Empowering the Masses
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$3.3M
Foundation funders
27
Grants recorded
66
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Empowering the Masses?
Empowering the Masses is funded by 27 grantmakers, led by Wells Fargo Foundation ($840K), United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc ($744K), Santander Consumer USA Inc Foundation ($305K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.3M in grants to Empowering the Masses between 2020–2025.
Show all 27 funders
| First Community Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Church Mutual Insurance Company | $725 | 1 | 2020 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $108K (2021) to $1.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $1.4M.
What grants has Empowering the Masses received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wells Fargo Foundation | Workforce Development Expansion and Economic Empowerment Center | $750,000 |
| 2025 | The Blackbaud Giving Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $255,050 |
| 2025 | United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc | PROGRAM OPS COST | $192,500 |
| 2025 | Santander Consumer USA Inc Foundation | FUNDING WILL SUPPORT PROVIDING LAPTOPS AND HOT SPOTS TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STUDENTS AS WELL AS SUPPORT TEACHER'S ASSISTANTS. / FUNDING TO PROVIDE LAPTOPS AND WI-FI HOTSPOTS TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STUDENTS. | $90,000 |
| 2025 | Wells Fargo Foundation | Workforce Development Programs for Economic Self-Sufficiency | $50,000 |
| 2025 | The Albertsons Companies Foundation | HUNGER | $15,000 |
| 2025 | The Albertsons Companies Foundation | HUNGER | $15,000 |
| 2025 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $7,500 |
| 2025 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $7,500 |
| 2025 | Communities Foundation of Texas Inc | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | $5,370 |
| 2024 | United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc | PROGRAM OPS COST | $189,100 |
| 2024 | McKesson Foundation Inc | CHARITABLE | $150,000 |
| 2024 | The Addy Foundation | SOCIAL SERVICES | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Citysquare | CONTINUATION OF SERVICES FOR ORGANIZATION | $75,000 |
| 2024 | The Muse Family Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The Albertsons Companies Foundation | HUNGER | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Wells Fargo Foundation | FINANCIAL LITERACY AND OPERATING SUPPORT | $40,000 |
| 2024 | Texas Capital Foundation | Grant supports the ETMs vocational training programs which move clients who are predominantly women of color living in South Dallas from poverty into living wage jobs that can help them support their families. Even further ETM works to combat financial barriers by offering full scholarships to those living in ZIP codes 75215 75216 75210 and 75223. | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Albertsons Companies Foundation | HUNGER | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Communities Foundation of Texas Inc | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | $7,974 |
| 2024 | MB and Edna Zale Foundation | HUNGER RELIEF | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Texas Instruments Foundation | DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM." | $25 |
| 2023 | United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc | PROGRAM OPS COST | $275,000 |
| 2023 | Santander Consumer USA Inc Foundation | SUPPORT TO HIRE 3 INSTRUCTORS FOR PHLEBOTOMY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER CERTIFICATION COURSES AND COVER INSTRUCTOR WAGES FOR ONE YEAR ($100,000) AND $65,000 FOR 1 BOX TRUCK FOR THE FOOD PANTRY. | $165,000 |
| 2023 | Hunger Free America Inc | ALBERTSONS SUBGRANTS | $60,000 |
| 2023 | The Muse Family Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2023 | Santander Consumer USA Inc Foundation | FUNDING WILL SUPPORT THREE FREEZERS FOR THE NEW FOOD PANTRY LOCATION AND LAPTOPS AND HOT SPOTS FOR 60 STUDENTS IN PHLEBOTOMY AND/OR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER CERTIFICATION CLASSES. | $50,000 |
| 2023 | Texas Women's Foundation | OPERATING SUPPORT | $40,000 |
| 2023 | Hillcrest Foundation | TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT FOR PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION STUDENTS | $25,000 |
| 2023 | Communities Foundation of Texas Inc | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | $22,265 |
Showing 30 most recent of 66 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Empowering the Masses?
Empowering the Masses is funded by 27 grantmakers, led by Wells Fargo Foundation ($840K), United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc ($744K), Santander Consumer USA Inc Foundation ($305K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.3M in grants to Empowering the Masses between 2020–2025.
Who is Empowering the Masses's largest funder?
Wells Fargo Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Empowering the Masses, with $840K across 3 grants (2024–2025).
How much grant funding has Empowering the Masses received?
IRS 990 filings record $3.3M in grants to Empowering the Masses across 66 grants from 27 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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