Empowerment Works Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Santa Barbara, CA EIN 31-1796801

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$6.6M

Foundation funders

73

Grants recorded

129

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Empowerment Works Inc?

Empowerment Works Inc is funded by 73 grantmakers, led by Novo Foundation ($1.4M), Enlight Foundation ($1.1M), The Andrew W Mellon Foundation ($600K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.6M in grants to Empowerment Works Inc between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Novo Foundation$1,350,00062020–2024
Enlight Foundation$1,148,17822022–2023
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$600,00012022
The Ford Foundation$289,25072020–2024
Califonia State University East Bay Foundation Inc$269,63922024–2025
Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence$263,86432023–2025
Wallace Global Fund II$220,00052020–2023
Health Resources in Action Inc$200,00012025
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$180,00032022–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$176,00022023–2025
Community Initiatives$175,46612021
New Schools Fund$150,00012022
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$130,75022020–2024
Marin Community Foundation$126,00012023
Impactassetsinc$111,50052020–2024
Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles$78,00022023–2024
Clif Family Foundation$56,00042020–2024
The Schott Foundation for Public Education$55,00022023–2024
Foundation for Middle East Peace$55,00032022–2024
The Sunrise Project Inc$50,00012024
RSF Social Finance Inc$50,00042021–2024
Jonathan Toews Foundation$50,00012021
Arab Community Center for Economic and S$43,00032021–2024
Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc$42,00022023–2024
The San Francisco Foundation$41,80022024–2025
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The San Diego Foundation$40,00022023–2024
Resources Legacy Fund$40,00032022–2024
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego$38,85612021
Globalgiving Foundation Inc$35,41122020–2023
California Healthcare Foundation$30,00012025
Women Donors Network$30,00012023
Buddhist Global Relief a NJ Nonprofit Corporation$29,30022024–2025
Perspective Media Initiatives Inc$25,00012022
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc$25,00012020
Adirondack Foundation$23,00032025
Adel B Korkor MD Foundation for Mental$21,34912023
The Rising Foundation$20,00012025
North Star Fund Inc$20,00012025
Social Impact Fund$20,00012025
Dr Bronners Family Foundation$20,00022021–2022
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$20,00022020–2022
Cordes Foundation$20,00012020
California ReLeaf$15,41712021
Resist Inc$15,00012024
Proteus Fund Inc$15,00012023
Hull Family Foundation$15,00012020
BD Performing Arts$14,34012019
Bluelight Heals Corporation$12,24812025
The Community Foundation of Sarasota CO Inc$11,00012024
The Joshua Mailman Foundation$10,00012024
Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment$10,00012024
Tides Advocacy$10,00012024
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc$10,00012024
California State Parks Foundation$10,00012023
The Shinemaker Foundation$10,00012023
Patricia Bragg Foundation$10,00012022
SCA Charitable Foundation$10,00012021
The Andoni Family Foundation$9,50032022–2024
Center for Economic Democracy Inc$8,90112019
Rugged Elegance Foundation$7,00012023
Pledges Inc$5,77012022
Foundation for Sustainability and Innovation$5,00012025
The Branscomb Family Foundation$5,00042020–2025
J Homer Butler Foundation Inc$5,00012024
Tarbell Family Foundation$5,00022024
Hill-Snowdon Foundation$5,00012022
Trio Foundation$5,00012021
Jeffrey S & Helen H Cardon Foundation$4,80012024
The Crawford Idema Family$4,00012022
New York State Health Fdn$3,74312025
Simeon and Jean H Locke Charitable$1,00012024
Verizon Foundation$47512022
Humanity United$10012020

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2 grants2019 14 grants2020 15 grants2021 23 grants2022 24 grants2023 34 grants2024 17 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2019) to $1.7M (2023). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $756K.

What grants has Empowerment Works Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Califonia State University East Bay Foundation IncGRANT SUBAWARD$201,109
2025Health Resources in Action IncDON STATEWIDE CHI & HEALTHY AGING FUND P332 P333, COMMUNITY HEALTH GRANTMAKING, UNRESTRICTED$200,000
2025National Philanthropic TrustINTERNATIONAL$102,000
2025Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based ViolencePROGRAM ASSISTANCE$91,216
2025California Healthcare FoundationBACK TO THE START GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$30,000
2025The Rising FoundationHYLO USABILITY GRANT$20,000
2025North Star Fund IncGENERAL SUPPORT$20,000
2025Social Impact FundCentral American Historical Ancestral Society of CA$20,000
2025Buddhist Global Relief a NJ Nonprofit CorporationCOMMUNITY FARM DEVELOPMENT$15,300
2025Bluelight Heals CorporationMAESTRO VICENTE QUISPE SONCCOS AND FELICITAS SAMATAS HERITAGE SCHOOLS BOOK PROJECT AND WEAVING PROJECT.$12,248
2025Adirondack FoundationFOR SUPPORT OF CCRJP'S STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT (FINAL INSTALLMENT)$10,500
2025The San Francisco FoundationFOR PROJECT SUPPORT$10,000
2025Adirondack FoundationFOR SUPPORT OF REGENERATE CHANGE IN THEIR GUIDANCE OF CCRJP'S STRATEGIC PLANNING INITIATIVE.$6,250
2025Adirondack FoundationFOR SUPPORT OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN COLORADO THROUGH REGENERATE CHANGE$6,250
2025Foundation for Sustainability and Innovationagriculture$5,000
2025New York State Health FdnCONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION - HEALTHY FOOD, HEALTHY LIVES$3,743
2025The Branscomb Family FoundationCHARITABLE$2,000
2024Novo FoundationEMPOWERMENT WORKS: HYLO$250,000
2024Novo FoundationWILDSEED COMMUNITY FARM AND HEALING VILLAGE$200,000
2024Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncGeneral operating support and project support$160,000
2024Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based ViolencePROGRAM ASSISTANCE$138,747
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationCommunity Development$125,000
2024The Ford FoundationMATCHING GIFT$75,000
2024The Ford FoundationMATCHING GIFT$75,000
2024Califonia State University East Bay Foundation IncGRANT SUBAWARD$68,530
2024The Schott Foundation for Public EducationEDUCATION GRANT$50,000
2024The Sunrise Project IncGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2024The San Francisco FoundationTO SUPPORT USE OF DATA AND RESEARCH FOR NARRATIVE CHANGE.$31,800
2024Foundation for Middle East PeaceGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$30,000
2024Clif Family FoundationEnhance Community Health$25,000

Showing 30 most recent of 129 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Empowerment Works Inc?

Empowerment Works Inc is funded by 73 grantmakers, led by Novo Foundation ($1.4M), Enlight Foundation ($1.1M), The Andrew W Mellon Foundation ($600K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.6M in grants to Empowerment Works Inc between 2019–2025.

Who is Empowerment Works Inc's largest funder?

Novo Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Empowerment Works Inc, with $1.4M across 6 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Empowerment Works Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $6.6M in grants to Empowerment Works Inc across 129 grants from 73 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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