NonprofitsThe Century Foundation Inc

Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy

The Century Foundation Inc

NEW YORK, NY

Total revenue

$8.6M

Total expenses

$12.4M

Net assets

$57.0M

Grants received

$15.7M

116 grants

EIN

131624235

Tax year

2023

Mission

To conduct research, develop solutions, and drive policy change to make people's lives better.

Programs

5 programs

Higher education:higher education is key to upward mobility, yet our current system is riddled with inequities, skyrocketing costs, and anti-consumer behavior. Tcf works to hold predatory colleges accountable, lower tuition costs and expand financial aid, and make our campuses more affordable and accessible.

Expenses: $2.1M

Pk-12 education:education is the bedrock of american democracy: it's one of the most powerful tools we have to give everyone an opportunity to succeed. But today, our schools from pre-k to high school don't deliver on that promise. Tcf works to change that, so that every child, no matter their background, has access to a high-quality education.

Expenses: $1.7M

Next100:next100 is a program built for a new brand of policy leaders, working on the issues that matter most to the next generation.the next generation lives and breathes the issues driving the progressive movement forward, and because of this, they're in a unique position to shape the future. Next100, an innovative program where aspiring leaders can enact policy solutions that will impact not only this generation, but all generations that follow.

Expenses: $1.1M

Health care:the american health care system is beset with inequalities that have a disproportionate impact on people of color, people with low incomes, and other oppressed groups. Tcf's health care team works to advance a truly universal, affordable, and high-quality health care system that addresses economic, racial, and gender disparities.

Expenses: $1.0M

Other programs (cross teams, century international, communication and editorial and others)

Expenses: $2.0M

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$6.1M
Program service revenue$303K
Investment income$2.1M
Other revenue$6K
Total revenue$8.6M

Expenses

Grants paid$302K
Salaries & benefits$8.8M
Fundraising$610K
Other expenses$3.3M
Total expenses$12.4M
Total assets$61.2M
Net assets$57.0M

People

15 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MARK ZUCKERMAN

PRESIDENT

Board

$363K

40 hrs/wk

LISA SAHULKA

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Board

$266K

40 hrs/wk

BRADLEY ABELOW

CHAIR

Board

5 hrs/wk

AISHA MILLS

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

HEATHER HOWARD

SECRETARY

Board

5 hrs/wk

DAMON A SILVERS

TREASURER

Board

5 hrs/wk

JONATHAN ALTER

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

JACOB HACKER

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN B KING JR

TRUSTEE THRU DEC 2023

Board

1 hrs/wk

ISHMEET SAHNI

VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$212K

40 hrs/wk

STEPHAN LALLINGER

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NEXT100

Staff

$190K

40 hrs/wk

LUCY MUIRHEAD

CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

Staff

$175K

40 hrs/wk

EMILY MCGRATH

DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE POLICY

Staff

$173K

40 hrs/wk

JULIE P KASHEN SENIOR FELLOW

& DIRECTOR, WOMEN'S ECONOMIC JUSTICE

Staff

$172K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

OFFIT CAPITAL

INVESTMENT ADVISORY

$178K

WATERSHED STRATEGIES INC

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS

$135K

Grants received

Showing 116 of 116

FromAmountPurposeYear
$300K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE DISABILITY ECONOMIC JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE, AN INITIATIVE BRINGING TOGETHER LEADING DISABILITY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS WITH THINK TANKS AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
2024
$266K
TO DEVELOP AND ADVANCE POLICY SOLUTIONS TO PROMOTE AFFORDABILITY AND EQUITY IN THE COMMERCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM.
2024
$250K
MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES
2024
$225K
PROJECT SUPPORT TO AID HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS) TOACCESS STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING
2024
$200K
PROJECT SUPPORT - ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR WOMEN
2024
$200K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY
2024
$160K
Examining Options for Medicaid Reform
2024
$160K
Health Reform: Past Surprises to Inform Future Success
2024
$150K
TO BUILD UNDERSTANDING OF CALIFORNIA PARENTS' PERCEPTIONS AROUND BILINGUAL EDUCATION TO MOBILIZE POLICY ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS
2024
$125K
OPERATING GRANT
2024
$100K
SEE SCHEDULE I, SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONSUPPORT BROWN V. BOARD AT 70: FULFILLING THE TRUE PROMISE OF SCHOOL INTEGRATION SYMPOSIUM AND RELATED RESEARCH-BASED LEARNING EVENTS
2024
$75K
Support identification of promising education practices and policies for immigrant and refugee youth
2024
$75K
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION
2024
$50K
BRINGING PRACTITIONERS AND RESEARCHERS TOGETHER
2024
$10K
Community Development
2024
$8K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$5K
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH COMMUNITY AND PROGRAMS
2024
$50
MATCHING GIFTS
2024
$2
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
2024
$325K
To support research and communications that will elevate policy solutions aimed at increasing social and economic mobility for children and families.
2023
$300K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE DISABILITY ECONOMIC JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE, AN INITIATIVE BRINGING TOGETHER LEADING DISABILITY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS WITH THINK TANKS AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
2023
$290K
81205 STRENGTHENING THE BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH FEDERAL POLICY COLLECTIVE IN ADDRESSING THE BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS IN THE U.S.
2023
$261K
General operating support and project support
2023
$250K
Jobs and Family Economic Security
2023
$238K
TO DEVELOP AND ADVANCE POLICY SOLUTIONS TO PROMOTE AFFORDABILITY AND EQUITY IN THE COMMERCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM.
2023
$233K
For a project on governance and citizenship in MENA
2023
$200K
TO ADVANCE PUBLIC POLICIES TO LOWER CHILD CARE AND PRESCHOOL COSTS FOR FAMILIES
2023
$200K
CORE SUPPORT FOR POLICY RESEARCH RELATED TO LABOR PROTECTIONS AND WORKFORCE POLICIES UNIVERSALLY APPLIED TO WORKERS REGARDLESS OF LABOR CLASS, CONSIDERING POWER BUILDING DESIGN AND RACIAL, GENDER AND DISABILITY EQUITY IMPLICATIONS ACROSS POLICY DOMAIN
2023
$180K
81369 BUILDING CONSENSUS ON DISABILITY DEFINITIONS TO INFORM RESEARCH STRENGTHENING THE PUBLIC AND POLITICAL WILL FOR POLICY CHANGE
2023
$175K
Community Development
2023
$172K
For a project on governance and citizenship in MENA
2023
$125K
Early Care and Education
2023
$115K
CENTERING BLACK WOMEN POLICY LEADERS IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH AND ENHANCING MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR ABORTION, DOULA AND MIDWIFERY CARE
2023
$100K
SUPPORT IDENTIFICATION OF PROMISING EDUCATION PRACTICES AND POLICIES FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE YOUTH
2023
$100K
TO DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING AMONG ENGLISH LEARNER ADVOCATES AND POLICYMAKERS ON THE NEED FOR DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA
2023
$100K
CORE SUPPORT TOWARD A FELLOWSHIP AT THE NEXUS OF DISABILITY, ANTI-RACISM, AND GENDER JUSTICE
2023
$100K
To support Next100, these resources will support the recruitment, training, and amplification of K-12 education policy messengers.
2023
$85K
FOR THE ENGLISH LEARNER FORUM'S ONGOING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
2023
$75K
TO INCREASE CONVERSATIONS ON AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON PUBLIC EDUCATION WITH FOCUS ON THEMES THAT INCLUDE::OPPORTUNITY, CHOICE, SEGREGATION AND INNOVATION SO THAT MAINSTREAM AUDIENCES EXAMINE LONG-HELD BELIEFS ABOUT EDUCATION IN WAYS THAT WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD TO BETTER EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED
2023
$60K
Human Rights
2023
$50K
PROJECT SUPPORT - ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR WOMEN
2023
$40K
2023 THE CENTURY FOUNDATION EXIT GRANT.
2023
$35K
FURTHER CHARITABLE GOALS
2023
$35K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$30K
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION
2023
$26K
TO DEVELOP AND ADVANCE POLICIES TO LOWER HEALTH CARE PRICES THROUGH AN EQUITY LENS.
2023
$21K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$14K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$10K
CULTURE & ARTS
2023
$500
MATCHING GIFTS
2023
$125
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
2023
$500K
CORE SUPPORT FOR POLICY RESEARCH RELATED TO LABOR PROTECTIONS AND WORKFORCE POLICIES UNIVERSALLY APPLIED TO WORKERS REGARDLESS OF LABOR CLASS, CONSIDERING POWER BUILDING DESIGN AND RACIAL, GENDER AND DISABILITY EQUITY IMPLICATIONS ACROSS POLICY DOMAI
2022
$400K
To support research and communications that will elevate policy solutions aimed at increasing social and economic mobility for children and families.
2022
$400K
TO ADVANCE PUBLIC POLICIES TO LOWER CHILD CARE AND PRESCHOOL COSTS FOR FAMILIES
2022
$350K
TO SUPPORT POLICY RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY WORK IN MENA
2022
$300K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE DISABILITY ECONOMIC JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE, AN INITIATIVE BRINGING TOGETHER LEADING DISABILITY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS WITH THINK TANKS AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
2022
$225K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$200K
PUBLIC SERVICE
2022
$200K
sustain an ongoing national learning community among community college cohort members, enhance research and engagement with manufacturing employers to address equitable hiring and retention practices, research into credentialing data, and codify the impactful credentialing model for replication
2022
$200K
CAREER READINESS
2022
$175K
Community Development
2022
$150K
TO SUPPORT A TWO-YEAR PROJECT TO SPOTLIGHT SCHOOLS WORKING CONFIDENTLY TO REENGAGE FAMILIES AND STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY ENGLISH LEARNERS, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
2022
$125K
TO HELP THE PUBLIC BETTER UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS OF A NATIONAL FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROGRAM.
2022
$115K
2022 NATIONAL EARLY CHILDHOOD LEADERSHIP COORDINATION AND VISIBILITY.
2022
$100K
To support Next100 and the resources will support the recruitment, training, and amplification of K-12 education policy messengers.
2022
$100K
CORE SUPPORT TOWARD A FELLOWSHIP AT THE NEXUS OF DISABILITY, ANTI-RACISM, AND GENDER JUSTICE
2022
$100K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$90K
CENTERING BLACK WOMEN POLICY LEADERS IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH AND ENHANCING MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR ABORTION, DOULA AND MIDWIFERY CARE
2022
$88K
Faith and Fracture: Religious politics under transformative pressure
2022
$80K
SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH ON CAREER PATHWAY TEACHER PROGRAMS FOR BILINGUAL YOUNG ADULTS
2022
$75K
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR FURTHERANCE OF THEIR MISSION
2022
$50K
TO DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING AMONG ENGLISH LEARNER ADVOCATES AND POLICYMAKERS ON THE NEED FOR DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA.
2022
$50K
TO SUPPORT NEXT100 ACTIVITIES
2022
$25K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$25K
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES - DISABILITY JUSTICE
2022
$25K
TO SUPPORT A CONVENING WITH PANELS AND DISCUSSIONS ON PLANNING, TEAM BUILDING, AND RESEARCH
2022
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$11K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$10K
A GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$10K
FURTHER CHARITABLE GOALS
2022
$148
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
2022
$63
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$761K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$761K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$178K
For a project on governance and citizenship in MENA
2021
$172K
develop and advance solutions to address America's Black maternal health crisis by cultivating Black women policy leaders working at the national and state level to work together toward change
2021
$150K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$139K
For a project on transnational trends in citizenship and authoritarianism
2021
$50K
EQUALITY CAN'T WAIT
2021
$42K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$700K
advance educational equity in diverse learning environments via dual language immersion programs
2020
$381K
Creating Thriving Diverse Schools
2020
$178K
develop and advance solutions to address America's Black maternal health crisis by cultivating Black women policy leaders working at the national and state level to work together toward change
2020
$175K
Faith and Fracture: Religious politics under transformative pressure
2020
$138K
Reshaping Reform Narratives: Language and Equity
2020
$125K
PROGRAM EXPANSION
2020
$100K
Support the policy entrepreneurs for the Next100
2020
$96K
to support a convening and a series of reports to explore the prospects of universal rights and equality in pluralistic societies
2020
$82K
SUPPORT RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES TO INFORM RECOMMENDATIONS SUPPORTING HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION AND TRANSITION TO POST SECONDARY EDUCATION AND CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT FOR IMMIGRANT YOUTH WHO ARE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
2020
$75K
Community Development
2020
$75K
FOR ITS PROJECT, NATURE AND NATIONAL SECURITY IN U.S. MIDDLE EAST POLICY
2020
$75K
SUPPORT GRANTEE'S UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA TRACKING PROJECT
2020
$75K
COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT
2020
$60K
SUPPORT EFFORTS TO IMPROVE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUNGER WORKERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE FACING SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES
2020
$50K
FOR AN ONLINE FORUM FOR DLL/EL EDUCATORS DURING COVID-19
2020
$25K
The Century Foundation, Inc. - Pandemic Unemployment Data Project
2020
$20K
Promoting Better Maternal Health Outcomes By Closing The Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Gap
2020
$17K
Unrestricted
2020
$15K
SUPPORT FOR THE CENTURY FOUNDATION
2020
$1K
SUPPORT PROGRAM SERVICE
2020
$161K
FOR A PROJECT ON TRANSNATIONAL TRENDS IN CITIZENSHIP AND AUTHORITARIANISM
2019
$8K
Unrestricted
2018
$231K
FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY OUTREACH ON DRIVERS AND CONSEQUENCES OF CONFLICT IN THE ARAB REGION
2017

Funded by

$15.7M from 49 funders · 116 grants · 2017–2024

The Ford Foundation

$1.8M · 7 grants · 2022–2024

WK Kellogg Foundation

$1.6M · 6 grants · 2020–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$1.5M · 4 grants · 2021–2023

Walton Family Foundation Inc

$1.5M · 7 grants · 2020–2023

Carnegie Corporation Of New York

$1.1M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

The Heising-Simons Foundation

$735K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Laura And John Arnold Foundation

$530K · 3 grants · 2023–2024

Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc

$486K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Details

EIN131624235
NTEE codeR99
Subsection03
Ruling date1937-08
Formed1919
Employees86
Volunteers8
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