Firedoll Foundation
Walnut Creek, CA · EIN 94-3301999. Reported 263 grants totalling $5,991,829 to 141 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. 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. Firedoll 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 $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $20,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $50,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bay Community Law Center | Berkeley, CA | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| East Bay Sanctuary Covenant | Berkeley, CA | $112,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Immigrant Legal Resource Center | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Social Justice Collaborative | Berkeley, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hastings College of Law | San Francisco, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Combatants for Peace | San Francisco, CA | $87,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| As You Sow | Berkeley, CA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Beyond Emancipation | Oakland, CA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Endangered Species Coalition | Washington, DC | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti | Marshfield, MA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Voice for Peace | Berkeley, CA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rose Foundation | Oakland, CA | $85,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Western Environmental Law Center | Eugene, OR | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| ACLU Foundation of Northern California | San Francisco, CA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Global Justice Ecology Project Inc | Randolf, NY | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center | Ashland, OR | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pangea Legal Services | San Francisco, CA | $77,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Acce Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alameda County Public Defender's Office | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Earth Island Institute | Ridgecrest, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Food and Water Watch | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility | Silver Springs, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Prospera Community Development | Oakland, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice | Oakland, CA | $62,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Environmental Health | Oakland, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Justice & Accountability | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Constitutional Rights | New York, NY | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| East Bay Children's Law Offices | Oakland, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Middle East Children's Alliance | Berkeley, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pesticide Action Network North America | Berkeley, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center | Richmond, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Wild Earth Guardians | Santa Fe, NM | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay | Berkeley, CA | $57,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Legal Services for Children Inc | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Monument Impact | Concord, CA | $54,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Praxis Peace Institute | Sonoma, CA | $53,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Food Safety | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tuscon, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Eden I&r Inc | Hayward, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano | Concord, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greenpeace Fund | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Immigration Institute of the Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Institute for Middle East Understanding | Tustin, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| La Familia Counseling Services | Hayward, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Marin Brain Injury Network | Larkspur, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Office of the Public Defender Cc County | Martinez, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ploughshares Fund | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Point Blue Conservation | Petaluma, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Students for a Free Tibet | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sustainable Economies Law Center | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tides Center 1109 Palestine Legal | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Winter Nights Family Shelter | Pleasant Hill, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tibet Oral History Project | Moraga, CA | $47,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Beyond Pesticides | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Sierra Fund | Nevada City, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| California Wilderness Coalition | Oakland, CA | $43,431 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tahirih Justice Center | San Bruno, CA | $42,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Centeral Sierra Environmental Resource Center | Twaine Harte, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Covenant House California | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Farallones Association | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kids in Need of Defense | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Reprieve US | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marine Mammal Center | Sausalito, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mathematical Sciences Research Institute | Berkeley, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rising Sun Center for Opportunity | Oakland, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shelter Inc | Concord, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sanctuary Forest | Whitehorn, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Immigrant Protection | San Francisco, CA | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Csu East Bay Foundation Inc | Hayward, CA | $31,798 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Anera | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Contra Costa Crisis Center | Walnut Creek, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Canticle Farm | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Immigrant Legal Defense Fund | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| In His Steps Pathways of Peace | Lennox, SD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Justice and Diversity Center of Bar Association | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa | Martinez, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood | Concord, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salmon River Restoration Council | Sawyers Bar, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Bay Keeper | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trinity Center Walnut Creek | Walnut Creek, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trinity Center of Walnut Creek | Walnut Creek, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wildearth Guardians | Santa Fe, NM | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Youth for Environmental Sanity - Yes | Berkeley, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sea Turtle Conservancy | Gainesville, FL | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 1109 Palestine Legal - Tides Center | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bread Project | Berkeley, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Sierra Environ Resource Ctr | Twain Harte, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Centro Legal De La Raza | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates | Santa Ana, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Environmental Protection Info Center (epic) | Arcata, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Environmental Protection Information Ctr | Arcata, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Environmental Protection Info Center | Arcata, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Freedom for Immigrants | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Inner City Advisors | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Insight Housing | Berkeley, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Operation Dignity | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oakland Public Education Fund | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oasis Legal Services | Berkeley, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rise Economy | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Start Small Think Big | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Taxpayers for Common Sense | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tides Center Sierra Forest Legacy | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tuolumne River Preservation Trust | Sonora, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pomeroy Recreation & Rehab Center | San Francisco, CA | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mt Diablo Adult Education | Concord, CA | $22,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ability Path | Redwood City, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Advocates for the West | Boise, ID | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Trout | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Earthrise Law Center | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Center for Lesbian Rights | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Opportunity Junction | Antioch, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Richmond Community Foundation | Richmond, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Reprieve US | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Success Centers (centers for Equity) | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sustainable Conservation | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| White Pony Express | Pleasant Hill, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ca Rural Legal Assistance Foundation | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California Institute for Biodiversity | Berkeley, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City Slicker Farms | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| California Ocean Science Trust | Sacramento, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of the East Bay | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Bay Spanish Speaking Citizens Foundation | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Firefighters United for Safetyethics &ecology | Eugene, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jubilee Immigration Advocates | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Israel Fund | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Onejustice | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Smith River Alliance | Crescent City, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Water Climate Trust | Redding, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pomeroy Rec & Rehab | San Francisco, CA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| La Pena | Berkeley, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Earth Team | Richmond, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants and Refuges | Petaluma, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Grantmakers Concerned Immigrantsrefugees | Petaluma, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
80 of 141 (57%) 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 43%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Pangea Legal Services
General Support,Asylee Legal Emp - East Bay Community Law Center
DDDP GENERAL SUPPORT + CLEAN SLATE - East Bay Sanctuary Covenant
WALK-IN CLINIC & AFGHAN SUPPORT - Office of the Public Defender Cc County
STAND TOGETHER CONTRA COSTA SUPPORT - Shelter Inc
MTN. VIEW FAMILY EMERGENCY SHELTER - Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
MATH BOOKS; MATHICAL BOOK PRIZE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 179 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 44 | $950,000 | $22,500 |
| 2021 | 50 | $1,106,798 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 73 | $1,716,031 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 96 | $2,219,000 | $25,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 75% 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
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. 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 Firedoll Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1460 Maria Lane 400, Walnut Creek, CA, 94596. 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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