Baskin Foundation Grant

The Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation, established in 2008, focuses on achieving gender and racial equity through grants primarily for nonprofit organizations in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties. They emphasize intersectional feminism and support initiatives that empower women and gender-expansive individuals of color. The foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals and prefers organizations with diverse decision-makers and equitable personnel policies. Funding areas include reproductive rights, legal advocacy, and gender economic justice.

NOTE: The Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation does not accept unsolicited Letters of Inquiry (LOIs)/proposals. Please review our Current Grant Opportunities and Eligibility Requirements and submit an Organization Information Form if you believe that your organization meets our guidelines. The Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation uses this form to gather information about organizations interested in applying for a grant. If the Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation is interested in receiving an LOI/proposal, a staff member will contact you.
The Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations primarily in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties (the tribal lands of the Amah Mutsun, Ohlone, Chalon, Awaswas, and Esselen nations), occasionally in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, and organizations and programs with statewide impact across California or national impact across the US. Grants are restricted to the United States. We do not accept unsolicited proposals.
Funding Priorities
The Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations that serve people and communities in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties (the tribal lands of the Amah Mutsun, Ohlone, Chalon, Awaswas, and Esselen nations), occasionally in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, and organizations and programs with statewide impact across California or national impact across the US. The Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation believes that intersectional feminism is an essential principle in our grantmaking. We fund solutions to address the impact of racist and patriarchal structures facing women of color and gender-expansive individuals of color.
Current Grant Opportunities/Funding Priorities
Feminist / Gender / Women’s StudiesReproductive Rights and JusticeLegal Advocacy for Immigrant WomenActivist FundIndigenous Women and GirlsGirls in EngineeringPublic Policy: Gender and Racial JusticeTransitional Housing for Survivors of Relationship AbuseLegal Services for Survivors of Relationship AbuseWomen Re-Entering the WorkforceMedia LiteracyGender Economic JusticeEnvironmental Gender JusticeFarming: Gender and Racial Justice

Eligibility

To be eligible for consideration, applicants must be:
A nonprofit organization with tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and organized for charitable purposesWe will occasionally consider a nonprofit organization with tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, and organized for charitable purposes.Aligned with our intersectional feminist mission of both gender AND racial equity, rather than just one or the other.An appropriate fit into one of our Funding Priorities,

Ineligibility

The Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals.The Foundation generally will not consider requests to fund:

Individuals, either through scholarships or other forms of financial assistance (except through our Scholarship Program) .Scientific or medical research.Sectarian purposes (programs that promote religious doctrine).Special events or conferences.Endowments.