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Grant recipient EIN 84-2487707Public affairs

Who funds Ground Game Fund?

35 private foundations gave Ground Game Fund in Manchaca, TX $1.5 million across 45 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2020 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

45 grants

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

  1. Chet & Jon Lappen Foundation DBA Lappen Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2025

    Charity/general

    $1,000
  2. The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2024

    support for DJs at the Polls

    $200,000
  3. The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2024

    support for the Focus for Democracy re-granting pool

    $150,000
  4. Yavanna FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    TO SUPPORT Focus4Democracy c3

    $100,000
  5. The Morton K and Jane Blaustein Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2024

    support for DJs at the Polls

    $100,000
  6. The Morton K and Jane Blaustein Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2024

    support for Focus for Democracy regranting fund

    $100,000
  7. The Sidney E Frank FoundationHarrison, NY 2024

    To support the focus for democracy program

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

    Civic engagement

    $30,000
  9. Emsa Fund IncNew York, NY 2024

    Justice & social rights issues

    $20,000
  10. Radhika & Ambarish Malpani Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2024

    Focus For Democracy c3

    $15,000
  11. Rossman Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General purposes

    $5,000
  12. Richard Ann John & James Solomon Families FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Charitable

    $2,500
  13. Chet & Jon Lappen Foundation DBA Lappen Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Charity/general

    $2,000
  14. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Employee or trustee recommended gift for general operational support.

    $1,400
  15. Charles R Burke Jr FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2024

    General fund

    $1,000
  16. Norvell Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2024

    Support

    $1,000
  17. Shirley & Milton Levy Family Charitable TrustFramingham, MA 2023

    Contributions to all recipients were made to further tax exempt status under 501(c)(3).

    $99,707
  18. Barn Road FoundationTiburon, CA 2023

    General Support

    $50,000
  19. The Sidney E Frank FoundationHarrison, NY 2023

    For general operating support

    $39,700
  20. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Toward mobilizing El Pasoans for environmental justice

    $35,000
  21. Rudolph Joseph FoundationRockville Centre, NY 2023

    Charitable

    $30,667
  22. Luna Foundation IncBerkeley, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $30,000
  23. Rudolph Joseph FoundationRockville Centre, NY 2023

    Charitable

    $25,000
  24. The Sidney E Frank FoundationHarrison, NY 2023

    To support the focus for democracy program

    $25,000
  25. Perl Nelson Family Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2023

    Focus for Democracy

    $10,000
  26. Pearl Colman Foundation Frank Rimerman Co LLPPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Philanthropy

    $10,000
  27. Giles 2000 TR DBA Giles Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  28. Memorial Fund IncPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Community outreach

    $3,000
  29. Jordan and Jean Nerenberg Family FoundationTucson, AZ 2023

    Unrestricted use of charity

    $2,000
  30. Mark and Cynthia Ross Family Charitable TrustNew York, NY 2023

    Charitable contribution

    $1,250
  31. Steven Paul Friedman FoundationOkemos, MI 2023

    Voter Education

    $500
  32. Shames Family FoundationWilton, CT 2022

    General

    $1,000
  33. Rudolph Joseph FoundationRockville Centre, NY 2021

    Charitable

    $50,178
  34. Luna Foundation IncBerkeley, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $30,000
  35. The Obrzut Ling Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2021

    Focus for Democracy fund

    $25,000
  36. The Elsie Procter Van Buren FoundationSomerville, MA 2020

    Charitable

    $100,000
  37. Feldman Foundation CaSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  38. Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $30,000
  39. Rudolph Joseph FoundationRockville Centre, NY 2020

    Charitable

    $25,000
  40. Feldman Foundation CaSan Francisco, CA 2020

    In support of the Georgia elections

    $25,000
  41. Feldman Foundation TXDallas, TX 2020

    Non-specific charitable purpose

    $10,000
  42. The Allan & Melanie Nelkin Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2020

    General operating support

    $10,000
  43. The Heller Family FoundationFranklin, TN 2020

    General use

    $6,000
  44. Touchpoint Foundation - HostPennington, NJ 2020

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  45. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2020

    matching gift program

    $150

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other public affairs organizations in Austin, TX and are not among Ground Game Fund’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 42 grants Preselected only $10,860 to similar organizations
  2. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 8 grants Accepts applications $2,386,000 to similar organizations
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 6 grants Preselected only $52,300 to similar organizations
  4. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 14 grants Accepts applications $2,410,000 to similar organizations
  5. Meadows Foundation IncDallas, TX 5 grants Accepts applications $700,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 7 grants Accepts applications $525,000 to similar organizations
  7. The Snider FoundationCollegeville, PA 3 grants Preselected only $70,000 to similar organizations
  8. Brigham Family FoundationWilmington, DE 18 grants Preselected only $2,338,670 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 84-2487707 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.