Thousand Currents

San Francisco, CA ·EIN 77-0071852 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$75.6M received 93 funders 200 grants · 2021–2025

Who funds Thousand Currents?

Thousand Currents is funded by 93 grantmakers, led by Waverley Street Foundation ($40.0M), Climateworks Foundation ($9.0M), Novo Foundation ($3.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $75.6M in grants to Thousand Currents between 2021–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Waverley Street Foundation$40,000,00032021–2024
Climateworks Foundation$9,022,90032021–2024
Novo Foundation$3,000,00042021–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$2,561,51142021–2024
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$2,418,50012022
Tides Foundation$2,418,10042021–2024
Impactassetsinc$1,467,50042021–2024
Foundation for a Just Society$1,050,10042021–2024
Hopper-dean Foundation$1,019,46432022
Foundation to Promote Open Society$1,000,00022021
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc$750,00042021–2024
Working Families Organization Inc$705,00032022–2024
John P and Anne Welsh Mcnulty Foundation$599,72532022–2024
Solidaire Network Inc$590,00022021–2022
Moccasin Lake Foundation$500,00012024
Humanity United$490,00022023–2024
Greater Washington Community Foundation$475,00042021–2024
The Climate Cousins Foundation$470,34632022
We Trust$400,00042022–2023
Imago Dei Fund$400,00012022
Raikes Foundation$375,00032021–2023
Wm Collins Kohler Foundation Inc$360,00032021–2023
Dunn Family Charitable Foundation$320,00042021–2024
Mortenson Family Foundation$290,00042021–2024
Rsf Social Finance Inc$288,23242021–2024

Showing top 25 of 93 funders by total given.

What grants has Thousand Currents received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Theodore A Von Der Ahe Jr TrustGeneral Support$4,000
2024Waverley Street FoundationGeneral Operating Support$20,000,000
2024Novo FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$750,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$725,800
2024Moccasin Lake FoundationFor CLIMA Fund in support of carbon emission reducing projects promoting clean energy and preserving old growth forests, marshes, mangroves and peat bogs$500,000
2024Humanity UnitedGeneral Operating Support$340,000
2024Tides FoundationSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT$275,000
2024Foundation for a Just SocietyTO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$275,000
2024New Venture FundENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS$250,000
2024ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$225,000
2024John P and Anne Welsh Mcnulty FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$199,815
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$175,000
2024Greater Washington Community FoundationGeneral Support$175,000
2024Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS$150,000
2024Marin Community FoundationPROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$125,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationGeneral Nonprofit Support$101,250
2024Flock IncGENERAL OPERATIONS$100,000
2024Dunn Family Charitable FoundationUNRESTRICTED GIFT$90,000
2024Mortenson Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$75,000
2024Jewish Community Foundation of San DiegoGENERAL$55,000
2024The Spray Foundation IncTO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH WORKING ON ISSUES LIKE CLIMATE JUSTICE, FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE$37,500
2024Ackerman Foundation IncTO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF DONEE ORGANIZATION$26,000
2024The Copper Beech Foundation IncOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$25,000
2024Rsf Social Finance IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25,000
2024Working Families Organization Inc501(C)(3) GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT$25,000
2024Roy and Patricia Disney Family FoundationProject Operating Support : Flood Response$20,000
2024Mize Family FoundationTO SUPPORT ZIMBABWE SMALLHOLDER ORGANIC FARMERS' FORUM (ZIMSOFF)$20,000
2024The Careth FoundationHUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION$20,000
2024The Robert Field Bullock Foundation IncLeverages relationships and resources worldwide in support of social movements building loving, equitable, and just futures, while transforming philanthropic practices.$18,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$15,500

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Thousand Currents?

Thousand Currents is funded by 93 grantmakers, led by Waverley Street Foundation ($40.0M), Climateworks Foundation ($9.0M), Novo Foundation ($3.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $75.6M in grants to Thousand Currents between 2021–2025.

Who is Thousand Currents's largest funder?

Waverley Street Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Thousand Currents, with $40.0M across 3 grants (2021–2024).

How much grant funding has Thousand Currents received?

IRS 990 filings record $75.6M in grants to Thousand Currents across 200 grants from 93 funders between 2021–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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