The mission of SPACEs (Safe Places for the Advancement of Community and Equity) is to reverse and eliminate the generational effects of race, racism and poverty. It does this through a creative combination of organizing, leadership development and cultural work. SPACEs is an inter- disciplinary social justice organization that unleashes the capacity of people […]

The Trans Justice Funding Project is a community -led funding initiative founded in 2012 to support grassroots, trans justice groups run by and for trans people. We make grants annually by bringing together a panel of six trans justice activists from around the country to carefully review every application we receive. We center the […]

[…] fundamental belief that youth need art. The public high school students we serve are primarily low income youth of color and we center them through free out -of-school time and in-school learning at the intersection of youth development and arts education. Our mission is to spark a shared creative practice between practicing artists and […]

Friends of the Urban Forest helps individuals and neighborhood groups plant and care for street trees and sidewalk gardens in San Francisco. This “green infrastructure” improves the city by beautifying neighborhoods, cleaning the air, and reducing polluted stormwater runoff. Since 1981, FUF has brought communities together to plant more than 60,000 trees, totaling almost […]

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Palestine Legal is an independent organization dedicated to protecting the civil and constitutional rights of people in the US who speak out for Palestinian freedom. Our mission is to bolster the Palestine solidarity movement by challenging efforts to threaten, harass and legally bully activists into silence and inaction. We provide legal advice, Know Your […]

African School for Excellence (ASE) aims to revolutionise the face of modern education and, in so doing, provide greater access to world -class education to everyone. Rooted in a unique concept, ASE’s vision is to create a self-sustaining network of elite independent secondary schools that anyone can afford. To do this, we focus our […]

CommunityGrows is an environmental education program serving high-needs youth, especially those living in public housing in San Francisco. Youth acquire the necessary skills to live a healthy life through garden education, nutritious cooking and eating, and green jobs training.

[…] sustainable energy. CRS is a national nonprofit with global impact. It develops expert responses to climate change issues with the speed and effectiveness necessary to provide real -time solutions. Its leadership through collaboration and environmental innovation builds policies and consumer-protection mechanisms in renewable energy, greenhouse gas reductions, and energy efficiency that foster healthy and […]

Belveron Partners is a privately held investment firm with a focus on preserving affordable and workforce housing across the United States. Belveron’s portfolio comprises of close to 30,000 units of affordable housing in 20+ states.

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The goal of the Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) is to increase the amount and effectiveness of resources aimed at combating institutional and structural racism in communities through capacity building, education, and convening of grantmakers and grantseekers. Since its inception in January 2003, PRE has directly engaged hundreds of foundation representatives (including program […]