Open Foundations · District of Columbia

Arca Foundation

Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 132751798. It paid $3.8M across 54 grants in 2024, a median of $75K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$3.8M
paid in 2024
54
grants paid
$75K
median grant
35%
to first-time recipients
$49.9M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
Executive Director
Address
1730 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20036
Phone
2028229193
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
See "How to Apply" Information from Foundation's Website
Submission deadline
See "How to Apply" Information from Foundation's Website
Restrictions on awards
See "How to Apply" Information from Foundation's Website

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523049349100232. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2024 grants.

rapid responsefiscal

Biggest grants in 2024

These are the 15 largest of the 54 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Just Future FundDC$230,000general support
2Tides FoundationCA$200,000fiscal sponsor grant for Center for Working Families Fund
3Blueprint NcNC$150,000general support
4We the People MiMI$150,000general support
5Action Center on Race and the Economy InstituteIL$100,000general support
6Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education FundWI$100,000general support
7Colorofchangeorg Education FundCA$100,000general support
8Leaders Igniting Transformation Education FundWI$100,000general support
9Michigan VoicesMI$100,000general support
10Mothering JusticeMI$100,000general support
11Neo PhilanthropyNY$100,000fiscal sponsor grant for Youth Engagement Fund
12New Florida Majority FundFL$100,000general support
13Public Accountability InitiativeNY$100,000project support grant for Little Sis
14Public Wise Research and EducationCA$100,000fiscal sponsor grant for Athena Coalition
15Tides CenterCA$100,000fiscal sponsor grant for Detroit Action Education Fund

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202054$4.0M
202149$2.7M
202253$3.9M
202351$3.7M
202454$3.8M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
District of Columbia26%
California22%
New York13%
North Carolina9%
Michigan7%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Amaha KassaDirector · 2024
Austin ThompsonDirector · 2024
Cristina Jimenez MoretaDirector · 2024
Janet ShenkTreasurer · 2024
Jennifer PaeExecutive Director · 2024
Joseph EldridgeDirector · 2024
Margery TabankinVice President · 2024
Mary KingSecretary/Emerita · 2024
Mike LuxSecretary · 2024
Nancy BagleyDirector · 2024
Nicole BagleyPresident · 2024
Vaughan BagleyDirector · 2024

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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