Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$11.4M
Foundation funders
29
Grants recorded
83
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation?
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation is funded by 29 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($2.5M), Freedom Together Foundation ($1.5M), Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $11.4M in grants to Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation between 2019–2025.
Show all 29 funders
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | $15,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tides Center | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| John E Fetzer Institute Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2021 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $117K (2019) to $3.5M (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $1.0M.
What grants has Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $553,137 |
| 2025 | General Service Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $200,000 |
| 2025 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | As a final grant for general support | $125,000 |
| 2025 | WK Kellogg Foundation | Promise of an Equitable Future | $100,000 |
| 2025 | WK Kellogg Foundation | Promise of an Equitable Future | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 82536 PROTECTING DIRECT DEMOCRACY AND INCUBATING IDEAS FOR TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE ACROSS THE BALLOT-MEASURE LIFE CYCLE | $628,364 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 80783 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER FOUNDATION -- POLICY DEPARTMENT, 2023-2025 | $500,000 |
| 2024 | Freedom Together Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $350,000 |
| 2024 | Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $300,000 |
| 2024 | The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $298,616 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $275,000 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 80438 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE BALLOT INITIATIVE STRATEGY CENTER FOUNDATION, 2023-2025 | $250,000 |
| 2024 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | PUBLIC & SOCIETAL BENEFIT | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | As a final grant for general support | $175,000 |
| 2024 | Merle Chambers Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT (MULTI-YEAR) | $100,000 |
| 2024 | NEO Philanthropy Inc | Program Grant | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Limestone Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The Irving Harris Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Mertz Gilmore Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Tides Foundation | HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Hopewell Fund | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Proteus Fund Inc | DEMOCRACY | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Tides Center | QUALITY EDUCATION | $10,000 |
| 2023 | Freedom Together Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $350,000 |
| 2023 | The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $302,752 |
| 2023 | Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $300,000 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $225,000 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $225,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 83 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation?
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation is funded by 29 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($2.5M), Freedom Together Foundation ($1.5M), Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $11.4M in grants to Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation between 2019–2025.
Who is Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation's largest funder?
The Ford Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation, with $2.5M across 14 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation received?
IRS 990 filings record $11.4M in grants to Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation across 83 grants from 29 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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