Common Counsel Foundation
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2022–2025
Total received
$71.6M
Foundation funders
97
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
2022–2025
Who funds Common Counsel Foundation?
Common Counsel Foundation is funded by 97 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($14.8M), Foundation to Promote Open Society ($9.0M), Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc ($8.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $71.6M in grants to Common Counsel Foundation between 2022–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2025) to $33.5M (2023). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $1.1M.
What grants has Common Counsel Foundation received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Surdna Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $400,000 |
| 2025 | Weingart Foundation | SUPPORT FOR THE COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION'S FUND FOR INCLUSIVE CALIFORNIA'S FIVE-YEAR PHASE TWO HOUSING JUSTICE STRATEGY | $250,000 |
| 2025 | The San Diego Foundation | TO SUPPORT MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES | $100,000 |
| 2025 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $80,000 |
| 2025 | East Bay Community Foundation | FOR COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP FOR COMMUNITY POWER FUND | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Liberty Hill Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Marin Community Foundation | SUPPORT NATIVE VOICES RISING | $40,000 |
| 2025 | Firedoll Foundation | General Support | $35,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $27,500 |
| 2025 | The New World Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF RISING MAJORITY'S EFFORTS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF PROJECT 2025 | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Liberty Hill Foundation | SUPPORT FOR NATIVE VOICES RISING | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Seeding Justice | OPERATING SUPPORT | $19,400 |
| 2025 | Grapevine giving foundation | operating fund and general assistance. | $14,820 |
| 2025 | Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego | GENERAL | $12,500 |
| 2025 | The Women's Foundation of Colorado Inc | DONOR-DRIVEN GRANTMAKING | $8,000 |
| 2024 | Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | General operating support and project support | $2,722,000 |
| 2024 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Civic Participation | $1,550,000 |
| 2024 | The California Endowment | SUPPORTING COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH LAND OWNERSHIP CAPITAL STRATEGIES: TO PROVIDE CAPACITY BUILDING AND CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA IN ORDER TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP AS A COMMON MODEL FOR EQUITABLE REAL ESTATE PRESERVATION, WORKING TOWARDS WIDESPREAD HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY WEALTH AND THE RIGHT TO HEALTH EQUITY FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS. | $1,000,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT FOR THE MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES: A TRANSFORMATIONAL ECOSYSTEM AND MOVEMENT | $900,000 |
| 2024 | Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | ADVANCING RACIAL JUSTICE | $725,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT FOR COLOR CONGRESS INITIATIVE TO ACTUALIZE A REIMAGINED DOCUMENTARY LANDSCAPE TOWARD ONE THAT STRENGTHENS PEOPLE OF COLOR VISIBILITY, VOICE, AND POWER; AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING OF THE COLOR CONGRESS INITIATIVE | $715,000 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | FOR FLEXIBLE SUPPORT OF ITS COLOR CONGRESS INITIATIVE PROJECT | $700,000 |
| 2024 | Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | ADVANCING RACIAL JUSTICE | $666,667 |
| 2024 | Surdna Foundation Inc | General Support | $650,000 |
| 2024 | Freedom Together Foundation | NATIVE VOICES RISING | $600,000 |
| 2024 | The California Endowment | SUPPORTING COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH LAND OWNERSHIP CAPITAL STRATEGIES: TO PROVIDE CAPACITY BUILDING AND CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA IN ORDER TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP AS A COMMON MODEL FOR EQUITABLE REAL ESTATE PRESERVATION, WORKING TOWARDS WIDESPREAD HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY WEALTH AND THE RIGHT TO HEALTH EQUITY FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS. | $583,670 |
| 2024 | The Schmidt Family Foundation | CENTERING UNREPRESENTED VOICES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT, SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES' LAND STEWARDSHIP, SELF-DETERMINATION, AND CULTURAL REPRESENTATION | $553,000 |
| 2024 | The California Endowment | FUND FOR AN INCLUSIVE CALIFORNIA - SUPPORTING HEALTH THROUGH HOUSING: TO SUPPORT POWER BUILDING ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN HEALTH ADVOCACY THROUGH ENSURING PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS CALIFORNIA. | $500,000 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $401,000 |
| 2024 | Tides Foundation | HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES | $362,500 |
Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Common Counsel Foundation?
Common Counsel Foundation is funded by 97 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($14.8M), Foundation to Promote Open Society ($9.0M), Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc ($8.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $71.6M in grants to Common Counsel Foundation between 2022–2025.
Who is Common Counsel Foundation's largest funder?
The Ford Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Common Counsel Foundation, with $14.8M across 20 grants (2022–2024).
How much grant funding has Common Counsel Foundation received?
IRS 990 filings record $71.6M in grants to Common Counsel Foundation across 200 grants from 97 funders between 2022–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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