Who We Are

Tides is a partner for justice in the social sector, working closely with doers and donors to build the power of historically excluded groups who face systemic barriers. We provide fiscal sponsorship, donor advised funds, impact investing, and a variety of grantmaking solutions to advance social justice and equity. 

A Black woman speaker at the 6th annual Environmental Justice Summit hosted by Hip-Hop for Change in the Presidio in San Francisco. Photo credit: Amaya Edwards; People over Plastic, a Women’s Environmental Leadership Fund grantee A multiracial and gender diverse crowd clapping at the WWAV Culture of Democracy Summit. Two young women of color organizers tabling with Leaders Igniting Transformation, a Tides Healthy Democracy Fund grantee. Photo Credit: Leaders Igniting Transformation, a Tides Healthy Democracy Fund grantee, photographer: Claudio Martinez
A Black woman speaker at the 6th annual Environmental Justice Summit hosted by Hip-Hop for Change in the Presidio in San Francisco. Photo credit: Amaya Edwards; People over Plastic, a Women’s Environmental Leadership Fund grantee A multiracial and gender diverse crowd clapping at the WWAV Culture of Democracy Summit. Two young women of color organizers tabling with Leaders Igniting Transformation, a Tides Healthy Democracy Fund grantee. Photo Credit: Leaders Igniting Transformation, a Tides Healthy Democracy Fund grantee, photographer: Claudio Martinez

How We Amplify Impact

  • A group of organizers from the Georgia Muslim Voters Project, a Tides Healthy Democracy Fund grantee.

    Philanthropy

    Through Tides Foundation, we partner with individuals and families, foundations, corporations, and social change leaders to design and deliver social impact initiatives that shift decision-making power back to the communities we serve.

  • A participant of the Next Chapter Podcast, a fiscally sponsored partner of Tides.

    Fiscal Sponsorship

    Through Tides Center, our fiscal sponsorship options help social change leaders fuel their mission-driven work. Our partners can select from a variety of options to support their fundraising needs or bolster their infrastructure. 

  • A Tides employee in the office gesturing towards a group of sticky notes on the window.

    Strategic Advising

    We develop and deliver philanthropic programs that guide our partners to shift power to communities of color and other historically excluded groups who face systemic barriers.

Our mission is our North Star — and a beacon for those who share our commitment to social justice. Together, we work to shift resources and power to communities historically denied both, so they can create a just and equitable future.

Our Impact

When we work together and lift every voice, powerful change happens. See how our partners are collaborating to close the voter turnout gap, protect reproductive freedom, and more in our interactive impact report.  

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The words ‘2022 Shifting Power to Build Movements’ laid over an image of a group of people fro Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights, a Tides I-Belong grantee.

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Become a Partner

We partner with funders and community leaders to create sustainable social systems that center leaders within communities that face systemic barriers.

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Become a Donor

Support the change leaders devoted to tackling the most important social issues of our time, including climate justice, reproductive freedom, racial justice, and voting rights.

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