This is the Yearly Thing
In 2023, we returned to our regular budget practices after the 2020-2022 budget years in which we significantly ramped up our responsive grantmaking related to the pandemic. At the same time, we began a two-year project of increasing grant amounts across our portfolio as many partners faced declining public and private sources of funding while rising costs from inflation challenged organizations and households alike. The average grant amount across our portfolio rose even as the number of grants returned to pre-pandemic levels. To that end, we also made a concerted effort to ensure that multi-year grants once again represent the vast majority of grants.
Finally, we made significant progress on elevating and expanding upon our commitment to racial equity through an intentional examination of our practices and programs. In one example of this commitment, we partnered with 15 new organizations and advanced two new initiatives, Community Voice and Mental Health. These initiatives center families experiencing poverty — predominantly from communities of color — who seek inclusion in decision making and leadership opportunities in their communities, and culturally responsive and affirming care in clinical and nonclinical settings.
2023 Grant Data
Grants Paid
357
Unique Grantees
303
Payment Range
$915-$350,000
Average Grant Payment
$65,833
Grant Payments
$23,502,415
Payments
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Example Grantmaking Areas
Stories
Sharing and hearing authentic stories to build connections and reinforce our shared humanity
Animal Connection
Using stories to elevate the human-animal bond and encourage us to broaden our circles of care
Good Fight Grants
Answering calls to fight injustice
Areas of Exploration
Continuing to learn from and further the field of empathy through research, practice, and real-world application
Example Main Initiatives
Empathy Building
Supporting opportunities to reaffirm and strengthen the capacity for empathy
CGRE
The Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity
New Pluralists
A collaborative fostering a culture of pluralism in America
Other Giving
Grants that advance the collective priorities of our initiatives and sister entities, and have connections and meaning to our family and board