ACUMEN FUND INC
NY
501(C)(3) organization. Received $50,000 grant in 2024. Purpose: INTERNATIONAL
Tracked direct giving
$0
Connections
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Outside Spending and Dark Money
Dark money is election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors: 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar non-committee filers (FEC Form 5 and Form 9). Registered super PACs also make independent expenditures. But they itemize their donors with the FEC, so their spending is not dark money. Figures below are never combined with disclosed-donor totals.
IRS 990 Schedule I Grant Chain
Grants between nonprofits reported on IRS Form 990 Schedule I. Grants between organizations are one route for dark money. A nonprofit may receive a grant from one entity and then spend that money on election ads.
IRS 990 Schedule I grants given
$860,441
| Grantee | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| REFUGEE INVESTMENT NETWORK INC | $333,163 | 2024 | CONDUCT RESEARCH, EDUCATE AND ADVISE ON HOW TO BUILD AND IMPLEMENT DURABLE REFUGEE-LENS INVESTING (RLI) STRATEGIES WORLDWIDE |
| KAIZEN HEALTH INC | $25,000 | 2024 | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES |
| FARMBOX DIRECT INC | $10,000 | 2024 | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES |
| RASA PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION | $10,000 | 2024 | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES |
| FREE FROM MARKET | $10,000 | 2024 | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES |
| ACUMEN CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC | $412,278 | 2024 | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES |
| CITY OF SAMARITANS PBC | $25,000 | 2024 | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES |
| STATEN ISLAND PERFORMING PROVIDER SYSTEM LLC | $25,000 | 2024 | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES |
| ZERAKI INC | $10,000 | 2024 | TA GRANT - TO ENABLE THE GRANT RECIPIENT TO IMPROVE PERSONALIZED LEARNING FOR STUDENTS USING ZERAKI LEARNING BY OPTIMIZING AI - VIA EA EDUCATION FACILITY |
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$15,943,485
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $50,000 | 2024 | INTERNATIONAL |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | $120,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | $10,006,500 | 2023 | Community Development |
| Schwab Charitable | $4,491,700 | 2023 | INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $1,000,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $265,285 | 2022 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $10,000 | 2022 | ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY |
Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I (Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations) via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and IRS 990 XML e-files. Grant amounts represent the most recent filing year available.
IRS 990 data lags a year or more behind filing. Grants shown are for the stated tax year and do not establish current-cycle funding.
Methodology Disclosure
Dark money figures are derived from FEC Form 5 (independent expenditures by non-committee organizations) and Form 9 (electioneering communications). These filings capture spending on ads and election communications but do not reveal the identity of the organization's donors. QPQ totals may differ from benchmarks like the Brennan Center's estimates. QPQ includes all Form 5 filers, while some benchmarks count only a subset of non-disclosing nonprofits. Grant chain data is from IRS Form 990 Schedule I and may not include all years or all grantee organizations.
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| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gave money to | REFUGEE INVESTMENT NETWORK INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $333,163 (tax year 2024). Purpose: CONDUCT RESEARCH, EDUCATE AND ADVISE ON HOW TO BUILD AND IMPLEMENT DURABLE REFUGEE-LENS INVESTING (RLI) STRATEGIES WORLDWIDE | Source |
| Gave money to | KAIZEN HEALTH INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | Source |
| Gave money to | FARMBOX DIRECT INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | Source |
| Gave money to | RASA PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | Source |
| Gave money to | FREE FROM MARKET | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | Source |
| Gave money to | ACUMEN CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $412,278 (tax year 2024). Purpose: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | Source |
| Gave money to | CITY OF SAMARITANS PBC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | Source |
| Gave money to | STATEN ISLAND PERFORMING PROVIDER SYSTEM LLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | Source |
| Gave money to | ZERAKI INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: TA GRANT - TO ENABLE THE GRANT RECIPIENT TO IMPROVE PERSONALIZED LEARNING FOR STUDENTS USING ZERAKI LEARNING BY OPTIMIZING AI - VIA EA EDUCATION FACILITY | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: INTERNATIONAL | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,000,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY | Source |
| Received money from | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $265,285 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Source |
| Received money from | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $120,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,006,500 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Community Development | Source |
| Received money from | Schwab Charitable | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $4,491,700 (tax year 2023). Purpose: INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS | Source |