The Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation fits work that centres women and gender-expansive people of colour through an intersectional feminist lens and falls within one of its listed priorities, such as reproductive rights and justice or legal advocacy for immigrant women.
- Its stated geographic priorities are Monterey, Santa Cruz and the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, with statewide California or national impact also supported, so organisations outside these areas should check whether their work has that reach.
- Do not apply if you are an individual, a scientific or medical research body, a religious entity, or are seeking a sponsorship, candidate support or an endowment; it works with 501(c)(3) organisations, and 501(c)(4) organisations are occasionally considered.
- Typical grants run from $500 to $25,000, with a median of $5,000, so a modest request in that range fits, though the largest grant was $50,000.
- Start with the Organization Information Form, since staff decide whether you are eligible before a proposal is invited, and note that the filing shows 66% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded before, so a first approach should be patient.
Overview
The Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation is a US private foundation based in Truckee, CA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation funds nonprofit organisations to address the impact of racist and patriarchal structures facing women of colour and gender-expansive individuals of colour. Intersectional feminism is an essential principle of its grantmaking, and it intentionally prioritises women, girls and gender-expansive individuals of colour. Its priorities include reproductive rights and justice, immigrant women’s legal advocacy, Indigenous women and girls, feminist and gender studies, girls in engineering, environmental and farming gender justice, public policy, media literacy, workforce re-entry, activism and services for survivors of relationship abuse. It supports organisations serving Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, occasionally the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, and organisations or programmes with statewide California or national US impact. Applicants are charitable nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status; 501(c)(4) organisations are occasionally considered. Applicants must align with its intersectional feminist mission and a funding priority.
Themes
- Reproductive Rights and Justice
- Legal Advocacy for Immigrant Women
- Indigenous Women and Girls
- Girls in Engineering
- Environmental Gender Justice
- Farming: Gender and Racial Justice
- Public Policy: Gender and Racial Justice
Geographic Focus
United States. Priority: Monterey; Santa Cruz; Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin and 6 more counties in California; California.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals, either through scholarships or other forms of financial assistance (except through our Scholarship Program )
- Scientific or medical research
- Religious Entities
- Sponsorships
- Candidates
- Endowments
How to apply
Review the grant opportunities and eligibility requirements, then submit an Organization Information Form. Staff review it and notify the organisation whether it is eligible to submit a proposal. Eligible applicants submit a proposal, with a deadline agreed between staff and applicant; further consideration may include a meeting and additional materials.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 66% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 153 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Applicants should align with the Foundation’s intersectional feminist mission, addressing both gender and racial equity and justice.
- It prefers applicant organisations in which women and gender-expansive people of colour are the primary decision-makers.
- It prefers organisations that integrate gender equity into personnel policies, including parental leave, child care, flexible schedules and relationship-abuse workplace policies.
- It looks for mission statements and external messaging that emphasise the intersection of gender and racial equity and justice.
- For requests selected for further consideration, staff may schedule a meeting to discuss them.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 5% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 66% of grant dollars went to organisations The Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 14% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 76 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $6,050 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Planned Parenthood Mar Monte · Reproductive Justice$40,0002023 tax year
- The Lawyering Project - Tides Center · Reproductive Justice$40,0002023 tax year
- SocialEnvironmental Entrepreneurs-T · Reproductive Justice$40,0002023 tax year
- IfWhenHow · Reproductive Justice$40,0002023 tax year
- ACCESS Reproductive Justice · Reproductive Justice$40,0002023 tax year
- African American Policy Forum · Activist Fund$40,0002023 tax year
- Center for Reproductive Rights · Reproductive Justice$40,0002023 tax year
- SCC Immigration Project - CAB · Immigrant Women$25,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jeannette Tuitele-Lewis — Director
- Mary James — Secretary
- Felicity Amaya Schaeffer — Director
- Beatriz Collazo — Director
- Cammy Torgenrud — CEO / President
- Nicole Baran — Ed / VP / Cfo
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,249,098 | $786,073 | $11,549,961 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,542,201 | $936,148 | $12,317,864 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- (415) 515-9079
- Truckee, CA
- baskinfoundation.org
Applying to The Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (415) 515-9079
- Truckee, CA
- baskinfoundation.org