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Who funds The Center for Cultural Power?

Oakland, California · EIN 453154473

15 private foundations reported grants to The Center for Cultural Power in Oakland, California totaling $5.3 million across 20 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was The Kresge Foundation, with $1.2 million.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund The Center for Cultural Power

All 15 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
The Kresge Foundation
Michigan · 2024 · accepts applications
Project support grant for the constellations culture change fund and initiative to support its 2025-2030 planned expansion3$1.2 million
Waverley Street Foundation
California · 2024
General Operating Support1$1.0 million
The Ford Foundation
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
General support and core support for institutional strengthening2$867,822
Freedom Together Foundation
New York · 2024
Building culture change infrastructure to shift ecological worldview1$500,000
The California Endowment
California · 2024
Building stronger and healthier california communities by empowering creatives1$325,000
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
For general operating support3$275,000
Surdna Foundation Inc
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
General support1$250,000
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation
Illinois · 2024
In support of general operations1$250,000
The Wallace Foundation
New York · 2024
To study approaches to support artists of color working to promote social justice.1$200,000
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc
New York · 2023
Gender joy summit1$200,000
The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
General support1$100,000
General Service Foundation
California · 2024
General support1$70,000
Mertz Gilmore Foundation
New York · 2024
General support1$50,000
The David Rockefeller Fund Inc
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
To engage young people in movements using arts and culture for social justice at the national, state, and local levels.1$25,000
Jerome Foundation Inc
Minnesota · 2025
Support for the arts leadership convening.1$25,000

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.

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Questions people ask

Who funds The Center for Cultural Power?

The Kresge Foundation, Waverley Street Foundation, The Ford Foundation, Freedom Together Foundation and The California Endowment, and 10 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does The Center for Cultural Power get from foundations?

$5.3 million in 20 reported grants from 15 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

The Kresge Foundation, The Ford Foundation, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Surdna Foundation Inc and The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc say in their filings that they accept applications.

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