FUNDER
ACORN FOUNDATION
17recipients FY2016–24
$530,000giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 54% of giving in California
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A local funder — 54% of its dollars go to CA. It is a candidate for organizations in the 8 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AK, AZ, CA, HI, LA, MA, MI, VA.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION | OAKLAND, CA | program funder | 5 |
| ABELARD FOUNDATION INC | SEATTLE, WA | program funder | 4 |
| C S FUND | PETALUMA, CA | program funder | 4 |
| LIBERTY HILL FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | program funder | 4 |
| PATAGONIAORG | large program funder | 4 | |
| SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS INC | CALABASAS, CA | program funder | 4 |
| ALL HANDS ON DECK NETWORK INC | program funder | 3 | |
| MOVEMENT STRATEGY CENTER | OAKLAND, CA | program funder | 3 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 3 |
| SOLIDAIRE NETWORK INC | OAKLAND, CA | program funder | 3 |
| THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION | PALO ALTO, CA | program funder | 3 |
| THE SEVENTH GENERATION FUND FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INC | ARCATA, CA | program funder | 3 |
| WARSH MOTT LEGACY | PETALUMA, CA | program funder | 3 |
| WEST HARLEM ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 3 |
| WINDWARD FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 3 |
| ARCH COMMUNITY FUND | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 2 |
| BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 2 |
| CLIMATE JUSTICE ALLIANCE | LOS ANGELES, CA | program funder | 2 |
| COMMON STREAM INC | BOSTON, MA | program funder | 2 |
| EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE INC | BERKELEY, CA | program funder | 2 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL INC | BOSTON, MA | program funder | 2 |
| JAMES IRVINE FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | large program funder | 2 |
| NDN COLLECTIVE INC | RAPID CITY, SD | program funder | 2 |
| NOVO FOUNDATION | HURLEY, NY | program funder | 2 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK NORTH AMERICA REGIONAL CENTER | CA | 6 | 2024 | $90,000 |
| COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION | CA | 2 | 2024 | $75,000 |
| NATIVE MOVEMENT | AK | 4 | 2024 | $60,000 |
| UNITED PARENTS AGAINST LEAD - UPAL | VA | 2 | 2024 | $20,000 |
| SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS INC | CA | 2 | 2024 | $20,000 |
| LOWLANDER CENTER | LA | 2 | 2024 | $20,000 |
| RESIST INC | MA | 2 | 2023 | $20,000 |
| CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC | AZ | 2 | 2023 | $20,000 |
| OIL & GAS ACTION NETWORK | CA | 1 | 2023 | $10,000 |
| FUTURE ECONOMY COLLECTIVE | VA | 1 | 2022 | $10,000 |
| EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE INC | CA | 1 | 2022 | $10,000 |
| EAST MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COUNCIL INC | MI | 2 | 2021 | $20,000 |
| KOIHONUA | HI | 1 | 2021 | $10,000 |
| SOGOREA TE LAND TRUST | CA | 1 | 2021 | $10,000 |
| UNION DE VECINOS DE PICO ALISO | CA | 2 | 2020 | $20,000 |
| NEW VIRGINIA MAJORITY | VA | 1 | 2019 | $10,000 |
| ALLIANCE FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE | AZ | 1 | 2018 | $10,000 |