Funding search · EIN 273345774 · New York, NY

Foundation for a Just Society

Name: Foundation for a Just Society 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.

1,104
grants reported: $180.4M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $100,000
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

accompaniment women employee gift matching development organizational strengthening

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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

Women's funds and feminist regranting intermediaries in the Global South
LGBTQI+ and trans rights organizing, Africa and Asia especially
Girls' and young feminist movement building, francophone West Africa
US South organizing: Black, Latina, trans, reproductive justice groups
Women human rights defenders, protection and urgent response funds
Sex worker, domestic worker, and migrant women's labor organizing

Typical grant

Median grant is $100,000, with the middle half between $50,000 and $200,000. The seven-figure checks go to established feminist regranting intermediaries like Urgent Action Fund Africa, Fondo Semillas, FCAM, and fiscally sponsored pooled funds; the $50,000 to $250,000 range covers direct grantees and national organizations. With 1,104 grants to 385 recipients over three years, most grantees are funded repeatedly, often with two or three concurrent grants covering general operations plus a named initiative.

Their words

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

“TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT”
“TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF”
“TO PROVIDE ACCOMPANIMENT SUPPORT”
“WOMEN, GIRLS, AND LGBTQI RIGHTS”
“MOVEMENT”

Positioning adjacent work

Frame the ask as general operating support for a movement, not a project with deliverables.
Connect to a named theme they already fund: girls' resistance, WHRD protection, Southern trans organizing, or gender and climate justice.
Ask $100,000 to $250,000 for a first direct grant; seven figures goes to regrantors only.
Name the constituency as women, girls, and LGBTQI people and show they lead the organization.

Worth knowing: Nearly half the recipients list New York addresses, but many are Global South organizations using US fiscal sponsors or intermediaries, so the geography is misleading. This is a relationship-driven, movement-accompaniment funder that concentrates money in a small set of feminist funds and pooled vehicles; a researcher with no tie to those networks is a poor fit, and academic or research framing barely appears in the record.

1 grant matching “midterm” · $8,000

$8,000
Stichting Mama Cash · 2024
To support the midterm review of feminist strategic partnerships

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 Advisors11 grants · $4.2M
Proteus Fund24 grants · $3.8M
Fondo De Accion Urgente Para America Latina Y El Caribe10 grants · $3.8M
Capital for Good USA3 grants · $3.0M
Borealis Philanthropy6 grants · $2.7M
Urgent Action Fund Asia & Pacific5 grants · $2.6M
Global Fund for Women8 grants · $2.6M
New Venture Fund4 grants · $2.5M
Fondo Semillas Ac3 grants · $2.5M
Im-Defensoras9 grants · $2.3M

Giving over time

$56.0M

2022

$61.2M

2023

$63.1M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,104 grants.

$1.1M
Fondo De Accion Urgente Para America Latina Y El Caribe · New York, NY · 2024
To provide general operating support
$1.1M
Urgent Action Fund - Africa · New York, NY · 2024
To provide general operating support
$1.0M
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To support the black-led movement fund
$1.0M
Capital for Good USA · Paoli, PA · 2024
To support the charitable activities of girls first fund
$1.0M
Fondo Centroamericano De Mujeres Foundation · Dover, DE · 2024
To provide general operating support to asociacion fondo centroamericano de mujeres (fcam)
$1.0M
Fondo Semillas Ac · New York, NY · 2024
To provide general operating support
$1.0M
Initiative Sankofa D'Afrique De L'Ouest · New York, NY · 2024
To support the charitable activities of isdao
$1.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
To support the charitable activities of collaborative for gender and reproductive equity (cgre)
$1.0M
African Women'S Development Fund · 2023
To support awdf's work in francophone west africa
$1.0M
Asociacion Fondo Centroamericano De Mujeres (Fcam) · New York, NY · 2023
To provide general operating support
$1.0M
Capital for Good USA · Paoli, PA · 2023
To support the charitable activities of the girls first fund
$1.0M
Fondo De Accion Urgente Para America Latina Y El Caribe · New York, NY · 2023
To support the charitable activities of the organization
$1.0M
Fondo Semillas Ac · New York, NY · 2023
To provide general operating support
$1.0M
Initiative Sankofa D'Afrique De L'Ouest (Isdao) · New York, NY · 2023
To support the charitable activities of the organization
$1.0M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
To support women's fund donor collaborative (the collaborative) in it's work to build the institutional capacity and fundraising strength of women's funds serving africa, asia and the pacific, latin america, central asi… read allTo support women's fund donor collaborative (the collaborative) in it's work to build the institutional capacity and fundraising strength of women's funds serving africa, asia and the pacific, latin america, central asia and eastern europe. less
$1.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
To support the charitable activities of collaborative for gender and reproductive equity (cgre)
$1.0M
Asociacion Fondo Centroamericano De Mujeres (Fcam) · New York, NY · 2022
To provide general operating support to fcam
$1.0M
Capital for Good USA · Paoli, PA · 2022
To support the charitable activities of the girls first fund
$1.0M
Fondo De Accion Urgente Para America Latina Y El Caribe · New York, NY · 2022
To support the charitable activities of the fondo de accion urgente para america latina y el caribe
$1.0M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Supports women's fund donor collaborative (the collaborative) in it's work to build the institutional capacity and fundraising strength of women's funds serving africa, asia and the pacific, latin america, central asia … read allSupports women's fund donor collaborative (the collaborative) in it's work to build the institutional capacity and fundraising strength of women's funds serving africa, asia and the pacific, latin america, central asia and eastern europe less
$1.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
To support the charitable activities of collaborative for gender and reproductive equity (cgre)
$1.0M
Urgent Action Fund Asia & Pacific · 2022
To support the urgent action sister fund's care at the center holistic safety and collective care initiative
$850,000
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the charitable activities of the black feminist fund
$800,000
Global Fund for Women · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support the charitable activities of the black feminist fund
$800,000
Global Fund for Women · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the charitable activities of the black feminist fund
$750,000
Im-Defensoras · 2024
To provide general operating support
$750,000
Urgent Action Fund Asia and Pacific · 2024
To support the urgent action sister fund's care at the center initiative
$750,000
Urgent Action Fund Asia & Pacific · 2023
To support the urgent action sister fund's care at the center initiative
$750,000
Uhai Eashri · 2022
To support the charitable activities of initiative sankofa dafrique de louest
$700,000
Ipas · New York, NY · 2024
To support the charitable activities of le centre odas
$700,000
Women'S Fund Asia Limited · 2024
To support the charitable activities of women's fund asia
$700,000
Urgent Action Fund-Africa (Uaf-Africa) · 2022
To provide general operating support
$650,000
Initiative Sankofa D'Afrique De L'Ouest (Isdao) · New York, NY · 2023
To provide accompaniment support for organizational strengthening
$600,000
Initiative Sankofa D'Afrique De L'Ouest · New York, NY · 2024
To provide accompaniment support for strengthening the movements isdao supports
$600,000
Urgent Action Fund-Africa · 2023
To provide general operating support
$600,000
Initiative Sankofa D'Afrique De L'Ouest (Isdao) · 2022
To provide support for the charitable activities of isdao
$555,000
Equality Fund · 2024
To provide general operating support
$550,000
Women'S Fund Asia Limited (Wfal) · 2023
To support the charitable activities of the organization
$525,000
Fondo Semillas Ac · New York, NY · 2022
To support the charitable activities of fondo semillas
$520,000
New York Women'S Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
To support the nywfs nyc fund for girls and young women of color
$500,000
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the emerging southern strategy project
$500,000
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice · New York, NY · 2024
To provide core support to astraea's u.s. Fund
$500,000
Awid · 2024
To provide philanthropic advocacy support for awids 2024 international forum
$500,000
International Women'S Development Agency · 2024
To provide general operating support
$500,000
New York Women'S Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
To support the nyc fund for girls and young women of color
$500,000
Organizacion Fraternal Negra Hondurea Ofraneh · New York, NY · 2024
To provide general operating support
$500,000
Prospera International Network of Women'S Funds · 2024
To provide general operating support
$500,000
Qosangana African Youth Network · New York, NY · 2024
To provide general operating support
$500,000
Stichting Mama Cash · 2024
To provide general operating support
$500,000
Stichting Women Win · 2024
To support the charitable activities of the nebula fund
$500,000
Urgent Action Fund Asia and Pacific · 2024
To provide general operating support
$500,000
Womin Alliance Trust · 2024
To provide general operating support
$500,000
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice · New York, NY · 2023
To provide core support to astraea's u.s. Fund
$500,000
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
For the black-led movement fund
$500,000
Equality Fund · 2023
To support equality fund's design, build and capacity development project
$500,000
Frida the Young Feminist Fund · 2023
To provide general operating support
$500,000
Im-Defensoras · 2023
To provide general operating support
$500,000
International Women'S Development Agency · 2023
To provide general operating support
$500,000
Mama Cash · 2023
To provide general operating support
$500,000
Organizacion Fraternal Negra Hondurena (Ofraneh) · New York, NY · 2023
To support the charitable activities of the organization
$500,000
Prospera International Network of Women'S Funds · 2023
To provide general operating support
$500,000
Stichting Women Win · 2023
To support the charitable activities of the nebula fund
$500,000
Uhai Eashri · 2023
To support the 8th edition of the changing faces changing spaces conference
$500,000
Womin Alliance Trust · 2023
To provide general operating support
$500,000
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
For the black-led movement fund
$500,000
Equality Fund · 2022
To support equality fund through its design, build and capacity development phases of its innovative, feminist, philanthropic and investment model that seeks to fund global womens rights organizations in perpetuity
$500,000
Frida the Young Feminist Fund · 2022
To provide general operating support
$500,000
Groundswell Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General operating support
$500,000
Im-Defensoras · 2022
To provide general operating support
$500,000
International Women'S Development Agency · 2022
To provide general operating support
$500,000
Mama Cash · 2022
To support mama cashs grantmaking, accompaniment, and philanthropic advocacy work
$500,000
Organizacion Fraternal Negra Hondurena (Ofraneh) · New York, NY · 2022
To support the charitable activities of organizacion fraternal negra hondurena
$500,000
Prospera International Network of Women'S Fund · 2022
To provide general operating support
$500,000
The Astraea Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
To support the lgbtq racial justice fund
$500,000
Urgent Action Fund-Africa (Uaf-Africa) · 2022
To support the feminist republik festival in november 2022
$500,000
Urgent Action Fund-Africa (Uaf-Africa) · 2022
To support uaf-africas charitable activities in the sahel region of west africa
$500,000
Women'S Fund Asia Limited (Wfal) · 2022
To support women's fund asias work to resource the implementation of a rights-based approach to inform, bolster, and accelerate feminist movements in asia and to support womens rights and transgender peoples rights acro… read allTo support women's fund asias work to resource the implementation of a rights-based approach to inform, bolster, and accelerate feminist movements in asia and to support womens rights and transgender peoples rights across eighteen countries in asia less
$500,000
Womin Alliance Trust · 2022
To provide general operating support
$480,000
The New York Women'S Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
To support the nywfs nyc fund for girls and young women of color
$475,000
The Myanmar Trust UK · New York, NY · 2023
To support activities focused on myanmar
$400,000
Awid · 2024
To provide general operating support
$400,000
Funders for Lgbtq Issues · New York, NY · 2024
To support the out in the south initiative
$400,000
Partners Asia · Oakland, CA · 2024
To support partners asia's regranting and capacity building support to women, girls, and lgbtqi rights organizations across thailand
$400,000
Proteus Fund · Waltham, MA · 2024
To provide general communications support
$400,000
The Myanmar Trust UK · 2024
To support collaboration between the myanmar trust uk and itthiya foundation
$400,000
Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism · Alameda, CA · 2024
To provide general operating support
$400,000
Women'S Fund Asia · New York, NY · 2024
To support sangram's swasa program
$400,000
American Jewish World Service · New York, NY · 2023
To provide general operating support
$400,000
Funders for Lgbtq Issues · New York, NY · 2023
To support the out in the south initiative
$400,000
Partners Asia · Oakland, CA · 2023
To support partners asia's regranting and capacity building support
$400,000
Proteus Fund · New York, NY · 2023
To provide general communications support
$400,000
Urgent Action Fund Asia & Pacific · 2023
For the charitable activities of the organization
$400,000
Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism · Alameda, CA · 2023
To provide general operating support
$400,000
American Jewish World Service · New York, NY · 2022
To provide general operating support
$400,000
Awid · 2022
To support the continued implementation of awids strategic plan, and to support its 2021 international forum
$400,000
Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues · New York, NY · 2022
To support the out in the south initiative
$400,000
Urgent Action Fund for Women'S Human Rights · Alameda, CA · 2022
To provide general operating support
$375,000
Asia Pacific Forum On Women Law and Development (Apwld) · New York, NY · 2024
To provide general operating support
$365,000
Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa · 2024
To support the charitable activities
$365,000
Asia Pacific Forum On Women Law and Development (Apwld) · 2022
To provide general operating support

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