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Grant recipient EIN 04-3243004Education

Who funds Proteus Fund Inc?

136 private foundations gave Proteus Fund Inc in Waltham, MA $143.1 million across 763 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

763 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Vital Projects Fund IncNew York, NY 2025

    General support

    $2,753,000
  2. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    Program support

    $502,184
  3. Ventus Charitable FoundationPalm Beach Gardens, FL 2025

    Charitable

    $500,000
  4. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    Program support

    $351,556
  5. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    Program support

    $301,470
  6. The Oak Foundation USANew York, NY 2025

    To provide core support to puentes, a communications hub in latin america.

    $300,000
  7. Wallace Global Fund IIWashington, DC 2025

    Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems

    $200,000
  8. General Service FoundationSan Ramon, CA 2025

    Protecting the right to protest

    $150,000
  9. Wallace Global Fund IIWashington, DC 2025

    Support for advancing and protecting human rights

    $100,000
  10. Willow Redistribution FoundationCovina, CA 2025

    Third wave fund

    $80,000
  11. General Service FoundationSan Ramon, CA 2025

    Rise together fund

    $55,000
  12. General Service FoundationSan Ramon, CA 2025

    Third wave fund

    $50,000
  13. Freeman FoundationWashington, DC 2025

    Sex Worker Giving Circle of the Third Wave Fund

    $50,000
  14. Willow Redistribution FoundationCovina, CA 2025

    Third wave fund

    $25,000
  15. Vital Projects Fund IncNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $3,496,000
  16. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2024

    To support puentes, a fiscally-sponsored project, to foster new narratives on democracy and address gaps in digital rights and access for women in latin america

    $1,125,000
  17. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Core support for the rise together fund to support black, african, arab, middle eastern, muslim, and south asian (bamemsa) movements to build a just, inclusive, and multiracial democracy in the u.s. And project support for institutional strengthening

    $1,015,000
  18. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Core support for the disability & philanthropy forum to center the perspectives of disabled people and engage philanthropy on a collective journey to understand disability inclusion as key to advancing social justice

    $750,000
  19. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Core support for the prevention collaborative to reimagine evidence-based approaches to prevention of violence against women and girls across the global south and for project support for institutional strengthening of the prevention collaborative

    $650,000
  20. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Core support for the rise together fund to support black, african, arab, middle eastern, muslim, and south asian (bamemsa) movements to build a just, inclusive, and multiracial democracy in the u.s.

    $650,000
  21. Ventus Charitable FoundationPalm Beach Gardens, FL 2024

    Charitable

    $650,000
  22. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Protecting our democracy in the united states and supporting social movements

    $600,000
  23. Democracy Fund IncWashington, DC 2024

    Program support for Rise Together Fund

    $550,000
  24. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    Program support

    $503,342
  25. Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable TrustNew York, NY 2024

    Piper fund

    $500,000
  26. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Rise together fund (RTF) 2024 civic engagement and crisis response grant

    $500,000
  27. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    79889 supporting leaders on the front lines of racial justice in acting and living in the solidarity needed for an inclusive, representative democracy

    $450,000
  28. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Core support for bridges-puentes to build bridges between communities and create a network of solidarity working toward righting the legacy of local inequalities, and project support for institutional strengthening of bridges-puentes

    $415,000
  29. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    Program support

    $407,399
  30. Foundation for A Just SocietyNew York, NY 2024

    To provide general communications support

    $400,000
  31. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Promise of an Equitable Future

    $400,000
  32. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Support for the rights, faith, and democracy collaborative.

    $400,000
  33. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Core support for the solidarity collaborative to foster cross-identity relationships and collaboration between u.s. Racial and ethnic justice leaders

    $375,000
  34. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2024

    For embracerace

    $375,000
  35. Foundation for A Just SocietyNew York, NY 2024

    To provide general operating support

    $333,333
  36. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    Program support

    $325,528
  37. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Core support for the disability culture lab to seed the creation of a disability strategic communications organization, amplifying the voices of the disability rights and justice movements.

    $325,000
  38. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Core support for bridges-puentes to participate in the design and implementation of a regional resource hub to strengthen mission critical capacities of civil society organizations in mexico and central america

    $300,000
  39. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    For bridges-puentes to create an ecosystem of alternative frameworks and networks of connected individuals and organizations that can share knowledge, skills, and ideas to advance the counter-narrative across various fronts and along different timelines

    $300,000
  40. The Oak Foundation USANew York, NY 2024

    To provide core support to puentes.

    $300,000
  41. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2024

    To support reframe, a project of the grantee, to train and support strategists and movement leaders in narrative change

    $300,000
  42. The Reis Foundation IncEllicott City, MD 2024

    Project Support

    $280,000
  43. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To support a sponsored project centered on disability in philanthropy

    $275,000
  44. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    For support for the third wave fund to network and build solidarity between youth-led trans rights and reproductive justice communities within and beyond the u.s.

    $270,833
  45. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Core support for piper fund to support state coalitions and national allies to foster judicial independence and defend the right to protest

    $250,000
  46. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    In support of its project, the disability culture lab

    $250,000
  47. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2024

    To support the rights, faith, and democracy collaborative in its work to unite communities of faith, reproductive rights advocates, and LGBTQ+ advocates around common values and educate communities on social justice issues

    $250,000
  48. Foundation for A Just SocietyNew York, NY 2024

    To support the charitable activities of reframe

    $250,000
  49. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Global health and development public awareness and analysis

    $250,000
  50. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Support for the rise together fund

    $250,000
  51. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For the transparency and accountability initiative

    $250,000
  52. Tikkun Olam Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    To support third wave fund

    $240,000
  53. Wayfarer FoundationHighland Park, IL 2024

    General operating support

    $225,000
  54. Krupp Family FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose.

    $223,464
  55. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Core support for the contigo fund

    $215,000
  56. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    81595 contributing to a mindset consortium that addresses structural racism and advances health equity, 2024 -- radical communicators network

    $213,412
  57. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Core support for the rights, faith and democracy collaborative dedicated to supporting work at the intersections of faith and queer, gender, and racial justice

    $200,000
  58. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Core support for trust, accountability & inclusion collaborative to develop a new ecosystem framework, strategic paths, and institutional commitment to further leverage public finance for equity and accountability

    $200,000
  59. Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Piper fund

    $200,000
  60. Foundation for A Just SocietyNew York, NY 2024

    To support the charitable activities of contigo fund

    $200,000
  61. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Promise of an Equitable Future

    $200,000
  62. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support

    $200,000
  63. Democracy Fund IncWashington, DC 2024

    Program support for Piper Fund's Right to Protest project

    $200,000
  64. Tikkun Olam Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    To support rights, faith, & democracy collaborative

    $200,000
  65. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Core support for the transparency and accountability initiative donor collaborative to strengthen the impact of transparency, participation and accountability funding in support of inclusive and equitable development, including a just climate transit

    $180,000
  66. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For support of the transparency and accountability initiative: gender-just economy collaborative learning platform

    $180,000
  67. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Strengthening civic engagement

    $166,667
  68. Weissberg FoundationMcLean, VA 2024

    General operating support

    $160,000
  69. The Leonard & Sophie Davis FundSan Francisco, CA 2024

    Support for social service programs or educational programs

    $160,000
  70. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    Program support

    $151,077
  71. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Core support for the impact-driven philanthropy collaborative, which promotes thoughtful and intentional giving practices by individual donors by convening and organizing representatives from the donor-support ecosystem to strengthen the overall field

    $150,000
  72. Dorot FoundationProvidence, RI 2024

    For rights, faith and democracy, and piper fund

    $150,000
  73. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Reframe

    $150,000
  74. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support

    $150,000
  75. Unbound PhilanthropyNew York, NY 2024

    For core support of the rise together fund

    $150,000
  76. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For the rights, faith & democracy collaborative initiative

    $150,000
  77. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Piper fund

    $135,000
  78. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 2024

    For its project, the piper fund

    $117,000
  79. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    For the transparency and accountability initiative

    $105,000
  80. The Henry Luce Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Support for convenings and collaboration

    $100,000
  81. The Sagner Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    General support

    $100,000
  82. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2024

    For the rise together fund

    $100,000
  83. Foundation for A Just SocietyNew York, NY 2024

    To support the sex workers giving circle

    $100,000
  84. The Irving Harris FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Rights, faith and democracy collaborative

    $100,000
  85. Wallace Global Fund IIWashington, DC 2024

    Support to protect and expand democratic systems

    $100,000
  86. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Solidarity collaborative

    $100,000
  87. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 2024

    For its solidarity collaborative

    $87,500
  88. CS FundPetaluma, CA 2024

    Rise together fund

    $85,000
  89. CS FundPetaluma, CA 2024

    Piper fund

    $80,000
  90. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Core support for reframe for mentorship and fellowship programming to effectively reshape narratives that enable inequality

    $75,000
  91. The Overbrook FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Piper Fund

    $75,000
  92. Colombe Peace FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    General purposes

    $75,000
  93. Fthree FoundationCarrollton, GA 2024

    General support for piper fund

    $60,000
  94. General Service FoundationSan Ramon, CA 2024

    Rise together fund

    $55,000
  95. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    In support of the disability & philanthropy forum

    $50,000
  96. General Service FoundationSan Ramon, CA 2024

    General support

    $50,000
  97. The Irving Harris FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operating support - third wave

    $50,000
  98. John E Fetzer Institute IncKalamazoo, MI 2024

    General operating support

    $50,000
  99. Freeman FoundationWashington, DC 2024

    Sex Worker Giving Circle of the Third Wave Fund

    $50,000
  100. Lafetra FoundationBerkeley, CA 2024

    General support

    $50,000
  101. With FoundationSan Mateo, CA 2024

    Exploratory support

    $48,000
  102. The Casey & Family FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    Charitable

    $40,000
  103. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2024

    For the 2025 national conference on children's race literacy

    $25,000
  104. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Support for capacity strengthening and technical assistance.

    $25,000
  105. Raikes FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Impact driven philanthropy collaborative fund

    $25,000
  106. Raikes FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Piper fund donor collaborative

    $25,000
  107. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 2024

    For its project the rise together fund

    $20,000
  108. The Summit Charitable Foundation IncWashington, DC 2024

    Third wave fund

    $20,000
  109. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2024

    For the disability & philanthropy forum, a project of proteus fund inc., for general operating support

    $15,000
  110. Lebowitz-Aberly Family FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    Project support: piper fund - judicial independence

    $10,000
  111. The Farbman Family FoundationWater Mill, NY 2024

    Charitable donation

    $7,000
  112. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Third wave fund

    $2,500
  113. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Embracerace

    $1,000
  114. William J and Dorothy K O'Neill Foundation IncCleveland, OH 2024

    Third wave fund

    $1,000
  115. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Matching gift

    $931
  116. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Matching gift

    $78
  117. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Matching gift

    $78
  118. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Matching gift

    $78
  119. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Matching gift

    $78
  120. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Matching gift

    $78
  121. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Matching gift

    $78
  122. Vital Projects Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $2,705,000
  123. Popplestone FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    Democracy & civic engagement - piper fund for judicial independence & money in politics work 08/01/2023-08/03/2024

    $1,000,000
  124. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2023

    To support the transparency and accountability initiative donor collaborative, a fiscally-sponsored project of the grantee, to assist its members to strengthen the impact and effectiveness of their transparency and accountability funding, and the movement as a whole

    $915,000
  125. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Core support for the disability & philanthropy forum to center the perspectives of disabled people and engage philanthropy on a collective journey to understand disability inclusion as key to advancing social justice

    $900,000
  126. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    Advancing global children's and women's rights

    $900,000
  127. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To support the visiting room project

    $775,000
  128. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2023

    81324 supporting the disability & philanthropy forum as a philanthropy-serving organization addressing gaps in disability representation and funding

    $750,000
  129. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2023

    To build solidarity between faith communities and the LGBTQ and racial justice movements in order to advance civil rights and inclusive democracy

    $750,000
  130. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2023

    To support the grantee's rise together fund, a donor collaborative working to foster a strong and interconnected black, arab, african, middle eastern, muslim, and south asian rights movement

    $625,000
  131. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2023

    79259 providing the educational resources and framework that grantmakers need to begin dismantling ableism in their operations, grantmaking, and programs

    $600,000
  132. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Protecting our democracy in the united states and supporting social movements

    $600,000
  133. Flock IncBoston, MA 2023

    Program/project support

    $500,000
  134. Raikes FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Impact-driven philanthropy collaborative fund

    $450,000
  135. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    in support of its project, ReFrame

    $425,000
  136. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Core support for the prevention collaborative, a network of activists, practitioners and researchers seeking to re-imagine prevention by using evidence-based approaches to prevention of violence against women and girls across the global south

    $400,000
  137. Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable TrustNew York, NY 2023

    Piper fund

    $400,000
  138. Foundation for A Just SocietyNew York, NY 2023

    To provide general communications support

    $400,000
  139. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Support for the rights, faith, and democracy collaborative (RFDC) fund to combat harmful and overly broad religious exemptions and advocate for positive protections and acceptance.

    $400,000
  140. Democracy Fund IncWashington, DC 2023

    Program support for Rise Together Fund

    $400,000
  141. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Core support for the solidarity collaborative to foster cross-identity relationships and collaboration between u.s. Racial and ethnic justice leaders

    $375,000
  142. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    Advancing lgbtqi and women's rights

    $375,000
  143. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2023

    For embracerace

    $375,000
  144. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Program support

    $350,712
  145. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    Advancing racial justice

    $320,000
  146. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Program support

    $300,075
  147. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Core support for bridges-puentes to participate in the design and implementation of a regional resource hub to strengthen mission critical capacities of civil society organizations in mexico and central america

    $300,000
  148. The Oak Foundation USANew York, NY 2023

    To advance justice, equity, and an inclusive, representative democracy

    $300,000
  149. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2023

    To support reframe, a project of the grantee, to train and support strategists and movement leaders in narrative change

    $300,000
  150. Foundation for A Just SocietyNew York, NY 2023

    General support for third wave fund

    $300,000
  151. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Promise of an Equitable Future

    $300,000
  152. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Reframe - building the narrative power ecosystem to support health: to build the narrative power ecosystem by deploying training, research and strategic insights to power building partners in order to advance narratives that shift the terrain towards a just society that supports the conditions for racial, gender, economic and health equity in california.

    $300,000
  153. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    For support for the third wave fund to network and build solidarity between youth-led trans rights and reproductive justice communities within and beyond the u.s.

    $270,833
  154. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2023

    81224 supporting the third wave fund in strengthening the disability justice movement through its disability frontlines fund

    $266,667
  155. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Core support for piper fund to support state coalitions and national allies to foster judicial independence and defend the right to protest

    $250,000
  156. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    Advancing lgbtqi and women's rights

    $250,000
  157. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2023

    For the rise together fund

    $250,000
  158. Foundation for A Just SocietyNew York, NY 2023

    To support the charitable activities of reframe

    $250,000
  159. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Promise of an Equitable Future

    $250,000
  160. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Support for the rise together fund

    $250,000
  161. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For the transparency and accountability initiative

    $250,000
  162. Tikkun Olam Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    To support third wave fund

    $240,000
  163. The Sprocket FoundationNew Hope, PA 2023

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $235,000
  164. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    Advancing global children's rights

    $230,000
  165. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For support of the transparency and accountability initiative: gender-just economy collaborative learning platform

    $230,000
  166. Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Piper fund

    $200,000
  167. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    Advancing lgbtqi and women's rights

    $200,000
  168. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support to advance the political power, well-being, and self-determination of communities of color and low-income communities in the u.s. By providing technical assistance to trans/gender nonconforming and women-led organizations in communities of color in the u.s. Southeast and southwest.

    $200,000
  169. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2023

    Organizational Effectiveness

    $200,000
  170. The Leonard & Sophie Davis FundSan Francisco, CA 2023

    Support for social service programs or educational programs

    $200,000
  171. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support (piper fund)

    $175,000
  172. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Core support for the transparency and accountability initiative donor collaborative to strengthen the impact of transparency, participation and accountability funding in support of inclusive and equitable development, including a just climate transit

    $170,000
  173. Krupp Family FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose.

    $167,598
  174. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Strengthening civic engagement

    $166,667
  175. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Global health and development public awareness and analysis

    $161,491
  176. General Service FoundationSan Ramon, CA 2023

    Rise together fund

    $160,000
  177. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Core support for bridges-puentes to foster south-to-south collaboration, learning and knowledge sharing in order to build regional and transnational capacity for developing strategic social justice narratives

    $150,000
  178. Dorot FoundationProvidence, RI 2023

    General operating

    $150,000
  179. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    Advancing disability rights

    $150,000
  180. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Reframe

    $150,000
  181. Foundation for A Just SocietyNew York, NY 2023

    To support the charitable activities of contigo fund

    $150,000
  182. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2023

    This grant mobilizes philanthropy toward disability inclusion, rights, and justice by providing general operating support for the disability & philanthropy forum.

    $150,000
  183. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support to increase the safety and protections through community-determined efforts and building infrastructure for the most marginalized segments of LGBTQ+ communities across central florida.

    $150,000
  184. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2023

    Project support: embracerace: building the field of children's racial learning

    $150,000
  185. Ventus Charitable FoundationPalm Beach Gardens, FL 2023

    Piper fund

    $150,000
  186. Public Welfare Foundation IncWashington, DC 2023

    Support for Growing the Archive: Amplifying the Voices of Women and Non-Binary People Serving LWOP

    $150,000
  187. Unbound PhilanthropyNew York, NY 2023

    For core support of the rise together fund (RTF), a donor collaborative that provides strategic grantmaking, convening, and technical assistance to black, african, arab, middle eastern, muslim, and south asian (bamemsa) communities

    $150,000
  188. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Reframe - advancing health and justice in california: to build the human-centered ecosystem for narrative power that social justice movements and organizations need in order to create lasting change across california through a deep commitment to health, race, gender, climate and economic justice.

    $150,000
  189. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    For its project, the piper fund

    $133,000
  190. The Overbrook FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Piper Fund

    $125,000
  191. Foundation for A Just SocietyNew York, NY 2023

    To provide accompaniment support for leadership transition for reframe

    $125,000
  192. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Promise of an Equitable Future

    $125,000
  193. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    for the Transparency and Accountability Initiative

    $105,000
  194. Cloud Mountain FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Civic

    $100,000
  195. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    For bridges-puentes to create an ecosystem of alternative frameworks and networks of connected individuals and organizations that can share knowledge, skills, and ideas to advance the counter-narrative across various fronts and along different timely

    $100,000
  196. The Henry Luce Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Solidarity Collaborative

    $100,000
  197. The Thomas Phillips and Jane Moore Johnson FoundationTelluride, CO 2023

    General Charitable

    $100,000
  198. Foundation for A Just SocietyNew York, NY 2023

    To support contigo fund's colorado springs solidarity fund

    $100,000
  199. The Reis Foundation IncEllicott City, MD 2023

    Project Support

    $100,000
  200. The Libra FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General support

    $100,000
  201. Wallace Global Fund IIWashington, DC 2023

    Support to protect and expand democratic systems

    $100,000
  202. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Solidarity collaborative

    $100,000
  203. The Righteous Persons FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Bridging communities

    $100,000
  204. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    For its solidarity collaborative

    $87,500
  205. The Scherman Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Piper fund: advancing judicial independence

    $75,000
  206. Colombe Peace FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    General purposes

    $75,000
  207. Foundation for A Just SocietyNew York, NY 2023

    Restricted project support to third wave fund

    $75,000
  208. The Irving Harris FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Rights, faith and democracy collaborative

    $75,000
  209. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Support for the central florida trans emergency care project to provide financial support to trans adults and trans youth families seeking gender-affirming care and to help trans people in central florida navigate through the challenging process of acquiring care.

    $75,000
  210. Democracy Fund IncWashington, DC 2023

    Program support for The Horizon Forum

    $75,000
  211. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $75,000
  212. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2023

    To support the transparency and accountability initiative-a donor collaborative, a fiscally-sponsored project of the grantee, to conduct an assessment to identify gaps and opportunities for action both by civil society actors and funders, in order to provide a roadmap for funder support to make concrete progress in closing off dark money channels

    $62,700
  213. The Access Strategies FundCambridge, MA 2023

    Generate democracy daf

    $62,000
  214. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2023

    To support the transparency and accountability initiative-a donor collaborative, a fiscally-sponsored project of the grantee, to support dialogue with field partners on ways forward and with funders on modalities to underwrite new actions and support for a collaborative approach to close off dark money channels

    $60,000
  215. Fthree FoundationCarrollton, GA 2023

    General support for piper fund

    $60,000
  216. The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY 2023

    Disability and Philanthropy Forum: General Operating Support, 2024-25

    $50,000
  217. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    For its rise together fund

    $50,000
  218. Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen FoundationBethesda, MD 2023

    Civic engagement

    $50,000
  219. The Irving Harris FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Third wave, inc. - general operating support

    $50,000
  220. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2023

    To support active and organized civil society participation in efforts to increase access to justice globally.

    $50,000
  221. John E Fetzer Institute IncKalamazoo, MI 2023

    General operating support

    $50,000
  222. Freeman FoundationWashington, DC 2023

    Sex Worker Giving Circle of the Third Wave Fund

    $50,000
  223. Lafetra FoundationBerkeley, CA 2023

    General support

    $50,000
  224. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Reframe - advancing health equity through narrative power curriculum: to add infrastructure and develop a curriculum for social justice nonprofit and movement communications workers to advance narrative power for health and racial justice in california.

    $50,000
  225. CS FundPetaluma, CA 2023

    Piper fund

    $45,000
  226. The Hyams Foundation IncBoston, MA 2023

    2023 ReFrame Academy participation

    $43,500
  227. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2023

    For organizational development

    $40,357
  228. The Casey & Family FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    Charitable

    $40,000
  229. CS FundPetaluma, CA 2023

    Rise together fund

    $35,000
  230. CS FundPetaluma, CA 2023

    Piper fund

    $35,000
  231. General Service FoundationSan Ramon, CA 2023

    Reframe

    $25,000
  232. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Promise of an Equitable Future

    $25,000
  233. Willow Redistribution FoundationCovina, CA 2023

    Third wave fund

    $25,000
  234. Raikes FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Piper fund collaborative fund

    $25,000
  235. Raikes FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Reframe general support

    $25,000
  236. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Disability & philanthropy forum - 2024 annual membership: to support an organization that is strengthening the disability rights movement in california through a disability inclusion fund in support of organizations aiming to move policies and shift norms in support of the health and well-being of all californians.

    $25,000
  237. The Summit Charitable Foundation IncWashington, DC 2023

    Third wave fund

    $20,000
  238. With FoundationSan Mateo, CA 2023

    Support for disability & philanthropy forum (yr 1 of 5)

    $15,000
  239. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2023

    For the disability & philanthropy forum, a project of proteus fund inc., for general operating support

    $15,000
  240. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2023

    For third wave fund, a project of proteus fund, to support the sex worker giving circle

    $15,000
  241. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    For its project the radical communicators network

    $14,000
  242. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2023

    To support a virtual and in-person convening hosted by reframe, a project of the grantee, that aims to bring together social justice leaders and communicators in order to strengthen the overall field

    $10,000
  243. Lebowitz-Aberly Family FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    Project support: piper fund's judicial independence

    $10,000
  244. The Martha Struthers Farley and Donald CPennington, NJ 2023

    General opearting

    $10,000
  245. Better Place FoundationBirmingham, AL 2023

    Social justice

    $5,000
  246. Foundation for A Just SocietyNew York, NY 2023

    Travel to participate at the 2023 central american donors forum

    $3,200
  247. William J and Dorothy K O'Neill Foundation IncCleveland, OH 2023

    Third wave fund

    $3,000
  248. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support (third wave fund)

    $2,500
  249. Burt Family FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    See above

    $2,000
  250. The Sky Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2023

    Embrace Race

    $2,000

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  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 48 grants Preselected only $8,848 to similar organizations
  2. Aetna Foundation IncHartford, CT 8 grants Accepts applications $743 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 27 grants Accepts applications $18,935 to similar organizations
  4. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 22 grants Accepts applications $27,150 to similar organizations
  5. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 33 grants Preselected only $26,725 to similar organizations
  6. Ernst & Elfriede Frank Foundation IncNew York, NY 4 grants Preselected only $16,500 to similar organizations
  7. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 13 grants Preselected only $8,148 to similar organizations
  8. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 10 grants Preselected only $5,570 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 04-3243004 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.