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Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
OAKLAND, CA
Total revenue
$58.7M
Total expenses
$49.1M
Net assets
$89.4M
Grants received
$81.2M
318 grants
EIN
943136771
Tax year
2024
Mission
To engage donors & community partners in grassroots philanthropy via radical collaboration.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Contributions & grants$53.6M
Program service revenue—
Investment income$5.1M
Other revenue—
Total revenue$58.7M
Expenses
Grants paid$39.7M
Salaries & benefits$6.4M
Fundraising$1.7M
Other expenses$3.0M
Total expenses$49.1M
Total assets$89.4M
Net assets$89.4M
People
9 listed
NameRoleCompensation
DAWN HAWK
COO
Board
$210K
40 hrs/wk
MOIRA C WALSH
CHAIRMAN
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
JAMES HIGA
TREASURER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Board
—
32 hrs/wk
DUNCAN BEARDSLEY
DIRECTOR
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
BILL SOMERVILLE
PRESIDENT/FOUNDER
Board
—
24 hrs/wk
KAMBA TSHIONYI
DIRECTOR
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
COLBURN S WILBUR
DIRECTOR
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
ALICIA AGUIRRE
DIRECTOR
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
JAMES R CODY
DIRECTOR
Board
—
2 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
THE GATHERY INC
15 PERCENT PLEDGE GALA DESIGN/PRODUCTION
THE GLEN PRICE GROUP
UPK PROGRAM QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SUPPORT
GARRETT NEIMAN
PERENNIAL SUNFLOWER PROJECT WORK
VIBRANT STRATEGIES
OAKLAND THRIVES PHILANTHROPIC ADVICE/SER
COLLABORATIVE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC
UPK PROGRAM COMM CONSULTING SERVICES
Grants received
Showing 200 of 318
FromAmountPurposeYear
$650K
To sponsor the Perennial Sunflower project's Convening for White Men in Philanthropy Who Are Working to Advance Equity & Justice and support the Rise East initiative of the Oakland Thrives project.
2024
$250K
TO PARTNER WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (CDE) TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT UNIVERSAL PREKINDERGARTEN FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AMONG PARENTS, DISTRICT LEADERS, AND EDUCATORS ACROSS THE STATE
2024
$140K
81483 SUPPORTING RESILIA IN PROVIDING CAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORT FOR N.J. NONPROFITS AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES, 2024
2024
$64K
CONTINUED SUPPORT OF RESILIA'S CAPACITY-BUILDING EFFORTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LORAIN COUNTY
2024
$15K
80212 PILOTING EQUITABLE CAPACITY-BUILDING OF N.J. CHANGEMAKING ORGANIZATIONS AND ENGAGING ELEVATE TO STRENGTHEN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
2024
$3K
TO SUPPORT THE DELTA EDUCATION COLLECTIVE IN HONOR OF VICTORIA FRAM AND THE ANN SOBRATO AWARD.
2024
$575K
TO SUPPORT THE OAKSTOP EFFECT PROJECT. TO SUPPORT THE ISIAIN FOUNDATION. TO SUPPORT THE RISE EAST INITIATIVE OF THE OAKLAND THRIVES PROJECT. FOR THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM. FOR THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND. FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE RESOURCE GRANT PROGRAM. FOR THE ALAMEDA COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE RESOURCE GRANT PROGRAM. FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE RESOURCE GRANTS IN ALAMEDA COUNTY.
2023
$552K
CIVIC DESIGN STUDIO COMMISSIONING OF OUR COMMUNITIES: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE, COMMISSIONING OF OAKLAND CHINATOWN DRAGON MURAL PROJECT WITH THE TWIN WALLS MURALS FUND, OAKSTOP'S EFFECT FUND'S INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT THUG THERAPY, ARTS & CULTURE SUPPORT (FBO: CIVIC DESIGN STUDIO), ENTREPRENEUR ECOSYSTEMS, HELLA HEART OAKLAND, OAKSTOP EFFECT FUND, FBO: AGENCY BY DESIGN OAKLAND
2023
$350K
TO ADMINISTER THE RESPONSIVE FUND FOR GRANTEE COMMUNICATIONS FOR HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATION GRANTEES
2023
$101K
Support for Public Welfare Foundation Capacity & Impact Program
2023
$78K
SUPPORT BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCE FOR ATLANTA NONPROFITS
2023
$75K
TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT EL CHILDREN IN UNIVERSAL PREKINDERGARTEN AMONG EL PARENTS AND DISTRICT LEADERS.
2023
$50K
OAKLAND THRIVES - STRENGTHENING CROSS-RACIAL SOLIDARITY FOR HEALTH EQUITY: TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION WORKING TO CREATE A NEW NARRATIVE OF SOLIDARITY BETWEEN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINO COMMUNITIES IN EAST OAKLAND OF THE BAY AREA.
2023
$50K
CONTINUED FUNDING OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES TO AR NONPROFITS
2023
$50K
RECKON WITH - PROMOTING HEALING FOR RACIAL AND HEALTH EQUITY: TO SUPPORT SOMATICS PROGRAMMING THAT BRINGS TOGETHER WHITE PEOPLE IN OAKLAND TO DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND COMMITMENT TO RACIAL RECKONING AND REPAIR, AND THE IMPACTS OF RACIAL AND HEALTH INEQUITIES IN BLACK AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
2023
$30K
TO PROVIDE THE RESILIA PROGRAM, PLATFORM AND SERVICE TO A COHORT OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
2023
$25K
OPERATING SUPPORT TO PARTNER WITH CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE
2023
$25K
TO CREATE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO STRENGTHEN THE STATE'S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR YOUNG EL CHILDREN.
2023
$20K
FOR THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT OUR CHANGING PLANET - COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
2023
$15K
TO SUPPORT YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2023
$15K
THROUGH FNL: TO TEST NEW APPROACHES TO CREATIVE GRANTMAKING AND TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THE PHILANTHROPIC DOLLAR
2023
$9K
THESE FUNDS ARE TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL IN ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, TEACHING ARTISTS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ARTS PARTNERS.
2023
$422K
PROGRAM - TO SUPPORT HOPE SF. PROGRAM - TO SUPPORT CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SFF GRANTEES. PROGRAM - TO SUPPORT BAY AREA CREATIVE CORPS. ADVISED - FOR THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS FUND. ADVISED - FOR THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. ADVISED - FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE RESOURCE GRANT FUND. ADVISED - FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TEACHER GRANTS IN ALAMEDA COUNTY.
2022
$300K
TO ADMINISTER THE RESPONSIVE FUND FOR GRANTEE COMMUNICATIONS FOR HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATION GRANTEES
2022
$300K
provide core support for the Giving Gap Project to advance racial equity in giving and build the movement for the equitable funding of Black-founded nonprofits
2022
$225K
TO ADMINISTER THE RESPONSIVE FUND FOR GRANTEE COMMUNICATIONS FOR HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATION GRANTEES
2022
$138K
80212 PILOTING EQUITABLE CAPACITY-BUILDING OF N.J. CHANGEMAKING ORGANIZATIONS AND ENGAGING ELEVATE TO STRENGTHEN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
2022
$130K
To support 1) Visiting Artist, 2) Excursion and 3) Technology, Engineering and Design Thinking small grants programs for teachers in the Bay Area
2022
$100K
To provide operational support in the expansion of Resilia's racial equity and DEI practices in the philanthropic sector.
2022
$75K
TO IMPLEMENT A LINGUISTICALLY- AND CULTURALLY-RESPONSIVE STATEWIDE MESSAGING CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT PRESCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES FOR EL CHILDREN AMONG EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES OF ELS.
2022
$65K
TO SUPPORT THE PARTICIPATION OF 25 BALTIMORE-BASED GRANTEES IN THE RESILIA CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES COACHING, PEER LEARNING, AND TECHNOLOGY TOOLS TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS INCREASE THEIR IMPACT.
2022
$50K
Support to Reckon With in mobilizing white people to be educated advocates against racial harm.
2022
$50K
CORE SUPPORT FOR GIVING GAP TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY IN GIVING AND MOBILIZING POSITIVE ACTION FOR BLACK LIVES BY CONNECTING PEOPLE TO CAUSES THEY CARE ABOUT
2022
$40K
OAKSTOP EFFECT'S WORK CURATING ACCESSIBLE ENVIRONMENTS FOR EMERGING BIPOC PROFESSIONALS AND MAXIMIZING THEIR PRESENCE THEREIN, BUT PHILANTHROPIC VENTURES FOUNDATION RETAINS LEGAL DISCRETION AND CONTROL
2022
$38K
GENERAL SUPPORT, FBO: AGENCY BY DESIGN OAKLAND, GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$34K
TO PROVIDE THE RESILIA PROGRAM, PLATFORM AND SERVICE TO A COHORT OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
2022
$26K
"RESILIA" CAPACITY BUILDING ONLINE PLATFORM SPONSORSHIP FOR 10 NPO'S
2022
$25K
SUPPORT FOR ABDO PROPOSAL FOR CULTIVATING SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN OAKLAND SCHOOLS
2022
$20K
FOR PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE YURI KOCHIYAMA SOLIDARITY FUND AND ITS MISSION DEDICATED TO HER LEGACY OF CIVIL RIGHTS, JUSTICE, AND SOLIDARITY IN SUPPORT OF THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF ALL CALIFORNIANS.
2022
$20K
ADDESSES INEQUALITIES IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND BUILD FUTURE GENERATIONS OF STRONG LEADERS
2022
$20K
RECKON WITH - PROMOTING RACIAL AND HEALTH EQUITY VIA HEALING: TO SUPPORT SOMATICS PROGRAMMING THAT BRINGS TOGETHER WHITE PEOPLE IN OAKLAND TO DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND COMMITMENT TO RACIAL RECKONING AND REPAIR, AND THE IMPACTS OF RACIAL AND HEALTH INEQUITIES IN BLACK AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
2022
$5K
FOR THE BUILDING BELONGING FUND TO ENABLE THE FIELD OF FELLOWSHIP AND PROGRAM PRACTITIONERS TO BUILD A SHARED PRACTICE OF CREATING BELONGING WITH A GOAL OF SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION
2022
$5K
FOR PROJECT SUPPORT FOR HELLA HEART OAKLAND, A LOCAL GIVING CIRCLE THAT SUPPORTS THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND WOMEN IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA.
2022
$5K
BOARD DISCRETIONARY - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/UNRESTRICTED - BIRTH QUEEN
2022
$1.9M
FOR WORK SUPPORTING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN UGANDA, BOLIVIA, GUATEMALA, HAITI, MEXICO, VENEZUELA, AND THE UNITED STATES
2021
Funded by
$81.2M from 147 funders · 318 grants · 2016–2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$36.8M · 4 grants · 2020–2024
Women's Foundation Of California
$4.1M · 1 grant · 2019
Erik E And Edith H Bergstrom
$3.7M · 2 grants · 2021–2022
Peery Foundation
$2.9M · 1 grant · 2024
The San Francisco Foundation
$2.6M · 7 grants · 2017–2023
Network For Good
$1.9M · 6 grants · 2018–2024
Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
$1.8M · 7 grants · 2017–2023
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
$1.7M · 8 grants · 2017–2023
Details
EIN943136771
NTEE codeT500
Subsection03
Ruling date1991-08
Formed1991
Employees7
Volunteers7