2022 Grants Awarded
We are committed to nurturing relationships with partners, working together to build capacity, and fostering deep and long-term impact. We will continue to meet with our partners and other stakeholders in our communities to learn, engage and explore new opportunities going forward.
Total Grantmaking Dollars:
$4,276,452
Total Grants Made:
42
Total Number of Organizations:
41
Preserving American Democracy & Citizen Advocacy Grantees
Generation Citizen
$100,000 to transform civics educations so that young people are equipped and inspired to exercise their civic power.
Hispanics in Philanthropy
$100,000 to support Latinx-serving nonprofits focusing on the most pressing issues impacting the global Latinx community, including: racial equity, leadership, migration and forced displacement, power building & justice, entrepreneurship, and gender equity.
Mothering Justice
$200,000 to support the grassroots policy advocacy that provides mothers of color in America with the resources and tools to use their power to make equitable changes in policy.
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Movement Voter Fund
$500,000 to help in grassroots organizations in swing states & districts to win elections and build progressive power for policies and governance that improve the lives of all Americans.
New Voices for Reproductive Justice
$126,000 to support transforming society for the holistic health and wellbeing of Black women, girls and gender expansive people, nationally and in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
RISE
$125,000 to train and hire community college and university students to organize campaigns focused on eliminating tuition and fees, expanding financial aid and ending student hunger and homelessness, and getting out the vote.
Run for Something
$125,000 to help people who are pro-choice, pro-universal health care, pro- LGBTQ equality, pro-criminal justice reform; pro-working families and organized labor, pro-voting rights, pro-campaign finance reform, who focus on inequality, fair wages, and job creation; who acknowledge that climate change is real and who will fight to reduce gun violence in their community.
Search for Common Ground
$50,000 to support the world’s largest peacebuilding organization. SFCG helps supposed enemies learn to trust each other, create avenues for collaboration, and generate breakthroughs for peace.
Spread the Vote
$50,000 to support the grassroots organizations in swing states & districts to win elections and build progressive power for policies and governance that improve the lives of all Americans.
Voter Formation Project
$250,000 to The Voter Formation Project which is dedicated to increasing participation in local, state, & national elections through digital communication, experimentation, & knowledge sharing.
At a glance:
Generation Citizen - $100,000
Hispanics in Philanthropy - $100,000
Mothering Justice - $200,000
Movement Voter Fund - $500,000
New Voices for Reproductive Justice - $126,000
RISE - $125,000
Run for Something - $125,000
Search for Common Ground - $50,000
Spread The Vote, Inc. - $50,000
Voter Formation Project - $250,000
Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village
$200,000 to ASYV who empowers orphaned and vulnerable Rwandan youth to build lives of dignity and contribute to a better world through healing, education, and love.
A Bridge for Kids
$50,000 for sponsorships to bright and driven low-income teens in San Diego County. A Bridge for Kids dedicates time, resources, and money towards getting students into the school of their dreams.
Akilah Foundation
$100,000 to actualize practical experience and equip students with the tools needed to thrive in the fastest growing sectors of the economy. The Davis College model is a unique hybrid of a liberal arts education with applied and technical curricula, combining competency-based academic programs with a customized, data-driven learning model.
Youth Development & Youth Leadership Grantees
JEVS Human Services
$80,000 for JEVS, which helps people lead self-determined, connected, and hopeful lives that strengthen themselves, their families, and their communities.
Earth University
$100,452 for EARTH University’s innovative educational approach that prepares young people from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and other regions to contribute to the sustainable development of their home communities while constructing a prosperous and just global society.
Girls Leadership
$75,000 supporting Girls Leadership which teaches girls to exercise the power of their voice through programs grounded in social emotional learning. They provide programs for girls, workshops for families, and professional development training for teachers, guidance counselors, and non-profit staff.
Resonate Workshops
$75,000 to Resonate Workshops which leverages donor investments to drive deeper impact. They are pioneering a new approach to women's empowerment and are looking at a critical area that development programs often overlook: self-confidence.
McSilver Institute at NYU
$50,000 to the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York University which is committed to disrupting generational poverty through research, policy and action.
Overtown Youth Center, Inc.
$50,000 to OYC’s youth development program that provides comprehensive services to at-risk youth -from kindergarteners to 25-year-olds and their families, all of whom love in some of the most underserved neighborhoods in South Florida.
Strategies for Youth
$40,000 to Strategies for Youth which is a policy and training organization dedicated to improving police/youth interactions through community engagement, police training, outreach programs for youth, and proactive use of multi-disciplinary approaches to problem solve and build relationships between police and youth.
Sadie Nash Leadership Project
$40,000 to Sadie Nash Leadership Project which provides award-winning experiential social justice education to over 500 young women and gender-expansive youth in New York City and Newark each year.
Seeds of Peace
$50,000 to Seeds of Peace which is a leadership development organization committed to transforming legacies of conflict into courage to lead change.
Youth Represent
$150,000 to Youth Represent which uses legal services, policy advocacy, peer education, and other tools to build power and opportunity for Black, Latiné, and other youth of color who the criminal legal system and other systems of oppression harm the most.
Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project
$50,000 to YSRP which works to keep children out of adult jails and prisons, and to bring home people who were sentenced as children to life in prison without the possibility of parole (“Juvenile Lifers“).
A Bridge for Kids - $50,000
Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village - $200,000
Akilah Foundation - $100,000
Earth University - $100,452
Girls Leadership - $75,000
JEVS Human Services - Project WOW - $80,000
McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research - $50,000
Overtown Youth Center, Inc. - $50,000
Resonate Workshops - $75,000
Sadie Nash Leadership Project - $40,000
Seeds of Peace - $40,000
Strategies for Youth - $50,000
Youth Represent - $150,000
Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project - $50,000
At a glance:
Baby’s Bounty
$50,000 to Baby's Bounty which supports and empowers at-risk families by providing education and the essential tools to ensure a good start for every baby.
Amigos of Costa Rica
$85,000 to Amigos of Costa Rica which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of philanthropic engagement in Costa Rica. Their mission is to support CRUSA in its commitment to fostering sustainable development in Costa Rica by connecting donors' values and resources with vetted nonprofit solutions.
Avesta Housing Development Corporation
$75,000 to AVESTA which supports public policies that foster the creation and preservation of affordable homes. Avesta and the more than 100 other organizations that comprise Maine Affordable Housing Coalition are committed to ensuring that all Mainers are adequately and affordably housed.
Services to Families in Need Grantees
Community Sponsorship Hub Catalyst Fund
$50,000 to Community Sponsorship Hub which believes that community sponsorship of refugees begins in local communities. They are eager to provide further support to organizations facilitating these community-led initiatives.
Coalition for the Homeless
$100,000 to Coalition for the Homeless which is the nation’s oldest advocacy and direct service organization helping homeless individuals and families. They believe that affordable housing, sufficient food and the chance to work for a living wage are fundamental rights in a civilized society.
Doctors without Borders
$35,000 to Doctors Without Borders Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) which cares for people affected by conflict, disease outbreaks, natural and human-made disasters, and exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries.
HIAS Pennsylvania
$200,000 to HIAS PA which supports low-income immigrants of all backgrounds as they build new lives in the community. Through immigration legal services and an array of social services, HIAS works to address their needs, defend their rights, and advocate for their equitable inclusion in American society.
Global Communities
$50,000 to Global Communities support for communities at the forefront of their own development which includes bringing together local leaders, governments, civil society and the private sector to achieve a shared vision of a more just, prosperous and equitable global community.
Humble Design, Inc.
$75,000 to Humble Designs which changes lives and communities by custom designing and fully furnishing home interiors for individuals, families and veterans emerging from homelessness.
JEVS Human Services
$75,000 to JEVS which helps people lead self-determined, connected, and hopeful lives that strengthen themselves, their families, and their communities.
Impact Services
$25,000 to Impact Services which is a community action organization mobilizing people and resources to create connected, resilient, thriving communities. They help advance equity in Kensington and across Philadelphia.
RefugePoint
$50,000 to RefugePoint which advances lasting solutions for at-risk refugees and supports the humanitarian community to do the same. We help refugees find lasting solutions through self-reliance and through resettlement and other pathways to safety such as relocation for employment, education, and family reunification.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
$25,000 to Planned Parenthood which delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of people worldwide.
Impact investments
$25,000 to the Shade Tree Organization which provides safe shelter to homeless and abused women & children in crisis. Offering life-changing services promoting stability, dignity, and self-reliance.
The Shade Tree
$25,000 to the Shade Tree Organization which provides safe shelter to homeless and abused women & children in crisis. Offering life-changing services promoting stability, dignity, and self-reliance.
At a glance:
Amigos of Costa Rica - $85,000
Avesta Housing Development Corporation - $75,000
Baby’s Bounty - $50,000
Coalition for the Homeless - $100,000
Community Sponsorship Hub Catalyst Fund - $50,000
Doctors without Borders - $35,000
Global Communities - $50,000
HIAS Pennsylvania - $200,000
Humble Design, Inc. - $75,000
Impact Services - $25,000
JEVS Human Services - $75,000
Legal Services Organization - $100,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America - $25,000
RefugePoint - $50,000
The Shade Tree - $25,000
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
$250,000 to MMRF which is the largest nonprofit in the world focused on accelerating the cure for multiple myeloma. Our work is not done until each and every multiple myeloma patient has the answers they need.
The Philanthropy Workshop
$20,000 to the Philanthropy Workshop's mission which is to accelerate social impact by mobilizing a global community of strategic investors united by their commitment to unlock resources, life-long learning, and entrepreneurial approaches.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
$250,000 to The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) which exists for one reason: to accelerate the next generation of Parkinson’s disease (PD) treatments. In practice, that means identifying and funding projects most vital to patients; spearheading solutions around seemingly intractable field-wide challenges; coordinating and streamlining the efforts of multiple, often disparate, teams; and doing whatever it takes to drive faster knowledge turns for the benefit of every life touched by PD.