Grantmaking public charity · EIN 94-3214166
Common Counsel Foundation
Oakland, CA
Common Counsel Foundation is a public charity that makes grants based in Oakland, CA. On its Form 990 (Schedule I) for tax year 2024, it reported $101M in grants paid across 621 grants, with $67.5M in total assets. Its largest grants went to Impactassetsinc, Movement 4 Black Lives Inc and Native Land Conservancy Inc.
How to request funding
Its Form 990 lists the grants it made but not how it chooses recipients. Check Common Counsel Foundation's website or contact it to ask whether it considers requests.
How it makes and monitors grants (Schedule I, Part IV)
Grant selection team determines that recipients are qualified to receive grants for charitable purposes. program officers verify that grants were used for appropriate charitable purposes based on programmatic and financial reports grantees provide to ccf. many grantees are groups that the program officers have had knowledge of over many years. program officers often attend grantee events to observe grantee activities.
Grants as reported on its Form 990 for tax year 2024; the application guidance above is general for this type of funder. Requirements change; confirm with the organization before applying.
Mission
Ccf advances equity and environmental health through a combination of direct grant making and strategic philanthropic advising for client member funds and manages projects focused on organizational development, leadership sustainability and donor education.
As stated on its Form 990.
Largest grants, tax year 2024
Historical data · not a prediction| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impactassetsinc | Bethesda, MD | Fund Closeout | $37,233,011 |
| Movement 4 Black Lives Inc | Lawrenceville, GA | Fund Closeout | $15,817,927 |
| Native Land Conservancy Inc | Mashpee, MA | General Support | $4,000,000 |
| The Accomplis Collective Inc | New York, NY | 80 Acres | $2,500,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | Cypress Fund | $1,500,000 |
| Resist | Boston, MA | Northeast Farmers of Color Network | $1,100,000 |
| Ekvnv Yefolecvlke | Weogufka, AL | General Support | $1,000,000 |
| Freedom Org | Rocky Mt, NC | General Support | $1,000,000 |
| Lighthouse Holyoke | Holyoke, MA | Building Purchase Project | $1,000,000 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | Braiding Seeds Fellowship | $1,000,000 |
| Ndn Collective Inc | Rapid City, SD | Community Action Fund | $750,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | To Support Community Organizing Purposes | $719,900 |
| Center for Third World Organizing | Oakland, CA | Praxis Power Groups | $540,000 |
| Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | Oakland, CA | Solidarity Ecologies | $500,000 |
| Groundswell Fund | San Francisco, CA | General Support | $500,000 |
| Haymarket People's Fund | Boston, MA | General Support and 50th Anniversary Campaign | $500,000 |
| Highlander Research and Education Center Inc | New Market, TN | Southern Power Fund | $500,000 |
| Occidental Arts & Ecology Center | Occidental, CA | Alliance of Land-Based Mutual Aid | $500,000 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc(see) | Calabasas, CA | North Carolina Black Leadership and Organizing Collective | $500,000 |
| University Corporation San Franciso State | San Francisco, CA | Climate and Ecological Justice Undergraduate Internship Program | $500,000 |
| Dancers Group - Sins Invalid | San Francisco, CA | Sins Invalid | $400,000 |
| Heard | Washington, DC | General Support | $400,000 |
| The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies | Philadelphia, PA | General Support | $350,000 |
| Center for Third World Organizing | Oakland, CA | Equitation By: Avry Jxn and Tierra Fertile Cooperativa | $300,000 |
| Ginga & Ignin Collective | Juneau, AK | Native Language Teachers Fellowship | $300,000 |
The 25 largest of 621 grants listed on the return. Names and purposes as reported to the IRS.
Where its grants went
- Maryland$37.8M · 16 grants
- Georgia$16.9M · 26 grants
- California$14.8M · 196 grants
- Massachusetts$8.54M · 31 grants
- New York$5.76M · 46 grants
- North Carolina$2.7M · 29 grants
- District of Columbia$2.3M · 24 grants
- Alabama$1.41M · 9 grants
- South Dakota$1.03M · 11 grants
- Pennsylvania$920K · 13 grants
- Alaska$833K · 7 grants
- Minnesota$804K · 26 grants
Quick answers
Does Common Counsel Foundation accept grant applications?
Its Form 990 lists the grants it made but not how it chooses recipients. Check Common Counsel Foundation's website or contact it to ask whether it considers requests. Form 990 does not report an application process, so confirm with the organization.
How much does Common Counsel Foundation give each year?
For tax year 2024, it reported $101,374,517 in grants paid (621 grants). Giving can change from year to year.
What organizations has Common Counsel Foundation funded?
Its largest grants in tax year 2024 went to Impactassetsinc (MD), $37.2M, Movement 4 Black Lives Inc (GA), $15.8M, Native Land Conservancy Inc (MA), $4M, The Accomplis Collective Inc (NY), $2.5M and Neo Philanthropy Inc (NY), $1.5M.