The Logical Foundation
Pave a path towards cost-effectively ending homelessness.
The Logical Foundation
EIN: 88-3607946
Mission
The Logical Foundation's mission is to ensure a prosperous future for humanity by unleashing the massive anti-poverty potential of guaranteed income. We empower people and families suffering from poverty to meet their basic needs and build economic security. Our Maximum Impact Pilot will help individuals and families suffering from homelessness while paving a path toward the first cost-effective solution that could end homelessness forever.
Ruling year
2022
Executive Director
Michael Simm
Main address
1123 E Apache Blvd APT 118
Tempe, AZ 85281 USA
EIN
88-3607946
Community and economic development
Financial services
Basic and emergency aid
Population served
Economically disadvantaged people
Homeless people
Extremely poor people
NTEE code
Emergency Assistance (Food, Clothing, Cash) (P60)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Homelessness is inherently dehumanizing and dangerous, and Arizona summers are hellishly hot. Arizona is the worst place in America to live on the streets with almost 10% of the homeless population dying each year. The fundamental problem is that our society doesn't have a reliable or cost-effective way to help people escape homelessness, or prevent people from falling into homelessness in the first place. After looking at recent studies, we believe we have found the first workable solution.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Foundation's Maximum Impact Pilot
Building from recent experiments that have proven exceptionally cost-effective, we plan to help people suffering from homelessness with direct and dignified monthly cash grants.
Through our Maximum Impact Pilot, we plan to assist unhoused families and individuals in Maricopa County. We will provide $1,000 per month for 6 months to each participant, with an extra $500 per child per month for those with children under 18. In addition, our team will help participants connect to existing service organizations that can help them regain stability faster.
Our target is to help at least 50% of our homeless participants achieve stability within 6 months. We have calculated that meeting this conservative goal will save taxpayers and businesses at least $4 Million and prevent approximately 4 deaths. In addition, it will demonstrate an intervention that could help end the homelessness crisis over the next few years.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Average number of dollars received per donor
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Related Program
Foundation's Maximum Impact Pilot
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of staff members certified in subject area training
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Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We are paving a path toward ending the homelessness crisis. Several recent studies have shown that structured cash assistance can help most homeless people overcome obstacles to success. In fact, every guaranteed income experiment so far has helped over two-thirds of homeless participants regain stability.
“(Receiving the transfer) made me feel important. It’s like a silent cheering squad in the back of my mind. I know that the study is meant to help me so it has helped guide me. They have faith in me so I have faith in myself.” — Kathy (A homeless recipient of cash from the New Leaf Project).
We are building and researching this intervention to take on homelessness - and win. Our endgame is economic security for all, a world in which every person has a stable Foundation of guaranteed income.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We seek to accelerate the growth of guaranteed income and direct cash assistance while helping people in need and conducting high-quality research.
Once we have the funds to launch a program, we disburse guaranteed income and ensure the program runs smoothly. While operating the program, we conduct research to understand and improve our impact during future programs. The research we collect is used to demonstrate the impact of our intervention so we can expand our programs and generate much larger impacts.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Financials
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director
Michael Simm
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The Logical Foundation
Board of directorsas of 01/27/2023
Board of directors data
Michael Simm
Carol Farabee
Young Writers Foundation
Gareth Gilsdorf
Board leadership practices
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