TIDES CENTER
Annual Giving
$56.7M-43% YoY
Grants
477
Median Grant
$27K
Organizations Funded
764
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Foundation Overview
Mission
Tides' mission is focused on helping leaders on the ground move toward a just and equitable future, partnering with individuals and organizations committed to shifting the social sector toward more equitable norms and practices; centering equity and justice in everything they do, Tides collaborates with donors and doers through tools like fiscal sponsorship, donor advised funds, collective action funds, expert grantmaking, and strategic advising.
Focus Areas
Grant Types
Funded Initiatives
Okta for Good $10 million commitment over three years; Women's Environmental Leadership Fund promoting climate justice; Stronger Together Fund supporting fiscally sponsored partners; $495,000 grant to Alliance Medical Center for resilient power project.
How to Apply
Fiscal sponsorship application by invitation only with projects onboarded in four periods annually; requires minimum $100,000 committed funding for US-based activity or $50,000 for single domestic project; complete Partner With Us form then team contacts if partnership fit determined; setup process takes 10-12 weeks.
Does Not Fund
No direct funding to individuals; prohibited from funding partisan political activity; restrictions on payments to donors, donor advisors or related parties; may reject recommendations inconsistent with charitable mission or not in compliance with law; Crisis Response Fund doesn't accept unsolicited proposals.
Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.
Giving History
$56.7M
Grants
477
Median
$27K
States
42
$98.8M
Grants
412
Median
$50K
States
36
$164.6M
Grants
504
Median
$40K
States
47
Grant Size Distribution
$27K
Typical Grant (Median)
$5K
Smallest
$15K
25th Pctile
$63K
75th Pctile
$13.1M
Largest
Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $15K and $63K.
Largest Recent Grants
$13.1M
2024
TIDES ADVOCACY
CA · EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$8.8M
2024
TIDES FOUNDATION
CA · EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$5.4M
2024
TRANSFORMING RESEARCH INTO ACTION TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF STUDENTS
MI · EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$1.5M
2024
WOMEN BUILDING UP INC
NY · EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$826K
2024
HASER INC
PR · EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
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.