Center for Empowered Politics
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$21.8M
Foundation funders
51
Grants recorded
115
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Center for Empowered Politics?
Center for Empowered Politics is funded by 51 grantmakers, led by Chinese Progressive Association ($4.8M), Open Society Action Fund Inc ($3.9M), The San Francisco Foundation ($2.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $21.8M in grants to Center for Empowered Politics between 2019–2025.
Show all 51 funders
| Grove Action Fund | $86,500 | 3 | 2021–2023 |
| California Calls Action Fund | $76,815 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| Organize Action | $72,750 | 1 | 2022 |
| People's Action | $65,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Movement Strategy Center Action Fund | $52,747 | 1 | 2021 |
| Democracyfirst | $50,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| NEO Philanthropy Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Working Partnerships USA | $41,740 | 3 | 2019–2022 |
| California Calls Education Fund | $37,545 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | $34,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | $32,000 | 3 | 2020–2021 |
| Our Children Our Future | $25,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jobs with Justice | $25,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | $25,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Asian Pacific Fund | $25,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shepherd's Walk Foundation Inc | $21,000 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Asian Law Caucus | $20,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| One for Democracy Action Fund | $15,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Proteus Action League | $12,500 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unite Here Action Fund | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| League of Conservation Voters Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tides Center | $10,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Policylink | $10,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Aajc Inc | $8,333 | 1 | 2025 |
| NEO Philanthropy Action Fund Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | $600 | 1 | 2022 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $95K (2019) to $7.4M (2022). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $2.7M.
What grants has Center for Empowered Politics received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The San Francisco Foundation | FOR PROJECT SUPPORT | $1,100,000 |
| 2025 | America Votes | Primary Purpose | $685,000 |
| 2025 | Forest Creatures Foundation Ltd | GENERAL SUPPORT - SEED THE VOTE | $500,000 |
| 2025 | Pro-Democracy Campaign | GENERAL SUPPORT | $150,000 |
| 2025 | East Bay Community Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT - FBO: BAY RISING ACTION, GENERAL SUPPORT FBO: OAKLAND RISING ACTION, VOTER ENGAGEMENT ON LOCAL BALLOT MEASURES FBO: OAKLAND RISING BALLOT COMMITTEE (FPPC #1455486) | $118,195 |
| 2025 | Instructional Telecommunications Foundation Inc | CORE SUPPORT - PCA | $100,000 |
| 2025 | Forest Creatures Foundation Ltd | GENERAL SUPPORT - SEED THE VOTE | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Shepherd's Walk Foundation Inc | EDUCATIONAL | $9,000 |
| 2025 | Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Aajc Inc | EDUCATION | $8,333 |
| 2024 | Urban Affairs Coalition | REGRANTING OF FUND TO VIETLEADS NEW FISCAL SPONOR. | $946,442 |
| 2024 | Open Society Action Fund Inc | TO SUPPORT POLICY ADVOCACY ON RACIAL JUSTICE ISSUES BY THE BLACK TO THE FUTURE ACTION FUND, A PROJECT OF THE GRANTEE | $750,000 |
| 2024 | The San Francisco Foundation | TO SUPPORT YES ON MEASURE B CAMPAIGN TO PRESERVE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. TO SUPPORT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. TO SUPPORT AAPI FORCE'S CIVIC ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS. FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO RISING ACTION FUND, TO SUPPORT REDISTRICTING REFORM. FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO RISING ACTION FUND, TO OPPOSE PROPOSITION E IN SAN FRANCISCO AND SUPPORT PUBLIC FUNDING FOR HOUSING, JOBS AND EDUCATION. FOR OAKLAND RISING ACTION'S VOTER EDUCATION. | $510,453 |
| 2024 | California Community Foundation | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | $500,000 |
| 2024 | Tides Advocacy | COMMUNITY ORGANIZING; GENERAL SUPPORT | $415,000 |
| 2024 | Open Society Action Fund Inc | TO SUPPORT NONPARTISAN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND ISSUE ADVOCACY | $300,000 |
| 2024 | Open Society Action Fund Inc | TO SUPPORT POLICY ADVOCACY AND NONPARTISAN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN MICHIGAN | $250,000 |
| 2024 | Way to Win Action Fund Inc | GENERAL OPERATING | $250,000 |
| 2024 | Open Society Action Fund Inc | TO SUPPORT BLACK TO THE FUTURE ACTION FUND, A PROJECT OF THE GRANTEE, IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CONVENING TO GATHER ORGANIZATIONS ON THE ISSUE OF VOTER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Tides Foundation | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Women Donors Network Action | PRIMARY PURPOSE SUPPORT FOR ASIAN AMERICAN POWER NETWORK | $200,000 |
| 2024 | The Heising-Simons Action Fund | FOR OAKLAND RISING ACTION | $160,000 |
| 2024 | The Heising-Simons Action Fund | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Inatai Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $125,000 |
| 2024 | Democracy Fund Voice Inc | Program support for PowerProgress Action Fund | $115,000 |
| 2024 | Goodnation Foundation Inc | — | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Women Donors Network Action | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR RISING VOICES | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Groundswell Action Fund | Program Support | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Instructional Telecommunications Foundation Inc | CORE SUPPORT - PCA | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Sixteen Thirty Fund | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 128 Collective Initiatives Inc | SEED THE VOTE | $50,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 115 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Center for Empowered Politics?
Center for Empowered Politics is funded by 51 grantmakers, led by Chinese Progressive Association ($4.8M), Open Society Action Fund Inc ($3.9M), The San Francisco Foundation ($2.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $21.8M in grants to Center for Empowered Politics between 2019–2025.
Who is Center for Empowered Politics's largest funder?
Chinese Progressive Association is the largest recorded funder of Center for Empowered Politics, with $4.8M across 2 grants (2022–2023).
How much grant funding has Center for Empowered Politics received?
IRS 990 filings record $21.8M in grants to Center for Empowered Politics across 115 grants from 51 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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