A supporting organization of the New Israel Fund that honors the memory of William S. Goldman by recognizing and supporting individuals who stand up for truth and give voice to the silenced, often at personal, organizational, financial or reputational risk.
Truth to Power Foundation’s largest recent grant went to the New Israel Fund: $1,487,246 in 2025 for general support. That single award, together with a $1,200,000 grant to Way to Rise in 2024, shows a foundation working at a very high grant size and channeling substantial resources through organizations tied to democracy, human rights, and civic advocacy. The foundation is a supporting organization of the New Israel Fund and honors the memory of William S. Goldman by recognizing and supporting individuals who stand up for truth and give voice to the silenced, often at personal, organizational, financial, or reputational risk. Its listed focus areas include human rights, democracy, civil liberties, activism, journalism, and documentation. The broader programmatic profile points to support for Palestinian citizens of Israel, Israeli civil society organizations and nonprofits, religious minorities, marginalized communities, and advocacy and grassroots groups working on democracy and social justice. The foundation’s active grant programs also show an emphasis on fellowships, study tours, emergency response, and rapid support for civic actors facing conflict or political pressure.
In democracy and civic participation work, the foundation gave $1,487,246 to the New Israel Fund for general support, aligning with its stated interest in protecting democratic institutions and supporting human rights. Its program list also includes core grants for legally recognized nonprofits in Israel that advance a more just, equal, and democratic society. For rapid-response and crisis support, the foundation’s emergency grantmaking is designed to fund humanitarian aid, shelter, mental health, legal assistance, and civil society protection during crises. That profile is reinforced by the Crisis Action Plan, which backs legal appeals and urgent interventions when activists, organizations, and civic space face acute threats. The foundation also supports leadership development through fellowships and cohort programs, including the NIF-Shatil Social Justice Fellowship and the Naomi Chazan Global Activism Fellowship. These programs place participants with social-change organizations or bring them into direct learning around equality, human rights, and the occupation.
$1.5M
$0
$24K
$1.5M
Most grants fall between $1.2M and $1.2M, with a median of $1.2M.
25th Percentile
$1.2M
Median
$1.2M
75th Percentile
$1.2M
About 0% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Truth to Power Foundation’s recent grant sizes cluster tightly at $1,200,000: the p25, median, and p75 are all $1,200,000. That indicates a highly standardized grant size in the available data, alongside one larger award above that level. The foundation makes grants regionally and does not fund individuals. The recent record also shows continuity through a two-year pattern of six-figure-plus support to the same ecosystem rather than many small awards.
The grant record is concentrated in the United States, with 2 grants and 100% of listed recipient-country activity in the US. By city, Washington, DC appears in both of the top recent grants, making it the clearest recipient hub in the available data. The broader program geography points to Israel as the main operating region for fellowships, core grants, and crisis-response programs, with some initiatives extending to the occupied Palestinian territories and global participants.
The listed grant-size distribution is flat at $1,200,000: the p25, median, and p75 are all $1,200,000. One recent grant is larger at $1,487,246, but the core pattern in the data centers on $1.2 million awards.
Its stated focus areas are human rights, democracy, civil liberties, activism, journalism, and documentation. The topic taxonomy also points to Palestinian citizens of Israel, shared society and combating racism, social and economic justice, religious freedom, and democracy initiatives and civic participation.
Yes. Its program list includes emergency and rapid-response funding for humanitarian aid, shelter, mental health, legal assistance, and civil society protection during crises, as well as a Crisis Action Plan for urgent interventions to defend activists and democratic institutions.
Yes. The program list includes the NIF-Shatil Social Justice Fellowship, the Naomi Chazan Global Activism Fellowship, and a 10-month immersive fellowship that covers living expenses with a $24,550 stipend and places fellows at Israeli social change organizations.
The top state by grant count is DC. In the recent grants list, Washington, DC appears as the recipient location for both top grants, while the foundation’s HQ is San Francisco, California.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Truth to Power Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Not fully specified; examples suggest organizations working on emergency humanitarian aid, human and civil rights, shared society, and policy/peace initiatives aligned with NIF priorities.
Deadline: Ongoing as needed; no fixed deadline stated.
Who can apply: Must be a legally recognized and registered nonprofit in Israel; must comply with NIF funding guidelines; must support democratic values, human rights, equality, and social change; cannot engage in partisan political activity, violence, racism, or support for occupation/settlement activity.
Deadline: Not specified on the provided pages; NIF indicates applications are reviewed by staff and committees, but no public deadline is stated here.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW ISRAEL FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,487,246 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WAY TO RISE | Washington, DC | $1,200,000 | 2024 | — |
