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Fwdus Inc
Washington, DC · EIN 46-2223015. Reported 142 grants totalling $12.2M to 92 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 Fwdus Inc, by its IRS classification it is an alliance or advocacy organization in civil rights (NTEE R01).
- How spread out its giving is. 92 distinct organizations, with 16% 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. 38% 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 $40,000. Half of what it reported fell between $20,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $5,750 and the largest $2,000,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixteen Thirty Fund | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Conservative Union | Alexandria, VA | $726,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Coalition for the American Dream | Washington, DC | $725,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc | Calabasas, CA | $698,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Immigration Forum Action Fund | Washington, DC | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Voices of Community Activists & Leaders-Vocal-Ny-Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $440,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Empower Ms | Ridgeland, MS | $420,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Community Alternatives | Syracuse, NY | $308,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New York Communities for Change Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $280,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Hour for Women and Children Li Inc | Brentwood, NY | $270,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | Jackson, MS | $227,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Business Immigration Coalition Action | Chicago, IL | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Parole Preparation Project Inc | New York, NY | $220,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| House Majority Forward | Washington, DC | $210,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Nursery & Landscape Association Inc | Cedar Park, TX | $210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Americas Voice | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA in Action | Hyattsville, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pac for Justice | New Orleans, LA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Votevets Action Fund | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New York State Immigrant Action Fund | New York, NY | $185,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| State Business Executives | Springfield, VA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bipartisan Policy Center Action Inc | Washington, DC | $165,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Beyond Impact | W Hollywood, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Restaurant Association | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Center for Civic Innovation Inc | New York, NY | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Niskanen Center for Public Policy Inc | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Business Leadership Council | Austin, TX | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Association of Business | Austin, TX | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform Action Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $100,160 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Care in Action Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Flic Votes Inc | Miami, FL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hospitality Is Working Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lupe Votes | San Juan, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Majority Forward | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aliento Education Fund | Phoenix, AZ | $94,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Texas Commission | Irving, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rio Grande Valley Chamber of Commerce Inc | Weslaco, TX | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Religious Campaign Against Torture | Washington, DC | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Houston Partnership Inc | Houston, TX | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Living United for Change in Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Union Del Pueblo Entero | Keene, CA | $70,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA Inc | Hyattsville, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dream Big Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Council Freeher Network | Roxbury, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for American Progress Action Fund | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Action Forum Inc | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Church World Service Inc | Elkhart, IN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make the Road States Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Inc | Atlanta, GA | $33,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Masa Group LLC | Washington, DC | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Texas Commission | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Citizen Action of New York | Albany, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Collective Future | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Congressional Black Caucus Politica L Education & Leadership Institute | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Defending Democracy Together Institute | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Momsrising Together | Bellevue, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Redistricting Action Fund | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adhikaar for Human Rights and Social Justice | Woodside, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| African Communities Together | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family Action Network Movement Inc | Miami, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kairos Democracy Project | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Latin American Association Inc | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| State Policy Institute | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Retailers Association | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Council of State Governments | Lexington, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Causes Inc | Albany, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Voters Organized to Educate-Vote Action Fund | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Civil Liberties Union | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends Service Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| El Paso Chamber of Commerce | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Internet Marketing Association | San Clemente, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Justice Action Center | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moveon Org Civic Action | Beaverton, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Inc | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Praxis Project Inc | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vail Valley Tourism and Convention Bureau | Edwards, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chinese for Affirmative Action | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Business Council of New York State | Albany, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition Action Fund | Denver, CO | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colorado Business Roundtable Inc | Greenwood Vlg, CO | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgia Chamber of Commerce Inc | Atlanta, GA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gofundme Org | West Hollywood, CA | $5,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
30 of 92 (33%) 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.
- Sixteen Thirty Fund
IMMIGRATION ADVOCACY GRANT - Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY GRANT - New Hour for Women and Children - Li Inc
CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION GRANT - National Center for Civic Innovation
IMMIGRATION EDUCATION GRANT - The Council of State Governments Ltd
CRIMINAL JUSTICE EVENT SPONSORSHIP
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | $7,495,360 | $72,850 |
| 2022 | 38 | $3,006,750 | $40,000 |
| 2023 | 25 | $1,165,500 | $30,000 |
| 2024 | 23 | $558,500 | $25,000 |
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
40% of its giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. 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 $40,000 -- 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 District of Columbia.
- 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 Fwdus 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 5 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 18 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: Po Box 34506, Washington, DC, 20043.
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