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Pooled Funds

The New World Foundation

Foundation Grants for Nonprofits Capacity Building Grants

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Overview

Focus Area: Multi-issue collaborative funding

Program Description

The New World Foundation has a long history of partnering with like-minded philanthropists—both individual donors and foundations—to launch pooled funds that meet short-, medium-, and long-term community needs.

Key Characteristics

Lean and efficient administrative model
Effective fund spending
Rapid response capability
Seed funding for emerging issues
Scaling of proven strategies
Sustaining long-term movement infrastructure
Exploration of leading edge emerging issues
Amplification of grantee work
Attraction of additional philanthropic resources

Participant Types

Individual donors
Foundations
Like-minded philanthropists

What The New World Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 120
Total given: $10.34M
Median grant: $21K
Range: $5,434–$1.5M

By dollars: California 38%, New York 18%, Minnesota 15%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Washington, DC; Boston, MA.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
52% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Homeboy Industries · Los Angeles, CA

Forgiveness

$1.5M
Shared Capital Cooperative · St Paul, MN

Forgiveness

$1.5M
ICA Fund · Oakland, CA

Forgiveness

$800K
Jfflabs Inc · Boston, MA

In support of providing technical assistance and capacity building to jffventures and…

$500K
Project Equity · Oakland, CA

In support of creating quality jobs through employee ownership initiative

$500K