The Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma

Grant recipient EIN 46-3554404Civil rights

Who funds Higher Heights Leadership Fund?

25 private foundations gave Higher Heights Leadership Fund in Brooklyn, NY $2.4 million across 49 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2024, 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

49 grants

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

  1. Pivotal Philanthropies FoundationRedmond, WA 2024

    To provide general support

    $350,000
  2. William F Harnisch Foundation IncEast Quogue, NY 2024

    General operations support

    $100,000
  3. Harnisch Family FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Charitable

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

    For general support

    $50,000
  5. Normandie Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Women's leadership development

    $30,000
  6. Universal Music All Together Now Foundation IncSanta Monica, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $15,000
  7. Harnisch Family FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Charitable

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

    For general support

    $50,000
  9. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $45,000
  10. Normandie Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Women's leadership development

    $20,000
  11. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $186
  12. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 2022

    For general support

    $200,000
  13. William F Harnisch Foundation IncEast Quogue, NY 2022

    General operations support

    $100,000
  14. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 2022

    For general support

    $50,000
  15. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $45,000
  16. Lumena Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  17. Universal Music All Together Now Foundation IncSanta Monica, CA 2022

    Voting rights partners

    $25,000
  18. Normandie Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Women's leadership development

    $20,000
  19. Omidyar Network Fund IncRedwood City, CA 2022

    Employee directed giving program

    $5,000
  20. Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Match/discretionary

    $3,000
  21. Barbara Lee Family Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2022

    Grant to support partnership with higher heights leadership fund for 2022 BLFF research project examining the obstacles and opportunities in races for women running for executive public office, specifically lieutenant governor.

    $2,500
  22. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $284
  23. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 2021

    For general support

    $200,000
  24. William F Harnisch Foundation IncEast Quogue, NY 2021

    General operations support

    $50,000
  25. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 2021

    For general support

    $50,000
  26. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $45,000
  27. Lumena Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  28. Omidyar Network Fund IncRedwood City, CA 2021

    Employee directed giving program

    $10,000
  29. The Simmons FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Toward investing in a 10 year Strategic Plan to Accelerate Black Women's Political Leadership

    $10,000
  30. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Honorarium: this is in appreciation for glyndas participation at a workshop that the foundation sponsored earlier this year.

    $1,000
  31. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $306
  32. Rippleworks IncSan Francisco, CA 2020

    For its work preparing underrepresented minorities to enter government office.

    $340,000
  33. William F Harnisch Foundation IncEast Quogue, NY 2020

    General operations support

    $100,000
  34. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 2020

    For general support

    $50,000
  35. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $45,000
  36. The D J McManus Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2020

    General support

    $25,000
  37. Edison Properties Newark FoundationNewark, NJ 2020

    General charitable

    $550
  38. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $208
  39. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2020

    Charitable contribution through the matching gifts program

    $200
  40. The Yelp FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.

    $80
  41. William F Harnisch Foundation IncEast Quogue, NY 2019

    General operations support

    $50,000
  42. Youth Development FoundationSanta Margarita, CA 2019

    To support organization's charitable programs

    $2,000
  43. Cler FoundationFairfield, CT 2019

    General purposes

    $500
  44. The Roddenberry FoundationSherman Oaks, CA 2018

    Fellowship

    $50,000
  45. The Overbrook FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General Operating Support

    $300
  46. The Bullitt FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    General support

    $105
  47. Carolyn W & Charles T Beaird Family FoundationShreveport, LA 2018

    General operating

    $25
  48. Youth Development FoundationSanta Margarita, CA 2017

    To support organization's charitable programs

    $5,000
  49. Dunn Family Charitable FoundationAndover, MA 2017

    Unrestricted gift

    $500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other civil rights organizations in Brooklyn, NY and are not among Higher Heights Leadership Fund’s funders above.

  1. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 51 grants Accepts applications $10,600,283 to similar organizations
  2. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 20 grants Preselected only $9,199 to similar organizations
  3. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 11 grants Preselected only $2,538,867 to similar organizations
  4. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 20 grants Accepts applications $2,111,300 to similar organizations
  5. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 29 grants Preselected only $5,220,200 to similar organizations
  6. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 9 grants Accepts applications $3,268,119 to similar organizations
  7. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 10 grants Preselected only $1,770,600 to similar organizations
  8. New York FoundationNew York, NY 22 grants Accepts applications $544,750 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 46-3554404 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.