Initiate Justice

Los Angeles, CA ·EIN 82-1028920 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$5.0M received 36 funders 85 grants · 2020–2025

Who funds Initiate Justice?

Initiate Justice is funded by 36 grantmakers, led by Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($1.3M), The Heising-simons Foundation ($525K), Skyline Foundation ($500K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.0M in grants to Initiate Justice between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$1,334,40032020–2023
The Heising-simons Foundation$525,00062020–2024
Skyline Foundation$500,00022023–2024
Roy and Patricia Disney Family Foundation$337,00082020–2024
The Libra Foundation$300,00012020
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$275,00012022
The California Wellness Foundation$260,00022021
Kautz Family Foundation$250,00052021–2025
Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund$177,00032022–2024
The California Endowment$123,00072020–2024
Liberty Hill Foundation$115,00042022–2023
The Schmidt Family Foundation$100,00012024
Fund for Nonviolence$100,00052020–2024
Riff Foundation$95,00022020
Social Justice Partners Los Angeles$80,43512020
Reissa Foundation$75,00032022–2024
East Bay Community Foundation$70,00022022–2024
California Community Foundation$70,00022020–2024
John M Lloyd Foundation$40,00012022
Aware La$32,56422021–2022
New Israel Fund$30,00032020–2023
Women's Foundation of California$30,00012021
Rosenberg Foundation$25,00022020–2023
The Sentencing Project$20,00022023–2024
Southern California Grantmakers$20,00012020

Showing top 25 of 36 funders by total given.

What grants has Initiate Justice received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Kautz Family FoundationCHARITABLE$50,000
2024Skyline FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$250,000
2024The Schmidt Family FoundationSTRENGTHENING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT$100,000
2024The Heising-simons FoundationFOR GENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2024Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr FundTO IMPROVE VOTING ACCESS FOR PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND ORGANIZE AND ENGAGE MEMBERS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF PRISON. TO SUPPORT A NEW INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT WITH SUPPORT FROM THE PROGRESSIVE MULTIPLIER FUND.$70,000
2024Kautz Family FoundationCHARITABLE$50,000
2024Reissa FoundationGeneral operating Support$25,000
2024Roy and Patricia Disney Family FoundationGeneral Operating Support$25,000
2024East Bay Community FoundationCRIMINAL JUSTICE CHANGE WORK, ORGANIZING AND POLICY ADVOCACY IN LOS ANGELES AND IN CALIFORNIA$20,000
2024Fund for NonviolenceProgram Support$20,000
2024California Community FoundationCIVIC ENGAGEMENT$20,000
2024The Sentencing ProjectACTIVATING THE POLITICAL POWER OF THOSE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION.$10,000
2024The California EndowmentGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION THAT ADVOCATES FOR HEALTH AND LIVELIHOODS OF INCARCERATED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN SACRAMENTO.$10,000
2024The Walker Foundation IncCHARITABLE DONATIONS$103
2023Skyline FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$250,000
2023The Heising-simons FoundationFOR GENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2023Roy and Patricia Disney Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$75,000
2023Silicon Valley Community FoundationCivic Participation$59,400
2023Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr FundTO IMPROVE VOTING ACCESS FOR PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND ORGANIZE AND ENGAGE MEMBERS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF PRISON; FOR THE FUND'S 70TH ANNIVERSARY.$57,000
2023Kautz Family FoundationCHARITABLE$50,000
2023Liberty Hill FoundationFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.$30,000
2023Liberty Hill FoundationFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.$25,000
2023Reissa FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$25,000
2023Fund for NonviolenceGeneral Support$20,000
2023Liberty Hill FoundationFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.$20,000
2023Rosenberg FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT$15,000
2023New Israel Fund$10,000
2023The Sentencing ProjectACTIVATING THE POLITICAL POWER OF THOSE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION.$10,000
2023The California EndowmentGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION THAT ADVOCATES FOR INCARCERATED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN SACRAMENTO.$10,000
2023Techsoup GlobalSUSTAINING GRANT$5,003

Showing 30 most recent of 85 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Initiate Justice?

Initiate Justice is funded by 36 grantmakers, led by Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($1.3M), The Heising-simons Foundation ($525K), Skyline Foundation ($500K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.0M in grants to Initiate Justice between 2020–2025.

Who is Initiate Justice's largest funder?

Silicon Valley Community Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Initiate Justice, with $1.3M across 3 grants (2020–2023).

How much grant funding has Initiate Justice received?

IRS 990 filings record $5.0M in grants to Initiate Justice across 85 grants from 36 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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