The foundation prioritizes progressive social justice and environmental change, directing sizable, repeat grants to national advocacy and activist organizations rather than local charities. It funds climate and conservation litigation/advocacy, grassroots international solidarity, and supports activist development through scholarships and progressive higher education. Its giving is ideological and national in scope, backing organizations that pursue systemic change via organizing, legal action, and movement-building.
Social Justice Charitable Corporation’s recent giving is defined by repeated $100,000 grants to a small set of national advocacy organizations, including Center for Biological Diversity Inc in Tucson and Greenpeace Fund Inc in Washington, DC. Those awards sit alongside similar support for Earthjustice, Grassroots International Inc, Resist Inc, 350 org, Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund, and Prescott College, showing a pattern of sustained backing for environmental litigation, climate organizing, international solidarity, and activist education. The foundation’s portfolio is not built around local service delivery; it concentrates on groups working on systemic change through legal action, organizing, scholarships, and movement infrastructure. The grant record also shows repetition across years. Several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, and the same organizations reappear in 2025 at a lower grant level. That makes the pattern clearer than a single-year snapshot: Social Justice Charitable Corporation tends to support the same aligned institutions over time, rather than rotating among many one-off grantees. Prescott College is another recurring recipient, reinforcing the connection between the foundation’s social justice orientation and education for activists.
Environmental work is one of the clearest themes in the foundation’s grant record. It gave $100,000 to Center for Biological Diversity Inc for general support in 2023 and again in 2024, then followed with a $16,800 grant in 2025. Greenpeace Fund Inc also received $100,000 for general support in both 2023 and 2024, with another $16,800 award in 2025. The foundation also backs international and movement-oriented work. Grassroots International Inc received $100,000 for general support in both 2023 and 2024, followed by $16,800 in 2025. Resist Inc received the same pattern of support, reflecting attention to progressive political resistance and movement infrastructure. Education appears through Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund and Prescott College, each funded for general support, linking the foundation’s grantmaking to activist development and progressive higher education.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered at the top end: p25 is $16,800, while both the median and p75 are $100,000. That suggests a pattern of issuing either full-size $100,000 awards or smaller follow-on grants at $16,800. The same recipients appear across multiple years, especially in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to recurring support rather than one-time grants. The foundation is a corporation rather than a family foundation or donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Available grant records show general support rather than restricted project awards.
$1.6M
$552K
$174K
$124K
Most grants fall between $17K and $100K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$17K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$100K
About 27% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving with multiple repeat grants to a small set of core national grantees. Grants are large and program/general-support focused, indicating multi-year or sustained backing for advocacy and movement organizations rather than one-off project funding.
Notable grantees: Resist Inc, Davis‑Putter Scholarship Fund, Prescott College, Grassroots International, Center for Biological Diversity
Grantmaking is national in scope, with all recent grants going to US recipients. Massachusetts is the top state by grant count, driven by repeated awards to Boston-based organizations. Arizona also appears prominently, including Tucson and Prescott recipients, and New York and Washington, DC each receive multiple grants through named organizations. Across the recent list, Boston, Tucson, Prescott, New York, and Washington, DC are the main recipient cities. 27% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state of Arizona, but the giving base extends well beyond that state.
The recent grant record centers on environmental litigation and climate work, grassroots international solidarity, progressive political resistance, scholarships for activists, and progressive higher education. Recipients include groups such as Center for Biological Diversity Inc, Greenpeace Fund Inc, Grassroots International Inc, Resist Inc, Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund, and Prescott College, mostly funded for general support.
Yes. Several recipients appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The repeated pattern is especially clear for Center for Biological Diversity Inc, Greenpeace Fund Inc, Grassroots International Inc, Resist Inc, Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund, and Prescott College, which receive both $100,000 awards and later $16,800 awards.
The grant-size distribution is concentrated at two levels: p25 is $16,800, and both the median and p75 are $100,000. In the recent record, that translates into many $100,000 general-support grants and a smaller set of $16,800 grants in 2025.
Massachusetts is the top state by grant count. Boston-based organizations appear repeatedly in the recent grants list, while Arizona, New York, and Washington, DC also show up among recipient locations. All recent grants in the data go to US organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prescott College | Prescott, AZ | $16,800 | 2025 | — |
| Greenpeace Fund | Washington, DC | $16,800 | 2025 | — |
| 350 org | Boston, MA | $16,800 | 2025 | — |
| Resist Inc | Boston, MA | $16,800 | 2025 | — |
| Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund | New York, NY | $16,800 | 2025 | — |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | $16,800 | 2025 | — |
| Grassroots International | Boston, MA | $16,800 | 2025 | — |
| Greenpeace Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2024 | General support. |
| 350 org | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2024 | General support. |
| Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | — |
| Grassroots International Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2024 | General support. |
| Resist Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2024 | General support. |
| Center for Biological Diversity Inc | Tucson, AZ | $100,000 | 2024 | General support. |
| Prescott College | Prescott, AZ | $100,000 | 2024 | General support. |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | General Support |
| 350-org | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2023 | General Support |
| Prescott College | Prescott, AZ | $100,000 | 2023 | General Support |
| Grassroots International Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2023 | General Support |
| Greenpeace Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2023 | General Support |
| Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | General Support |
| Resist Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2023 | General Support. |
| Center for Biological Diversity Inc | Tucson, AZ | $100,000 | 2023 | General Support |
Prescott College
$16,800Greenpeace Fund
$16,800350 org
$16,800Resist Inc
$16,800Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund
$16,800Center for Biological Diversity
$16,800Grassroots International
$16,800Greenpeace Fund Inc
General support.
350 org
$100,000General support.
Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund
$100,000Grassroots International Inc
$100,000General support.
Resist Inc
$100,000General support.
Center for Biological Diversity Inc
$100,000General support.
Prescott College
$100,000General support.
Earthjustice
$100,000General Support
350-org
$100,000General Support
Prescott College
$100,000General Support
Grassroots International Inc
$100,000General Support
Greenpeace Fund Inc
$100,000General Support
Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund
$100,000General Support
Resist Inc
$100,000General Support.
Center for Biological Diversity Inc
$100,000General Support