The Eric Oppenheimer Family Foundation prioritizes rights-based and progressive advocacy organizations, providing general operating support to groups working on civil liberties, reproductive justice, international humanitarian relief, and clean energy/ environmental advocacy. They support both domestic civil liberties work (notably state-level ACLU chapters) and international human-rights/relief actors, often through multi-year or repeat grants to established nonprofits. Grants are unrestricted and aimed at sustaining core capacity rather than project-specific funding.
Repeated operating support to the Middle East Children's Alliance stands out in the Eric Oppenheimer Family Foundation's recent grant record: the Berkeley-based group received $30,000 in both 2024 and 2025. That pattern fits a funder that favors unrestricted support for organizations working on civil liberties, reproductive justice, humanitarian relief, and clean energy advocacy. The foundation's recent grants also show repeat funding for New Mexico-based advocacy groups, including ACLU of New Mexico, New Energy Economy, and Searchlight New Mexico, alongside support for international relief and rights organizations such as the International Rescue Committee and HIAS. Grants are typically at a working scale for core operations rather than one-off projects, with awards appearing across multiple years to the same recipients. The foundation's portfolio includes both state-level advocacy and broader issue-based nonprofits, suggesting a preference for established groups with ongoing organizing, legal, or service-delivery work. Its latest 990 year on file is 2025, and the foundation gave $375,500 in annual grants while holding $3,671,052 in assets.
Civil liberties work is a recurring line in the foundation's giving. In 2024 and 2025, ACLU of New Mexico received $20,000 each year for operating support, and it also received $8,500 in 2023. Reproductive access appears through the National Network of Abortion Funds, which received $20,000 in 2023 for operating support, and through Nm Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, which received $15,000 in both 2023 and 2025. Environmental advocacy is another theme: New Energy Economy received $20,000 in 2024 and 2025, while Earth Care International received $15,000 in 2024 and 2025, both for operating support. The foundation also backed Searchlight New Mexico with $10,000 in 2024 and 2025, indicating support for state-level policy and accountability work.
Typical awards cluster tightly around core operating support: the foundation's p25 grant size is $10,000, median is $15,000, and p75 is $20,000. The recent record shows repeat grants across multiple years to the same organizations, which points to ongoing support rather than isolated one-time awards. Every grant in the recent list is labeled operating support. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. No application process is described in the provided data.
$280K
$3.4M
$197K
$438K
Most grants fall between $10K and $20K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$20K
About 13% of grants go to recipients in NM.
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Modest number of mid-size unrestricted grants concentrated across a few issue areas; several repeat grants to the same organizations indicating relationship-based support and emphasis on sustaining core operating capacity rather than many one-off gifts.
Notable grantees: Middle East Children's Alliance, ACLU of New Mexico, New Energy Economy, National Network of Abortion Funds, International Rescue Committee
Although the foundation is headquartered in Agoura Hills, California, most grants go elsewhere. New Mexico is its most frequent recipient state, with Albuquerque and Santa Fe appearing repeatedly in the recent grants list. California recipients include Berkeley and Alameda, while other grants reached New York, Georgia, Oregon, Hawaii, Maryland, and Massachusetts. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The recent grant list points to rights-based and progressive advocacy organizations, including civil liberties groups, reproductive justice funds, humanitarian relief organizations, and clean energy or environmental advocacy groups. Every listed award is for operating support, which indicates a preference for sustaining core work.
Yes. Several grantees appear in multiple years, including Middle East Children's Alliance in 2024 and 2025, ACLU of New Mexico in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and New Energy Economy, Searchlight New Mexico, Earth Care International, Hawaii Community Foundation, and Nm Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice across at least two years.
Its grant sizes are concentrated around $10,000 to $20,000. The p25 is $10,000, the median is $15,000, and the p75 is $20,000.
New Mexico is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities there include Albuquerque and Santa Fe, which appear multiple times in the grant list.
In the recent grants list, all 24 grants went to U.S. recipients. The country distribution shown is 100% US.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIDDLE EAST CHILDRENS ALLLIANCE | BERKELEY, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GIVE US THE FLOOR | SAN FRANCISCIO, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NEW ENERGY ECONOMY | SANTA FE, NM | $20,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SANTA FE DREAMERS PROJECT | SANTA FE, NM | $20,000 | 2026 | CONIGO IMMIGRATION JUSTICE |
| THE FOOD DEPOT | SANTA FE, NM | $20,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NEW YOK IMMIGRATION COALITION | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| VOCAL-NY | BROOKLYN, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NORTHERN NEW MEXICO PUBLIC REDIO | SANTE FE, NM | $20,000 | 2026 | NM PUBLIC REDIO SUPPORT |
| ACLU OF NEW MEXICO | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $20,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | HONOLULA, HI | $15,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EARTH CARE INTERNATIONAL | SANTA FE, NM | $15,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NM RELIGIOUS COALITION FOR REPODUCTIVE C | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $15,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WILLIAMS COLLEGE | WILLIAMSBURG, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SEARCHLIGHT NEW MEXICO | SANTA FE, NM | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MIDDLE EAST CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE | BERKELEY, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NEW ENERGY ECONOMY | SANTA FE, NM | $20,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ACLU OF NEW MEXICO | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $20,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EARTH CARE INTERNATIONAL | SANTA FE, NM | $15,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NM RELIGIOUS COALITION FOR REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $15,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $15,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WILLIAMS COLLEGE | WILLIAMSBURG, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SEARCHLIGHT NEW MEXICO | SANTA FE, NM | $10,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MIDDLE EAST CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE | BERKELEY, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ACLU OF NEW MEXICO | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $20,000 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NEW ENERGY ECONOMY | SANTA FE, NM | $20,000 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $15,000 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EARTH CARE INTERNATIONAL | SANTE, NM | $15,000 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WILLIAMS COLLEGE | WILLIAMSBURG, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SEARCHLIGHT NEW MEXICO | SANTA FE, NM | $10,000 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ECOVIVA | COLUMBUS, GA | $20,000 | 2023 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS | BEAVERTON, OR | $20,000 | 2023 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NM RELIGIOUS COALITION FOR REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $15,000 | 2023 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HIAS | SILVER SPRING, MD | $10,000 | 2023 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| URGENT ACTION FUND | ALAMEDA, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SEARCHLIGHT NEW MEXICO | SANTA FE, NM | $8,500 | 2023 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ACLU OF NEW MEXICO | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $8,500 | 2023 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WILLIAMS COLLEGE | WILLIAMSBURG, MA | $8,500 | 2023 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
OPERATING SUPPORT
VOCAL-NY
$20,000OPERATING SUPPORT
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO PUBLIC REDIO
$20,000NM PUBLIC REDIO SUPPORT
NM RELIGIOUS COALITION FOR REPODUCTIVE C
$15,000OPERATING SUPPORT
NM RELIGIOUS COALITION FOR REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE
$15,000OPERATING SUPPORT
ECOVIVA
$20,000OPERATING SUPPORT
NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS
$20,000OPERATING SUPPORT
NM RELIGIOUS COALITION FOR REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE
$15,000OPERATING SUPPORT