Akonadi Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 94-3329873 · since 1999akonadi.org·Oakland·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$3.7M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

Open to applications

Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Akonadi Foundation, based in Oakland, CA, funds racial justice and movement-building work rooted in power-building, organising, movement infrastructure, healing, arts and culture, storytelling, youth justice and education, with a focus on low-income young people of colour and their families.
Its geographic focus is Oakland, so check that your work sits within that area before applying.
For its So Love Can Win Fund, requests typically run from $10,000 to $30,000, and applicants can apply online or through a virtual screening with a Foundation representative, with the chance to apply every year; this fund does not support individuals.
The Foundation prioritises organisations with budgets under $500,000, so a smaller nonprofit is a realistic fit, and it favours proposals with clear alignment, targeted and specific outcomes and at least one strategy, especially those partnering with movement organisations in Oakland.
Be ready to report on the impact of any award you receive.

Overview

Akonadi Foundation is a US private foundation based in Oakland, CA.

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

The Foundation invests in building power among historically marginalised communities and advancing long-term structural change, with its work rooted in the liberation and wellbeing of low-income young people of colour and their families. Its mission is to support social change movements to eliminate structural racism. It backs organisations building grassroots leadership, expanding their base and driving systems change in youth justice, education and other issues affecting young people and their families. It also supports movement infrastructure that unites organisations around a long-term vision and aggregates power across organisations and communities, alongside initiatives bringing arts and healing into organising. The Foundation describes its support for movements led by people of colour, including power-building, organising, litigation, cultural expression and strategic narrative change. Its vision is a racially just Oakland, where people can find belonging and flourish.

Themes

Racial justice
Community organising
Movement infrastructure
Healing, arts and culture
Storytelling
Youth justice
Education

Geographic Focus

Oakland.

What They Don't Fund

So Love Can Win Fund only: an individual

How to apply

For So Love Can Win, applicants apply online or through a virtual screening with a Foundation representative.

Deadlines: Applicants can apply to So Love Can Win every year.

Application success factors

What the foundation says:

The Foundation prioritises organisations with budgets under $500,000.
It looks for proposals with clear alignment, targeted and specific outcomes, and at least one strategy.
It encourages partnerships and especially looks for projects or organisations partnering with movement organisations in Oakland.
Grantees are expected to report on the impact of the award.

Officers and directors

Rayond Colmenar — President
Wayne Jordan — Secretary / Trustee
Quinn Delaney — Trustee

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$5,710,065	$3,735,000	$35,400,227	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$5,310,133	$3,936,300	$37,886,292	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$6,855,651	$3,706,400	$40,757,555	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.