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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-2899018

128 Collective Foundation

A private foundation in Palo Alto, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 80 grants and $11.4 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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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $11,350,250

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $41,047,181

  • Tax year 2023

    $9,408,473

    Grants listed
    84
    Assets, end of year
    $46,158,815

  • Tax year 2022

    $9,985,709

    Grants listed
    86
    Assets, end of year
    $47,459,100

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,928,560

    Grants listed
    79
    Assets, end of year
    $67,122,647

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,359,000

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $63,705,071

  • Tax year 2019

    $355,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $32,074,932

Grants paid in 2024

80 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Labor Education and Research ProjectDetroit, MI

    General operating support

    $500,000
  2. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    Climate and community institute

    $500,000
  3. Voices for A Sustainable FutureTakoma Park, MD

    General operating support

    $500,000
  4. Ue Research and Education FundPittsburgh, PA

    Green locomotives project

    $490,000
  5. The Hack FoundationW Hollywood, CA

    Common wealth

    $320,000
  6. The Hack FoundationW Hollywood, CA

    Public grids

    $300,000
  7. UNDAUNTEDK12Oakland, CA

    Ira implementation in public schools

    $300,000
  8. Congressional Progressive Caucus CenterWashington, DC

    Work related to the direct pay provision of the ira

    $250,000
  9. New Economy Organisers NetworkLondon, United Kingdom

    Worker-led industrial decarbonization and advocacy

    $250,000
  10. Southern Vision AllianceDurham, NC

    Southern workers assembly

    $250,000
  11. State Democracy ProjectBrooklyn, NY

    Building power resource center

    $250,000
  12. Center for Empowered Politics Education FundSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $225,000
  13. Center for Public EnterpriseBrooklyn, NY

    Public power research and advocacy

    $200,000
  14. CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Trade unions for energy democracy

    $200,000
  15. Railroad Workers Education & Legal Defense FoundationChicago, IL

    Public rail ownership & building progressive rail reform caucuses

    $200,000
  16. Social Justice and Solidarity FundRichmond, CA

    Workers' reform movements

    $200,000
  17. Southern Vision AllianceDurham, NC

    Southern workers assembly

    $200,000
  18. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    For the many education fund

    $200,000
  19. Ue Research and Education FundPittsburgh, PA

    Emergency workplace organizing committee

    $200,000
  20. Progressive International ExchangeEncino, CA

    A workers plan to decarbonise columbia

    $160,000
  21. McMaster UniversityHamilton, Canada

    Public banking for green and just transitions project

    $157,000
  22. 350 SeattleSeattle, WA

    Amazon employees for climate justice

    $150,000
  23. African Climate Alliance NPCClaremount, South Africa

    General operating support

    $150,000
  24. Center for Political EcologySanta Cruz, CA

    Long haul

    $150,000
  25. Jobs with Justice San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    California climate-resilient schools strategy

    $150,000
  26. Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $150,000
  27. Missouri Workers CenterKansas City, MO

    A comprehensive campaign to empower transit workers in kansas city

    $150,000
  28. National Partnership for New AmericansChicago, IL

    Climate justice collaborative

    $150,000
  29. Pittsburghers for Public TransitPittsburgh, PA

    Transit worker justice and skills development

    $150,000
  30. Powerswitch ActionOakland, CA

    Green workers alliance

    $150,000
  31. Race ForwardWashington, DC

    Pilot program for integrating public school infrastructure organizing

    $150,000
  32. Spring Street Climate Fund IncBrooklyn, NY

    Work of the public power NY coalition

    $150,000
  33. Stichting Transnational InstituteAmsterdam, Netherlands

    Develop a public power dashboard

    $150,000
  34. The Hack FoundationW Hollywood, CA

    Campus climate network

    $150,000
  35. The Hack FoundationW Hollywood, CA

    Development of fiscal sponsorship capacity

    $150,000
  36. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    For the many education fund

    $150,000
  37. Ue Research and Education FundPittsburgh, PA

    Trade unions for energy democracy

    $150,000
  38. The Hack FoundationW Hollywood, CA

    Common wealth

    $125,000
  39. Ue Research and Education FundPittsburgh, PA

    Southern worker justice campaign

    $125,000
  40. University of GreenwichLondon, United Kingdom

    Public services international research unit summer school

    $105,000
  41. Actionaid USAWashington, DC

    Work on climate-induced displacement and migration

    $100,000
  42. Alliance for Youth OrganizingWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $100,000
  43. Beneficial Electrification LeagueArlington, VA

    Decarbonization of rural electric cooperatives

    $100,000
  44. Breach CollectiveEugene, OR

    General operating support

    $100,000
  45. Center for International Policy IncWashington, DC

    Work on international relations

    $100,000
  46. Climate 2025 LimitedSheffield, United Kingdom

    Green new deal rising

    $100,000
  47. Jobs with Justice Education FundWashington, DC

    Inside organizer school

    $100,000
  48. Lawyers for Good Government IncWashington, DC

    Technical and legal assistance for direct pay-eligible entities

    $100,000
  49. More Perfect Union FoundationAlexandria, VA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  50. People's Action InstituteChicago, IL

    Work of the movement politics and climate justice teams

    $100,000
  51. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNew York, NY

    Youth climate justice fund

    $100,000
  52. Stichting Transnational InstituteAmsterdam, Netherlands

    Global energy transition and global green industrial policy

    $100,000
  53. Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Center for working families

    $100,000
  54. Chinese Progressive AssociationOakland, CA

    Asian labor institute

    $95,000
  55. Alliance for Global Justice CorpTucson, AZ

    Youth VS apocalypse

    $75,000
  56. Fair Elections CenterWashington, DC

    Campus vote project

    $75,000
  57. Georgia Coalition for the People's AgendaAtlanta, GA

    Civic georgia

    $75,000
  58. Institute for Policy StudiesWashington, DC

    International climate cooperation

    $75,000
  59. Maine Climate Action NowAugusta, ME

    Maine youth for climate justice

    $75,000
  60. Spring Street Climate Fund IncBrooklyn, NY

    Treeage

    $75,000
  61. Ecologistics IncLos Osos, CA

    Run on climate education fund

    $74,750
  62. Brazil FoundationNew York, NY

    Umrio

    $65,000
  63. Center for Empowered Politics Education FundSan Francisco, CA

    Justice is global

    $64,000
  64. New Economy Organisers NetworkLondon, United Kingdom

    Worker-led transformation case studies

    $60,000
  65. Accelerate Change IncBoston, MA

    Gen z for civic engagement

    $50,000
  66. Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncWashington, DC

    Democracy takes work

    $50,000
  67. Climate 2025 LimitedSheffield, United Kingdom

    Climate vanguard

    $50,000
  68. Engage Florida Civic Fund IncMiami, FL

    General operating support

    $50,000
  69. National Wildlife FederationMerrifield, VA

    Climate & resilience education task force

    $50,000
  70. Organizing Neighborhoods for Equality NorthsideChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $50,000
  71. Progressive Leadership Initiative Fund IncWashington, DC

    New hampshire youth movement

    $50,000
  72. Southern Vision AllianceDurham, NC

    Movement labs

    $50,000
  73. The Hack FoundationW Hollywood, CA

    Labour for a green new deal

    $50,000
  74. Urban Affairs CoalitionPhiladelphia, PA

    Pa youth vote

    $50,000
  75. Institute for Public AffairsChicago, IL

    Needs possibilities for worker organizing in a post-nlra world

    $40,000
  76. Stichting Transnational InstituteAmsterdam, Netherlands

    Regional conference in bogota on the public pathway to the energy transition

    $30,000
  77. President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    Center for labor and a just economy at harvard law school

    $25,000
  78. The Hack FoundationW Hollywood, CA

    Fridays for the future uganda (us)

    $25,000
  79. Center for Public EnterpriseBrooklyn, NY

    Global public development and the g20 meeting

    $7,500
  80. CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Trade unions for energy democracy

    $7,000

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. The Hack FoundationW Hollywood, CA

    Banking on a better future

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment9 grants $1,374,75015% of the total
  2. Public affairs8 grants $1,357,50015% of the total
  3. International aid8 grants $1,280,00014% of the total
  4. Science and technology7 grants $1,120,00012% of the total
  5. Human services5 grants $1,075,00012% of the total
  6. Jobs and employment4 grants $900,00010% of the total
  7. 6 other causes19 grants $1,902,00021% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California22 grants $3,788,750
  2. New York10 grants $1,554,500
  3. Pennsylvania6 grants $1,165,000
  4. District of Columbia11 grants $1,150,000
  5. Illinois5 grants $540,000
  6. Maryland1 grant $500,000
  7. North Carolina3 grants $500,000
  8. Virginia3 grants $250,000
  9. Missouri1 grant $150,000
  10. Washington1 grant $150,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Theresa Preston-WernerCO-PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0.4Pay $0
  • Thomas Preston-WernerCO-PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0.4Pay $0
  • Jake WernerDIRECTOR Hours 0.4Pay $0
  • Tom Van Loben SelsCFO/CO-SECRETARY Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Kathleen GossCO-SECRETARY Hours 0.1Pay $0

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