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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
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Tax year 2024
$3,862,675
- Grants listed
- 39
- Assets, end of year
- $21,290,545
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Tax year 2023
$1,169,869
- Grants listed
- 20
- Assets, end of year
- $25,046,543
-
Tax year 2022
$437,200
- Grants listed
- 10
- Assets, end of year
- $25,831,910
-
Tax year 2021
$75,000
- Grants listed
- 1
- Assets, end of year
- $26,251,553
-
Tax year 2020
$374,000
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $9,901,713
-
Tax year 2019
$375,000
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $10,373,958
-
Tax year 2018
$65,000
- Grants listed
- 2
- Assets, end of year
- $11,191,836
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Kensington Corridor TrustPhiladelphia, PA
Operating support grant
$225,000 -
Higher Purpose CoClarksdale, MS
Operating support
$200,000 -
Community Services Unlimited IncLos Angeles, CA
#nri grant 2024 south central equitable development fund
$187,500 -
Possibility LabsConcord, CA
Just economy institute restricted grant - salaries
$187,500 -
Meridian InstituteDillon, CO
Loan converted to grant
$175,000 -
Climate Justice AllianceLos Angeles, CA
Operations
$150,000 -
Everyday People for Change (runway)Oakland, CA
2024 waterway grant
$150,000 -
National Black Food and Justice AllianceAtlanta, GA
Operations
$150,000 -
Northwest Native Development FundCoulee Dam, WA
#nri grant 2024
$150,000 -
Oweesta CorporationLongmont, CO
Operating support grant
$150,000 -
Right to the City AllianceBrooklyn, NY
#nri grant 2024
$150,000 -
The People's Land FundOakland, CA
Operations
$150,000 -
Sustainable Economies Law CenterOakland, CA
East bay permanent real estate cooperative operating support
$125,000 -
La Semilla Food CenterAnthony, NM
Operating support
$122,000 -
Communities in PartnershipDurham, NC
#nri grant 2024
$112,500 -
Women in Ranching IncCohagen, MT
Operating support
$110,250 -
Carbon Cycle InstituteNicasio, CA
Bipoc agroecology network operating support
$100,000 -
Occidental Arts & Ecology CenterOccidental, CA
Celebrating women's leadership in food operating support
$100,000 -
Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation IncFreeport, ME
Openteam ops support
$80,000 -
Community Alliance with Family FarmersDavis, CA
Operating support
$78,750 -
Good Meat ProjectPortland, OR
Operating support
$77,175 -
Croatan InstituteDurham, NC
Reefs program operating support
$75,000 -
Just Futures ImpactWashington, DC
Operations
$75,000 -
Native Agriculture Financial ServicesFayetteville, AR
Operations
$75,000 -
Ecdysis FoundationEstelline, SD
Operations - supplemental award
$60,000 -
Leadership Counsel for Justice and AccounFresno, CA
Operating support
$60,000 -
New Mexico Farmers' Marketing AssociationSanta Fe, NM
Operating support
$60,000 -
San Benito Resource Conservation DistrictHollister, CA
Operating support
$60,000 -
Organic Farming Research FoundationSanta Cruz, CA
Operating support
$52,500 -
Savanna InstituteMadison, WI
Tranche 3 2023
$52,500 -
Agriculture and Land-Based Training AssocSalinas, CA
Operating support
$50,000 -
Climate Change Leadership InstituteSanta Fe, NM
NM healthy soil working group ops support
$50,000 -
Food Culture CollectiveBerkeley, CA
Operating support
$50,000 -
Greater Kansas City Community FoundationKansas City, MO
Wildseeds fund (fka food & farm communications fund) operating support
$50,000 -
Ccof FoundationSanta Cruz, CA
Operating support
$42,000 -
NDN CollectiveRapid City, SD
#nri grant 2024
$37,500 -
New Mexico Community CapitalAlbuquerque, NM
Goat-connected community of companies work
$32,500 -
Regenerative Agriculture FoundationMinneapolis, MN
Fora operating support tranche 3 2023
$25,000 -
Southwest Grassfed Livestock AllianceSanta Fe, NM
Operating support
$25,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Community development7 grants $832,50029% of the total
- Food and agriculture8 grants $651,17522% of the total
- Human services3 grants $447,75015% of the total
- Environment5 grants $427,50015% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $205,0007% of the total
- Civil rights1 grant $150,0005% of the total
- 2 other causes2 grants $185,0006% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- California15 grants $1,543,250
- New Mexico5 grants $289,500
- District of Columbia2 grants $250,000
- Pennsylvania1 grant $225,000
- Mississippi1 grant $200,000
- North Carolina2 grants $187,500
- Colorado1 grant $150,000
- Georgia1 grant $150,000
- New York1 grant $150,000
- Washington1 grant $150,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Sallie CalhounPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
- Sallie CalhounVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
- Sallie CalhounSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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