Grants awarded
Who does The Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation fund?
The Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation has awarded $123 million across 120 grants to 87 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $100,000, with most between $50,000 and $1,000,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $200,000 versus $100,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$123.1M
Typical grant
$100K
Grantees
87
Grants
120
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| O Ow Leadership Academy Foundation | $18.5M | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Entertainment Industry Foundation
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$18.2M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| T The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Fdn | $16.1M | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation | $10.1M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T The Entertainment Industry | $8.9M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Morehouse College | $6.5M | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
The Barack Obama Foundation
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$6.0M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
US Dream Academy INC
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$4.4M | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MD | |
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$3.3M | 7 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Rush University Medical Center
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$2.7M | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| M Mount Zion Baptist Church | $2.1M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Pathways to College | $1.7M | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
National Cares Mentoring Movement INC
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$1.6M | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| T The Ophelia J Berry Fund DBA Pathways to College | $1.3M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N Nationalcaresmentoringmovementinc | $1.2M | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Sustainable Econmic Entp (see) La | $1.0M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| L Living Classrooms Foundation | $1.0M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Maui Health Foundation
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$1.0M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | HI | |
| A Academy Foundation | $1.0M | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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Miss Porter's School INC
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$1.0M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CT | |
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$1.0M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| W Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative | $1.0M | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A America's Food Fund | $1.0M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$1.0M | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| T The Sola I Can Foundation | $1.0M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| S Sag Aftra Foundation | $1.0M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$1.0M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OR | |
| I Individual recipient | $770K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Pacific Birth Collective LLC
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$500K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | HI | |
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$500K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| T Telluride Council for the Arts | $500K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$400K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| M Minnie's Food Pantry | $400K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| O Out for Justice INC | $300K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MD | |
Unity Shoppe INC
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$300K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| K Ka 'ike Mau Loa O Ke Kai Hohonu | $275K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$250K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
| I Individual recipient | $250K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Ordinary Towards Extraordinary Foundation INC | $225K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| M Minnie's Food Pantry INC | $200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A American Performing Arts Collaborative INC | $200K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| P Project Hood Communities Development | $200K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$200K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
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$150K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| W Women's Media Center | $150K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Center for Urban Families INC
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$125K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MD | |
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Boys & Girls Clubs of East Mississippi INC
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$115K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MS | |
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$100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | DC | |
Social Impact Fund
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$100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| M Maafa Redemption Project | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| W Wellpoint Care Foundation INC | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | WI | |
| W Women's Fund of Hawaii | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Harlem School of the Arts INC
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| N New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Chur | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Mindfulness Leader Nfp
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$100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
Direct Relief
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$100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| E Edward Charles Foundation Aku's Mission | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
The Apollo Theater Foundation INC
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| J Johnnetta Betsch Cole Legacy Foundation | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| J Johns Hopkins University | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Go Fund Me | $90K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
She Ready Foundation
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$75K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
Orcas Island Community Foundation
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$75K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | WA | |
| S Sainta INC | $75K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| G Gofundmeorg | $60K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | — |
| C Cc | $51K | 3 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | WI | |
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NA Koa Manu Conservation INC
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | HI | |
| S Sting INC | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | GA | |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Makai Foundation
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$45K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | HI | |
| K Kamali'i Elementary School | $40K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Halfthestory
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
Move(nyc) Foundation INC
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| S Saddle Up and Read | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NC | |
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| M Mc | $17K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J Jl | $17K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N NC | $17K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| K Ke | $17K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Gh | $17K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $11K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Dreams of Hope Foundation
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | VA |
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