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Progressive Multiplier Fund
Washington, DC · EIN 83-1264302. Reported 106 grants totalling $3,277,330 to 90 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 Progressive Multiplier Fund, the IRS classifies it as a corporate foundation (NTEE T21).
- How spread out its giving is. 90 distinct organizations, with 7% 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. 20% 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 $26,177. Half of what it reported fell between $25,000 and $35,000; the smallest was $10,000 and the largest $120,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $220,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pushblack | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Alabama Forward | Montgomery, AL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| A Healthier Democracy Inc | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Transgender District Company | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ultraviolet Education Fund | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Texas After Violence Project | Austin, TX | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Advocates for Youth | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta Inc | Norcross, GA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| CASA Inc | Hyattsville, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Florida Rising Together Inc | Miami, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Georgia Muslim Voter Project | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| If When How | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| In Our Own Voice National Black Womens Reproductive Justice Agenda | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Asian Pacific American Womens Forum | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urge Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Abortion Care Network | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Accion Politica Pcunista | Woodburn, OR | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Citizen She | New Orleans, LA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Equality Florida Institute Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Engage Miami Civic Fund | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neo Philanthropy Action Fund Inc | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Ordinary People Society Inc | Dothan, AL | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Imagine Black | Beaverton, OR | $40,475 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Asian Pacific Environmental Network | Oakland, CA | $37,233 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greenfaith | New York, NY | $37,233 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Climate Justice Initiative | Poulsbo, WA | $37,232 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Justice Outside | Oakland, CA | $37,232 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 350 New Hampshire | Dover, NH | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California Latinas for Reproductive Justice | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | Oakland, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clean Production Action | Somerville, MA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Climate Justice Alliance | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Climate Mobilization Project Inc | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foodwhat Incorporated | Santa Cruz, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grow Dat Youth Farm | New Orleans, LA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Medical Students for Choice | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Our Climate | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pennsylvania Stands Up Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Physicians for Reproductive Health Inc | Hartsdale, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rewild | Austin, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rewire News Group | Mclean, VA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Semilla Project | Albuquerque, NM | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington Interfaith Network | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth in Action Inc | Providence, RI | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Our Blue Future | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| VOICE360 | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Power California | Los Angeles, CA | $27,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The US Climate Action Network | Washington, DC | $26,178 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $26,178 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Power Shift Network | Washington, DC | $26,177 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Zerov Inc | Frankfort, KY | $26,177 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Center for Intercultural Organizing | Portland, OR | $25,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 1 for the Planet Inc | Burlington, VT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Abundant Housing La Education Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carolina Federation | Durham, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Popular Democracy | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coalition of Communities of Color | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fair Count Inc | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Galeo Latino Community Development Fund Inc | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Georgia Shift | Augusta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harriett Tubman Freedom Fighters | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hudson Valley Lgbtq Community Center Inc | Kingston, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ideas for US | Orlando, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Initiate Justice | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Latino Network Action Fund | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Movikarma | Palm Springs, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ole Education Fund | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| One Fair Wage Inc | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| One Voice | Jackson, MS | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Riverkeeper Inc | Ossining, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Echo Inc | Jackson, MS | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Women of Color | Capshaw, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Voice of the Experienced Vote | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Naya Action Fund | Portland, OR | $23,625 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oneamerica Votes | Seattle, WA | $21,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Equality Ohio | Columbus, OH | $20,140 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Activists With a Purpose Plus (fs - Nollie Jenkins Family Center Inc) | Durant, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bold Futures Nm | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Building Power for Communities of Color | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coahoma County Diaper Bank | Clarksdale, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crossroads Cultural Arts Center | Clarksdale, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Essie Justice Group | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jane Addams Senior Caucus | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Starting Over Inc | Riverside, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Womens Freedom Center | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
12 of 90 (13%) 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.
- Transgender District
Subgrant for support of independent revenue generation project - Texas After Violence Project
Support and implementation of the digital continuing legal education training - Advocates for Youth
FY24 Repro Cohort - Advocates for Youth - If When How
FY24 Repro Cohort - If/When/How - Alabama Forward
Revenue Generation project - Ultraviolet Education Fund
Support of Lead Acquisition to donor conversion
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 81 of 90 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 | 10 | $359,710 | $26,177 |
| 2021 | 41 | $1,221,680 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 35 | $1,100,940 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 20 | $595,000 | $35,000 |
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
23% of its giving went to organizations in California. 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 $26,177 -- 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 California.
- 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 Progressive Multiplier Fund'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 18 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 2 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: 1802 Vernon St Nw 1122, Washington, DC, 20009.
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