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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 20-8087695

Flock Inc

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 78 grants and $24 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Nov 30, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2023

    $23,954,811

    Grants listed
    78
    Assets, end of year
    $25,861,013

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,461,616

    Grants listed
    107
    Assets, end of year
    $7,277,232

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,932,674

    Grants listed
    86
    Assets, end of year
    $7,606,303

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,741,184

    Grants listed
    91
    Assets, end of year
    $2,341,319

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,777,759

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $1,763,487

Grants paid in 2023

78 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Native MovementFairbanks, AK

    General operations & program/project support

    $2,585,000
  2. Seed CommonsNew York, NY

    General operations & program/project support

    $2,300,000
  3. Open Buffalo IncBuffalo, NY

    General operations & program/project support

    $1,777,311
  4. Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo IncBuffalo, NY

    Program/project support

    $1,300,000
  5. Urban TilthRichmond, CA

    General operations

    $1,235,000
  6. Asian Pacific Environmental NetworkOakland, CA

    General operations

    $1,100,000
  7. Solidaire NetworkOakland, CA

    General operations

    $1,000,000
  8. Appalachian Community FundKnoxville, TN

    General operations & program/project support

    $970,000
  9. East Bay Community FoundationOakland, CA

    Program/project support

    $825,000
  10. Voices for A Sustainable Future DBA Labor Network for SustainabilityTakoma Park, MD

    General operations

    $650,000
  11. Social Good FundRichmond, CA

    Program/project support

    $570,000
  12. People United for Sustainable Housing IncBuffalo, NY

    General operations & program/project support

    $500,000
  13. Proteus FundWaltham, MA

    Program/project support

    $500,000
  14. Indigenous Environmental NetworkBemidji, MN

    General operations

    $387,500
  15. Ekvnv YefolecvlkeWeogufka, AL

    General operations

    $375,000
  16. North American Students of CooperationAnn Arbor, MI

    Program/project support

    $350,000
  17. New Venture FundWashington, DC

    Program/project support

    $300,000
  18. Highlander Research & Education CenterNew Market, TN

    General operations & program/project support

    $270,000
  19. Mountain AssociationBerea, KY

    General operations & program/project support

    $250,000
  20. Climate Justice AllianceLos Angeles, CA

    General operations

    $237,500
  21. Center for Economic DemocracyJamaica Plain, MA

    General operations

    $220,000
  22. Action Group on Erosion Technology and Concentration IncOakland, CA

    General operations

    $200,000
  23. Alliance for A Just SocietySeattle, WA

    Program/project support

    $200,000
  24. Center for Third World OrganizingOakland, CA

    Program/project support

    $200,000
  25. Communities for A Better EnvironmentHuntington PK, CA

    General operations

    $200,000
  26. Indigenous Peoples Power Project IncPortland, OR

    General operations

    $200,000
  27. Movement GenerationBerkeley, CA

    General operations

    $200,000
  28. Movement Training NetworkTierra Amarilla, NM

    General operations

    $200,000
  29. Native American Rights FundBoulder, CO

    Program/project support

    $200,000
  30. Ruckus Society IncOakland, CA

    General operations

    $200,000
  31. Taproot Earth Co Mt Airy AxisPhiladelphia, PA

    General operations

    $200,000
  32. Grassroots Global JusticeWashington, DC

    General operations

    $187,500
  33. Right to the City AllianceBrooklyn, NY

    General operations

    $187,500
  34. Filmmakers Collaborativechris LandryMelrose, MA

    Program/project support

    $150,000
  35. Foundation for Appalachian KentuckyHazard, KY

    Program/project support

    $150,000
  36. Greenwave OrganizationNew Haven, CT

    General operations

    $150,000
  37. Mondo Bizarro ProductionsNew Orleans, LA

    Program/project support

    $150,000
  38. Running Strong for American Indian YouthAlexandria, VA

    Program/project support

    $150,000
  39. Smartmeme DBA Center for Story-Based StrategyOakland, CA

    General operations

    $150,000
  40. AppalshopJenkins, KY

    General operations & program/project support

    $120,000
  41. Kentucky CoalitionLondon, KY

    Program/project support

    $120,000
  42. Beaver Village CouncilBeaver, AR

    Program/project support

    $100,000
  43. Edge Funders AllianceSan Francisco, CA

    General operations

    $100,000
  44. Grassroots International IncBoston, MA

    General operations

    $100,000
  45. Justice FundersOakland, CA

    General operations

    $100,000
  46. National Committee for Responsive PhilanthropyWashington, DC

    General operations

    $100,000
  47. Native ConservancyCordova, AK

    General operations

    $100,000
  48. Native Peoples Action Community FundAnchorage, AK

    General operations

    $100,000
  49. Neighborhood Funders GroupSan Francisco, CA

    General operations

    $100,000
  50. Not an AlternativeVashon, WA

    General operations

    $100,000
  51. Resource GenerationBrooklyn, NY

    General operations

    $100,000
  52. Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy ServicesHouston, TX

    General operations

    $100,000
  53. Thousand CurrentsSan Francisco, CA

    General operations

    $100,000
  54. Ujima Company IncBuffalo, NY

    General operations

    $100,000
  55. United Tribes of Bristol BayDillingham, AK

    General operations

    $100,000
  56. Uprose IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operations

    $100,000
  57. Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange NetworkWinchester, KY

    Program/project support

    $80,000
  58. Massachusetts Avenue Project IncBuffalo, NY

    General operations

    $75,000
  59. Partnership for the Public GoodBuffalo, NY

    General operations

    $75,000
  60. Public Accountability InitiativeBuffalo, NY

    General operations

    $75,000
  61. Acce InstituteSacramento, CA

    General operations

    $70,000
  62. African Heritage Economic Initiative aka African Heritage Food Co-OpBuffalo, NY

    General operations

    $70,000
  63. Commonwealth FoundationBerkeley, CA

    Program/project support

    $70,000
  64. Laurel County African American Heritage CenterLondon, KY

    General operations

    $70,000
  65. Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts CenterLexington, KY

    Program/project support

    $70,000
  66. Southern Appalachian Mountain StewardsBig Stone Gap, VA

    General operations

    $70,000
  67. Appalachian Citizens' Law Center IncWhitesburg, KY

    General operations

    $50,000
  68. Center for Rural Strategies IncWhitesburg, KY

    General operations

    $50,000
  69. Coalition for Economic Justice IncBuffalo, NY

    General operations

    $50,000
  70. Community Farm Alliance IncBerea, KY

    General operations

    $50,000
  71. Headwaters IncWhitesburg, KY

    General operations

    $50,000
  72. Redbud Financial AlternativesHazard, KY

    General operations

    $50,000
  73. Richmond LandRichmond, CA

    General operations

    $50,000
  74. Southeast Education Foundation IncCumberland, KY

    Program/project support

    $50,000
  75. Inquiring SystemsSanta Rosa, CA

    Program/project support

    $32,500
  76. Center for Popular EconomicsAmherst, MA

    General operations

    $30,000
  77. Native Land Conservancy IncMashpee, MA

    Program/project support

    $25,000
  78. New Economy Coalition IncBoston, MA

    General operations

    $25,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Community development10 grants $5,812,50030% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking6 grants $3,145,00016% of the total
  3. Education10 grants $2,677,50014% of the total
  4. Environment10 grants $2,587,50013% of the total
  5. Human services7 grants $2,547,31113% of the total
  6. Arts and culture6 grants $640,0003% of the total
  7. 6 other causes13 grants $1,930,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York13 grants $6,709,811
  2. California19 grants $5,740,000
  3. Alaska5 grants $3,085,000
  4. Washington3 grants $1,300,000
  5. Tennessee2 grants $1,240,000
  6. Kentucky13 grants $1,160,000
  7. Massachusetts7 grants $1,050,000
  8. Maryland1 grant $650,000
  9. District of Columbia3 grants $587,500
  10. Minnesota1 grant $387,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Farhad EbrahimiPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Nina RossVICE PRESIDENT, CLERK, DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Noeleen LittleTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

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