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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 84-2848519

Woka Foundation

A private foundation in Newbury Park, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 45 grants and $13 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.

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 2024

    $12,976,000

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $192,297,869

  • Tax year 2023

    $13,693,986

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $129,420,935

  • Tax year 2022

    $14,726,393

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $105,806,410

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,695,000

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $148,005,952

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,759,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $94,223,691

Grants paid in 2024

45 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Green AmericaWashington, DC

    Soil Carbon Initiative

    $1,000,000
  2. Individual

    General operating support

    $1,000,000
  3. Individual

    General operating expenses and climate tech fellows

    $700,000
  4. AshokaArlington, VA

    Select and support Ashoka Climate Fellows

    $500,000
  5. Individual

    General operating support

    $500,000
  6. Individual

    Gender & Environment

    $400,000
  7. African Women RisingSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $400,000
  8. Climate FoundationSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $400,000
  9. Rockefeller Family Fund FCOGNew York, NY

    General operating support for Funder's Collaborative on Oil and Gas initiative

    $400,000
  10. Individual

    Capacity building support

    $350,000
  11. Center for Climate IntegrityWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $350,000
  12. Oil Change InternationalWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $350,000
  13. Individual

    Support the Bioregional Weaving Labs

    $330,000
  14. Natural Resource Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    Rewrite the Future initiative

    $300,000
  15. Agroecology FundBoulder, CO

    General operating support for Agroecology Fund

    $300,000
  16. DeployusBoston, MA

    General Operating Support

    $300,000
  17. Groundswell InternationalWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $300,000
  18. Kakenya's DreamArlington, VA

    General operating support

    $300,000
  19. Action for the Climate EmergencyBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $300,000
  20. Mad AgricultureBoulder, CO

    General operating support

    $250,000
  21. The Land InstituteSalina, KS

    General operating support

    $250,000
  22. Individual

    General operating support

    $230,000
  23. Rainforest Action NetworkSan Francisco, CA

    Forest program and Community Action grants

    $225,000
  24. Women's Environment and DevelopmentBrooklyn, NY

    Support gender-just & environmentally sound climate solutions

    $200,000
  25. Individual

    Global Mangrove Alliance

    $200,000
  26. Individual

    General operating support

    $200,000
  27. Individual

    Cleantech startups

    $200,000
  28. DeployusBoston, MA

    General Operating Support for Urgent Investment Priorities

    $200,000
  29. Individual

    General operating support and Natural Climate Solutions reporting

    $200,000
  30. 350orgWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $200,000
  31. Individual

    General operating support for [individual] initiative

    $200,000
  32. Amazon WatchOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $200,000
  33. Individual

    General operating support for [individual]

    $200,000
  34. The Hive Fund for Climate Gender JuWashington, DC

    General operating support for Hive Fund

    $200,000
  35. Rural Climate PartnershipWashington, DC

    General operating support for Rural Climate Partnership

    $200,000
  36. Oil Change InternationalWashington, DC

    Field-wide coordination efforts

    $200,000
  37. Individual

    General operating support

    $150,000
  38. Mangrove Action ProjectSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $150,000
  39. White Buffalo Land TrustSanta Barbara, CA

    Jalama Ranch Programs

    $150,000
  40. Nurturing MindsNewtonville, MA

    General operating support

    $150,000
  41. Center for Land Based LearningWoodland, CA

    Incubator Learning Lab and Farm & Climate Program

    $115,000
  42. Individual

    General operating support

    $100,000
  43. Individual

    Agricultural Hub

    $75,000
  44. Individual

    Sustainable Agriculture Program

    $50,000
  45. The Father Center of New JerseyTrenton, NJ

    General operating support

    $1,000

Approved for future payment

15 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Women's Environment and DevelopmentBrooklyn, NY

    Support gender-just & environmentally sound climate solutions

    $600,000
  2. Individual

    General operating expenses of The [individual] for Equitable Climate Action

    $500,000
  3. Individual

    Gender & Environment

    $400,000
  4. Individual

    Cleantech startups

    $400,000
  5. Individual

    General operating support and Natural Climate Solutions reporting

    $400,000
  6. 350orgWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $400,000
  7. Individual

    Support the Bioregional Weaving Labs

    $330,000
  8. Individual

    [individual]

    $254,182
  9. Mad AgricultureBoulder, CO

    General operating support

    $250,000
  10. Rainforest Action NetworkSan Francisco, CA

    Forest program and Community Action grants

    $225,000
  11. Individual

    General operating support

    $200,000
  12. Oil Change InternationalWashington, DC

    Field-wide coordination

    $200,000
  13. Individual

    Agricultural Hub

    $150,000
  14. Individual

    General operating support

    $75,000
  15. Individual

    Sustainable Agriculture Program

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment10 grants $2,190,00037% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $1,000,00017% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $800,00014% of the total
  4. Public affairs2 grants $550,0009% of the total
  5. Education2 grants $450,0008% of the total
  6. Human services2 grants $401,0007% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $450,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia7 grants $2,600,000
  2. Massachusetts5 grants $1,150,000
  3. California5 grants $1,090,000
  4. New York3 grants $900,000
  5. Virginia2 grants $800,000
  6. Colorado2 grants $550,000
  7. Washington2 grants $550,000
  8. Kansas1 grant $250,000
  9. New Jersey1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Rod WomerCEO/ Director Hours 17Pay $0
  • Barbara KarplusScty/Tres/Dir Hours 10Pay $0
  • Krista KurthDirector Hours 3Pay $6,500

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