Foundations that fund civil rights & advocacy (page 1 of 4)
218 funders of civil rights & advocacy accept applications, and all of them are listed here, largest givers first.
Worked out from where their money actually went rather than from how they describe themselves. A foundation’s stated priorities are aspirational; its grant list is not, and the two differ more often than anyone admits.
Largest givers first
THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION
PRINCETON · $623M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities · also invests
ARCUS FOUNDATION
NEW YORK · $31M given
Animal Welfare, Civil Rights & Advocacy
LARRY BENAROYA FAMILY FOUNDATION
MERCER ISLAND · $17M given
Education, Health Care
TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART
CHICAGO · $15M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
EUGENE & AGNES E MEYER FOUNDATION
WASHINGTON · $14M given
Education, Human Services
GILL FOUNDATION
DENVER · $11M given
Civil Rights & Advocacy, Arts, Culture & Humanities
GLEASON FAMILY FOUNDATION
PINE GROVE · $11M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES FOUNDATION
IRVINE · $9.0M given
Education, Human Services
ALPHAWOOD FOUNDATION
CHICAGO · $8.1M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
DICK AND BETSY DEVOS FAMILY FOUNDATION
GRAND RAPIDS · $7.1M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
THE SCHERMAN FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK · $6.7M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Civil Rights & Advocacy
Endowment For Health Inc
Concord · $6.4M given
Health Care, Civil Rights & Advocacy
WOODS FUND OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO · $5.6M given
Community & Economic Development, Civil Rights & Advocacy
CARESTAR FOUNDATION
BERKELEY · $5.3M given
Health Care, Civil Rights & Advocacy
The Skadden Foundation
White Plains · $5.1M given
Crime & Legal Services, Civil Rights & Advocacy
John A McNeice Jr Charitable Foundation
Boston · $4.4M given
Human Services, Civil Rights & Advocacy
TRINKA DAVIS FOUNDATION
ASHVILLE · $3.7M given
Youth Development, Civil Rights & Advocacy
CHESMAR FOUNDATION
THE WOODLANDS · $3.7M given
Education, Civil Rights & Advocacy
MORIAH FUND INC
NEW YORK · $3.2M given
Education, Civil Rights & Advocacy
LIPPMAN KANFER FOUNDATION FOR LIVING
ORANGE VILLAGE · $3.0M given
Religion, Civil Rights & Advocacy
HIDDEN LEAF FOUNDATION
SAN FRANCISCO · $2.6M given
Community & Economic Development, Environment
DEER CREEK FOUNDATION
ST LOUIS · $2.4M given
Environment, Crime & Legal Services
DBJ FOUNDATION
CLEVELAND · $2.0M given
Employment & Workforce, Civil Rights & Advocacy
WILLIAM E SCOTT FOUNDATION
FORT WORTH · $1.9M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Health Care
MELVIN S COHEN FOUNDATION INC
EAU CLAIRE · $1.9M given
Civil Rights & Advocacy, Crime & Legal Services
COOPER E ETAL TTEES C-S FAM FDN-AGY
PITTSBURGH · $1.7M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Civil Rights & Advocacy
Steps Ahead Charitable Family Foundation
Canton · $1.7M given
Civil Rights & Advocacy, Human Services
THE BOB CREWE FOUNDATION
FALMOUTH · $1.7M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
THE CHALLENGE FOUNDATION
TIGARD · $1.7M given
Civil Rights & Advocacy, Unknown
SAW ISLAND FOUNDATION INC
WOODSIDE · $1.6M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Civil Rights & Advocacy
Gaia Fund
Berkeley · $1.6M given
Environment, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
ROBERT J BAUER FAMILY FOUNDATION
ST AUGUSTINE · $1.6M given
Education, International Affairs
The Ragland Family Foundation
Cincinnati · $1.5M given
Health Care, Human Services
PHILIP & PATRICIA MUCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
PITTSBURGH · $1.5M given
Human Services, Religion
THE TED SNOWDON FOUNDATION
NEW YORK · $1.5M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Civil Rights & Advocacy
The Elizabeth B and Arthur E Roswell
Baltimore · $1.5M given
Environment, Civil Rights & Advocacy · also invests
WILLIAM S KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC
Naples · $1.4M given
Education, Public & Societal Benefit
THE BUSINESS OF GOOD FOUNDATION
ASHTABULA · $1.3M given
Education, Civil Rights & Advocacy
PTS FOUNDATION
PLYMOUTH MEETING · $1.3M given
Civil Rights & Advocacy, Public & Societal Benefit
JOSEPH & FLORENCE ROBLEE FOUNDATION
DALLAS · $1.3M given
Human Services, Education
PHILIP AND BERNICE KRUPP FOUNDATION FOR
BOSTON · $1.2M given
International Affairs, Arts, Culture & Humanities
BURLINGTON STORES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
BURLINGTON · $1.2M given
Human Services, Civil Rights & Advocacy
Cheryl Spencer Memorial Foundation
Newburyport · $1.2M given
International Affairs, Education
DAVID AND PATRICIA GIULIANI FAMILY
SEATTLE · $1.1M given
Environment, Housing & Shelter
THE BRIDGET ROSE FOUNDATION INC
SAN DIEGO · $1.1M given
Animal Welfare, Civil Rights & Advocacy
Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation
Truckee · $989K given
Health Care, Civil Rights & Advocacy
THE MENEMSHA FAMILY FUND
CHICAGO · $968K given
Education, Civil Rights & Advocacy
HEALTHSPARK FOUNDATION
COLMAR · $894K given
Education, Human Services · also invests
MORSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
DETROIT · $863K given
Education, Civil Rights & Advocacy
BUCK AND LOIS SCHEELE FOUNDATION
WILLISTON · $862K given
Civil Rights & Advocacy, Education
KULLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION
WILMINGTON · $825K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
WILD GEESE FOUNDATION INC
HULL · $809K given
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, Civil Rights & Advocacy
The Chase Foundation of Virginia
Charlottesville · $721K given
Public & Societal Benefit, Education
TBD FOUNDATION
BOSTON · $681K given
Civil Rights & Advocacy, Education
THE FREEBIRD FOUNDATION
BELLAIRE · $670K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Youth Development
JEROME A AND ESTELLE R NEWMAN
CARLE PLACE · $640K given
Education, Religion
DONA & SAM SCOTT FOUNDATION
SARASOTA · $610K given
Education, Civil Rights & Advocacy
LAWRENCE & AUGUSTA HAGER EDUCATIONAL
OWENSBORO · $543K given
Housing & Shelter, Civil Rights & Advocacy
APGAR-BLACK FOUNDATION
POINT PLEASANT · $533K given
Civil Rights & Advocacy, Arts, Culture & Humanities
PEGGY MEYERHOFF PEARLSTONE
BALTIMORE · $527K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Civil Rights & Advocacy
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