Nonprofits›The Funders Network Inc
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The Funders Network Inc
CORAL GABLES, FL
Total revenue
$3.7M
Total expenses
$4.7M
Net assets
$3.5M
Grants received
$14.9M
141 grants
EIN
571173613
Tax year
2024
Mission
Tfn's mission is to leverage philanthropy's unique potential to help create communities and regions that are sustainable, prosperous and just for all people. Tfn is committed to helping funders understand and address racism, economic inequality, and the imbalance of power - while engendering community-driven solutions and amplifying the expertise and experiences of those communities who are least heard.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Contributions & grants$3.1M
Program service revenue$626K
Investment income$33K
Other revenue—
Total revenue$3.7M
Expenses
Grants paid$871K
Salaries & benefits$2.2M
Fundraising$336K
Other expenses$1.6M
Total expenses$4.7M
Total assets$4.3M
Net assets$3.5M
People
22 listed
NameRoleCompensation
DION CARTWRIGHT
PRESIDENT &
Board
$250K
40 hrs/wk
ISABEL BARRIOS
DIRECTOR
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
JESSICA BOEHLAND
DIRECTOR
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
NATHAN BOON
DIRECTOR
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
CHAN BROWN
DIRECTOR
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
KAYING HANG
DIRECTOR
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
DON HICKMAN
CHAIRPERSON
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
TREYE JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
KUMAR RAJ
DIRECTOR
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
NATHANIEL SMITH
DIRECTOR
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
MARK TRAN
DIRECTOR
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
JANEL HINES
DIRECTOR
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
SHEENA SOLOMON
CHAIRPERSON
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
SURABHI PANDIT
VICE-CHAIRPE
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
KARLA TWEDT-BALL
TREASURER
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
ELIZABETH LOVE
SECRETARY&DI
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
LISA JACOBSON
SECRETARY&DI
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
MAUREEN LAWLESS MESTEPEY
EXECUTIVE VP
Staff
$173K
40 hrs/wk
ANN F WALLACE
VPOFPRGRMS&P
Staff
$158K
40 hrs/wk
JENNIFER CUMMINGS
CFO
Staff
$148K
40 hrs/wk
TERESITA NEGRETE
SRDIRCOMMUNI
Staff
$134K
40 hrs/wk
ALLISON JAI O'DELL
DIR.DATA & I
Staff
$118K
40 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
RONALD PAUL MILAM
CONSULTING
PROVECHO CONSULTING LLC
CONSULTING
Grants received
Showing 141 of 141
FromAmountPurposeYear
$800K
PHILANTHROPIC PREPAREDNESS, RESILIENCY AND EMERGENCY PARTNERSHIP
2024
$750K
LEVERAGING PHILANTHROPYS ROLE AND IMPACT IN SUSTAINABLE, PROSPEROUS, HEALTHY AND JUST COMMUNITIES: PARTNERS FOR PLACES, TFNS NEW STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK, AND THE PLACES FELLOWSHIP AND ALUMNI NETWORK
2024
$395K
PROJECT SUPPORT TO AID THE PARTNERS FOR PLACES GRANT PROGRAM AND TFNS URBAN WATER FUNDERS (UWF) WORKING GROUP
2024
$250K
82299 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE FUNDERS NETWORK, 2024-2026
2024
$50K
To advance Texas water goals through coordinating and aligning a national network of urban water funders
2024
$35K
To support a network that serves as a resource and focal point for funders and organizations working to solve economic problems related to environmental sustainability and urban disinvestment.
2024
$15K
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE
2024
$750K
LEVERAGING PHILANTHROPY'S ROLE AND IMPACT IN SUSTAINABLE, PROSPEROUS, HEALTHY AND JUST COMMUNITIES: PARTNERS FOR PLACES, TFN'S NEW STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK, AND THE PLACES FELLOWSHIP AND ALUMNI NETWORK
2023
$700K
PHILANTHROPIC PREPAREDNESS, RESILIENCY AND EMERGENCY PARTNERSHIP
2023
$400K
TO SUPPORT THE PARTNERS FOR PLACES GRANT PROGRAM AND TFNS URBAN WATER FUNDERS (UWF) WORKING GROUP.
2023
$175K
SMART GROWTH CALIFORNIA - CREATING HEALTHY CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES: TO SUPPORT NETWORKING, LEARNING AND COLLABORATION AMONG FOUNDATION FUNDERS TO ADVANCE A TRANSPORTATION AND LAND-USE REFORM AGENDA THAT WILL IMPROVE HEALTH IN CALIFORNIA.
2023
$91K
To support the Mobility and Access Collaborative, and to do a Midwest scan of sustainable and equitable transportation to better understand the landscape of clean transportation strategies and engage more funders
2023
$75K
MEMBERSHIP 2024 - MEMBERSHIP, URBAN WATERS FUNDERS WORKING GROUP, AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$50K
FOR PROJECT SUPPORT FOR SMART GROWTH CALIFORNIA TO BRING FUNDERS TOGETHER TO BUILD HEALTHY, EQUITABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CALIFORNIANS.
2023
$35K
To support a network that serves as a resource and focal point for funders and organizations working to solve economic problems related to environmental sustainability and urban disinvestment.
2023
$30K
THIS GRANT TO THE FUNDERS NETWORK IS TO FULFILL KRESGES THREE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP DUES THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING TEAM (LIFT).
2023
$15K
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRON. EQUITY AND JUSTICE.
2023
$10K
To support the Urban Water Funders, a working group of The Funders Network, for a one-year period (2023 dues)
2023
$5K
SUPPORT FOR THE ECONOMIES 2023 CONVENING BEING HELD IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA JUNE 28-29, 2023
2023
$750K
LEVERAGING PHILANTHROPY'S ROLE AND IMPACT IN SUSTAINABLE, PROSPEROUS, HEALTHY AND JUST COMMUNITIES: PARTNERS FOR PLACES, TFN'S NEW STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK, AND THE PLACES FELLOWSHIP AND ALUMNI NETWORK
2022
$750K
LEVERAGING PHILANTHROPY'S ROLE AND IMPACT IN SUSTAINABLE, PROSPEROUS, HEALTHY AND JUST COMMUNITIES: PARTNERS FOR PLACES, TFN'S NEW STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK, AND THE PLACES FELLOWSHIP AND ALUMNI NETWORK
2022
$500K
PHILANTHROPIC PREPAREDNESS, RESILIENCY AND EMERGENCY PARTNERSHIP (PPREP 3.0)
2022
$330K
BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF URBAN PRACTITIONERS TO ADDRESS RACIAL EQUITY IN SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE ACTION.
2022
$175K
SMART GROWTH CALIFORNIA - CREATING HEALTHY CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES: TO SUPPORT NETWORKING, LEARNING AND COLLABORATION AMONG FOUNDATION FUNDERS TO ADVANCE A TRANSPORTATION AND LAND-USE REFORM AGENDA THAT WILL IMPROVE HEALTH IN CALIFORNIA.
2022
$75K
To support the Mobility and Access Collaborative, and to do a Midwest scan of sustainable and equitable transportation to better understand the landscape of clean transportation strategies and engage more funders
2022
$35K
To support a network that serves as a resource and focal point for funders and organizations working to solve economic problems related to suburban sprawl and urban disinvestment.
2022
$10K
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND/OR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
2022
$125K
SMART GROWTH CALIFORNIA - CREATING HEALTHY CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES: TO SUPPORT NETWORKING, LEARNING AND COLLABORATION AMONG FOUNDATION FUNDERS TO ADVANCE A TRANSPORTATION AND LAND-USE REFORM AGENDA THAT WILL IMPROVE HEALTH IN CALIFORNIA.
2021
$10K
ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY IN CALIFORNIA THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: TO CREATE A SPACE FOR FUNDERS IN CALIFORNIA TO SHARE AND EXPLORE STRATEGIES, TOOLS AND STORIES TO HELP EMBED RACIAL EQUITY ACROSS A RANGE OF ISSUES, INCLUDING THE CLIMATE CRISIS, ECONOMIC INEQUITIES AND HEALTH DISPARITIES.
2021
$10K
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND/OR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
2021
$700K
SUPPORT FOR PHILANTHROPIC PREPAREDNESS, RESILIENCY AND EMERGENCY PARTNERSHIP
2020
$300K
TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF CITIES TO ADDRESS RACIAL EQUITY IN SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE ACTION.
2020
$125K
SMART GROWTH CALIFORNIA - CREATING HEALTHY CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES: TO SUPPORT NETWORKING, LEARNING AND COLLABORATION AMONG FOUNDATION FUNDERS TO ADVANCE A TRANSPORTATION AND LAND-USE REFORM AGENDA THAT WILL IMPROVE HEALTH IN CALIFORNIA.
2020
$88K
TO SUPPORT CORE PROGRAMMATIC ELEMENTS OF THE FUNDERS NETWORK FOR SMART GROWTH AND LIVABLE COMMUNITIES (TFN).
2020
$60K
TO STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION AMONG WATER FUNDERS TO SUPPORT CLIMATE-RESILIENT, EQUITABLE WATER SYSTEMS IN U.S. CITIES.
2020
$38K
SMART GROWTH CALIFORNIA - CREATING HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: TO SUPPORT NETWORKING, LEARNING AND COLLABORATION AMONG FOUNDATION FUNDERS TO ADVANCE A TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE REFORM AGENDA THAT WILL IMPROVE HEALTH IN CALIFORNIA.
2020
$25K
for General Operating Support for 2020-2021 Membership Dues ($15,000) and for the Mobility and Access Collaborative ($10,000)
2020
$25K
for General Operating Support for 2020-2021 Membership Dues ($15,000) and for the Mobility and Access Collaborative ($10,000)
2020
$15K
TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS ON THE BENEFITS OF CLEAN TRANSPORTATION FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES.
2020
$10K
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND/OR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
2020
$10K
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND/OR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
2020
$5K
increase the field of philanthropy's knowledge and skills in applying a racial equity lens to grantmaking and community development strategies by supporting The Funders Network's annual conference
2020
Funded by
$14.9M from 54 funders · 141 grants · 2017–2024
Margaret A Cargill Foundation
$3.7M · 5 grants · 2020–2024
Freedom Together Foundation
$3.3M · 5 grants · 2022–2024
The Kresge Foundation
$1.9M · 10 grants · 2020–2024
The Kendeda Fund
$1.8M · 7 grants · 2020–2023
The California Endowment
$825K · 8 grants · 2020–2024
Surdna Foundation Inc
$395K · 1 grant · 2021
The William Penn Foundation
$375K · 5 grants · 2020–2023
The McKnight Foundation
$296K · 7 grants · 2021–2024
Details
EIN571173613
NTEE codeC20
Subsection03
Ruling date2004-04
Formed2003
Employees14
Volunteers140