State Power Fund
Youngstown, OH · EIN 85-3982823. Reported 111 grants totalling $5,277,533 to 98 organizations across tax years 2022-2024, 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 State Power Fund, the IRS classifies it under human services rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE P20) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 98 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 2 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 $20,000. Half of what it reported fell between $15,000 and $55,000; the smallest was $5,800 and the largest $300,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah | Saint Paul, MN | $370,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Groww Education | River Falls, WI | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Missouri Rural Crisis Center | Columbia, MO | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | $280,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| We Are Down Home | Greensboro, NC | $259,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wisdom Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pastors United Community Advocacy Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Faith in Indiana | Indianapolis, IN | $112,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| State Power Fund | Youngstown, OH | $110,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Florida Rising Together Inc | Miami, FL | $109,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Forward Together Wisconsin Co | Madison, WI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Inc | Madison, WI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Inc | Madison, WI | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Houston in Action | Houston, TX | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cia Siab Inc | La Crosse, WI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hmong American Womens Association | Milwaukee, WI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Coalition Inc | London, KY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rise Education Fund | Sherman Oaks, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southside Organizing Committee Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Conservation Voices Inc | Madison, WI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Onepa Activist United | Philadelphia, PA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Policy Matters Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools Inc | Madison, WI | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Expo of Wisconsin Inc | Madison, WI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 9 to 5 National Association of Working Women | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Common Ground Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fair Elections Center | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fund Mi Future | Youngstown, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Institute for a Progressive Nevada | Henderson, NV | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keystone Research Center Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| True Skool Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| State Innovation Exchange | Madison, WI | $46,533 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote Inc | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oregon Center for Public Policy | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas for All | San Antonio, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| We the People - Mi | Detroit, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc | Calabasas, CA | $37,150 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Take Action Minnesota Education Fund | Saint Paul, MN | $33,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arizona Center for Empowerment | Phoenix, AZ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bvm Capacity Building Institute Inc | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clean Water Fund | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Comunidades Organizando El Poder Y La Accion Latina Copal Education | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Deeds Not Words | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sol Nation Inc | Charlotte, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nc Budget & Tax Center | Durham, NC | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ohio Voice | Columbus, OH | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 482FORWARD | Detroit, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Popular Democracy | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Every Voice Texas | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Faith in Florida Inc | Orlando, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indivisible Civics Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Make the Road New York | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mi Familia Vota | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual- | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Missouri Jobs With Justice | Saint Louis, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Move Texas Civic Fund | Shavano Park, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ohio Families Unite for Political Action and Change | Hilliard, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ole Education Fund | Albuquerque, NM | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Organization of Chinese Americans Inc | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania Stands Up Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rideshare 2 Vote Aware | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Secure Democracy | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Ohio Organzing Collaborative | Youngstown, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Voteriders | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice | Madison, WI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asian Pacific Islander Political Al Liance | Philadelphia, PA | $17,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forwardtn | Nashville, TN | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Promote Pt | Harrison City, PA | $17,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blueprint North Carolina | Durham, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catalyst Miami Inc | Mikami, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Equity Alliance | Nashville, TN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Afl-Cio Foundation | Lansing, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Greater Memphis Region Inc | Memphis, TN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| River Valley Organizing | East Liverpool, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southern Alliance for Clean Energy | Knoxville, TN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Taproot Earth | Slidell, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Together Colorado | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Metropolitan Stability | Minneapolis, MN | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Action Alliance Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Civic Tn | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Economic Opportunity Institute | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Intercultural Development Research Association | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| League of Women Voters Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Public Assets Institute Inc | Montpelier, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| W a V E Educational Fund Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Workers Defense Project Inc | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Florida Rising Inc | Miami, FL | $5,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
10 of 98 (10%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 87 of 98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21 | $786,000 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $763,333 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 60 | $3,728,200 | $30,000 |
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
29% of its giving went to organizations in Wisconsin. 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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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
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 $20,000 -- 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 Wisconsin.
- 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from State Power Fund'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 57 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 3 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: P O Box 1107, Youngstown, OH, 44501.
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