Funding search · EIN 943215541 · Berkeley, CA

Gaia Fund

Name: Gaia Fund 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.

252
grants reported: $5.5M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
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

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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.

American Promise2 grants · $750,000
Congregation Emanu-El2 grants · $400,000
New Venture Fund3 grants · $250,000
Neo Philanthropy3 grants · $250,000
Organic Farming Research Fdn3 grants · $180,000
Real Organic Project3 grants · $155,000
Jewish Community Federation3 grants · $150,000
Tides Foundation3 grants · $150,000
Cornucopia Institute3 grants · $130,000
Regents of the University of Ca2 grants · $130,000

Giving over time

$1.8M

2022

$2.1M

2023

$1.6M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 252 grants.

$500,000
American Promise · Concord, MA · 2023
General Support
$250,000
American Promise · Concord, MA · 2022
General Support
$200,000
Congregation Emanu-El · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Emanu-El Next Campaign. Investing in Our Jewish Future
$200,000
Congregation Emanu-El · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Emanu-El Next Campaign. Investing in Our Jewish Future
$100,000
Accelerate Change · Boston, MA · 2024
General Support
$100,000
Working America Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General Support
$100,000
Workmoney Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Support
$100,000
National Redistricting Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General Operating Support
$100,000
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2023
State Infrastructure Fund
$100,000
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2022
State Infrastructure Fund
$100,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Trusted Elections Fund
$90,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Trusted Elections Fund
$80,000
Regents of the University of Ca · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
To UCSC Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems toward supporting Leadership Development at the UCSC Farm
$75,000
Real Organic Project · East Thetford, VT · 2024
General Support
$75,000
Voto Latino Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General Support
$75,000
Real Organic Project · East Thetford, VT · 2023
General Support
$75,000
Free Speech for People · Amherst, MA · 2022
General Support
$60,000
Organic Farming Research Fdn · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
General Support
$60,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Trusted Elections Fund
$60,000
Organic Farming Research Fdn · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
General Support
$60,000
Organic Farming Research Fdn · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
General Support
$50,000
Community Alliance With Family Farm · Davis, CA · 2024
Ecological Farming: Growing Pathways to Organic
$50,000
Contemporary Jewish Museum · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General Support
$50,000
Cornucopia Institute · Cornucopia, WI · 2024
To support expansion efforts in California
$50,000
Jewish Community Federation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General Support
$50,000
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2024
Students Learn Students Vote Coalition
$50,000
Nonprofit Vote · Somerville, MA · 2024
General Support
$50,000
Regents of the University of Ca · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Sustainable Farming Workforce Developmet thru UCSC Farm LDP
$50,000
Southern Vision Alliance · Durham, NC · 2024
Movement Labs
$50,000
Tides Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable purposes of Movement Voter Fund
$50,000
Alliance for Global Justice · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Real Food Generation for work in California
$50,000
Center for Food Safety · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
$50,000
Common Cause Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Money in Politics project in California
$50,000
Community Alliance With Family Farm · Davis, CA · 2023
Ecological Farming: Growing Pathways to Organic
$50,000
Cornucopia Institute · Viroqua, WI · 2023
To support expansion efforts in California
$50,000
Earth Island Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General Support for California Climate and Agriculture Network
$50,000
Issue One · Washington, DC · 2023
General Support
$50,000
Jewish Community Federation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
$50,000
Maplight · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Campaign reform work in California
$50,000
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Kitchen Table Advisors
$50,000
Opensecrets · Washington, DC · 2023
General Support
$50,000
Tides Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Movement Voter Fund to support voting rights organizations
$50,000
Alliance for Global Justice · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Real Food Generation
$50,000
Common Cause Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Money in Politics project in California
$50,000
Earth Island Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General Support for California Climate and Agriculture Network
$50,000
Issue One · Washington, DC · 2022
Count Every Vote Campaign
$50,000
Jewish Community Federation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support
$50,000
Maplight · Berkeley, CA · 2022
For campaign finance work in California
$50,000
Opensecrets · Washington, DC · 2022
General Support
$50,000
Tides Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Movement Voter Fund to support voting rights organizations
$40,000
National Organic Coalition · Arlington, MA · 2024
General Support
$40,000
San Francisco Jewish Comm Publicati · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General Support
$40,000
Wilderness Torah · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General Support
$40,000
Center for Food Safety · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support
$40,000
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Kitchen Table Advisors
$35,000
Point Reyes Bird Observatory · Petaluma, CA · 2022
Supporting small-scale Northern CA food crop producers to plan and implement sustainable agricultural practices
$30,000
Urban Adamah · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General Support
$30,000
Urban Adamah · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General Support
$30,000
Cornucopia Institute · Viroqua, WI · 2022
General Support
$30,000
Jewish Learningworks · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Jewish Community Library Public Programs
$25,000
Ag Land-Based Training Assn · Salinas, CA · 2024
General Support
$25,000
California Farmlink · Aptos, CA · 2024
For general support of the Equity and Conservation on Working Lands Efforts
$25,000
Heartland Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Moishe House · Charlotte, NC · 2024
General Support for Bay Area Programming
$25,000
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Reboot · Longmeadow, MA · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Rodale Institute · Kutztown, PA · 2024
Organic Farmers Association
$25,000
Voto Latino Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General Support
$25,000
California Farmlink · Aptos, CA · 2023
Equity and Conservation on Working Lands Effort
$25,000
Moishe House · Charlotte, NC · 2023
General Support for Bay Area Programming
$25,000
New Israel Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
$25,000
Reboot · Longmeadow, MA · 2023
San Francisco Bay Area Programs
$25,000
Rodale Institute · Kutztown, PA · 2023
Organic Farmers Association
$25,000
New Israel Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support
$25,000
Reboot · Longmeadow, MA · 2022
San Francisco Bay Area Programs
$25,000
Rodale Institute · Kutztown, PA · 2022
Organic Farmers Association - Supporting Organic Farmers as Informed Leaders
$25,000
Santa Rosa Junior College · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
Sustainable Agriculture Program
$20,000
Spur · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Impact Acceleration Campaign
$20,000
Tawonga Jewish Community Corporatio · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
$20,000
Tawonga Jewish Community Corporatio · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support
$15,000
Bend the Arc · New York, NY · 2022
General Support
$10,000
Aclu of South Carolina Foundation I · Charleston, SC · 2024
General Support
$10,000
Jewish Community Center of Sf · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General Support
$10,000
Jewish Community Center of Sf · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
$10,000
Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation · Sonoma, CA · 2023
General Support
$10,000
Jewish Community Center of Sf · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support
$7,000
So Carolina Coastal Conservation Le · Charleston, SC · 2024
GrowFood Carolina & Charleston Region Projects
$7,000
Womens Rights and Empowerment Netwo · Columbia, SC · 2024
General Support
$7,000
Aclu of South Carolina Foundation I · Charleston, SC · 2023
General Support
$7,000
South Carolina Coastal Conservation · Charleston, SC · 2023
GrowFood Carolina & Charleston Region Projects
$7,000
Womens Rights and Empowerment Netwo · Columbia, SC · 2023
General Support
$7,000
South Carolina Coastal Conservation · Charleston, SC · 2022
GrowFood Carolina & Charleston Region Projects
$6,000
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General Support
$6,000
Aclu of South Carolina Foundation I · Charleston, SC · 2022
General Support
$6,000
Save the Bay · Oakland, CA · 2022
General Support
$6,000
The Nature Conservancy · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Work in California
$5,500
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General Support
$5,500
Human Rights Campaign Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General Support
$5,500
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2024
General Support
$5,500
Planned Parenthood Federation of Am · New York, NY · 2024
General Support

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