About Human Impact Partners
Aligning public health with social justice to drive collective action; targeting root causes through power-building, equity, and systemic change.
Focus Areas
public healthhealth equitypolicy advocacyorganizinghousing justiceclimate justiceeconomic justicecommunity safetycapacity buildingtraining and leadership development
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizationsresearchers / research teamsorganizational staff (capacity recipients)
About Human Impact Partners
Human Impact Partners uses grantmaking to connect public health with social justice, and its recent awards show a strong preference for capacity building projects rather than large, open-ended grants. The foundation’s 2025 slate includes $32,500 to The Childrens Partnership in Los Angeles for a capacity building project, alongside repeated $30,500 awards to groups such as One Love Global Inc in Lansing and Northwest Side Housing Center in Chicago. That pattern points to a funder supporting organizations that work on power-building, equity, and systemic change through organizational strengthening. The grant list also shows work across housing, climate, labor, and community safety, consistent with the foundation’s stated focus areas. In California, it has backed groups such as National Day Labor Org Net in Pasadena and Action Council of Monterey Ct in Salinas, while in other states it has supported organizations including Step Up Louisiana Org Fd in New Orleans and La Colaborativa Inc in Chelsea. Recent awards to Public Health Institute, Changelab Solutions, and Prevention Institute, all in Oakland, further place public health infrastructure and policy-oriented work at the center of its portfolio.
What Human Impact Partners Funds
Capacity building is the clearest throughline in the recent grant record. Human Impact Partners gave $30,000 to Public Health Institute in Oakland, $30,000 to Changelab Solutions in Oakland, and $30,000 to Prevention Institute in Oakland, all marked for capacity building projects. It also made a $30,000 award to American Public Health Asso in Washington, DC for the same purpose, showing that the support extends beyond California-based groups. The foundation also backs housing and economic justice work. It awarded $15,000 to Right to The City Alliance in Brooklyn in 2023 and another $10,000 to Right to the City Alliance in 2024 for capacity building projects. Labor and worker advocacy appear as well, with $15,000 to 9to5 Nat Assoc Working Women in Milwaukee in 2023 and 2024. A separate $8,000 grant to North Bay Jobs with Justice in Santa Rosa was labeled a research project, adding a research-focused thread to the portfolio.
How Human Impact Partners Gives
Typical grants cluster tightly around a mid-sized capacity-building range: the p25 is $11,250, the median is $15,000, and the p75 is $30,375. Recent awards include repeated amounts at $30,500 and $30,000, plus a smaller set around $10,000 to $15,000 and an $8,000 research project. The pattern suggests recurring relationships rather than isolated gifts. Right to The City Alliance appears in both 2023 and 2024, and 9to5 Nat Assoc Working Women also received grants in two different years. Human Impact Partners is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its grants are primarily restricted or project-specific, especially for capacity building.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$412K
Total Assets
$6.3M
Total Revenue
$5.1M
Total Expenses
$4.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $30K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
National12 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SOLANGE GOULD
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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