The Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma

Grant recipient EIN 82-1708759Civil rights

Who funds Jolt Initiative?

35 private foundations gave Jolt Initiative in Austin, TX $6.1 million across 81 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

81 grants

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

  1. General Service FoundationSan Ramon, CA 2025

    General support

    $115,000
  2. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2024

    Project support to aid the jolt initiative in texas

    $187,500
  3. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $100,000
  4. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Toward general operations

    $70,000
  5. Forest Creatures Foundation LTDSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General support

    $50,000
  6. Leland Fikes Foundation IncDallas, TX 2024

    General operating support

    $50,000
  7. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2024

    Support youth voice and advocacy in Texas

    $45,000
  8. Normandie Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Youth leadership development

    $30,000
  9. The Edward W Hazen FoundationBrooklyn, NY 2024

    General and project support

    $25,000
  10. Lebowitz-Aberly Family FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    General fund

    $2,500
  11. B-Giving Roetzel Family Foundation IncCenterville, UT 2024

    Charitable Donation

    $2,000
  12. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $100,000
  13. Meadows Foundation IncDallas, TX 2023

    Toward establishing a policy team focused on the impact of climate change on Latino youth

    $80,000
  14. General Service FoundationSan Ramon, CA 2023

    General support

    $75,000
  15. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2023

    To empower young texas latinx leaders by organizing their voices and votes in the political process through culturally relevant and creative practices, via general operating support, as part of the student civic power grants.

    $75,000
  16. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Toward Latinx youth organizing against climate change

    $70,000
  17. Leland Fikes Foundation IncDallas, TX 2023

    General operating support

    $50,000
  18. Catena FoundationCarbondale, CO 2023

    Civic engagement & protecting democracy - general operating support

    $50,000
  19. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2023

    Support jolt's youth civic engagement and reach throughout texas

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

    Youth leadership development

    $20,000
  21. Lebowitz-Aberly Family FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    General fund

    $5,000
  22. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2023

    Support peer to peer collaboration

    $5,000
  23. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $25
  24. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2022

    General Operating Support

    $200,000
  25. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2022

    To empower young texas latinx leaders by organizing their voices and votes in the political process through culturally relevant and creative practices, via general operating support, as part of the student civic power grants.

    $125,000
  26. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $100,000
  27. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Toward Latinx youth organizing against climate change

    $70,000
  28. The Edward W Hazen FoundationBrooklyn, NY 2022

    General and project support

    $50,000
  29. Catena FoundationCarbondale, CO 2022

    Civic engagement & protecting democracy - general operating support

    $50,000
  30. The Leonard & Sophie Davis FundSan Francisco, CA 2022

    Support for social service programs or educational programs

    $50,000
  31. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2022

    Provide general operating support

    $42,500
  32. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2022

    Support young parent engagement in texas

    $35,000
  33. Normandie Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Youth leadership development

    $20,000
  34. Norman Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Youth leadership

    $10,000
  35. The Cricket Island FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    2022 leading forward- interview stipend

    $3,000
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $80
  37. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2021

    Project support: movement mujeres

    $500,000
  38. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $200,000
  39. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2021

    to provide general support

    $100,000
  40. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2021

    Provide general operating support

    $80,000
  41. General Service FoundationSan Ramon, CA 2021

    General Support

    $70,000
  42. Pink House Foundation IncWashington, DC 2021

    general support

    $40,000
  43. Meadows Foundation IncDallas, TX 2021

    Toward civic engagement and learning opportunities for Latino Texans

    $35,000
  44. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Toward Latinx youth organizing against climate change

    $30,000
  45. The Simmons FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Toward supporting Latinx youth civic engagement in Texas

    $30,000
  46. The Edward W Hazen FoundationBrooklyn, NY 2021

    General and project support

    $25,000
  47. Boone Family FoundationAddison, TX 2021

    2021 Climate change and women's leadership programs

    $25,000
  48. Boone Family FoundationAddison, TX 2021

    RevJen scholarship

    $13,500
  49. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $13
  50. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2020

    Project support: movement mujeres

    $500,000
  51. The Libra FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General support

    $261,000
  52. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Art for change/arte y cambio

    $100,000
  53. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2020

    To expand jolts organizational capacity to support civic engagement among young texans of color.

    $75,000
  54. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2020

    Provide general operating support

    $55,000
  55. The JM Kaplan Fund IncNew York, NY 2020

    Jolt is pioneering a latino youth-led movementacross texas to fight for stronger immigrant protections and rewrite the immigration narrative.

    $50,000
  56. Pink House Foundation IncWashington, DC 2020

    general support

    $40,000
  57. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2020

    Support young latinx student parents in TX

    $35,000
  58. The JM Kaplan Fund IncNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $13,000
  59. Shield-Ayres FoundationAustin, TX 2020

    General support of the organization

    $10,000
  60. The Hilaria and Alec Baldwin Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Support

    $1,000
  61. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $54
  62. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2019

    Project Support: Movement Mujeres

    $500,000
  63. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2019

    Art for change/arte y cambio

    $100,000
  64. The Libra FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    General support

    $100,000
  65. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2019

    Project Support: Jolt Initiative

    $77,500
  66. The JM Kaplan Fund IncNew York, NY 2019

    Latino and immigrant justice project

    $71,887
  67. General Service FoundationSan Ramon, CA 2019

    General Support

    $60,000
  68. High Tide FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    To support the climate messaging in latin x communities in texas

    $50,000
  69. Pink House Foundation IncWashington, DC 2019

    general support

    $40,000
  70. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2019

    Capacity Building: Organization Transformation

    $30,000
  71. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2019

    To educate, engage, and mobilize Latinos for a clean energy future in a C3 capacity

    $20,000
  72. Marguerite Casey FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    For general support.

    $15,000
  73. The Abelard Foundation IncSeattle, WA 2019

    Support

    $10,000
  74. Chavez Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    General purpose

    $10,000
  75. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2018

    Project Support: Movement Mujeres

    $500,000
  76. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2018

    Jolt initiative's art for change/arte y cambio

    $100,000
  77. The Roddenberry FoundationSherman Oaks, CA 2018

    Humanitarian advancements

    $50,000
  78. Pink House Foundation IncWashington, DC 2018

    general support

    $40,000
  79. Five Together FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2018

    To further the exempt purpose of the receipient

    $10,000
  80. Chavez Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    General purpose

    $10,000
  81. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    $55,000 To support a Network of Texas based power building organizations focused on lifting up the voice and power of young people in Texas which would conduct an analysis of the demographic growth and geographic needs of youth led organizing in the state G11882

    $0

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other civil rights organizations in Austin, TX and are not among Jolt Initiative’s funders above.

  1. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 12 grants Preselected only $9,269 to similar organizations
  2. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 12 grants Accepts applications $13,177 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 9 grants Accepts applications $3,025 to similar organizations
  4. The Prentice Foundation IncWilmington, DE 12 grants Preselected only $295,390 to similar organizations
  5. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 34 grants Preselected only $10,737,668 to similar organizations
  6. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 5 grants Preselected only $733 to similar organizations
  7. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 6 grants Accepts applications $537,240 to similar organizations
  8. Judith Filler FoundationAustin, TX 22 grants Accepts applications $238,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 82-1708759 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.