Container cranes at a seaport, seen across the water

Grant recipient EIN 52-1211059International aid

Who funds Center for Third World Organizing?

36 private foundations gave Center for Third World Organizing in Oakland, CA $5.2 million across 73 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 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

73 grants

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

  1. Willow Redistribution FoundationCovina, CA 2025

    Dissenters

    $40,000
  2. Willow Redistribution FoundationCovina, CA 2025

    Dissenters

    $20,000
  3. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    82223 general operating support for the center for third world organizing

    $450,000
  4. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Strengthening civic engagement, working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $115,000
  5. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Training and capacity building for black health equity

    $100,000
  6. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    80644 going beyond funding to build the ecosystem needed to support leaders of color in building liberatory organizations and enabling liberatory visions

    $63,800
  7. The Arca FoundationWashington, DC 2024

    fiscal sponsor grant for Dissenters

    $50,000
  8. Woods Fund of ChicagoChicago, IL 2024

    General operating support

    $50,000
  9. Robert Rauschenberg FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support

    $30,000
  10. Fund for NonviolenceBerkeley, CA 2024

    Program Support

    $25,000
  11. Arch Community FundWilmington, DE 2024

    Dissenters FUND

    $25,000
  12. Gezellig FoundationWhite Plains, NY 2024

    General support

    $25,000
  13. Ben & Jerry's Foundation IncSouth Burlington, VT 2024

    General support

    $20,000
  14. The William H Donner Foundation IncTarrytown, NY 2024

    General support

    $20,000
  15. Earth Rising FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    Dissenters fund

    $20,000
  16. WOMENCONNECT4GOOD IncSpringfield, MO 2024

    Charitable purpose

    $15,000
  17. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 2024

    Leaders for new chicago - gen op

    $12,500
  18. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2023

    80644 going beyond funding to build the ecosystem needed to support leaders of color in building liberatory organizations and enabling liberatory visions

    $574,200
  19. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2023

    To provide general support

    $250,000
  20. Flock IncBoston, MA 2023

    Program/project support

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

    Advancing racial justice

    $150,000
  22. The Satterberg Foundation IncSeattle, WA 2023

    The blackout collective

    $150,000
  23. Robert Sterling Clark Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $100,000
  24. Kolibri Foundation IncWashington, DC 2023

    Charitable donation

    $100,000
  25. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Strengthening civic engagement

    $100,000
  26. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2023

    To support the work of the grantee's sponsored project, dissenters, on a fellowship program for emerging black and indigenous youth leaders

    $100,000
  27. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Training and strengthening capacity for black health equity: to recruit and train organizers and strengthen capacity of organizations dedicated to dismantling anti-blackness and fighting for health equity with underserved black communities in california.

    $75,000
  28. The Arca FoundationWashington, DC 2023

    Project grant for Dissenters

    $50,000
  29. Seed Fund UA 121991Springfield, MA 2023

    General

    $50,000
  30. Robert Sterling Clark Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $25,000
  31. Ben & Jerry's Foundation IncSouth Burlington, VT 2023

    General support

    $20,000
  32. Willow Redistribution FoundationCovina, CA 2023

    General

    $20,000
  33. Marguerite Casey FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Education

    $15,000
  34. Jessie Smith Noyes FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Project

    $10,000
  35. Fund for NonviolenceBerkeley, CA 2023

    Dissenters

    $10,000
  36. Fund for NonviolenceBerkeley, CA 2023

    Dissenters

    $1,500
  37. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $23
  38. The Farbman Family FoundationWater Mill, NY 2022

    Charitable donation

    $200,000
  39. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2022

    Blackout collective

    $156,000
  40. The Satterberg Foundation IncSeattle, WA 2022

    Black out collective support

    $150,000
  41. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    Strengthening civic engagement

    $100,000
  42. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2022

    To support dissenters, a project of the grantee, in their national fellowship program

    $100,000
  43. Woods Fund of ChicagoChicago, IL 2022

    General operating support

    $70,000
  44. Robert Sterling Clark Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $20,000
  45. The William H Donner Foundation IncTarrytown, NY 2022

    Drinking gourd reparations summer

    $20,000
  46. Willow Redistribution FoundationCovina, CA 2022

    General

    $20,000
  47. The PRBB FoundationBozeman, MT 2022

    To further tax exempt purpose.

    $12,000
  48. Fund for NonviolenceBerkeley, CA 2022

    Dissenters

    $10,000
  49. Silver Sun FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General

    $5,000
  50. Ben & Jerry's Foundation IncSouth Burlington, VT 2022

    General support

    $2,000
  51. Catalina Marketing Charitable FoundationSt Petersburg, FL 2022

    Restricted use

    $1,000
  52. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $11
  53. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2021

    Blackout collective

    $300,000
  54. Marguerite Casey FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    For black abolitionist network

    $200,000
  55. Robert Sterling Clark Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $110,000
  56. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    Protecting human rights

    $75,000
  57. The Gardner Family Charitable Foundation IncHanover, NH 2021

    Civic

    $50,000
  58. Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family FoundationWashington, DC 2021

    Blackout collective - community training series

    $50,000
  59. 128 Collective FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    Defund CPD

    $50,000
  60. The William H Donner Foundation IncTarrytown, NY 2021

    Drinking Gourd Reparations Summer

    $20,000
  61. The PRBB FoundationBozeman, MT 2021

    To further tax exempt purpose.

    $12,000
  62. Matthew T Mellon Foundation-ImaPittsburgh, PA 2021

    General operating

    $10,000
  63. Catalina Marketing Charitable FoundationSt Petersburg, FL 2021

    Unrestricted use

    $1,000
  64. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $9
  65. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2020

    to provide general support

    $150,000
  66. Robert Sterling Clark Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $100,000
  67. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2020

    matching gift program

    $6,000
  68. The Ralph E Ogden Foundation IncMountainville, NY 2020

    General support

    $5,000
  69. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $5
  70. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2019

    Advancing sustainable agriculture

    $75,000
  71. Sterling Fund and Fellowship FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    General

    $600
  72. Matthew T Mellon Foundation-ImaPittsburgh, PA 2018

    General operating

    $10,000
  73. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2018

    matching gift program

    $3,105

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other international aid organizations in Oakland, CA and are not among Center for Third World Organizing’s funders above.

  1. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 30 grants Accepts applications $43,514 to similar organizations
  2. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 15 grants Accepts applications $4,240,896 to similar organizations
  3. The Skoll FoundationPalo Alto, CA 16 grants Accepts applications $12,677,350 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 14 grants Preselected only $8,864,868 to similar organizations
  5. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 9 grants Accepts applications $2,886,180 to similar organizations
  6. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 10 grants Preselected only $284,125 to similar organizations
  7. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 9 grants Accepts applications $6,342,092 to similar organizations
  8. Edwards Lifesciences FoundationIrvine, CA 10 grants Accepts applications $1,307,193 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 52-1211059 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.