128 Collective Initiatives funds progressive political power-building and electoral work, prioritizing state and national organizations that organize voters, run campaigns/ballot measure efforts, and build grassroots power among young people and working-class communities. Grants are often targeted toward the 2024 election cycle, climate mobilization, and worker organizing, and the foundation supports both movement infrastructure and direct political vehicles (PACs/advocacy groups).
A recurring thread in 128 Collective Initiatives Inc’s grantmaking is support for movement infrastructure tied to elections, climate organizing, and worker power. In 2025, the foundation gave $175,000 to Working Families Organization Inc for work around the 2024 election and $150,000 to People’s Action for its movement politics team, alongside another $100,000 to Working Families Organization Inc for federal affairs work. Earlier grants point to the same orientation: $125,000 to Sunrise for power building work, $100,000 to Sunrise Movement for youth work, and $100,000 to Tides Advocacy for the Green New Deal Network Action Fund. The pattern suggests a funder that backs organizations doing organizing, campaign support, and advocacy rather than direct services. It also funds both national vehicles and state-based groups, including ballot initiative work in Maine, progressive organizing in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, and labor-related communications and support. The foundation’s recent awards show repeated support for organizations that can operate across election cycles and policy fights, with special attention to youth-led climate activity, worker campaigns, and state-level political capacity.
In electoral and voter mobilization work, 128 Collective Initiatives Inc supported Working Families Organization Inc, including $175,000 for work around the 2024 election and $100,000 for federal affairs work. It also gave $100,000 to Progressive Caucus Action Fund for technical assistance to maximize IRA and direct pay uptake, linking policy implementation to organizing capacity. For climate advocacy, the foundation awarded $100,000 to Tides Advocacy for the Green New Deal Network Action Fund and $75,000 to State Power Action Fund for climate work. Youth civic engagement appears through $100,000 to Sunrise Movement for youth work and $75,000 to Gen-Z for Change for climate action and sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice. Worker organizing shows up in grants such as $75,000 to More Perfect Union Action for public support for the workers of the Alabama Mercedes plant.
Typical grant size sits at $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile, even though several awards in the recent list are larger. The pattern across the grants suggests repeated support for the same organizations over multiple years: People’s Action appears in 2023 and 2025, Tides Advocacy in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Working Families Organization Inc in 2024 and 2025. The foundation is an incorporated nonprofit rather than a family office or individual donor vehicle, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The grant list also shows a mix of general support and project-specific awards, including technical assistance and campaign work.
$2M
$76K
$49K
$2.3M
Most grants fall between $25K and $75K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$75K
About 16% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Concentrated progressive political giving with repeated mid-to-large grants to a set of core national and state groups; mixes multi-year/repeat funding with targeted one-off grants tied to election cycles, ballot measures, and climate campaigns. Funding channels include 501(c)(4) advocacy, PACs, and fiscal sponsors, with awards clustered in the $75k–$525k range.
Notable grantees: Tides Advocacy, Working Families Organization / Working Families Party (and affiliated PACs), People's Action, Gen-Z For Change, Sunrise Movement
Grants are national in scope, with recipients in 88 U.S. grants and no non-U.S. countries appearing in the recent list. California is the top state by grant count, and 16% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Recent recipients are clustered in several cities: Brooklyn, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Washington, DC; San Francisco and Los Angeles, California; and Knoxville, Tennessee. The list also reaches Portland, Maine; Phoenix, Arizona; Burlington, North Carolina; and Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
It funds progressive political and movement organizations, including voter mobilization groups, climate advocacy networks, youth-led civic engagement groups, labor and worker power organizations, and fiscal sponsors or advocacy intermediaries. Recent examples include Working Families Organization Inc, Sunrise Movement, Tides Advocacy, and More Perfect Union Action.
The distribution centers on $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes larger awards such as $175,000, $150,000, and multiple $100,000 grants.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including People’s Action in 2023 and 2025, Tides Advocacy in 2023, 2024, and 2025, Working Families Organization Inc in 2024 and 2025, and Maine Power for Maine People in 2023 and 2024.
Giving is national, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. California has the most grants by count, and 16% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state of California. Recent recipient cities include Brooklyn, Chicago, Washington, DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Knoxville.
Recent awards include election work, youth climate organizing, ballot initiatives, worker support, and clean-energy implementation. Examples include $100,000 to Maine Power for Maine People for a ballot initiative, $100,000 to Progressive Caucus Action Fund for IRA and direct pay technical assistance, and $75,000 to More Perfect Union Action for workers at the Alabama Mercedes plant.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WORKING FAMILIES ORGANIZATION INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $175,000 | 2025 | WORK AROUND THE 2024 ELECTION |
| PEOPLE'S ACTION | CHICAGO, IL | $150,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT POLITICS TEAM |
| WORKING FAMILIES ORGANIZATION INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | FEDERAL AFFAIRS WORK |
| TIDES ADVOCACY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GREEN NEW DEAL NETWORK ACTION FUND |
| DOWN HOME NORTH CAROLINA | BURLINGTON, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL CAMPAIGNS |
| PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS ACTION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT WILL MAXIMIZE IRA AND DIRECT PAY UPTAKE |
| PODER | PHOENIX, AZ | $100,000 | 2025 | ORGANIZING EFFORTS |
| CLEAN AND PROSPEROUS AMERICA | TUMWATER, WA | $83,500 | 2025 | WORK IN NEBRASKA |
| MORE PERFECT UNION ACTION | ARLINGTON, VA | $75,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE WORKERS OF THE ALABAMA MERCEDES PLANT |
| JUSTICE DEMOCRATS NON-FEDERAL PAC | LANCASTER, PA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PENNSYLVANIA STANDS UP INC | LANCASTER, PA | $75,000 | 2025 | ORGANIZING EFFORTS |
| PEOPLE'S ACTION | CHICAGO, IL | $60,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT MOVEMENT POLITICS |
| DETROIT ACTION | DETROIT, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TAKEACTION MINNESOTA | ST PAUL, MN | $50,000 | 2025 | CAMPAIGNS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL |
| PODER | PHOENIX, AZ | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT YOUTH ORGANIZING AND MOBILIZING IN THE 2024 ELECTION |
| CENTER FOR EMPOWERED POLITICS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | SEED THE VOTE |
| CARE IN ACTION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT 2024 VOTER MOBILIZATION PROGRAM |
| GEORGIA YOUTH JUSTICE COALITION FOR ACTION INC | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | MOBILIZE YOUNG VOTERS, BUILD LEADERS WITHIN GEORGIA, AND POWER BUILDING FOR FUTURE YEARS |
| MOVEMENT STRATEGY CENTER ACTION FUND | RODEO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | ADDITION COLLECTIVE ACTION FUND |
| LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION ACTION FUND INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $50,000 | 2025 | MOBILIZE AND ORGANIZE WISCONSIN YOUTH FOR THE 2024 ELECTION |
| GEN-Z FOR CHANGE | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PENNSYLVANIA UNITED | PITTSBURGH, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PA UNITED CAMPAIGNS AND WORK TO ELECT PA UNITED CANDIDATES |
| WAY TO WIN ACTION FUND INC | WALNUT, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAROLINA FEDERATION | DURHAM, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT 2024 CAMPAIGNS |
| SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA | TEMPE, AZ | $48,000 | 2025 | WORK ON PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ARIZONA |
| ARAB AMERICANS FOR PROGRESS | DEARBORN, MI | $37,500 | 2025 | FOSTERING DIALOGUE BETWEEN DNC AND UNCOMMITTED NATIONAL MOVEMENT |
| THE BLOC INC | NEW YORK, NY | $37,500 | 2025 | UNCOMMITTED NATIONAL MOVEMENT AND THE DNC |
| CAROLINA FEDERATION | DURHAM, NC | $35,000 | 2025 | WORK AROUND 2024 FEDERAL ELECTIONS |
| ARAB AMERICANS FOR PROGRESS | DEARBORN, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | MICHIGAN PRIMARY |
| TREEAGE INC | EDISON, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | GREEN HEALTHY SCHOOLS WORK |
| TIDES ADVOCACY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | PODER LATINX |
| ONE PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN | CHICAGO, IL | $13,500 | 2025 | WORK ON THE ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVES IN CHICAGO |
| ORGANIZE FOR JUSTICE | KNOXVILLE, TN | $150,000 | 2024 | JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC |
| TIDES ADVOCACY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | FOR THE MANY |
| MAINE POWER FOR MAINE PEOPLE | PORTLAND, ME | $100,000 | 2024 | WORK ON BALLOT INITIATIVE |
| WORKING FAMILIES ORGANIZATION INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | WORK OF THE FEDERAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT |
| SUNRISE MOVEMENT | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2024 | WORK WITH YOUTH |
| WESTERN ORGANIZATION OF RESOURCE COUNCILS | BILLINGS, MT | $80,000 | 2024 | GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY PROGRAM |
| TIDES ADVOCACY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $55,000 | 2024 | DIRECT PAY PROJECTS |
| GEN-Z FOR CHANGE | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | DIGITAL ORGANIZING WORK |
| MAINE POWER FOR MAINE PEOPLE | PORTLAND, ME | $50,000 | 2024 | WORK ON BALLOT MEASURE |
| NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACTION FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2024 | REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM |
| GROUND GAME TEXAS | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | EL PASO CLIMATE CHARTER CAMPAIGN |
| WORKING FAMILIES PARTY NATIONAL PAC | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | PHILADELPHIA 2023 |
| GEN-Z FOR CHANGE | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WORKING FAMILIES ORGANIZATION INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $19,000 | 2024 | MULTIRACIAL WORKING CLASS RESEARCH PROJECT |
| SUNRISE MOVEMENT | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2024 | EL PASO CLIMATE CHARTER CAMPAIGN |
| WORKING FAMILIES ORGANIZATION INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $11,000 | 2024 | GAZA CRISIS |
| JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE ACTION INC | BERKELEY, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GAZA CRISIS |
| SUNRISE | WASHINGTON, DC | $125,000 | 2023 | POWER BUILDING WORK |
WORKING FAMILIES ORGANIZATION INC
$175,000WORK AROUND THE 2024 ELECTION
PEOPLE'S ACTION
$150,000SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT POLITICS TEAM
WORKING FAMILIES ORGANIZATION INC
$100,000FEDERAL AFFAIRS WORK
TIDES ADVOCACY
$100,000GREEN NEW DEAL NETWORK ACTION FUND
DOWN HOME NORTH CAROLINA
$100,000SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL CAMPAIGNS
PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS ACTION FUND
$100,000TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT WILL MAXIMIZE IRA AND DIRECT PAY UPTAKE
PODER
$100,000ORGANIZING EFFORTS
CLEAN AND PROSPEROUS AMERICA
$83,500WORK IN NEBRASKA
MORE PERFECT UNION ACTION
$75,000PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE WORKERS OF THE ALABAMA MERCEDES PLANT
JUSTICE DEMOCRATS NON-FEDERAL PAC
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PENNSYLVANIA STANDS UP INC
$75,000ORGANIZING EFFORTS
PEOPLE'S ACTION
$60,000SUPPORT MOVEMENT POLITICS
DETROIT ACTION
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TAKEACTION MINNESOTA
$50,000CAMPAIGNS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL
PODER
$50,000SUPPORT YOUTH ORGANIZING AND MOBILIZING IN THE 2024 ELECTION
CENTER FOR EMPOWERED POLITICS
$50,000SEED THE VOTE
CARE IN ACTION INC
$50,000SUPPORT 2024 VOTER MOBILIZATION PROGRAM
GEORGIA YOUTH JUSTICE COALITION FOR ACTION INC
$50,000MOBILIZE YOUNG VOTERS, BUILD LEADERS WITHIN GEORGIA, AND POWER BUILDING FOR FUTURE YEARS
MOVEMENT STRATEGY CENTER ACTION FUND
$50,000ADDITION COLLECTIVE ACTION FUND
LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION ACTION FUND INC
$50,000MOBILIZE AND ORGANIZE WISCONSIN YOUTH FOR THE 2024 ELECTION
GEN-Z FOR CHANGE
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PENNSYLVANIA UNITED
$50,000SUPPORT PA UNITED CAMPAIGNS AND WORK TO ELECT PA UNITED CANDIDATES
WAY TO WIN ACTION FUND INC
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CAROLINA FEDERATION
$50,000SUPPORT 2024 CAMPAIGNS
SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA
$48,000WORK ON PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ARIZONA
ARAB AMERICANS FOR PROGRESS
$37,500FOSTERING DIALOGUE BETWEEN DNC AND UNCOMMITTED NATIONAL MOVEMENT
THE BLOC INC
$37,500UNCOMMITTED NATIONAL MOVEMENT AND THE DNC
CAROLINA FEDERATION
$35,000WORK AROUND 2024 FEDERAL ELECTIONS
ARAB AMERICANS FOR PROGRESS
$25,000MICHIGAN PRIMARY
TREEAGE INC
$25,000GREEN HEALTHY SCHOOLS WORK
TIDES ADVOCACY
$25,000PODER LATINX
ONE PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN
$13,500WORK ON THE ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVES IN CHICAGO
ORGANIZE FOR JUSTICE
$150,000JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC
TIDES ADVOCACY
$100,000FOR THE MANY
MAINE POWER FOR MAINE PEOPLE
$100,000WORK ON BALLOT INITIATIVE
WORKING FAMILIES ORGANIZATION INC
$100,000WORK OF THE FEDERAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SUNRISE MOVEMENT
$100,000WORK WITH YOUTH
WESTERN ORGANIZATION OF RESOURCE COUNCILS
$80,000GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY PROGRAM
TIDES ADVOCACY
$55,000DIRECT PAY PROJECTS
GEN-Z FOR CHANGE
$50,000DIGITAL ORGANIZING WORK
MAINE POWER FOR MAINE PEOPLE
$50,000WORK ON BALLOT MEASURE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACTION FUND INC
$35,000REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM
GROUND GAME TEXAS
$25,000EL PASO CLIMATE CHARTER CAMPAIGN
WORKING FAMILIES PARTY NATIONAL PAC
$25,000PHILADELPHIA 2023
GEN-Z FOR CHANGE
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WORKING FAMILIES ORGANIZATION INC
$19,000MULTIRACIAL WORKING CLASS RESEARCH PROJECT
SUNRISE MOVEMENT
$15,000EL PASO CLIMATE CHARTER CAMPAIGN
WORKING FAMILIES ORGANIZATION INC
$11,000GAZA CRISIS
JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE ACTION INC
$10,000GAZA CRISIS
SUNRISE
$125,000POWER BUILDING WORK