Open nowRolling / open intakeAward: $100K – $250K
Stories
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Who can apply: Aligned nonprofits working with stories to build empathy and understanding; national or broad reach is favored.
About Acton Family Giving
Acton Family Giving is a Palo Alto–based donor-advised fund that prioritizes narrative and media-driven initiatives to advance racial equity, civil rights, diverse representation, and moral/empathy-based storytelling. They fund national and Bay Area organizations working at the intersection of storytelling, social justice, LGBTQ advocacy, animal-human connection, and environmental issues, and often make multi-year, program-specific grants directed by the board or through named programs (e.g., Stories, Empathy Building, Solidarity Giving).
Annual Giving$19.9M(2022)
Focus Areas
Narrative and storytelling projects that shift public opinion on social issuesRacial equity and civil rights education initiativesEmpathy-building and moral/ethical storytelling programsAnimal welfare and human–animal connection projectsTime-bound narrative campaigns and awareness-raising initiatives (Good Fight Grants)
Giving Approach
Program-driven and board-directed giving with a mix of multi-year commitments and time-bound campaign grants; typical awards range roughly $25,000–$250,000 (some animal grants noted up to $300,000). Funding is distributed through named programs (Stories, Empathy Building, Solidarity Giving, Good Fight) rather than a broad open-call process.
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