FUNDER
SHARED ASCENT FUND
21recipients FY2016–24
$7Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 92% of giving in District of Columbia
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A local funder — 92% of its dollars go to DC. It is a candidate for organizations in the 6 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, DC, IL, MA, NY, VA.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERNARD AND ANNE SPITZER CHARITABLE TR | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 6 |
| DEMOCRACY FUND INC | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 6 |
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | large program funder | 6 |
| HOPEWELL FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 6 |
| WELLSPRING PHILANTROPIC FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 6 |
| CATENA FOUNDATION | CARBONDALE, CO | program funder | 5 |
| CAVALI FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 4 |
| CRANKSTART FOUNDATION | SAN JOSE, CA | program funder | 4 |
| FREEDOM TOGETHER FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 4 |
| JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | large program funder | 4 |
| MARTY & DOROTHY SILVERMAN FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 4 |
| MERLE CHAMBERS FUND | program funder | 4 | |
| PARK FOUNDATION INC | ITHACA, NY | program funder | 4 |
| PUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 4 |
| RESOURCES LEGACY FUND | SACRAMENTO, CA | program funder | 4 |
| SKOLL FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 4 |
| WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION | MENLO PARK, CA | large program funder | 4 |
| DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION | LOS ALTOS, CA | large program funder | 3 |
| FLORA FAMILY FOUNDATION | MENLO PARK, CA | program funder | 3 |
| FORD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | large program funder | 3 |
| JEROME L GREENE FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 3 |
| JOYCE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| KLARMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | program funder | 3 |
| LISA AND DOUGLAS GOLDMAN FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 3 |
| MERTZ GILMORE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 3 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER INC | DC | 5 | 2024 | $1,803,750 |
| LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE EDUCATION FUND INC | DC | 4 | 2024 | $1,130,000 |
| CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON INC | DC | 4 | 2024 | $675,000 |
| CONSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER | DC | 4 | 2024 | $500,000 |
| VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT | DC | 3 | 2024 | $475,000 |
| ALL VOTING IS LOCAL | DC | 1 | 2024 | $200,000 |
| ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE -AAJC INC | DC | 2 | 2023 | $125,000 |
| DEMAND JUSTICE INITIATIVE | DC | 1 | 2022 | $1,455,000 |
| RESOURCES LEGACY FUND | CA | 1 | 2022 | $28,841 |
| LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY | CA | 1 | 2022 | $15,000 |
| AMERICAN BRIDGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | DC | 1 | 2021 | $1,500,000 |
| AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FOUNDATION | DC | 1 | 2021 | $400,000 |
| UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC | MA | 1 | 2021 | $400,000 |
| INDIVISIBLE CIVICS INC | DC | 1 | 2021 | $350,000 |
| PRIORITIES USA FOUNDATION | DC | 1 | 2020 | $200,000 |
| LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW | DC | 1 | 2020 | $150,000 |
| WILLIAM J BRENNAN JR CENTER FOR JUSTICE INC | NY | 1 | 2020 | $150,000 |
| ADVANCE DEMOCRACY INC | VA | 1 | 2020 | $100,000 |
| CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND CIVIC LIFE | IL | 1 | 2020 | $100,000 |
| ISSUE ONE | DC | 1 | 2020 | $75,000 |
| PUSHBLACK | DC | 1 | 2020 | $50,000 |