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    TIDES CENTER

    Private FoundationIRS data 2018–2024
    SAN FRANCISCO, CAEIN 943213100 Website

    Annual Giving

    $56.7M-43% YoY

    Grants

    477

    Median Grant

    $27K

    Organizations Funded

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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

    equityhuman rightseconomic empowermenthealthy individuals and communitiesquality educationsustainable environmentadvocacyscholarships

    Grant Types

    scholarships

    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

    2024-43%

    $56.7M

    Grants

    477

    Median

    $27K

    States

    42

    2023-40%

    $98.8M

    Grants

    412

    Median

    $50K

    States

    36

    2022

    $164.6M

    Grants

    504

    Median

    $40K

    States

    47

    Financial Overview

    YearTotal AssetsGrants Paid
    2024
    $297.4M
    $51.0M(17.1%)
    2023
    $323.4M
    $80.5M(24.9%)
    2022
    $431.6M
    $206.0M(47.7%)
    2021
    $538.6M
    $80.0M(14.8%)
    2020
    $240.1M
    $60.4M(25.1%)

    Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets

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    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.

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