About Global Impact Social Welfare Fund
GISWF builds partnerships and provides resources to support vulnerable populations and to provide a voice for disenfranchised peoples by funding education and advocacy addressing public policy issues.
Focus Areas
Climate & EnvironmentJustice ReformGlobal HealthVoter RightsEconomic DevelopmentRacial and Gender Equality
Who They Fund
not specified
Funding Style
program supportunrestricted/general operating supportrestricted program supportpolitical/PAC contributions
Topics
About Global Impact Social Welfare Fund
Global Impact Social Welfare Fund’s recent grants show a strong tilt toward advocacy and public-policy work, including a $3.45 million program-support grant to Strategic Victory Fund and a $2.5 million grant to Upstream USA. The foundation also backed NextGen Climate Action with $2.05 million and the University of Washington with $1.67 million, signaling support that reaches both advocacy groups and research or education institutions. Its giving is tied to education, advocacy, and social impact work across issue areas that include climate and environment, justice reform, global health, voter rights, economic development, and racial and gender equality. The funder uses a partnership-oriented model rather than individual giving, and its recent awards include program support, unrestricted support, restricted program grants, and PAC contributions. That mix suggests a flexible approach to moving resources into organizations already working inside the foundation’s priority areas. Washington, DC recipients appear repeatedly in the recent grants list, but the portfolio also reaches organizations in cities such as Raleigh, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, and New York.
What Global Impact Social Welfare Fund Funds
In voter-rights and electoral work, Global Impact Social Welfare Fund gave $1.5 million to Future Action Now and $750,000 to Reproductive Freedom for All, alongside $500,000 to Supermajority. In reproductive-health advocacy, it also awarded $1.6 million to Americans for Contraception and $750,000 to Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. Climate and environment appear as another visible thread. The funder gave $2.05 million to NextGen Climate Action and $1.3 million to The Nature Conservancy Inc. Justice reform and public-safety advocacy are present as well, including $1 million to Policing Equity and $550,000 to Alliance for Gun Responsibility. Economic development also appears through $1.25 million to Local Jobs & Economic Development Fund.
How Global Impact Social Welfare Fund Gives
Typical grant sizes cluster in the mid-to-large range: p25 is $150,000, median is $250,000, and p75 is $750,000. The recent grants list shows both one-time and repeated support to the same organizations across years, including Western Futures Fund Inc and Local Jobs & Economic Development Fund. Funding comes through general grantmaking and partnership grantmaking, with program support, unrestricted awards, restricted program support, and PAC contributions all present. The funder does not accept unsolicited applications in the programs listed.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$43.3M
Total Assets
$35.8M
Total Revenue
$59.5M
Total Expenses
$52.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $150K and $750K, with a median of $250K.
25th Percentile
$150K
Median
$250K
75th Percentile
$750K
Geographic Reach
National25 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
STEVE POLO
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