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The Ford Foundation

Name: The Ford Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

10,731
grants reported: $2.35B
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $120,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

core gift matching strengthening institutional justice rights social

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

General and core support for social justice advocacy organizations
Immigrant justice, civil rights, and racial equity movement infrastructure
Gender and reproductive equity, feminist funds, LGBTQI+ organizations
Worker power, anti-monopoly, economic mobility, and criminal justice reform
Public interest technology, digital rights, and investigative journalism
Arts and culture with an equity frame, including Detroit and regional initiatives

Typical grant

Median grant is $120,000 with the middle half between $50,000 and $250,000, so most of the 10,731 grants are modest institutional support checks. The seven-figure and eight-figure awards go almost entirely to pooled funds, funder collaboratives, and national anchor institutions such as Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Blue Meridian, ACLU, and NAACP LDF. Repeat giving is heavy: the same organizations appear across years, and several receive two separate grants in a single year.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING”
“CORE SUPPORT”
“INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING”
“MOVEMENT”
“GLOBAL SOUTH”
“NARRATIVE”

Positioning adjacent work

Frame the ask as core support for institutional strengthening, not a discrete project budget line.
Connect research to a named funded theme: worker organizing, public interest technology, gender equity, or narrative change.
Ask $100,000 to $250,000 for a first relationship; seven figures goes to pooled funds and anchors.
Emphasize movement partners and Global South collaborators rather than academic outputs alone.

Worth knowing: Money concentrates hard in New York and Washington DC, with California, Massachusetts, and Detroit next, and Detroit giving reflects long-standing Ford commitments there. A small set of intermediaries, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, New Venture Fund, NEO Philanthropy, and Proteus, absorb the largest checks and regrant them, so the practical route in is often through a collaborative Ford already funds rather than direct.

119 grants matching “politics” · $23.8M

$1.0M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Core support for the powering a new economy fund (pnef) to advance social and public sector initiatives and campaigns that remake state political economies
$820,000
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay · 2024
Core support to strengthen the research vertical of the centre for liberal education (cle) and core support for institutional strengthening for cle to pursue a new political economy initiative
$700,000
Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
One time core support to over zero for research, training, tools and support for grassroots partners to prevent, reduce and respond to political violence
$500,000
The 19th News · Austin, TX · 2024
Core support for nonpartisan coverage of the 2024 u.s. Presidential election season, the aftermath and related political coverage in local markets
$412,000
Fundacion Paz Y Reconciliacion · 2024
Core support for strengthening its institutional capacity and the consolidation of odevida as a strategy to raise the political costs and accountability of the attacks of social leaders in the andean region
$400,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Core support for the spyware accountability pooled fund which works to limit the threat of mercenary spyware on civil society, particularly human rights and environmental justice defenders, journalists, and political di… read allCore support for the spyware accountability pooled fund which works to limit the threat of mercenary spyware on civil society, particularly human rights and environmental justice defenders, journalists, and political dissidents less
$375,000
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the political economy program which aims at examining the adjustment and transformation challenges of many economies in the region and core support to the mena program
$370,000
Coordinadora Nacional De Derechos Humanos · 2024
Core support for institutional and programmatic strengthening to influence the expansion of the democratic spaces, the protection of marginalized groups and human rights in the context of the current social and politica… read allCore support for institutional and programmatic strengthening to influence the expansion of the democratic spaces, the protection of marginalized groups and human rights in the context of the current social and political crisis in peru less
$350,000
Tides Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Core support for advance native political leadership education fund to support native communities regarding issues of governance
$300,000
American University of Beirut · 2024
To the asfari institute for the development of a gender political analysis framework for social protection in the mena region
$275,000
Center for Political Accountability · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$260,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
For the hutchins center for african & african american research for the caste coloniality: dalit, black and the new politics of twenty-first century project
$250,000
Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund · Oakland, CA · 2024
Core support for vision change win's progressive security alliance to build a holistic security alliance of leaders with long-term practice of supporting social justice movements
$250,000
Political Research Associates · Somerville, MA · 2024
General support
$250,000
The London School of Economics and Political Science · 2024
Core support for the launch of lse's presidential discretionary fund to enable sustained excellence through an inclusive and diverse community, extending school impact and reach, and to ensure a sustainable future
$250,000
Michigan Disability Rights Coalition · East Lansing, MI · 2024
Core support for detroit disability power, a project that works to create an environment in detroit in which people with disabilities (pwd) experience economic, educational, cultural, & political inclusion
$200,000
Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund · Oakland, CA · 2024
General support
$200,000
University of the Witwatersrand · 2024
Core support for the society, work and politics institute for its work on coal mining communities and the just transition.
$200,000
Makerere University · 2024
Core support for multi-year research by misr graduate research fellows on the east african labor migration of domestic workers bringing in new feminist political economy and systems approach on care from the vantage poi… read allCore support for multi-year research by misr graduate research fellows on the east african labor migration of domestic workers bringing in new feminist political economy and systems approach on care from the vantage point of black african feminists. less
$175,000
State Democracy Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Core support for organized power in numbers to support the power up: bern county initiative to build economic and political power through high road green manufacturing jobs in arizona
$150,000
The Museum for African Art · New York, NY · 2024
Core support for movements in the modern diaspora, a multidisciplinary exploration of movement and its influence and mixed connection with cultural memory, socio-political conditions, and placement as cultural identity
$150,000
Firelight Films · New York, NY · 2024
For production of the documentary film "sun ra and the roots of afrofuturism," to explore and illuminate the artistic and intellectual foundations for much of the politically engaged culture being created by african ame… read allFor production of the documentary film "sun ra and the roots of afrofuturism," to explore and illuminate the artistic and intellectual foundations for much of the politically engaged culture being created by african american artists less
$124,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Core support for the documentary film in the public interest initiative at the shorenstein center on media, politics and public policy
$100,000
Marminchilla Llc · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
For the production of "untitled julia loktev project," a documentary about journalism and world politics today
$100,000
El Colegio De Mexico · 2024
Core support to strengthen the seminar on peace and violence's capacity for analyzing, studying, and generating knowledge related to hate speech and political polarization in mexico, identifying mechanisms for dialogue,… read allCore support to strengthen the seminar on peace and violence's capacity for analyzing, studying, and generating knowledge related to hate speech and political polarization in mexico, identifying mechanisms for dialogue, and peace-building spaces less
$100,000
The Institute for Social Accountability · 2024
Core support for a national and regional campaign for political accountability in public debt management as an avenue to combat systemic corruption and advance freedoms in kenya and the region.
$100,000
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies · Washington, DC · 2024
Core support for the technology policy program to explore the impact of emerging technologies on black communities, including platform accountability, broadband access and adoption, privacy, and algorithmic fairness
$100,000
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies · Washington, DC · 2024
Core support to identify and advocate for policies that increasingly protect worker rights and advance social protections of black youth and younger workers.
$100,000
Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund · Oakland, CA · 2024
Core support for queer crescent to expand its programming and the outreach around the presenting ourselves research
$100,000
University of the Western Cape · 2024
Core support to the politics and urban governance research unit to support the formation of an african hub supporting universities as sites of protection, in relation to human rights defenders and expanding and protecti… read allCore support to the politics and urban governance research unit to support the formation of an african hub supporting universities as sites of protection, in relation to human rights defenders and expanding and protecting democratic space. less
$75,000
Veterans for Political Innovation (Dba Veterans for All Voters) · Webster Groves, MO · 2024
General support
$75,000
The Reckoning Production Services · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
For production of "untitled policing documentary," that explores the personal and political consequences of corruption and misconduct within a major metropolitan police department
$50,000
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
For support for the global fund for a new economy to organize and facilitate a global learning and strategy convening on the political economy of ai, data, and digital technologies
$50,000
Asociacion Civil Dialogos · 2024
Core support to analyze political-economic and social networks and their relation to generalized impunity in guatemala
$50,000
Political Research Associates · Somerville, MA · 2024
For a convening of feminist organizers, reproductive justice leaders and faith organizations to help build a united feminist democracy
$50,000
The New School · New York, NY · 2024
Core support for the institute for race, power and political economy for publication related to exhibit and national symposium centered on romare beardens legacy
$48,344
Patricia Maria Tappata · New York, NY · 2024
To document and analyze human rights lessons learned from authoritarian political processes in argentina, el salvador, and peru, including free educational activities and identifying best practices for current challenge… read allTo document and analyze human rights lessons learned from authoritarian political processes in argentina, el salvador, and peru, including free educational activities and identifying best practices for current challenges to democracy and peace less
$14,000
The Rada Film Group · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
For impact and outreach of the documentary film, "going to mars: the nikki giovanni project," exploring the life and work of one of americas most important living poets, political icons, and social commentators
$5,000
Vladimir Roberto Gil Ramon · New York, NY · 2024
Project support for the translation and publishing of the book struggling for andean resources: extractive industries, political culture, and environmental battles in peru"
$1.0M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Core support for the powering a new economy fund (pnef) to advance social and public sector initiatives and campaigns that remake state political economies
$580,208
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Core support for coworker.org to facilitate worker engagement on workplace advocacy issues, including employee concerns about the political, economic and cultural power of digital technologies, and core support for inst… read allCore support for coworker.org to facilitate worker engagement on workplace advocacy issues, including employee concerns about the political, economic and cultural power of digital technologies, and core support for institutional strengthening less
$400,000
Coordinadora Nacional De Derechos Humanos · 2023
Core support for institutional and programmatic strengthening to influence the expansion of the democratic spaces, the protection of marginalized groups and human rights in the context of the current social and politica… read allCore support for institutional and programmatic strengthening to influence the expansion of the democratic spaces, the protection of marginalized groups and human rights in the context of the current social and political crisis in peru less
$375,000
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the political economy program which aims at examining the adjustment and transformation challenges of many economies in the region and core support to the mena program
$350,000
Michigan Disability Rights Coalition · East Lansing, MI · 2023
Core support for detroit disability power, a project that works to create a detroit area in which people with disabilities experience economic, educational, cultural, and political inclusion, for its participation in a … read allCore support for detroit disability power, a project that works to create a detroit area in which people with disabilities experience economic, educational, cultural, and political inclusion, for its participation in a disability response network less
$288,000
Fundacion Paz Y Reconciliacion · 2023
Core support for strengthening its institutional capacity and the consolidation of odevida as a strategy to raise the political costs and accountability of the attacks of social leaders in the andean region
$265,000
Center for Political Accountability · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$250,000
Michigan Disability Rights Coalition · East Lansing, MI · 2023
Core support for detroit disability power, a project that works to create an environment in detroit in which people with disabilities (pwd) experience economic, educational, cultural, & political inclusion
$250,000
American Impact Capital Foundation · Westport, CT · 2023
Core support for our body politic for reporting on not just how women of color experience the major political events of today, but how they're impacting those very issues.
$200,000
The International Crisis Group · New York, NY · 2023
To support knowledge generation and analysis related to latin americas risks of instability and insecurity, emphasizing the peruvian political crisis and the drug trafficking dynamics in mexico and central america.
$200,000
Friends of Public Radio Arizona · Tempe, AZ · 2023
Core support for kjzz 91.5 fm: fronteras reporting the key u.s./mexico border issues on communities, cultures, economies and politics
$200,000
The Regents of the University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Core support for the othering & belonging institutes civic engagement narrative change project to address social and political undercurrents that suppress inclusive civic participation, and to advance belonging in civic… read allCore support for the othering & belonging institutes civic engagement narrative change project to address social and political undercurrents that suppress inclusive civic participation, and to advance belonging in civic life less
$200,000
Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund · Oakland, CA · 2023
General support
$200,000
Political Research Associates · Somerville, MA · 2023
General support
$150,000
Specific Pictures Llc · San Francisco, CA · 2023
For production of "way of life," to explore the battles over bodily autonomy and privacy in a rural community around one of montana's only abortion and trans health care clinics, following organizers working to shape th… read allFor production of "way of life," to explore the battles over bodily autonomy and privacy in a rural community around one of montana's only abortion and trans health care clinics, following organizers working to shape the state's political future less
$150,000
University of the Witwatersrand · 2023
Core support for the society, work and politics institute for its work on coal mining communities and the just transition.
$150,000
The Reckoning Production Services · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
For production of "untitled policing documentary," that explores the personal and political consequences of corruption and misconduct within a major metropolitan police department
$150,000
The Museum for African Art · New York, NY · 2023
Core support for movements in the modern diaspora, a multidisciplinary exploration of movement and its influence and mixed connection with cultural memory, socio-political conditions, and placement as cultural identity
$150,000
Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
One time core support to over zero for research, training, tools and support for grassroots partners to prevent, reduce and respond to political violence
$150,000
Tides Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Core support for advance native political leadership education fund to support native communities regarding issues of governance
$133,300
The New School · New York, NY · 2023
Core support for the vera list center for art and politics to foster a vibrant community of artists and change makers, and advance new roles for the arts in advancing social justice
$130,000
El Colegio De Mexico · 2023
Core support to strengthen the seminar on peace and violence's capacity for analyzing, studying, and generating knowledge related to hate speech and political polarization in mexico, identifying mechanisms for dialogue,… read allCore support to strengthen the seminar on peace and violence's capacity for analyzing, studying, and generating knowledge related to hate speech and political polarization in mexico, identifying mechanisms for dialogue, and peace-building spaces less
$120,000
Peking University · 2023
For the research center for chinese politics to conduct sino-international comparative research on local governance capacity during a crisis
$100,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
Core support for the law and political economy project
$100,000
Arab Political Science Network · Wakefield, MA · 2023
Project support for launching an online book reviews platform and building a working group on politics of infrastructure and urbanism in the arab world
$100,000
Firelight Films · New York, NY · 2023
For production of the documentary film "sun ra and the roots of afrofuturism," to explore and illuminate the artistic and intellectual foundations for much of the politically engaged culture being created by african ame… read allFor production of the documentary film "sun ra and the roots of afrofuturism," to explore and illuminate the artistic and intellectual foundations for much of the politically engaged culture being created by african american artists less
$100,000
Marminchilla Llc · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
For the production of "untitled julia loktev project," a documentary about journalism and world politics today
$100,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Core support for the spyware accountability pooled fund which works to limit the threat of mercenary spyware on civil society, particularly human rights and environmental justice defenders, journalists, and political di… read allCore support for the spyware accountability pooled fund which works to limit the threat of mercenary spyware on civil society, particularly human rights and environmental justice defenders, journalists, and political dissidents less
$100,000
Seccion Peruana De Amnistia Internacional · 2023
To amplify the voices of marginalized communities, especially indigenous and rural people from the andean south of peru, in the framework of the political and social crisis
$100,000
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies · Washington, DC · 2023
Core support for joint center to shape worker/workforce narratives in current policy conversations, with a focus on centering black and immigrant workers
$75,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023
Core support for the institute for constitutional advocacy and protection's combating militias and political violence initiative
$70,000
University of Ghana · 2023
Core support for the business school for research and convenings on the political economy of oil resource distribution and implications for persistent spatial inequalities in ghana
$62,056
Patricia Maria Tappata · New York, NY · 2023
To document and analyze human rights lessons learned from authoritarian political processes in argentina, el salvador, and peru, including free educational activities and identifying best practices for current challenge… read allTo document and analyze human rights lessons learned from authoritarian political processes in argentina, el salvador, and peru, including free educational activities and identifying best practices for current challenges to democracy and peace less
$50,000
Laboratorio De Litigio Estructural Ac · 2023
For production of 'principios', a documentary film chronicling the life and work of argentinian political activist and human rights defender juan mendez
$50,000
The New School · New York, NY · 2023
Project support for the institute for race, power and political economy to host an art exhibit and national symposium centered on romare beardens legacy
$50,000
Rule of 3 Llc · Sacramento, CA · 2023
For production of the documentary film "the heart grows old in autumn," to explore the experiences of three generations of displaced rohingya refugees adapting to new cultures and political contexts
$40,000
Asociacion Civil Dialogos · 2023
Core support to analyze political-economic and social networks and their relation to generalized impunity in guatemala
$25,000
Nomadic Fairy · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
For production of "the red thread," a documentary film series that traces the political activism of women in the caribbean, particularly in the southern antilles during the 1970s and 1980s
$20,000
Ott Consulting Ltd · 2023
Support for the annual conference on think tanks for knowledge sharing and consensus building and to find solutions to the persistent global political challenges
$10,000
The Rada Film Group · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
For production of the documentary film, "going to mars: the nikki giovanni project," exploring the life and work of one of americas most important living poets, political icons, and social commentators
$1.3M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Core support for the powering a new economy fund to advance social and public sector initiatives and campaigns that remake state political economies
$1.0M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
One time core support for trusted elections fund to prepare for and respond to election crises, including political violence and election sabotage
$730,209
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Core support for coworker.org to facilitate worker engagement on workplace advocacy issues, including employee concerns about the political, economic and cultural power of digital technologies, and core support for inst… read allCore support for coworker.org to facilitate worker engagement on workplace advocacy issues, including employee concerns about the political, economic and cultural power of digital technologies, and core support for institutional strengthening less
$700,000
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay · 2022
Core support to strengthen the research vertical of the centre for liberal education (cle) and core support for institutional strengthening for cle to pursue a new political economy initiative
$250,000
American Impact Capital Foundation · Westport, CT · 2022
Core support for our body politic for reporting on not just how women of color experience the major political events of today, but how they're impacting those very issues.
$250,000
Michigan Disability Rights Coalition · East Lansing, MI · 2022
Core support for detroit disability power, a project that works to create an environment in detroit in which people with disabilities (pwd) experience economic, educational, cultural, & political inclusion
$200,000
Universidade De Sao Paulo · 2022
For research on the digital public sphere, political polarization, disinformation, and for exploring principles for regulation models to deal with disinformation dynamics
$200,000
Regents of the University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Core support for the othering & belonging institutes civic engagement narrative change project to address social and political undercurrents that suppress inclusive civic participation, and to advance belonging in civic… read allCore support for the othering & belonging institutes civic engagement narrative change project to address social and political undercurrents that suppress inclusive civic participation, and to advance belonging in civic life less
$200,000
Fundacion Paz Y Reconciliacion · 2022
For developing research and strategic communication focused on raising awareness of the political costs of the attacks on social justice leaders through the observatory for the defense of life in colombia, peru, and ven… read allFor developing research and strategic communication focused on raising awareness of the political costs of the attacks on social justice leaders through the observatory for the defense of life in colombia, peru, and venezuela less
$200,000
Political Research Associates · Somerville, MA · 2022
General support
$175,000
Transgender Law Center · Oakland, CA · 2022
Core support to advance community-driven strategies to embed disability, deafness, and anti-ableism politics and expertise into cross-sectoral movement work and capacity building
$150,000
Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
$150,000
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies · Washington, DC · 2022
Core support to identify and advocate for policies that increasingly protect worker rights and advance social protections of black youth and younger workers.
$150,000
Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
One time core support to over zero for research, training, tools and support for grassroots partners to prevent, reduce and respond to political violence
$150,000
University of the Witwatersrand · 2022
Core support for the society, work and politics institute for its work on coal mining communities and the just transition.
$133,300
New School · New York, NY · 2022
Core support for the vera list center for art and politics to foster a vibrant community of artists and change makers, and advance new roles for the arts in advancing social justice
$100,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
Core support for the law and political economy project, a network of scholars, practitioners, and students working to develop innovative intellectual, pedagogical, and political interventions to democratize our politica… read allCore support for the law and political economy project, a network of scholars, practitioners, and students working to develop innovative intellectual, pedagogical, and political interventions to democratize our political economy less
$100,000
Asco Without Permission Llc · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
For production of asco: without permission, a documentary film on asco, an art collective who challenged latinx representation in the art world, politics, and hollywood through performance art, photography, video, and m… read allFor production of asco: without permission, a documentary film on asco, an art collective who challenged latinx representation in the art world, politics, and hollywood through performance art, photography, video, and muralism less
$100,000
El Colegio De Mexico · 2022
Core support to strengthen the seminar on peace and violence's capacity for analyzing, studying, and generating knowledge related to hate speech and political polarization in mexico, identifying mechanisms for dialogue,… read allCore support to strengthen the seminar on peace and violence's capacity for analyzing, studying, and generating knowledge related to hate speech and political polarization in mexico, identifying mechanisms for dialogue, and peace-building spaces less
$100,000
Friends of Public Radio Arizona · Tempe, AZ · 2022
Core support for kjzz 91.5 fm: fronteras reporting the key u.s./mexico border issues on communities, cultures, economies and politics
$100,000
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies · Washington, DC · 2022
Core support for the technology policy program to explore the impact of emerging technologies on black communities, including platform accountability, broadband access and adoption, privacy, and algorithmic fairness
$100,000
Laboratorio De Litigio Estructural Ac · 2022
For production of 'principios', a documentary film chronicling the life and work of argentinian political activist and human rights defender juan mendez
$100,000
Michigan Disability Rights Coalition · East Lansing, MI · 2022
Core support for detroit disability power, a project that works to create a detroit area in which people with disabilities experience economic, educational, cultural, and political inclusion, for its participation in a … read allCore support for detroit disability power, a project that works to create a detroit area in which people with disabilities experience economic, educational, cultural, and political inclusion, for its participation in a disability response network less
$100,000
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement · Washington, DC · 2022
Core support for the faith and democracy initiative to explore the power of faith communities to ease the divisions that plague americas political, civic, and social processes and explore concepts of belonging
$100,000
University of Ghana · 2022
Core support for the business school for research and convenings on the political economy of oil resource distribution and implications for persistent spatial inequalities in ghana
$75,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
Core support for the institute for constitutional advocacy and protection's combating militias and political violence initiative
$75,000
Brett Story · 2022
For development of a suite of creative documentary projects and free public events that further critical engagement and debate on the complex political implications of cultural production
$64,600
Patricia Maria Tappata · 2022
To document and analyze human rights lessons learned from authoritarian political processes in argentina, el salvador, and peru, including free educational activities and identifying best practices for current challenge… read allTo document and analyze human rights lessons learned from authoritarian political processes in argentina, el salvador, and peru, including free educational activities and identifying best practices for current challenges to democracy and peace less
$60,000
Asociacion Civil Dialogos · 2022
Core support to analyze political-economic and social networks and their relation to generalized impunity in guatemala
$50,000
Naciones Unidas Comision Economica Para America Latina Y El Caribe · 2022
To support public and civil society organizations' participation, at the national and regional levels, in the political and institutional spaces contemplated in the escazu agreement.
$50,000
Culturesource · Detroit, MI · 2022
Core support for the distribution of the documentary gradually, then suddenly: the bankruptcy of detroit, aimed to engage political leaders, students and the general public in civic conversations on the importance of ad… read allCore support for the distribution of the documentary gradually, then suddenly: the bankruptcy of detroit, aimed to engage political leaders, students and the general public in civic conversations on the importance of addressing fiscal challenges. less
$50,000
New America Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Core support for the political reform programs a blueprint for equity inclusion and civic engagement in the executive branch project
$40,000
University of the Witwatersrand · 2022
Core support for the society, work and politics institute to build a more inclusive and representative research team to take forward the organisation's work on inequality and justice
$35,000
Nomadic Fairy · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
For production of the red thread, a documentary film series that traces the political activism of women in the caribbean, particularly in the southern antilles during the 1970s and 1980s
$30,000
Chitra Ganesh · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
For production and public activation of before the war, an animation film that explores the social and political shifts catalyzed by the current pandemic environment and the politically polarizing years preceding covid-… read allFor production and public activation of before the war, an animation film that explores the social and political shifts catalyzed by the current pandemic environment and the politically polarizing years preceding covid-19 less
$25,000
Law Society of Kenya · 2022
Support for the law society of kenya annual conference for meetings and discussions on elections, modern legal practice, and opportunities for women in politics
$25,000
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2022
For publications resulting from the institute of latin american studies' conference on societal transformations, political reactions, and institutional impasses
$25,000
Rada Film Group · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
For production of the documentary film, going to mars: the nikki giovanni project, exploring the life and work of one of americas most important living poets, political icons, and social commentators
$15,000
Universidad Del Pacifico · 2022
For the memory narrators project, to disseminate testimonies of those who lived through political violence, in order to generate reflection and reconciliation amongst peruvians
$7,500
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute · New York, NY · 2022
Core support to prepare written findings on the political economy of tax policy

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors56 grants · $69.4M
New Venture Fund125 grants · $62.4M
Blue Meridian Partners4 grants · $48.5M
Neo Philanthropy61 grants · $25.4M
Foundation for Detroit'S Future3 grants · $25.0M
Borealis Philanthropy24 grants · $15.1M
Climate and Land Use Alliance Llc8 grants · $13.3M
Proteus Fund40 grants · $12.6M
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation30 grants · $11.8M
Oxfam America16 grants · $11.4M

Giving over time

$769.9M

2022

$734.7M

2023

$843.5M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 10,731 grants.

$18.7M
Blue Meridian Partners · New York, NY · 2023
Core support for the justice and mobility fund to accelerate economic mobility through criminal justice reforms for people with convictions and incarceration histories
$16.9M
Blue Meridian Partners · New York, NY · 2022
Core support for the justice and mobility fund to accelerate economic mobility through criminal justice reforms for people with convictions and incarceration histories
$15.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
Core support for the abundant futures fund (formerly, the new immigration fund), a national funder collaborative to engage new donors and significantly increase funding for immigration issues and the immigrant justice m… read allCore support for the abundant futures fund (formerly, the new immigration fund), a national funder collaborative to engage new donors and significantly increase funding for immigration issues and the immigrant justice movement less
$12.7M
Blue Meridian Partners · New York, NY · 2024
Core support for the justice and mobility fund to accelerate economic mobility through criminal justice reforms for people with convictions and incarceration histories
$10.6M
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2022
For the ford fellowships program for predoctoral, dissertation and postdoctoral fellowships
$10.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
Core support for the reproductive health and women's rights collaborative
$9.8M
Climate and Land Use Alliance Llc · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To ensure indigenous peoples, afro-descendants, and local communities have secure land and resource rights; build resilient, well networked, and effective organizations; and contribute to global forest management, conse… read allTo ensure indigenous peoples, afro-descendants, and local communities have secure land and resource rights; build resilient, well networked, and effective organizations; and contribute to global forest management, conservation, and climate change goa less
$8.3M
Foundation for Detroit'S Future · Detroit, MI · 2024
For the detroit institute of arts settlement project to expedite detroit's bankruptcy settlement, assist in honoring pension commitments and preserve the institutes collection for public benefit
$8.3M
Foundation for Detroit'S Future · Detroit, MI · 2023
For the detroit institute of arts settlement project to expedite detroit's bankruptcy settlement, assist in honoring pension commitments and preserve the institutes collection for public benefit
$8.3M
Foundation for Detroit'S Future · Detroit, MI · 2022
For the detroit institute of arts settlement project to expedite detroit's bankruptcy settlement, assist in honoring pension commitments and preserve the institutes collection for public benefit
$5.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
Core support for the collaborative for gender and reproductive equity
$5.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
Core support for the collaborative for gender and reproductive equity
$5.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
Core support for the new immigration fund, a national funder collaborative to engage new donors and significantly increase funding for immigration issues and the immigrant justice movement
$5.0M
Yayasan Keanekaragaman Hayati Indonesia · 2022
For an endowment fund for civil society strengthening in indonesia as part of developing sustainable and resilient financial infrastructure in the global south
$3.5M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
Core support for the international fund for public interest media to bridge to a new paradigm of journalism by improving the health of media ecosystems and promoting equality, social justice, and civic participation
$3.4M
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2024
General support
$3.4M
Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, MI · 2023
General support
$3.3M
Drug Policy Alliance · New York, NY · 2024
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$3.2M
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$3.0M
Equality Fund · 2024
General support
$3.0M
The Global Fund for Women · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Core support for the launch of the black feminist fund, an unprecedented philanthropic initiative bridging black feminist resources to black feminist organizing around the world to strengthen their sustainability and re… read allCore support for the launch of the black feminist fund, an unprecedented philanthropic initiative bridging black feminist resources to black feminist organizing around the world to strengthen their sustainability and resilience less
$3.0M
Equality Fund · 2023
General support
$3.0M
The Global Fund for Women · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Core support for the launch of the black feminist fund, an unprecedented philanthropic initiative bridging black feminist resources to black feminist organizing around the world to strengthen their sustainability and re… read allCore support for the launch of the black feminist fund, an unprecedented philanthropic initiative bridging black feminist resources to black feminist organizing around the world to strengthen their sustainability and resilience less
$3.0M
Center for Popular Democracy · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$3.0M
Equality Fund · 2022
General support
$3.0M
Global Fund for Women · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Core support for the launch of the black feminist fund, an unprecedented philanthropic initiative bridging black feminist resources to black feminist organizing around the world to strengthen their sustainability and re… read allCore support for the launch of the black feminist fund, an unprecedented philanthropic initiative bridging black feminist resources to black feminist organizing around the world to strengthen their sustainability and resilience less
$3.0M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
For the administration of the public interest technology infrastructure fund, to continue cross-foundation strategic collaboration and grantmaking to strengthen the field of public interest technology
$3.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
Core support for the creation of the international resource for impact and storytelling (iris), an external donor collaborative supporting a global-south moving-image storytelling network, narrative analysis and shared … read allCore support for the creation of the international resource for impact and storytelling (iris), an external donor collaborative supporting a global-south moving-image storytelling network, narrative analysis and shared learning space for donors less
$2.7M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Core support to implement governance, management, strategies, grantmaking, and learning for the global network for social justice and digital resilience
$2.6M
Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism · Oakland, CA · 2023
Core support for the sister funds collective care program to build sustainable and scalable regional and global infrastructures that support the resilience, wellbeing, and safety of women and lbtqi+ defenders and their … read allCore support for the sister funds collective care program to build sustainable and scalable regional and global infrastructures that support the resilience, wellbeing, and safety of women and lbtqi+ defenders and their movements less
$2.5M
National Employment Law Project · New York, NY · 2022
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$2.5M
Me Too International · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$2.5M
Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts · Springfield, MA · 2024
Core support for america's cultural treasures regional initiative in massachusetts, creative futures initiative: towards a just + equitable arts field, to support local arts and cultural activities
$2.5M
Ms Training Centre for Development Cooperation · 2024
Core support for fight inequality alliance's work with national movements in over 40 countries across asia, africa, europe and latin america and the caribbean that are connected globally
$2.5M
B Lab Company · Berwyn, PA · 2023
General support and for core support for institutional strengthening
$2.5M
B Lab Company · Berwyn, PA · 2022
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$2.5M
Family Values at Work a Multi-State Consortium · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General support and core support for capacity building.
$2.5M
Rockwood Leadership Institute · Oakland, CA · 2022
General support and core support for organizational strengthening
$2.4M
Amigos Del Museo Del Barrio · New York, NY · 2022
General support and core support for technical assistance
$2.4M
Demos a Network for Ideas and Action Ltd · New York, NY · 2022
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$2.4M
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Incorporated · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
For the deep south/emerging social justice infrastructure strategic grantmaking program
$2.4M
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Incorporated · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
For the deep south/emerging social justice infrastructure strategic grantmaking program
$2.3M
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2024
Core support for the four freedoms fund to strengthen the capacity of the immigrant justice movement to ensure all immigrants, regardless of status, have dignity, power to shape change, and agency to determine their lif… read allCore support for the four freedoms fund to strengthen the capacity of the immigrant justice movement to ensure all immigrants, regardless of status, have dignity, power to shape change, and agency to determine their life, community, and future less
$2.3M
Upturn · Washington, DC · 2024
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$2.3M
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$2.2M
Center On Budget and Policy Priorities · Washington, DC · 2024
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$2.2M
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Incorporated · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
For the deep south/emerging social justice infrastructure strategic grantmaking program
$2.1M
Center On Budget and Policy Priorities · Washington, DC · 2023
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$2.1M
Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism · Oakland, CA · 2024
Core support for the sister funds collective care program to build sustainable and scalable regional and global infrastructures that support the resilience, wellbeing, and safety of women and lbtqi+ defenders and their … read allCore support for the sister funds collective care program to build sustainable and scalable regional and global infrastructures that support the resilience, wellbeing, and safety of women and lbtqi+ defenders and their movements less
$2.1M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
For the administration of the public interest technology infrastructure fund, to continue cross-foundation strategic collaboration and grantmaking to strengthen the field of public interest technology
$2.1M
International Trade Union Confederation · 2023
To promote equal and equitable participation of women and equity seeking groups in leadership, and in economic, social, civic and cultural life
$2.0M
Urgent Action Fund for Women'S Human Rights · Oakland, CA · 2022
Core support for the sister funds collective care program to build sustainable and scalable regional and global infrastructures that support the resilience, wellbeing, and safety of women and lbtqi+ defenders and their … read allCore support for the sister funds collective care program to build sustainable and scalable regional and global infrastructures that support the resilience, wellbeing, and safety of women and lbtqi+ defenders and their movements less
$2.0M
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$2.0M
Howard University · Washington, DC · 2024
Core support for the center for journalism and democracy to help strengthen americas democracy by training and supporting generations of black journalists in the field of investigative journalism
$2.0M
Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2024
For the climate media collaborative for economic justice and community rights to leverage strategic communications and campaigns capacity
$2.0M
United States Artists · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$2.0M
Yayasan Solidaritas Dana Nusantara · 2024
For a direct funding mechanism to support indigenous peoples and local communities' initiatives in protecting and managing their territories, their environment and their agrarian resources, and for endowment support
$2.0M
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Core support to the racial equity in journalism fund, a donor collaborative to assist and strengthen people of color-led and -serving media institutions, particularly around civic news coverage and core support for fund… read allCore support to the racial equity in journalism fund, a donor collaborative to assist and strengthen people of color-led and -serving media institutions, particularly around civic news coverage and core support for fund strengthening less
$2.0M
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Core support for the racial equity in philanthropy fund to ensure funders are provided with the incentive and means to embrace racial equity in their operations and grantmaking
$2.0M
Center for Popular Democracy · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$2.0M
Civicus World Alliance for Citizen Participation · Washington, DC · 2023
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$2.0M
Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Core support for the administration of the civic (re)solve education fund, to center public interest technology as an approach across the fund's investment strategy
$2.0M
Internationella Insamlingsstiftelsen for Land Och Skogsrattigheter · 2023
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$2.0M
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Core support for the racial equity in philanthropy fund to ensure funders are provided with the incentive and means to embrace racial equity in their operations and grantmaking
$2.0M
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Core support to the racial equity in journalism fund, a donor collaborative to assist and strengthen people of color-led and -serving media institutions, particularly around civic news coverage and core support for fund… read allCore support to the racial equity in journalism fund, a donor collaborative to assist and strengthen people of color-led and -serving media institutions, particularly around civic news coverage and core support for fund strengthening less
$2.0M
California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Core support for the amerca's cultural treasures initiative (los angeles)
$2.0M
Capital B News · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General support
$2.0M
Edison Institute Inc Dba the Henry Ford · Dearborn, MI · 2022
General support
$2.0M
Enterprise Community Partners · Columbia, MD · 2022
Core support for the cdo fund that provides support for community development organizations that engage in economic and community development, organizing, resident engagement, and social service projects that empowers d… read allCore support for the cdo fund that provides support for community development organizations that engage in economic and community development, organizing, resident engagement, and social service projects that empowers detroiters less
$2.0M
Houston Arts Alliance · Houston, TX · 2022
Core support for the america's cultural treasures initiative (houston)
$2.0M
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law · Washington, DC · 2022
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$2.0M
International Labor Rights Forum · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$2.0M
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$2.0M
National Domestic Workers Alliance · New York, NY · 2022
Core support for caring across generations to work towards a reality where all people can live and age with dignity, and core support for institutional strengthening of caring across generations
$2.0M
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2022
Core support for the four freedoms fund to strengthen the capacity of the immigrant justice movement to ensure all immigrants, regardless of status, have dignity, power to shape change, and agency to determine their lif… read allCore support for the four freedoms fund to strengthen the capacity of the immigrant justice movement to ensure all immigrants, regardless of status, have dignity, power to shape change, and agency to determine their life, community, and future less
$2.0M
Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2022
For the climate media collaborative for economic justice and community rights to leverage strategic communications and campaigns capacity
$1.9M
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2023
Core support for the four freedoms fund to strengthen the capacity of the immigrant justice movement to ensure all immigrants, regardless of status, have dignity, power to shape change, and agency to determine their lif… read allCore support for the four freedoms fund to strengthen the capacity of the immigrant justice movement to ensure all immigrants, regardless of status, have dignity, power to shape change, and agency to determine their life, community, and future less
$1.8M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Core support to implement governance, management, strategies, grantmaking, and learning for the global network for social justice and digital resilience
$1.8M
Movement Alliance Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$1.8M
Center for Popular Democracy · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$1.8M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
Core support for the pop culture collaborative, a donor collaborative and learning community transforming narratives about black and indigenous peoples, people of color, immigrants, refugees, and muslims; and core suppo… read allCore support for the pop culture collaborative, a donor collaborative and learning community transforming narratives about black and indigenous peoples, people of color, immigrants, refugees, and muslims; and core support for institutional strengthen less
$1.8M
International Labor Rights Forum · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$1.8M
National Immigration Law Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support and for core support for institutional strengthening
$1.8M
Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support for asian american advancing justice-asian law caucus and core support for institutional strengthening of the asian american justice affiliation
$1.8M
Howard University · Washington, DC · 2022
Core support for the center for journalism and democracy to help strengthen americas democracy by training and supporting generations of black journalists in the field of investigative journalism
$1.7M
Center for Law and Social Policy · Washington, DC · 2024
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$1.7M
Enterprise Community Partners · Columbia, MD · 2024
Core support for the cdo fund for community development organizations that engage in economic and community development, organizing, resident engagement, and social service projects that empower detroiters
$1.7M
Way To Rise · Washington, DC · 2024
Core support for the valiente fund to generate and organize donors, build year-round civic engagement programs focused on people of color, women, and young people, and strengthen state social justice infrastructure
$1.7M
Enterprise Community Partners · Columbia, MD · 2023
Core support for the cdo fund for community development organizations that engage in economic and community development, organizing, resident engagement, and social service projects that empower detroiters
$1.7M
Way To Rise · Washington, DC · 2023
Core support for the valiente fund to generate and organize donors, build year-round civic engagement programs focused on people of color, women, and young people, and strengthen state social justice infrastructure
$1.7M
Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Core support for the obama presidential center capital campaign
$1.7M
American University of Beirut · 2024
To support the regionalization of the non-governmental organizations initiative (ngoi) and the set up of an institutional strengthening and capacity building program for civil society in the mena region.
$1.6M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
Core support for the collective future fund to create a future where all girls and women, cis, transgender, and gender non-conforming, can live, learn, and work with safety and dignity
$1.6M
Groundswell Fund · Oakland, CA · 2023
For strengthening trans and reproductive justice organizations that are led by women of color, low-income women, and transgender people to build power and create meaningful collaboration in service of gender justice in … read allFor strengthening trans and reproductive justice organizations that are led by women of color, low-income women, and transgender people to build power and create meaningful collaboration in service of gender justice in the united states. less
$1.6M
Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support and core support for institutional strengthening of the asian american justice affiliation
$1.6M
Florida Rising Together · Miami, FL · 2023
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$1.6M
Fund for Global Human Rights · Washington, DC · 2024
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$1.6M
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1.6M
Powerswitch Action · Oakland, CA · 2024
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$1.6M
Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Core support for the obama presidential center capital campaign

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