Loud Hound Foundation concentrates large, targeted grants to national intermediaries and civic-media organizations advancing climate equity, democratic engagement, and housing stability, with a strategic focus on five battleground states (Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) and Bay Area housing needs. They favor general operating support for campaign-style initiatives, news ecosystems, and scalable poverty solutions, while also making smaller local investments in housing and homelessness services.
Loud Hound Foundation’s largest recent commitments center on multi-state civic and climate campaigns: $5,000,000 to Amalgamated Charitable Foundation in 2023 for Way to Rise’s work in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, followed by $4,000,000 to Way to Rise in 2024 for the same five-state effort. Those grants show a foundation that uses large, general-support awards to move through intermediaries rather than relying on many small project checks. The same pattern appears in climate funding, where it gave $3,000,000 to Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund in 2024 and another $1,500,000 in 2025 for initiatives in those battleground states, alongside $3,000,000 to Blue Meridian Partners Inc in 2025 to support scalable solutions for young people and families in poverty. The portfolio also includes civic-media support through NewsMatch and VoteBeat, plus Bay Area housing grants that sit alongside the foundation’s broader national strategy. Across these areas, the foundation backs organizations that can deploy unrestricted support into targeted campaigns, news infrastructure, poverty interventions, and housing stability work.
A major theme is civic engagement and local news infrastructure in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Loud Hound Foundation gave $1,500,000 to The Miami Foundation in 2024 for general support of NewsMatch in those states, then another $750,000 in 2025 for the same effort. It also backed Civic News Company with $500,000 in 2024 and $250,000 in 2025 for VoteBeat’s work across the five-state set. Climate and clean energy equity is another recurring lane: the foundation gave $3,000,000 to Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund in 2024 and $1,500,000 in 2025 for initiatives in the same battleground states. For housing stability, it made Bay Area grants such as $500,000 to Bay Area Community Services to keep Oakland housed and $500,000 to the San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund for general support.
Typical awards are large: the grant-size distribution is p25 $25,000, median $100,000, and p75 $1,000,000. Recent awards also show repeated support to the same intermediaries across multiple years, including Way to Rise, The Miami Foundation, Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund, Civic News Company, and Internews Network. The pattern is heavily oriented toward general operating or general support rather than restricted project funding. Loud Hound Foundation is a foundation, not an individual-giving vehicle, and it does not make program-related investments. Its recent filings show a portfolio that mixes very large strategic grants with smaller local housing and homelessness awards.
$18.8M
$122.3M
$8.1M
$19.1M
Most grants fall between $25K and $1M, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$1M
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small set of repeat national intermediaries and mission-aligned platforms (multi-million dollar awards), combined with a handful of mid-size local housing grants; prefers unrestricted/general support to enable rapid, campaign-style deployment across prioritized states.
Notable grantees: Way to Rise, Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund, The Miami Foundation, New Venture Fund, Blue Meridian Partners
Grant recipients are entirely U.S.-based in the recent data. The strongest concentration is in Washington, DC, which appears repeatedly through Way to Rise, Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund, and the New Venture Fund. California also receives many awards, especially in San Francisco and Oakland, including housing and community-serving organizations. New York appears through Blue Meridian Partners Inc and Civic News Company, while Florida appears through The Miami Foundation in Miami. The foundation gives in many places, but the named recipient cities show a clear pattern of using national intermediaries in DC and local housing nonprofits in California.
The foundation supports civic engagement and local news infrastructure, climate and clean energy equity, youth and family poverty solutions, and Bay Area housing stability. Recent grants also include support for homelessness services and national intermediaries that deploy targeted regional campaigns.
Yes. Several organizations appear in more than one year, including Way to Rise, The Miami Foundation, Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund, Civic News Company, and Internews Network. The repeated awards are mostly general support for the same multi-state initiatives.
Its typical grant size is p25 $25,000, median $100,000, and p75 $1,000,000. The recent list also includes several multimillion-dollar awards, such as $5,000,000 to Amalgamated Charitable Foundation and $4,000,000 to Way to Rise.
The top state by grant count is DC. California also accounts for a large share of grants, with 26% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state of California.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT SCALABLE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS FACING YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN POVERTY |
| WAY TO RISE | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN |
| CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY EQUITY FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $750,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT TO NEWSMATCH IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN |
| NON-PROFIT HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BAY AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES | OAKLAND, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT TO KEEP OAKLAND HOUSED |
| SAN FRANCISCO HOUSING ACCELERATOR FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TIDES CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT TO ALL HOME |
| TENDERLOIN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CIVIC NEWS COMPANY | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF VOTEBEAT'S WORK IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN |
| EAST BAY ASIAN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | OAKLAND, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 3RD STREET YOUTH CENTER & CLINIC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHINATOWN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES OF SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BAY AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES INC | OAKLAND, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MISSION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HEALTHRIGHT 360 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTERNEWS NETWORK | ARCATA, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF LISTENING POST COLLECTIVE IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN |
| HAMILTON FAMILIES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DISH SF | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST MARY'S CENTER | OAKLAND, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOUSING CONSORTIUM OF THE EAST BAY | OAKLAND, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENTRAL CITY HOSPITALITY HOUSE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WAY TO RISE | WASHINGTON, DC | $4,000,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN |
| CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY EQUITY FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $3,000,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $1,500,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF NEWSMATCH IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN |
| CIVIC NEWS COMPANY | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF VOTEBEAT'S WORK IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN |
| INTERNEWS NETWORK | ARCATA, CA | $400,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF LISTENING POST COLLECTIVE IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN |
| FUND FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION | JACKSON, WY | $50,000 | 2024 | MCINTOSH STADIUM PROJECT |
| AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR WAY TO RISE'S WORK IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN |
| NEW VENTURE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $3,000,000 | 2023 | CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY'S WORK FOR INITIATIVES IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $1,500,000 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF NEWSMATCH IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN |
| CHALKBEAT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF VOTEBEAT'S WORK IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN |
| INTERNEWS NETWORK | ARCATA, CA | $400,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF LISTENING POST COLLECTIVE WORK IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN |
| CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2023 | UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS RECOVERY FUND |
| NEW VENTURE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2023 | FOR PROJECT DAYBREAK |
| COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION | OAKLAND, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND |
| STATE VOICES | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND |
| CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR BLACK FUTURES LAB AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND |
| BYP100 EDUCATION FUND | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND |
| HIGHLANDER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER | NEW MARKET, TN | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR SOUTHERN POWER FUND AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND |
| BVM CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTE | ATLANTA, GA | $25,000 | 2023 | OR GENERAL SUPPORT AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND |
| THE PRAXIS PROJECT INC | OAKLAND, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF NATIONAL BLACK FOOD AND JUSTICE ALLIANCE AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND |
| TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER | OAKLAND, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR BLACK LGBTQIA+ MIGRANT PROJECT AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND |
| BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMING POLICING FUND AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND |
| NEO PHILANTHROPY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR BLACKBIRD AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND |
TO SUPPORT SCALABLE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS FACING YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN POVERTY
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN
CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY EQUITY FUND
$1,500,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT TO NEWSMATCH IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN
GENERAL SUPPORT
BAY AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES
$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT TO KEEP OAKLAND HOUSED
CIVIC NEWS COMPANY
$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF VOTEBEAT'S WORK IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN
BAY AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES
$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT OF LISTENING POST COLLECTIVE IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN
DISH SF
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HOUSING CONSORTIUM OF THE EAST BAY
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN
CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY EQUITY FUND
$3,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF NEWSMATCH IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN
CIVIC NEWS COMPANY
$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF VOTEBEAT'S WORK IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN
GENERAL SUPPORT OF LISTENING POST COLLECTIVE IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN
AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$5,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR WAY TO RISE'S WORK IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN
CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY'S WORK FOR INITIATIVES IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF NEWSMATCH IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN
CHALKBEAT INC
$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF VOTEBEAT'S WORK IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN
GENERAL SUPPORT OF LISTENING POST COLLECTIVE WORK IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN
UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS RECOVERY FUND
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR BLACK FUTURES LAB AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR SOUTHERN POWER FUND AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND
OR GENERAL SUPPORT AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND
GENERAL SUPPORT OF NATIONAL BLACK FOOD AND JUSTICE ALLIANCE AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR BLACK LGBTQIA+ MIGRANT PROJECT AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMING POLICING FUND AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR BLACKBIRD AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND