The Nell Newman Foundation Inc | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 27-1972605

Foundation Overview

Based in Santa Cruz, CA, The Nell Newman Foundation Inc has awarded 416 grants totaling $3,198,700 to organizations in Alaska, California and 29 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $500 to $60,000, with a median award of $5,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$3,198,700
Total Assets
$542,291
Median Grant (all grants)
$5,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
56
Median Grant
$4,000
% Median Grant Decline
-20% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies

New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 25%

14 of 56 recipients (25%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
California

Grants are geographically diversified with 38% in California and funding distributed across 33 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within California, funding concentrates in Santa Cruz (18%), Berkeley (11%), San Francisco (9%).

Funding Trajectory
+125%

Strong 125% growth in annual giving over 7 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes + 4 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (55%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Nell Newman Foundation Inc's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Western Organization Of Resource Councils $1,000 Billings, MT, US General Operations 2023
Community Foundation Of Monterey County (Mc Gives Campaign For Monterey Bay $1,000 Monterey, CA, US Mc Gives Campaign For Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust 2023
Community Agroecology Network $1,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Operations 2023
Organic Association Of Kentucky $1,000 Lexington, KY, US General Operations 2023
North American Marine Alliance Inc (Nama) $1,000 Gloucester, MA, US General Operations 2023
Food And Environment Reporting Network (Fern) $1,000 New York, NY, US Lisa Hamilton Book Restricted For Hmong Translation Services 2023
Ecological Farming Association (Ecofarm) $2,500 Santa Cruz, CA, US Conference Scholarship Program 2023
Cook Inletkeeper $2,500 Homer, AK, US General Operations 2023
Food And Environment Reporting Network (Fern) $2,500 New York, NY, US General Operations 2023
Corner Post Fund $2,500 Escalante, UT, US General Operations 2023
Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders $2,500 Santa Barbara, CA, US For Policy Program Support 2023
First Nations Development Institute $2,500 Longmont, CO, US Native Agriculture And Food Systems Program 2023
Earth Island Institute $3,500 Berkeley, CA, US Calcan 2023
State Innovation Exchange $4,000 Madison, WI, US General Operations 2023
States Newsroom $4,000 Washington, DC, US Kansas Reflector 2023
Farm Commons $5,000 Duluth, MN, US Fisheries And Marine Business Law Project 2023
Kansas Sampler Foundation $5,000 Inman, KS, US General Operations 2023
Food 4 Farmers $5,000 Burlington, VT, US General Operations 2023
First Alaskans Institute $5,000 Anchorage, AK, US General Operations 2023
Women's Rights & Empowerment Network (Scwren) $5,000 Columbia, SC, US General Operations 2023
Pesticide Action Network North America $5,000 Berkeley, CA, US General Operations 2023
Farm Aid Inc $5,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Operations 2023
Alaska Marine Conservation Council $5,000 Homer, AK, US General Operations 2023
Midcoast Conservancy $10,000 Edgecomb, ME, US General Operations 2023
Planet Walk $10,000 Inverness, CA, US Encompass Films For Documentary Called John Francis And The American Princess 2023
Environment In The Public Interest $10,000 San Luis Obispo, CA, US Habitat And Watershed Caretakers Legal Fund 2023
Civil Eats $15,000 Cotati, CA, US General Operations 2023
Garden 31 Community Initiative Inc $20,000 Escondido, CA, US General Operations 2023
Western Organization Of Resource Councils $1,000 Billings, MT, US General Operations 2023
Community Foundation Of Monterey County (Mc Gives Campaign For Monterey Bay $1,000 Monterey, CA, US Mc Gives Campaign For Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust 2023
Community Agroecology Network $1,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Operations 2023
Organic Association Of Kentucky $1,000 Lexington, KY, US General Operations 2023
North American Marine Alliance Inc (Nama) $1,000 Gloucester, MA, US General Operations 2023
Food And Environment Reporting Network (Fern) $1,000 New York, NY, US Lisa Hamilton Book Restricted For Hmong Translation Services 2023
Ecological Farming Association (Ecofarm) $2,500 Santa Cruz, CA, US Conference Scholarship Program 2023
Cook Inletkeeper $2,500 Homer, AK, US General Operations 2023
Food And Environment Reporting Network (Fern) $2,500 New York, NY, US General Operations 2023
Corner Post Fund $2,500 Escalante, UT, US General Operations 2023
Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders $2,500 Santa Barbara, CA, US For Policy Program Support 2023
First Nations Development Institute $2,500 Longmont, CO, US Native Agriculture And Food Systems Program 2023
Earth Island Institute $3,500 Berkeley, CA, US Calcan 2023
State Innovation Exchange $4,000 Madison, WI, US General Operations 2023
States Newsroom $4,000 Washington, DC, US Kansas Reflector 2023
Farm Commons $5,000 Duluth, MN, US Fisheries And Marine Business Law Project 2023
Kansas Sampler Foundation $5,000 Inman, KS, US General Operations 2023
Food 4 Farmers $5,000 Burlington, VT, US General Operations 2023
First Alaskans Institute $5,000 Anchorage, AK, US General Operations 2023
Women's Rights & Empowerment Network (Scwren) $5,000 Columbia, SC, US General Operations 2023
Pesticide Action Network North America $5,000 Berkeley, CA, US General Operations 2023
Farm Aid Inc $5,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Operations 2023
Alaska Marine Conservation Council $5,000 Homer, AK, US General Operations 2023
Midcoast Conservancy $10,000 Edgecomb, ME, US General Operations 2023
Planet Walk $10,000 Inverness, CA, US Encompass Films For Documentary Called John Francis And The American Princess 2023
Environment In The Public Interest $10,000 San Luis Obispo, CA, US Habitat And Watershed Caretakers Legal Fund 2023
Civil Eats $15,000 Cotati, CA, US General Operations 2023
Garden 31 Community Initiative Inc $20,000 Escondido, CA, US General Operations 2023
Women's Rights & Empowerment Network (Scwren) $5,000 Columbia, SC, US General Support 2022
Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance (Nama) $5,000 Gloucester, MA, US General Support 2022
Farm Commons $5,000 Duluth, MN, US General Support 2022
Organic Farming Research Foundation (Ofrf) $5,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2022
Alaska Marine Conservation Council $5,000 Homer, AK, US General Support 2022
Organic Association Of Kentucky $5,000 Lexington, KY, US General Support 2022
Earth Island Institute $1,000 Berkeley, CA, US Calcan In Honor Of Jeanne Merrill's Historic Contribution To Your Work 2022
Alaska Conservation Foundation $2,500 Anchorage, AK, US General Support 2022
Infact Dba Corporate Accountability $1,000 Boston, MA, US Real Food Media 2022
Loud Light $1,000 Topeka, KS, US General Support 2022
Women For Kansas Education Foundation $1,000 Wichita, KS, US General Support 2022
Farm Aid Inc $1,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2022
Pie Ranch $1,000 Pescadero, CA, US General Support 2022
Civil Eats $15,000 Cotati, CA, US General Support 2022
Save The Sound $10,000 New Haven, CT, US General Support 2022
Mariposa Dr $20,000 Ithaca, NY, US General Support 2022
Heritage Radio Network $15,000 Norwalk, CT, US General Support 2022
Massachussettes Institute Of Technology $15,000 Boston, MA, US Journal Of Climate Resiliance And Climate Justice Project 2022
First Nations Development Institute $28,000 Longmont, CO, US California Tribal Fund, Unrecognized Tribes Of California Project 2022
Environment In The Public Interest $13,000 San Luis Obispo, CA, US Hawc Legal Fund 2022
Northwest Abortion Access Fund $5,000 Eugene, OR, US General Support 2022
Planet Walk $10,000 Inverness, CA, US Encompass Films Project 2022
North American Marine Alliance (Nama) $2,500 Gloucester, MA, US General Support 2022
Kansas Sampler Foundation $5,000 Inman, KS, US General Support 2022
State Innovation Exchange (Six) $5,000 Madison, WI, US General Support 2022
States Newsroom $1,000 Washington, DC, US Kansas Reflector 2022
Western Organization Of Resource Councils $1,000 Billings, MT, US General Support 2022
Center For Rural Affairs $5,000 Lyons, NE, US National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition For The Cynthia Hayes Memorial Scholarship Fund (Saffon) 2022
Friends Of Action Group On Erosion Technology & Concentration Inc (Etc G $2,500 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2022
Food And Environment Reporting Network (Fern) $15,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Garden 31 Community Intiative Inc $10,000 Escondido, CA, US General Support 2022
Ecological Farming Association $2,500 Soquel, CA, US Scholarship Program For Young Farmers To Attend 2022
Organic Association Of Kentucky $1,000 Lexington, KY, US General Support 2022
Sustainable Agriculture Food Systems Funders $2,500 Santa Barbara, CA, US Policy Program 2022
Environmental Traveling Companions $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Ventana Wilderness Alliance $10,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US Youth In Wilderness Project 2022
Save The Waves Coalition $15,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2022
Ofeig Nttruvernd $20,000 Foreign, REYKJAVIK, IC Mapping Efforts Project 2022
Healing And Reconciliaiton Institute $5,000 Carmel, CA, US Mc Gives Challenge Gift 2022
Farm Commons $5,000 Duluth, MN, US Fisheries Law Project 2022
Center For Rural Affairs $5,000 Lyons, NE, US National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (Nsac) 2022
Earth Island Institute $1,000 Berkeley, CA, US Calcan In Honor Of Jeanne Merrill's Historic Contribution To Your Work 2022
Seriousfun Children's Network Inc $5,000 Norwalk, CT, US Nyc Annual Gala 2022
Organic Farming Research Foundation (Ofrf) $5,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2022
First Nations Development Institute $5,000 Longmont, CO, US First Book Project - Invisible No More: Voices From Native Americans 2022
Tim Brauch Memorial Skate Park Fund $20,000 Soquel, CA, US Taylor Reinhold Murals Project 2022
Women's Rights & Empowerment Network (Scwren) $5,000 Columbia, SC, US General Support 2022
Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance (Nama) $5,000 Gloucester, MA, US General Support 2022
Farm Commons $5,000 Duluth, MN, US General Support 2022
Organic Farming Research Foundation (Ofrf) $5,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2022
Alaska Marine Conservation Council $5,000 Homer, AK, US General Support 2022
Organic Association Of Kentucky $5,000 Lexington, KY, US General Support 2022
Earth Island Institute $1,000 Berkeley, CA, US Calcan In Honor Of Jeanne Merrill's Historic Contribution To Your Work 2022
Alaska Conservation Foundation $2,500 Anchorage, AK, US General Support 2022
Infact Dba Corporate Accountability $1,000 Boston, MA, US Real Food Media 2022
Loud Light $1,000 Topeka, KS, US General Support 2022
Women For Kansas Education Foundation $1,000 Wichita, KS, US General Support 2022
Farm Aid Inc $1,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2022
Pie Ranch $1,000 Pescadero, CA, US General Support 2022
Civil Eats $15,000 Cotati, CA, US General Support 2022
Save The Sound $10,000 New Haven, CT, US General Support 2022
Mariposa Dr $20,000 Ithaca, NY, US General Support 2022
Heritage Radio Network $15,000 Norwalk, CT, US General Support 2022
Massachussettes Institute Of Technology $15,000 Boston, MA, US Journal Of Climate Resiliance And Climate Justice Project 2022
First Nations Development Institute $28,000 Longmont, CO, US California Tribal Fund, Unrecognized Tribes Of California Project 2022
Environment In The Public Interest $13,000 San Luis Obispo, CA, US Hawc Legal Fund 2022
Northwest Abortion Access Fund $5,000 Eugene, OR, US General Support 2022
Planet Walk $10,000 Inverness, CA, US Encompass Films Project 2022
North American Marine Alliance (Nama) $2,500 Gloucester, MA, US General Support 2022
Kansas Sampler Foundation $5,000 Inman, KS, US General Support 2022
State Innovation Exchange (Six) $5,000 Madison, WI, US General Support 2022
States Newsroom $1,000 Washington, DC, US Kansas Reflector 2022
Western Organization Of Resource Councils $1,000 Billings, MT, US General Support 2022
Center For Rural Affairs $5,000 Lyons, NE, US National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition For The Cynthia Hayes Memorial Scholarship Fund (Saffon) 2022
Friends Of Action Group On Erosion Technology & Concentration Inc (Etc G $2,500 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2022
Food And Environment Reporting Network (Fern) $15,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Garden 31 Community Intiative Inc $10,000 Escondido, CA, US General Support 2022
Ecological Farming Association $2,500 Soquel, CA, US Scholarship Program For Young Farmers To Attend 2022
Organic Association Of Kentucky $1,000 Lexington, KY, US General Support 2022
Sustainable Agriculture Food Systems Funders $2,500 Santa Barbara, CA, US Policy Program 2022
Environmental Traveling Companions $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Ventana Wilderness Alliance $10,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US Youth In Wilderness Project 2022
Save The Waves Coalition $15,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2022
Ofeig Nttruvernd $20,000 Foreign, REYKJAVIK, IC Mapping Efforts Project 2022
Healing And Reconciliaiton Institute $5,000 Carmel, CA, US Mc Gives Challenge Gift 2022
Farm Commons $5,000 Duluth, MN, US Fisheries Law Project 2022
Center For Rural Affairs $5,000 Lyons, NE, US National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (Nsac) 2022
Earth Island Institute $1,000 Berkeley, CA, US Calcan In Honor Of Jeanne Merrill's Historic Contribution To Your Work 2022
Seriousfun Children's Network Inc $5,000 Norwalk, CT, US Nyc Annual Gala 2022
Organic Farming Research Foundation (Ofrf) $5,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2022
First Nations Development Institute $5,000 Longmont, CO, US First Book Project - Invisible No More: Voices From Native Americans 2022
Tim Brauch Memorial Skate Park Fund $20,000 Soquel, CA, US Taylor Reinhold Murals Project 2022
Women's Rights & Empowerment Network (Scwren) $5,000 Columbia, SC, US General Support 2022
Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance (Nama) $5,000 Gloucester, MA, US General Support 2022
Farm Commons $5,000 Duluth, MN, US General Support 2022
Organic Farming Research Foundation (Ofrf) $5,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2022
Alaska Marine Conservation Council $5,000 Homer, AK, US General Support 2022
Organic Association Of Kentucky $5,000 Lexington, KY, US General Support 2022
Earth Island Institute $1,000 Berkeley, CA, US Calcan In Honor Of Jeanne Merrill's Historic Contribution To Your Work 2022
Alaska Conservation Foundation $2,500 Anchorage, AK, US General Support 2022
Infact Dba Corporate Accountability $1,000 Boston, MA, US Real Food Media 2022
Loud Light $1,000 Topeka, KS, US General Support 2022
Women For Kansas Education Foundation $1,000 Wichita, KS, US General Support 2022
Farm Aid Inc $1,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2022
Pie Ranch $1,000 Pescadero, CA, US General Support 2022
Civil Eats $15,000 Cotati, CA, US General Support 2022
Save The Sound $10,000 New Haven, CT, US General Support 2022
Mariposa Dr $20,000 Ithaca, NY, US General Support 2022
Heritage Radio Network $15,000 Norwalk, CT, US General Support 2022
Massachussettes Institute Of Technology $15,000 Boston, MA, US Journal Of Climate Resiliance And Climate Justice Project 2022
First Nations Development Institute $28,000 Longmont, CO, US California Tribal Fund, Unrecognized Tribes Of California Project 2022
Environment In The Public Interest $13,000 San Luis Obispo, CA, US Hawc Legal Fund 2022
Northwest Abortion Access Fund $5,000 Eugene, OR, US General Support 2022
Planet Walk $10,000 Inverness, CA, US Encompass Films Project 2022
North American Marine Alliance (Nama) $2,500 Gloucester, MA, US General Support 2022
Kansas Sampler Foundation $5,000 Inman, KS, US General Support 2022
State Innovation Exchange (Six) $5,000 Madison, WI, US General Support 2022
States Newsroom $1,000 Washington, DC, US Kansas Reflector 2022
Western Organization Of Resource Councils $1,000 Billings, MT, US General Support 2022
Center For Rural Affairs $5,000 Lyons, NE, US National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition For The Cynthia Hayes Memorial Scholarship Fund (Saffon) 2022
Friends Of Action Group On Erosion Technology & Concentration Inc (Etc G $2,500 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2022
Food And Environment Reporting Network (Fern) $15,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Garden 31 Community Intiative Inc $10,000 Escondido, CA, US General Support 2022
Ecological Farming Association $2,500 Soquel, CA, US Scholarship Program For Young Farmers To Attend 2022
Organic Association Of Kentucky $1,000 Lexington, KY, US General Support 2022
Sustainable Agriculture Food Systems Funders $2,500 Santa Barbara, CA, US Policy Program 2022
Environmental Traveling Companions $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Ventana Wilderness Alliance $10,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US Youth In Wilderness Project 2022
Save The Waves Coalition $15,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2022
Ofeig Nttruvernd $20,000 Foreign, REYKJAVIK, IC Mapping Efforts Project 2022
Healing And Reconciliaiton Institute $5,000 Carmel, CA, US Mc Gives Challenge Gift 2022
Farm Commons $5,000 Duluth, MN, US Fisheries Law Project 2022
Center For Rural Affairs $5,000 Lyons, NE, US National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (Nsac) 2022
Earth Island Institute $1,000 Berkeley, CA, US Calcan In Honor Of Jeanne Merrill's Historic Contribution To Your Work 2022
Seriousfun Children's Network Inc $5,000 Norwalk, CT, US Nyc Annual Gala 2022
Organic Farming Research Foundation (Ofrf) $5,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2022
First Nations Development Institute $5,000 Longmont, CO, US First Book Project - Invisible No More: Voices From Native Americans 2022
Tim Brauch Memorial Skate Park Fund $20,000 Soquel, CA, US Taylor Reinhold Murals Project 2022
Alaska Marine Conservation Council $5,000 Homer, AK, US General Support 2021
Axteca Youth Soccer Academy $2,500 Watsonville, CA, US Azteca Youth Soccer Program 2021
Ben Lomond Firefighters Auxiliary $10,000 Ben Lomond, CA, US Ben Lomond Fire Department 2021
Center For Rural Affairs $8,000 Lyons, NE, US National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 2021
Civil Eats $15,000 Cotati, CA, US General Support 2021
Coachella Valley Wellness Foundation $20,000 Rancho Mirage, CA, US Newman Covid Relief Fund 2021
Community Foundation For Monterey County $5,000 Monterey, CA, US Santa Cruz Community Ventures 2021
Corporate Accountability $2,500 Boston, MA, US Real Food Media Project 2021
Drop In Coalition $5,000 Capitola, CA, US General Support 2021
Earthworks $20,000 Washington, DC, US Aro Working Group Project 2021
Ecological Farming Association $3,000 Soquel, CA, US Ecofarm Conference For Scholarship Program 2021
Farm Discovery At Live Earth $1,000 Freedom, CA, US Farm Discovery Farm Care Scholarship Program 2021
Film Independent Inc $20,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Untitled Joanne Woodward/paul Newman Documentary 2021
First Nations Development Institute $5,000 Longmont, CO, US Nourishing Native Foods And Health Matching Gift Challenge Campaign 2021
Food And Environment Reporting Network $15,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Food 4 Farmers $20,000 Hinesburg, VT, US General Support 2021
Foodwhat Incorporated $10,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2021
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US Food And Farm Communications Fund 2021
Kansas Rural Center $5,000 Wichita, KS, US General Support 2021
Kansas Sampler Foundation Inc $5,000 Inman, KS, US General Support 2021
Monterey County Rape Crisis Center $1,000 Monterey, CA, US General Support 2021
Mother Jones $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US Honor Of Joanne Woodward And Paul Newman 2021
National Indigenous Women's Resource Center $8,000 Lame Deer, MT, US General Support 2021
National Young Farmer Coalition $5,000 Hudson, NY, US General Support 2021
Oakland Elizabeth House $4,000 Berkeley, CA, US General Support 2021
Ofeig Natturuvernd $20,000 N/a, N/A, IC Mapping Efforts 2021
Pacific Repertory Theatre $4,000 Carmel, CA, US General Support 2021
Soul Fire Farm Institute Inc $1,000 Petersburg, NY, US General Support 2021
Southwest Georgia Project For Community Education Inc $1,000 Albany, GA, US General Support 2021
State Innovation Exchange $5,000 Madison, WI, US General Support 2021
Sustainable Agriculture And Food Systems Funders $2,500 Santa Barbara, CA, US Nasda Project And Safsf Communications Program Hire 2021
The Sierra Fund $5,000 Nevada City, CA, US General Support 2021
The Utopian Seed Project Inc $2,000 Asheville, NC, US Research Assistant Internship 2021
Tides Center $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US Nesawg Scholarship Program 2021
Tomkat Ranch Educational Foundation $15,000 Pescadero, CA, US Growing The Table Initiative Funding For Tricounties Pilot Project 2021
Tsne Missionworks $5,000 Boston, MA, US Real Food Challenge 2021
Western Organization Of Resource Councils $1,000 Billings, MT, US General Support 2021
Pesticide Action Network $-5,000 Berkeley, CA, US General Support 2021
Alaska Marine Conservation Council $5,000 Anchorage, AK, US General Support 2020
Better Angels Project Inc $5,000 Lindsborg, KS, US Women For Kansas 2020
Center For Rural Affairs $5,000 Lyons, NE, US National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 2020
Civil Eats $4,400 Cotati, CA, US General Support 2020
Colorado Plateau Foundation $5,000 Flagstaff, AZ, US General Support 2020
Community Agroecology Network $2,500 Santa Cruz, CA, US Cooperative Farmers: Nicaragua & Mexico At Ecofarm (indigenous Indian Coffee Farmers To Ecofarm Conference) 2020
Community Foundation Of Santa Cruz County $15,000 Aptos, CA, US Community Action Board For Food Distribution And Supplies For Farm Worker Families And Emergency Rental Assistance 2020
Community Foundation Of Santa Cruz County $3,000 Aptos, CA, US Fire Response Fund 2020
Cook Inletkeeper $15,000 Homer, AK, US General Support 2020
Corner Post Fund $10,000 Escalante, UT, US General Support 2020
Earthworks $34,000 Washington, DC, US Aro Working Group Project 2020
Ecological Farming Association $1,000 Soquel, CA, US General Support 2020
Ecotrust $20,000 Portland, OR, US General Support 2020
Esselen Tribe Of Monterey County $3,500 Carmel Valley, CA, US General Support 2020
Farm Commons $5,000 Duluth, MN, US General Support 2020
First Nations Development Institute $15,000 Longmont, CO, US Food Security For Tribes 2020
Food 4 Farmers $20,000 Hinesburg, VT, US General Support 2020
Food And Environment Reporting Network $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Food Bank For Monterey County $3,500 Salinas, CA, US General Support 2020
Friends Of Action Group On Erosion Technology & Concentration Inc $5,000 Oakland, CA, US Synthetic Bio Project 2020
Friends Of The Earth $5,000 Berkeley, CA, US Emerging Technologies/synthetic Biology Project 2020
Heritage Radio Network $10,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2020
Hospice Giving Foundation $3,500 Monterey, CA, US General Support 2020
Kansas Sampler Foundation Inc $5,000 Inman, KS, US General Support 2020
Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust $10,000 Monterey, CA, US General Support 2020
Monterey Country Rape Crisis Center $3,500 Monterey, CA, US General Support 2020
National Indigenous Women's Resource Center $3,500 Lame Deer, MT, US General Support 2020
National Young Farmers Coalition $5,000 Hudson, NY, US General Support 2020
Ofeig Natturuvernd $25,000 N/a, N/A, IC Map Efforts And General Support 2020
Organic Farming Research Foundation $5,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2020
Pacific Repertory Theatre $3,000 Carmel, CA, US General Support 2020
Pesticide Action Network $5,000 Berkeley, CA, US General Support 2020
Red Willow Center $3,500 Taos, NM, US General Support 2020
Redford Center Inc $50,000 San Francisco, CA, US Green Planet Productions, Llc For Kiss The Ground Film Impact Campaign 2020
Santa Cruz Community Ventures $5,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2020
Soul Fire Farm Institute Inc $5,000 Petersburg, NY, US General Support 2020
State Innovation Exchange $10,000 Madison, WI, US General Support 2020
Sustainable Markets Foundation $15,000 New York, NY, US Civil Eats Project 2020
Tewa Women United $3,500 Santa Cruz, NM, US Tree-generation Fest Project 2020
The Painted Turtle $4,300 Santa Monica, CA, US General Support 2020
The Yes Lab Inc $18,000 New York, NY, US The Kyle Thiermann Show Podcast 2020
Tides Center $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US Nesawg 2020
Tsne Missionworks $5,000 Boston, MA, US Real Food Challenege 2020
Upstate Forever $4,300 Greenville, SC, US General Support 2020
Women's Right & Empowerment Network (scwren) $5,000 Columbia, SC, US General Support 2020
Action Council Of Monterey County $2,500 Salinas, CA, US Immigration Task Force 2019
Alaska Marine Conservation Council $5,000 Anchorage, AK, US General Support 2019
Allied Media Projects $15,000 Detroit, MI, US Digital Dialogues Is A Project Of Decolonizing Wealth 2019
Auschwitz Institute For Peace And Reconciliation $2,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2019
Better Angels Project Inc $5,000 Lindsborg, KS, US Women For Kansas 2019
Center For Rural Affairs $10,000 Lyons, NE, US National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 2019
Community Partners $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Los Angeles Food Policy Council (general Support) 2019
Cook Inletkeeper $20,000 Homer, AK, US General Support 2019
Corporate Accountabilty - Real Food Media $5,000 Boston, MA, US Real Food Media Project 2019
Documentary Educational Resources Inc $1,000 Watertown, MA, US Tribes On The Edge Film Screening In Monterey County 2019
Earthworks $55,000 Washington, DC, US Aro Working Group Project 2019
Ecological Farming Association $2,000 Soquel, CA, US Ecofarm Scholarship Fund [in Honor Of Tom Mello] 2019
Ecotrust (salmon Nation) $20,000 Portland, OR, US Salmon Nation 2019
Enviroment And Human Health (ehh) $5,000 North Haven, CT, US General Support 2019
Equal Justice Initiative $2,500 Montgomery, AL, US The Legacy Museum Of Eji 2019
Esselen Tribe Of Monterey County $2,500 Carmel Valley, CA, US General Support 2019
Family Service Agency Of The Central Coast $2,500 Santa Cruz, CA, US Suicide Prevention Services 2019
Farm Aid Inc $10,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2019
Farm Commons $10,000 Duluth, MN, US General Support 2019
Food 4 Farmers $20,000 Hinesburg, VT, US Transfarmation Project 2019
Food And Environment Reporting Network $15,000 New York, NY, US General Support And Lisa Hamilton Book Project 2019
Foodwhat Incorporated $15,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2019
Kansas Rural Center $15,000 Topeka, KS, US General Support 2019
Kansas Sampler Foundation Inc $15,000 Inman, KS, US General Support 2019
Maidu Summit Consortium $2,500 Chester, CA, US Tasmam Kojom (humbug Valley) Stewardship Project 2019
Mariposa Dr Foundation $10,000 Ithaca, NY, US General Support 2019
Mending The Sacred Hoop $2,500 Duluth, MN, US To Use Where They See The Greatest Need 2019
Mother Jones $25,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2019
Neo Philanthropy Inc $2,500 New York, NY, US Abortion Access Front 2019
Northeast Organic Farming Association (nofa) $2,500 Barre, MA, US The Natural Farmer 2019
Occidental Arts And Ecology Center $10,000 Occidental, CA, US General Support For California Climate And Agricultural Network 2019
Ofeig Natturuvernd $60,000 N/a, N/A, IC Westfjords Project In Iceland And General Support 2019
Organic Farming Research Foundation $5,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2019
Organic Seed Alliance $5,000 Port Townsend, WA, US General Support 2019
Pacific Repertory Theatre $2,500 Carmel, CA, US Education And Outreach Project 2019
Pajaro Valley Prevention And Student Assistance Inc $2,500 Watsonville, CA, US Azteca Youth Soccer Academy 2019
Peacock Acres Inc $5,000 Salinas, CA, US General Support 2019
Planet Walk $10,000 Inverness, CA, US John Francis And Planet Walk Project 2019
Planned Parenthood Of The St Louis Region And Southwest Missouri $20,000 St Louis, MO, US General Support For Reproductive Health Services For Legal Safe Abortion Care 2019
Preservation Pennsylvania $2,500 Harrisburg, PA, US Carlisle Indian School Farmhouse Coalition 2019
Qqs Projects Society $10,000 Bella Bella, N/A, CA General Support 2019
Rising World Inc $5,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US Safe And Sound Program 2019
Ron Finley Project $30,000 Beverly Hills, CA, US Dafunction Event And General Support ($15k Each) 2019
Sobermiut Reviving Our Spirit Inc $5,000 Anchorage, AK, US Sponsoring Project For David Michael Karabelnikoff Digital Dialogues Project 2019
Soul Fire Farm Institute Inc $2,500 Petersburg, NY, US General Support 2019
South Carolina Women's Rights And Empowerment Network $18,000 Columbia, SC, US General Support 2019
Southwest Georgia Project For Community Education Inc $10,000 Albany, GA, US General Support 2019
Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders $11,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US Nasda Project And Restricted Policy Program Support 2019
Sustainable Markets Foundation $25,000 New York, NY, US Civil Eats Project 2019
Task 4 U&me Foundation Inc $2,500 Pacific Grove, CA, US Nicaragua Project 2019
The Association For The Integration Of The Whole Person $10,000 Santa Fe, NM, US Insightnewmexico Of Aiwp 2019
The Entrada Institute $7,500 Torrey, UT, US The Corner Post Fund 2019
The Miami Foundation $2,500 Miami, FL, US Miami Herald Investigative Journalism Fund 2019
Uc Regents Santa Cruz Center For Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems $6,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US Organic Growers Guide Series Translated To Spanish 2019
The Sierra Fund $10,000 Nevada City, CA, US General Support 2019
The Tim Brauch Foundation Inc $10,000 Soquel, CA, US Fresh Walls Project 2019
The Yes Lab Inc $50,000 New York, NY, US 2019 Mother F-er Awards Project 2019
Tides Center $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US Nesawg Fall Conference Scholarship 2019
Wonder Wood Ranch $2,500 Prunedale, CA, US Horses & Heroes 2019
Worldwide Indigenous Science Network $2,500 Lahaina, HI, US Community Empowerment Project 2019
Kristi House Inc $2,500 Miami, FL, US General Support 2019
Pesticide Action Network $5,000 Berkeley, CA, US General Support 2019
New Venture Fund $1,000 Washington, DC, US Nasda Project 2018
Causecentric Productions Inc $30,000 Stoneridge, NY, US Fiscal Sponsor Grant To Tribes On The Edge Film Project 2018
City Of Watsonville $15,000 Watsonville, CA, US Environmental Science Workshop 2018
Environment In The Public Interest $15,000 San Luis Obispo, CA, US Habitat & Watershed Caretakers Project 2018
Foodwhat Incorporated $15,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2018
United Way Of Santa Cruz County $1,000 Capitola, CA, US Azteca Youth Soccer Academy Project 2018
Friends Of Action Group On Erosion Technology & Concentration Inc $10,000 Oakland, CA, US Synthetic Bio Project 2018
Food And Environment Reporting Network $15,000 New York, NY, US General Support And Lisa Hamilton Book Project 2018
Sustainable Markets Foundation $15,000 New York, NY, US Civil Eats Project 2018
Organic Seed Alliance $5,000 Port Townsend, WA, US General Support 2018
Organic Farming Research Foundation $5,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2018
Appalachian Center For The Economy And The Environment $10,000 Lewisburg, WV, US General Support 2018
The Ron Finley Project $10,000 Beverly Hills, CA, US Gangsta Garden Project 2018
Action Council Of Monterey County $2,000 Pacific Grove, CA, US Immigration Task Force 2018
Real Food Media $5,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2018
Kansas Rural Center $5,000 Topeka, KS, US (hugo's Project) Sw Kansas Research And Outreach Project: Immigrant And Refugee Population Food And Farming Assessment 2018
Cook Inletkeeper $10,000 Homer, AK, US General Support 2018
Tides Center $8,000 San Francisco, CA, US Nesawg Annual Conference 2018
Farm Aid Inc $5,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2018
The Yes Lab Inc $50,000 New York, NY, US Mother Fucker Awards Project 2018
New Mexico Immigrant Law Center $10,000 Albuquerque, NM, US Reunification Project 2018
Kansas Sampler Foundation Inc $5,000 Inman, KS, US General Support 2018
Western Environmental Law Center (welc) $20,000 Eugene, OR, US General Support And Rocky Mountains Montana Office 2018
Save The Waves Coalition $20,000 Davenport, CA, US General Support 2018
Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance $10,000 Gloucester, MA, US General Support 2018
Pesticide Action Network (pan) $5,000 Berkeley, CA, US General Support 2018
Soul Fire Farm Institute Inc $2,500 Petersburg, NY, US General Support 2018
The Sierra Fund $5,000 Nevada City, CA, US General Support 2018
Western Organization Of Resource Councils (worc) $5,000 Billings, MT, US General Support 2018
Windward Fund $10,000 Washington, DC, US Castanea Fellowship Project 2018
Ecotrust (food&farms) $50,000 Portland, OR, US Food & Farms, Fisheries, Indigenous Communities, And Learning & Impact Initiative 2018
Santa Cruz Community Ventures $5,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2018
Planned Parenthood Federation Of America Inc $30,000 New York, NY, US States That They Think Have The Highest Need 2018
National Young Farmers Coaltion $5,000 Hudson, NY, US National Young Farmers Coalition 2018 Annual Leadership Convergence 2018
South Carolina Women's Rights And Empowerment Network $5,000 Columbia, SC, US General Support 2018
Ecological Farming Association $5,000 Soquel, CA, US Ecofarm Scholarship Fund [in Honor Of Tom Mello] 2018
Earthworks $25,000 Washington, DC, US Aro Working Project - Phase 1 Funding 2018
Alaska Marine Conservation Council $5,000 Anchorage, AK, US Young Fishermans Network 2018
First Nations Development Institute $10,000 Longmont, CO, US Native Agriculture And Food Systems Initiative 2018
Organic Center For Education And Promoting Inc $20,000 Washington, DC, US Startup For The Ecological Agriculture Policy Resources Project 2018
Center For Rural Affairs $5,000 Lyons, NE, US Kansas Organizer Education Project 2017
Community Initiatives $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US Memory Care Cafe 2017
The Ron Finley Project $10,000 Beverly Hills, CA, US General Support 2017
The National Institute $3,000 New York, NY, US General Support In Honor Of Pual 2017
University Of Florida $2,500 Gainesville, FL, US Ralph Loglisci Jr. Fund 2017
Seedlings Project $3,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2017
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe $2,500 Fort Yates, ND, US Standing Rock Sioux Tribe 2017
National Family Farm Coalition $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2017
National Young Farmer's Coalition $2,500 Hudson, NY, US General Support 2017
Cook Inletkeeper $1,000 Homer, AK, US General Support 2017
Ywca Watsonville Teens Program $500 Watsonville, CA, US General Support 2017
Pesticide Action Network $1,000 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2017
Alaska Marine Conservation Council $5,000 Anchorage, AK, US General Support 2017
The Wolverine Foundation Incorporated $10,000 Bozeman, MT, US General Support 2017
Maine Family Planning Of Lewiston Maine $5,000 Augusta, ME, US General Support 2017
Action Council $1,000 Salinas, CA, US Donation - Printing Project Know Your Rights Literature For South County 2017
Soul Fire Farm $1,000 Petersburg, NY, US Donation - The Black Farmer Training Program Project 2017
Kansas Rural Center $5,000 Topeka, KS, US Match Grant - Grassroots Educational Activities 2017
Our Children's Trust $500 Eugene, OR, US Juliana V Us Climate Lawsuit 2017
Children's Cancer Center $500 Tampa, FL, US Project Art And Music Therapy 2017
New Venture Fund $2,200 Washington, DC, US Safsf Membership 2017
Planned Parenthood $2,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
Naral $2,500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2016
Organic Seed Alliance $5,000 Port Townsend, WA, US General Support 2016
Community Initiatives $2,000 San Francisco, CA, US On Behalf Of Its Fiscally Sponsored Ca Foodshed Funders 2016
Western Environmental Law Center $5,000 Taos, NM, US General Support 2016
Monterey County Rape Crisis Center $5,000 Monterey, CA, US Human Trafficking 2016
Sustainable Agriculture Education Association $1,500 Lexington, KY, US Student Scholarships; 2016 Sustainable Agriculture Educators Association Bi-annual Meeting At Ucsc. 2016
Ecotrust $10,000 Portland, OR, US Fisheries, Food And Farms 2016
Food And Environment Reporting Network $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
Civil Eats $5,000 New York, NY, US Sustainable Markets Foundation 2016
Friends Of The Earth $5,000 Berkeley, CA, US Dana Perl's Work On Synthetic Biology 2016
Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance $5,000 Gloucester, MA, US General Support 2016
Western Organization Of Resource Councils $2,000 Billings, MT, US General Support 2016
Foundation For National Progress-mother Jones $2,000 San Francisco, CA, US Tom Philpot's Fund 2016
18 Reasons $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2016
Center For Rural Affairs $1,000 Lyons, NE, US General Support 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 27-1972605
Website http://nellnewmanfoundation.org
Address 1010 FAIR AVE STE K Santa Cruz, CA 95060-5860

Key People (3)

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President Elinor T Newman
Secretary (Thru 12/23) Robert Scowcroft
Treasurer Edward James Cox

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