128 Collective Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · EIN 83-2899018. Reported 329 grants totalling $35.7M to 168 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". 128 Collective Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
6 of the organizations 128 Collective Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 31 grants totalling $2,871,500 to them. That is 9% of the $31.4M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tides Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $1,798,500 | 15 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Hopewell Fund | grantmaking organization | District of Columbia | $335,000 | 7 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Ffwd | grantmaking organization | California | $300,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | grantmaking organization | New York | $225,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | grantmaking organization | Virginia | $163,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| Rockefeller Family Fund Inc | grantmaking organization | New York | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $85,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $50,000 and $150,000; the smallest was $800 and the largest $1,000,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | $2,187,800 | 15 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $1,875,000 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,798,500 | 15 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ue Research and Education Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,660,000 | 10 | 3 | 2024 |
| People's Action Institute | Chicago, IL | $1,050,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Potential Energy Coalition Inc | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Sunrise Project Inc | Dover, DE | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Voices for a Sustainable Future Inc | Takoma Park, MD | $966,550 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | $910,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $607,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | San Francisco, CA | $539,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clean Air Task Force Inc | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Congressional Progressive Caucus Center | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Labor Education and Research Project | Brooklyn, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | $465,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Economy Organisers Network | London | $460,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Public Enterprise | Brooklyn, NY | $407,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Labor Education & Research Project | Brooklyn, NY | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| More Perfect Union Foundation | Arlington, VA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Powerswitch Action | Oakland, CA | $392,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | $335,000 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Basalt, CO | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Global Fund for Women Inc | San Francisco, CA | $307,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Partnership Project Inc | Washington, DC | $305,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Beneficial Electrification League | Arlington, VA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coalition for Green Capital | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ffwd | San Francisco, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Earth | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lawyers for Good Government Inc | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trans Queer Pueblo - Semilla De Liberacion | Phoenix, AZ | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trapped Voices Inc | Chesapeake, VA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| UNDAUNTEDK12 | Oakland, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mcmaster University | Hamilton, Ontario | $297,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Climate 2025 Limited | Sheffield | $296,673 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stichting Transnational Institute | Amsterdam | $280,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Global Fund for Women Inc | Washington, DC | $258,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 350 Seattle | Seattle, WA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Youth Organizing | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Commonwealth Foundation Inc | Berkeley, CA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fuller Project for International Reporting Inc | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| State Democracy Project | Brooklyn, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | $225,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Spring Street Climate Fund Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $225,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | $215,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $205,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| African Climate Alliance Npc | Claremount, Cape Town | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Employ America | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Railroad Workers Education & Legal Defense Foundation | Roopville, GA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Railroad Workers Education & Legal Defense Foundation | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Social Justice and Solidarity Fund | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Center for Civic Alternatives | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Good Food Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Working Families Power | Brooklyn, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Labor Education and Research Project | Detroit, MI | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Breach Collective | Eugene, OR | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project | Billings, MT | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandria, VA | $163,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Port Arthur Community Action Network | Port Arthur, TX | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Progressive International Exchange | Encino, CA | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Panorama Global | Seattle, WA | $154,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Political Ecology | Santa Cruz, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Evergreen Collaborative | Seattle, WA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jobs With Justice San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Missouri Workers Center | St Louis, MO | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Partnership for New Americans | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pittsburghers for Public Transit | Pittsburgh, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Race Forward | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sunrise Movement Education Fund | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women Deliver Inc | New York, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Venture Strategies for Health and Development | Berkeley, CA | $130,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Accelerate Change Inc | Boston, MA | $125,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fair Elections Center | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| March for Our Lives Foundation | Encino, CA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| One World Children's Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $124,384 | 6 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $110,300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wildsight | Kimberley, British Columbia | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rwenzori Center for Research and Advocacy | Kasese Town | $108,735 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dkt International Inc | Washington, DC | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Greenwich | London | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Actionaid USA | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Calcef Innovations | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Carbon Removal Dba CARBON180 | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for International Policy Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Civic Education Fund | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbia Riverkeeper | Hood River, OR | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Georgia Alliance Education Fund Inc | Atlanta, GA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grist Magazine Inc | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Id Insight Inc | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| If When How | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jobs With Justice Education Fund | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kendra Alexander Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Living Goods | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Movement Alliance Project | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Nations Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of California Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban Affairs Coalition | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chinese Progressive Association | San Francisco, CA | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alternative Information & Development Centre | Mowbray | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ipas | Chapel Hill, NC | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| African Institute for Development Policy | San Francisco, CA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Room to Read | San Francisco, CA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation | Arcata, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Partners in Expanding Health Quality and Access | Davis, CA | $76,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Global Justice Corp | Tuscon, AZ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carbonplan | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda | Atlanta, GA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Institute for Policy Studies | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Climate Action Now | Harbor, ME | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Movement Advancement Project Inc | Boulder, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Progressive Coders Network II | Farmington Hills, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ecologistics Inc | Los Osos, CA | $74,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Abortion Freedom Partnership | San Francisco, CA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brazil Foundation | New York, NY | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Social Good Fund Inc | Richmond, CA | $64,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| US Climate Action Network | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Common Ground | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Third World Organizing | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Engage Florida Civic Fund Inc | Miami, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eyebeam Atelier Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Femhealth USA Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Femhealth USA Inc Dba Carafem | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Health Access Fund | Silver Spring, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Youth Alliance for Family Planning | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mother Health International Inc | Richmond, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ms Foundation for Women Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Merrifield, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Organizing Neighborhoods for Equality Northside | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pivot Point | Shelton, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Progressive Leadership Initiative Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rockefeller Family Fund Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| White Ribbon Alliance Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alaska Public Interest Research Group Inc | Anchorage, AK | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Critical Resistance | Oakland, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Institute for Public Affairs | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wiser International Inc | Durham, NC | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Integrate Health Inc | Medway, MA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Friends of Zanaafrica Corp | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lc and Lillie Cox Haven of Hope | Danville, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rewire News Group | Mclean, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| March on Foundation | Severna Park, MD | $28,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| If Not Now Education Fund | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Women's Health Network Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Villagereach | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Win Without War Education Fund | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Population Action International | Washington, DC | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Institute for Middle East Understanding | Tustin, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Turnout Activism | Cambridge, MA | $13,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Earth Island Institute Inc | Berkeley, CA | $13,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $10,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Alameda County CASA Inc | San Leandro, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| March on Maryland Inc | Severna Park, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vida Verde Nature Education | San Gregorio, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Climate Education Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Francisco Women Against Rape | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
59 of 168 (35%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 43%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Potential Energy Coalition Inc
CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATIONS WORK - Tides Center
CLIMATE AND COMMUNITY INSTITUTE - Clean Air Task Force Inc
INFRASTRUCTURE WORK IN THE US AND EUROPE - Ue Research and Education Fund
GREEN LOCOMOTIVES PROJECT - Global Fund for Women Inc
CHAMPIONS FOR CLIMATE PROGRAM - UNDAUNTEDK12
IRA IMPLEMENTATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 279 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79 | $4,928,560 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 86 | $9,985,709 | $80,000 |
| 2023 | 84 | $9,408,473 | $100,000 |
| 2024 | 80 | $11.4M | $102,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. 128 Collective Foundation has 2 of them, worth $93,735. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| The Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | $50,000 |
| Rwenzori Center for Research and Advocacy | Kasese Town | $43,735 |
Where its money goes
33% of its giving went to organizations in California.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from 128 Collective Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 314 Lytton Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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