We Are Down Home

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Greensboro, NC EIN 83-1247155

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2026

Total received

$12.5M

Foundation funders

59

Grants recorded

125

Years covered

2020–2026

Who funds We Are Down Home?

We Are Down Home is funded by 59 grantmakers, led by Windward Fund ($1.4M), Telescope Fund ($1.1M), New Venture Fund ($928K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $12.5M in grants to We Are Down Home between 2020–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Windward Fund$1,409,50032021–2024
Telescope Fund$1,050,00022022–2023
New Venture Fund$927,50052020–2024
People's Action Institute$894,75052020–2024
The Ford Foundation$750,00082022–2024
Tides Foundation$739,40042021–2024
RF Catalytic Capital Inc$650,00012024
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$515,50052021–2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$500,00012024
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation$490,00032022–2024
Marguerite Casey Foundation$375,00032023–2024
Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc$330,00042021–2024
The Arca Foundation$300,00052021–2024
Freedom Together Foundation$275,00012024
State Power Fund$259,00022022–2024
The Schott Foundation for Public Education$213,50052023–2025
Imagine North Carolina First$207,00032021–2023
Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund$185,00012024
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$150,00022022–2023
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$150,00022021–2022
Way to Win Action Fund Inc$150,00012021
United States Energy Foundation$135,00012024
Solidago Foundation$125,00022020–2021
The Leonard & Sophie Davis Fund$120,00022021–2023
The Butler Family Fund$115,00032021–2023
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2M$4M$6M6 grants2020 19 grants2021 25 grants2022 23 grants2023 45 grants2024 6 grants2025 1 grant2026

From 2020 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2026) to $5.3M (2024). In 2026 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.

What grants has We Are Down Home received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Peggy Meyerhoff PearlstoneGeneral Purpose of Organization$7,500
2025Marin Community FoundationNONPARTISAN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT-NC$100,000
2025Common Cause Education FundNC - GENERAL$57,500
2025The Schott Foundation for Public EducationEDUCATION GRANT$30,000
2025Ward Beecher FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$20,000
2025Sweet Justice FoundationUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$20,000
2025Bydale FoundationGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$15,000
2024Windward FundENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS$1,077,500
2024RF Catalytic Capital IncIN SUPPORT OF CAPACITY BUILDING$650,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationEducation$500,000
2024Freedom Together FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$275,000
2024Marguerite Casey FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$250,000
2024Tides FoundationHEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES$240,000
2024People's Action InstituteAFFILIATE STATE PROGRAMS SUPPORT$228,750
2024Climate and Clean Energy Equity FundGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$185,000
2024Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, WNC DISASTER RELIEF$180,000
2024Mary Reynolds Babcock FoundationGENERAL OPERATING/ ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT$170,000
2024Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncGeneral operating support and project support$154,000
2024United States Energy FoundationTO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.$135,000
2024Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncCOMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING, PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM & GRANTMAKING FOUNDATIONS$105,000
2024New Venture FundHEALTH$82,500
2024The Overbrook FoundationGeneral Operating Support$75,000
2024The Arca Foundationgeneral support$75,000
2024The Ford FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$75,000
2024The Ford FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$75,000
2024The Schott Foundation for Public EducationEDUCATION GRANT$50,000
2024The Schott Foundation for Public EducationEDUCATION GRANT$50,000
2024Marguerite Casey FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50,000
2024Thompson Family FoundationBuilding power with poor andworking-class people in NorthCarolinas small towns and rural communities$50,000
2024Working Families Organization Inc501(C)(4) GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT$50,000

Showing 30 most recent of 125 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds We Are Down Home?

We Are Down Home is funded by 59 grantmakers, led by Windward Fund ($1.4M), Telescope Fund ($1.1M), New Venture Fund ($928K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $12.5M in grants to We Are Down Home between 2020–2026.

Who is We Are Down Home's largest funder?

Windward Fund is the largest recorded funder of We Are Down Home, with $1.4M across 3 grants (2021–2024).

How much grant funding has We Are Down Home received?

IRS 990 filings record $12.5M in grants to We Are Down Home across 125 grants from 59 funders between 2020–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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