Furthur Foundation focuses on strengthening civic engagement and local environmental justice through modest, targeted grants to state and local organizations—often youth-led or youth-focused groups. Their giving favors organizations that mobilize voters, train young leaders, and support grassroots climate resilience and environmental justice efforts. Grants are geographically diverse within the western U.S. (notably California and Montana) and prioritize organizations doing on-the-ground advocacy, education, and civic participation work.
Furthur Foundation’s largest recent grants are $20,000 awards to youth civic engagement, voter protection, and environmental justice groups in 2025. That pattern shows a funder using relatively small but targeted grants to support grassroots organizations doing public-facing work on democracy, leadership development, and climate resilience. The foundation’s giving includes MontPIRG in Missoula, Forward Montana Foundation in Missoula, CA Environmental Grassroots Fund in Oakland, and League of Women Voters Helena Leagu in Helena. Those grants point to a preference for community-based organizations rather than large institutions. The annual grantmaking program is built around smaller nonprofit groups, and the recent record shows repeated support for state and local efforts across the West and beyond. Youth-led civic engagement appears alongside environmental justice and place-based protection work, including groups focused on California climate resilience and mountain and coastal environments. Arts and cultural organizations also appear in the portfolio, along with voter education and democracy-defense efforts. Across the latest grants, the foundation consistently backs organizations with direct local constituencies and clear programmatic missions.
Youth leadership and civic participation are a clear thread in the portfolio. In 2025, Furthur Foundation gave $20,000 to MontPIRG for “Empowering young leaders and setting up to thrive,” and another $20,000 to Forward Montana Foundation for a youth-led civic engagement organization supporting young people. The foundation also funded New Era Colorado Educ Fund with $5,000 to “Promote democracy with youth.” Voter education and democracy defense is another core area. Recent grants include $6,000 to Power Interfaith, $6,000 to 1HoodPower, and $5,000 to Me Familia Vota, all for voter education. Environmental justice and climate resilience are also present through a $20,000 grant to CA Environmental Grassroots Fund to support small and emerging local groups in California building climate resilience and advancing environmental justice, plus $5,000 to Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Ce for mountain-environment protection.
Typical grants are small: the foundation’s stated distribution is $3,000 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $5,000 at the 75th percentile. Most listed grants sit at $5,000 or $6,000, with a few larger $20,000 awards in 2025. The annual grantmaking program is reviewed once a year, usually in the fall, and grants are issued by year-end. Recent awards show repeat support across years for some recipients, including Pulama and Pegasus Project. The foundation accepts unsolicited proposals through its annual general grants program.
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Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $5K.
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Median
$5K
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Concentrated small portfolio: four equal-sized grants ($20,000 each) to distinct organizations in a single year. They favor direct support to grassroots and youth-focused groups rather than large national institutions, with an even split between civic/democracy work and environmental grassroots funding. No evidence of repeated multi-year commitments in this dataset.
Notable grantees: Forward Montana Foundation, MontPIRG, CA Environmental Grassroots Fund, League of Women Voters Helena League
Grantmaking is national, but California receives the largest share of awards by count, with 49% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent California recipients include Oakland, San Francisco, Albany, Mill Valley, Mount Shasta, and McKinleyville. Montana also appears prominently, with grants in Missoula and Helena. Outside the United States, there are no recipient-country entries in the grant data; all listed grants go to US organizations.
The foundation funds smaller, grassroots, and community-based 501(c)(3) organizations. Recent grants show support for youth-led civic engagement groups, voter education organizations, environmental justice and climate resilience efforts, arts groups, and place-based environmental protection work.
The stated grant-size distribution is $3,000 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $5,000 at the 75th percentile. In the recent grant list, most awards cluster at $5,000, with some $6,000 grants and a few $20,000 awards.
Yes. Its Annual General Grants program accepts unsolicited proposals. The board and executive director review proposals once a year, usually in the fall, and grants are issued by year-end.
Recent grants point to youth-led civic engagement, voter education and democracy defense, environmental justice and climate resilience, and arts and culture. Named recipients include MontPIRG, Power Interfaith, CA Environmental Grassroots Fund, and World Arts West.
The foundation gives nationally, but California receives the most grants by count, and 49% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Montana is another recurring state in the recent record, with recipients in Missoula and Helena.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Furthur Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Must be a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status; organizations with budgets over $1,000,000 are not eligible. Individuals are not funded.
Deadline: No formal application deadline; proposals reviewed once annually (typically in the fall) and checks sent by year-end.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Team | Richmond, CA | $9,000 | 2026 | Promote leadership stewardship service |
| Concert Career PathwaysBerkeley Mus | Oakland, CA | $8,000 | 2026 | Provide opportunities in live music industry for underserved communites. |
| Sweetwater Arts Fund | Mill Valley, CA | $8,000 | 2026 | Promote music appreciation and education programs for youth and adults. |
| Lafcadio Fund co Rainbow Action Net | San Francisco, CA | $6,000 | 2026 | Rainforest protection. |
| Oakland Rising | Oakland, CA | $6,000 | 2026 | Support Youth employment |
| NorCal Resist | Sacramento, CA | $6,000 | 2026 | Suport community organizing. |
| Cinnamon Girl | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Cinnamongirl changes lives one girl at a time. The more people give or volunteer, the more lives we can touch. |
| Sunsar Maya | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | help vulnerable women and children in Nepal build pathways out of poverty through holistic, community-based programs that promote education, mental health, and physical wellbeing. |
| Nava Dabnce Collective | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Arts promotion |
| Faith In Action East BAy | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Community organizing |
| Trabajadores Unidos TUWU | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Community organizing |
| Color Outside the Lines | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 2026 | Color Outside the Lines is a nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon that empowers and inspires foster children and at-risk youth by providing opportunities for self-expression and creativity. We believe in the power of art to transform lives andto promote mental and emotional health. We provide creative workshops and art therapy in a joyful, healing, and developmentally engaging environment. |
| Central Oregon Loc | Salem, OR | $5,000 | 2026 | Established in 2005, the LOC Foundation raises money to support city officials in Oregon. The organization?s $10,000 annual budget is comprised exclusively of donations from cities and individuals who believe in the mission of the League of Oregon Cities. The LOC Foundation is a 509a3 organization, organized to: 1 Generate timely and accurate data and information for cities 2 Help officials from cities that are members of LOC to acquire knowledge, sharpen skills and develop professionally through the LOC annual conference, professional association conferences and training, and through specialized training workshops for city officials and 3 Other acts as may be necessary. The Foundation accomplishes this purpose by providing scholarships to city officials to attend the LOC Annual Conference, the Oregon Mayors Association Annual Conference and to attend various LOC trainings throughout the year. |
| Immigo LA | North Hollywood, CA | $4,000 | 2026 | Community organizing |
| The Mesa Refuge | POINT REYES, CA | $4,000 | 2026 | Support diverse community of writers and activists |
| Donkey Mill Art Center | Holualoa, HI | $4,000 | 2026 | Support Holualoa Foundation for arts and culture. |
| Pegasus Project | Albany, CA | $4,000 | 2026 | Pegasus Voyages aka Pegasus Project has taken thousands of inner city kids onto the Bay for marine environment education aboard Pegasus. We have been supporters, off and on, for several years. Last year, Peter and his team finished rebuilding the ship. They continue to offer a service on a shoestring to kids who never get near a sailboat. |
| Camp Phoenix | Oakland, CA | $4,000 | 2026 | Support outdoor education |
| Brothers on the Rise | Oakland, CA | $4,000 | 2026 | Promote job development |
| Backline | Brooklyn, NY | $4,000 | 2026 | To connect music industry professionals and their families with a trusted network of mental health and wellness providers |
| Oakland Goes Outdoors | Oakland, CA | $4,000 | 2026 | Promote opportunities for Oakland youth to experience the outdoors. |
| Tibet Art Foundation | Oakland, CA | $3,000 | 2026 | Arts promotion. |
| ARTogether | Oakland, CA | $3,000 | 2026 | Arts promotion |
| The HomeMore Project | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 | 2026 | Provide opportunities to make a difference in homelessness. |
| Sweet Relief Musicians Fund | Brea, CA | $2,000 | 2026 | Alleviate poverty |
| Feather House Foundation | Alameda, CA | $2,000 | 2026 | Poverty relief |
| CA Environmental Grassroots Fund | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | Support small and emerging local groups in CA that are building climate resilience and advancing environmental justice. |
| League of Women Voters Helena Leagu | Helena, MT | $20,000 | 2025 | Empower voters, and defend democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation. |
| Forward Montana Foundation | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 2025 | Youth led civic engagement organization supporting young people. |
| MontPIRG | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 2025 | Empowering young leaders and setting up to thrive |
| Pegasus Project | Albany, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Pegasus Voyages aka Pegasus Project has taken thousands of inner city kids onto the Bay for marine environment education aboard Pegasus. We have been supporters, off and on, for several years. Last year, Peter and his team finished rebuilding the ship. They continue to offer a service on a shoestring to kids who never get near a sailboat. |
| Pulama | Holualoa, HI | $5,000 | 2025 | Preserve, protect, and enhance the special qualities of Kona. |
| Be The Change Charities | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | Support of humanitarian, international relief, social justice, and environmental projects. |
| Center for Independent Documentary | Newton, MA | $4,000 | 2025 | Support the production of stories by independent film and video producers. |
| The Berkeley Music Group | Berkely, CA | $4,000 | 2025 | The mission of the Berkeley Music Group BMG is to present a vibrant and diverse range of live performances, which advance the appreciation of music, culture and education, serving the entire Bay Area and beyond. In April 2016, BMG re-opened The UC Theatre, turning a former movie theatre into a state-of-the-art, 1,400-capacity, community minded music venue with year-round performances in downtown Berkeley. |
| Recycle Hawai | Hilo, HI | $4,000 | 2025 | Support creating solutions that tackle global challenges with island sensibilities. |
| San Francisco Intl Arts Found | San Francisco, CA | $3,500 | 2025 | Provide programs in literature, visual arts, theater, and playwriting to foster innovation and artistic growth within our community. |
| Color Outside the Lines | Portland, OR | $3,500 | 2025 | Color Outside the Lines is a nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon that empowers and inspires foster children and at-risk youth by providing opportunities for self-expression and creativity. We believe in the power of art to transform lives andto promote mental and emotional health. We provide creative workshops and art therapy in a joyful, healing, and developmentally engaging environment. |
| Intersection for the Arts | San Francisco, CA | $3,500 | 2025 | Provide artists with resources to grow. |
| Felidae Conservation Fund | Mill Valley, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | Support organization dedicated to preserving wild cats and their habitats. |
| First Exposure | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | First Exposures leverages the power of mentoring relationships and photography to empower young people to thrive, express themselves creatively, and become leaders in their communities. |
| Abundant Earth Foundation | McKinleyville, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | Promote projects related to climate change, social inequality, and malnutrition. |
| The HomeMore Project | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | Provide opportunities to make a difference in homelessness. |
| Sunsar Maya | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | help vulnerable women and children in Nepal build pathways out of poverty through holistic, community-based programs that promote education, mental health, and physical wellbeing. |
| Hack the Hood | Oakland, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | Provides youth and communities of color with tech skill-building programs and career navigation support that are groundd in justice and ensure economic mobility. |
| Community Environmental Legal Defen | Mercersburg, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | Build sustainable communities by assisting people to assert their right to local self-government, and expand the rights of people, communities, and nature. |
| Backline | Brooklyn, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | To connect music industry professionals and their families with a trusted network of mental health and wellness providers |
| Southern CA Immigration Project | San Diego, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | Provide pro bono and low bono legal services to victims of human and civil rights violations. |
| Diaspora Arts Connection | Pleasant Hill, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | Supporting arts and artists of diaspora. |
| Abundant Earth Foundation | McKinleyville, CA | $6,000 | 2024 | Promote projects related to climate change, social inequality, and malnutrition. |
Earth Team
$9,000Promote leadership stewardship service
Concert Career PathwaysBerkeley Mus
$8,000Provide opportunities in live music industry for underserved communites.
Sweetwater Arts Fund
$8,000Promote music appreciation and education programs for youth and adults.
Lafcadio Fund co Rainbow Action Net
$6,000Rainforest protection.
NorCal Resist
$6,000Suport community organizing.
Cinnamongirl changes lives one girl at a time. The more people give or volunteer, the more lives we can touch.
Sunsar Maya
$5,000help vulnerable women and children in Nepal build pathways out of poverty through holistic, community-based programs that promote education, mental health, and physical wellbeing.
Nava Dabnce Collective
$5,000Arts promotion
Trabajadores Unidos TUWU
$5,000Community organizing
Color Outside the Lines
$5,000Color Outside the Lines is a nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon that empowers and inspires foster children and at-risk youth by providing opportunities for self-expression and creativity. We believe in the power of art to transform lives andto promote mental and emotional health. We provide creative workshops and art therapy in a joyful, healing, and developmentally engaging environment.
Central Oregon Loc
$5,000Established in 2005, the LOC Foundation raises money to support city officials in Oregon. The organization?s $10,000 annual budget is comprised exclusively of donations from cities and individuals who believe in the mission of the League of Oregon Cities. The LOC Foundation is a 509a3 organization, organized to: 1 Generate timely and accurate data and information for cities 2 Help officials from cities that are members of LOC to acquire knowledge, sharpen skills and develop professionally through the LOC annual conference, professional association conferences and training, and through specialized training workshops for city officials and 3 Other acts as may be necessary. The Foundation accomplishes this purpose by providing scholarships to city officials to attend the LOC Annual Conference, the Oregon Mayors Association Annual Conference and to attend various LOC trainings throughout the year.
Immigo LA
$4,000Community organizing
The Mesa Refuge
$4,000Support diverse community of writers and activists
Donkey Mill Art Center
$4,000Support Holualoa Foundation for arts and culture.
Pegasus Project
$4,000Pegasus Voyages aka Pegasus Project has taken thousands of inner city kids onto the Bay for marine environment education aboard Pegasus. We have been supporters, off and on, for several years. Last year, Peter and his team finished rebuilding the ship. They continue to offer a service on a shoestring to kids who never get near a sailboat.
Camp Phoenix
$4,000Support outdoor education
Brothers on the Rise
$4,000Promote job development
Backline
$4,000To connect music industry professionals and their families with a trusted network of mental health and wellness providers
Oakland Goes Outdoors
$4,000Promote opportunities for Oakland youth to experience the outdoors.
Tibet Art Foundation
$3,000Arts promotion.
The HomeMore Project
$2,000Provide opportunities to make a difference in homelessness.
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
$2,000Alleviate poverty
Feather House Foundation
$2,000Poverty relief
CA Environmental Grassroots Fund
$20,000Support small and emerging local groups in CA that are building climate resilience and advancing environmental justice.
League of Women Voters Helena Leagu
$20,000Empower voters, and defend democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation.
Youth led civic engagement organization supporting young people.
MontPIRG
$20,000Empowering young leaders and setting up to thrive
Pegasus Project
$5,000Pegasus Voyages aka Pegasus Project has taken thousands of inner city kids onto the Bay for marine environment education aboard Pegasus. We have been supporters, off and on, for several years. Last year, Peter and his team finished rebuilding the ship. They continue to offer a service on a shoestring to kids who never get near a sailboat.
Pulama
$5,000Preserve, protect, and enhance the special qualities of Kona.
Be The Change Charities
$5,000Support of humanitarian, international relief, social justice, and environmental projects.
Support the production of stories by independent film and video producers.
The Berkeley Music Group
$4,000The mission of the Berkeley Music Group BMG is to present a vibrant and diverse range of live performances, which advance the appreciation of music, culture and education, serving the entire Bay Area and beyond. In April 2016, BMG re-opened The UC Theatre, turning a former movie theatre into a state-of-the-art, 1,400-capacity, community minded music venue with year-round performances in downtown Berkeley.
Recycle Hawai
$4,000Support creating solutions that tackle global challenges with island sensibilities.
San Francisco Intl Arts Found
$3,500Provide programs in literature, visual arts, theater, and playwriting to foster innovation and artistic growth within our community.
Color Outside the Lines
$3,500Color Outside the Lines is a nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon that empowers and inspires foster children and at-risk youth by providing opportunities for self-expression and creativity. We believe in the power of art to transform lives andto promote mental and emotional health. We provide creative workshops and art therapy in a joyful, healing, and developmentally engaging environment.
Support organization dedicated to preserving wild cats and their habitats.
First Exposure
$3,000First Exposures leverages the power of mentoring relationships and photography to empower young people to thrive, express themselves creatively, and become leaders in their communities.
Abundant Earth Foundation
$3,000Promote projects related to climate change, social inequality, and malnutrition.
The HomeMore Project
$3,000Provide opportunities to make a difference in homelessness.
Sunsar Maya
$3,000help vulnerable women and children in Nepal build pathways out of poverty through holistic, community-based programs that promote education, mental health, and physical wellbeing.
Provides youth and communities of color with tech skill-building programs and career navigation support that are groundd in justice and ensure economic mobility.
Build sustainable communities by assisting people to assert their right to local self-government, and expand the rights of people, communities, and nature.
Backline
$3,000To connect music industry professionals and their families with a trusted network of mental health and wellness providers
Southern CA Immigration Project
$3,000Provide pro bono and low bono legal services to victims of human and civil rights violations.
Diaspora Arts Connection
$3,000Supporting arts and artists of diaspora.
Abundant Earth Foundation
$6,000Promote projects related to climate change, social inequality, and malnutrition.