The Whitman Institute

Foundation Overview

They've funded 159 grants worth $5,380,936

How Much is Being Funded?

Where is The Money Going?

How many Grants?


—Total Assets

$74,986

—Total Giving

$5,380,936

—Grant Median

$26,250

Past Grantees 159

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
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
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

Contact Information

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Website http://thewhitmaninstitute.org
Address 218 MOLIMO DR San Francisco, CA 94127-1850

Key People (7)

Co-executive,Director/sec. John Esterle
Co-executive,Director Pia Infante
Director Jamie Allison
Chair Jorge Blandon
Director Shannon Farley
Director Sonya Childress
Treasurer Vanessa Whang