Tides Foundation
Tides Foundation is a public charity based in San Francisco, California. Formed in 1976, it makes grants using contributions from individuals, families, foundations, and corporations, and operates donor-advised, collective action, and other grantmaking funds for charitable and educational purposes.
Tides Foundation at a glance
In short: Tides Foundation gave $394.3M across 2,110 grants in 2024 (avg $187K), top state California. 34% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $394,288,539
- -15.5% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 2,110
- -8.3% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $186,867
- -7.8% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $534,451,715
- -17.3% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 34% first-time grantees (719 of 2,107, 2024)
- Primary geography
- California (25% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Tides Foundation
- Invitation Only
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To open a fund, prospective partners are asked to first determine whether their fund aligns with Tides Foundation’s mission and submit the Partner With Us form. If potentially eligible, they may receive an online application for a final assessment. Tides Foundation reviews applications as received and retains discretion to accept or reject them based on factors including mission alignment, legal requirements, and its capacity to manage the fund. Some grant initiatives use invitation-based processes: Life Comes From It accepts proposals by invitation, and the Women’s Environmental Leadership Fund invites eligible candidates to apply after an initial discussion with staff. The Frontline Justice Fund’s Fall 2024 cycle is past.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1012 Torney Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94129
Phone: (415) 561-6400
Website: https://tides.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
7 open opportunities from Tides Foundation
Who Tides Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Tides Advocacy ($28.2M). Together the top 10 received $101.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
11,232 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5,259 grants of 11,232 (47%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2024, California received 25% of grant dollars, New York 16%, the District of Columbia 10%, Maryland 6%, and Massachusetts 4%. The foundation also states that it makes grants to qualified foreign charitable organizations.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2,110 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Tides Foundation open to new grantees?
34%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 719 of 2,107 grantees (34%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $100K; repeat grants $232K. How we count
Medians: $40K first-time, $75K repeat.
- 50% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−18%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $394.3M (2024) to $504.5M (2022). In 2024 it made 2,110 grants totaling $394.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tides Advocacy San Francisco, CA | Equity, Human Rights, and Economic Empowerment | $28,164,447 |
| State Democracy Project Brooklyn, NY | Equity, Human Rights, and Economic Empowerment | $20,280,000 |
| Impactassets Inc Bethesda, MD | Healthy Individuals and Communities | $19,886,752 |
| Tides Center San Francisco, CA | Healthy Individuals and Communities | $9,579,887 |
| Academy for the Love of Learning Inc Santa Fe, NM | Quality Education | $5,000,000 |
| Trans Justice Funding Project Portland, OR | Equity, Human Rights, and Economic Empowerment | $4,322,252 |
| Movement Voter Fund Northampton, MA | Equity, Human Rights, and Economic Empowerment | $4,200,000 |
| Floridians Protecting Freedom Inc Miami, FL | Healthy Individuals and Communities | $3,332,500 |
| Nextgen Climate America Inc Sacramento, CA | Healthy Individuals and Communities | $3,294,999 |
| Working Families Organization Inc Brooklyn, NY | Equity, Human Rights, and Economic Empowerment | $3,254,209 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $534,451,715 | $367,989,822 | $468,363,369 | $394,288,539 | 2,110 | $22,423,505 |
| 2023 | $646,096,687 | $350,128,498 | $711,555,651 | $466,557,721 | 2,302 | $18,391,223 |
| 2022 | $978,547,541 | $580,695,428 | $685,523,642 | $504,501,622 | 2,495 | $5,005,685 |
| 2021 | $1,232,210,451 | $863,481,509 | $614,750,717 | $481,705,631 | 2,060 | $40,591,399 |
| 2020 | $1,008,648,994 | $1,066,458,024 | $619,024,976 | $462,850,623 | 2,265 | $20,410,617 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Tides Foundation’s stated mission is to make grants from contributions it receives to community-led organizations. Its filing describes grants supporting initiatives to advance a healthy planet, gender equity, and democracy by shifting resources and power to historically under-resourced communities. It makes grants to eligible domestic and qualified foreign charitable organizations for charitable and educational purposes.
The 2024 grants include awards categorized as supporting equity, human rights, and economic empowerment; healthy individuals and communities; quality education; and a sustainable environment. Examples of grantees’ work include the State Democracy Project’s efforts to encourage citizen participation and more responsive government, and ImpactAssets’ work in impact investing and charitable giving. Tides Center describes its own mission as providing fiscal sponsorship and operational, grantmaking, and capacity-building support to community-led organizations.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, Tides Foundation reported 2,110 grants totaling $394,288,539. Grant amounts ranged from $5,067 to $28,164,447, with a median of $50,000.
Among its largest 2024 grants were $28,164,447 to Tides Advocacy for equity, human rights, and economic empowerment; $20,280,000 to the State Democracy Project; $19,886,752 to ImpactAssets Inc. for healthy individuals and communities; and $9,579,887 to Tides Center. Other large awards included $5 million to Academy for the Love of Learning Inc. and $4.2 million to Movement Voter Fund. The grantees describe their work respectively as fostering learning at all ages and helping funders support grassroots groups advancing democracy, equity, and sustainability.
Tides Foundation’s initiatives include the Just Health Fund, Women’s Environmental Leadership Fund, Advancing Girls Fund, Frontline Justice Fund, Immigrants Belong Fund, and Healthy Democracy Fund. The foundation reports that its initiatives granted $237 million and supported more than 830 grantee partners from 2019 through 2025.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Regina Jackson was listed as director and chair as of November 2024. Roslyn Dawson Thompson was listed as director and chair through November 2024. Other directors listed on the 2024 filing were Angela Chadwick, Brickson Diamond, Elizer Darris, Jacob Weldon, Jessica Carvalho Morris, Lori Chatman, Michael Roberts, and Sulma Arias.
Tides Foundation is led by Janiece Evans-Page, CEO on every filing since 2021; none of the 16 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Janiece Evans-Page
CEO
On filings since 2021
36 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roslyn Dawson Thompson
Director & Chair
Director → Director & Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Regina Jackson
Director & Chair
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Brickson Diamond
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacob Weldon
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Carvalho Morris
Director
Director - Start → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Trista Harris
Director
Director - Start → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Chadwick
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizer Darris
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lori Chatman
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Roberts
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sulma Arias
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suneela Jain
Secretary, Chief Legal & Comp Officer
Secretary, Chief Legal & Ethics Officer → Secretary, Chief Legal & Compl. Officer, 2023
Secretary, Chief Legal & Compl. Officer → Secretary, Chief Legal & Comp Officer, 2024
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Lum
Treasurer & CFO
On filings since 2023
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Caldwell
Treasurer & CFO
New on the 2024 filing
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thresa Nelson
Int CFO & Treasurer
New on the 2024 filing
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Sid Espinosa (2020–2023) — Director & Chair
- Former: Holden Lee (2021–2023) — Treasurer & CFO
- Former: John Oxtoby (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Linda Verhulp (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Marie Landig (2020–2022) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Judith Hill (2020–2021) — Treasurer & CFO
- Former: Kafi D. Blumenfield (2020–2021) — Director -
- Former: Steve Zuckerman (2020–2021) — Director -
- Former: Tuti Scott (2020–2021) — Former Interim CEO
- Former: Kriss Deiglmeier (2020) — CEO to Adv Int CEO to
- Former: Suzanne Dibianca (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Tides Foundation
How much does Tides Foundation give each year?
Tides Foundation gave $394.3M across 2,110 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $466.6M across 2,302 grants.
What is Tides Foundation's typical grant size?
Tides Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $50,000, and its average grant was $186,867, across 2,110 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Tides Foundation that year got $100K on average.
Where does Tides Foundation give grants?
Tides Foundation's top state is California, with 25% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were New York (16%) and District of Columbia (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (185 grants), New York, NY (166 grants), San Francisco, CA (109 grants) and Oakland, CA (64 grants).
Does Tides Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 2,110 grants with a stated purpose on Tides Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Healthy Individuals and Communities" (906 grants), "Equity, Human Rights, and Economic Empowerment" (813 grants) and "Sustainable Environment" (258 grants).
Who are Tides Foundation's largest grantees?
Tides Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Tides Advocacy ($28,164,447), State Democracy Project ($20,280,000) and Impactassets Inc ($19,886,752), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 17% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Tides Foundation?
Tides Foundation reported $534.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $368.0M.
What does Tides Foundation fund?
Tides Foundation’s stated mission is to make grants from contributions it receives to community-led organizations. Its filing describes grants supporting initiatives to advance a healthy planet, gender equity, and democracy by shifting resources and power to historically under-resourced communities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Tides Foundation?
To open a fund, prospective partners are asked to first determine whether their fund aligns with Tides Foundation’s mission and submit the Partner With Us form. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Tides Foundation's EIN?
Tides Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0198509. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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