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Groundswell Charitable Foundation

To empower modern philanthropists with the tools they need to build bridges between companies and nonprofits to foster smart philanthropy for maximum impact to charitable causes.

$4.5M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
56
Itemized grants FY2024
19
Organizations funded FY2023
84%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$1.8M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$330,000
Organizations funded a year
11 to 19
FY2022 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
18
Total assets, FY2024
$11M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 84% of the organizations Groundswell Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 58% of its grant dollars.

The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving53$1.7M81%
FY202319$465k84%
FY202211$1.4Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

International$2.0MRecreation & Sports$348kPhilanthropy$275kEducation$257kHealth$241kHousing & Shelter$185kYouth Development$123kHuman Services$60kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
IL
WI
NY
MA
NV
PA
CT
CA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
DC
LA
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Groundswell Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Team Rubicon Inc$1,803,03233%
Las Vegas Super Bowl Host Committee Charities Inc$250,000114%
Better Angels United Inc$175,00016%
Mission of Hope Inc Mission of Hope Haiti Inc$125,00020%
Person to Person Inc$94,30030%
Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation$90,00011%
International Center for Responsible Gaming$75,00013%
Colgate University$66,02620%
La-Tech Org$52,00013%
Minds Matter of Los Angeles Inc$51,25025%
Son of a Saint$50,00010%
Chelsea Piers Foundation$46,80013%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$38,00020%
PX Project Inc$37,00024%
Truman Center for National Policy$30,00015%
Robin Hood Foundation$30,00010%
Camphill Foundation$25,00021%
American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities Inc$25,00010%
United Way Fox Cities Inc$25,00010%
The University of Texas Foundation Inc$25,00010%
Santa Barbara Outrigger Canoe Club$24,500210%
Berkshire Agricultural Ventures Inc$20,25011%
Oceanic Society Expeditions$20,00011%
Academy of the Sacred Heart of New Orleans Inc$20,0002n/a
Darien EMS Post 53 Inc$20,00021%
Davidson College$20,00010%
Investor Choice Advocates Network$15,00012%
The New Group Inc$15,00010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City Inc$15,00010%
The Child Center of Ny Inc$15,00010%
Automotive Mentoring Group Inc$12,50012%
Civics Unplugged Inc$12,00010%
One805 Inc$11,50011%
David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness -Based Education and World Peace$10,50010%
Lunada Bay Little League Inc$10,10116%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$10,00010%
Partnership for Extraordinary Minds$10,00019%
St Baldrick's Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Credit Abuse Resistance Education Los Angeles$10,000115%
Campus Crusade for Christ Inc$10,0001n/a
MIO Frontiers$10,0001n/a
Foundation for Fresno Unified Students$10,00011%
Sugarloaf Area Christian Ministry$10,0001n/a
One Drop Foundation Inc$10,00011%
Medshare International Inc$10,00010%
Project Savior Outdoors Inc$10,00012%
Door of Hope$10,00010%
Project by Project Incorporated$10,00013%
For the Gworls Inc$10,0001n/a
Carolina for Kibera Inc$10,00011%
Special Operations Warrior Foundation$10,00010%
Bridges Across Borders Inc$10,0001n/a
Ferguson Charitable Foundation$10,00010%
Chiaravalle Montessori School$10,00010%
The Rick Herrema Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Palestine Children's Relief Fund$10,00010%
Haymakers for Hope Inc$8,10810%
Tiger Woods Charity Event Corp$8,00010%
Trout and Salmon Foundation$7,50015%
Basic Needs Giving Partnership Inc$6,50010%
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago$6,50010%
Sion James Foundation$6,0851n/a
Nelson Family Life Foundation Inc$6,00010%
Laguna Blanca School$6,00010%
Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation$6,00010%
State Parks Cultural Arts Board Inc$6,00010%
The Willows Community School$6,00010%
Reed Schools Foundation$5,50010%
Doxa Church San Diego$5,2001n/a
Beat the Streets Chicago$5,05010%

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Groundswell Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTeam Rubicon Inc: $1,803,032 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetLas Vegas Super Bowl Host Committee Charities Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetBetter Angels United Inc: $175,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetMission of Hope Inc Mission of Hope Haiti Inc: $125,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetPerson to Person Inc: $94,300 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMelanoma Research Alliance Foundation: $90,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetInternational Center for Responsible Gaming: $75,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetColgate University: $66,026 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLa-Tech Org: $52,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetMinds Matter of Los Angeles Inc: $51,250 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetSon of a Saint: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetChelsea Piers Foundation: $46,800 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $38,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPX Project Inc: $37,000 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetTruman Center for National Policy: $30,000 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetRobin Hood Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCamphill Foundation: $25,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetAmerican Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way Fox Cities Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe University of Texas Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Barbara Outrigger Canoe Club: $24,500 over 2y, 10% of budgetBerkshire Agricultural Ventures Inc: $20,250 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetOceanic Society Expeditions: $20,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetDarien EMS Post 53 Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetDavidson College: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInvestor Choice Advocates Network: $15,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetThe New Group Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of New York City Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Child Center of Ny Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAutomotive Mentoring Group Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetCivics Unplugged Inc: $12,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetOne805 Inc: $11,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetDavid Lynch Foundation for Consciousness -Based Education and World Peace: $10,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLunada Bay Little League Inc: $10,101 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPartnership for Extraordinary Minds: $10,000 over 1y, 8.9% of budgetSt Baldrick's Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCredit Abuse Resistance Education Los Angeles: $10,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetFoundation for Fresno Unified Students: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetOne Drop Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetMedshare International Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetProject Savior Outdoors Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetDoor of Hope: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetProject by Project Incorporated: $10,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetCarolina for Kibera Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSpecial Operations Warrior Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFerguson Charitable Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetChiaravalle Montessori School: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 62.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncNY15.5× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Salesforce Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · The Chicago Community Trust · National Philanthropic Trust · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Chubb Charitable Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Groundswell Charitable Foundation

How much does Groundswell Charitable Foundation give?
Groundswell Charitable Foundation reported 56 itemized grants totaling $1,814,318, out of $4,463,378 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 19 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
What does Groundswell Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are International (53%), Recreation & Sports (9%), Philanthropy (7%).
Who are Groundswell Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Team Rubicon Inc ($1.8M), Las Vegas Super Bowl Host Committee Charities Inc ($250k), Better Angels United Inc ($175k).
Does Groundswell Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 84% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Groundswell Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc, Salesforce Foundation, Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma.
Where is Groundswell Charitable Foundation based?
Groundswell Charitable Foundation is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 73 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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