Hidden Leaf Foundation
San Francisco, CA · EIN 35-2338463. Reported 206 grants totalling $12.8M to 91 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Hidden Leaf Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $75,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $1,184,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amalgamated Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,112,335 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Movement Strategy Center | Oakland, CA | $899,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sogorea Te Land Trust | Oakland, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Justice Funders Inc | Oakland, CA | $345,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Power California | Los Angeles, CA | $340,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Forward Together | Oakland, CA | $315,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Movement Generation | Berkeley, CA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urban Tilth | Richmond, CA | $300,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Change Elemental | Washington, DC | $295,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Embodiment Institute Incorporated | New York, NY | $295,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Asian Pacific Environment Network | Oakland, CA | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Climate Justice Alliance | Berkeley, CA | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Essie Justice Group | Oakland, CA | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heal Food Alliance | Oakland, CA | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mujeres Unidas Y Activas | San Francisco, CA | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Power U for Social Change | Miami, FL | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth United for Change | Philadelphia, PA | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Native Organizers Alliance | Seattle, WA | $267,500 | 7 | 2 | 2022 |
| Native Movement | Fairbanks, AK | $265,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ryse Center | Richmond, CA | $255,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Native Organizers Alliance (fs) | Seattle, WA | $250,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Resonance Network | Oakland, CA | $240,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rockwood Leadership Institute | Oakland, CA | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coaching for Healing Justice and Liberation | Oakland, CA | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Florida Rising Together | Miami, FL | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Generative Somatics | San Francisco, CA | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chicago Torture Justice Center | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Full Spectrum Labs | Oakland, CA | $180,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Solidaire Network Inc | Seattle, WA | $167,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Brave Heart Society | Lake Andres, SD | $120,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Indigenous Climate Action | Arcata, CA | $120,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Windcall Institute | Oakland, CA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Social Transformation Project | New York, NY | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Project South | Atlanta, GA | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| East Bay Meditation Center | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friendship House Association of American | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| People's Action Institute | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Powerswitch Action | Oakland, CA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity Inc | Hawkinsville, GA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bold | New York, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rich City Rides | Richmond, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Richmond Land | Richmond, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Solutions Project | Oakland, CA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bend the Arc a Jewish Part for Justice | New York, NY | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Coalition for Humane Rights of La | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Collective Acceleration | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Right to the City Alliance | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stand | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Whole Communities | Burlington, VT | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Econ | Oakland, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohio Organizing Collaborative | Youngstown, OH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Running Strong for American Indian Youth | Alexandria, VA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Pe | Arcata, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Daily Acts Organization | Petaluma, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Florida Rising | Miami, FL | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rainforest Action Network | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Full Spectrum Labs (fs) | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Scope | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Action Labs Art of Purpose | Ossining, NY | $25,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Equality Labs | Hartsdale, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leaderstrust | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Collective Acceleration | Boise, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fossil Free California | Berkeley, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Mexico Women | Santa Fe, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Adhikaar | Woodside, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Economic Democracy Dba Ujima F | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Climate Resilient Communities | Palo Alto, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Common Market | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Decolonizing Race Project | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| El Pueblo | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Get Out the Native Vote | Anchorage, AK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grassroots Asian Rising | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Healing Together | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture Institute | Kykotsmovi, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leaders Igniting Transformation | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ma Mukti Foundation | Bronx, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nakasec | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Protagonist Training Fund - Leftroots | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reparations Clinics | Catskill, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Return to Zero Hope | Pasadena, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Root Rise Pollinate | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shelterwood Collective | Cazadero, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Climate Center | Santa Rosa, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Surf Project | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| La Finica Del Sur | The Bronx, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nadap | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seeds of Peace Inc | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Soul Fire Farm Institute Inc | Petersburg, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yes | Richmond, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
43 of 91 (47%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 60%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Amalgamated Foundation
PROJECT GRANT TO CREATE DAF - Full Spectrum Labs
PROJECT GRANT FOR FSL - RICHMOND BRIDGE LOANS - Native Organizers Alliance
PASS THROUGH GRANT FOR UTAH DINE BIKEYAH - People's Action Institute
PROJECT GRANT - TRANSITION FUND - Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture Institute
DISCRETIONARY GRANT - GENERAL SUPPORT - Project South
PROJECT GRANT FOR SOUTHERN POWER FUNDS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 122 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | $1,900,000 | $40,000 |
| 2022 | 62 | $4,427,000 | $40,000 |
| 2023 | 52 | $3,809,335 | $75,000 |
| 2024 | 45 | $2,620,500 | $75,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Hidden Leaf Foundation has 55 of them, worth $10.1M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Movement Strategy Center | Oakland, CA | $875,500 |
| Amalgamated Foundation | Washington, DC | $412,371 |
| Urban Tilth | Richmond, CA | $300,000 |
| Asian Pacific Environment Network | Oakland, CA | $300,000 |
| Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity Inc | New York, NY | $300,000 |
| Change Elemental | Washington, DC | $300,000 |
| Chicago Torture Justice Center | Chicago, IL | $300,000 |
| Climate Justice Alliance | Berkeley, CA | $300,000 |
| Coaching for Healing Justice and Liberation | Oakland, CA | $300,000 |
| Essie Justice Group | Oakland, CA | $300,000 |
| Florida Rising Together | Miami, FL | $300,000 |
| Forward Together | Oakland, CA | $300,000 |
| Heal Food Alliance | Oakland, CA | $300,000 |
| Justice Funders Inc | Oakland, CA | $300,000 |
| Movement Generation | Berkeley, CA | $300,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 55% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $50,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Hidden Leaf Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 2443 Fillmore St Suite 380 Pmb 110, San Francisco, CA, 94115. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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