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Center for Science in the Public
Washington, DC · EIN 23-7122879. Reported 106 grants totalling $6,759,699 to 67 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, 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 Center for Science in the Public, the IRS classifies it under food & nutrition rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE K050) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 67 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. 30% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $50,063. Half of what it reported fell between $29,994 and $74,800; the smallest was $5,050 and the largest $534,412. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Center for Black Health and Equity | Durham, NC | $620,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Public Health Advocates | Davis, CA | $534,412 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rhode Island Public Health Foundation Inc | Providence, RI | $409,744 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Bay Area Community Resources | El Cerrito, CA | $312,667 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $235,734 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Real Food for Kids | Arlington, VA | $214,728 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Momsrising Education Fund | Bellevue, WA | $208,558 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Praxis Project Inc | San Francisco, CA | $190,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Church of God of Prophecy Bible | Bronx, NY | $187,950 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Florida Impact Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $140,803 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Drake University | Des Moines, IA | $129,999 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Equity-Alliance-Group Inc | Stockton, CA | $128,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Arkansas Foundation Inc | Fayetteville, AR | $124,921 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sustainable Food Center Inc | Austin, TX | $122,538 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Good Work Institute Inc | Kingston, NY | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Afrithrive Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $119,920 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Dayton Union Cooperative Initiative Inc | Dayton, OH | $118,872 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| La Semilla Food Center | Anthony, NM | $117,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Zuni Youth Enrichment Project | Zuni, NM | $117,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sankofa Community Development Corporation | New Orleans, LA | $116,011 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maryland State Conference NAACP | Columbia, MD | $114,813 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kyfc Keep Your Faith Corporation | Charleston, WV | $114,115 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| DC Greens Inc | Washington, DC | $94,653 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| United Parents and Students | Los Angeles, CA | $93,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of North Carolina | Boone, NC | $87,151 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youth Activism Project | Silver Spring, MD | $86,100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Healthy Savannah Inc | Savannah, GA | $85,023 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $84,409 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mission Edge San Diego | San Diego, CA | $83,679 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Healthy Schools Campaign | Chicago, IL | $82,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Chesapeake Institute for Local Sustainable Food and Agriculture I | Olney, MD | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Public Health Institute | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Urban Health Partnerships Incorporated | Miami, FL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Denver Health and Hospitals Foundation | Denver, CO | $74,981 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pennsylvania Prison Society | Philadelphia, PA | $74,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Movement Strategy Center | Oakland, CA | $74,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| End Hunger Connecticut Inc | East Hartford, CT | $70,126 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nourish Colorado | Denver, CO | $70,098 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Merrimack College | North Andover, MA | $64,974 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Detroit Food Policy Council | Detroit, MI | $50,001 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Upstream Public Health | Salem, OR | $49,627 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hunger Free Colorado | Denver, CO | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Orleans Food Policy Advisory Committee | New Orleans, LA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Illinois Public Health Institute | Chicago, IL | $39,355 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest Inc | Lincoln, NE | $38,362 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Fiscal Sponsorship Allies Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $36,976 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Food Policy Action Council Inc | New Orleans, LA | $32,953 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California Immigrant Policy Center | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hawaii Public Health Institute | Honolulu, HI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Dakota Human Rights Coalition | Fargo, ND | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Teachers College Columbia University | New York, NY | $29,994 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rhode Island Food Policy Council | Providence, RI | $29,857 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Food Advocates Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Educational Services | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Farm Alliance Inc | Berea, KY | $23,831 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| A Red Circle | Saint Louis, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| California Immigrant Policy Center | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center of Wellness for Urban Womeninc | Indianapolis, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Medical & Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $14,964 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| A Well-Fed World | Washington, DC | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teens for Food Justice Inc | New York, NY | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Royal Oak Township Inc | Southfield, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
29 of 67 (43%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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.
- Public Health Advocates
LAUNCH LOCAL HEALTHY RETAIL CAMPAIGNS, ADVOCATE FOR RESTAURANT SODIUM WARNING LABELS IN CALIFORNIA - Rhode Island Public Health Institute
ADVOCATE FOR HEALTHY SNAP IN RHODE ISLAND - Center for Black Health and Equity
ADVOCATE FOR INFORMED CHOICES IN ATLANTA, CLEVELAND & NEW ORLEANS - Bay Area Community Resources
DEVELOP THE POWER OF YOUTH ADVOCATES TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND MAKE POLICY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE FOOD RETAIL LANDSCAPE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA IN CALIFORNIA - Florida Impact Inc
ADVOCATE FOR HEALTHY SNAP IN FLORIDA, DEVELOP AND PASS A HEALTHY CHECKOUT ORDINANCE IN CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FL - Praxis Project
DELIVER TRAININGS TO INCREASE HEALTH AND EQUITY OUTCOMES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 57 of 67 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- 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 | 37 | $3,093,925 | $50,001 |
| 2021 | 14 | $547,690 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 25 | $1,434,477 | $58,872 |
| 2023 | 19 | $1,275,030 | $60,000 |
| 2024 | 11 | $408,577 | $37,151 |
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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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
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 $50,063 -- 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 Center for Science in the Public's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 10 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 1 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: 1250 I Street Nw 500, Washington, DC, 20005.
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