The Whitman Institute | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 94-2984079
Foundation Overview
Based in San Francisco, CA, The Whitman Institute has awarded 170 grants totaling $5,852,452 to organizations in California, Massachusetts and 15 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $400,000, with a median award of $25,000.
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
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New Applicant Friendliness
3 total grants. Insufficient data for reliable pattern analysis. Foundation may be highly selective or recently established.
Geographic Focus
58% of grants are awarded in California, with additional funding distributed across 18 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within California, funding concentrates in San Francisco (42%), Oakland (30%), Bolinas (6%).
Funding Trajectory
Declining funding trend with 95% decrease over 7 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (45%). 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 Whitman Institute'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand Currents | $56,879 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2022 |
| Thousand Currents | $56,879 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2022 |
| Thousand Currents | $56,879 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2022 |
| Comonweal | $27,500 | Bolinas, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2021 |
| Free History Project | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2021 |
| Intersection For The Arts | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2021 |
| Millennium Campus Network | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Civic Engagement | 2021 |
| Sogorea Te' Land Trust | $150,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2021 |
| Voice Of Witness | $32,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2021 |
| Right Question Institute | $48,379 | Cambridge, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2021 |
| Republic Of Cyprus - Dept Of Antiquities | $10,500 | Nicosia, N/A, CY | Donation Of Artwork To Country Origin | 2021 |
| Comonweal | $27,500 | Bolinas, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2021 |
| Free History Project | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2021 |
| Intersection For The Arts | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2021 |
| Millennium Campus Network | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Civic Engagement | 2021 |
| Sogorea Te' Land Trust | $150,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2021 |
| Voice Of Witness | $32,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2021 |
| Right Question Institute | $48,379 | Cambridge, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2021 |
| Republic Of Cyprus - Dept Of Antiquities | $10,500 | Nicosia, Foreign, CY | Donation Of Artwork To Country Origin | 2021 |
| Alliance For Global Justice | $25,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | Civic Engagement | 2020 |
| Alternate Roots | $15,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | Civic Engagement | 2020 |
| Black Belt Community Foundation | $25,000 | Selma, AL, US | Civic Engagement | 2020 |
| Blueprint North Carolina | $10,000 | Raleigh, NC, US | Civic Engagement | 2020 |
| Community Initiatives | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Journalism | 2020 |
| Forward Together | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2020 |
| Movement Stragtegy Center | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2020 |
| Right Question Institute | $25,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Civic Engagement | 2020 |
| Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs | $400,000 | Calabasas, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2020 |
| Thousand Currents | $2,557 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2020 |
| Acce Institute | $85,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2019 |
| Alternate Roots | $25,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | Civic Engagement | 2019 |
| Black Belt Community Foundation | $25,000 | Selma, AL, US | Civic Engagement | 2019 |
| Blueprint North Carolina | $85,000 | Raleigh, NC, US | Civic Engagement | 2019 |
| Center For Cultural Power | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2019 |
| Community Initiatives | $125,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Journalism | 2019 |
| Forward Together | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2019 |
| Free History Project | $7,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2019 |
| Intersection For The Arts | $85,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Educational | 2019 |
| Native American Voters Alliance Education Project | $25,000 | Albuquerque, NM, US | Civic Engagement | 2019 |
| Native Organizers Alliance | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Civic Engagement | 2019 |
| Odessa Blessing Cod Seniors Citizens | $10,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | Civic Engagement | 2019 |
| On The Move | $85,000 | Napa, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2019 |
| Praxis Project | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | Civic Engagement | 2019 |
| Proteus Fund | $25,000 | Amherst, MA, US | Civic Engagement | 2019 |
| Right Question Institute | $85,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Civic Engagement | 2019 |
| Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs | $352,500 | Calabasas, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2019 |
| South Eats | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | Civic Engagement | 2019 |
| Thousand Currents | $100,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2019 |
| Voice Of Witness | $75,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Educational | 2019 |
| Edge | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Forward Together | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Grassroots International | $25,000 | Boston, MA, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Inner City Struggle | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Institute For Washington's Future | $12,500 | Bellingham, WA, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Intersection For The Arts | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Jolt | $25,000 | Austin, TX, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Just Communities Central Coast | $15,000 | Santa Barbara, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Leaderspring | $35,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Millennium Campus Network | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Leadership Development | 2017 |
| Million Hoodiesalliance Global Justice | $25,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Ohio Organizing Collaborative | $25,000 | Youngstown, OH, US | Educational | 2017 |
| Praxis Project | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Project South | $37,500 | Atlanta, GA, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Proteus Fund | $25,000 | Amherst, MA, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Puente Human Rights Movement | $10,000 | Phoenix, AZ, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Rainier Valley Corps | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Right Question Institute | $50,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Third Sector New England | $35,000 | Boston, MA, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Thousand Currents | $65,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Unlocking Futures Inc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Voice Of The Experienced | $25,000 | New Orleans, LA, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Voice Of Witness | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Educational | 2017 |
| Young Nonprofit Professionals Network | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Leadership Development | 2017 |
| Acce Institute | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Bend The Arc | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Blueprint North Carolina | $50,000 | Raleigh, NC, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Community Initiatives | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Journalism | 2017 |
| Community Initiatives | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Journalism | 2017 |
| Commonweal | $2,500 | Bolinas, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| On The Move | $50,000 | Napa, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2017 |
| Active Voice | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Alternate Roots | $25,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Ayni Institute | $10,000 | East Boston, MA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Ayni Institute - Momentum | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| California Campus Compact | $25,000 | Hayward, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Center For Investigative Reporting | $25,000 | Emeryville, CA, US | Journalism | 2016 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Commonweal | $25,000 | Bolinas, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Community Initiatives | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Journalism | 2016 |
| Center For Story-based Strategy | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Forward Together | $35,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Forward Together | $5,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Forward Together | $5,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Grassroots International | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| International Development Exchange | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| International Development Exchange | $12,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| International Development Exchange | $9,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| International Development Exchange | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| International Development Exchange | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Intersection For The Arts | $1,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Intersection For The Arts | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Educational | 2016 |
| Justice Matters Press | $25,000 | Albany, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Latino Community Foundation | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Millennium Campus Network | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | Leadership Development | 2016 |
| Minnesota Council Of Nonprofits | $25,000 | St Paul, MN, US | Philanthropic Infrastructure | 2016 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Not In Our Town | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| On The Move | $5,000 | Napa, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| On The Move | $50,000 | Napa, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| One Common Unity | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | Educational | 2016 |
| Proteus Fund | $25,000 | Amherst, MA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Rainier Valley Corps | $30,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Right Question Institute | $50,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Right Question Institute | $5,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Rockwood Leadership Institute | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Leadership Development | 2016 |
| Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs | $25,000 | Calabasas, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| The Vesper Society | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Third Sector New England | $35,000 | Boston, MA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Tides Center | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Leadership Development | 2016 |
| Tides Foundationcolor Of Democracy Fund | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Triskeles Foundation | $1,000 | Exton, PA, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Unite For Reproductive & Gender Equity | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| United We Dream Network | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | Civic Engagement | 2016 |
| Voice Of Witness | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Educational | 2016 |
| Young Nonprofit Professionals Network | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Leadership Development | 2016 |
| Acce Institute | $75,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Alliance For Girls | $10,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement/education | 2015 |
| Bay Area Justice Funders Network | $10,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Celef | $35,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement/education | 2015 |
| Center For Investigative Reporting | $25,000 | Emeryville, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Center For Media Justice | $10,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Center For Media Justice | $5,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Commonweal | $25,000 | Bolinas, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Commonweal | $10,000 | Bolinas, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Community Focus | $15,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Community Initiatives | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Creative Catalysts | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Demos | $35,000 | New York, NY, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Forward Together | $35,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Free History Project | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Freedom Center For Social Justice | $10,000 | Charlotte, NC, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Hawaii People's Fund | $5,000 | Honolulu, HI, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Images Of Voices And Hope | $15,000 | St Petersburg, FL, US | Civic Engagement/journalism | 2015 |
| International Development Exchange | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement/leadership Development | 2015 |
| International Development Exchange | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement/leadership Development | 2015 |
| Intersection For The Arts | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Intersection For The Arts | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Latino Community Foundation | $35,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Living Cities | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Movement Strategy Center | $10,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Neo Philanthropy | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Neo Philanthropy | $35,000 | New York, NY, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| On The Move | $50,000 | Napa, CA, US | Civic Engagement/leadership Development | 2015 |
| One Common Unity | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Pace | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Proteus Fund | $25,000 | Amherst, MA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Remake | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Right Question Institute | $50,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Civic Engagement/education | 2015 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Rockwood Institute | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Leadership Development | 2015 |
| Spirit In Action | $2,500 | Palmer, MA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Tides - Aloha | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Tides Center - Leaderspring | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Leadership Development | 2015 |
| Uc Regents | $10,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | Civic Engagement/education | 2015 |
| United We Dream | $15,000 | Washington, DC, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Voice Of Witness | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement/education | 2015 |
| World Cafe Community Foundation | $25,000 | Greenbrae, CA, US | Civic Engagement | 2015 |
| Young Nonprofit Professionals Network | $35,000 | New York, NY, US | Leadership Development | 2015 |
| Zero Divide | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Civic Engagement/journalism | 2015 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for The Whitman Institute as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 94-2984079 |
| Website | http://thewhitmaninstitute.org |
| Address | 218 MOLIMO DR San Francisco, CA 94127-1850 |
Key People (7)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Whitman Institute's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Co-executive Director/sec. | John Esterle |
|---|---|
| Co-executive Director | Pia Infante |
| Director | Jamie Allison |
| Chair | Jorge Blandon |
| Director | Shannon Farley |
Forms 990-PF
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Form 990-PF Research Tips
- Review Part XV for detailed grant recipient information and funding purposes
- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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