Commonweal

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Bolinas, CA EIN 94-2366094

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2021–2025

Total received

$15.1M

Foundation funders

90

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2021–2025

Who funds Commonweal?

Commonweal is funded by 90 grantmakers, led by The Marisla Foundation ($1.7M), John E Fetzer Institute Inc ($1.4M), The Jenifer Altman Foundation ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.1M in grants to Commonweal between 2021–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Marisla Foundation$1,680,00052021–2024
John E Fetzer Institute Inc$1,390,15562021–2024
The Jenifer Altman Foundation$1,252,37862021–2025
WK Kellogg Foundation$1,200,00042021–2024
The Hale Fund$1,036,47532023–2025
Wend II Inc$1,020,00032022–2024
Marin Community Foundation$841,94642022–2025
RSF Social Finance Inc$764,34732022–2024
Tides Foundation$702,00022022–2024
Impactassetsinc$665,50032022–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$320,03122023–2025
Michigan Health Endowment Fund$295,50012024
Jewish Communal Fund$272,21642021–2023
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$260,45032022–2024
Leonard & Beryl Buck Foundation$225,00022022–2024
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation$213,00032022–2023
Bernier McCaw Foundation$200,00012024
Target Foundation$200,00012024
The Angell Foundation$150,00012025
Novo Foundation$150,00012024
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$127,60032022–2024
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma$112,99022024–2025
Gates Foundation$109,57512023
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$100,00012024
The Heinz Endowments$100,00022022–2024
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John and Wauna Harman Foundation$97,92022022–2023
Forsythia Foundation Inc$90,00032022–2024
The West Marin Fund$85,71692022–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$75,00082023–2024
The Bancroft Foundation Inc$74,51232022–2024
Distracted Globe Foundation$70,00032022–2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$65,00012024
Maine Community Foundation Inc$65,00022023–2024
Frank S and Julia M Ladner Family Foundation$60,00022023–2024
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc$51,00032022–2024
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$50,00012023
The Chicago Community Trust$50,00012023
Clementine Fund$50,00022022–2023
Chavez Family Foundation$50,00022022–2023
Greater Houston Community Foundation$50,00022022–2023
Seattle Foundation$43,20062022–2023
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$42,85012023
Arizona Community Foundation$40,50022024–2025
The Satterberg Foundation Inc$40,00022023
Public Welfare Foundation Inc$35,00022023–2024
Singing Field Foundation Inc$30,00022022–2024
Emissaries of Divine Light$30,00012022
The San Francisco Foundation$25,25032022–2024
Earth Island Institute Inc$25,00012025
Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc$25,00012024
Hayward Institute Inc$23,00012024
Proteus Fund Inc$22,50022022–2023
Helen V Brach Foundation$21,00072022–2025
Peaceful World Foundation$20,00012023
George T Cameron Education Foundation$18,50042022–2025
The New York Community Trust$18,00022023–2024
The Sidney E Frank Foundation$17,00032022–2024
GHR Foundation$15,00012024
The Sylvan C Coleman Foundation$15,00012024
New Israel Fund$15,00012023
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$10,45012022
The California Wellness Foundation$10,40022022
Alberta S Kimball-Mary L Anhaltzer$10,00012025
Working Theory Foundation$10,00012025
Betlach Family Foundation$10,00012025
The McCune Foundation$10,00012025
The Kenan Family Foundation$10,00022024–2025
Lois E and R Duke Miller Family$10,00032023–2025
California Community Foundation$10,00012024
Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc$10,00012022
The Independent Charitable Gift Fund$10,00012022
The Art of Renewal Inc$9,00032022–2025
Stuart Four Square Fund$5,00022024–2025
The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation$5,00012022
Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation$5,00012022
Chip Conley Foundation$3,05322023–2024
The Commonwealth Fund$3,00012025
The Christopher Reynolds Foundation Inc$3,00012023
Theobald Foundation$3,00022022–2023
The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation$3,00012022
Randleigh Foundation$3,00012022
Frey Family Foundation$2,00042022–2025
Szekely Family Foundation$2,00012024
Polk Bros Foundation Inc$2,00022022–2023
Aronson Foundation$1,50022023–2024
Healey Family Foundation$1,00012022
O'Donnell Iselin Foundation Inc$1,00012022
The Butler Family Fund$50012024
Elkind Family Foundation$20022022–2023
Texas Instruments Foundation$3112024

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2M$4M$6M7 grants2021 54 grants2022 63 grants2023 56 grants2024 20 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.7M (2021) to $4.9M (2024). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $1.9M.

What grants has Commonweal received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Hale FundPROGRAM & GENERAL SUPPORT$780,000
2025Marin Community FoundationPROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$272,000
2025The Jenifer Altman FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$251,500
2025National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES$220,031
2025The Angell FoundationTRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP$150,000
2025Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & SonomaARTS/CULTURE/HUMANITIES$105,610
2025Earth Island Institute IncGeneral support$25,000
2025Arizona Community FoundationTHIS AWARD IS GENERAL SUPPORT FOR KIDS AND CAREGIVERS$24,000
2025Alberta S Kimball-Mary L AnhaltzerCharity$10,000
2025Working Theory FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$10,000
2025Betlach Family FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT$10,000
2025The McCune FoundationSOMOS EL PODER FUNDRAISING TRAINING$10,000
2025The Kenan Family FoundationHONOR OF MICHAEL LERNER$5,000
2025George T Cameron Education FoundationEDUCATION$5,000
2025Helen V Brach FoundationMatching Grant$5,000
2025Lois E and R Duke Miller FamilyOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$4,000
2025The Commonwealth FundMatching gifts for general operating support$3,000
2025Stuart Four Square FundUNRESTRICTED FOR CHARITABLE OPERATIONS$3,000
2025The Art of Renewal IncGENERAL SUPPORT$2,500
2025Frey Family FoundationClasses for Cancer Patients$500
2024The Marisla FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$545,000
2024Marin Community FoundationPROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$487,310
2024ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$435,000
2024Wend II IncTO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS$360,000
2024RSF Social Finance IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$355,000
2024Tides FoundationHEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES$300,000
2024Michigan Health Endowment FundPLANNING & PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT$295,500
2024The Jenifer Altman FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$250,000
2024Bernier McCaw FoundationCENTER FOR HEALING & LIBERATION AND THE THREE BLACK MEN PROJECT$200,000
2024Target FoundationECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY - NATIONAL (ECOSYSTEM)$200,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Commonweal?

Commonweal is funded by 90 grantmakers, led by The Marisla Foundation ($1.7M), John E Fetzer Institute Inc ($1.4M), The Jenifer Altman Foundation ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.1M in grants to Commonweal between 2021–2025.

Who is Commonweal's largest funder?

The Marisla Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Commonweal, with $1.7M across 5 grants (2021–2024).

How much grant funding has Commonweal received?

IRS 990 filings record $15.1M in grants to Commonweal across 200 grants from 90 funders between 2021–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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