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12 funders with a record of paying for “activist”
Where the money went
Largest: $250,000 to RESOURCE IMPACT — core support for the fannie lou hamer institute for human rights to bring together leading scholars, activists, artists and policy makers to honor the life and legacy of the civil …
Largest: $446,775 to UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA — to support the work of the human rights research and education center (hrrec) to achieve wider recognition and protection of activists in exile and to pilot a leadership strengthen…
Largest: $10,000 to IMANI COUNTESS — to build a new social movement linking groups working to curb illicit financial flows in africa to constituencies in the us including: progressive and left-leaning activists, afric…
Largest: $522,000 to VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY — to support a design lab for designers, scholars, and activists informed by disability justice principles and arts and humanities methodologies with the goal of integrating disabili…
Largest: $75,000 to CENTER FOR ARTISTIC ACTIVISM — unstoppable voters a training and mentoring program that educates artists and activists on research-based tools to design and implement effective civic engagement creative campaign…
Largest: $105,000 to FEMINIST MAJORITY FOUNDATION — furthering equality; promoting non-violence, justice, peace and economic development; enhancing feminist leadership; promoting learning and research for the furtherance of feminist…
Largest: $200,000 to Institut fur die Wissenschaften vom Menschen — to create a record of the russo-ukrainian war by supporting and archiving the work of ukrainian intellectuals, journalists, activists and others.
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
6 matching grants · $405,950 · through 2024Largest: $125,000 to Desmond Meade — macarthur foundation fellow award - civil rights activist
Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $400,500 to Voices of Community Activists and Leaders (VOCAL-NY) Inc — general operating support and project support
Largest: $14,261 to FARM SANCTUARY — animal rights activists
Largest: $30,000 to NEW ISRAEL FUND — donor advised:1. standing together-support jewish & arab israeli activists working to promote more inclusive, equal & socially just society for all.2. alliance for israel's future …
Association for Growth and EducationBerkeley, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2025Largest: $701,765 to MEA PESCADERO LLC — in support of mea pescadero (activist in residence program)
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →