Strategic Victory Fund
Raleigh, NC · EIN 84-2526354. Reported 228 grants totalling $128.0M to 127 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. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 127 distinct organizations, with 9% 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. 24% 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 $236,000. Half of what it reported fell between $100,000 and $560,000; the smallest was $10,000 and the largest $9,700,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
6 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $515,000 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressnow | Richmond, VA | $11.5M | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Together Wisconsin Acts Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $8,175,000 | 11 | 4 | 2023 |
| A Better Wisconsin Together Inc | Madison, WI | $6,679,484 | 11 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pa Alliance Action | Philadelphia, PA | $6,356,758 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| State Victory Action Fund | Raleigh, NC | $5,100,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Michigan Civic Action Fund | Madison Hts, MI | $4,635,500 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Progress North Carolina Action | Raleigh, NC | $4,604,650 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Progress Michigan | Lansing, MI | $4,591,367 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| State Victory Action | Raleigh, NC | $4,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Progressnow Education | Richmond, VA | $3,649,199 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Strategic Victory Fund Ie Pac | Raleigh, NC | $3,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Make North Carolina First | Raleigh, NC | $3,340,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| State Victory Action | Raleigh, NC | $3,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Millions of Michiganians | Lansing, MI | $2,857,459 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Commonwealth Communications | Philadelphia, PA | $2,736,455 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Michigan Civic Action Fund | Madison Heights, MI | $2,400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arizona of Abortion Access | Phoenix, AZ | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pa Alliance Action | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Together Wisconsin Acts | Milwaukee, WI | $1,950,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | Baltimore, MD | $1,700,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Win Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $1,692,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Progressnow Az | Phoenix, AZ | $1,550,768 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Liberty Group Inc | Washington, DC | $1,300,000 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alliance for a Better Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $1,292,527 | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| Win Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $1,250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pa Alliance Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $1,110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The People Over Profits Florida Inc | Tampa, FL | $1,100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Battle Born Progress | Henderson, NV | $1,009,171 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| A Better Wisconsin Together | Madison, WI | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michigan Civic Action Fund | Madison Heights, MI | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michigan Civic Action Fund | Madison Heights, MI | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pa Alliance Action | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Together Wisconsin Acts | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Win Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michigan Civic Education Fund | Madison Hts, MI | $800,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| A Better Big Sky | Missoula, MT | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pa Alliance Action | Philadelphia, PA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rally Nc | Raleigh, NC | $720,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Americas Voice | Washington, DC | $687,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Progress Georgia Inc | Atlanta, GA | $619,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Blackpac | Washington, DC | $610,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| A Better Wisconsin Together | Madison, WI | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Justice for Nc | Raleigh, NC | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Together Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $584,618 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Protect Our Families Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $525,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Keystone | Philadelphia, PA | $520,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Together Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $517,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Better North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| A Better Wisconsin Together | Madison, WI | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clean Missouri | Kansas City, MO | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc | Baltimore, MD | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nevada Alliance | Las Vegas, NV | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pa Alliance Action | Philadelphia, PA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Protect Colorado's Recovery | Lafayette, CO | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Together Wisconsin Acts | Milwaukee, WI | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Together Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vote Yes for Fair Tax | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nevada Alliance | Las Vegas, NV | $475,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Georgia Investor Action Fund Inc | Atlanta, GA | $442,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Forward Action Fund | Concord, NH | $436,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Progress North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | $434,850 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Better Wisconsin Together Institute Inc | Monona, WI | $425,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| For Our Future Action Fund | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Carolina Families First | Raleigh, NC | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan | Lansing, MI | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Progress Michigan | Lansing, MI | $392,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pa Alliance Action | Philadelphia, PA | $383,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Progress Michigan | Lansing, MI | $360,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dna Fund | Salt Lake City, UT | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Middle Fork Strategies Inc | Helena, MT | $349,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote Inc | Washington, DC | $322,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Innovation Ohio | Columbus, OH | $282,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Americans for a Secure Future | Chattanooga, TN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| N a a C P Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ohio Progressive Collaborative | Columbus, OH | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pa Alliance Action | Philadelphia, PA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project 26 Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| State Engagement Fund | Raleigh, NC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Wisco Project Inc | Shorewood, WI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Florida Watch Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $220,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Progressnow New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $209,868 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Commonwealth Communications | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Louisiana Association of Educators | Baton Rouge, LA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Michigan Civic Education Fund | Madison Heights, MI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pa Alliance Action | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Preserve America | Chattanooga, TN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Promote the Vote | Lansing, MI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Together Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $189,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Progress Michigan Education | Lansing, MI | $183,978 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alliance for a Better Minnesotaeducation Fund | Saint Paul, MN | $180,027 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Win Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Progressnow New Mexico Education Fund | Albuquerque, NM | $169,668 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| America Votes | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Michigan Civic Action Fund | Madison Heights, MI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ruralorganizingorg | Columbus, OH | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Secure American Rights | Dalton, GA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Together Wisconsin Acts | Milwaukee, WI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Voto Latino Action Fund | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wisconsin Public Education Action Fund | Madison, WI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nevada Alliance | Las Vegas, NV | $135,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $122,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Progressnow Az Institute | Phoenix, AZ | $118,900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Urban Indian Family Coalition | Lynnwood, WA | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Racial and Gender Equity Nfp | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Citizen Action of Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Indivisible Civics Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pa Alliance Action | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pa Alliance Action | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Voter Project | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pa Alliance Action | Philadelphia, PA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Day Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc | New York, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Hampshire Democracy Fund | Portsmouth, NH | $69,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado Civic Education | Denver, CO | $68,880 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Florida Alliance | Miami, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Montgomery Neighbors Against Question B | Silver Spring, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Public Education Action Fund | Madison, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Innovation Ohio Education Fund | Columbus, OH | $48,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sixteen Thirty Fund | Washington, DC | $48,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Hampshire Progress Alliance Nhpa | Concord, NH | $46,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado Communications Network Action | Denver, CO | $45,920 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Miami Freedom Project Inc | Miami, FL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| A Better Wisconsin Together Political Fund | Monona, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bend the Arc-a Jewish Partnership for Justice | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
29 of 127 (23%) 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.
- State Victory Action
STATE INVESTMENT CONTRIBUTION - Michigan Civic Action Fund
GENERAL SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY WORK - Progress Michigan
TO SUPPORT ACCOUNTABILITY WORK - The People Over Profits Florida Inc
RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS HUBS - A Better Wisconsin Together
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS HUBS - Pa Alliance Action
TO SUPPORT VOTER REGISTRATION EFFORTS
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 53 of 127 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 | 29 | $9,799,199 | $250,000 |
| 2021 | 58 | $36.3M | $371,750 |
| 2022 | 91 | $29.3M | $150,000 |
| 2023 | 50 | $52.6M | $315,850 |
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
21% of its giving went to organizations in North Carolina. 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
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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 $236,000 -- 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 North Carolina.
- 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 Strategic Victory 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 19 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 31 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 685, Raleigh, NC, 27602.
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