About Corps Network
Strengthening America through service and conservation. The Corps Network is the national association of Service and Conservation Corps, supporting corps through advocacy, access to funding and projects, and expertise in corps operations.
Focus Areas
conservationpublic lands and recreationtrail and transportation projectsworkforce development and apprenticeshipsAmeriCorps and national serviceyouth employment and training
Who They Fund
unspecified beneficiary population
Funding Style
program supportrestricted/project fundingdirect service funding
Topics
About Corps Network
The Corps Network uses program support grants to back Service and Conservation Corps across the United States, with recent awards clustered around corps operations, youth service, conservation work, and workforce pathways. The largest grants in the file include $1,215,947 to Franklin's Promise Coalition in Apalachicola, Florida, and $1,009,825 to Northwest Youth Corps in Eugene, Oregon, both in 2023–2025. Those awards sit alongside repeated support for organizations such as Green City Force in Brooklyn, Greater Miami Service Corps in Miami, and Conservation Legacy in Durango, showing a pattern of multi-year funding to operating corps rather than one-off project bets. The foundation’s public description frames that support as strengthening America through service and conservation, with emphasis on advocacy, access to funding and projects, and corps operations. Recent grantees also include Civic Works in Baltimore and PowerCorps PHL in Philadelphia, indicating attention to established corps programs in multiple regions. Its active funding pages point to relief for corpsmembers in need and posted funding opportunities relevant to member corps, reinforcing a grantmaking style tied to the corps network itself and its service infrastructure.
What Corps Network Funds
In conservation and public lands work, The Corps Network awarded $607,610 to Conservation Legacy in 2025 for program support, following a $594,548 grant in 2023 and a $439,935 grant in 2024. That repeated backing aligns with the foundation’s stated focus on conservation, public lands and recreation, and trail and transportation projects. In youth service and job pathways, it gave $278,321 to American Youth Works in Austin and $275,232 to Heart of Oregon in Bend, both for program support. Corps-linked workforce development also appears in awards such as $217,710 to PowerCorps Boston and $222,801 to Southern Utah University. The presence of multiple corps organizations in different regions suggests that The Corps Network funds operating capacity across member corps, not just discrete projects.
How Corps Network Gives
Typical grants cluster around a relatively wide mid-range: the 25th percentile is $73,043, the median is $113,022, and the 75th percentile is $190,994. The recent record shows clear repeat funding to the same recipients across multiple years, including Franklin's Promise Coalition, Northwest Youth Corps, Green City Force, Conservation Legacy, Civic Works, Greater Miami Service Corps, and PowerCorps PHL. That pattern fits a regular funder making program support grants rather than one-off awards. The organization is a regular funder, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. Unsolicited applications are accepted for the active funding opportunities and corpsmember relief pages.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$12.1M
Total Assets
$6.2M
Total Revenue
$15.7M
Total Expenses
$17.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $73K and $191K, with a median of $113K.
25th Percentile
$73K
Median
$113K
75th Percentile
$191K
Geographic Reach
National33 states funded
About 2% of grants go to recipients in NJ.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Mary Ellen Sprenkel
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