One World Fund
Andover, MA · EIN 04-6485766. Reported 153 grants totalling $3,352,762 to 70 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. 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. One World Fund 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 $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $80,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Globe Foundation | Ogden, UT | $225,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Social Good Fund Inc | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| National Economic and Social Rights Initiative | New York, NY | $180,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Commonwealth Foundation Inc | Berkeley, CA | $150,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| V-Day | San Francisco, CA | $149,914 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Celebrate the Beat | Denver, CO | $140,624 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Fsisidissent | New York, NY | $139,837 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Institute for Local Self Reliance Inc | Portland, ME | $139,278 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| National Economic and Social Rights | New York, NY | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Dissent Fsisi | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Alliance for Media Arts - Culture Inc | Spokane, WA | $80,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The American Prospect Inc | Washington, DC | $70,905 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Jobs First Chips Communiteis United Grant | Washington, DC | $70,350 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grassroots Power Project | Berkeley, CA | $70,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Partners for Dignity and Rights | New York, NY | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Dance Institute Inc | New York, NY | $59,543 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| New York Shakespeare Festival | New York, NY | $55,042 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Faith in India | Indianapolis, IN | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Commonwealth Foundation | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dissent Magazine (aka Foundation for the Study of Independent Social Ideas) | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grassroots Policy | Berkeley, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Public Theatre | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Auburn Theological Seminary | New York, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Working Theatre Co Inc | New York, NY | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Haitian Health Foundation Inc | Norwich, CT | $40,507 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Judson Memorial Church | New York, NY | $40,145 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Auburn Seminary | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Commonwealth Institute | Cambridge, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dsa Fund | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Truthout | Sacrmento, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| State Democracy Project | Brooklyn, NY | $35,261 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Land Stewardship Project | Minneapolis, MN | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Elevator Repair Service Theater Inc | New York, NY | $34,753 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Actors Fund of America | New York, NY | $30,996 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dorrance Dance | New York, NY | $30,365 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Enterprise Institute | Nw Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| In These Times | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale | San Franciso, CA | $28,022 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ars Nova | New York, NY | $25,307 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Lark Theatre Company | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Shakespeare & Company Inc | Lenox, MA | $23,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Reed College | Portland, OR | $21,829 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| New York Theatre Workshop | New York, NY | $20,121 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Mother Jones | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youthbuild USA | Somerville, MA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Opera Association | San Francisco, CA | $19,874 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peace Development Fund | Amherst, MA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| En Garde Arts | New York, NY | $15,259 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chavez Park Conservancy | Berkeley, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chavez Park Conservatory | Berkley, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fort Point Theatre Channel | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Foundation for National Progress | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Judson Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Alliance for Media Arts & Cultu | Spokane, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Shakespeare Co Ltd | Housatonic, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $10,107 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arcovoce a Musical Heart | Tokama Park, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Democratic Socialists of America Fund Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Independent Artists Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New York Live Arts | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| People's Action Institute | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Together Rising | Falls Church, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $5,223 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Musical Heart | Takoma Park, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Entertainment Community Fund | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shakespeare and Company | Lenox, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
36 of 70 (51%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 61%, across 4 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.
- National Economic and Social Rights Initiative
PARTNERS FOR DIGNITY AND RIGHTS - Partners for Dignity and Rights
NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS INITIATIVE - National Economic and Social Rights
PARTNERS DIGNITY & RIGHTS - Commonwealth Foundation Inc
STRATEGY PROJECT DIRECTED BY LISSY ROMANOW - Grassroots Policy
SPONSORED PROJECT ORGANIZING UPGRADE - Social Good Fund Inc
FOR THE OFFSIDES PRODUCTIONS PROJECT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 100 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 25 | $480,000 | $20,000 |
| 2021 | 25 | $555,500 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 29 | $753,500 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 33 | $695,000 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 41 | $868,762 | $15,244 |
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. 40% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. 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 $20,000. 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 New York.
- 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 One World Fund's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 38 Essex Street, Andover, MA, 01810. 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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