Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
ActivoPhilanthropy & VoluntarismFinancia Individuos
About Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund focuses on rights-based, evidence-driven social change, funding international human rights and domestic democracy/civic engagement initiatives alongside racial justice and LGBTQI equity work. They support a mix of frontline human rights groups, policy and research organizations, and fiscal sponsors that incubate collaborative funds and rapid-response efforts, often providing operating and program support to repeat grantees. Grants span international emergency and local rights work (especially in Latin America, East Africa, and Uganda) as well as U.S. election integrity, civic participation, and economic opportunity projects. The foundation frequently channels funding through intermediary organizations and collaboratives to scale advocacy, research, and rapid-response interventions.
Focus Areas
International human rights and rapid-response funding (e.g., Uganda, Latin America, East Africa)Electoral integrity, voting protection, and civic engagement (including redistricting and election protection)Racial justice and leadership development for people of color (including Black Trans & emerging leaders of color funds)LGBTQI rights and intersex/human-rights fundingEvidence-based poverty and governance research (support for policy labs, randomized evaluations, and government innovation)
Who They Fund
About Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc has built a grantmaking profile around rights-based, evidence-driven social change, with especially large commitments to international human rights, civic engagement, and racial justice. A defining pattern in the recent grants is multi-year support for American Jewish World Service Inc, which received $11.1 million in 2023, $11 million in 2024, and $9.75 million in 2025 for programmatic and institutional support. Human Rights Watch Inc is another major recipient, with awards of $5.625 million in 2023, $5.375 million in 2024, and $4.875 million in 2025 tied to operating, program, and human-rights support. The foundation also uses intermediary organizations and fiscal sponsors to channel funding into collaborative efforts, including pooled funds and rapid-response work. Its portfolio reaches across domestic democracy and civic participation, international accountability, and issue areas connected to racial justice, women’s rights, and LGBTQI equity. Recent awards show that the funder backs both frontline advocacy groups and research- or infrastructure-oriented organizations, often supporting repeat grantees over multiple years. That mix suggests a funder that combines sustained institutional backing with targeted investments in campaigns, field-building, and emergency response.
What Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Funds
In civic engagement and election work, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc supported Neo Philanthropy Inc with $6.5 million for advancing civic engagement and gave New Venture Fund $3.5 million for the Center for Secure and Modern Elections. Election infrastructure also appears in the $2 million grant to Common Cause Education Fund for the Election Protection State Field Program. In racial justice and civil rights work, the foundation awarded $2.55 million to American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc for voting, LGBT, and women’s rights, plus another $2.35 million for operating and program support. For economic justice, the fund gave $2.25 million to Innovations for Poverty Action for evidence consolidation on soft-skills in workforce development and $2.25 million to Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the Jobs and Opportunity Initiative. Internationally, $2.99 million to Fund for Global Human Rights supported its Latin America Justice and Children’s Rights Program and Global Initiative.
How Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$326M
Total Assets
$134.4M
Total Revenue
$329.3M
Total Expenses
$372.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $100K and $300K, with a median of $180K.
25th Percentile
$100K
Median
$180K
75th Percentile
$300K
Geographic Reach
National36 states funded
About 20% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Intensidad de financiamiento
BajaAlta
Sede
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Funds
Top 10 recipient countries by grant volume for Wellspring Philanthropic Fund.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 1,937 | $663.4M | 58.9% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 163 | $40.6M |
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