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Who funds Groundswell Fund?

San Francisco, California · EIN 474003615

34 private foundations reported grants to Groundswell Fund in San Francisco, California totaling $11.5 million across 39 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, with $2.0 million.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Groundswell Fund

All 34 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
Nebraska · 2025
General operating support2$2.0 million
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc
New York · 2023
General operating support2$1.2 million
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
New Jersey · 2024 · accepts applications
81532 supporting the birth justice fund in strengthening the reproductive justice movement through grantmaking, capacity-building, and funder organizing3$1.2 million
The Ford Foundation
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
General support and core support for institutional strengthening1$1.0 million
Freedom Together Foundation
New York · 2024
Strengthening movements for reproductive justice and intersectional organizing1$1.0 million
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
For general operating support1$840,000
Crankstart Foundation
California · 2024
To support reproductive justice1$750,000
The Grove Foundation
California · 2024
General support1$500,000
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
Just Societies1$400,000
General Service Foundation
California · 2024
General support1$310,000
Foundation for A Just Society
New York · 2024
To provide general operating support1$300,000
The Reis Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2024
General Support1$250,000
Skyline Foundation
California · 2024
To support the birth justice fund1$250,000
Ladybug Foundation Inc
Colorado · 2024
Project/Program Support - Birth Justice Fund1$200,000
Tikkun Olam Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
To support general operations1$180,000
The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General operating support1$166,667
The Zegar Family Foundation
New York · 2024
General purpose contribution1$150,000
Arcus Foundation
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
Support for the black trans fund for capacity strenthening of us-based groups organized by and for black trans communities.1$150,000
The Satterberg Foundation Inc
Washington · 2024 · accepts applications
General operating support1$150,000
Robert and Ruth Halperin Foundation
California · 2024
To support ivep1$125,000
William J and Dorothy K O'Neill Foundation Inc
Ohio · 2024 · accepts applications
Groundswell funds birth justice fund2$109,550
The Irving Harris Foundation
Illinois · 2024
General operating support1$100,000
Pinpoint Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
$20,000 for general operating, $25,000 for birth justice fund1$45,000
Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
Reproductive Justice1$40,000
The Macmillan Family Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
General purpose1$40,000
Westwind Foundation
Connecticut · 2024
To fund operating needs1$40,000
The Barry and Mimi Sternlicht Foundation
Delaware · 2024
General & Unrestricted1$25,000
Towanda Foundation
Delaware · 2024
General & Unrestricted1$25,000
M K Reichert Sternlicht Foundation
Delaware · 2024
General & Unrestricted1$10,000
Ploughshares Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
To benefit birth justice organizations1$5,000
John P and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation
New York · 2024
General support1$5,000
Linville Family Foundation
New York · 2024
General purpose1$1,500
Conrad N Hilton Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
For general operating support1$1,500
Amazonsmile Foundation
Washington · 2023
General support1$23

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

Using this list

A foundation that already gives to Groundswell Fund gives in its field and region, so the list doubles as a prospect list for similar organizations in San Francisco. Open a foundation to see its application rules, typical grant and every other grant it paid.

Questions people ask

Who funds Groundswell Fund?

The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Ford Foundation and Freedom Together Foundation, and 29 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Groundswell Fund get from foundations?

$11.5 million in 39 reported grants from 34 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Ford Foundation, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and Arcus Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

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