About One World Fund
To unite a philanthropic community in funding grassroots organizations that provide food, health, shelter, safety, education, and opportunity for children living in poverty around the world.
Focus Areas
ChildrenEducationHealthShelterChild safetyPoverty alleviationOrganizational capacity buildingInternational grassroots development
Who They Fund
artists and arts organizations (dancers, theater, film makers)working families and labor-oriented groupswomen-led projects and women beneficiariesscholars and students (scholarship recipients, fellows)
About One World Fund
One World Fund concentrates on grassroots organizations tied to poverty relief for children, but its recent grants show a broader mix of social-justice, arts, and media support. The largest award in the file is $129,422 to The Public Theater for the Public Works program, a sign that the funder backs public-facing cultural work alongside its core philanthropy. In the same set of grants, National Economic and Social Rights Initiative received $80,000 for the One World Fellowship Program and $75,000 for Partners for Dignity and Rights, placing fellowship support and rights-based advocacy near the center of its portfolio. The foundation also supported Fsisidissent with multiple general-support grants, including $90,559 and $74,837, alongside funding for Dorrance Dance, Truthout, Virginia Organizing Inc, and The American Prospect Inc. That pattern suggests a funder that uses flexible support across organizations working in education, labor, democracy, communications, and community organizing. Across the file, the grants range from core operating support to project-specific awards and fellowships, with repeated funding to some organizations over multiple years.
What One World Fund Funds
One World Fund’s giving includes arts and culture, but often with a civic or community-facing purpose. The Public Theater received $129,422 for the Public Works program, and Dorrance Dance received $51,055 for collaborative dance performance and education. In media and public information, Truthout was supported with $40,000 in general support, while The American Prospect Inc received $39,878 for general support. The foundation also funded infrastructure for organizing and advocacy: Virginia Organizing Inc received $40,000 in general operating support, and Good Jobs First Chips Communities United Grant received $35,350 for the Project Chips Communities United. Several grants point to interest in democracy and working-families work, including State Democracy Project’s $35,261 fellowship-program grant for the Working Families Education Fund.
How One World Fund Gives
Typical grant size clusters around $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $30,021 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows both one-time awards and repeat support: Fsisidissent, Social Good Fund Inc, Great Globe Foundation Inc, Commonwealth Foundation Inc, and National Economic and Social Rights Initiative each appear in multiple years or with multiple grants. One World Fund is a regular funder and also funds individuals. Its active Sustainability Grants program is reserved for One World members and is not open to unsolicited applications, with support aimed at revenue generation, leadership development, succession planning, and internal operations.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$850K
Total Assets
$11.3M
Total Revenue
$1.3M
Total Expenses
$1.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $30K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
Regional16 states funded
About 4% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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