Girls Rights Project
Portola Valley, CA · EIN 52-2364195. Reported 219 grants totalling $1,564,483 to 95 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Girls Rights Project did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $25,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women Moving Millions | New York, NY | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Amplify Girls | Chattanooga, TN | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Equality Now | New York, NY | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crea Nicaragua | Oakland, CA | $47,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Global Fund for Children | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Soccer Without Borders | Cambridge, MA | $43,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| She Can | San Rafael, CA | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $40,001 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cambodia Childrens Fund | Santa Monica, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Madre | New York, NY | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Plan International USA | Warwick, RI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tahirih Justice Center | Falls Church, VA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Educate 2 Envision | San Leandro, CA | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Impact Assets | Bethesda, MD | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sacred Valley Project | Montclair, NJ | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| NAMI Network | Arlington, VA | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Everfree | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Every Woman Treaty | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rain for the Sahel | Portsmouth, NH | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rise Up | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tandem | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Giving List Impact Fund | Bethesda, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| U-Go | Solana Beach, CA | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Georgetown Institute for Women Peace and Security | Washington, DC | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Apne Aap International | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Asian University for Women Support Foundation | Cambridte, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Care Impact Fund | Merrifield, VA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colors of Connection | Shorelind, WA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Freedom Story | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Global Fund for Women | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ignite | Gainesville, FL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nurturing Minds Inc | Newtonville, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Parity Lab | Parsippany, NJ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Room to Read | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The 19TH | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Fuller Project | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Creative Life Foundation | Boston, MA | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Projet Jeune Leader | Ampasambazaha, Fianarantsoa 301 | $17,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Flying Kites | Dedham, MA | $16,322 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Girls | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chichuas Wasi School | Sonoma, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Equality Effect | Toronto | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Iempathize | Boulder, CO | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| L'ecole De Choix | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| No Means No | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bay Area Women's Sports Initiative | San Jose, CA | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Peninsula | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Gender & Refugee Studies | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Freedom Firm | E Wenatchee, WA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Malala Fund | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Onesky | Berkeley, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rise Up Together Public Health Institute | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Citizens Foundation | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Unatti Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vital Voices | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ladakhi Sisters | Durham, ME | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Willow International | Orange, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Binti Network | Oakland, CA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Child's Notebook | Seattle, WA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dark Bali | Yorba Linda, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Himalayan Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| California School Choice | Pasadena, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feminist Majority Foundation | Arlington, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Determined | Yangon | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls on Fire Leaders | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Human Rights Watch | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Iglow Mentoring | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Komera Project | Jamaica Plain, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lift Our Voices | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| My Own Image | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nadia's Initiative | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Panorama Global | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Panzi Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rights 4 Girls | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sahar Education International | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Aha Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unfpa | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women Lead | Arlington, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| How Women Lead | San Rafael, CA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| About-Face | San Francisco, CA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ngo Source | San Francisco, CA | $3,010 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women Funding Network | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Oakland, CA | $2,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Circle of Women | Cambridge, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Far Away Friends | Lakewood, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Glimmer | San Leandro, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The H Foundation | La Grange, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shadhika | Denver, CO | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Venture Vie | San Francisco, CA | $2,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Breakthrough New York Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Network of Engaged International Donors | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Women's Network | San Dimas, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Writegirl | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
56 of 95 (59%) 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 73%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Impact Assets
TO IMPACT INVESTING AND CHARITABLE GIVING. - The Giving List Impact Fund
TO STRENGTHEN THE NARRATIVE AROUND THE IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN AND GIRLS BEING VIEWED AS A LENS, NOT A LANE, IN GIVING. - Women Moving Millions
TO FUND ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTING THE ADVANCEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS - Tandem
TO SUPPORT EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT. - Amplify Girls
TO LOCALIZE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AND INVEST IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS. - Equality Now
TO WORK FOR THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 98 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 | 59 | $343,060 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 61 | $413,123 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 52 | $419,800 | $5,900 |
| 2024 | 47 | $388,500 | $8,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
32% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Girls Rights Project'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: 297 Mapache Drive, Portola Valley, CA, 94028. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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