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FOUNDATION FOR A JUST SOCIETY

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 273345774 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · NTEE T22 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Large ($10M-$50M)
revenue
$27.6M
expenses
$14.9M
net assets
$1.2B
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

Foundation for a Just Society is a New York-based grantmaking foundation focused on advancing social, racial, and gender justice globally. It provides general operating support to grassroots organizations and funds collaborative initiatives that center marginalized communities, particularly in the Global South. The foundation prioritizes movements led by women, girls, and gender-diverse people.

named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Black Feminist Fund
Global fund resourcing Black feminist movements; supported through Amalgamated Charitable Foundation.
Black-Led Movement Fund
Supports Black-led organizations building power and advancing racial justice in the United States; administered through Borealis Philanthropy.
Collaborative for Gender and Reproductive Equity (CGRE)
Global fund supporting reproductive justice and gender equity initiatives; hosted at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
Girls First Fund
Provides grants to organizations advancing the rights of girls and young women in the Global South; supported through fiscal sponsorship via Capital for Good USA.
Urgent Action Sister Fund's Care at the Center Initiative
Supports women human rights defenders in Asia and the Pacific through urgent grants and care-centered programming.
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Women's Rights and Empowerment Grants 4 activities
    • Funding care-centered initiatives for women human rights defenders
      Funds the Care at the Center Initiative of the Urgent Action Sister Fund through Urgent Action Fund Asia and Pacific, which supports care infrastructure for women human rights defenders.
    • Funding collaborative funds advancing gender, racial, and reproductive justice
      Funds the operations and charitable activities of intermediary collaborative funds such as the Black-Led Movement Fund (via Borealis Philanthropy), Girls First Fund (via Capital for Good USA), Collaborative for Gender and Reproductive Equity (via Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors), Black Feminist Fund (via Amalgamated Charitable Foundation), and Initiative Sankofa d’Afrique de l’Ouest (ISDAO).
    • Funding general operating support for women's rights and feminist organizations
      Funds general operating support for multiple women's rights and feminist organizations globally, including Urgent Action Fund - Africa, Fondo de Acción Urgente para América Latina y el Caribe, Fondo Semillas AC, Asociación Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres (FCAM), and IM-Defensoras.
    • Funding reproductive health and rights organizations through fiscal sponsors
      Funds the charitable activities of Le Centre Odas through IPAS, supporting reproductive health and rights work in West Africa.
financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$27.63M
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue
Investment income$3.60M13%
Other revenue$24.03M
expenses
Total expenses$14.90M
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$51K
Grants paid out$63.12M
balance sheet
Total assets$1.29B
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$1.21B
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +18.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 4
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
JESSICA POSTROZNY VICE PRESIDENT 4 $13K
KYLA BARKIN SECRETARY/TREASURER 5 $13K
PATRICIA WEISENFELD DIRECTOR; VP HANNAH CHARITABLE 5 $13K
KADY SAFAR DIRECTOR 4 $12K
board members · 1
  • ELIZABETH SIMONS — DIRECTOR
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Partner — Channel for funding the Black Feminist Fund
  • BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY Partner — Hosts the Black-Led Movement Fund, which receives funding
  • CAPITAL FOR GOOD USA Partner — Channel for funding Girls First Fund
  • FONDO CENTROAMERICANO DE MUJERES FOUNDATION Partner — Channel for funding Asociacion Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres (FCAM)
  • FONDO DE ACCION URGENTE PARA AMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE Partner — Receives general operating support grants
  • FONDO SEMILLAS AC Partner — Receives general operating support grants
  • IM-DEFENSORAS Partner — Receives general operating support grants
  • INITIATIVE SANKOFA D'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST Partner — Receives funding for its charitable activities
  • IPAS Partner — Channel for funding Le Centre Odas
  • ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS Partner — Channel for funding the Collaborative for Gender and Reproductive Equity (CGRE)
  • URGENT ACTION FUND - AFRICA Partner — Receives general operating support grants
  • URGENT ACTION FUND ASIA AND PACIFIC Partner — Hosts the Care at the Center Initiative, which receives funding