C S Fund
Invitation OnlyPetaluma, California · EIN 95-3607882 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$6.5M
Organizations funded129
Typical grant$40,000
Total assets$5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $16,000 and $52,500.
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
57% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Donor advised fund | $1,085,000 |
| Friends of Action Group on Erosion Technology and Concentration Inc | Oakland, CA | Action group on erosion, technology and concentration | $250,000 |
| Government Accountability Project | Washington, DC | General support | $150,000 |
| Center for Constitutional Rights | New York, NY | General support | $145,000 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | Community justice exchange | $145,000 |
| Partnership for Civil Justice Fund | Washington, DC | General support | $130,000 |
| Global Greengrants Fund | Boulder, CO | Agroecology fund | $105,000 |
| American Economic Liberties Project | Washington, DC | Rethink trade | $100,000 |
| Project on Government Oversight Inc | Washington, DC | General support | $100,000 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs | Calabasas, CA | In defense of movements | $100,000 |
| Solidaire Network | Oakland, CA | General support | $100,000 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Healthy democracy fund | $100,000 |
| Defending Rights & Dissent | Washington, DC | General support | $90,000 |
| Proteus Fund Inc | Waltham, MA | Rise together fund | $85,000 |
| Center for the Study of the Americas | Berkeley, CA | Movimento campones popular | $82,500 |
| Proteus Fund Inc | Waltham, MA | Piper fund | $80,000 |
| Marin Community Foundation | Novato, CA | Donor advised fund | $77,250 |
| Friends of Action Group on Erosion Technology and Concentration Inc | Oakland, CA | North american digital agriculture working group | $75,000 |
| Friends of Action Group on Erosion Technology and Concentration Inc | Oakland, CA | Heinrich boll foundation | $75,000 |
| Public Citizen Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Global trade watch | $75,000 |
| Center for International Environmental Law | Washington, DC | Fighting false solutions: geoengineering | $70,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | Law for black lives | $65,000 |
| Fjc | New York, NY | African women's collaborative | $62,700 |
| South Africa Development Fund | Jamaica Plain, MA | Southern african rural women's assembly | $62,400 |
| Indigenous Environmental Network | Bemidji, MN | Tribal-Land connected training on geoengineering and false solutions in alaska | $62,000 |
| Center for Food Safety | San Francisco, CA | General support | $60,000 |
| Center for International Environmental Law | Washington, DC | Advancing a precautionary approach to nanomaterials in the eu and global policy arenas | $60,000 |
| Friends of Action Group on Erosion Technology and Concentration Inc | Oakland, CA | Center for global digital justice | $60,000 |
| Friends of the Earth | Washington, DC | Emerging technologies campaign | $60,000 |
| Indigenous Environmental Network | Bemidji, MN | Geoengineering outreach organizer | $60,000 |
| Pesticide Action Network North America Regional Center | Berkeley, CA | Pan international secretariat project | $57,500 |
| Earth Island Institute | Berkeley, CA | Securing indigenous peoples' rights in the green economy | $52,500 |
| Indigenous Peoples Rights International | West Boothbay Harbor, ME | Labata fantalle organization | $52,500 |
| Center for the Study of the Americas | Berkeley, CA | LA via campesina | $51,500 |
| Center for the Study of the Americas | Berkeley, CA | Korean women peasant's association | $51,500 |
| Center for the Study of the Americas | Berkeley, CA | Zimbabwe smallholder organic farmers forum | $51,500 |
| Climate Justice Alliance | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $50,000 |
| Defending Rights & Dissent | Washington, DC | Muslims for just futures | $50,000 |
| Global Impact | Washington, DC | Court accountability | $50,000 |
| Global Justice Ecology Project | Buffalo, NY | Biofuelwatch US | $50,000 |
| International Indian Treaty Council | San Francisco, CA | Plan de sonora | $50,000 |
| Just Futures Law | Canton, MA | General support | $50,000 |
| Justice Funders | Oakland, CA | Just transition investing | $50,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | Four freedoms fund - immigration frontlines fund | $50,000 |
| Peace Development Fund | Amherst, MA | Financial futures fund | $50,000 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility | Washington, DC | California captured: protecting communities from false solutions | $50,000 |
| Possibility Labs | San Francisco, CA | Non-Extractive finance global | $50,000 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | Tech critics network, convening and africa teach-in | $50,000 |
| William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice Inc | New York, NY | Brennan center for justice | $50,000 |
| Institute for Food and Development Policy Inc | Oakland, CA | Coordination nationale des organisations paysannes du mali | $49,500 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | A new era of philanthropy book project | $46,170 |
| Friends of Action Group on Erosion Technology and Concentration Inc | Oakland, CA | Colectivo por LA autonomia | $45,900 |
| American Constitution Society for Law and Policy | Washington, DC | General support | $45,000 |
| Americans United for Separation of Church & State | Washington, DC | Legal academy | $45,000 |
| Constitutional Accountability Center | Washington, DC | General support | $45,000 |
| Ecology Action of the Mid-Peninsula | Willits, CA | General support | $45,000 |
| National Lawyers Guild | New York, NY | Mass defense project | $45,000 |
| National Security Archive Fund Inc | Washington, DC | Open government and accountability project | $45,000 |
| Trade Justice Education Fund | Washington, DC | General support | $45,000 |
| Whistleblower Aid | Washington, DC | General support | $45,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 129 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of Action Group on Erosion Technology and Concentration Inc | Oakland, CA | Action group on erosion, technology and concentration | $450,000 |
| Friends of Action Group on Erosion Technology and Concentration Inc | Oakland, CA | Heinrich boll foundation | $225,000 |
| Center for Food Safety | San Francisco, CA | General support | $180,000 |
| Center for International Environmental Law | Washington, DC | Fighting false solutions: geoengineering | $180,000 |
| Friends of the Earth | Washington, DC | Emerging technologies campaign | $180,000 |
| Indigenous Environmental Network | Bemidji, MN | Geoengineering outreach organizer | $180,000 |
| Global Justice Ecology Project | Buffalo, NY | Biofuelwatch US | $150,000 |
| Fjc | New York, NY | African women's collaborative | $125,400 |
| South Africa Development Fund | Jamaica Plain, MA | Southern african rural women's assembly | $124,800 |
| Pesticide Action Network North America Regional Center | Berkeley, CA | Pan international secretariat project | $115,000 |
| Center for the Study of the Americas | Berkeley, CA | Movimento campones popular | $110,000 |
| Climate Justice Alliance | Los Angeles, CA | Building resistance to geoengineering | $105,000 |
| American Economic Liberties Project | Washington, DC | Rethink trade | $100,000 |
| Friends of Action Group on Erosion Technology and Concentration Inc | Oakland, CA | Colectivo por LA autonomia | $91,800 |
| Inquiring Systems Inc | Santa Rosa, CA | General support | $85,600 |
| Friends of Action Group on Erosion Technology and Concentration Inc | Oakland, CA | Centro de estudios para el cambio en el campo mexicano | $81,600 |
| Whyhunger Inc | New York, NY | Peoples' agroecology process | $80,000 |
| Friends of Action Group on Erosion Technology and Concentration Inc | Oakland, CA | North american digital agriculture working group | $75,000 |
| Public Citizen Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Global trade watch | $75,000 |
| Friends of Action Group on Erosion Technology and Concentration Inc | Oakland, CA | Center for global digital justice | $60,000 |
| Defending Rights & Dissent | Washington, DC | Muslims for just futures | $50,000 |
| Global Impact | Washington, DC | Court accountability | $50,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | Movement law lab | $40,000 |
| Just Vision Inc | Washington, DC | General support | $35,000 |
| California Immigrant Policy Center | Los Angeles, CA | Central valley watch network | $30,000 |
| Power 4 Puerto Rico Education | Albany, NY | Alliance of the people of US island territories for food sovereignty | $30,000 |
| Sustainable Economies Law Center | San Francisco, CA | General support | $30,000 |
| Translash Media | Brooklyn, NY | General support | $30,000 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | 22Nd century initiative | $25,000 |
| Friends of Action Group on Erosion Technology and Concentration Inc | Oakland, CA | Criminal justice and police accountability project | $10,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,540,120 | 159 |
| 2023 | $5,451,350 | 129 |
| 2022 | $4,201,150 | 96 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Feb 11, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202600429349101255
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 95-3607882
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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