Step Up Louisiana Organizing Fund

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → New Orleans, LA EIN 85-1061102

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2021–2025

Total received

$7.1M

Foundation funders

27

Grants recorded

57

Years covered

2021–2025

Who funds Step Up Louisiana Organizing Fund?

Step Up Louisiana Organizing Fund is funded by 27 grantmakers, led by New Venture Fund ($1.3M), The Ford Foundation ($1.1M), Center for Popular Democracy Inc ($763K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.1M in grants to Step Up Louisiana Organizing Fund between 2021–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
New Venture Fund$1,275,00032021–2024
The Ford Foundation$1,095,00052023–2024
Center for Popular Democracy Inc$762,51432022–2024
NEO Philanthropy Inc$705,00042021–2024
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$435,00032022–2024
WK Kellogg Foundation$375,00022024–2025
Power Coalition for Equity and Justice$325,00022024
Windward Fund$300,00012024
The Schott Foundation for Public Education$250,00042022–2025
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$250,00012024
Tides Foundation$245,00022023–2024
Hill-Snowdon Foundation$142,50062022–2024
Foundation for Louisiana$125,00032023–2025
Sandler Foundation$125,00012024
The Schmidt Family Foundation$125,00012024
Way to Rise$100,00022023–2024
Public Health Institute$100,00022021–2022
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc$97,00012024
United for Respect Education Fund$62,05022021–2023
Tides Advocacy$60,00012024
New Orleans Community Support Foundation$50,00012023
Invest in Louisiana$45,82512024
BVM Capacity Building Institute Inc$35,00022022–2024
The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education$20,00012025
Oxfam-America Inc$10,00012025
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M5 grants2021 10 grants2022 14 grants2023 23 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $303K (2021) to $3.5M (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $350K.

What grants has Step Up Louisiana Organizing Fund received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025WK Kellogg FoundationHealth and Health Equity$200,000
2025The Schott Foundation for Public EducationEDUCATION GRANT$70,000
2025Foundation for LouisianaTOGETHER$50,000
2025The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of EducationSPECIAL GRANTS$20,000
2025Oxfam-America IncACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE$10,000
2024New Venture FundCIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY$575,000
2024Center for Popular Democracy IncCIVIC ENGAGEMENTBASEBUILDING - (GENERAL)CAMPAIGNS - (ADVOCACY & MOBILIZATION)$323,200
2024Windward FundENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS$300,000
2024Power Coalition for Equity and JusticeCONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION FIELD ORGANIZING 2024 STEP UP 2024 GRANT; FALL FOR LIBERATION ORGANIZER IN TRAINING PROGRAM$300,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationCivic Participation$250,000
2024NEO Philanthropy IncProgram Grant$230,000
2024WK Kellogg FoundationHealth and Health Equity$175,000
2024Tides FoundationEQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT$170,000
2024Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncGeneral operating support and project support$155,000
2024The Ford FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING$150,000
2024The Ford FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING$150,000
2024Sandler FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$125,000
2024The Schmidt Family FoundationSTRENGTHENING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT$125,000
2024Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) IncCOLLABORATION GRANT$97,000
2024Tides AdvocacyGENERAL SUPPORT$60,000
2024The Schott Foundation for Public EducationEDUCATION GRANT$50,000
2024Foundation for LouisianaRACIAL HEALING JUSTICE$50,000
2024Way to RiseGENERAL OPERATING$50,000
2024Invest in LouisianaOUTREACH AND ADVOCACY ON WORKER RIGHTS$45,825
2024Hill-Snowdon FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$45,000
2024Power Coalition for Equity and JusticeFINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR STEP UP LOUISIANA TO ATTEND ADVOCACY TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C.$25,000
2024BVM Capacity Building Institute IncGOTV/Voter Registration$15,000
2024Hill-Snowdon FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT$7,500
2023The Ford FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING$265,000
2023The Ford FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING$265,000

Showing 30 most recent of 57 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Step Up Louisiana Organizing Fund?

Step Up Louisiana Organizing Fund is funded by 27 grantmakers, led by New Venture Fund ($1.3M), The Ford Foundation ($1.1M), Center for Popular Democracy Inc ($763K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.1M in grants to Step Up Louisiana Organizing Fund between 2021–2025.

Who is Step Up Louisiana Organizing Fund's largest funder?

New Venture Fund is the largest recorded funder of Step Up Louisiana Organizing Fund, with $1.3M across 3 grants (2021–2024).

How much grant funding has Step Up Louisiana Organizing Fund received?

IRS 990 filings record $7.1M in grants to Step Up Louisiana Organizing Fund across 57 grants from 27 funders between 2021–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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