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The Oak Foundation USA

Name: The Oak Foundation USA 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.

42
grants reported: $24.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $295,478
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

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Hawaii Community Foundation2 grants · $12.0M
Book Harvest2 grants · $1.5M
Cast2 grants · $1.0M
Upstream USA2 grants · $1.0M
The Nature Conservancy2 grants · $967,438
Vocal-Ny2 grants · $800,000
New Teacher Center2 grants · $749,051
Proteus Fund2 grants · $600,000
Center for Learner Equity2 grants · $590,955
East Durham Childrens Initiative1 grant · $500,000

Giving over time

$4.1M

2022

$12.5M

2023

$7.4M

2024

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

$7.7M
Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2023
To create a better hawaii by inspiring generosity, advocating for equity, building connections, and investing in the community
$4.3M
Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2024
To support hcf's vision of an equitable and vibrant hawaii, where all island communities thrive.
$750,000
Book Harvest · Durham, NC · 2024
To provide support to book harvest in its efforts to transform literacy for under-resourced children across north carolina.
$750,000
Book Harvest · Durham, NC · 2023
To promote literacy for every community by ensuring every child has books and parents receive support
$537,157
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
To global mangrove watch phase 2: harnessing the power of technology to protect people and mangroves
$500,000
Cast · Lynnfield, MA · 2024
To provide core support to cast in its work to transform education design and practice in the us, until learning has no limits.
$500,000
Upstream USA · Boston, MA · 2024
To provide core support to upstream us in the us.
$500,000
Cast · Lynnfield, MA · 2023
To create fair and inclusive learning experiences worldwide using the universal design for learning framework
$500,000
East Durham Childrens Initiative · Durham, NC · 2023
To create high-quality services for youth and their families that overcomes the barriers to their success so every youth graduates from high school ready for college or career
$500,000
Upstream USA · Boston, MA · 2023
To make comprehensive contraceptive care accessible and patient-centered across all healthcare settings
$430,281
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Harnessing the power of technology to protect people and mangroves
$414,415
Safer Families Centre of Research Excellence -University of Melbourne · 2022
Unrestricted programme support - psychological violence research
$401,520
New Teacher Center · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
To provide support to the new teacher center, based in california, to pilot innovative professional teaching that equips teachers and staff to support students with learning differences.
$400,000
Vocal-Ny · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To provide general support to vocal-ny, a grassroots membership organization based in new york city that builds the collective voice of people who live on low-incomes and are experiencing homelessness to create healthy … read allTo provide general support to vocal-ny, a grassroots membership organization based in new york city that builds the collective voice of people who live on low-incomes and are experiencing homelessness to create healthy and just communities. less
$400,000
Vocal-Ny · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To mobilize low-income people to end the aids epidemic, the war on drugs, mass incarceration and homelessness
$400,000
Heartland Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2022
To promote the human rights of immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers, particularly those deprived of their liberty in immigration detention. Heartland alliance's national immigrant justice center uses a multi-prong ap… read allTo promote the human rights of immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers, particularly those deprived of their liberty in immigration detention. Heartland alliance's national immigrant justice center uses a multi-prong approach of alliance-building, policy advocacy, impact litigation and strategic communications to reduce harsh enforcement practices and the number of immigrants in detention, improve detention conditions and ensure due process protections. less
$400,000
Project Home · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To enable project home to build quality and capacity within its residential programmes to end and prevent homelessness in philadelphia. Project home (which stands for housing, opportunities for employment, medical care,… read allTo enable project home to build quality and capacity within its residential programmes to end and prevent homelessness in philadelphia. Project home (which stands for housing, opportunities for employment, medical care, education) achieves its mission through a continuum of services. These comprise street outreach, a range of supportive housing and comprehensive services designed for persons who have experienced homelessness. less
$347,531
New Teacher Center · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
To challenge and change the educational disadvantages faced by under-served students by enhancing the effectiveness of educators
$300,000
Proteus Fund · New York, NY · 2024
To provide core support to puentes.
$300,000
Proteus Fund · New York, NY · 2023
To advance justice, equity, and an inclusive, representative democracy
$299,125
Center for Learner Equity · New York, NY · 2023
Committed to ensuring that students with disabilities, particularly those in under-resourced communities, have the quality educational opportunities and choices they need to thrive and learn
$291,830
Center for Learner Equity · New York, NY · 2022
Committed to ensuring that students with disabilities, particularly those in under-resourced communities, have the quality educational opportunities and choices they need to thrive and learn. The center for learner equi… read allCommitted to ensuring that students with disabilities, particularly those in under-resourced communities, have the quality educational opportunities and choices they need to thrive and learn. The center for learner equity accomplishes this through research, advocacy, coalition formation, and capacity building with national, state, and local partners. less
$245,816
International Justice Mission · Arlington, VA · 2023
To create a safer, more just world, combating modern slavery, exploitation, and abuse by addressing the vulnerabilities caused by poverty
$228,560
Darkness To Light · North Charleston, SC · 2022
Strengthening organisational safeguarding for oak grantees
$214,120
International Justice Mission · Washington, DC · 2022
To address impunity and providing justice for victims of child sexual abuse
$212,500
Donors Choose · New York, NY · 2022
To provide donors choose access to resources for educators
$212,430
As You Sow · Berkeley, CA · 2022
To provide shareholder activism on plastics pollution
$205,641
As You Sow · Berkeley, CA · 2022
To provide shareholder activism on plastics pollution
$200,000
Center for Digital Democracy · Washington, DC · 2023
To ensure digital technologies uphold democratic values, protect privacy and rights, and promote equity, fairness, and community
$200,000
Center for Digital Democracy · Washington, DC · 2022
To safeguard young people and promote children's rights in a digital environment
$192,532
Native American Rights Fund · Anchorage, AK · 2022
Securing protections for the northern bering sea
$185,990
President & Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To advance knowledge and support the development of innovative science and technology oriented policy solutions to address india's climate and energy challenges.
$180,688
President & Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To advance collaboration to strengthen capacity and knowledge to address climate and sustainable development challenges.
$100,002
National Housing Institute Dba Shelterforce · Montclair, NJ · 2022
To support investigative journalism
$100,000
Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center · Boston, MA · 2022
To make economic stability a reality for more people throughout massachusetts, so that those on lower incomes can become economically independent. Massbudget is a not-for-profit organisation producing independent analys… read allTo make economic stability a reality for more people throughout massachusetts, so that those on lower incomes can become economically independent. Massbudget is a not-for-profit organisation producing independent analysis of state budget and tax policies to improve the lives of people on low incomes. less
$99,998
National Housing Institute Dba Shelterforce · Montclair, NJ · 2023
To use independent journalism to inspire, inform, and hold accountable those working towards just, equitable, and thriving communities with affordable housing for all
$99,064
Arc4justice · Needham, MA · 2024
To support the center for social innovation, based in the us, which works to improve the lives of marginalized and vulnerable people.
$97,929
Arc4justice · Needham, MA · 2023
To ensure the vision of housing stability and healthy communities becomes reality by using community-centered, data-informed solutions
$97,883
The African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, WA · 2022
To enhance operational efficiency and rhino protection at zimbabwe's save valley conservancy
$90,000
Exchange Clubs Child Abuse Prevention Center in Durham · Durham, NC · 2023
To improve the lives of children in durham and keep families together through support, training, and community awareness, encouraging everyone to contribute to creating safe and responsive environments for children
$80,000
Exchange Clubs Child Abuse Prevention Center in Durham Inc Dba Exchange · Durham, NC · 2022
To provide core support
$71,000
Compass Working Capital · Boston, MA · 2022
To identify ways to extend the reach of cwc's family self-sufficiency programme. To do so, it will facilitate in-depth quantitative and qualitative research on the inclusion of younger parents, single people and under-r… read allTo identify ways to extend the reach of cwc's family self-sufficiency programme. To do so, it will facilitate in-depth quantitative and qualitative research on the inclusion of younger parents, single people and under-represented ethnic communities. Cwc is a not-for-profit organisation that provides savings and financial coaching programmes to support low-income families to: build assets; achieve their financial goals; and become more financially secure. less

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