MSC is a movement support organization that weaves, builds, and amplifies power to accelerate a Just Transition through fiscal sponsorship, philanthropic services, and capacity building offerings. We insist on a radical shift in philanthropy that transforms giving practices in support of radical interdependence and love.
MOVEMENT STRATEGY CENTER is based in Oakland, CA. It reported $14,982,644 in annual grants in its latest 990 year on file, 2024, and held $56,901,252 in total assets. The organization is a movement support intermediary that provides fiscal sponsorship, philanthropic services, and capacity building. Its stated focus areas include Just Transition, Environmental Justice, Racial Justice, Movement Building, Leadership Development, Community-driven Planning, Health & Food Equity, Youth Leadership, Storytelling & Culture, Transformative Practice, Work & Labor, Gender Justice, Education, Infrastructure, Movement Planning, and Spirituality. MOVEMENT STRATEGY CENTER also makes program-related investments. Recent grants show a broad regranting pattern across movement and environmental justice work. Named grantees include COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT with $450,000, INDIANA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP with $355,500, and COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCILS INC with $350,000. Other large grants in 2024 went to URBAN STRATEGIES COUNCIL at $300,000 and PEOPLE FOR COMMUNITY RECOVERY at $280,750. The organization’s typical grant size ranges from $10,000 at the 25th percentile to $43,750 at the median and $125,000 at the 75th percentile. Its recent grants are concentrated in California, including Oakland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Huntington Park, but the grant list also includes recipients in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, Maryland, Virginia, Missouri, Georgia, Louisiana, and Indiana.
Recent grantmaking spans environmental justice, racial justice, just transition, movement building, and health & food equity. Notable grants include COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT at $450,000 for regranting, INDIANA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP at $355,500 through a Model C grant, and COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCILS INC at $350,000 through regranting. Other recent awards reached URBAN STRATEGIES COUNCIL at $300,000, THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE at $225,000, and ASIAN PACIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK at $135,000. The grant list also includes housing, energy, and community development recipients such as CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP, VIRGINIA HOUSING ALLIANCE, and MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL at $125,000 each.
MOVEMENT STRATEGY CENTER’s recent grants suggest a regranting-heavy model, with many awards labeled MSC REGRANT-GRANT and several program-specific grants. The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $43,750 at the median, and $125,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards range from five-figure grants to several grants above $200,000, including $450,000, $355,500, $350,000, and $300,000. Its beneficiary profile centers on nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, and other grant recipients or subgrantees. Several active programs accept unsolicited applications, including fiscal sponsorship, CDC incubator, movement strategy network, philanthropic advising, grantmaking/regranting, and the DAF program.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $125K, with a median of $44K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$44K
75th Percentile
$125K
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MOVEMENT STRATEGY CENTER gives nationally, with 213 grants recorded to U.S. recipients and no non-U.S. countries in the recent distribution. California is the state where it gives most often, accounting for 27% of grants to recipients in its HQ state and appearing frequently in recent grants. Other states represented in the recent grants include Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, Maryland, Virginia, Missouri, Georgia, Louisiana, and Indiana. Recent California recipients include Oakland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Huntington Park.
Yes, for several active programs. The fiscal sponsorship program, CDC Incubator, Movement Strategy Network, philanthropic advising, grantmaking/regranting, and the DAF program all list unsolicited applications as accepted. Some programs, including impact investing and collaborative funds & grantmaking, do not.
Its recent grants support just transition, environmental justice, racial justice, movement building, leadership development, health & food equity, housing, and energy-related work. Examples include grants to COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCILS INC, THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE, CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP, and the ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE.
Its typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $43,750 at the median, and $125,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants in the top 30 range from $125,000 to $450,000, with several awards above $200,000.
It gives nationally across the United States. In the recent grant distribution, 213 grants went to U.S. recipients and 27% of grants were to recipients in California, which is also the state where it gives most often. Recent grantees are located in California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, Maryland, Virginia, Missouri, Georgia, Louisiana, and Indiana.
Recent grantees include COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT, INDIANA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCILS INC, URBAN STRATEGIES COUNCIL, PEOPLE FOR COMMUNITY RECOVERY, CENTER FOR CIVIC POLICY, THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE, and ASIAN PACIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK. The recent list also includes housing and energy groups such as CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP and THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| URBAN PEACE MOVEMENT | OAKLAND, CA | $3,137,222 | 2026 | EXIT OF FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT |
| ORCHID CAPITAL COLLECTIVE INC | SACRAMENTO, CA | $1,323,646 | 2026 | EXIT OF FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT |
| RESIST INC | BOSTON, MA | $203,000 | 2026 | ORCHID CAPITAL-GRANT |
| ANPETU WI LLC | FORT YATES, ND | $200,000 | 2026 | MSC DAF -GRANT |
| ASIAN PACIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK | OAKLAND, CA | $185,000 | 2026 | MSC REGRANTS-GRANT |
| PHILANTHROPIC VENTURES FOUNDATION | OAKLAND, CA | $185,000 | 2026 | BIG WE FOUNDATION AND MSC DAF-GRANT |
| SAJE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $170,000 | 2026 | MSC REGRANTS-GRANT |
| LOS ANGELES ALLIANCE FOR A NEW ECONOMY (LAANE) | LOS ANGELES, CA | $170,000 | 2026 | MSC REGRANTS-GRANT |
| METROPOLITAN CONGREGATIONS UNITED FOR SAINT LOUIS | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $170,000 | 2026 | MSC REGRANTS-GRANT |
| REALIZE IMPACT | BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA | $150,500 | 2026 | MSC DAF-GRANT |
| JUSTICE FUNDERS | OAKLAND, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | MSC DAF-GRANT |
| PERINATAL HEALTH EQUITY INITIATIVE | EAST ORANGE, NJ | $150,000 | 2026 | ORCHID CAPITAL-GRANT |
| ECOWORKS | DETROIT, MI | $135,000 | 2026 | MSC REGRANTS-GRANT |
| ABIDE WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES INC | DALLAS, TX | $125,000 | 2026 | ORCHID CAPITAL-GRANT |
| THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE | OAKLAND, CA | $120,000 | 2026 | MSC REGRANTS-GRANT |
| SHUNPIKE | SEATTLE, WA | $118,500 | 2026 | THE EQUITABLE INTERMEDIARIES FUND-GRANT |
| FRACTURED ATLAS | NEW YORK, NY | $118,500 | 2026 | THE EQUITABLE INTERMEDIARIES FUND-GRANT |
| RAINIER VALLEY CORPS | SEATTLE, WA | $118,500 | 2026 | THE EQUITABLE INTERMEDIARIES FUND-GRANT |
| ALLIANCE OF RESIDENT THEATRESNEW YORK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $118,500 | 2026 | THE EQUITABLE INTERMEDIARIES FUND-GRANT |
| FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $118,500 | 2026 | THE EQUITABLE INTERMEDIARIES FUND-GRANT |
| CENTER FOR THIRD WORLD ORGANIZING | OAKLAND, CA | $118,500 | 2026 | THE EQUITABLE INTERMEDIARIES FUND-GRANT |
| BREATH OF MY HEART BIRTH PLACE | ESPANOLA, NM | $112,500 | 2026 | MSC REGRANTS AND ORCHID CAPITAL-GRANT |
| OBRAN CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC | BERKELEY, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | MSC DAF -GRANT |
| PROPEL ATL | ATLANTA, GA | $100,000 | 2026 | TRANSFORMATION ALLIANCE-GRANT |
| EAST YARD COMMUNITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | MSC REGRANTS-GRANT |
| RICH CITY | RICHMOND, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | MSC DAF-GRANT |
| CHISHOLM LEGACY PROJECT INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $82,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY CLIMATE SHIFT-GRANT |
| ALLIED MEDIA PROJECTS | DETROIT, MI | $81,500 | 2026 | MSC, MSC REGRANTS, AND ORCHID CAPITAL-GRANT |
| PENNSYLVANIA UTILITY LAW PROJECT (PULP) | GLENSIDE, PA | $75,000 | 2026 | MSC REGRANTS-GRANT |
| TENG AND SMITH INC | OAKLAND, CA | $72,000 | 2026 | MSC MODEL C-GRANT |
| POMONA ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CENTER INC | POMONA, CA | $70,312 | 2026 | MSC REGRANTS-GRANT |
| CONCERNED CITIZENS OF CHARLES CITY COUNTY | PROVIDENCE FORGE, VA | $70,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY CLIMATE SHIFT-GRANT |
| NORTH CAROLINA JUSTICE CENTER | RALEIGH, NC | $70,000 | 2026 | MSC REGRANTS-GRANT |
| MINNESOTA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP | SAINT PAUL, MN | $65,000 | 2026 | MSC REGRANTS-GRANT |
| SHERWOOD VALLEY BAND OF POMO INDIANS | WILLITS, CA | $60,283 | 2026 | MSC REGRANTS-GRANT |
| VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER | RICHMOND, VA | $60,000 | 2026 | MSC REGRANTS-GRANT |
| SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS (SEE) INC | CALABASAS, CA | $60,000 | 2026 | MOVEMENT STRATEGY CENTER-GRANT |
| COBIZ RICHMOND INC | RICHMOND, CA | $60,000 | 2026 | MSC DAF-GRANT |
| ZELDA PEARLS LLC | ORINDA, CA | $54,540 | 2026 | MSC MODEL C-GRANT |
| POSSIBILITY LABS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $52,500 | 2026 | REMEMBER THE FUTURE FUND,MSC DAF,ART.COOP-GRANT |
| LIBERATION VENTURES INC | OAKLAND, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | MSC DAF-GRANT |
| COMMUNITY VENTURES | FREMONT, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | MSC DAF-GRANT |
| SOUTHEAST ENVIRONMENTAL TASK FORCE | CHICAGO, IL | $50,000 | 2026 | MSC REGRANTS-GRANT |
| AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2026 | MSC DAF-GRANT |
| IN OUR BACKYARDS INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | THE EQUITABLE INTERMEDIARIES FUND-GRANT |
| SUSTAINABLE SEATTLE | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2026 | THE EQUITABLE INTERMEDIARIES FUND-GRANT |
| INQUIRING SYSTEMS INC | SANTA ROSA, CA | $49,000 | 2026 | MSC REGRANTS AND HEAL FOOD ALLIANCE-GRANT |
| LEADERSHIP COUNSEL FOR JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY | FRESNO, CA | $42,135 | 2026 | MSC REGRANTS-GRANT |
| CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | RIVERSIDE, CA | $42,135 | 2026 | MSC REGRANTS-GRANT |
| CENTER FOR NULEADERSHIP ON URBAN SOLUTIONS INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $41,200 | 2026 | MSC DAF-GRANT |
ORCHID CAPITAL COLLECTIVE INC
$1,323,646EXIT OF FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT
ANPETU WI LLC
$200,000MSC DAF -GRANT
BIG WE FOUNDATION AND MSC DAF-GRANT
METROPOLITAN CONGREGATIONS UNITED FOR SAINT LOUIS
$170,000MSC REGRANTS-GRANT
THE EQUITABLE INTERMEDIARIES FUND-GRANT
OBRAN CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC
$100,000MSC DAF -GRANT
PROPEL ATL
$100,000TRANSFORMATION ALLIANCE-GRANT
RICH CITY
$100,000MSC DAF-GRANT
TENG AND SMITH INC
$72,000MSC MODEL C-GRANT
CONCERNED CITIZENS OF CHARLES CITY COUNTY
$70,000COMMUNITY CLIMATE SHIFT-GRANT
SHERWOOD VALLEY BAND OF POMO INDIANS
$60,283MSC REGRANTS-GRANT
MOVEMENT STRATEGY CENTER-GRANT
COBIZ RICHMOND INC
$60,000MSC DAF-GRANT
ZELDA PEARLS LLC
$54,540MSC MODEL C-GRANT
LIBERATION VENTURES INC
$50,000MSC DAF-GRANT
COMMUNITY VENTURES
$50,000MSC DAF-GRANT
SUSTAINABLE SEATTLE
$50,000THE EQUITABLE INTERMEDIARIES FUND-GRANT