Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism
Alameda, CA · EIN 03-0419743. Reported 142 grants totalling $2,417,394 to 115 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism, the IRS classifies it under international affairs rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE Q70) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 115 distinct organizations, with 6% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 15% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $8,000. Half of what it reported fell between $7,000 and $15,500; the smallest was $5,100 and the largest $140,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanm Saj | Miami, FL | $147,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cihuapactli Collective | Phoenix, AZ | $146,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Social Good Fund Inc | Richmond, CA | $145,950 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ejerie Labs | New York, NY | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women Enabled International | Washington, DC | $107,906 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc | Calabasas, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wildseed Society | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Library Study Hall | Nyack, NY | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Experimental Farm Network Cooperative | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Whyhunger Inc | New York, NY | $70,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Transformations Youth Group | Kansas City, MO | $63,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hawaii Peace and Justice | Honolulu, HI | $58,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $51,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hekler | Dudley, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peace Development Fund Inc | Amherst, MA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lakota Wellness Society Inc | Parmelee, SD | $36,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mutual Aid Lahui | Aiea, HI | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Transgender Law Center | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Best Practices Policy Project | Morristown, NJ | $26,775 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Movement to Stop Cop City | Atlanta, GA | $21,900 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network Inc | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Blue Trunk Community Garden Inc | Saint Cloud, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grassroots International Inc | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Healthy Gulf | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| One Resilient Earth Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Opencollective Foundation | Covina, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partnership Project Inc | Greensboro, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Power Shift Network | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Earth Island Institute Inc | Berkeley, CA | $16,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Louisiana Bucket Brigade | New Orleans, LA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lowlander Center | Many, LA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Voices Project USA Inc | Brooklyn New York, NY | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Femena USA Non Profit | Washington, DC | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Acorn Center for Restoration and Freedom Inc | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cultureworks Greater Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Praxis Project Inc | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Struggle for Miamis Affordable and Sustainable Housing Incorporated | Miami, FL | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Unkitawa | Kent, WA | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Zami Nobla | Atlanta, GA | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Roshaniya | San Diego, CA | $13,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Third World Organizing | Oakland, CA | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Transgender Advocates Knowledgeable Empowering | Birmingham, AL | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Project Prosper of Florida | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Woman's Choice of Raleigh | Apopka, FL | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alena Museum | Oakland, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Atlanta Community Arts Network | Atlanta, GA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beach 97 | Rockaway Beach, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Care About Climate Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice | Oakland, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dancers Group | San Francisco, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Divas With Disabilities | Temple Hills, MD | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Duk Duk Goose Inc (nihi Guam) | Hagta, GU | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Equality Social and Cultural Organization Equality News Agency | San Jose, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Forest Defender | Atlanta, GA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Global Exchange | San Francisco, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Global Girl Media | Culver City, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ho'opae Pono Peace Project | Honolulu, HI | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indigenous World Organization | Akwesasne, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kite Line Radio | Bloomington, IN | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| La Pena Cultural Center Inc | Berkeley, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Rise & Leau Est La Vie | Rayne, LA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Louisiana Water Works | New Orleans, LA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mekong Inc | Bronx, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Monkeywrench Books | Austin, TX | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Movement Strategy Center | Oakland, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Iranian American Council | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County | Los Angeles, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peatmoss Defense Committee | Detroit, MI | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pointe Au Chien Indian Tribe | Montegut, LA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Redford Center Inc | San Francisco, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Resist Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Descendants Project | Vacherie, LA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Reconciliation Center Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc | Arcata, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Southern Documentary Fund | Durham, NC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uniting Resilience | Rapid City, SD | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Water Protector Legal Collective | Albuquerque, NM | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women With Bows | Yuba City, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Youth Cooperatives Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Muslims for Progressive Values Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $7,950 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Inquiry Inc | Amherst, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Erotic Service Provider Legal Educational and Research | San Franscisco, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grassroots DC | Washington, DC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harriets Wildest Dreams Inc | Clinton, MD | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Love Me Unlimited 4LIFE | Jackson, MS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Korean American Service and Education Consortium Inc | Chicago, IL | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohio Families Unite Against Police Brutality Inc | Dayton, OH | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Splinter Art and Community Fund | Tucson, AZ | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Seed Theatre | Ringgold, GA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| We Are Family | North Charleston, SC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wo Ohitike to Have Courage Inc | Sioux Falls, SD | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Film Collaborative Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $6,535 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Genequality Inc | Dover, DE | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fund for the City of New York Inc | New York, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heart Women & Girls Project | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| I Am Human Foundation | Ellenwood, GA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Intersection for the Arts | San Francisco, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Liberation Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Life Is Work | Maywood, IL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Migrant Workers Action | Dallas, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Palmetto State Abortion Fund | Columbia, SC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partnership for Community Action | Albuquerque, NM | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Red Salmon Arts | Austin, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Miguel Community Foundation | Laredo, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Swop Behind Bars Inc | Las Vegas, NV | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Task Force Nyx | Alexandria, VA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Working Families | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wise Women Gathering Place Inc | Green Bay, WI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain Inc | Mobile, AL | $5,378 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Puuhonua O Wailupe | Honolulu, HI | $5,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
20 of 115 (17%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 91 of 115 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | $352,900 | $8,000 |
| 2022 | 30 | $241,310 | $6,500 |
| 2023 | 40 | $583,478 | $7,750 |
| 2024 | 38 | $1,239,706 | $8,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
22% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $8,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 38 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 2601 Blanding Ave C 155, Alameda, CA, 94501.
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