Fund for Nonviolence
Invitation OnlyBerkeley, California · EIN 77-0457185 · Private foundation · Website
Half of its grants to organizations were between $50,000 and $100,000.
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
50% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center For Death Penalty Litigation | Durham, NC | Program Support | $472,000 |
| Center For Death Penalty Litigation | Durham, NC | Program Support | $260,000 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | Program Support | $250,000 |
| Alliance for Safety and Justice | Oakland, CA | Program Support | $170,000 |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Program Support | $150,000 |
| Catholic Mobilizing Network | Washington, DC | Program Support | $125,000 |
| Get Free Movement Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Program Support | $125,000 |
| Center For Death Penalty Litigation | Durham, NC | Program Support | $115,000 |
| Advancing Real Change Inc | Baltimore, MD | Program Support | $110,000 |
| NC Coalition for Alts to Death Pena | Durham, NC | Program Support | $100,000 |
| NV Coalition Against Death Penalty | Reno, NV | Program Support | $100,000 |
| Global Impact | Alexandria, VA | Program Support | $100,000 |
| HUBB Arts and Trauma Center | Newark, NJ | Program Support | $100,000 |
| TX Coalition to Abolish Death Penal | Austin, TX | Program Support | $90,000 |
| KY Coalition to Abolish Death Penal | Louisville, KY | Program Support | $75,000 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | Program Support | $75,000 |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Program Support | $60,000 |
| The Phillips Black Project | Oakland, CA | Program Support | $50,000 |
| Mission Talk | Clermont, FL | Program Support | $50,000 |
| Third Space Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | Program Support | $50,000 |
| Win Without War Education Fund | Washington, DC | Program Support | $50,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation I | Washington, DC | Program Support | $50,000 |
| Momentum Community | Long Beach, CA | Program Support | $50,000 |
| Ella Baker Center for Human Rights | Oakland, CA | Program Support | $50,000 |
| Beloved Community Center of Greensb | Greensboro, NC | Program Support | $50,000 |
| Pillars of the Community | San Diego, CA | Program Support | $50,000 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | Program Support | $50,000 |
| Arizona Coalition for Change | Phoenix, AZ | Program Support | $50,000 |
| Center for Empowered Politics Educa | Oakland, CA | Program Support | $50,000 |
| Equal Justice Society | Oakland, CA | Program Support | $50,000 |
| Legal Services for Prisoners with C | Oakland, CA | Program Support | $50,000 |
| Center for Third World Organizing | Oakland, CA | Program Support | $25,000 |
| Womens Foundation of CA | Santa Cruz, CA | Program Support | $25,000 |
| Social and Environmental Entreprene | Calabasas, CA | Program Support | $25,000 |
| American Friends of Combatants for | New York, NY | Program Support | $25,000 |
| Legal Services for Prisoners with C | Oakland, CA | Program Support | $25,000 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | Program Support | $25,000 |
| Ploughshares Fund | San Francisco, CA | Program Support | $20,000 |
| Common Defense Education Fund Inc | New York, NY | Program Support | $20,000 |
| Texas Civil Rights Project | Austin, TX | Program Support | $20,000 |
The return also lists 40 grants to individuals ($6,093,000). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,480,000 | 80 |
| 2023 | $5,649,000 | 65 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 15, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513189349105606
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 77-0457185
- Profile updated Nov 6, 2026
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