Witness Inc
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$17.0M
Foundation funders
47
Grants recorded
132
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Witness Inc?
Witness Inc is funded by 47 grantmakers, led by The Filecoin Foundation for ($3.1M), Skoll Fund ($2.5M), The Ford Foundation ($1.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $17.0M in grants to Witness Inc between 2019–2025.
Show all 47 funders
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Communal Fund | $97,500 | 9 | 2019–2022 |
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | $79,000 | 5 | 2021–2024 |
| New Venture Fund | $75,000 | 2 | 2019–2020 |
| Ja & HG Woodruff Jr Charitable Trus | $60,000 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| The Skoll Foundation | $60,000 | 2 | 2020–2022 |
| The Overbrook Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trellis Charitable Fund | $50,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation Inc | $47,500 | 4 | 2021–2024 |
| Partnership on Ai to Benefit People and Society | $27,500 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| Cabot-Kjellerup Foundation | $15,000 | 3 | 2021–2023 |
| Scharpf Family Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| SP & Estelle Yates Family Foundation | $9,000 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| The Aber D Unger Foundation Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 2021 |
| Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund | $5,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Dillon Henry Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Birks Works Foundation Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| David and Anita Keller Foundation | $2,010 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| The Satter Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | $500 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | $270 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stoneleigh Foundation Inc | $250 | 1 | 2021 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $98K (2019) to $5.2M (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $353K.
What grants has Witness Inc received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation | GENERAL DONATION | $200,000 |
| 2025 | The Filecoin Foundation for | Operating | $100,000 |
| 2025 | Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego | GENERAL | $52,918 |
| 2024 | Skoll Fund | CIVIL PARTICIPATION | $600,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, ACTIVISTS, SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS, AND CITIZENS FOCUSING ON LATIN AMERICA TO USE AUDIOVISUAL AND TECH TOOLS SAFELY, ETHICALLY, AND EFFECTIVELY TO EXPOSE HUMAN RIGHTS A | $333,333 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, ACTIVISTS, SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS, AND CITIZENS FOCUSING ON LATIN AMERICA TO USE AUDIOVISUAL AND TECH TOOLS SAFELY, ETHICALLY, AND EFFECTIVELY TO EXPOSE HUMAN RIGHTS A | $333,333 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS | $250,000 |
| 2024 | Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation | GENERAL DONATION | $110,000 |
| 2024 | The William H Donner Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | General operating support | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF ARCHIVING GUIDANCE | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Inmaat Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $65,000 |
| 2024 | Donald a Pels Charitable Trust UTD | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | David & Barbara B Hirschhorn | general support | $42,500 |
| 2024 | The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein | general support | $35,000 |
| 2024 | Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego | GENERAL | $23,100 |
| 2024 | Inmaat Foundation | BOMBOZILA | $15,000 |
| 2024 | May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation Inc | General Support | $12,500 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $11,000 |
| 2024 | The Ruettgers Family Charit Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | HONORARIUM | $500 |
| 2023 | The Filecoin Foundation for | OPERATING | $1,000,000 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, ACTIVISTS, SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS, AND CITIZENS FOCUSING ON LATIN AMERICA TO USE AUDIOVISUAL AND TECH TOOLS SAFELY, ETHICALLY, AND EFFECTIVELY TO EXPOSE HUMAN RIGHTS A | $333,334 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, ACTIVISTS, SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS, AND CITIZENS FOCUSING ON LATIN AMERICA TO USE AUDIOVISUAL AND TECH TOOLS SAFELY, ETHICALLY, AND EFFECTIVELY TO EXPOSE HUMAN RIGHTS A | $333,334 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, ACTIVISTS, SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS, AND CITIZENS FOCUSING ON LATIN AMERICA TO USE AUDIOVISUAL AND TECH TOOLS SAFELY, ETHICALLY, AND EFFECTIVELY TO EXPOSE HUMAN RIGHTS A | $333,334 |
| 2023 | Open Society Institute | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | $300,000 |
| 2023 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | in support of general operations | $250,000 |
| 2023 | The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS | $250,000 |
| 2023 | The Sidhu-Singh Family Foundation | PROVIDE FUNDING FOR VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT AND DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS | $200,000 |
| 2023 | Tides Foundation | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT | $200,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 132 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Witness Inc?
Witness Inc is funded by 47 grantmakers, led by The Filecoin Foundation for ($3.1M), Skoll Fund ($2.5M), The Ford Foundation ($1.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $17.0M in grants to Witness Inc between 2019–2025.
Who is Witness Inc's largest funder?
The Filecoin Foundation for is the largest recorded funder of Witness Inc, with $3.1M across 4 grants (2021–2025).
How much grant funding has Witness Inc received?
IRS 990 filings record $17.0M in grants to Witness Inc across 132 grants from 47 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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