Council of State Governments

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Lexington, KY EIN 36-6000818

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$7.7M

Foundation funders

40

Grants recorded

79

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds Council of State Governments?

Council of State Governments is funded by 40 grantmakers, led by The Pew Charitable Trusts ($2.5M), Blue Meridian Partners Inc ($850K), Jobs for the Future Inc ($800K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.7M in grants to Council of State Governments between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Pew Charitable Trusts$2,489,200102020–2025
Blue Meridian Partners Inc$850,00022020–2024
Jobs for the Future Inc$800,00022022–2024
Laura and John Arnold Foundation$793,09562024
American Psychiatric Association Foundation$656,20042021–2024
The Urban Institute$273,52532022–2024
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation$214,00022024
West Virginia United Health System Inc$200,00012024
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America$180,00042020–2024
Vital Strategies Inc$176,66712024
AARP$116,00032022–2024
Edison Electric Institute Inc$114,00052020–2024
The Commonwealth Fund$87,00822025
Casey Family Programs$85,00012024
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Inc$82,50022023–2024
The Miami Foundation Inc$75,00012022
Charles Koch Institute$62,50012021
American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers$60,00042020–2024
Georgetown University$56,67312020
American Gas Association$53,95032021–2024
Alabama Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils$25,00012025
CareSource$25,00012024
OpenRoad Foundation$25,00022022–2023
California Healthcare Foundation$25,00012022
Biotechnology Innovation Organization$25,00012020
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$1M$2M$3M8 grants2020 6 grants2021 13 grants2022 12 grants2023 28 grants2024 12 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $523K (2021) to $2.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $1.0M.

What grants has Council of State Governments received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$750,000
2025The Commonwealth FundCSG Medicaid Leaders Development Program$80,000
2025The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$61,200
2025The Pew Charitable TrustsSponsorship$30,000
2025Alabama Association of Resource Conservation and Development CouncilsSUPPORT$25,000
2025National Confectioners Association of the United States IncCSG CONFERENCE SPONSOR$15,000
2025The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$13,000
2025University of Maryland Medical System Corporationsponsor$12,500
2025Pikeville Medical Center IncSPONSOR EVENT$8,000
2025UAB Medicine EnterpriseSPONSORSHIP 2025$7,500
2025The Commonwealth FundNational Center for State Long-Term Care Workforce Policy$7,008
2025Maine International Trade CenterExport Skills Development$5,400
2024Jobs for the Future IncTO SUPPORT BLUE MERIDIAN STRATEGIC PLAN$400,000
2024Blue Meridian Partners IncTO SUPPORT SCALING PLAN$350,000
2024Laura and John Arnold FoundationTO SUPPORT STATES TO DEVELOP A STANDARDIZED TRAFFIC STOPS DATA COLLECTION INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONDUCT ROUTINE ANALYSIS TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED RACIAL DISPARITIES BY TAPPING UNDERUTILIZED FEDERAL FUNDING.$306,566
2024West Virginia United Health System IncSponsorship$200,000
2024Vital Strategies IncOVERDOSE PREVENTION (OPIOID)$176,667
2024John D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationTO SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS ON REDUCING THE OVER-INCARCERATION OF PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AND RACIAL DISPARITIES AS PART OF THE SAFETY AND JUSTICE CHALLENGE$175,000
2024Laura and John Arnold FoundationTO FUND THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS' MORE COMMUNITY, LESS CONFINEMENT ANALYSIS ON THE IMPACT OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION REVOCATIONS ON STATE PRISON POPULATIONS.$165,663
2024Laura and John Arnold FoundationTO EXPLORE SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS.$145,866
2024Laura and John Arnold FoundationTO SUPPORT A TWO-STATE PILOT FOR IMPROVING OUTCOMES OF FREQUENT UTILIZERS OF PUBLIC SYSTEMS.$145,000
2024The Urban InstituteGrant Sub-Award$100,841
2024American Psychiatric Association FoundationCSG GRANT$94,200
2024Casey Family ProgramsSUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES$85,000
2024Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of AmericaGENERAL CONTRIBUTION$59,000
2024AARPSponsorship of conference$50,000
2024John D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationIN SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS JUSTICE CENTER TO ORGANIZE A CONVENING OF STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS AT THE SJC NETWORK MEETING$39,000
2024Edison Electric Institute IncCONTRIBUTION/PROGRAM SUPPORT$31,000
2024American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network IncConference Sponsorship$25,000
2024CareSourceGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000

Showing 30 most recent of 79 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Council of State Governments?

Council of State Governments is funded by 40 grantmakers, led by The Pew Charitable Trusts ($2.5M), Blue Meridian Partners Inc ($850K), Jobs for the Future Inc ($800K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.7M in grants to Council of State Governments between 2020–2025.

Who is Council of State Governments's largest funder?

The Pew Charitable Trusts is the largest recorded funder of Council of State Governments, with $2.5M across 10 grants (2020–2025).

How much grant funding has Council of State Governments received?

IRS 990 filings record $7.7M in grants to Council of State Governments across 79 grants from 40 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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