California · Nonprofit
THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE
THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE (California) receives grants from 71 organizations whose IRS filings report $57,071,321 to it, the largest being Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($10,105,060). 43 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $12M
- Funders on record
- 71
- Grants received
- $57M
- Net assets
- $43M
What The Greenlining Institute does
Mission
The Greenlining Institute ("greenlining") works to build a nation where communities of color thrive and race is never a barrier to economic opportunity. Greenlining is the solution to redlining. We advance economic opportunity and empowerment (continued on schedule o) for people of color through advocacy, community and coalition building, research, and leadership development.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Climate equity - greenlining supports healthy and climate-resilient communities of color that benefit from the jobs and wealth created by the green economy and reduced resilience on fossil fuels. We work at the forefront of climate equity and resilience initiatives to improve the quality of indoor and outdoor air, increase clean transportation options and access to other clean technologies, and support communities of color to prepare for and respond to challenges posed by climate change.
$1,997,152 spentof which $200,000 as grants$329,603 earned by the program25% of program spendingGreenlining the block supports local grassroots organizations, supporting them with their infrastructure projects and connecting them to technical assistance needed to develop climate resilience projects. Such projects include energy and water efficiency upgrades, solar installations on single family homes and multi-family housing complexes, green infrastructure, streetscape improvements, electric vehicle car share programs and more.
$1,672,721 spentof which $747,500 as grants21% of program spendingCapacity building - greenlining provides deep capacity building, partnership development and technical assistance to catalyze local ecosystems for change. We work collaboratively in place to seed projects and partnerships, direct immediate benefits to historically under-invested communities, and build long-term capacity and community power. We work to build the capacity of local leadership to advance community-driven and equitable solutions to ensure their demands are prioritized at every level of government.
$1,621,489 spentof which $110,800 as grants$9,700 earned by the program20% of program spendingLeadership academy - the leadership academy trains and empowers multi-racial and multi-ethnic college students and early career professionals to become the next generation of leaders to advance racial equity across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. The program provides an immersive experience to engage directly in racial equity policy-making paired with career advice, job placement support, and membership in a network of over 1,000 alumni advancing racial equity and leadership.economic equity - greenlining develops multifaceted strategies to close the wealth gap for communities of color and establish pathways to financial security and prosperity. We hold financial institutions and the public sector accountable to meet the financial needs of communities of color, and help ensure that low-income communities and people of color are not left out of new wealth-building opportunities with the transition to a digital economy.annual conference - greenlining's conference is usually held once every two years and brings together policy makers, analysts, community organizers and other members of the community to discuss issues that are central to greenlining's work.casa joaquin…
$2,787,787 spent35% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $8,079,149.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $33M to $62M (+88%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 5% · 2021 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
78% of THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (61% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Debra Gore-Mann
President & CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 16 funders to 24 funders, grant income rose $2.1M → $8.9M.
13 of 71 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 36% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $800k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Equity Works Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE raised.
From the IRS filings of THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 71 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 18% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
55% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 21% · 2018 19% · 2019 25% · 2020 16% · 2021 42% · 2022 31% · 2023 26% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
37% of THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 61% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
62% of THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $20M arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE is better cushioned than half of the 659 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 659 community improvement nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
69% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
78%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Equity Works Inc · exempt
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE?
- THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE (California) receives grants from 71 organizations whose IRS filings report $57,071,321 to it, the largest being Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($10,105,060). 43 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE have?
- IRS filings report 71 organizations giving $57,071,321 in grants to THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE, 43 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE?
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $10,105,060 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 71 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing