Progressive Multiplier helps organizations working to achieve justice and realize democracy build financial resilience so their pursuits are bold, adaptive, and built to last. We focus on scaling independent revenue generation for progressive nonprofits through grants, recoverable grants, loans, technical assistance, training, and shared learning.
Progressive Multiplier Fund stands out for tying movement work to independent revenue generation. Its grants support organizations working on justice and democracy while building the financial resilience to sustain that work, often through hands-on help rather than money alone. The fund pairs grants with recoverable grants, loans, technical assistance, training, and shared learning, and it also backs experiments in fundraising infrastructure and revenue strategy. Recent awards show that this approach is practical and project-specific. Transgender District in San Francisco received $75,000 for support of an independent revenue generation project, the largest grant in the recent list. The fund also supported Texas After Violence Project in Austin with $55,000 for digital continuing legal education training, showing interest in revenue-linked capacity building that can be embedded in program work. Other grants, such as $50,000 to Vot-ER for a revenue generation project and $50,000 to Florida Rising for the same purpose, point to repeated investment in organizations building their own funding streams. The foundation’s grantmaking is structured around movement groups, with multiple cohort and project supports across reproductive justice, environmental justice, and broader advocacy work.
Independent revenue generation is the center of Progressive Multiplier Fund’s giving. The foundation has funded donor conversion work, membership infrastructure, and planned giving pilots, including $50,000 to Ultraviolet Education Fund for lead acquisition to donor conversion and $50,000 to Poder LatinX (Tides Center) for a revenue generation project. It also supports experimentation and learning through grants such as $37,232 to Justice Outside for a revenue generation project and $37,233 to Green Faith Inc for the same type of work. Reproductive justice is another clear thread. The fund gave $50,000 to If When How for the FY24 Repro Cohort and $50,000 to Advocates for Youth for the same cohort. Environmental justice and climate work also appear in the portfolio, including $35,000 to Cancer Free Economy Network (FS - Clean Production Action Inc) for an EJ4 subgrant and $35,000 to The Semilla Project for an N2 EJ Cohort grant. Youth-centered community work is present as well through $35,000 to Youth In Action for an N2 EJ Cohort grant.
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$2.6M
Most grants fall between $21K and $37K, with a median of $26K.
25th Percentile
$21K
Median
$26K
75th Percentile
$37K
About 9% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Bethany Maki
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Typical grant sizes cluster tightly around the mid-$20,000s, with a p25 of $21,244, a median of $26,475, and a p75 of $37,232. The recent list also includes a broader spread of project awards up to $75,000, but the center of gravity is notably smaller. The fund operates as a Pure DAF Provider and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments from the data provided. The pattern also suggests repeat engagement with organizations and program types across years. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Poder LatinX and Alabama Forward, and the fund uses both grants and broader support structures such as cohorts, subgrants, and strategic assistance. Some programs accept unsolicited requests, including Revenue Generation Grants and Strategic Support and The Convergence, while other active programs do not.
Progressive Multiplier Fund gives nationally, and every grant in the recipient-country data goes to US organizations. The top state by grant count is New York, while 9% of grants go to recipients in the District of Columbia. Recent awards also reach a wide set of cities, including San Francisco, Austin, Boston, Montgomery, Orlando, Beaverton, Chicago, Hyattsville, Poughkeepsie, Oakland, New Orleans, Providence, and Albuquerque. That spread fits a national funder with a strong urban footprint but no single-region concentration in the recent grants list.
It supports nonprofit organizations working on justice, democracy, reproductive justice, environmental justice, and youth-led or community-based work. The fund also backs groups building independent revenue generation, donor acquisition, membership infrastructure, and related fundraising systems.
The typical grant size is in the mid-$20,000s: p25 is $21,244, median is $26,475, and p75 is $37,232. Recent grants also include larger awards, such as $75,000 and several $50,000 grants.
Some active programs do. Revenue Generation Grants and Strategic Support accepts unsolicited requests, and The Convergence also accepts unsolicited requests. Other programs listed, including The Catalyst and The Lab, do not.
The top state by grant count is New York. Washington, DC is also a significant recipient location, with 9% of grants going to recipients in the District of Columbia.
The recent grants emphasize independent revenue generation, reproductive justice, and environmental justice. Examples include cohort grants for reproductive justice groups, subgrants for environmental justice work, and project grants for donor conversion, membership development, and digital continuing legal education training.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Progressive Multiplier Fund that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations seeking support for (c)(4) and PAC revenue-generation projects.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAITH IN FLORIDA INC | ORLANDO, FL | $52,500 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| FLORIDA RISING TOGETHER INC | MIAMI, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| ENGAGE MIAMI CIVIC FUND | MIAMI, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| VOICE OF THE EXPERIENCED (VOTE) | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $50,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| CROSSROADS CULTURAL ARTS CENTER | CLARKSDALE, MS | $40,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| FORMERLY INCARCERATED CONVICTED PEOPLE AND FAMILIES MOVEMENT INC | NEWTOWN, CT | $35,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| PROGEORGIA STATE TABLE INC | ATLANTA, GA | $35,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| NEW DISABLED SOUTH | ATLANTA, GA | $35,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| COMMON DEFENSE EDUCATION FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| RESTOREHER USAMERICA INC | FAYETTEVILLE, GA | $35,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| HOPE COMMUNITY CENTER INC | APOPKA, FL | $35,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| REAL WOMEN RADIO FOUNDATION | PENSACOLA, FL | $35,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| THE MOSAIC INSTITUTE | NASHVILLE, TN | $35,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| CENTER FOR INTERCULTURAL ORGANIZING DBA UNITE OREGON | PORTLAND, OR | $26,750 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| MEDICAL STUDENTS FOR CHOICE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| CALIFORNIA LATINAS FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| IF WHEN HOW | OAKLAND, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| REWIRE NEWS GROUP | MCLEAN, VA | $25,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| UNITE FOR REPRODUCTIVE & GENDER EQUITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| NATIONAL LATINA INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| IN OUR OWN VOICE INC | ALBANY, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| A HEALTHIER DEMOCRACY INC | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| NEW PROGRESSIVE NETWORK INC DBA NEXT UP ACTION FUND | PORTLAND, OR | $21,400 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECTFOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| NAYA ACTION FUND | PORTLAND, OR | $21,400 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| ONEAMERICA VOTES | SEATTLE, WA | $21,400 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECTFOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| IMAGINE BLACK | BEAVERTON, OR | $21,400 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| ACCION POLITICA PCUNISTA | WOODBURN, OR | $21,400 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| LATINO NETWORK ACTION FUND | PORTLAND, OR | $21,400 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| NATIONAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN WOMEN'S FORUM | CHICAGO, IL | $12,500 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| LOGAN SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| SUNFLOWER COUNTY PARENTS AND STUDENTS UNITED | INDIANOLA, MS | $10,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| ORGANIZING NEIGHBORHOODS FOR EQUALITY NORTHSIDE | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT |
| If When How | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | FY24 Repro Cohort - If/When/How |
| Advocates for Youth | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | FY24 Repro Cohort - Advocates for Youth |
| Food What | Santa Cruz, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | N2 EJ Cohort - Food What |
| Re wild Your Campus (FS - ReWild) | Austin, TX | $35,000 | 2025 | FY24 EJ4 Grant - Re:wild Your Campus |
| California Latinas for Reproductive Justice | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | FY24 Repro Cohort - California Latinas for Reproductive Justice |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | N2 EJ Cohort - Latino Outdoors |
| Rewire News Group | McLean, VA | $35,000 | 2025 | FY24 Reproductive Justice Cohort - Rewire News Group |
| For the Many Education Fund (Fs - Tides Center) | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | FY24 EJ4 Grant - For the Many |
| Youth In Action | Providence, RI | $35,000 | 2025 | N2 EJ Cohort - Youth in Action RI |
| Pennsylvania Stands Up | Lancaster, PA | $35,000 | 2025 | EJ4 Grant - PA Stands Up |
| The Semilla Project | Albuquerque, NM | $35,000 | 2025 | N2 EJ Cohort - The Semilla Project |
| Physicians for Reproductive Health | Hartsdale, NY | $35,000 | 2025 | FY24 Repro Cohort - Physicians for Reproductive Health |
| Grow Dat Youth Farm | New Orleans, LA | $35,000 | 2025 | N2 EJ Cohort - Grow Dat Youth Farm |
| Cancer Free Economy Network (FS - Clean Production Action Inc) | Somerville, MA | $35,000 | 2025 | EJ4 Subgrant - Cancer Free Economy Network |
| Coalition of Communities of Color | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 2025 | EJ4 Subgrant - Coalition of Communities of Color C3 |
| Activists With A Purpose Plus (FS - Nollie Jenkins Family Center Inc) | Durant, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | Grant agreement for Activists with a Purpose Plus July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 |
| Coahoma County Diaper Bank | Clarksdale, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | Grant agreement for Coahoma County Diaper Bank July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 |
| Building Power For Communities of Color | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2025 | EJ4 Subgrant - Building Power for Communities of Color C4 |
FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
ENGAGE MIAMI CIVIC FUND
$50,000FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
CROSSROADS CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
$40,000FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
FORMERLY INCARCERATED CONVICTED PEOPLE AND FAMILIES MOVEMENT INC
$35,000FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
REAL WOMEN RADIO FOUNDATION
$35,000FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
IN OUR OWN VOICE INC
$25,000FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
NEW PROGRESSIVE NETWORK INC DBA NEXT UP ACTION FUND
$21,400FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECTFOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECTFOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
LATINO NETWORK ACTION FUND
$21,400FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
LOGAN SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
$10,000FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
SUNFLOWER COUNTY PARENTS AND STUDENTS UNITED
$10,000FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
FOR SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVENUE GENERATION PROJECT
FY24 Repro Cohort - California Latinas for Reproductive Justice
FY24 EJ4 Grant - For the Many
Youth In Action
$35,000N2 EJ Cohort - Youth in Action RI
FY24 Repro Cohort - Physicians for Reproductive Health
EJ4 Subgrant - Cancer Free Economy Network
EJ4 Subgrant - Coalition of Communities of Color C3
Activists With A Purpose Plus (FS - Nollie Jenkins Family Center Inc)
$10,000Grant agreement for Activists with a Purpose Plus July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024
Coahoma County Diaper Bank
$10,000Grant agreement for Coahoma County Diaper Bank July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024
EJ4 Subgrant - Building Power for Communities of Color C4
