The Artistic Resources in Action Foundation concentrates on environmental protection and anti-nuclear activism while also supporting civil liberties, human rights, and the music/arts community. Grants are typically unrestricted general operating support to advocacy groups and artist relief organizations, favoring grassroots and policy-focused nonprofits. The foundation’s portfolio mixes national advocacy (e.g., Amnesty, ACLU, Earthjustice) with regionally focused anti-nuclear and clean-energy groups and a steady interest in supporting musicians and music nonprofits.
Artistic Resources in Action Foundation’s recent grants show a dual commitment to environmental and civil-liberties advocacy alongside steady support for the music community. Its largest recent grant went to Greater Good Music for general operating support, and the portfolio also includes recurring support for anti-nuclear organizations such as San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace and Nuclear Watch South. The foundation’s giving is not limited to one issue lane: it funds clean-water and clean-energy advocacy, civil rights and human-rights groups, and music relief organizations. General operating support appears throughout the recent record, including grants to American Friends Service Committee, ACLU Foundation Inc., and Clean Water Fund. That pattern suggests a preference for flexible funding to organizations working on public-interest advocacy rather than project-specific awards. The portfolio also shows repeated attention to nuclear oversight, with grants to groups focused on local resistance and policy pressure in California, South Carolina, and the broader national anti-nuclear field. Music-sector support is present as a distinct strand, not an occasional outlier, with funding to Greater Good Music, Blues Foundation, and Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.
Environmental advocacy is a core theme. In 2025, the foundation gave $7,500 to Clean Water Fund and $5,000 to Sierra Club Foundation, both for general operating support, alongside $6,000 to Frack Action. Its anti-nuclear focus is equally clear: grants include $7,500 to San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, $7,500 to Savannah River Site Watch, $7,500 to Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility, and $5,000 to Nuclear Watch South, all for general operating support. Civil liberties and human-rights work also appears in the record through $10,000 to Amnesty International of the USA and $8,600 to ACLU Foundation Inc., each unrestricted. The foundation also supports music-related nonprofits, including $5,000 to Blues Foundation and $5,000 to Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, again as general operating support.
Typical awards cluster tightly around the middle of the range: p25 is $5,000, median is $5,000, and p75 is $7,500. The recent record includes both one-time support and repeat funding, most clearly with San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace appearing in multiple grant years and multiple entries. The foundation is a Public Charity and a Regular Funder, and the grants shown are overwhelmingly unrestricted general operating support. That pattern aligns with a funding style that favors flexible core support over restricted project awards. The recent grants list also suggests a stable cadence across 2023 and 2025 rather than a one-year burst.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $8K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$8K
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Modest, mostly unrestricted grants distributed across many advocacy and arts nonprofits; several repeat grantees but generally small-to-mid sized awards ($5k–$22.5k) focused on general operating support rather than project-specific funding.
Notable grantees: San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Earthjustice, ACLU Foundation, Clean Water Fund, Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
Grants are national in scope, with all recent awards going to U.S. recipients. New York appears most often among recipient locations, including grantees in New York, Albany, and Syracuse, and 33% of grants went to recipients in California. Other recipient hubs in the recent list include Washington, DC; Philadelphia; Oakland; and San Luis Obispo. The record also reaches Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Washington state, and Maryland.
The foundation backs environmental and anti-nuclear advocacy, civil liberties and human-rights work, and music-sector nonprofits. Recent grants include support for clean water, anti-fracking, nuclear oversight, voting, and music relief organizations, all tied together by a strong preference for general operating support.
Typical grants are small and consistent: p25 is $5,000, median is $5,000, and p75 is $7,500. Recent awards also show larger grants at $10,000 and $12,000, but most sit in that $5,000 to $7,500 range.
Yes. San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace appears in multiple grant years and multiple entries in the recent grants list, which shows the foundation does make repeat awards rather than only one-off gifts.
The recent grants are overwhelmingly for general operating support. That includes awards to American Friends Service Committee, ACLU Foundation Inc., Clean Water Fund, Sierra Club Foundation, and several anti-nuclear and music organizations.
The giving is national, with 100% of recent grants going to U.S. recipients. New York is the top state by grant count, while California received 33% of grants. Recipient cities in the list include New York, San Luis Obispo, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and Oakland.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREATER GOOD MUSIC | TOWSON, MD | $12,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ACLU FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $8,600 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PPFA | NEW YORK, NY | $8,600 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CLEAN WATER FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $7,500 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SAN LUIS OBISPO MOTHERS FOR PEACE | SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FRACK ACTION | ALBANY, NY | $6,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NUCLEAR WATCH SOUTH | ATLANTA, GA | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION | OAKLAND, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HEADCOUNT | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SEED COALITION | AUSTIN, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HEADCOUNT | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SAN LUIS OBISPO MOTHERS FOR PEACE | SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA | $7,500 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ALLIANCE FOR NUCLEAR RESPONSIBILITY | SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA | $7,500 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SAVANNAH RIVER SITE WATCH | COLUMBIA, SC | $7,500 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SAN LUIS OBISPO MOTHERS FOR PEACE | SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA | $7,500 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SWEET RELIEF MUSICIANS FUND | BREA, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BLUES FOUNDATION | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ALLIANCE FOR A GREEN ECONOMY | SYRACUSE, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BEYOND NUCLEAR | TAKOMA PARK, MD | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CLEAN WATER FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EARTHJUSTICE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SOUTHERN ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY | KNOXVILLE, TN | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HEART OF AMERICA NORTHWEST RESEARCH CENTER | SEATTLE, WA | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE
$10,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SAN LUIS OBISPO MOTHERS FOR PEACE
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FRACK ACTION
$6,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NUCLEAR WATCH SOUTH
$5,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SEED COALITION
$10,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SAN LUIS OBISPO MOTHERS FOR PEACE
$7,500FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ALLIANCE FOR NUCLEAR RESPONSIBILITY
$7,500FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE WATCH
$7,500FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SAN LUIS OBISPO MOTHERS FOR PEACE
$7,500FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SWEET RELIEF MUSICIANS FUND
$5,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HEART OF AMERICA NORTHWEST RESEARCH CENTER
$5,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT