Improve people’s lifetime earnings through access to opportunities.
Gitlab Foundation’s recent grantmaking is defined by large, multi-year bets on workforce pathways that raise lifetime earnings, especially where technology, credentials, and employer demand intersect. A standout example is its $1 million grant to Jobs for the Future Inc. to increase the usage of high-quality credentials through a novel data framework, paired with a $900,000 award to Robin Hood Foundation for the AI x Poverty Challenge. The foundation also backs workforce models that connect training to specific industries, such as $500,000 to the UAW Center for Manufacturing a Green Economy for a high-road training partnership with Sparkz Battery Factory and $375,000 to Pursuit for scaling pre-job training through industry engagement and in-person programs. Across the portfolio, the same pattern appears in different forms: support for AI tools, benefits access, apprenticeships, micro-credentialing, and sector-based training intended to move people into better jobs. Its grantmaking extends to immigrants and refugees, returning citizens, workers in rural job deserts, and underrepresented students, with recurring attention to pathways that can be adapted and scaled.
A major theme is credentialing and skills signaling. Gitlab Foundation gave $1 million to Jobs for the Future Inc. to support increasing usage of high-quality credentials through a novel data framework, and another $800,000 to the same organization for building tools and partnerships that increase use of high-quality credentials. Another thread is AI for economic mobility: it awarded $400,000 to Skillup Coalition to test and validate EQOS’ “signal of quality” in real-world conditions via SkillUp’s platform and to strengthen analytics and data for deeper insight. The foundation also funds sector-specific workforce transitions. It gave $400,000 to Coalfield Development Corporation to expand its micro-credentialing program in the solar, wind, and geothermal sectors in Appalachia. In clean-energy workforce development, it provided $500,000 to the UAW Center for Manufacturing a Green Economy for a high-road training partnership with Sparkz Battery Factory. For digital access to work, it awarded $300,000 to Generation You Employed Inc. to support digital freelancing programming addressing job deserts in Kenya.
$14.2M
$34.8M
$29.7M
$23.9M
Most grants fall between $113K and $350K, with a median of $250K.
25th Percentile
$113K
Median
$250K
75th Percentile
$350K
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Gitlab Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 159 | $38.5M | 86.9% |
| 2 | Colombia | 15 |
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Gitlab Foundation’s recent awards cluster around a median grant of $250,000, with a lower quartile of $112,500 and an upper quartile of $350,000. The recent-grants list shows repeated support to the same organizations across years, including Jobs for the Future Inc., Skillup Coalition, Upwardly Global, Coalfield Development Corporation, and Code the Dream Inc., which points to multi-year relationship grantmaking rather than one-off gifts. It operates as a regular funder, not a DAF, and the active programs indicate a mix of invitation-based partnerships and some unsolicited opportunities in AI demonstration rounds. Several active initiatives also pair catalytic grants with technical support or scaling capital.
Grant recipients are mostly in the United States, which accounts for 80 of 92 recent grants. California receives 30% of grants, and the recent list includes recipients in San Francisco, Pico Rivera, Oakland, San Jose, and Los Angeles. Washington is the top state by grant count, reflecting frequent giving there as well. Outside the US, the list includes 9 grants to Colombia and 3 to Kenya, including Barranquilla and several Kenya-focused AI or digital-freelancing grants.
Its funding centers on economic opportunity and workforce development, especially high-quality credentials, job training and placement, AI for economic opportunity, green jobs and clean-energy workforce pathways, apprenticeships, and systems-change work. The recent grants show this through awards tied to credentials, benefits access, manufacturing, clean energy, and digital freelancing.
The typical grant size is $250,000. In the recent-grants distribution, the 25th percentile is $112,500 and the 75th percentile is $350,000, with some larger strategic awards reaching $1 million.
Yes. The recent-grants list shows multiple years of support to Jobs for the Future Inc., Skillup Coalition, Upwardly Global, Coalfield Development Corporation, and Code the Dream Inc. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships and follow-on funding across years.
The grants support immigrants and refugees, returning citizens, underrepresented students, workers in Appalachia, tribal communities and Puerto Rico residents, and informal or migrant workers. Examples in the recent list include funding for immigrant and refugee professionals, returning citizens in trucking careers, and energy resilience work for Puerto Rico and tribal communities.
No. Most recent grants are in the United States, but the recipient country distribution also includes Colombia and Kenya. Recent examples include a grant to Fundacion Santo Domingo in Barranquilla and support for AI or digital-work programs in Kenya.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $4.2M |
8.2% |
| 3 | Kenya | 9 | $1.5M | 4.9% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOBILE PATHWAYS | BERKELEY, CA | $500,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT INCREASING INCOME FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS VIA ACCELERATED AUTHORIZATIONS |
| DIGITAL GREEN FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500,000 | 2026 | SCALING FARMER CHAT TO IMPROVE SELF-EFFICACY AND INCOMES OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN KENYA |
| THE INDUSTRIAL COMMONS | MORGANTOWN, NC | $500,000 | 2026 | ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR TEXTILE WORKERS |
| ONE ACRE FUND | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | $500,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT DRIVING GREATER INCOME GROWTH: TECH-ENABLED CROP COMMERCIALIZATION FOR KENYAN SMALLHOLDERS |
| REALIZE IMPACT | BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA | $475,000 | 2026 | NATIONAL EXPANSION PROJECT AIMED TO GROW RISEKIT'S SUCCESSFUL PLATFORM INTO TWO NEW MARKETS |
| FUNDACION SANTO DOMINGO | BARRANQUILLA | $460,000 | 2026 | STRENGTHEN INCOME GENERATION CAPACITIES OF MIGRANT POLULATION, YOUTH, AND INFORMAL WORKERS. |
| PURSUIT | LONG ISLAND CITY, NY | $375,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT SCALING PRE-JOB TRAINING: INCREASING ROI VIA INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT & IN-PERSON PROGRAMS. |
| CAL EPIC (FORMERLY CALIFORNIA MOBILITY CENTER) | SACRAMENTO, CA | $375,000 | 2026 | CAL EPIC EV TECH TRAINING PROGRAM |
| CREDENTIAL ENGINE | WASHINGTON, DC | $350,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH SOME COLLEGE TO NO CREDENTIAL AND SCALING OUTCOME AND QUALITY DATA TRANSFORMATION THROUGH OPEN. |
| JOIN FREEWORLD INC | AUSTIN, TX | $350,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE EFFICIENCY ENGINE. |
| BUILDHER | NAIROBI | $350,000 | 2026 | RENEWAL TO BUILDHER EXPANSION: SCALING PROOF TO IMPACT |
| BURNING GLASS INSTITUTE | BALA CYNWYD, PA | $350,000 | 2026 | INTEGRATING THE CREDENTIAL VALUE INDEX INTO THE INDEED PLATFORM |
| RESTORINGVISION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $316,924 | 2026 | RESTORING VISION, RESTORING LIVELIHOODS IN KENYA |
| CAREERVILLAGEORG | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $300,000 | 2026 | CAREER NAVIGATION FOR ALL FUND: EXPANDING CAN TOOL ACCESS GLOBALLY |
| COLORADO CLEANTECH INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION | NIWOT, CO | $283,490 | 2026 | CLEANPATH COLORADO |
| FOOTBRIDGE FOR FAMILIES | MONROEVILLE, PA | $250,000 | 2026 | RESOLVING BASIC NEEDS EMERGENCIES FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPANTS |
| STUDENT BASIC NEEDS COALITION | KNOXVILLE, TN | $250,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT IDENTIFYING STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL BENEFITS PROGRAMS + APPLICATION ASSISTANCE |
| REALIZE IMPACT | BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA | $250,000 | 2026 | MAKING SPCAE FOR DISABLE TALENT AT SCALE |
| THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION COMMISSION | ANNANDALE, VA | $250,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT AI-POWERED SKILLS ALIGHNMENT FOR NEXT-GENERATION ACCREDIDATION |
| CORPORACION CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS ARTISTICOS Y TECNICOS | BOGOTA, DC | $250,000 | 2026 | ECOLOMBIA |
| CHICAGO SCHOLARS FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $250,000 | 2026 | REACHING FOR GREEN: SCALABLE UNION AND COLLEGE PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC MOBILITY |
| ANNIECANNONS INC | OAKLAND, CA | $250,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THRIVETECH: TRAUMA-INFORMED ADVANCED CURRICULUM AND WORKPLACE READINESS INITIATIVE. |
| JOBS FOR THE FUTURE INC | BOSTON, MA | $250,000 | 2026 | INCREASING USAGE OF HIGH-QUALITY CREDENTIALS THROUGH A NOVEL DATA FRAMEWORK (SYSTEMS CHANGE) |
| CLEAN POWER INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $250,000 | 2026 | EXPANDING ACCESS TO CAREERS IN WIND |
| EARN INC DBA SAVERLIFE | ARLINGTON, VA | $250,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT APPLYING MACHINE LEARNING AND GENAI TO BOOST THE FINANCIAL SECURITY OF 1099 WORKERS |
| GIVEDIRECTLY | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT AI-ENABLED CONVERSATION SUPPORT FOR BENEFITS APPLICATIONS |
| SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $250,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT RETHINKING COLLEGE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: PROACTIVE SUPPORT FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING EQUITY AND ENSURING PATHWAYS TO GOOD JOBS. |
| CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT AI-DRIVEN WORKFORCE EMPOWERMENT: CUSTOMIZING GPTS FOR SCALABLE SUPPORT IN REENTRY AND JOB READINESS. |
| DREXEL UNIVERSITY | PHILADEPHIA, PA | $250,000 | 2026 | EQUITABLE CLIMATE TRANSITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN PENNSYLVANIA |
| INTEGRITY TRANSFORMATIONS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | ATLANTA, GA | $250,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT SAFETY NET TOLL FOR ADULTS PURSUING ECONOMIC MOBILITY VIA POST SECONDARY EDUCATION & TRAINING. |
| FUNDACION CORONA | BOGOTA, DC | $250,000 | 2026 | SCALING DIGITAL AND GREEN PATHWAYS FOR GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY YOUTH NETWORK |
| OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL | CHICAGO, IL | $250,000 | 2026 | ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOR SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN KENYA |
| SOCIAL FINANCE INC | BOSTON, MA | $250,000 | 2026 | MASS CLIMATE CAREERS FUND |
| TECH 25 | MOUNT OLIVER, PA | $250,000 | 2026 | TECH25 MAX IMPACT PARTNERSHIP |
| US WATER ALLIANCE | OAKLAND, CA | $250,000 | 2026 | BUILDING A STRONG & EQUITABLE WATER WORKFORCE |
| NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION CENTER FOR BEST PRACTICES | WASHINGTON, DC | $250,000 | 2026 | MODERNIZING STALE DATE SYSTEMS TO DRIVE WORKFORCE OUTCOMES. |
| REALIZE IMPACT | BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA | $250,000 | 2026 | BUILDING INTELLIGENT & SCALABLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN INDIANA: USING PHILANTHROPIC CAPITAL TO UNLOCK VALUE IN STATE SKILLS & WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS |
| MERCY CORPS | PORTLAND, OR | $250,000 | 2026 | JOBTECH X KENYA |
| PRO BONO NET INC | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT RECLAMO AI TO COMBAT WAGE THEFT AND PREVENT PROVERTY |
| UPWARDLY GLOBAL | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2026 | CREATING PATHWAYS TO QUALITY JOBS FOR IMMIGRANT PRFESSIONALS BY LEVERAGING ETHICAL AI |
| SHAPING OUR APPALACHIAN REGION | PIKEVILLE, KY | $250,000 | 2026 | EASTERN KENTUCKY NUCLEAR WORKFORCE INITIATIVE |
| MISSION ASSET FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2026 | NURTURE CHILD CARE BUSINESSES |
| CAP YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INSTITUTE - KENYA | NAIROBI | $250,000 | 2026 | CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE TRAINING AND LIVELIHOODS HUB |
| SOCIAL FINANCE INC | BOSTON, MA | $250,000 | 2026 | MASS CLIMATE CAREERS FUND |
| SOCIAL FINANCE INC | BOSTON, MA | $250,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT AI LEARNING AND INNOVATION HUB SANDBOX |
| GENERATION YOU EMPLOYED INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $250,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE DURABILITY COLLECTIVE |
| NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $250,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT NEW JERSY PILOT PROJECT |
| UPSOLVE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2026 | EXPANDING THE FINANCIAL SAFETY NET WITH AI-POWERED BANKRUPTCY SUPPORT |
| BURNING GLASS INSTITUTE | BALA CYNWYD, PA | $250,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION OUTCOMES STANDARDS (EQOS) AND CREDENTIAL VALUE INDEX (CVI) |
| ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | PHOENIX, AZ | $250,000 | 2026 | TECHSMART: DRIVING EDUCATION ATTAINMENT FOR ARIZONA'S SEMICONDUCTOR WORKFORCE |
MOBILE PATHWAYS
$500,000TO SUPPORT INCREASING INCOME FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS VIA ACCELERATED AUTHORIZATIONS
SCALING FARMER CHAT TO IMPROVE SELF-EFFICACY AND INCOMES OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN KENYA
TO SUPPORT DRIVING GREATER INCOME GROWTH: TECH-ENABLED CROP COMMERCIALIZATION FOR KENYAN SMALLHOLDERS
NATIONAL EXPANSION PROJECT AIMED TO GROW RISEKIT'S SUCCESSFUL PLATFORM INTO TWO NEW MARKETS
FUNDACION SANTO DOMINGO
$460,000STRENGTHEN INCOME GENERATION CAPACITIES OF MIGRANT POLULATION, YOUTH, AND INFORMAL WORKERS.
TO SUPPORT SCALING PRE-JOB TRAINING: INCREASING ROI VIA INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT & IN-PERSON PROGRAMS.
CAL EPIC (FORMERLY CALIFORNIA MOBILITY CENTER)
$375,000CAL EPIC EV TECH TRAINING PROGRAM
CREDENTIAL ENGINE
$350,000TO SUPPORT CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH SOME COLLEGE TO NO CREDENTIAL AND SCALING OUTCOME AND QUALITY DATA TRANSFORMATION THROUGH OPEN.
BUILDHER
$350,000RENEWAL TO BUILDHER EXPANSION: SCALING PROOF TO IMPACT
INTEGRATING THE CREDENTIAL VALUE INDEX INTO THE INDEED PLATFORM
RESTORINGVISION
$316,924RESTORING VISION, RESTORING LIVELIHOODS IN KENYA
CAREERVILLAGEORG
$300,000CAREER NAVIGATION FOR ALL FUND: EXPANDING CAN TOOL ACCESS GLOBALLY
COLORADO CLEANTECH INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION
$283,490CLEANPATH COLORADO
FOOTBRIDGE FOR FAMILIES
$250,000RESOLVING BASIC NEEDS EMERGENCIES FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPANTS
STUDENT BASIC NEEDS COALITION
$250,000TO SUPPORT IDENTIFYING STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL BENEFITS PROGRAMS + APPLICATION ASSISTANCE
THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION COMMISSION
$250,000TO SUPPORT AI-POWERED SKILLS ALIGHNMENT FOR NEXT-GENERATION ACCREDIDATION
CORPORACION CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS ARTISTICOS Y TECNICOS
$250,000ECOLOMBIA
REACHING FOR GREEN: SCALABLE UNION AND COLLEGE PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC MOBILITY
TO SUPPORT THRIVETECH: TRAUMA-INFORMED ADVANCED CURRICULUM AND WORKPLACE READINESS INITIATIVE.
INCREASING USAGE OF HIGH-QUALITY CREDENTIALS THROUGH A NOVEL DATA FRAMEWORK (SYSTEMS CHANGE)
EARN INC DBA SAVERLIFE
$250,000TO SUPPORT APPLYING MACHINE LEARNING AND GENAI TO BOOST THE FINANCIAL SECURITY OF 1099 WORKERS
TO SUPPORT AI-ENABLED CONVERSATION SUPPORT FOR BENEFITS APPLICATIONS
SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC
$250,000TO SUPPORT RETHINKING COLLEGE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: PROACTIVE SUPPORT FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING EQUITY AND ENSURING PATHWAYS TO GOOD JOBS.
TO SUPPORT AI-DRIVEN WORKFORCE EMPOWERMENT: CUSTOMIZING GPTS FOR SCALABLE SUPPORT IN REENTRY AND JOB READINESS.
EQUITABLE CLIMATE TRANSITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN PENNSYLVANIA
INTEGRITY TRANSFORMATIONS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$250,000TO SUPPORT SAFETY NET TOLL FOR ADULTS PURSUING ECONOMIC MOBILITY VIA POST SECONDARY EDUCATION & TRAINING.
FUNDACION CORONA
$250,000SCALING DIGITAL AND GREEN PATHWAYS FOR GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY YOUTH NETWORK
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOR SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN KENYA
US WATER ALLIANCE
$250,000BUILDING A STRONG & EQUITABLE WATER WORKFORCE
MODERNIZING STALE DATE SYSTEMS TO DRIVE WORKFORCE OUTCOMES.
BUILDING INTELLIGENT & SCALABLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN INDIANA: USING PHILANTHROPIC CAPITAL TO UNLOCK VALUE IN STATE SKILLS & WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS
TO SUPPORT RECLAMO AI TO COMBAT WAGE THEFT AND PREVENT PROVERTY
CREATING PATHWAYS TO QUALITY JOBS FOR IMMIGRANT PRFESSIONALS BY LEVERAGING ETHICAL AI
SHAPING OUR APPALACHIAN REGION
$250,000EASTERN KENTUCKY NUCLEAR WORKFORCE INITIATIVE
CAP YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INSTITUTE - KENYA
$250,000CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE TRAINING AND LIVELIHOODS HUB
UPSOLVE INC
$250,000EXPANDING THE FINANCIAL SAFETY NET WITH AI-POWERED BANKRUPTCY SUPPORT
EDUCATION OUTCOMES STANDARDS (EQOS) AND CREDENTIAL VALUE INDEX (CVI)
TECHSMART: DRIVING EDUCATION ATTAINMENT FOR ARIZONA'S SEMICONDUCTOR WORKFORCE
