Neo Philanthropy Action Fund

About Neo Philanthropy Action Fund

NEO Philanthropy Action Fund’s largest recent award went to Neo Philanthropy Inc in New York for $3,250,000, a signal that the funder uses substantial program grants to back advocacy infrastructure as well as issue campaigns. Across the recent grant list, the foundation supports organizations working on social justice, policy reform, immigrant and human rights, climate and environmental preservation, and civic participation. Its stated purpose is to advance social welfare and the common good through informing policymakers, direct advocacy, organizing and training the public, and capacity building for advocacy organizations. The grant record shows a mix of national intermediaries and state-based organizing groups. Examples include $1,026,000 to Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus in San Francisco and $510,000 to Make The Road Action Inc in Brooklyn. Other sizable awards went to NAKASEC Action Fund in Centreville and Sheriffs for Trusting Communities in Durham. The pattern suggests a funder that combines large institutional support with targeted issue organizing, including limited electoral work where it fits the mission. Its grantmaking is structured around mission-aligned organizations rather than individuals, and the awards are overwhelmingly U.S.-based.

What Neo Philanthropy Action Fund Funds

Immigrant and human rights are a major theme in the grant list. The funder gave $1,026,000 to Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus for program support, and $400,000 to NAKASEC Action Fund for program support. It also awarded $200,000 to Asian American Advocacy Fund Inc in Norcross and $200,000 to American Business Immigration Coalition Action in Chicago. Civic participation and policy reform appear alongside organizing work. Grants include $300,738 to New Yorkers for Equal Rights in Albany and $170,000 to Living United For Change In Arizona Inc in Phoenix. On climate and environmental work, NextGen Climate Action received $200,000, reflecting attention to environmental preservation and climate change within the broader advocacy portfolio. The foundation also backs capacity-building organizations such as Building Power for Communities of Color in Portland, which received $185,000. That fits the stated emphasis on strengthening advocacy organizations, not only funding direct campaigns.

How Neo Philanthropy Action Fund Gives