Groundswell Fund

Nonprofit · Grant recipient San Francisco, CA EIN 47-4003615

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2022–2025

Total received

$66.3M

Foundation funders

83

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2022–2025

Who funds Groundswell Fund?

Groundswell Fund is funded by 83 grantmakers, led by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($9.1M), The Ford Foundation ($8.9M), The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation ($6.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $66.3M in grants to Groundswell Fund between 2022–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$9,052,500102022–2024
The Ford Foundation$8,879,500102023–2024
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation$6,006,99952022–2025
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$5,605,24922022–2024
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc$3,855,00062022–2024
Freedom Together Foundation$3,250,00032022–2024
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$3,130,00032022–2024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$2,500,00032022–2024
Crankstart Foundation$2,250,00032022–2024
Common Counsel Foundation$1,930,00072022–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$1,623,00022022–2023
Surdna Foundation Inc$1,353,75032022–2024
Perigee Fund$1,250,00022022–2023
Foundation for a Just Society$1,100,00032022–2024
Impactassetsinc$910,50032022–2024
The Grove Foundation$900,00032022–2025
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$860,00032022–2024
Skyline Foundation$750,00032022–2024
WK Kellogg Foundation$600,00022022–2023
Tikkun Olam Foundation Inc$510,00032022–2024
The Reis Foundation Inc$500,00022024–2025
Solidaire Network Inc$500,00012022
General Service Foundation$465,00022023–2024
The Satterberg Foundation Inc$450,00032022–2024
Arcus Foundation$450,00032022–2024
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Silicon Valley Community Foundation$450,00032022–2024
Threshold Foundation$448,00042022–2024
Greater Washington Community Foundation$410,00042022–2025
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$368,00032022–2024
RSF Social Finance Inc$341,00032022–2024
Jewish Communal Fund$338,00042024–2025
The Pritzker Pucker Family$333,33422023–2024
Robert and Ruth Halperin Foundation$325,00032022–2024
Tides Foundation$324,71622022–2023
Ladybug Foundation Inc$300,00032022–2024
The Irving Harris Foundation$300,00032022–2024
Borealis Philanthropy$250,00022022–2023
Community Foundation of New Jersey$250,00012022
The Sprocket Foundation$220,00022022–2023
William J and Dorothy K O'Neill$200,55052023–2024
Margot & Thomas Pritzker Family Foundation$200,00012023
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$170,00092022–2024
Marin Community Foundation$162,00032023–2025
Working Families Organization Inc$160,00022023–2024
Pinpoint Foundation$157,50032022–2024
The Zegar Family Foundation$150,00012024
Prospect Hill Foundation Inc$150,00022023
Proteus Fund Inc$150,00012022
Dorot Foundation$125,00012024
Liberty Hill Foundation$105,00032023
Westwind Foundation$100,00032022–2024
The Kresge Foundation$100,00012023
The Overbrook Foundation$100,00012022
Women Donors Network$100,00012022
Willow Redistribution Foundation$80,00012022
The Thomas Phillips and Jane$75,00012022
Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation$65,00022023–2024
Towanda Foundation$50,00022023–2024
The US Charitable Gift Trust$50,00012023
Panta Rhea Foundation$50,00012022
The Chase and Stephanie Coleman Foundation$50,00012022
Seattle Foundation$50,00012022
The Macmillan Family Foundation Inc$40,00012024
G Fredrick Charitable Foundation$40,00012022
The San Francisco Foundation$35,00012022
The Barry and Mimi Sternlicht Foundation$25,00012024
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma$20,50012023
The Martha Struthers Farley and Donald C$20,00012023
Universal Music All Together Now$20,00012023
Mark & Anla Cheng Kingdon Foundation$16,66612024
Ploughshares Foundation$15,00032023–2025
Marietta Community Foundation Inc$15,00012024
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc$10,30012024
M K Reichert Sternlicht Foundation$10,00012024
The Jampel Family Foundation$10,00012023
New Israel Fund$10,00012023
The Community Foundation of Utah$7,00012023
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$5,00012025
John P and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation$5,00012024
Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund$5,00012023
Conrad N Hilton Foundation$3,00022023–2024
Linville Family Foundation$1,50012024
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation$20012023

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$10M$20M$30M51 grants2022 79 grants2023 60 grants2024 10 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.9M (2025) to $24.8M (2023). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $2.9M.

What grants has Groundswell Fund received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$1,501,196
2025The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$502,579
2025The Grove FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$500,000
2025The Reis Foundation IncGeneral Support$250,000
2025Greater Washington Community FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2025Marin Community FoundationPROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$52,000
2025Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$7,000
2025Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$7,000
2025Ploughshares FoundationTO BENEFIT BIRTH JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS$5,000
2025Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2024The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT$1,499,386
2024Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncCIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE$1,130,249
2024Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncGeneral operating support and project support$1,030,000
2024Freedom Together FoundationSTRENGTHENING MOVEMENTS FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE AND INTERSECTIONAL ORGANIZING$1,000,000
2024The Ford FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING$1,000,000
2024Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$975,000
2024The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$840,000
2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation81532 SUPPORTING THE BIRTH JUSTICE FUND IN STRENGTHENING THE REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE MOVEMENT THROUGH GRANTMAKING, CAPACITY-BUILDING, AND FUNDER ORGANIZING$810,000
2024Crankstart FoundationTO SUPPORT REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE$750,000
2024Common Counsel FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$500,000
2024Surdna Foundation IncGeneral Support$403,750
2024The David and Lucile Packard FoundationJust Societies$400,000
2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation80476 SUPPORTING THE TRANS FUTURES FUNDING CAMPAIGN THROUGH THE BLACK TRANS FUND$315,000
2024General Service FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$310,000
2024Foundation for a Just SocietyTO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$300,000
2024Skyline FoundationTO SUPPORT THE BIRTH JUSTICE FUND$250,000
2024The Reis Foundation IncGeneral Support$250,000
2024Common Counsel FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$250,000
2024Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncADVANCING RACIAL JUSTICE AND LGBTQI AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS$225,000
2024ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$220,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Groundswell Fund?

Groundswell Fund is funded by 83 grantmakers, led by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($9.1M), The Ford Foundation ($8.9M), The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation ($6.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $66.3M in grants to Groundswell Fund between 2022–2025.

Who is Groundswell Fund's largest funder?

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Groundswell Fund, with $9.1M across 10 grants (2022–2024).

How much grant funding has Groundswell Fund received?

IRS 990 filings record $66.3M in grants to Groundswell Fund across 200 grants from 83 funders between 2022–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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