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Who does Yellow Chair Foundation fund?

Yellow Chair Foundation has awarded $163 million across 428 grants to 175 grantees between 2020 and 2023. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $250,000, with most between $100,000 and $400,000.

Total awarded
$162.8M
Typical grant
$250K
Grantees
175
Grants
428
Years
2020–2023

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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.

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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Support
Sierra Club Foundation $16.0M42020–20232023CA
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated $12.0M42020–20232023NY
A American Civil Liberties Union Foundation INC $11.0M42020–20232023— —
Pro Publica INC $4.0M52020–20232023NY
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors INC $4.0M42021–20232023NY
Global Fund for Women INC $4.0M42020–20232023CA
United States Energy Foundation $3.5M42020–20232023CA
Earthjustice $3.2M42020–20232023CA
New Venture Fund $3.0M62020–20232023DC
American Journalism Project INC $3.0M32021–20232023DC
The Seattle Foundation $2.5M42020–20222022WA
Economic Security Project INC $2.5M22022–20232023NY
Windward Fund $2.2M52020–20232023DC
California State University Foundation $2.2M42020–20232023CA
Clean Air Task Force INC $2.0M22022–20232023MA
Natural Resources Defense Council INC $2.0M42020–20232023NY
Learning Policy Institute $1.7M42020–20232023CA
Imentor Incorporated $1.6M42020–20232023NY
Environmental Working Group $1.6M42020–20232023DC
Activate Global INC $1.5M22022–20232023CA
A Amalgamated Charitable Foundation INC $1.5M120232023DC
R Rights and Resources Initiative $1.5M22022–20232023— —
U Uc Berkeley Foundation $1.4M32020–20222022— —
Global Press Institute $1.4M42020–20232023DC
M M E B Alliance for Educator Diversity INC $1.3M32021–20232023— —
3 350org $1.2M42020–20232023— —
Shared Ascent Fund $1.2M32021–20232023CA
Student Press Law Center INC $1.2M82020–20232023DC
Human Rights Watch INC $1.1M42020–20232023NY
National Partnership for Women and Families INC $1.1M52020–20232023DC
Purchaser Business Group on Health $1.1M32021–20232023CA
Children Now $1.1M52020–20232023CA
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University $1.1M82020–20232023CA
New Teacher Center $1.1M52020–20232023CA
Center for Community Change $1.0M22022–20232023DC
M Michigan State University $1.0M120232023— —
Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund $1.0M120232023DC
Givedirectly INC $1.0M120232023NY
Ravenswood Education Foundation $1.0M62020–20232023CA
Elevate Energy $1.0M22022–20232023IL
Alliance for Safety and Justice $1.0M22022–20232023CA
Global Greengrants Fund INC $1.0M22022–20232023CO
C Chalkbeat INC $1.0M22021–20222022— —
Center for Technology and Civic Life $1.0M22022–20232023IL
Berkeley Lab Foundation $1.0M120232023CA
Civic News Company $1.0M120232023NY
The 19th News $1.0M32021–20232023TX
Springboard to Opportunities $1.0M22022–20232023MS
Climateworks Foundation $1.0M22022–20232023CA
P Physicians Scientists and Engineers for Sustainable and Healthy Energy INC $1.0M22022–20232023— —
Center for Carbon Removal $1.0M120232023DC
Teach Plus Incorporated $950K32021–20232023MA
Groundswell Fund $900K42020–20232023CA
College Track $900K62020–20232023CA
Capital B News INC $900K32021–20232023NY
City Bureau Nfp $900K32022–20232023IL
Institute for Medicaid Innovation INC $826K72020–20232023DC
I Indij Public Media $800K22022–20232023AZ
Foundation for California Community Colleges $750K32021–20232023CA
Onegoal $750K42020–20232023IL
C Californians for Justice Education Fund INC $745K52020–20232023CA
Public Advocates INC $725K42020–20232023CA
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania $700K22022–20232023PA
P Partnership Project INC $700K22022–20232023— —
P Public Health Foundation INC $700K22022–20232023— —
U Ucsf Foundation $700K42020–20222022— —
Forward Justice $700K22022–20232023NC
I Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy $700K22022–20232023— —
L Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health $660K42020–20232023— —
Aabc Foundation INC $655K52020–20232023PA
Education Law Center INC $650K32021–20232023NJ
Achieve Atlanta INC $650K32021–20232023GA
Tides Foundation $633K22022–20232023CA
The Sentencing Project $600K22022–20232023DC
T The Institute for College Access and Success INC $600K22022–20232023— —
Campaign for College Opportunity $600K42020–20232023CA
Documented Ltd $600K22022–20232023NY
Environmental Protection Network $600K22022–20232023DC
826 National $575K52020–20232023CA
Resist INC $525K32021–20232023MA
National Center for Teacher Residencies INC $500K120232023IL
T The Nyc Leadership Academy INC $500K22021–20222022— —
Uaspire INC $500K32021–20232023MA
Every Mother Counts $500K32021–20232023NY
I Individual recipient $500K32020–20222022— —
Leading Educators INC $500K120232023IL
Outlier Media $500K22022–20232023MI
Upchieve INC $500K120232023NY
Borealis Philanthropy $500K120232023MN
Environmental Health Coalition $500K32020–20222022CA
New Leaders INC $500K22022–20232023NY
United Nations Foundation INC $500K120232023DC
N National Board for Professional Teaching Standards INC $500K22022–20232023— —
Breakthrough Silicon Valley $450K62020–20232023CA
I Individual recipient $450K42020–20232023— —
President and Fellows of Harvard College $450K32020–20222022MA
The Midwife Foundation INC $425K42020–20222022MA
A A C N M Foundation INC $425K32020–20232023— —
Education Trust INC $400K220232023DC
Georgia Budget and Policy Institute INC $400K22022–20232023GA

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