Advance social justice by shifting power and resources to communities historically denied power, providing fiscal sponsorship, grantmaking, and philanthropic services to support equitable, lasting change.
Tides Center moves large sums through intermediary organizations that work on equity, human rights, and economic empowerment. Its recent grants show a model built around fiscal sponsorship and affiliated entities: Oneten Coalition Inc received $53,211,202 in both 2023 and 2024, while Tides Advocacy received $18,208,110 in each of those years for healthy individuals and communities. That pattern points to a funder supporting institutions that can channel substantial resources into coordinated social change efforts. The foundation’s portfolio also includes large awards to Women Building Up Inc, Cooperatives for a Better World, and Tides Foundation, alongside support for groups such as Alliance for Safety and Justice and National Aids Memorial Inc. These grants indicate a mix of justice, health, and community infrastructure work rather than a single-issue grantmaker. Tides Center also appears to back organizations over multiple years, with repeated awards to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025. Its stated purpose is to advance social justice by shifting power and resources to communities historically denied power, and the grant record reflects that operating approach.
A core theme is equity, human rights, and economic empowerment. Tides Center awarded $53,211,202 to Oneten Coalition Inc in 2023 and again in 2024 for that purpose, and gave $15,840,627 to Women Building Up Inc in 2024 with the same grant theme. It also funded Cooperatives for a Better World twice, at $14,630,616 in both 2023 and 2024. Health and community well-being is another visible area. The foundation gave $18,208,110 to Tides Advocacy in both 2023 and 2024 for healthy individuals and communities, and $2,374,978 to Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy Inc in 2024 under the same category. Environmental work appears as well, including $9,598,594 to Shelterwood Collective in 2024 for sustainable environment.
Tides Center’s typical grant size sits at a p25 of $24,000, a median of $44,285, and a p75 of $100,000, though its recent roster also includes very large, multi-million-dollar awards. The grant record shows repeated support to the same recipients across years, including 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests recurring relationships rather than one-off gifts. It is classified as a mixed community foundation and does not fund individuals. The foundation also makes no program-related investments.
Current and upcoming funding from Tides Center that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Proposed projects must be charitable in purpose and eligible to receive tax-deductible donations; projects are reviewed by Tides Foundation/Centre for compliance with IRS rules and Tides mission.
$55.3M
$297.4M
$265.4M
$285.1M
Most grants fall between $24K and $100K, with a median of $44K.
25th Percentile
$24K
Median
$44K
75th Percentile
$100K
About 23% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Giving is national, with 100% of recent grants going to US recipients. The highest concentration by state is in DC, while 23% of grants go to recipients in California, which is also where many named grantees are located. Recent recipients include organizations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, Palo Alto, and West Hollywood, along with recipients in New York City-area locations such as Brooklyn and New York. The distribution shows a broad US footprint rather than a single local focus.
The foundation’s stated focus areas include racial equity, immigration and immigrant rights, climate justice, civic engagement and democracy, gender justice, nonprofit management and infrastructure, narrative change and media, economic development, and equality and human rights. Recent grants also cluster around equity, human rights, and economic empowerment, plus healthy individuals and communities.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Oneten Coalition Inc in 2023 and 2024 at $53,211,202 each year, Tides Advocacy in 2023 and 2024 at $18,208,110 each year, and Cooperatives for a Better World in 2023 and 2024 at $14,630,616 each year.
The grant-size distribution centers at $24,000 at the 25th percentile, $44,285 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes much larger awards, including several in the multi-million-dollar range.
The largest share of grants by recipient location goes to DC, while 23% of grants are to recipients in California. The recent list includes organizations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, Palo Alto, West Hollywood, Brooklyn, New York, and Alexandria.
The recipient country distribution is entirely US-based in the data provided: 1,810 grants, or 100.0%, went to US recipients.
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2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIDES ADVOCACY | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $13,095,792 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| TIDES FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $8,837,683 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| TRANSFORMING RESEARCH INTO ACTION TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF STUDENTS | ANN ARBOR, MI | $5,362,697 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| WOMEN BUILDING UP INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,459,854 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| HASER INC | SAN JUAN, PR | $826,000 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY | BERKELEY, CA | $800,723 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| COUNTY OF SOLANO | VALLEJO, CA | $725,000 | 2025 | SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT |
| ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $621,200 | 2025 | QUALITY EDUCATION |
| GIVSUM FOUNDATION | COSTA MESA, CA | $457,012 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| REINVENT SOUTH STOCKTON COALITION | STOCKTON, CA | $447,014 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| THE BRONX DOCUMENTARY CENTER | BRONX, NY | $421,900 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| FIRST FOCUS ON CHILDREN | WASHINGTON, DC | $405,000 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $400,000 | 2025 | SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT |
| WESTERN ORGANIZATION OF RESOURCE EDUCATION PROJECT | BILLINGS, MT | $400,000 | 2025 | SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT |
| MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | BEREA, KY | $400,000 | 2025 | SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT |
| SOUTHEAST CLIMATE ENERGY NETWORK INC | SUNRISE, FL | $400,000 | 2025 | SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT |
| SAY YES BUFFALO SCHOLARSHIP INC | BUFFALO, NY | $375,300 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| ANTHROPOCENE ALLIANCE | MICANOPY, FL | $300,000 | 2025 | SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT |
| SOCIAL GOOD FUND INC | RICHMOND, CA | $283,253 | 2025 | SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT |
| ST LAWRENCE COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL | POTSDAM, NY | $275,850 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| MINDBUILDERS CREATIVE ARTS INC | BRONX, NY | $243,000 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| THE GOOD NATION FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $229,519 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| THE W O W PROJECT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $227,000 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| INSTITUTO PARA LA INVESTIGACION Y ACCION EN AGROECOLOGIA | CAYEY, PR | $214,000 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $200,000 | 2025 | SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT |
| THE HADANOU COLLECTIVE | DENVER, CO | $198,584 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| FRIENDS OF THE EARTH | MERRIFIED, VA | $175,000 | 2025 | SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT |
| CITY FUTURES INC | NEW YORK, NY | $165,000 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| CHILD CARE SERVICES ASSOCIATION | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $165,000 | 2025 | QUALITY EDUCATION |
| FEDERACION DE MAESTROS DE PUERTO RICO | SAN JUAN, PR | $159,000 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| SENECA NATION OF INDIANS | IRVING, NY | $154,928 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| THE OAKLAND PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND | OAKLAND, CA | $153,000 | 2025 | QUALITY EDUCATION |
| SOUTHERN ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY | KNOXVILLE, TN | $150,000 | 2025 | SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT |
| WITNESS TO INNOCENCE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $150,000 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| EARTHWORKS | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT |
| PHYSICIANS SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS FOR SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY ENERGY | OAKLAND, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT |
| FAITH IN FLORIDA INC | ORLANDO, FL | $150,000 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| KHA P O COMMUNITY SCHOOL | ESPANOLA, NM | $150,000 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| ASIAN LAW CAUCUS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | QUALITY EDUCATION |
| SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS INC | CALABASAS, CA | $149,557 | 2025 | HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES |
| NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL | NEW YORK, NY | $147,300 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| FORTUNE SOCIETY INC | LONG ISLAND CITY, NY | $147,300 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| NEW VENTURE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $140,000 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY UNIV OF SOUTHERN CA MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $140,000 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| TALLER SALUD INC | LOIZA, PR | $125,000 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| POLITICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES | SOMERVILLE, MA | $113,750 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| INTERACTION AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY INTERNATIONAL ACTION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $110,000 | 2025 | QUALITY EDUCATION |
| COMMUNITIES FOR A NEW CALIFORNIA EDUCATION FUND | GRANITE BAY, CA | $107,000 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| WOODSIDE ON THE MOVE INC | WOODSIDE, NY | $105,700 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| PAROLE PREPARATION PROJECT INC | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $105,700 | 2025 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
TIDES ADVOCACY
$13,095,792EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
TIDES FOUNDATION
$8,837,683EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
TRANSFORMING RESEARCH INTO ACTION TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF STUDENTS
$5,362,697EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
WOMEN BUILDING UP INC
$1,459,854EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
HASER INC
$826,000EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY
$800,723EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
COUNTY OF SOLANO
$725,000SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC
$621,200QUALITY EDUCATION
GIVSUM FOUNDATION
$457,012EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
REINVENT SOUTH STOCKTON COALITION
$447,014EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
THE BRONX DOCUMENTARY CENTER
$421,900EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
FIRST FOCUS ON CHILDREN
$405,000EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS
$400,000SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
WESTERN ORGANIZATION OF RESOURCE EDUCATION PROJECT
$400,000SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
$400,000SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
SOUTHEAST CLIMATE ENERGY NETWORK INC
$400,000SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
SAY YES BUFFALO SCHOLARSHIP INC
$375,300EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
ANTHROPOCENE ALLIANCE
$300,000SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
SOCIAL GOOD FUND INC
$283,253SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
ST LAWRENCE COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL
$275,850EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
MINDBUILDERS CREATIVE ARTS INC
$243,000EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
THE GOOD NATION FOUNDATION INC
$229,519EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
THE W O W PROJECT INC
$227,000EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
INSTITUTO PARA LA INVESTIGACION Y ACCION EN AGROECOLOGIA
$214,000EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION
$200,000SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
THE HADANOU COLLECTIVE
$198,584EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
$175,000SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
CITY FUTURES INC
$165,000EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
CHILD CARE SERVICES ASSOCIATION
$165,000QUALITY EDUCATION
FEDERACION DE MAESTROS DE PUERTO RICO
$159,000EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
SENECA NATION OF INDIANS
$154,928EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
THE OAKLAND PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND
$153,000QUALITY EDUCATION
SOUTHERN ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY
$150,000SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
WITNESS TO INNOCENCE
$150,000EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
EARTHWORKS
$150,000SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
PHYSICIANS SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS FOR SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY ENERGY
$150,000SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
FAITH IN FLORIDA INC
$150,000EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
KHA P O COMMUNITY SCHOOL
$150,000EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
ASIAN LAW CAUCUS
$150,000QUALITY EDUCATION
SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS INC
$149,557HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
$147,300EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
FORTUNE SOCIETY INC
$147,300EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
NEW VENTURE FUND
$140,000EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
LOS ANGELES COUNTY UNIV OF SOUTHERN CA MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
$140,000EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
TALLER SALUD INC
$125,000EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
POLITICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
$113,750EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
INTERACTION AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY INTERNATIONAL ACTION INC
$110,000QUALITY EDUCATION
COMMUNITIES FOR A NEW CALIFORNIA EDUCATION FUND
$107,000EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
WOODSIDE ON THE MOVE INC
$105,700EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
PAROLE PREPARATION PROJECT INC
$105,700EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
