Tara Health Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 46-5645300 · since 2014tarahealthfoundation.org·California, District of Columbia, Mississippi, New York·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$7.4M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$5,000 to $210k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$25,000

Typical grant (median)

39 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

Tara Health Foundation funds work in reproductive health, birth justice, workplace equity and corporate engagement, prioritising Black, Indigenous and People of Color-led organisations tackling systemic racism and building economic and political power in marginalised communities.
It makes grants only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a speculative approach is not appropriate here.
Its giving is heavily relationship-led: 96% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded before, and the foundation describes itself as transitioning from active grantmaking, carrying its work forward primarily through anchor organisations (a programme stated to start from $6,000,000).
For most other organisations a realistic request would be modest: half of its grants were $35,000 or less, about eight in ten fall between $5,000 and $210,000, and the median grant was $35,000, though the largest grant was $2,050,000.
No geographic focus is stated, so this is not a rule about who may apply.

Overview

Tara Health Foundation is a US private foundation based in Minneapolis, MN.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

Tara Health Foundation says it stands with movements working towards gender, economic and racial justice. Its stated focus areas are reproductive health, birth justice, workplace equity and corporate engagement. It prioritises Black, Indigenous and People of Color-led organisations and initiatives addressing systemic racism and other forms of oppression. Its approach supports efforts that build economic and political power within marginalised communities and encourages work bridging traditional movement silos. It describes its funding as flexible, unrestricted, multi-year general operating support. As it transitions from active grantmaking, this work is carried primarily through anchor organisations, which carry forward its commitment and steward resources for movement building.

Themes

Reproductive health
Birth justice
Workplace equity
Corporate engagement

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, District of Columbia, New York and Mississippi.

How to apply

The foundation makes grants only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 96% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 220 grants to organisations were $35,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

It prioritises Black, Indigenous and People of Color-led organisations, recognising their expertise and leadership as essential to lasting change.
It focuses on initiatives tackling systemic racism and other forms of oppression as fundamental drivers of inequity.
It supports efforts building economic and political power within marginalised communities rather than reinforcing dependency.
It encourages work bridging traditional movement silos, where effective solutions emerge at intersections.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

California45%

District of Columbia16%

New York12%

Mississippi11%

Massachusetts4%

Maryland3%

6 other states: 6%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 2%

The largest single recipient received 17% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 96% of grant dollars went to organisations Tara Health Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
47% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

39 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $25,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 39 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$1k–$2.5k3%

$2.5k–$5k3%

$5k–$10k26%

$10k–$25k15%

$25k–$50k18%

$50k–$100k5%

$100k–$250k21%

$250k–$500k3%

$500k–$1M0%

$1M and over8%

Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Hopewell Fund · Oasis institute
$2,050,0002024 tax year
Movement Strategy Center · Orchid capital
$2,050,0002024 tax year
Business Social Responsibility · Corporate engagement anchor organization
$1,480,0002024 tax year
Rhia Ventures · General operating support/unrestricted
$250,0002024 tax year
American Civil Liberties Union · 4-year pilot for developing state level corporate engagement strategies focused on reproductive freedom, gender justice, voting rights, racial justice and other intersectional issues
$200,0002024 tax year
The Lavender Fund · General operating support/unrestricted
$200,0002024 tax year
Community Catalyst · Confronting religious health restrictions: creating a long-term change agenda.
$150,0002024 tax year
We2gether Creating Change · General operating support/unrestricted
$125,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Michael Penn — Board Member
Rachel Robasciotti — Board Member
Ellen Friedman — Treasurer
Kimberly Seals Allers — Secretary
Ruth Shaber — Board Chair

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$23,413,683	$11,026,460	$58,635,185	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$15,200,388	$8,912,176	$51,622,872	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$7,666,788	$7,368,500	$34,456,589	Filing for 2024 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.