARE HOME ACTION CAMPAIGN, FIRM RELAY, VOTER PROJECT - CASA in Action
WE ARE HOME ACTION CAMPAIGN, FIRM RELAY, GOVERNING TOGETHER - Momsrising Together
ECONOMIC JUSTICE- CHILDCARE - Working Families Organization Inc
CHILDCARE, SPECIAL PROJECT - Stand Up for Ohio- Ohio Organizing Collaborative
ECONOMIC JUSTICE, VOTER PROJECT
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 62 of 92 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 71 | $7,058,988 | $70,000 |
| 2021 | 27 | $1,890,500 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 33 | $2,086,500 | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 15 | $1,609,000 | $100,000 |
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
14% of its giving went to organizations in New York. 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 $50,000 -- 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 New York.
- 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 Center for Community Change Action's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 0 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 15 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: 1536 U Street Nw, Washington, DC, 20009.
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