A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 87-1337465Arts and culture

Who funds Equis Institute?

11 private foundations gave Equis Institute in Washington, DC $3.8 million across 14 grants, in tax years 2022 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2022 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

14 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

    $200,000
  2. The Hearthland FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Civic engagement

    $400,000
  3. The Benificus FoundationSan Carlos, CA 2024

    General purpose

    $254,616
  4. The Morton K and Jane Blaustein Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2024

    general support for Voter Engagement research

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

    support for Equis Research

    $200,000
  6. The Skoll FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Digital democracy institute of the americas

    $187,500
  7. Pivotal Philanthropies FoundationRedmond, WA 2023

    To support equis institute's general operations.

    $500,000
  8. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For general operating support

    $300,000
  9. The Skoll FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Latino Political Innovation Zone, Search, and YouTube projects

    $200,000
  10. Horizon Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $200,000
  11. Woodcock FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $110,000
  12. The Skoll FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    Latino political innovation zone, search, and youtube projects

    $800,000
  13. Woodcock FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $110,000
  14. Wallace Global Fund IIWashington, DC 2022

    Support for promoting independent voices in the media

    $100,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Washington, DC and are not among Equis Institute’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 918 grants Preselected only $248,410 to similar organizations
  2. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 225 grants Accepts applications $14,685,837 to similar organizations
  3. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 121 grants Preselected only $1,909,500 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 230 grants Accepts applications $7,457,250 to similar organizations
  5. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 141 grants Accepts applications $35,096,833 to similar organizations
  6. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 90 grants Preselected only $169,426 to similar organizations
  7. Dimick FoundationBethesda, MD 127 grants Accepts applications $505,500 to similar organizations
  8. Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation IncWashington, DC 68 grants Accepts applications $513,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 87-1337465 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.