The Grove Foundation
Invitation OnlyLos Altos, California · EIN 77-0108124 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$34.3M
Organizations funded128
Typical grant$170,000
Total assets$73.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $100,000 and $330,000.
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
57% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advocates for Youth | Washington, DC | General support, wise | $1,900,000 |
| Immigrant Legal Resource Center | San Francisco, CA | General support, new americans campaign, united coalition for immigrant services | $1,035,000 |
| National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $1,000,000 |
| Puente de LA Costa Sur | Pescadero, CA | General support, capital campaign | $1,000,000 |
| International Rescue Committee - Northern California | Oakland, CA | Northern california operations | $925,000 |
| Coastside Hope | Half Moon Bay, CA | General support | $900,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | For silver state voices in support of the las vegas chapter of the NAACP, four freedoms fund, black migrant power fund, four freedoms fund,… | $775,000 |
| Cardea | Oakland, CA | General support | $750,000 |
| Eyes Open Iowa | West Des Moines, IA | General support | $750,000 |
| Resist Inc (Birth Center Equity) | Boston, MA | Birth center equity | $750,000 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | General support | $750,000 |
| Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential | Atlanta, GA | General support | $725,000 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | Listen4good grove cohort, california coalition for reproductive freedom, strong families nm | $650,000 |
| The Foundation for City College | New York, NY | Acrivos fellowship, a.x. schmidt scholarships | $600,000 |
| Faith in Action Bay Area | Redwood City, CA | Low-Income families from san mateo county affected by immigration detention or deportation, general support | $575,000 |
| One Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | Mass liberation arizona education fund, general support, arizona democracy resource center | $525,000 |
| Groundswell Fund | Oakland, CA | General support | $500,000 |
| Human Rights First (Welcome With Dignity) | New York, NY | Welcome with dignity campaign | $500,000 |
| Midwest Access Coalition | Chicago, IL | Fund later care | $500,000 |
| Movement Strategy Center | Oakland, CA | Belovedbirth collective | $500,000 |
| Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth | Oakland, CA | General support | $500,000 |
| Human Rights First | New York, NY | Refugee protection | $465,000 |
| One East Palo Alto | East Palo Alto, CA | General support | $460,000 |
| Disability Law United | Denver, CO | General support | $425,000 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Make it work education fund, general support, advance native political leadership education fund, for the arizona operations of poder… | $410,000 |
| Amalgamated Foundation | Washington, DC | Board donor advised fund, staff discretionary fund | $402,000 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | Pathways to citizenship and status, general support | $400,000 |
| Progeorgia | Atlanta, GA | General support | $375,000 |
| Ravenswood Family Health Center | East Palo Alto, CA | General support | $375,000 |
| Youth Leadership Institute | San Francisco, CA | General support | $375,000 |
| Center for Civic Policy | Albuquerque, NM | General support | $350,000 |
| Justice in Motion | Brooklyn, NY | General support | $350,000 |
| Casa | Hyattsville, MD | General support | $330,000 |
| Climate Resilient Communities | Palo Alto, CA | Organizational effectiveness, general support | $315,000 |
| Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center | San Mateo, CA | General support, power building convening smc | $310,000 |
| Black Freedom Fund | Mountain View, CA | General support | $300,000 |
| California Latinas for Reproductive Justice | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $300,000 |
| Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants and Refugees | Petaluma, CA | General support | $300,000 |
| Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County | San Mateo, CA | General support | $300,000 |
| Human Investment Project Inc | San Mateo, CA | Capital campaign, general support | $300,000 |
| National Urban Indian Family Coalition | Seattle, WA | Civic engagement efforts in arizona, nevada, and new mexico | $300,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy (Silver State Voices) | New York, NY | Silver state voices | $300,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | Abundant futures fund, emergency response litigation initiative | $300,000 |
| Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ | Answer, rutgers university | $300,000 |
| Catchafire Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Grove catchafire cohort 2025-2027 | $270,000 |
| Apiary for Practical Support | New York, NY | General support | $250,000 |
| Black Women for Wellness | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $250,000 |
| Cabrillo College Foundation | Aptos, CA | Grant funds will support the cabrillo college career technical education high achiever scholarship program | $250,000 |
| Thrive Alliance | Redwood City, CA | General support | $250,000 |
| Arizona Coalition for Change | Phoenix, AZ | General support | $240,000 |
| Greater Birmingham Ministries | Birmingham, AL | General support | $225,000 |
| California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice | Oakland, CA | General support | $220,000 |
| Center for Civic Policy (New Mexico Dream Team) | Albuquerque, NM | New mexico dream team | $200,000 |
| Chinese for Affirmative Action (Hmong Innovating Politics) | San Francisco, CA | Hmong innovating politics | $200,000 |
| Tahirih Justice Center | Falls Church, VA | General support | $200,000 |
| Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto | East Palo Alto, CA | General support | $187,500 |
| California Immigrant Policy Center | Los Angeles, CA | Co-Lab: national immigration narrative convening, general support | $185,000 |
| Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $180,000 |
| Naeva | Albuquerque, NM | General support | $180,000 |
| Institute for a Progressive Nevada | Henderson, NV | General support, civic engagement table's strategic planning efforts | $175,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 128 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration Legal Resource Center | San Francisco, CA | New americans campaign, general support | $1,345,000 |
| One Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | Mass liberation arizona education fund, general support | $1,075,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | Black migrant fund, four freedoms fund | $515,000 |
| Capacity Shop | Alameda, CA | General support | $400,000 |
| Center for Civic Policy | Albuquerque, NM | General support | $400,000 |
| National Urban Indian Family Coalition | Seattle, WA | Civic engagement efforts in arizona, nevada, and new mexico | $400,000 |
| UC Hastings Foundation | San Francisco, CA | UC college of the law, san franciscos center for gender and refugee studies | $330,000 |
| Georgia Coalition for the Peoples Agenda | Atlanta, GA | General support | $325,000 |
| Immigration Institute of the Bay Area | Redwood City, CA | General support | $300,000 |
| Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative | Fresno, CA | General support | $250,000 |
| Haitian Bridge Alliance | San Diego, CA | General support | $240,000 |
| Arizona Coalition for Change | Phoenix, AZ | General support | $210,000 |
| Greater Birmingham Ministries | Birmingham, AL | General support | $200,000 |
| Al Otro Lado | San Ysidro, CA | General support | $200,000 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | United stateless | $200,000 |
| Tahirih Justice Center | Falls Church, VA | General support | $200,000 |
| United We Dream Network Inc | Washington, DC | General support | $200,000 |
| Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto | East Palo Alto, CA | General support | $187,500 |
| Women Engaged | Atlanta, GA | General support | $150,000 |
| Institute for a Progressive Nevada | Henderson, NV | General support | $150,000 |
| Instituto Lab | Phoenix, AZ | General support | $150,000 |
| Faith Organizing Alliance | Las Vegas, NV | General support | $137,500 |
| Corazon | Phoenix, AZ | General support | $125,000 |
| Tides Foundation (Poder Latinx Collective Fund) | San Francisco, CA | Arizona operations | $120,000 |
| Progressnow Az Institute | Phoenix, AZ | General support | $115,000 |
| State Voices | Washington, DC | General support | $90,000 |
| Make It Work Education Fund | Las Vegas, NV | Make it work education fund | $75,000 |
| Aliento Education Fund | Phoenix, AZ | General support | $75,000 |
| Fuerte Art Collective | Phoenix, AZ | General support | $75,000 |
| Black Futures Lab | Oakland, CA | Black future's lab | $70,000 |
| Worker Power Institute | Phoenix, AZ | General support | $70,000 |
| Make the Road Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | Nevada environmental justice coalition | $65,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $34,315,000 | 160 |
| 2023 | $19,425,400 | 147 |
| 2022 | $17,386,500 | 144 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Aug 12, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202602249349101010
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 77-0108124
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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