The Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma

Grant recipient EIN 80-0378174Civil rights

Who funds Tesseract?

6 private foundations gave Tesseract in Washington, DC $569,500 across 23 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

23 grants

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

  1. Lightspark FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2025

    Equality advocacy

    $15,000
  2. Stephen M Silberstein FoundationBelvedere, CA 2024

    Committed to building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation through economic policies and political process policies

    $75,000
  3. Esler Family FoundationSaratoga Springs, NY 2024

    General Charity

    $25,000
  4. Lightspark FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2024

    Equality Advocacy

    $10,000
  5. Tabachnick Family FoundationLigonier, PA 2024

    Economic and political equality

    $7,500
  6. Stephen M Silberstein FoundationBelvedere, CA 2023

    Committed to building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation through economic policies and political process policies

    $75,000
  7. Lightspark FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2023

    To further foundation's initiatives

    $10,000
  8. Esler Family FoundationSaratoga Springs, NY 2023

    General Charity

    $10,000
  9. Tabachnick Family FoundationLigonier, PA 2023

    Economic and political equality

    $7,500
  10. Stephen M Silberstein FoundationBelvedere, CA 2022

    Committed to building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation through economic policies and political process policies

    $75,000
  11. The Drake Bettner FoundationMcKinney, TX 2022

    Build more stable inclusive nation

    $7,500
  12. Tabachnick Family FoundationLigonier, PA 2022

    Economic and political equality

    $5,000
  13. The Walker Foundation IncPacifica, CA 2022

    Charitable donations

    $4,000
  14. Stephen M Silberstein FoundationBelvedere, CA 2021

    Committed to building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation through economic policies and political process policies

    $50,000
  15. Tabachnick Family FoundationLigonier, PA 2021

    Economic and political equality

    $9,000
  16. The Walker Foundation IncPacifica, CA 2021

    Charitable donations

    $8,000
  17. The Drake Bettner FoundationMcKinney, TX 2021

    Build more stable inclusive nation

    $5,000
  18. Stephen M Silberstein FoundationBelvedere, CA 2020

    Committed to building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation through economic policies and political process policies

    $50,000
  19. The Walker Foundation IncPacifica, CA 2020

    Charitable donations

    $6,000
  20. Stephen M Silberstein FoundationBelvedere, CA 2019

    Committed to building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation through economic policies and political process policies

    $50,000
  21. The Walker Foundation IncPacifica, CA 2019

    Charitable donations

    $8,000
  22. Stephen M Silberstein FoundationBelvedere, CA 2018

    Committed to building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation through economic policies and political process policies

    $50,000
  23. The Walker Foundation IncPacifica, CA 2018

    Charitable donation

    $7,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other civil rights organizations in Washington, DC and are not among Tesseract’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 308 grants Preselected only $387,439 to similar organizations
  2. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 254 grants Accepts applications $89,905,964 to similar organizations
  3. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 142 grants Preselected only $57,011,844 to similar organizations
  4. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 83 grants Preselected only $33,749,836 to similar organizations
  5. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 81 grants Accepts applications $19,463,458 to similar organizations
  6. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 68 grants Preselected only $18,047,687 to similar organizations
  7. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 60 grants Preselected only $35,262 to similar organizations
  8. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 163 grants Accepts applications $42,464,096 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 80-0378174 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.