The New World Foundation funds grassroots organizing and movement-building to expand democratic participation, advance economic opportunity and mobility, and address climate and health injustices by investing in community-led solutions, leadership development, and long-term infrastructure for social change.
A $6.3 million general-support grant to Heritage Training and Career Center stands out in The New World Foundation’s recent giving, alongside other large unrestricted awards to community-based organizations. The pattern points to a funder that backs institutions already doing organizing, service, and capacity-building work, rather than narrowly defined project grants. Across the recent grants list, the foundation supports groups working on economic mobility, worker power, climate justice, civic participation, and community resilience. The New World Foundation also shows a consistent interest in infrastructure for social change. It gave $3 million to Prestamos CDFI LLC to support workforce development services to small, minority- and women-owned businesses in economically distressed rural areas, and $1.5 million to Shared Capital Coop for Project Equity’s work on small business retention and pre-to-post transactional support for ESOPs and worker cooperative transitions. Those awards sit alongside a broader portfolio that includes labor, environmental justice, and democratic participation. Recent general-support grants to organizations in places like Houston, Cleveland, Birmingham, and Los Angeles reinforce that the foundation funds groups embedded in local communities and movement ecosystems.
Economic mobility is a clear throughline. The New World Foundation awarded $3 million to Prestamos CDFI LLC for workforce development services to small, minority- and women-owned businesses in economically distressed rural areas, and $1.5 million to Shared Capital Coop for Project Equity’s work on small business retention and pre-to-post transactional support for ESOP and worker cooperative transitions. The foundation also funds labor and job-quality efforts. It gave $280,000 to Per Scholas, and its active program areas include worker power, labor rights, and workforce development. In the climate and environmental space, it made a $378,500 grant to Calcef Innovations dba New Energy Nexus for general support, while another grant supported Environmental Voter Project Inc in its work in Houston. Civic participation is another explicit focus through its civic engagement program, which supports voting rights and democratic participation.
Typical grant size clusters at $15,000 at the 25th percentile, a median of $25,000, and $51,000 at the 75th percentile. At the same time, the recent list includes several much larger general-support grants, which suggests a mixed portfolio of smaller grants and sizable institutional awards. The foundation is a regular funder and also makes program-related investments. Its recent grants include repeated awards to the same organizations across years, such as Heritage Training and Career Center and Grassroots International, indicating recurring relationships rather than one-off support. Unsolicited applications are not accepted in at least some program areas, including civic engagement, climate action, climate & health, and quality jobs.
$16.3M
$122M
$21.2M
$25.6M
Most grants fall between $15K and $51K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$51K
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Grantmaking is national and entirely U.S.-based in the recent data, with 347 grants to U.S. recipients. New York is the headquarters, but Minnesota is the top state by grant count, showing that giving is spread beyond the foundation’s home state. Recent recipients are concentrated in cities including Montgomery, Houston, Cleveland, St. Paul, and Birmingham, with additional grants in Phoenix, Boston, Los Angeles, and Oakland. Twenty percent of grants go to recipients in New York state.
Its active program areas include democracy and voting rights, civic engagement and organizing, economic justice, worker power, job quality, community resilience, climate justice, environmental health, leadership development, and grassroots movement building. The recent grants list also shows support for workforce development, small-business transitions, and environmental justice-related work.
Typical grant size is $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $51,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes much larger awards, including multi-million-dollar grants and many general-support grants.
Not in the program areas listed here. Civic Engagement, Climate Action Fund, Climate & Health, and Quality Jobs Fund all note that they do not accept unsolicited applications.
Yes. Heritage Training and Career Center appears in multiple years, including 2024 and 2025, and Grassroots International also appears in more than one year. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships with some grantees.
Its giving is national, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. Minnesota is the top state by grant count, and New York state receives 20% of grants. Recent recipient cities include Montgomery, Houston, St. Paul, Birmingham, and Los Angeles.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HERITAGE TRAINING AND CAREER CENTER | MONTGOMERY, AL | $6,286,343 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PRESTAMOS CDFI LLC | PHOENIX, AZ | $3,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO SMALL, MINORITY/WOMEN BUSINESSES IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED RURAL AREAS |
| SHARED CAPITAL COOP | ST PAUL, MN | $1,500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PROJECT EQUITY IN THEIR WORK WITH SMALL BUSINESS TO RETAIN THEIR LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT AND PROVIDE PRE-TO-POST TRANSACTIONAL SUPPORT FOR ESOPS AND WORKER COOPERATIVE TRANSITIONS |
| GREATER BIRMINGHAM MINISTRIES INC | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $706,265 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S HUNGER FUND | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $574,456 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL | JAMAICA PLAIN, MA | $410,000 | 2025 | IS SUPPORT OF MULTIPLE PURPOSES |
| ENVIRONMENTAL VOTER PROJECT INC | CHARLESTOWN, MA | $395,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK IN HOUSTON |
| THE GOODNESS PROJECT | FORT WORTH, TX | $125,722 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HUDSON RIVER HOUSING INC | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE SOLAR PROJECT AT HUDSON RIVER LODGING AS PART OF A LARGER GREEN RETROFIT OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING |
| YMCA OF KINGSTON AND ULSTER COUNTY | KINGSTON, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE INSTALLATION OF HEAT PUMPS, INSULATION, AND AIR SEALING FOR THE MAIN GYMNASIUM, AIMED AT REDUCING FOSSIL FUEL RELIANCE. |
| HAWTHORNE VALLEY ASSOCIATION | GHENT, NY | $83,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF PROVIDING PARTIAL FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF THE NECESSARY IMPLEMENTATION OF A CAMPUS-WIDE PLAN TO TRANSITION AWAY FROM OIL, REPLACE WINDOWS, AND INCREASE INSULATION. |
| UNITED CAJUN NAVY | BATON ROUGE, LA | $80,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT | CORBIN, KY | $80,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY CENTER FUND | COTTEKILL, NY | $78,250 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF MARBLETOWN COMMUNITY CENTER'S INITIATIVES FOR INSULATION AND GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS, AIMED AT ACHIEVING NET ZERO ENERGY CONSUMPTION |
| SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE INC | BUFFALO, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK |
| THE JANE STERN DORADO COMMUNITY LIBRARY | DORADO, PR | $65,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK |
| FLORIDA IMMIGRANT COALITION | MIAMI, FL | $65,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF ONGOING ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING EFFORTS IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS |
| SOUTHWEST GEORGIA PROJECT FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION INC | ALBANY, GA | $65,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF AGRICULTURAL POLICY CAPACITY BUILDING |
| PANOLA OUTREACH | ALICEVILLE, AL | $61,157 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GEORGIA LATINO ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS | ATLANTA, GA | $58,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW WORLD FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM |
| JEWISH CONGREGATION OF NEW PALTZ | NEW PALTZ, NY | $56,938 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF TRANSITIONING AWAY FROM OIL DEPENDENCY |
| COLORADO JOBS WITH JUSTICE | DENVER, CO | $55,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF ONGOING ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING EFFORTS IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS |
| FAIR SHOT TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | $53,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW WORLD FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM |
| WORKER POWER | PHOENIX, AZ | $50,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE WORKER POWER CAMPAIGN SCHOOL |
| COALITION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION FUND | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANIZING PROJECT |
| KILOMETRO 0 INC | SAN JUAN, PR | $50,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF FUNDACIN JUAN MARI BRAS' DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE MURDER OF CHAGUI, JUAN MARI BRAS' SON. |
| COMMON CAUSE | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THEIR WORK ON ARTICLE V |
| DELIVERING GOOD | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK |
| GEORGIA STAND- UP INC | ATLANTA, GA | $48,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW WORLD FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM |
| HUDSON RIVER MARITIME MUSEUM | KINGSTON, NY | $45,626 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF HRMM'S INITIATIVE TO REPLACE NATURAL GAS HEAT WITH ELECTRIC HEAT PUMPS IN THE MAIN BUILDING AND TO INSTALL ROOFTOP SOLAR PANELS ON THE WOODEN BOAT SCHOOL |
| SALEM ALLIANCE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT | SALEM, MA | $45,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THEIR WORK ON GREEN ENERGY AND CLIMATE JUSTICE |
| GENESIS HOUSE INTERNATIONAL | ATLANTA, GA | $44,797 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WORKERS DEFENSE ACTION FUND | AUSTIN, TX | $44,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW WORLD FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM |
| ARTISTS WITH EVIDENCE | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK |
| DC JOBS WITH JUSTICE | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF CONTINUED ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING WORK IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND ON WORKERS' RIGHTS |
| BERKSHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION TEAM | PITTSFIELD, MA | $40,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF WORK ON GREEN ENERGY AND CLIMATE JUSTICE |
| NEW ECONOMY FOR WORKING HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $40,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF ONGOING ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING EFFORTS IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS |
| CONGREGATION BRETHREN OF ISRAEL VASSAR TEMPLE | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $36,026 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF IMPLEMENTING ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES AND HEAT PUMP INSTALLATIONS |
| STAND UP NASHVILLEINC | NASHVILLE, TN | $35,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF ONGOING ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING EFFORTS IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS |
| CENTRAL FLORIDA JOBS WITH JUSTICE | ORLANDO, FL | $35,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF ONGOING ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING EFFORTS IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS |
| CHINATOWN PEOPLE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $35,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK WITH THE GREEN JUSTICE COALITION |
| OPERATION SHOWER | ST LOUIS, MO | $32,028 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MID-HUDSON LIBRARY SYSTEM | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY OF LOCAL PROJECT |
| NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS | BEAVERTON, OR | $30,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN RISING |
| MOUNTAIN TOP ARBORETUM INC | TANNERSVILLE, NY | $27,800 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE INSTALLATION OF HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS FOR THE EDUCATION CENTER, AIMING FOR THE COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF FOSSIL FUEL DEPENDENCY |
| THE OTHER 98 PERCENT LAB | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF RAISING AWARENESS ON THE DANGERS OF PROJECT 2025 |
| HIP HOP CAUCUS EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF RAISING AWARENESS ON THE DANGERS OF PROJECT 2025 |
| FOOD AND WATER ACTION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE PUSHBACK AGAINST NEW YORK STATE'S ATTEMPT TO USE CO2 FOR FRACKING |
| CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION INC | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF SLINGSHOT AND ITS WORK TO PUSH BACK ON FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW ENGLAND |
| FLORIDA RISING INC | MIAMI, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF FLORIDA FOR ALL'S EFFORTS TO PUSH BACK AGAINST PROJECT 2025 |
HERITAGE TRAINING AND CAREER CENTER
$6,286,343GENERAL SUPPORT
PRESTAMOS CDFI LLC
$3,000,000TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO SMALL, MINORITY/WOMEN BUSINESSES IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED RURAL AREAS
SHARED CAPITAL COOP
$1,500,000TO SUPPORT PROJECT EQUITY IN THEIR WORK WITH SMALL BUSINESS TO RETAIN THEIR LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT AND PROVIDE PRE-TO-POST TRANSACTIONAL SUPPORT FOR ESOPS AND WORKER COOPERATIVE TRANSITIONS
IS SUPPORT OF MULTIPLE PURPOSES
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTER PROJECT INC
$395,000IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK IN HOUSTON
THE GOODNESS PROJECT
$125,722GENERAL SUPPORT
HUDSON RIVER HOUSING INC
$100,000IN SUPPORT OF THE SOLAR PROJECT AT HUDSON RIVER LODGING AS PART OF A LARGER GREEN RETROFIT OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
IN SUPPORT OF THE INSTALLATION OF HEAT PUMPS, INSULATION, AND AIR SEALING FOR THE MAIN GYMNASIUM, AIMED AT REDUCING FOSSIL FUEL RELIANCE.
HAWTHORNE VALLEY ASSOCIATION
$83,000IN SUPPORT OF PROVIDING PARTIAL FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF THE NECESSARY IMPLEMENTATION OF A CAMPUS-WIDE PLAN TO TRANSITION AWAY FROM OIL, REPLACE WINDOWS, AND INCREASE INSULATION.
COMMUNITY CENTER FUND
$78,250IN SUPPORT OF MARBLETOWN COMMUNITY CENTER'S INITIATIVES FOR INSULATION AND GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS, AIMED AT ACHIEVING NET ZERO ENERGY CONSUMPTION
SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE INC
$75,000IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK
IN SUPPORT OF ONGOING ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING EFFORTS IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS
IN SUPPORT OF AGRICULTURAL POLICY CAPACITY BUILDING
PANOLA OUTREACH
$61,157GENERAL SUPPORT
IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW WORLD FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
JEWISH CONGREGATION OF NEW PALTZ
$56,938IN SUPPORT OF TRANSITIONING AWAY FROM OIL DEPENDENCY
IN SUPPORT OF ONGOING ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING EFFORTS IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS
IN SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANIZING PROJECT
IN SUPPORT OF FUNDACIN JUAN MARI BRAS' DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE MURDER OF CHAGUI, JUAN MARI BRAS' SON.
IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW WORLD FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
IN SUPPORT OF HRMM'S INITIATIVE TO REPLACE NATURAL GAS HEAT WITH ELECTRIC HEAT PUMPS IN THE MAIN BUILDING AND TO INSTALL ROOFTOP SOLAR PANELS ON THE WOODEN BOAT SCHOOL
SALEM ALLIANCE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
$45,000IN SUPPORT OF THEIR WORK ON GREEN ENERGY AND CLIMATE JUSTICE
GENESIS HOUSE INTERNATIONAL
$44,797GENERAL SUPPORT
IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW WORLD FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
ARTISTS WITH EVIDENCE
$40,000IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK
IN SUPPORT OF CONTINUED ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING WORK IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND ON WORKERS' RIGHTS
IN SUPPORT OF WORK ON GREEN ENERGY AND CLIMATE JUSTICE
IN SUPPORT OF ONGOING ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING EFFORTS IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS
CONGREGATION BRETHREN OF ISRAEL VASSAR TEMPLE
$36,026IN SUPPORT OF IMPLEMENTING ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES AND HEAT PUMP INSTALLATIONS
IN SUPPORT OF ONGOING ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING EFFORTS IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS
IN SUPPORT OF ONGOING ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING EFFORTS IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS
IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK WITH THE GREEN JUSTICE COALITION
MID-HUDSON LIBRARY SYSTEM
$30,000IN SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY OF LOCAL PROJECT
MOUNTAIN TOP ARBORETUM INC
$27,800IN SUPPORT OF THE INSTALLATION OF HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS FOR THE EDUCATION CENTER, AIMING FOR THE COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF FOSSIL FUEL DEPENDENCY
THE OTHER 98 PERCENT LAB
$25,000IN SUPPORT OF RAISING AWARENESS ON THE DANGERS OF PROJECT 2025
IN SUPPORT OF RAISING AWARENESS ON THE DANGERS OF PROJECT 2025
FOOD AND WATER ACTION FUND
$25,000IN SUPPORT OF THE PUSHBACK AGAINST NEW YORK STATE'S ATTEMPT TO USE CO2 FOR FRACKING
IN SUPPORT OF SLINGSHOT AND ITS WORK TO PUSH BACK ON FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW ENGLAND
IN SUPPORT OF FLORIDA FOR ALL'S EFFORTS TO PUSH BACK AGAINST PROJECT 2025