Funding search · EIN 931868288 · Chehalis, WA

Empowering American Communities

Name: Empowering American Communities grants, 2023–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

41
grants reported: $1.6M
total given: 2023–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Kaizen Adaptive Training2 grants · $150,000
The Chehalis Foundation1 grant · $105,166
Mikeroweworks1 grant · $100,000
All Hands and Hearts1 grant · $100,000
Lewis County Younglife1 grant · $100,000
Lakeside Booster Club1 grant · $85,000
Chehalis Foundation1 grant · $75,000
Centralia College Foundation1 grant · $75,000
Jk Foundation1 grant · $60,000
Love Inc Lewis County1 grant · $50,925

Giving over time

$261,489

2023

$1.4M

2024

Grant history

All 41 reported grants, largest first.

$105,166
The Chehalis Foundation · Chehalis, WA · 2024
General support
$100,000
All Hands and Hearts · Mattapoisett, MA · 2024
General support
$100,000
Kaizen Adaptive Training · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
General support
$100,000
Lewis County Younglife · Centralia, WA · 2024
General support
$100,000
Mikeroweworks · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
General support
$85,000
Lakeside Booster Club · Nine Miles Falls, WA · 2024
General support
$75,000
Centralia College Foundation · Centralia, WA · 2024
General support
$75,000
Chehalis Foundation · Chehalis, WA · 2023
General support
$60,000
Jk Foundation · Chesapeake, VA · 2024
General support
$50,925
Love Inc Lewis County · Chehalis, WA · 2024
General support
$50,000
Grace Lutheran Church Co Circle of Empowerment · Grafton, WI · 2024
General support
$50,000
Life Services Clinic of Spokane · Spokane, WA · 2024
General support
$50,000
Mujeres Que Mueven · Myrtle Beach, SC · 2024
General support
$50,000
Spokanimal · Spokane, WA · 2024
General support
$50,000
Kaizen Adaptive Training · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023
General support
$35,000
Church of the Nazarene (Care Ministry Program) · Centralia, WA · 2024
General support
$35,000
Jonah Project · Spokane, WA · 2024
General support
$35,000
National Institute of Family and Life Advocates · Fredricksburg, VA · 2024
General support
$32,350
Rhode Islanders Sponsoring Education · Providence, RI · 2024
General support
$26,250
Strength and Honor Mentoring and Tutoring · Florissant, MO · 2024
General support
$25,000
Baja Street Dogs · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
$25,000
The Animal Pad · La Mesa, CA · 2024
General support
$25,000
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2023
General support
$23,520
Tofu'S Dream World · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
$22,339
Building Homes for Heroes · Island Park, NY · 2023
General support
$22,075
Centralia Church of the Nazarene · Centralia, WA · 2023
General support
$22,075
Hub City Mission · Chehalis, WA · 2023
General support
$21,750
Christian Veterinary Mission · Lynnwood, WA · 2024
General support
$21,750
Pacific Northwest Bulldog Rescue · McMinnville, OR · 2024
General support
$21,500
Possibilities Women'S Center · Centralia, WA · 2024
General support
$20,000
Boys and Girls Club of Lewis County · Chehalis, WA · 2023
General support
$17,640
Meals On Wheels America · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General support
$17,640
St Hubert'S Animal Welfare Center · Madison, NJ · 2024
General support
$12,892
March for Life · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$10,183
San Francisco Ballet · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Big Dog Ranch Rescue · Loxahatchee Groves, FL · 2023
General support
$10,000
Darlington Humane Society · Hartsville, SC · 2023
General support
$6,538
Ligonier Ministries · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General support
$6,413
Brooklyn Botanical Garden · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General support
$6,413
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$5,000
Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative · Hackensack, NJ · 2023
General support

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.