ColorOfChangeOrg prioritizes political advocacy and movement-building for racial justice, with the vast majority of its recent funding used to support electoral advocacy through ColorOfChange PAC. Smaller grants and pass-throughs fund litigation monitoring, movement convenings, and emergency support tied to disability justice and community organizing. The foundation tends to underwrite advocacy infrastructure and public-facing campaigns rather than long-term programmatic service delivery.
Colorofchangeorg’s recent grantmaking is dominated by a single $1.3 million contribution to Colorofchange Pac for approved support to elect federal candidates. That one grant shows the foundation’s central role in electoral advocacy, and it sits alongside smaller awards that point to a broader movement-building strategy. The foundation also used pass-through funding for Crip Camp emergency relief through Rusted Spoke Productions LLC, which ties its giving to disability justice and cultural organizing. Other recent grants supported court-watching work in New Orleans and sponsorships connected to racial-justice convenings and recognition events. Taken together, the pattern is less about direct service delivery than about underwriting advocacy infrastructure: political action, legal monitoring, public events, and emergency relief that support organizing campaigns. The grant list also suggests that Colorofchangeorg works through a mix of political entities, nonprofit sponsors, and pass-through arrangements rather than a single funding channel. Its 2023 giving spans federal electoral work, criminal-justice accountability, racial-justice convening, and disability-related emergency support, all within the United States.
In electoral politics and civic engagement, Colorofchangeorg gave $1.3 million to Colorofchange Pac for approved contribution to elect federal candidates. That grant is the clearest sign of how central electoral advocacy is to the foundation’s recent giving. In court monitoring and criminal-justice reform, they awarded $23,500 to Court Watch Nola to support court watch efforts. The grant points to an interest in legal accountability and public oversight rather than direct legal services. For racial-justice convening, the foundation gave $10,000 to Race Forward for a Facing Race 2020 sponsorship. It also supported movement-building through a $15,000 sponsorship to Community Change Action for the Community Change Champions Awards, linking its funding to public recognition and organizing infrastructure. Disability justice appears through a $74,010 pass-through to Rusted Spoke Productions LLC for Crip Camp emergency relief fund support.
Colorofchangeorg’s typical grant size in the provided data sits at a $23,500 median, with a lower quartile of $15,000 and an upper quartile of $74,010. The recent record is heavily shaped by one large political contribution, while the rest of the grants are much smaller sponsorships, pass-throughs, or advocacy support. The foundation is a public charity, not an individual-giving vehicle, and it does not make program-related investments. The 2023 grant list shows repeated support for advocacy infrastructure rather than a recurring series of the same recipient across multiple years in the data shown.
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$24.6M
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Most grants fall between $15K and $74K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$74K
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Highly concentrated and strategic: one very large, policy-focused political contribution dominates total giving, while the remaining smaller grants are one-off sponsorships, pass-throughs, or short-term support for advocacy organizations and events rather than multi-year core support.
Notable grantees: COLOROFCHANGE PAC, Court Watch NOLA, Race Forward, Community Change Action, Rusted Spoke Productions (Crip Camp emergency relief)
Colorofchangeorg gives nationally, but 40% of its grants go to recipients in California, the top state by grant count. The recent list reaches New Orleans through Court Watch Nola, Washington, DC through Community Change Action, and New York through Race Forward. Oakland appears on the list as well through both Colorofchange Pac and Rusted Spoke Productions LLC. The recipient country distribution is entirely US-based in the data provided.
The recent grant record centers on electoral politics and civic engagement, court monitoring and criminal-justice reform, racial-justice convening, movement-building, and disability justice emergency support. Specific grants include support for federal candidate advocacy, court watch efforts, a Facing Race sponsorship, a community leadership award sponsorship, and Crip Camp emergency relief funding.
Among the grants provided, the median size is $23,500. The lower quartile is $15,000 and the upper quartile is $74,010, showing a pattern of smaller sponsorships and one much larger political contribution.
No. The foundation gives nationally, and the recipient country distribution is entirely US-based in the data provided. California is the top state by grant count at 40%, but recent recipients also include organizations in New Orleans, Washington, DC, and New York.
Recipients include a political action committee, a fiscal pass-through for emergency relief, a court-monitoring organization, a movement-building sponsor, and a racial-justice convening sponsor. The pattern shows support for advocacy infrastructure, public-facing campaigns, and event sponsorships.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLOROFCHANGE PAC | OAKLAND, CA | $1,300,000 | 2023 | APPROVED CONTRIBUTION TO ELECT FEDERAL CANDIDATES |
| RUSTED SPOKE PRODUCTIONS LLC | OAKLAND, CA | $74,010 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR CRIP CAMP EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - COC IS PASS THROUGH |
| COURT WATCH NOLA | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $23,500 | 2023 | GRANT TO SUPPORT COURT WATCH EFFORTS |
| COMMUNITY CHANGE ACTION | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2023 | SPONSORSHIP - COMMUNITY CHANGE CHAMPIONS AWARDS |
| RACE FORWARD | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | FACING RACE 2020 SPONSORSHIP |
COLOROFCHANGE PAC
$1,300,000APPROVED CONTRIBUTION TO ELECT FEDERAL CANDIDATES
RUSTED SPOKE PRODUCTIONS LLC
$74,010SUPPORT FOR CRIP CAMP EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - COC IS PASS THROUGH