128 Collective Foundation
Invitation OnlyPalo Alto, California · EIN 83-2899018 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$11.4M
Organizations funded80
Typical grant$100,000
Total assets$41M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $74,750 and $157,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
68% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Education and Research Project | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $500,000 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | Climate and community institute | $500,000 |
| Voices for a Sustainable Future | Takoma Park, MD | General operating support | $500,000 |
| Ue Research and Education Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | Green locomotives project | $490,000 |
| The Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | Common wealth | $320,000 |
| The Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | Public grids | $300,000 |
| Undauntedk12 | Oakland, CA | Ira implementation in public schools | $300,000 |
| Congressional Progressive Caucus Center | Washington, DC | Work related to the direct pay provision of the ira | $250,000 |
| New Economy Organisers Network | London, UK | Worker-Led industrial decarbonization and advocacy | $250,000 |
| Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Southern workers assembly | $250,000 |
| State Democracy Project | Brooklyn, NY | Building power resource center | $250,000 |
| Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $225,000 |
| Center for Public Enterprise | Brooklyn, NY | Public power research and advocacy | $200,000 |
| Cuny School of Labor and Urban Studies Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Trade unions for energy democracy | $200,000 |
| Railroad Workers Education & Legal Defense Foundation | Chicago, IL | Public rail ownership & building progressive rail reform caucuses | $200,000 |
| Social Justice and Solidarity Fund | San Francisco, CA | Workers' reform movements | $200,000 |
| Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Southern workers assembly | $200,000 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | For the many education fund | $200,000 |
| Ue Research and Education Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | Emergency workplace organizing committee | $200,000 |
| Progressive International Exchange | Encino, CA | A workers plan to decarbonise columbia | $160,000 |
| Mcmaster University | Hamilton, CA | Public banking for green and just transitions project | $157,000 |
| 350 Seattle | Seattle, WA | Amazon employees for climate justice | $150,000 |
| African Climate Alliance Npc | Claremount, SF | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Center for Political Ecology | Santa Cruz, CA | Long haul | $150,000 |
| Jobs With Justice San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | California climate-resilient schools strategy | $150,000 |
| Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Missouri Workers Center | St Louis, MO | A comprehensive campaign to empower transit workers in kansas city | $150,000 |
| National Partnership for New Americans | Chicago, IL | Climate justice collaborative | $150,000 |
| Pittsburghers for Public Transit | Pittsburgh, PA | Transit worker justice and skills development | $150,000 |
| Powerswitch Action | Oakland, CA | Green workers alliance | $150,000 |
| Race Forward | Washington, DC | Pilot program for integrating public school infrastructure organizing | $150,000 |
| Spring Street Climate Fund Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Work of the public power NY coalition | $150,000 |
| Stichting Transnational Institute | Amsterdam, NL | Develop a public power dashboard | $150,000 |
| The Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | Campus climate network | $150,000 |
| The Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | Development of fiscal sponsorship capacity | $150,000 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | For the many education fund | $150,000 |
| Ue Research and Education Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | Trade unions for energy democracy | $150,000 |
| The Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | Common wealth | $125,000 |
| Ue Research and Education Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | Southern worker justice campaign | $125,000 |
| University of Greenwich | London, UK | Public services international research unit summer school | $105,000 |
| Actionaid USA | Washington, DC | Work on climate-induced displacement and migration | $100,000 |
| Alliance for Youth Organizing | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Beneficial Electrification League | Arlington, VA | Decarbonization of rural electric cooperatives | $100,000 |
| Breach Collective | Eugene, OR | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Center for International Policy Inc | Washington, DC | Work on international relations | $100,000 |
| Climate 2025 Limited | Sheffield, UK | Green new deal rising | $100,000 |
| Jobs With Justice Education Fund | Washington, DC | Inside organizer school | $100,000 |
| Lawyers for Good Government Inc | Washington, DC | Technical and legal assistance for direct pay-eligible entities | $100,000 |
| More Perfect Union Foundation | Alexandria, VA | General operating support | $100,000 |
| People's Action Institute | Chicago, IL | Work of the movement politics and climate justice teams | $100,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | Youth climate justice fund | $100,000 |
| Stichting Transnational Institute | Amsterdam, NL | Global energy transition and global green industrial policy | $100,000 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Center for working families | $100,000 |
| Chinese Progressive Association | San Francisco, CA | Asian labor institute | $95,000 |
| Alliance for Global Justice Corp | Tuscon, AZ | Youth vs apocalypse | $75,000 |
| Fair Elections Center | Washington, DC | Campus vote project | $75,000 |
| Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda | Atlanta, GA | Civic georgia | $75,000 |
| Institute for Policy Studies | Washington, DC | International climate cooperation | $75,000 |
| Maine Climate Action Now | Harbor, ME | Maine youth for climate justice | $75,000 |
| Spring Street Climate Fund Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Treeage | $75,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 80 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | Banking on a better future | $50,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11,350,250 | 81 |
| 2023 | $9,408,473 | 84 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 13, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523179349103617
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 83-2899018
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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