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Boundless San Francisco
Community improvementUrban development
Who can apply: Organizations anywhere in the world with ideas for making San Francisco a better place to live.
About Lever for Change
Lever for Change connects donors with problem solvers to find and fund bold, effective solutions to accelerate social change.
Focus Areas
Global developmentHealthEducationRefugee supportMental healthClimate change & environmentCommunity and economic development
Who They Fund
youth / Gen Zdeaf children and familieshome-based childcare providers and caregiversrefugeesIndigenous creatives and Indigenous communitiesvulnerable children in Vietnam
About Lever for Change
Lever for Change stands out for its open-call model: since 2019, its tailored funding opportunities have resulted in more than $2.5 billion awarded through 450+ grant awards to 500+ high-impact organizations. That approach shows up in the recent grant record as a series of tightly scoped awards, usually at $25,000, aimed at solutions that can be designed, tested, or scaled. The foundation’s portfolio includes women’s health, disability-inclusive health, refugee labor pathways, Indigenous storytelling, climate and justice education, and Gen Z civic engagement, with grant support spread across organizations that work on both public education and operational capacity. Recent awards illustrate the mix. Gallaudet University received support for ensuring deaf children’s early access to sign language, while Talent Beyond Boundaries Inc was funded for refugee access to labor pathways and economic inclusion. Other awards back problem-solving infrastructure: OneSky was supported both for data dashboards tied to its Vietnam work and for a mobile business management application for home-based childcare providers. The foundation also funds issue framing and campaign work, including National Domestic Workers Alliance’s Care in Common public education campaign and Power For All’s advocacy around decentralized renewable energy jobs.
What Lever for Change Funds
Women’s health is a major current thread. Lever for Change’s Action for Women’s Health open call is a $250 million global effort focused on women’s health, mental health, physical health, and gender equality, and recent awards include support for the same broad area in other grantmaking. In disability-inclusive health, the foundation gave $25,000 to Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc for awareness-building tied to the 2023 World Health Summit. Education and early development also appear in the recent record. OneSky received support for a mobile business management application for home-based childcare providers, linking child-care capacity with business support. The foundation also funded Gallaudet University for ensuring deaf children’s early access to sign language. Climate and energy funding is present through Power For All, supported for integrated energy models and for a localized program for training, internships, and green jobs in the decentralized renewable energy sector. Civic engagement shows up in Ignite’s work to power up voter mobilization and amplify Gen Z voices.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$125K
Total Assets
$13.8M
Total Revenue
$12.2M
Total Expenses
$9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $25K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
National7 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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