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Companies for Causes

Public charity · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 27-2808532 Website

To move community involvement from good intentions to strategic impact.

Companies for Causes at a glance

Total assets
$400,792
-15.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$998,984
-33.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$382
-49.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,065,967
-24.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Companies for Causes funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BoulderSilver Spring

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2022) to $38K (2020). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Social Good Club Inc Boulder, COFiscal Sponsorship Release$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$400,792$998,984$1,065,967——$382
2024$474,968$1,497,453$1,408,862——$751
2023$748,828$1,073,659$1,024,259——$7,389
2022$626,427$1,703,282$1,352,548$10,0001—
2021$371,514$892,538$922,589$16,940Total only—
2020$335,364$795,002$655,004$37,8921—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Companies for Causes

Based on IRS filings

Companies for Causes is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $401K in total assets. Net investment income was $382.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Companies for Causes is led by Joe Weedon, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 2 of 5 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joe Weedon

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $4K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Thomas J. Raffa

    President & Secretary

    Director → President & Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Gripne

    Director Impact Finance Center

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $108K (2024) → $107K (2025)

  • Dawn Rocky

    Director of Client Development Impact Finance Center

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $119K (2025)

  • Anthony Raffa

    Vice President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Anna Quint (2022–2023) — Executive Director Campaign Verify
  • Former: Eileen Kessler (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Joshua Carin (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Lynn Miller (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Matthew Voorhees (2020–2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Dawn Rocky — Director of Client Development Impact Finance Center: $119KDawn RockyDirector of Client Development…$119KStephanie Gripne — Director Impact Finance Center: $107KStephanie GripneDirector Impact Finance Center$107K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $119K, to Dawn Rocky (Director of Client Development Impact Finance Center). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Companies for Causes

How large is Companies for Causes?

Companies for Causes reported $401K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $999K.

Where does Companies for Causes operate?

Companies for Causes has awarded grants in Colorado, Maryland.

What is Companies for Causes's EIN?

Companies for Causes's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-2808532. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 23, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 5, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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