Quick Summary
Name: Hidden Leaf Foundation Status: Active Grant Maker
Key Facts
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Annual Giving | $4,000,000 |
| Grant Range | $2,500 - $1,184,500 |
| Average Grant | $73,256 |
| Application Method | Rolling / Email Letter of Inquiry |
Contact Details
- Website: https://www.hiddenleaf.org/
- Phone: (510) 859-8058
- Email: Contact via website
- Address: 2443 Fillmore St Ste 380 PMB 1109, San Francisco, CA 94115
Geographic Focus
Primarily funds in California, New York, and Georgia, with particular emphasis on place-based funding in Richmond, CA. Also supports organizations across various US cities including Anchorage, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle.
Funding Priorities
- Social justice and racial justice initiatives
- Just Transition and transformative movement building
- Education, philanthropy, voluntarism, and grantmaking
- Human services
- Inner awareness within liberatory movements
- Black, Indigenous, and Brown communities
- Climate justice and community-owned renewable energy
- Land rematriation and reparations
- Community wealth-building and solidarity economies
- Organizations with budgets of $5 million or less
What They Don't Fund
- Organizations with budgets over $5 million
- (Additional exclusions not specified in available sources)
Application Method
Applications submitted via email as a letter of no more than two pages. The letter should include:
- Contact person, address, telephone, email, and web address
- A one-paragraph description of your organization and how your work fits within Hidden Leaf Foundation's mission
- A brief description of your mission and programs
The foundation uses a trust-based approach, providing multi-year general operating support grants with low-barrier access to funds.
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