iF, A Foundation for Radical Possibility

iF, A Foundation for Radical Possibility is a US private foundation based in Washington, DC.

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

iF supports community-based and nonprofit organisations in the Washington, DC region that advance justice through Innovation, Disruption and systems change. Its funding prioritises efforts most strongly aligned with these priorities, aimed at dismantling and replacing systems that produce and perpetuate harm to Black people and people of the global majority. Its vision centres the self-determination of Black people and people of the global majority, and its mission centres their leadership and expertise, particularly among people at the sharpest intersections of systems of oppression. Its grantmaking is participatory: a committee of community members makes final grant decisions. Organisations seeking support are expected to demonstrate a commitment to racial justice and work aligned with one or more of iF’s priorities.

Themes

• Racial justice
• Innovation
• Disruption
• Systems change

Geographic Focus

Washington, D.C. metropolitan region.

What They Don't Fund

• Organisations whose overall work is not aligned with one or more of iF’s IDs
• Organisations without an organisational commitment to racial justice
• Organisations without tax-exempt status under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and without a fiscal sponsor at the time of application
• Organisations whose board is not composed of 50% or more Black people and people of the global majority
• Organisations whose staff is not led by and composed of 50% or more Black people and people of the global majority

For Community Power grants, applicants prepare the proposal materials and submit them through the online application. They complete an eligibility quiz before applying; applicants who do not meet the criteria cannot proceed.

• Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 83% 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 163 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

• Community Power applicants should see their work reflected in one or more of iF’s IDs.
• Final grant decisions are made through a participatory process by a committee of community members.
• The foundation requests an interim grant conversation before the end of each grant year; the final report is also a conversation, and grantees do not submit a written report.