Jolt Initiative

Austin, TX ·EIN 82-1708759 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$10.3M received 49 funders 107 grants · 2019–2025

Who funds Jolt Initiative?

Jolt Initiative is funded by 49 grantmakers, led by Texas Freedom Network Education Fund ($1.5M), Voter Registration Project ($1.3M), Novo Foundation ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $10.3M in grants to Jolt Initiative between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Texas Freedom Network Education Fund$1,505,99952020–2024
Voter Registration Project$1,272,59922023–2024
Novo Foundation$1,000,00022020–2021
Windward Fund$745,00042020–2023
Tides Foundation$645,00052020–2024
The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc$600,00052020–2024
Climateworks Foundation$525,16022021–2022
The Kresge Foundation$462,50042020–2024
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc$342,50082020–2024
Dayton Foundation Plus Inc$300,00022023–2024
The Libra Foundation$261,00012020
Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation$240,00042021–2024
Houston in Action Network$225,16232022–2024
General Service Foundation$205,00032019–2023
Houston Endowment Inc$200,00012022
United States Energy Foundation$170,00032020–2022
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$160,00032021–2024
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$125,00012022
Pink House Foundation Inc$120,00032019–2021
Meadows Foundation Inc$115,00022021–2023
Leland Fikes Foundation Inc$100,00022023–2024
The Edward W Hazen Foundation$100,00032021–2024
Catena Foundation$100,00022022–2023
Foundation to Promote Open Society$100,00012021
The Mai Family Foundation$80,00022020–2021

Showing top 25 of 49 funders by total given.

What grants has Jolt Initiative received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Solidaire Network IncMovement support$25,000
2024Voter Registration ProjectVOTER REGISTRATION$998,147
2024Texas Freedom Network Education FundREGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU$206,334
2024Dayton Foundation Plus IncINITIATIVES TO REGISTER AND PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR VOTERS$200,000
2024The Kresge FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT TO AID THE JOLT INITIATIVE IN TEXAS$187,500
2024Tides FoundationHEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES$145,000
2024The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2024Houston in Action NetworkSupport community initiatives$80,162
2024Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationToward general operations$70,000
2024Leland Fikes Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50,000
2024Annie E Casey Foundation IncSupport youth voice and advocacy in Texas$45,000
2024Greater Houston Community FoundationPUBLIC BENEFIT$35,000
2024Normandie Foundation IncYOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT$30,000
2024The Edward W Hazen FoundationGENERAL AND PROJECT SUPPORT$25,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$10,000
2024Lebowitz-aberly Family FoundationGENERAL FUND$2,500
2024B-Giving Roetzel Family Foundation IncCharitable Donation$2,000
2023Voter Registration ProjectVOTER REGISTRATION$274,452
2023Texas Freedom Network Education FundREGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU$160,000
2023The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2023Tides FoundationHEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES$100,000
2023Dayton Foundation Plus IncUNRESTRICTED$100,000
2023Meadows Foundation IncToward establishing a policy team focused on the impact of climate change on Latino youth$80,000
2023General Service FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$75,000
2023The Kresge FoundationTO EMPOWER YOUNG TEXAS LATINX LEADERS BY ORGANIZING THEIR VOICES AND VOTES IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS THROUGH CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND CREATIVE PRACTICES, VIA GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, AS PART OF THE STUDENT CIVIC POWER GRANTS.$75,000
2023Houston in Action NetworkSupport community initiatives$70,000
2023Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationToward Latinx youth organizing against climate change$70,000
2023Catena FoundationCIVIC ENGAGEMENT & PROTECTING DEMOCRACY - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50,000
2023Windward FundENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS$50,000
2023Leland Fikes Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50,000

Showing 30 most recent of 107 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Jolt Initiative?

Jolt Initiative is funded by 49 grantmakers, led by Texas Freedom Network Education Fund ($1.5M), Voter Registration Project ($1.3M), Novo Foundation ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $10.3M in grants to Jolt Initiative between 2019–2025.

Who is Jolt Initiative's largest funder?

Texas Freedom Network Education Fund is the largest recorded funder of Jolt Initiative, with $1.5M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Jolt Initiative received?

IRS 990 filings record $10.3M in grants to Jolt Initiative across 107 grants from 49 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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