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Tides Foundation

San Francisco, CA

Tides Foundation funds community-led organizations advancing equity and justice, including work on health, climate, gender equity, democracy, and immigrant communities. Its 2024 grants had a median of $50,000, though amounts varied widely, and it funds eligible organizations in the U.S. and abroad, with the most grant dollars going to California, New York, and Washington, D.C. Some programs are open or invitation-only; the Advancing Girls Fund is listed as open, but the profile does not state a general policy on unsolicited grant requests.

Penney Family Fund

Berkeley, CA

The Penney Family Fund supports grassroots organizing, advocacy, civic participation, and movement building focused on racial, economic, and environmental justice, with recent grants concentrated in North Carolina, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Georgia. Its 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $35,000, with a median of $20,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests; proposals are by invitation only.

The Hollyfield Foundation

Houston, TX

Jewish Federation of San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

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The Simmons Foundation

Houston, TX

The Simmons Foundation supports women, youth, and families, with grants for recreation, community projects, human services, and developmental-disability services. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $2 million, with a median of $25,000; most funding went to Colorado, with some to Texas. It does not accept unsolicited requests and funds only preselected organizations.

Levi Strauss Foundation

San Francisco, CA

The Levi Strauss Foundation funds human rights and well-being work, including democracy, immigrant rights, reproductive justice, and apparel workers’ rights, in places where Levi Strauss & Co. has a business presence. Its 2024 grants ranged from $8,450 to $7,932,915, with a median of $29,096. It does not accept unsolicited requests and funds preselected organizations only.

Texas Instruments Foundation

Dallas, TX

The Texas Instruments Foundation funds charitable and educational organizations, with interests including education, human services, racial equity, and the arts; its geographic focus is Texas, though it also gives elsewhere. In 2024 it made 4,484 grants, with a median award of $500 and amounts ranging from $13 to $1,128,000. It accepts unsolicited requests online and has no submission deadlines.

Voter Registration Project

Washington, DC

The Voter Registration Project funds and partners on nonpartisan voter-registration programs, with a focus on helping people of color register and participate in elections. In 2024, it reported 65 grants ranging from $11,542 to $3.42 million, with a median of about $466,000; funding was concentrated in DC, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Educational Foundation of America

Bethesda, MD

The Educational Foundation of America funds progressive work in reproductive health and justice, democracy, and the environment, including clean energy and community arts initiatives. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $206,000, with a median of $35,000, and supported organizations across multiple states, with particular reproductive-health focus in Appalachia, Alabama, and Florida. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests; grants are by invitation, though it invites brief project or program ideas for possible follow-up.

The Ford Foundation

New York, NY

The Ford Foundation funds organizations, individuals, and ideas working to reduce inequality and advance social justice, including work in areas such as immigrant justice, criminal justice reform, gender equity, and arts and culture, through grants around the world. Its 2024 grants had a median of $100,000, with amounts ranging from $45 to $15 million; it does not accept unsolicited requests by mail, email, or phone.

The Lumpkin Family Foundation

Mattoon, IL

The Lumpkin Family Foundation funds nonprofit work on environmental protection, healthy living, local food and agriculture, community collaboration, and mental wellness, primarily in East Central Illinois and Chicago, with some national support. Grant sizes vary widely; in 2024, grants ranged from $50 to $630,000, with a median of $6,000. Its 2024 filing says it does not accept unsolicited requests, though most programs begin with an online letter of inquiry.

The Kodosky Foundation

Austin, TX

The Kodosky Foundation supported arts, education, and community organizations, primarily in Texas, with 99% of its 2024 grant dollars going to Texas and 1% to New York. Recent grants ranged from $1,000 to $4,076,646, with a median of $8,000, but the foundation completed its final distribution and terminated in 2024. It funded only preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests.