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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-4286227

Tikkun Olam Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 68 grants and $7.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $7,198,500

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $38,623,301

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,284,000

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $44,539,839

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,263,504

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $47,406,646

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,995,374

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $63,009,912

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,873,500

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $63,399,006

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,460,000

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $60,106,162

Grants paid in 2024

68 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. FJCNew York, NY

    Ali forney center

    $1,000,000
  2. Astraea Lesbian Foundation for JusticeNew York, NY

    To support general operations

    $300,000
  3. Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncWashington, DC

    To support the black feminist fund

    $240,000
  4. Borealis PhilanthropyMinneapolis, MN

    To support the black led movement fund

    $240,000
  5. In Our Own Voice National Black Womens Reproductive Justice AgendaWashington, DC

    To support general operations

    $240,000
  6. North Star Fund IncNew York, NY

    To support general operations

    $240,000
  7. Proteus Fund IncWaltham, MA

    To support third wave fund

    $240,000
  8. Common Counsel FoundationOakland, CA

    To support movement for black lives

    $200,000
  9. Proteus Fund IncWaltham, MA

    To support rights, faith, & democracy collaborative

    $200,000
  10. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNew York, NY

    To support grant for grantmakeres for girls of color

    $200,000
  11. Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    To support movement voter fund

    $200,000
  12. Transgender Gender-Variant Intersex Justice ProjectOakland, CA

    To support the tgi justice project

    $190,000
  13. Groundswell FundOakland, CA

    To support general operations

    $180,000
  14. Southerners on New GroundAtlanta, GA

    To support general operations

    $180,000
  15. National Latina Institute for Reproductive HealthNew York, NY

    To support general operations

    $150,000
  16. Sister Song IncAtlanta, GA

    To support general operations

    $145,000
  17. Borealis PhilanthropyMinneapolis, MN

    To support fund for trans generations

    $120,000
  18. Borealis PhilanthropyMinneapolis, MN

    To support emerging LGBTQ leaders of color fund

    $120,000
  19. BYP100 Education FundSpringfield, IL

    To support general operations

    $120,000
  20. Haymarket People's Fund IncBoston, MA

    To support general operations

    $120,000
  21. Make the Road New YorkBrooklyn, NY

    To support general operations

    $120,000
  22. National Domestic Workers AllianceNew York, NY

    To support general operations

    $120,000
  23. National Network of Abortion FundsPhiladelphia, PA

    To support general operations

    $120,000
  24. Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    To support the trans justice funding project

    $100,000
  25. Transgender Law CenterOakland, CA

    To support general operations

    $100,000
  26. Translash Media IncBrooklyn, NY

    To support general operations

    $100,000
  27. Families for Justice as Healing IncRoxbury, MA

    To support general operations

    $90,000
  28. Women's Health Services PCBrookline, MA

    Supplies and services for low-income women

    $90,000
  29. New York City Gay & Lesbian Anti-ViolenceNew York, NY

    To support general operations

    $75,000
  30. Plan A Health IncNew York, NY

    To support general operations

    $75,000
  31. Spark Reproductive Justice Now IncAtlanta, GA

    To support general operations

    $75,000
  32. Center for Sex and CultureChicago, IL

    To support scarleteen

    $66,000
  33. Neo PhilanthropyNew York, NY

    To support reproaction education fund

    $64,000
  34. Gsa NetworkOakland, CA

    To support general operations

    $60,000
  35. Jeremiah ProgramMinneapolis, MN

    To support general operations

    $60,000
  36. New England Women's Support IncBoston, MA

    To support general operations

    $60,000
  37. New York State Youth Leadership Council IncNew York, NY

    To support general operations

    $60,000
  38. Pregnancy Justice IncNew York, NY

    To support general operations

    $60,000
  39. Sylvia Rivera Law Project IncNew York, NY

    To support general operations

    $60,000
  40. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers IncImmokalee, FL

    To support general operations

    $60,000
  41. Theatre of the Oppressed NYCNew York, NY

    To support general operations

    $60,000
  42. Black & PinkBoston, MA

    To support general operations

    $55,000
  43. Alliance for A Just SocietySeattle, WA

    To support native organizers alliance

    $50,000
  44. Avow Foundation for Abortion AccessAustin, TX

    To support general operations

    $50,000
  45. Campaign for Southern EqualityAsheville, NC

    To support general operations

    $50,000
  46. Equality Federation InstitutePortland, OR

    To support the tons project

    $50,000
  47. Fund for the City of New York IncNew York, NY

    To support general operations

    $50,000
  48. Griot CircleBrooklyn, NY

    To support general operations

    $50,000
  49. Neo PhilanthropyNew York, NY

    To support we testify

    $50,000
  50. New Venture FundWashington, DC

    To support vision first

    $50,000
  51. New York Abortion Access FundNew York, NY

    To support general operations

    $50,000
  52. Southern Vision AllianceDurham, NC

    To support the queer mobilization fund

    $50,000
  53. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    To support lift louisana

    $50,000
  54. Beyond Bond & Legal Defense Fund IncSaugus, MA

    To support general operations

    $36,000
  55. Prison Communities International IncKatonah, NY

    To support rehabiltiation of the arts

    $30,000
  56. Campaign for Southern EqualityAsheville, NC

    To support rapid response to hurricane helen

    $25,000
  57. Communities United Against ViolenceSan Francisco, CA

    To support general operations

    $25,000
  58. Jew for Radical and Economic Justice Community IncBrooklyn, NY

    To support general operations

    $25,000
  59. Southern Vision AllianceDurham, NC

    To support hurricane helen relief

    $25,000
  60. Southern Vision AllianceDurham, NC

    To support general operations

    $25,000
  61. Southerners on New GroundAtlanta, GA

    To support hurricane helen & milton relief

    $25,000
  62. SvaraChicago, IL

    To support general operations

    $25,000
  63. Chronicle Season of Sharing FundSan Francisco, CA

    To support general operations

    $10,000
  64. Defending Rights and Dissent IncWashington, DC

    To support the muslim counterpublics lab

    $10,000
  65. Muslims for Progressive Values IncLos Angeles, CA

    To support general operations

    $10,000
  66. Social Good Fund IncRichmond, CA

    To support muslim alliance for sexual and gender diversity

    $10,000
  67. Sogorea Te Land TrustOakland, CA

    To support general operations

    $10,000
  68. Funders for Reproductive EquityRockville, MD

    2024 summer meeting sponsorship

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid4 grants $1,420,00027% of the total
  2. Civil rights12 grants $865,00016% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking5 grants $790,00015% of the total
  4. Arts and culture4 grants $540,00010% of the total
  5. Education3 grants $450,0008% of the total
  6. Human services5 grants $405,0008% of the total
  7. 8 other causes17 grants $826,50016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York19 grants $2,825,000
  2. California13 grants $1,145,000
  3. Massachusetts9 grants $951,000
  4. District of Columbia6 grants $654,000
  5. Minnesota3 grants $480,000
  6. Georgia4 grants $425,000
  7. Illinois3 grants $211,000
  8. North Carolina5 grants $175,000
  9. Pennsylvania1 grant $120,000
  10. Florida1 grant $60,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Denise SobelPRESIDENT/TREASURER/CHAIR/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Naomi SobelSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Joanna WareDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Zev LoweEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $0

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