Grantmaking Organizations

"As a long-term, place-based investor, we use PolicyMap to view our investments in a specific neighborhood in relationship to others by public, private and nonprofit investors. PolicyMap offers the opportunity for truly collaborative partnerships between investors where we can support and understand each others' work in a way that creates maximum impact in a neighborhood."
- Lois Greco,
  Senior Vice President, Evaluation Officer, Wachovia Regional Foundation

PolicyMap helps grantmakers research and understand the neighborhoods in which they invest, and analyze change in these neighborhoods over time. PolicyMap also provides a platform for grantmakers to collaborate with other area investors through shared investment data.

PolicyMap's key features include:

With PolicyMap, grantmaking organizations can:

  • Generate maps and tables to incorporate in reports and presentations
  • Search by address, city, state, zip code, county or census tract
  • Create topical reports by predefined region, radius, or custom-drawn region
  • Compare data across geographies or view trends over time
  • Upload their own investment data to analyze and display as points over any of the thematic data

Have access to thousands of indicators, including:

  • Demographic estimates and projections
  • Income and poverty measures
  • Homeownership and rental rates and affordability
  • Quick community profiles

View a complete list of our data.

Make Informed Decisions

PolicyMap can help you answer questions such as:

  • Where are working families claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)?
  • What’s the poverty rate in your area of interest and which populations are most affected?
  • What are incomes compared to housing costs? Are renters and owners burdened by housing costs?

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