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Who funds Policylink?

Oakland, California · EIN 943297479

29 private foundations reported grants to Policylink in Oakland, California totaling $26.0 million across 49 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, with $9.2 million.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Funders of Policylink that accept applications

If your organization does similar work, these foundations are prospects: they already fund work like Policylink's and say in their IRS filings that they accept applications.

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Foundations that fund Policylink

All 29 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
New Jersey · 2024 · accepts applications
82190 supporting liberation in a generation in advancing an economy in which all children and families of color have basic needs met, are valued, and belong10$9.2 million
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
For general operating support5$4.1 million
The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
To support clean energy1$1.6 million
Fund for Nonviolence
California · 2024
Program Support2$1.5 million
The James Irvine Foundation
California · 2024
To support Just Prosperity in California2$1.5 million
The Kresge Foundation
Michigan · 2024 · accepts applications
General operating support1$1.1 million
The Allstate Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Advancing shared prosperity and combatting discrimination through corporate action2$1.0 million
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York · 2025
Matching contribution (general operating support)1$1.0 million
Target Foundation
Minnesota · 2024 · accepts applications
Economic opportunity - national (ecosystem)1$600,000
The Ford Foundation
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
Core support for the corporate racial equity alliance, which creates blueprints, standards and engagement with companies to improve their impact on racial equity3$525,000
Freedom Together Foundation
New York · 2024
General operating support1$500,000
Conrad N Hilton Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
To design and advance policies and messages related to housing stability for grassroots organizations at the local, state, and federal levels1$500,000
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
For its racial equity governing agenda project2$350,000
Arrow Impact
California · 2024
Liberation ventures1$350,000
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2024
Support One PolicyLink2$327,100
The Kendeda Fund
Delaware · 2023
General & Unrestricted1$291,065
Citi Foundation
New York · 2024
Strengthening community leadership initiative1$250,000
Surdna Foundation Inc
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
General support1$250,000
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc
New York · 2023
Advancing racial justice1$240,000
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation
Illinois · 2024
In support of its project, liberation ventures1$200,000
The Prudential Foundation
New Jersey · 2025
To launch and implement the winning on equity in places initiative that will advance policies and practices to achieve greater equity for 100 million people living in poverty.1$150,935
The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
General support1$150,000
The McKnight Foundation
Minnesota · 2024 · accepts applications
to build capacity for the Transportation Justice Coalition of grassroots organizations to influence federal transportation policy solutions, elevate place-based infrastructure justice best practices, and develop new mechanisms of collaborative governance1$150,000
The Parallax Foundation
Delaware · 2025
General & Unrestricted1$150,000
Weissberg Foundation
Virginia · 2024
General operating support1$62,500
The Chris and Melody Malachowsky Family Foundation
California · 2024
Charitable1$25,000
Lorber Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
General Support1$25,000
Cottonwood Spring
California · 2025
General support1$25,000
Amazonsmile Foundation
Washington · 2023
General support1$426

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

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Questions people ask

Who funds Policylink?

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc, Fund for Nonviolence and The James Irvine Foundation, and 24 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Policylink get from foundations?

$26.0 million in 49 reported grants from 29 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 William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, The Allstate Foundation and Target Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

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