Programs

  • Economic Security Campaigns

    CAMPAIGNS - THIS PAST YEAR, WE HELPED SECURE NEW OR EXPANDED CHILD TAX CREDITS IN STATES, PUTTING MONEY BACK IN PEOPLE'S POCKETS. WE ALSO CHAMPIONED THE SUCCESSFUL EXPANSION OF IRS DIRECT FILE, A FREE, PUBLIC, TAX FILING OPTION, TO SAVE AMERICANS BILLIONS IN FILING FEES AND PUT CASH IN THEIR POCKETS BY DELIVERING BILLIONS IN MISSED TAX CREDITS ANNUALLY. ADDITIONALLY, WE LAUNCHED ECONOMIC SECURITY CALIFORNIA (ESCA) TO REHAPE CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE BY CHAMPIONING CASH POLICIES AND CHALLENGING CORPORATE CONSOLIDATION.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $2.5M

  • Guaranteed Income Initiative

    BTF CASH - WE LEAD THE MOVEMENT CHAMPIONING GUARANTEED INCOME TO PROVIDE BASIC SECURITY FOR ALL AMERICANS. THIS INCLUDES LEADING THE NATIONAL COALITION, HOLDING THE FLAGSHIP GUARANTEED INCOME NOW CONFERENCE, AND UNDERTAKING THE LARGEST RESEARCH INITIATIVE ON DIRECT CASH TO DATE. WE LAUNCHED ESP PRESIDENT NATALIE FOSTER'S BOOK, THE GUARANTEE: INSIDE THE FIGHT FOR AMERICA'S NEXT ECONOMY, SPARKING A NATIONWIDE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT'S POSSIBLE WHEN WE PUT PEOPLE AT THE CENTER OF OUR ECONOMIC POLICY AND HELD DOZENS OF EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO CONVENE STAKEHOLDERS AROUND THE IDEAS IN THE BOOK.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.8M

  • Market Shaping Initiatives

    BTF SHAPING MARKETS - WE SEED BIG IDEAS TO SHAPE MARKETS TO WORK FOR PEOPLE. OUR PUBLIC OPTIONS FOR AMERICA FUND EXPLORES ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE OPTIONS IN MARKETS SUCH AS HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, AND CHILDCARE. IN THE FOOD SECTOR, OUR WORK ON PUBLIC GROCERY STORES IN ILLINOIS INSPIRED LOCAL LEADERS IN OTHER STATES, PROVING THAT GOOD IDEAS CAN TAKE ROOT AND GROW ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE ALSO CONVENED A SERIES OF CONVERSATIONS WITH EXPERTS NATION-WIDE ON AI, UNDERSTANDING THAT HOW WE SHAPE AI AND THE DIGITAL ECONOMY IN THE YEARS AHEAD WILL BE FOUNDATIONAL FOR PEOPLE'S ECONOMIC FUTURE. WE LED NATIONAL EARNED AND DIGITAL MEDIA ACROSS THESE SECTORS, HIGHLIGHTING THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS AND ECONOMIC PRECARITY MILLIONS OF FAMILIES EXPERIENCE TODAY.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.6M