Funding search · EIN 261617166 · Santa Cruz, CA
The Foundation for Social Responsibility
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 44
- grants reported
- $186,980
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- The Indypendent1 grant · $26,000
- Just the Pill1 grant · $25,000
- South Portland Food Cupboard1 grant · $15,000
- Congressional Dish2 grants · $14,280
- Aldea2 grants · $12,500
- Second Harvest of Santa Cruz2 grants · $10,000
- Environmental Working Group1 grant · $10,000
- Wrrap1 grant · $10,000
- Doctors Without Borders2 grants · $8,000
- Solar Rights Alliance1 grant · $7,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 44 reported grants, largest first.
- $26,000
The Indypendent · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Publishing Grant
- $25,000
Just the Pill · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Support for general mission
- $15,000
South Portland Food Cupboard · So Portland, ME · 2024
Support for general mission
- $11,140
Congressional Dish · Crestview, FL · 2023
Support for general mission
- $10,000
Environmental Working Group · Washington, DC · 2023
Support for General Mission
- $10,000
Wrrap · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Support for general mission
- $7,500
Aldea · Napa, CA · 2023
Support for General Mission
- $7,000
Solar Rights Alliance · San Diego, CA · 2023
Support for general mission
- $5,000
Give Well · Oakland, CA · 2024
Support for general mission
- $5,000
Second Harvest of Santa Cruz · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Support for General Mission
- $5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Support for General Mission
- $5,000
Second Harvest of Santa Cruz · Watsonville, CA · 2023
Support for General Mission
- $5,000
Aldea · Napa, CA · 2022
Support for General Mission
- $3,500
Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Support for General Mission
- $3,140
Congressional Dish · Crestview, FL · 2022
Support for general mission
- $3,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Support for General Mission
- $3,000
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2024
Support for General Mission
- $3,000
Immigration Equality · New York, NY · 2023
Support for general mission
- $2,500
National Domestic Alliance · New York, NY · 2024
Support for general mission
- $2,000
Mother Jones Foundation · Big Sandy, TX · 2024
Support for general mission
- $2,000
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2024
Support for General Mission
- $2,000
Final Exit Network · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
Support for general mission
- $2,000
National Abortion Federation · Annapolis Junction, MD · 2023
Support for general mission
- $2,000
Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2023
Support for general mission
- $2,000
Public Citizen · Washington, DC · 2023
Support for General Mission
- $2,000
Immigration Equality · New York, NY · 2022
Support for general mission
- $2,000
New Mexico Immigrant Law Center · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Support for General Mission
- $1,500
Freedom From Religion Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Support for general mission
- $1,100
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Support for general mission
- $1,000
Center for Investigative Reporting · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Support for general mission
- $1,000
Envision Freedom Fund · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Support for general mission
- $1,000
Immigration Equality · New York, NY · 2024
Support for general mission
- $1,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2024
Support for general mission
- $1,000
Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2024
Support for general mission
- $1,000
Public Citizen · Washington, DC · 2024
Support for General Mission
- $1,000
Western Service Workers · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Support for general mission
- $1,000
American Humanist Assoc · Washington, DC · 2022
Support for general mission
- $1,000
Center for Media and Democracy · Madison, WI · 2022
Support for General Mission
- $1,000
Freedom From Religion Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
Support for general mission
- $1,000
Maps Public Beneift Corporation · San Jose, CA · 2022
Support for general mission
- $1,000
Mother Jones Foundation · Big Sandy, TX · 2022
Support for general mission
- $1,000
Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2022
Support for general mission
- $500
Union of Concerned Scientists · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Support for general mission
- $100
Welfare Warriors · New York, NY · 2024
Support for general mission
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