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TIKKUN OLAM FOUNDATION INC

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 464286227 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · NTEE T20 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$2.8M
expenses
$489K
net assets
$38.6M
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

Tikkun Olam Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in New York that makes grants to support social justice initiatives. The foundation funds a range of nonprofit organizations focused on racial, gender, and economic justice, often through intermediary funds and general operating support. In 2024, it distributed over $3 million in grants to organizations serving marginalized communities across the United States.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

General Operating Support Grants
Provides unrestricted funding to nonprofit organizations advancing racial, gender, and economic justice, primarily through intermediary grantmaking vehicles
Support for Social Justice Intermediaries
Funds intermediary organizations like Proteus Fund, Borealis Philanthropy, and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to channel resources to grassroots movements
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • LGBTQ+ Community Grantmaking 2 activities
    • Funding of LGBTQ+ and reproductive justice organizations
      Provides grants to organizations advancing LGBTQ+ rights and reproductive justice, including the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice ($300,000), Third Wave Fund ($240,000), and the TGI Justice Project ($190,000).
    • Funding of LGBTQ+ youth services
      Funds the Ali Forney Center, an organization supporting LGBTQ+ youth, through a $1,000,000 grant administered by FJC.
  • Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 2 activities
    • Funding of democracy and progressive advocacy coalitions
      Provides financial support to national advocacy and movement-building coalitions including the Rights, Faith, & Democracy Collaborative ($200,000), Movement for Black Lives ($200,000), and the Movement Voter Fund ($200,000).
    • Funding of racial and economic justice initiatives
      Supports racial and economic justice efforts through grants to North Star Fund Inc ($240,000), In Our Own Voice National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda ($240,000), and the Black Led Movement Fund ($240,000).
  • Women's Rights and Empowerment Grants 1 activity
    • Funding of feminist and gender equity funds
      Finances the Black Feminist Fund ($240,000) and Grantmakers for Girls of Color ($200,000), both administered through intermediary funders.
financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$2.84M
Contributions & grants
Program service revenue
Investment income$547K19%
Other revenue$2.28M
expenses
Total expenses$489K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$7.20M
balance sheet
Total assets$38.62M
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$38.62M
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -1.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 4
  • DENISE SOBEL — PRESIDENT/TREASURER/CHAIR/DIRECTOR
  • JOANNA WARE — DIRECTOR
  • NAOMI SOBEL — SECRETARY/DIRECTOR
  • ZEV LOWE — EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
relationships · 11

Who they work with

  • Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc Partner — Administers grants for the Black Feminist Fund on behalf of TIKKUN OLAM FOUNDATION INC.
  • Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice Partner — Receives funding from TIKKUN OLAM FOUNDATION INC for general operations.
  • Borealis Philanthropy Partner — Administers grants for the Black Led Movement Fund on behalf of TIKKUN OLAM FOUNDATION INC.
  • Common Counsel Foundation Partner — Administers grants for the Movement for Black Lives on behalf of TIKKUN OLAM FOUNDATION INC.
  • FJC Partner — Administers grants to the Ali Forney Center on behalf of TIKKUN OLAM FOUNDATION INC.
  • In Our Own Voice National Black Womens Reproductive Justice Agenda Partner — Receives funding from TIKKUN OLAM FOUNDATION INC for general operations.
  • North Star Fund Inc Partner — Receives funding from TIKKUN OLAM FOUNDATION INC for general operations.
  • Proteus Fund Inc Partner — Administers grants for the Third Wave Fund and the Rights, Faith, & Democracy Collaborative on behalf of TIKKUN OLAM FOUNDATION INC.
  • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc Partner — Administers grants for Grantmakers for Girls of Color on behalf of TIKKUN OLAM FOUNDATION INC.
  • Tides Foundation Partner — Administers grants for the Movement Voter Fund on behalf of TIKKUN OLAM FOUNDATION INC.
  • Transgender Gender-Variant Intersex Justice Project Partner — Receives funding from TIKKUN OLAM FOUNDATION INC for the TGI Justice Project.