How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Furthur Foundation
1405 McGee Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94703
(510) 524-4000
[email protected] - Form and materials
- Written Application with explanation of use.
- Deadlines
- January 31
- Restrictions
- Require a 501c3 organizational status
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$122,000
- Grants listed
- 26
- Assets, end of year
- $2,135,241
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Tax year 2024
$147,500
- Grants listed
- 23
- Assets, end of year
- $1,998,020
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Tax year 2023
$85,000
- Grants listed
- 20
- Assets, end of year
- $1,899,538
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Tax year 2022
$72,000
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $1,729,252
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Tax year 2021
$84,000
- Grants listed
- 27
- Assets, end of year
- $1,344,853
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Tax year 2020
$110,250
- Grants listed
- 33
- Assets, end of year
- $914,669
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Tax year 2019
$70,000
- Grants listed
- 30
- Assets, end of year
- $922,515
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Tax year 2018
$69,000
- Grants listed
- 26
- Assets, end of year
- $897,371
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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Earth TeamRichmond, CA
Promote leadership stewardship service
$9,000 -
Individual
Provide opportunities in live music industry for underserved communites.
$8,000 -
Sweetwater Arts FundMill Valley, CA
Promote music appreciation and education programs for youth and adults.
$8,000 -
Individual
Support Youth employment
$6,000 -
Lafcadio Fund co Rainbow Action NetSan Francisco, CA
Rainforest protection.
$6,000 -
NorCal ResistSacramento, CA
Suport community organizing.
$6,000 -
Individual
Established in 2005, the [individual] Foundation raises money to support city officials in [individual]. The organization?s $10,000 annual budget is comprised exclusively of donations from cities and individuals who believe in the mission of the League of [individual] Cities. The [individual] Foundation is a 509a3 organization, organized to: 1 Generate timely and accurate data and information for cities 2 Help officials from cities that are members of [individual] to acquire knowledge, sharpen skills and develop professionally through the [individual] annual conference, professional association conferences and training, and through specialized training workshops for city officials and 3 Other acts as may be necessary. The Foundation accomplishes this purpose by providing scholarships to city officials to attend the [individual] Annual Conference, the [individual] Mayors Association Annual Conference and to attend various [individual] trainings throughout the year.
$5,000 -
Sunsar MayaSan Francisco, CA
help vulnerable women and children in Nepal build pathways out of poverty through holistic, community-based programs that promote education, mental health, and physical wellbeing.
$5,000 -
Individual
Cinnamongirl changes lives one [individual] at a time. The more people give or volunteer, the more lives we can touch.
$5,000 -
Color Outside the LinesPortland, OR
Color Outside the Lines is a nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon that empowers and inspires foster children and at-risk youth by providing opportunities for self-expression and creativity. We believe in the power of art to transform lives andto promote mental and emotional health. We provide creative workshops and art therapy in a joyful, healing, and developmentally engaging environment.
$5,000 -
Individual
Arts promotion
$5,000 -
Individual
Community organizing
$5,000 -
Faith In Action East BAyOakland, CA
Community organizing
$5,000 -
Pegasus ProjectAlbany, CA
Pegasus Voyages aka Pegasus Project has taken thousands of inner city kids onto the Bay for marine environment education aboard Pegasus. We have been supporters, off and on, for several years. Last year, Peter and his team finished rebuilding the ship. They continue to offer a service on a shoestring to kids who never get near a sailboat.
$4,000 -
Individual
To connect music industry professionals and their families with a trusted network of mental health and wellness providers
$4,000 -
Individual
Support diverse community of writers and activists
$4,000 -
Donkey Mill Art CenterHolualoa, HI
Support Holualoa Foundation for arts and culture.
$4,000 -
Individual
Community organizing
$4,000 -
Individual
Promote opportunities for [individual] youth to experience the [individual].
$4,000 -
Brothers on the RiseOakland, CA
Promote job development
$4,000 -
Camp PhoenixOakland, CA
Support outdoor education
$4,000 -
ARTogetherOakland, CA
Arts promotion
$3,000 -
Tibet Art FoundationOakland, CA
Arts promotion.
$3,000 -
The HomeMore ProjectSan Francisco, CA
Provide opportunities to make a difference in homelessness.
$2,000 -
Sweet Relief Musicians FundBrea, CA
Alleviate poverty
$2,000 -
Feather House FoundationAlameda, CA
Poverty relief
$2,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Youth development3 grants $13,00025% of the total
- Environment1 grant $9,00018% of the total
- Arts and culture2 grants $7,00014% of the total
- Civil rights1 grant $6,00012% of the total
- Community development1 grant $5,00010% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00010% of the total
- 3 other causes3 grants $6,00012% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- California14 grants $63,000
- Oregon1 grant $5,000
- Hawaii1 grant $4,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Robert WeirDirector Hours 1Pay $0
- Andre CarothersExecutive Dir. Hours 1Pay $0
- Chris DesserDirector Hours 1Pay $0
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