The Bafrayung Fund prioritizes movement-building and ecosystem support for climate justice, Indigenous sovereignty, and racial/economic justice. It channels relatively large gifts to intermediary funds and activist organizations that seed grassroots power, leadership development, and coalition campaigns (e.g., Green New Deal, gender & climate justice). The foundation favors funding organizations that build infrastructure—donor collaboratives, fiscal sponsors, and regional movement hubs—alongside direct support for Indigenous-led and Southern U.S. community-driven projects.
The Bafrayung Fund’s recent giving centers on movement infrastructure: six-figure grants to intermediary funds, campaign vehicles, and grassroots power-building organizations that support climate justice, Indigenous sovereignty, and racial and economic justice. In 2023 and 2024, that pattern appears in gifts such as $275,000 to Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples and $275,000 to Allied Media Projects for the Decolonizing Wealth Project, alongside $275,000 to Windward Fund for the Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice Project. The fund also backs campaign-based vehicles, including Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc for the Equation Campaign and Amalgamated Foundation for the DWP Impact Fund, an Advance Change Fund of the Amalgamated Foundation. Direct support is present too, especially for Indigenous-led and regional organizing groups. Recent awards include Amazon Watch, Project South Institute for the Elimination of Poverty & Genocide, and Cooperation Jackson of Mississippi Inc. Across the recent list, the fund’s priorities are visible in climate justice, gender justice, Indigenous environmental work, and coalition-building support for organizers and community-led campaigns.
Climate justice is a major thread in The Bafrayung Fund’s recent grants. It gave $275,000 to Windward Fund for the Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice Project and $250,000 to Project South Institute for the Elimination of Poverty & Genocide for Gulf South for a Green New Deal. The foundation also supported Taproot Earth with $130,000 in 2024 for general support. Indigenous sovereignty shows up through $275,000 to Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc for general support and $100,000 to The Indigenous Educational Network of Turtle Island for the Indigenous Environmental Network. Movement training and ecosystem support appear in gifts to Resource Generation Inc for general support and to Allied Media Projects for the Decolonizing Wealth Project. These grants point to a funder that backs organizing capacity as much as program activity.
Typical grant size sits at $20,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes recurring support to several recipients across multiple years, including Amazon Watch, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, Windward Fund, Resource Generation, and Grassroots Power Project. That suggests a mix of repeat general support and campaign-linked grants. The Bafrayung Fund is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The grant list shows national reach, with awards in multiple years rather than a one-off burst tied to a single campaign cycle.
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Most grants fall between $20K and $50K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Concentrated, mid-to-large grants (many $100k–$425k) mostly to repeat or intermediary grantees and movement infrastructure; a mix of multi-grant commitments to fiscal sponsors and single large grants to frontline and regional organizations.
Notable grantees: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (fiscal/donor-advised intermediary), Amazon Watch (climate & Indigenous rights), Windward Fund (Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice), Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples / NDN Collective (Indigenous-led groups), Project South / Cooperation Jackson (Southern racial/economic justice and community power)
Grants land most often in Colorado, while 46% of grants go to recipients in California. Recent California recipients include Oakland, Berkeley, Pasadena, San Francisco, and Arcata. Outside California, the list reaches Washington, DC; New York, NY; Atlanta, GA; Detroit, MI; and Jackson, MS, showing a broad U.S. footprint. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 132 grants in the United States.
The fund supports movement-building and ecosystem organizations tied to climate justice, Indigenous sovereignty, racial and economic justice, and related campaigns. Recent grants also show support for climate and gender justice, Indigenous environmental work, and coalition infrastructure such as intermediary funds and fiscal sponsors.
The grant-size distribution centers on $20,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes larger six-figure awards, which sit above that typical range.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Amazon Watch, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, Windward Fund, Resource Generation, and Grassroots Power Project. That pattern points to recurring support rather than only one-time gifts.
California receives 46% of grants by recipient location, and Colorado is the top state by grant count overall. Recent California recipients include organizations in Oakland, Berkeley, Pasadena, San Francisco, and Arcata.
Yes. Recent grants include support to Windward Fund for the Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice Project, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc for the Equation Campaign and In Our Name, Amalgamated Foundation for the DWP Impact Fund, and Hopewell Fund for the Movement Institute Project.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIGHT TO THE CITY ALLIANCE INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,000,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| GROUNDSWELL ACTION FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $80,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| PROTEUS FUND INC | WALTHAM, MA | $80,000 | 2026 | THIRD WAVE FUND |
| PEACE DEVELOPMENT FUND | AMHERST, MA | $75,000 | 2026 | FINANCIAL FUTURES FUND |
| HAWAII PEOPLE'S FUND | HONOLULU, HI | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ABOUT FACE VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR | ARVADA, CO | $50,000 | 2026 | RIGHT TO REFUSE CAMPAIGN |
| TIDES CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $45,000 | 2026 | CATALYST PROJECT |
| AMAZON WATCH | OAKLAND, CA | $45,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| MOVEMENT ALLIANCE PROJECT | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $45,000 | 2026 | BOTTOM UP LIBERATION |
| HONOR THE EARTH | LAME DEER, MT | $40,000 | 2026 | PALESTINIAN YOUTH MOVEMENT |
| CENTER FOR EMPOWERED POLITICS EDUCATION FUND | OAKLAND, CA | $40,000 | 2026 | VISION CHANGE WIN |
| GRASSROOTS GLOBAL JUSTICE | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,000 | 2026 | GRASSROOTS GLOBAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE |
| CENTER FOR THIRD WORLD ORGANIZING | OAKLAND, CA | $40,000 | 2026 | DISSENTERS |
| ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2026 | IN OUR NAME |
| NETWORK ON WOMEN IN PRISON DBA LEGAL SERVICES FOR PRISONERS W CHILDREN | OAKLAND, CA | $30,000 | 2026 | CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR WOMEN PRISONERS |
| TIDES CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2026 | ARAB RESOURCE AND ORGANIZING CENTER |
| OIL & GAS ACTION NETWORK | BERKELEY, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | JEWS4 |
| BEND THE ARC - A JEWISH PARTNERSHIP FOR JUSTICE | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | JEWISH RESILIENCY PROJECT |
| PROTEUS FUND INC | WALTHAM, MA | $25,000 | 2026 | THIRD WAVE FUND |
| SOGOREA TE LAND TRUST | OAKLAND, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CENTER FOR THIRD WORLD ORGANIZING | OAKLAND, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | DISSENTERS |
| SOGOREA TE LAND TRUST | OAKLAND, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| RESOURCE GENERATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| NATIONAL DAY LABORER ORGANIZING NETWORK | PASADENA, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BELOVED BUILDERS INC | FLORENCE, MA | $15,000 | 2026 | RABBIS FOR CEASEFIRE |
| LOUISIANA ADVOCATES FOR IMMIGRANTS IN DETENTION | SHREVEPORT, LA | $10,000 | 2026 | SOUTHEAST DIGNITY NOT DETENTION COALITION |
| MOVEMENT STRATEGY CENTER | OAKLAND, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | RAD OPS |
| UNIDOS MN EDUCATION FUND (NAVIGATE) | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $120,000 | 2025 | IN OUR NAME |
| TIDES CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | CATALYST PROJECT |
| TAPROOT EARTH | SLIDELL, LA | $45,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| EQUATION CAMPAIGN AND GLOBAL CLIMATE LEGAL DEFENSE | NOVATO, CA | $45,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MOVIMIENTO COSECHA SUPPORT NETWORK | ELIZABETH, NJ | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MUJERES UNIDAS Y ACTIVAS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS | CALABASAS, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | RECLAIM OUR POWER: UTILITY JUSTICE CAMPAIGN |
| ARAB AMERICAN ACTION NETWORK | CHICAGO, IL | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| COOPERATION JACKSON | JACKSON, MS | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CANGRESS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CENTER FOR POLITICAL EDUCATION | OAKLAND, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CAUSA JUSTAJUST CAUSE | OAKLAND, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| RURAL ORGANIZING PROJECT | COTTAGE GROVE, OR | $25,000 | 2025 | RURAL ORGANIZING PROJECT FOR 2024 |
| NEW ISRAEL FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | STANDING TOGETHER |
| OIL & GAS ACTION NETWORK | BERKELEY, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MOVEMENT GENERATION | BERKELEY, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HONOR THE EARTH | LAME DEER, MT | $20,000 | 2025 | PALESTINIAN YOUTH MOVEMENT |
| EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE | BERKELEY, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | SEEDING SOVEREIGNTY |
| LEGAL SERVICES FOR PRISONERS W CHILDREN | OAKLAND, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | ALL OF US OR NONE (AOUON) |
| CRITICAL RESISTANCE | OAKLAND, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| KADIMA COMMUNITY | SEATTLE, WA | $11,000 | 2025 | RABBIS FOR CEASEFIRE |
HAWAII PEOPLE'S FUND
$50,000GENERAL
ABOUT FACE VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR
RIGHT TO REFUSE CAMPAIGN
HONOR THE EARTH
$40,000PALESTINIAN YOUTH MOVEMENT
NETWORK ON WOMEN IN PRISON DBA LEGAL SERVICES FOR PRISONERS W CHILDREN
$30,000CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR WOMEN PRISONERS
LOUISIANA ADVOCATES FOR IMMIGRANTS IN DETENTION
$10,000SOUTHEAST DIGNITY NOT DETENTION COALITION
UNIDOS MN EDUCATION FUND (NAVIGATE)
$10,000GENERAL
EQUATION CAMPAIGN AND GLOBAL CLIMATE LEGAL DEFENSE
$45,000GENERAL
MOVIMIENTO COSECHA SUPPORT NETWORK
$30,000GENERAL
RECLAIM OUR POWER: UTILITY JUSTICE CAMPAIGN
CENTER FOR POLITICAL EDUCATION
$30,000GENERAL
CAUSA JUSTAJUST CAUSE
$30,000GENERAL
LEGAL SERVICES FOR PRISONERS W CHILDREN
$20,000ALL OF US OR NONE (AOUON)
KADIMA COMMUNITY
$11,000RABBIS FOR CEASEFIRE