TIDES FOUNDATION
Annual Giving
$441.1M-26% YoY
Grants
2,573
Median Grant
$50K
Organizations Funded
3,820
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Foundation Overview
Mission
Tides' mission centers on helping leaders on the ground move toward a just and equitable future. We recognize that communities denied power by systemic injustice hold the knowledge necessary to imagine and realize a just and equitable future, and we center their leadership and solutions in all that we do. We exist to help shift power, money, and resources to help advance their goals.
Focus Areas
Grant Types
Funded Initiatives
Women's Environmental Leadership Fund (WE LEAD) promoting power shifts to women of color in environmental leadership; Stronger Together Fund supporting 120+ partners through crisis response; Okta For Good Partnership with $10 million commitment over three years for nonprofits at intersection of social good and technology; Emergency and Crisis Response Fund; Collective Action Funds for participatory grantmaking
How to Apply
Multi-step process: 1) Submit Partner With Us form with confirmed funding and clear fundraising plan; 2) Tides staff conducts initial assessment for mission alignment; 3) Eligible candidates invited to submit full application by invitation only; 4) Projects onboarded in four periods annually; 5) Process takes 10-12 weeks minimum. Requirements: $100,000 committed funding for US-based activity or $50,000 for single domestic project
Does Not Fund
No grants directly to individuals; no partisan political activity due to 501(c)(3) status; donor advised funds subject to restrictions on payments to donors or related parties; may reject recommendations inconsistent with charitable mission or not in compliance with law; organizations not registered as 501(c)(3) receive Expenditure Responsibility grants with additional reporting requirements
Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.
Giving History
$441.1M
Grants
2,573
Median
$50K
States
53
$596.9M
Grants
2,927
Median
$50K
States
52
$657.6M
Grants
3,358
Median
$50K
States
52
Grant Size Distribution
$50K
Typical Grant (Median)
$5K
Smallest
$18K
25th Pctile
$140K
75th Pctile
$28.2M
Largest
Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $18K and $140K.
Largest Recent Grants
$28.2M
2024
TIDES ADVOCACY
CA · EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$20.3M
2024
STATE DEMOCRACY PROJECT
NY · EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$19.9M
2024
IMPACTASSETS INC
MD · HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$9.6M
2024
TIDES CENTER
CA · HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$5.0M
2024
ACADEMY FOR THE LOVE OF LEARNING INC
NM · QUALITY EDUCATION
Geographic Focus
Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.
Financial Overview
Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets
Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.