Kiss the Ground

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Los Angeles, CA EIN 46-4507696

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$4.3M

Foundation funders

110

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds Kiss the Ground?

Kiss the Ground is funded by 110 grantmakers, led by Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($400K), The Com Family Foundation ($250K), Tides Foundation ($230K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.3M in grants to Kiss the Ground between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$400,000162021–2024
The Com Family Foundation$250,00042021–2024
Tides Foundation$230,00042021–2024
Paul Marciano Foundation$220,00022020–2022
The Mental Insight Foundation$215,00052020–2024
Aspen Community Foundation$200,00052020–2024
The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Inc$150,00012024
Stranahan Foundation$150,00022023–2024
Luz Foundation$100,00022023–2024
Sangham Foundation$100,00012022
William Randolph Hearst Foundation$100,00012021
The Aileen Getty Foundation$100,00012020
Woka Foundation$100,00012020
Impactassetsinc$90,82042020–2023
Multiplier$85,00022021–2023
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$81,36222021–2022
Greater Washington Community Foundation$75,00012025
The Maurice Marciano Family Foundation$75,00012022
Kemmerer Family Foundation$75,00012022
Jewish Communal Fund$70,00042020–2022
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$61,25042021–2024
California Community Foundation$58,55532020–2023
National Philanthropic Trust$57,00032022–2025
James and Amy Bennett$50,00042022–2025
Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation$50,00022022–2024
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The Little One Foundation$50,00022023–2024
The VF Foundation$50,00012023
Seattle Foundation$50,00012023
Stone Barns Restoration Corp DBA Stone Barns Center for Food & Agri$50,00012022
Manitou Fund$50,00022020–2021
The Lucky One Foundation$45,00022023–2024
Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles$40,00012022
RSF Social Finance Inc$35,00022021–2022
Austin Community Foundation Inc$30,00032022–2024
Rugged Elegance Foundation$30,00022022–2023
Selma Breskin Kaplan Foundation$30,00012022
Teach a Man to Fish Foundation$30,00012020
Woolsey Foundation Inc$26,60022020–2021
Frances & Benjamin Benenson Foundation$25,00012024
Guess Foundation$25,00012023
Atid Foundation$25,00012023
The Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc$25,00012022
Network for Good$23,80122020–2021
Chip Conley Foundation$21,19422021–2022
Bell Family Foundation for Hope Inc$20,00012024
The US Charitable Gift Trust$20,00022023–2024
The Carl Family Foundation co McDaniel Wealth Mgmt PLLC$20,00022023–2024
The Annenberg Foundation$20,00022022–2023
Vyuha Inc$20,00022022–2023
Alberini Family Fund$20,00012022
Strompolos Family Foundation$20,00032020–2022
Planet Home Charitable Foundation$20,00012021
Balgley Family Charitable Foundation$19,00032022–2025
MC Sukut Foundation Inc$15,00022024–2025
The Gamble Foundation$15,00012024
The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation$15,00052020–2024
Foundation for the Carolinas$15,00012023
The Wiggins Foundation Inc$15,00032020–2023
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$15,00012022
Amaranthus Family Charitable Foundation$14,00032021–2022
Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix$12,00012022
Randi and David Zussman Family$10,00012025
Pumpkin Seeds Foundation Inc$10,00012024
Mark and Katie Bowles Family Foundation$10,00022023–2024
Elizabeth a Lynn Foundation$10,00012022
Iara Lee and George Gund III Foundation$10,00012022
North Star Alliance$10,00012022
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$10,00012022
AHB Foundation Inc$10,00022021–2022
AC Israel Foundation Inc$10,00012020
Conrad N Hilton Foundation$10,00012020
Charities Aid Foundation America$9,83412021
Republic National Distributing Company$7,50012023
Flora Family Foundation$7,50012020
Simple Generosity Foundation$6,45012021
The Cappetta Family Foundationinc$6,00032021–2023
The Bessemer Giving Fund$5,84512024
G a Fowler Family Foundation$5,62512020
Leaves of Grass Fund$5,50032022–2024
Jos & Catherine JOHNSON FAMILY FDN$5,00012025
Turner Foundation Inc$5,00012024
Lostand Foundation$5,00012023
The Debra Carroll and Donald Duford Family Foundation$5,00012022
The Jerome P & Carol B Kenney Trust$5,00012022
The Adi and Jerry Greenberg Foundation$5,00012022
Richard and Barbara Borzilleri$5,00012022
The Jacquemin Family Foundation Inc$5,00012021
Lauren and Richard King Charitable Trust$5,00012021
Everett D and Geneva V Sugarbaker$3,55012021
Tamarack Foundation$3,50032022–2024
James K Ferguson Foundation Inc$3,50012020
Patty and Jack Wright Foundation$3,00012024
Michael & Annie Falk Foundation$3,00012021
Mulberry Essence Foundation$2,50012023
Myles D & J Faye Sampson Family$2,50012020
Triple T Foundation$2,00042021–2024
Jane Smith Turner Foundation$2,00012020
The Biedenharn Foundation$1,59612025
Selfridge Family Foundation Inc$1,00012024
BFK Foundation Inc$1,00012021
McNabb Foundation$1,00012021
Kramer Foundation$1,00012021
Harnisch Family Foundation$1,00012020
Duke Energy Foundation$96022021–2022
The Evelyn W Bushwick Family Charitable Trust$66912021
Zamichow Jabs Foundation$50012020
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc$30012020
The Pittman Family Foundation$15012021
The Yelp Foundation$10012021
The Pfizer Foundation Inc$2512021

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M26 grants2020 43 grants2021 50 grants2022 42 grants2023 31 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $143K (2025) to $1.1M (2023). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $143K.

What grants has Kiss the Ground received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Greater Washington Community FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$75,000
2025National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES$25,000
2025James and Amy BennettTO CARRY OUT CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$15,000
2025Randi and David Zussman FamilyUNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT$10,000
2025Balgley Family Charitable FoundationREGENERATIVE FARMING$6,000
2025Jos & Catherine JOHNSON FAMILY FDNGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
2025MC Sukut Foundation IncGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
2025The Biedenharn FoundationCHARITABLE$1,596
2024The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida IncTO FUND REGENERATING COMMUNITIES FARMER GRANTS FOR 2025$150,000
2024Tides FoundationSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT$110,000
2024Stranahan FoundationREGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT$75,000
2024The Com Family FoundationWILDLIFE/ENVIRONMENT$50,000
2024Luz FoundationCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$50,000
2024Aspen Community FoundationTO SUPPORT THE STEWARDSHIP CIRCLE$50,000
2024The Mental Insight FoundationCharitable$50,000
2024Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family FoundationGeneral Financial Support$25,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustHEALTH$25,000
2024Frances & Benjamin Benenson FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2024The Little One FoundationOPERATIONAL$25,000
2024The Lucky One FoundationOPERATIONAL$20,000
2024Bell Family Foundation for Hope IncGENERAL$20,000
2024James and Amy BennettTO CARRY OUT CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$15,000
2024The Gamble FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$15,000
2024Pumpkin Seeds Foundation IncUNRESTRICTED$10,000
2024MC Sukut Foundation IncGeneral & Unrestricted$10,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2024The US Charitable Gift TrustFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$10,000
2024The Carl Family Foundation co McDaniel Wealth Mgmt PLLCSupport for environmental preservation$10,000
2024Austin Community Foundation IncENVIRONMENT$8,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$6,500

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Kiss the Ground?

Kiss the Ground is funded by 110 grantmakers, led by Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($400K), The Com Family Foundation ($250K), Tides Foundation ($230K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.3M in grants to Kiss the Ground between 2020–2025.

Who is Kiss the Ground's largest funder?

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc is the largest recorded funder of Kiss the Ground, with $400K across 16 grants (2021–2024).

How much grant funding has Kiss the Ground received?

IRS 990 filings record $4.3M in grants to Kiss the Ground across 200 grants from 110 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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