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Who does The Heising-Simons Action Fund fund?

The Heising-Simons Action Fund has awarded $79 million across 311 grants to 112 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in civil rights & advocacy. Its typical grant is $200,000, with most between $100,000 and $300,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $200,000 versus $150,000 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$78.7M
Typical grant
$200K
Grantees
112
Grants
311
Years
2020–2024

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Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 112 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Support
W Working Families Organization INC $4.1M52020–20242024NY
Tides Advocacy $3.8M202020–20242024CA
Sixteen Thirty Fund $3.4M52020–20242024DC
Environmental Defense Action Fund $3.1M52020–20242024NY
Center for Community Change Action $3.0M52020–20242024DC
Fund for a Better Future INC $2.8M120212021CA
Energy Action Fund $2.3M72020–20242024CA
Children's Funding Accelerator INC $2.1M52020–20242024DC
The Partnership Project Action Fund $2.0M72020–20242024DC
Center for American Progress Action Fund $1.9M62020–20242024DC
NRDC Action Fund INC $1.9M62020–20242024NY
First Five Action Fund $1.8M42021–20242024DC
Hereafter Impact Fellows Action Fund $1.8M52020–20242024KS
Save the Children Action Network $1.6M42021–20242024CT
Momsrising Together $1.6M42021–20242024WA
C Care in Action INC $1.6M42021–20242024NY
League of Conservation Voters INC $1.6M52020–20242024DC
New Left Accelerator $1.4M42021–20242024CA
National Women's Law Center Action Fund $1.3M52020–20242024DC
Climate Jobs National Resource Center Action Fund INC $1.2M42021–20242024NY
C Colorofchangeorg $1.2M42020–20232023CA —
Climate Power $1.2M32022–20242024DC
Climate Equity Action Fund $1.0M22023–20242024DC
Stand for Children INC $1.0M32022–20242024OR
Texas Organizing Project $900K42021–20242024TX
B Bipartisan Policy Center Action INC $900K42021–20242024DC
M Million Voter Project Action Fund Sponsored by Social Justice Orgs $875K52020–20232023CA
Carolina Federation $870K52020–20242024NC
C Counterspark INC $850K52020–20242024DC —
Mijente $820K42021–20242024AZ
Bluegreen Alliance INC $775K22021–20222022MN
P Parent Voices Action $730K42021–20242024CA
New Georgia Project Action Fund $700K22020–20212021GA
States United Action INC $700K120222022DC
A Asian American Advocacy Fund INC $695K62020–20242024GA
Children Now Action Fund $650K42020–20242024CA
Workers Defense Action Fund $650K42020–20232023TX
We Act 4 Change INC $650K42021–20242024NY
A Alliance for Safety and Justice Action Fund DBA Action for Safety and Justice $645K120242024CA
Equity Action $600K32022–20242024TX
Neo Philanthropy Action Fund INC $600K32021–20242024NY
Move Texas Action Fund $550K32020–20222022TX
Our Kids Our Future $550K32022–20232023CA
D Dignity and Power in Action $550K32022–20242024CA
National Wildlife Federation Action Fund $500K32022–20242024DC
Fight for the Future INC $500K22023–20242024MA
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions INC $500K22023–20242024DC
Way to Win Action Fund Incorporated $500K120212021CA
Forward Justice Action Network $500K52020–20242024NC
North Fund $450K22021–20222022DC
Poder NC Action $420K32020–20222022NC
Siembra NC $420K42021–20242024NC
T The Center for Empowered Politics $410K32022–20242024CA
Solar United Neighbors Action $400K42021–20242024DC
C Child Care Providers United - California $400K120242024CA
Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights INC $400K22023–20242024DC
V Vote Yes for Kids $400K22022–20232023NM —
Climate Cabinet Action $385K42021–20242024CA
C Californians Against the Prison Spending Scam $375K120202020CA
Sunrise Movement $350K22021–20222022DC
Texas Freedom Network $350K32020–20242024TX
C Communities for a New California $300K32021–20232023CA
I Initiate Justice Action $300K32022–20242024CA
Ella Baker Center Action Fund $300K32022–20242024CA
Oc Action $300K22022–20232023CA
Down Home North Carolina INC $300K22023–20242024NC
G Glahr Action Network $270K32021–20242024GA
Latino Victory Project $250K120202020DC
Evergreen Action $250K22023–20242024WA
Silicon Valley Rising Action $250K32020–20232023CA
P Pure Justice Action Fund $250K22023–20242024TX
C Climate Emergency Advocates $250K120242024MA —
V Voters Organized to Educate-Vote Action Fund $250K220232023LA
Forward Action Fund $250K120242024NH
C Care for Monterey County Kids $250K120222022CA
R Repeal Californians Three Strikes Law Ballot Committee $250K120212021CA
Plus Action Fund $250K22020–20212021CA
P Pomona Kids First $235K22022–20232023CA
Y Yes on Prop 6 End Slavery in California $200K120242024CA
Ncaat in Action $200K22023–20242024NC
R Re Imagine La a Coalition of Nonprofit Orgs and Justice Advocates $200K120202020CA
Nilc Immigrant Justice Fund $200K120212021DC
Black Voters Matter Fund INC $200K120202020GA
Nakasec Action Fund $200K22023–20242024IL
Caldwell - Hays Examiner $200K22022–20232023TX
Techequity Action $200K22023–20242024CA
Starting Over Strong $175K22023–20242024CA
G Goodnation Philanthropy Advisors $150K120232023NY —
Advance North Carolina INC $150K120222022NC
G Goodnation Philanthropy Advisors $150K120242024— —
North Carolina a Philip Randolph Educational Fund $150K120222022NC
Drug Policy Action $150K120202020NY
A All of US or None Action Network $100K120232023CA
Ground Game Texas $100K120232023TX
Economic Security Project Action INC $100K120212021NY
Y Yes on Measure a for Sheriff $100K120222022CA
California Environmental Voters $100K120222022CA
F Free the Vote Ca Yes on Prop 17 $100K120202020CA
Living United for Change in Arizona $100K120212021AZ
N No on Prop 25 - Committee Against Pretrial Racism $100K120202020— —

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