Levi Strauss Foundation
San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-6064702. Reported 241 grants totalling $33.7M to 142 recipients across tax years 2020-2023. 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". Levi Strauss 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
7 of the organizations Levi Strauss Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 42 grants totalling $11.0M to them. That is 44% of the $24.8M 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | grantmaking organization | Delaware | $10.4M | 34 | 2 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Community Initiatives | grantmaking organization | California | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Goodnation Foundation Inc | grantmaking organization | New York | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Groundswell Fund | grantmaking organization | California | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | Its form does not ask |
| Northern California Grantmakers | federated giving programme | California | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Bend the Arc - a Jewish Partnership | grantmaking organization | New York | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | Its form does not ask |
| Impactassetsinc | federated giving programme | Maryland | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | 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 $100,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $50,000 and $150,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $7,932,915.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Newark, DE | $10.4M | 34 | 2 | 2023 |
| Uk Online Giving Foundation | London | $2,300,000 | 14 | 2 | 2023 |
| Caf America | Alexandria, VA | $2,050,500 | 22 | 2 | 2022 |
| AIDS United | Washington, DC | $700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $507,211 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Faith in Action | Redwood City, CA | $476,833 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc | Atlanta, GA | $425,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ella Baker Center for Human Rights | Oakland, CA | $395,833 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| National Center for Lesbian Rights | San Francisco, CA | $351,833 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Msi-US | Washington, DC | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fair Count Inc | Atlanta, GA | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $310,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Transgender Law Center | Oakland, CA | $305,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Visionspring | New York, NY | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Somos Mayfair | San Jose, CA | $278,043 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Cair San Francisco Bay Area | Santa Clara, CA | $276,833 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mijente | Phoenix, AZ | $276,833 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Pangea Legal Services | San Francisco, CA | $276,833 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Transgender District | San Francisco, CA | $276,833 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Working Partnerships USA | San Jose, CA | $276,833 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Apienc | San Francisco, CA | $256,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Californians for Safety and Justice | Oakland, CA | $256,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| International Labour Office | Geneva | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United We Dream Network Inc | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Freefrom | Los Angeles, CA | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chinese for Affirmative Action | San Francisco, CA | $220,833 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights | Alameda, CA | $205,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Actionaid Uk | London | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Anti Police-Terror Project | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Bordersmedecins Sans Frontieres | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| International Planned Parenthood Federation Worldwide Inc | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Refugee Assistance Project | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| One Fair Wage | Cambridge, MA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Sociedad Mexicana Pro Derechos De La Mujer Ac | Mexico City | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Standup Movement Lanka | Katunayake | $195,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Change Associates Ltd | Dhaka | $170,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Afiya Center | Dallas, TX | $170,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fondo Semillas | Mexico City | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Repower Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $152,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| She the People | San Francisco, CA | $152,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Arc Southeast | Atlanta, GA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Futures Lab | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Demos a Network for Ideas and Action Ltd | New York, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Free Press | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goodnation Foundation Fiscal Sponsor of One for Democracy Fund | New York, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Labour Organization | Geneva | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Me Too International Inc | Atlanta, GA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mission Asset Fund | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| More in Common Inc | New York, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance | New York, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rizq Trust | Lahore | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Texas Freedom Network Education Fund | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Counter Narrative Project | Atlanta, GA | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Association Maria Elena Cuadra Movement of Women Workers and Unemployed Wom | Managua | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fair Elections Center | Washington, DC | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southern Black Policy and Advocacy Network | Dallas, TX | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mercado Global Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Press Institute | Arlington, VA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| El Pueblo | Raleigh, NC | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Native Organizers Alliance | Seattle, WA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Abortion Care Network | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arbitration Council Foundation | Phnom Penh | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Arizona Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander for Equity-Fs One | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bvm Capacity Building Institute | East Point, GA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ethiopian Labor Rights Watch | Addis Ababa | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fundo Angela Borba De Recursos Para Mulheres | Rio De Janeiro | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Groundswell Fund | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ifwhenhow | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| In Our Own Voice National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kentucky Health Justice Network | Louisville, KY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Letra S Sida Cultura Y Vida Cotidiana Ac | Mexico City | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Microstart | Anderlecht | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Movement Resource Project | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Network of Abortion Funds | Beaverton, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Voices for Reproductive Justice | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Abortion Access Fund | Eugene, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Positive Women's Network - USA | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| SECTION27 Incorporating the AIDS Law Project Npc | Johannesburg | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| SECTION27 Incorporting the AIDS Law Project Npc | Johannesburg | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sero Project Inc | Milford, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Silver State Hope Fund | Las Vegas, NV | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spark Reproductive Justice Now Inc | Atlanta, GA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Transgender Strategy Center | Richmond, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Undocublack Network | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urge Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yellowhammer Fund | Tuscaloosa, AL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Action for Health Initiatives Inc | Quezon City | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Colectivo Sol Ac | Tlalpan | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Giv - Grupo De Incentivo a Vida | Sao Paulo | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sampada Gramin Mahila Sanstha | Sangli | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Women's Foundation of California | Oakland, CA | $77,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc - Care | Atlanta, GA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Funders Concerned About AIDS Inc | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Horizons Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lemonada Media Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Center for Civic Innovationchlp | Brooklyn, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Day Laborer Organizing Network | Pasadena, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Proyecto De Derechos Economicos | Mexico City | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Stichting Mama Cash | Amsterdam | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Women Organized to Respond to Life Threatening Diseases | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Manaus Consulting | Sherman Oaks, CA | $70,603 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fundacion Fondo Centroamericano De Mujeres | San Jose | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| La Cocina | San Francisco, CA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Grupo Pela Viddasp | Sao Paulo | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Masyarakat | Jakarta | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Popular Education Research Group | Toronto | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Justice Teams Network | San Francisco, CA | $56,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Bend the Arc a Jewish Partnership for Justice | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Impactassets | Bethesda, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| It Takes Philly Encouraging and Empowering Our Children to Aim High | Jenkintown, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Partnership With Native Americans | Addison, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Francisco Community Health Center | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St James Infirmary | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Walking Iris Media Inc | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wecount Inc | Homestead, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mce Social Capital | San Francisco, CA | $28,005 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Breakthrough Trust | New Delhi | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Convivial | Bruxelles | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Red Tab Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Voice of the Experienced | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Francisco AIDS Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lightbox Collaborative | Alameda, CA | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Safety and Justice | Oakland, CA | $20,833 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tides Foundation Frida Fund | San Francisco, CA | $20,833 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Evaluation Innovation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Confluence Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cooperativa Porto Alegre | Rovigo | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| People's Community Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rafiki Coalition for Health and Wellness | San Francisco, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
32 of 142 (23%) 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 17%, 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.
- Uk Online Giving Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORY - Center for Reproductive Rights
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT FOR ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO PROTECT WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN THE U.S. - AIDS United
TO SUPPORT THE SOUTHERN HIV IMPACT FUND, A POOLED FUND THAT ADDRESSES THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC IN NINE STATES ACROSS THE U.S. SOUTH, TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES IMPACT BY HIV/AIDS AND COVID-19 THROUGH THE RELIEF, RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE FUND, GENERAL SUPPORT FOR HIV RACIAL JUSTICE NOW, A MOVEMENT TO ADVANCE RACIAL JUSTICE AND PROMOTE THE LEADERSHIP BY PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE HIV/AIDS RESPONSE IN THE UNITED STATES, TO SUPPORT THE SYRINGE ACCESS FUND AND AIDS UNITED'S BROADER HARM REDUCTION WORK ADDRESSING THE HIV/AIDS AND OPIOID OVERDOSE EPIDEMICS IN THE UNITED STATES, TO SUPPORT ADVOCACY AND PROGRAMS BY AIDS UNITED'S SYRINGE ACCESS FUND THAT ADDRESS THE HIV/AIDS, OPIOID OVERDOSE AND COVID-19 EPIDEMICS IN THE UNITED STATES. - Msi-US
TO PROVIDE CRITICAL HEALTH SERVICES TO FEMALE APPAREL WORKERS IN BANGLADESH IN THE WAKE OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS, TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH-QUALITY SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES FOR FEMALE APPAREL WORKERS IN BANGLADESH AND ETHIOPIA. - Cair San Francisco Bay Area
GENERAL SUPPORT THROUGH THE "PIONEERS IN JUSTICE" PROGRAM FOR LEGAL AID, CIVIL ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH WORK FOR MUSLIM COMMUNITIES IN THE BAY AREA AND TO SUPPORT THE RESILIENCE AND WELL-BEING OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ZAHRA BILLOO, A PARTICIPATING MEMBER OF PIONEERS IN JUSTICE. - Pangea Legal Services
GENERAL SUPPORT THROUGH THE "PIONEERS IN JUSTICE" PROGRAM FOR PANGEA LEGAL SERVICES' LITIGATION, DEPORTATION DEFENSE AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT WORK AND TO SUPPORT THE RESILIENCE, WELL-BEING AND LEADERSHIP OF CO-DIRECTOR NILOUFAR KHONSARI, A PARTICIPATING MEMBER OF PIONEERS IN JUSTICE.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 148 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 84 | $8,497,500 | $83,750 |
| 2021 | 76 | $9,620,417 | $100,000 |
| 2022 | 71 | $6,333,325 | $100,000 |
| 2023 | 10 | $9,291,698 | $29,096 |
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. Levi Strauss Foundation has 81 of them, worth $11.4M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| American Online Giving Foundation | Newark, DE | $2,135,000 |
| Uk Online Giving Foundation | London | $1,260,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Newark, DE | $450,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Newark, DE | $300,000 |
| Uk Online Giving Foundation | London | $200,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Newark, DE | $200,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Newark, DE | $200,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Newark, DE | $200,000 |
| International Labour Office | Geneva | $200,000 |
| International Planned Parenthood Federation Worldwide Inc | Washington, DC | $200,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Newark, DE | $175,000 |
| Caf America | Alexandria, VA | $160,000 |
| Fondo Semillas | Mexico City | $160,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Newark, DE | $150,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Newark, DE | $150,000 |
Where its money goes
37% of its giving went to organizations in Delaware.
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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 Levi Strauss Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). 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: 1155 Battery Street Levi Plaza, San Francisco, CA, 94111. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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