Funding search · EIN 521231931 · Columbia, MD

Enterprise Community Partners

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

1,223
grants reported
$162.3M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$45,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

capacitybuildingdevelopmenthousingcommunitypartneraffordablebased

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

  • Detroit neighborhood home repair and preservation through local CDCs
  • Housing supply innovation: modular builders, shared equity, construction tech
  • Puget Sound child care providers paired with affordable housing developers
  • Rental assistance, vouchers and homelessness services for vulnerable populations
  • Capacity and sustainability grants to community development partners
  • Climate resilience, decarbonization and retrofit work in existing housing

Typical grant

Median grant is $45,000, with the middle half between $24,488 and $100,000, so most of the 1,223 grants are modest operating or project support. The very large checks go to their own affiliate Enterprise Community Development ($11.0M) and to a small set of housing supply innovation bets at $2M to $3.1M, plus Detroit preservation partners in the $600K to $2.6M range. Detroit and Seattle grantees recur across years within the same named initiative cohorts, so repeat funding follows initiative membership rather than open reapplication.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

  • HOUSING SUPPLY GENERAL
  • PRESERVATION
  • UPWARD MOBILITY - CROSS SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS
  • VULNERABLE POPULATIONS - VOUCHERS/RENTAL ASSISTANCE
  • POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH
  • COMMUNITY PARTNER CAPACITY

Positioning adjacent work

  • Research funding is thin: only Lincoln Institute ($120K) and University of Maryland ($150K) appear. Ask in that range.
  • Tie the work to a named category, most plausibly "POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH" or "HOUSING SUPPLY GENERAL".
  • Partner with a funded CDC in Detroit, Seattle, Cleveland or Oakland rather than approaching as a lone institution.
  • Emphasize deployable tools for housing production, preservation or decarbonization, not descriptive study of housing markets.

Worth knowing: Enterprise is a national intermediary that regrants funds through structured place-based initiatives, so the Detroit preservation cohort and the Puget Sound cross-sector child care cohort together account for a large share of the list and were assembled by Enterprise, not by inbound requests. They also fund for-profit entities directly (Hydronic Shell, Module Design, several daycare LLCs), which signals appetite for commercial housing technology alongside nonprofit grantees.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Enterprise Community Development3 grants · $17.4M
  • Grounded Solutions Network1 grant · $3.1M
  • Module Design1 grant · $3.1M
  • Build Up1 grant · $3.1M
  • North Corktown Neighborhood Association3 grants · $2.9M
  • Community Development Advocates of Detroit3 grants · $2.6M
  • Emmanuel Properties1 grant · $2.6M
  • Bay Area Community Services Housing Corp1 grant · $2.5M
  • Coalition for Responsible Community Development3 grants · $2.1M
  • Path1 grant · $2.1M

Giving over time

$45.8M
2022
$42.2M
2023
$74.4M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,223 grants.

  • $11.0M

    Enterprise Community Development · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    General and administrative

  • $5.8M

    Enterprise Community Development · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Aging well program

  • $3.1M

    Build Up · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Housing supply general

  • $3.1M

    Grounded Solutions Network · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Housing supply general

  • $3.1M

    Module Design · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Housing supply general

  • $2.6M

    North Corktown Neighborhood Association · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Loans, grants and resource development

  • $2.6M

    Emmanuel Properties · Queen Village, NY · 2022

    Acquisition and rehab of affordable housing

  • $2.5M

    Bay Area Community Services Housing Corp · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Production

  • $2.1M

    Path · Losangles, CA · 2022

    Emergency action for residents & partners stability

  • $2.0M

    Hope Enterprise Corporation · Jackson, MS · 2024

    Housing supply general

  • $2.0M

    Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority · Juneau, AK · 2024

    Housing supply general

  • $1.7M

    Coalition for Responsible Community Development · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Preservation

  • $1.6M

    Hydronic Shell Technologies · Long Island City, NY · 2024

    Housing supply general

  • $1.6M

    Community Association of Progressive Dominicans · Bronx, NY · 2022

    Acquisition and rehab of affordable housing

  • $1.5M

    Hydronic Shell Technologies Llc · Long Island City, NY · 2024

    Housing supply general

  • $1.5M

    Cooper Square Community Development Committee · Newyork, NY · 2022

    Acquisition and rehab of affordable housing

  • $1.5M

    Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services · Ithaca, NY · 2022

    Acquisition and rehab of affordable housing

  • $1.4M

    Community Development Advocates of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Community development fund

  • $1.2M

    Jefferson East · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Preservation

  • $1.1M

    Renaissance of Hope · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Preservation

  • $1.0M

    Asian Americans for Equality · Newyork, NY · 2022

    Acquisition and rehab of affordable housing

  • $1.0M

    Bridging Communities · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Preservation

  • $1.0M

    Community Development Advocates of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Loans, grants and resource development

  • $1.0M

    Move Sales · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022

    Preserving affordable housing

  • $986,992

    Mhany Management · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    Capacity building

  • $965,049

    Enterprise Residential Llc · Balitmore, MD · 2022

    Capacity building

  • $965,000

    Habitat for Humanity Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Preservation

  • $958,596

    Home Headquarters · Syracuse, NY · 2022

    Acquisition and rehab of affordable housing

  • $940,770

    Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Preservation

  • $866,938

    Warren Conner Development Coalition · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Preservation

  • $828,125

    Central Detroit Christian Cdc · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Preservation

  • $776,297

    New York State Housing Finance Agency · Newyork, NY · 2022

    Acquisition and rehab of affordable housing

  • $742,500

    Healthy Community Forum for the Greater Sacramento Region · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Production

  • $715,000

    The Heat and Warmth Fund · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Preservation

  • $699,823

    Housing Opportunities Made Equal · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    Vulnerable populations - vouchers/rental assistance

  • $677,500

    Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Preservation

  • $666,875

    United Community Housing Coalition · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Preservation

  • $651,563

    Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Preservation

  • $640,938

    Michigan Disaster Response and Recovery · Lansing, MI · 2024

    Preservation

  • $617,500

    Southeastern Michigan Health Association · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Preservation

  • $600,000

    Community Roots Housing · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Upward mobility - cross sector partnerships

  • $600,000

    Redmond Ridge East Montessori · Woodinivlle, WA · 2024

    Upward mobility - cross sector partnerships

  • $581,397

    Enterprise Community Development · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Aging well program

  • $560,542

    Riseboro Community Partnership · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    Eviction prevention

  • $550,167

    Renaissance of Hope · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Capacity building - rural

  • $550,000

    El Centro De La Raza Development Office · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Capacity building

  • $539,667

    Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Capacity building

  • $534,629

    Enterprise Community Investment · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Aging well program

  • $530,000

    Warren Conner Development Coalition · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Community development fund

  • $520,000

    Chn Housing Partners · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    Upward mobility - cross sector partnerships

  • $518,776

    Community Development Corporation of Long Island · Melville, NY · 2024

    Vulnerable populations - vouchers/rental assistance

  • $514,557

    Habitat for Humanity Nyc Fund · Newyork, NY · 2022

    Acquisition and rehab of affordable housing

  • $511,881

    Community Development Corporation of Long Island · Melville, NY · 2023

    Acquisition and rehab of affordable housing

  • $504,500

    Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Community development fund

  • $485,000

    Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Acquisition and rehab of affordable housing

  • $480,530

    Community Foundation for South Central New York · Johnson City, NY · 2022

    Acquisition and rehab of affordable housing

  • $470,474

    Brightmoor Alliance · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Equitable path forward initiative

  • $450,000

    Bellwether Housing · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Upward mobility - cross sector partnerships

  • $450,000

    Renter Wealth Creation Fund Llc · Columbia, MD · 2023

    Capacity building - rural

  • $447,200

    Central Detroit Christian Cdc · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Community development fund

  • $440,000

    Inspire Kids Early Learning Center · Tukwila, WA · 2024

    Upward mobility - cross sector partnerships

  • $439,536

    Inspire Early Learning Center · Tukwila, WA · 2023

    Creating/preserving affordable housing/expand early learning centers

  • $410,730

    Asian Americans for Equality · New York, NY · 2023

    Acquisition and rehab of affordable housing

  • $410,371

    North End Woodward Community Coalition · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Aging well program

  • $379,807

    Los Colores Early Learning Center Llc · Federal Way, WA · 2024

    Upward mobility - cross sector partnerships

  • $365,000

    United Community Housing Coalition · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Capacity building

  • $354,225

    Inspire Kids Early Learning Center · Tukwila, WA · 2023

    Creating/preserving affordable housing/expand early learning centers

  • $350,420

    Central Detroit Christian Cdc · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Community development fund

  • $340,000

    Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Loans, grants and resource development

  • $340,000

    Low Income Housing Institute · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Upward mobility - cross sector partnerships

  • $319,813

    St Augustine Presbyterian Church · Bronx, NY · 2022

    Acquisition and rehab of affordable housing

  • $319,110

    Dream of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Community development fund

  • $318,541

    Coalition for Responsible Community Development · Losangles, CA · 2022

    Capacity building

  • $315,000

    Southwest Detroit Business Association · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Loans, grants and resource development

  • $315,000

    Ecoworks · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Capacity building

  • $315,000

    Southwest Detroit Business Association · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Community development fund

  • $314,426

    Ymca of Greater Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Upward mobility - cross sector partnerships

  • $308,800

    Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Aging well program

  • $308,338

    Association for Energy Affordability · Bronx, NY · 2024

    Resilience - decarbonization

  • $305,871

    People'S Housing · New Orleans, LA · 2023

    Capacity building

  • $305,000

    Warren Conner Development Coalition · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Community development fund

  • $300,000

    Open Doors for Multicultural Families · Kent, WA · 2024

    Upward mobility - cross sector partnerships

  • $300,000

    Avalon Housing · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Aging well program

  • $289,500

    Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County · Salisbury, MD · 2023

    Capacity building

  • $289,500

    Pace Southeast Michigan · Southfield, MI · 2023

    Community development fund

  • $289,500

    The Arc of Prince George'S County · Largo, MD · 2023

    Capacity building - rural

  • $288,000

    Alzheimer'S Association Michigan Chapter · Southfield, MI · 2023

    Manufactured housing

  • $288,000

    Centrica Care Navigators · Kalamazzo, MI · 2023

    Community development fund

  • $288,000

    Rebuild Metro · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Earned income tax credit (eitc) coalition

  • $287,808

    Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland · Silver Spring, MD · 2023

    Capacity building - rural

  • $287,697

    Ascension St Agnes · Dallas, TX · 2023

    Capacity building

  • $286,498

    National Hispanic Council On Aging Housing of Dist of Columbia · Washington, DC · 2023

    Acquisition and rehab of affordable housing

  • $286,345

    United Community Housing Coalition · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Capacity building

  • $284,879

    Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Capacity building

  • $284,742

    Hannan Center · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Capacity building

  • $282,500

    Women Organizing Resources Knowledge and Services · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Capacity building - justice housing

  • $279,500

    Upper Shore Aging · Chestertown, MD · 2023

    Capacity building

  • $275,000

    Vanguard Community Development Corporation · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Loans, grants and resource development

  • $275,000

    Housing Authority of Baltimore City · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Aging well program

  • $275,000

    Presbyterian Villages of Michigan Foundation · Southfield, MI · 2022

    Aging well program

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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.