For Foundations

Tides has worked as an international grantmaker in over 150 countries, giving us the experience to help assure that grants are appropriate and effective within the laws, cultures, and traditions of the desired country of impact. Our services for global grants include, but are not limited to: navigation of U.S.-based and international regulations, opportunities for both individual and collaborative giving, translation services, and rigorous attention to detail within all of our funding options.

Tides' expertise across impact areas, alongside our decades of experience, make us the ideal partner for foundations who wish to refine their philanthropic strategy. We offer tailored advisory services that bring all of our knowledge and tools to bear in order to transform their grantmaking into a more effective and sustainable tool for supporting equity and justice.

In times of environmental or human rights crises, foundations that wish to respond to urgent needs domestically or internationally may not have the capacity to craft grants and deploy funding within the necessary response time. If your philanthropic mandate involves emergency assistance, Tides can help fulfill your goals with the support and know-how to more quickly mobilize your resources in service of leaders striving for justice.

Tides works with you to create solutions that match your investment goals with your social justice priorities. Our suite of impact investing options is designed to complement your foundation's philanthropic strategy, extending the reach of charitable dollars. We offer options for investment in diversified funds that align with your values, alongside opportunities for mission-related investments in specific companies or initiatives.

Centering the leadership of people impacted by or proximate to the issue who are pushing back against climate injustice. Partnering with reproductive justice organizations fighting for whole systems of access. Collaborating to create safer spaces for young girls to play, learn, and lead. Some issues are daunting for any single funder to tackle effectively; they demand the coordinated human and financial resources of multiple institutions. Through a Tides-managed funding collaborative or collective action fund, funders can compound their resources to more effectively support impacted communities.

Tides' collaborative options for institutions include services like a neutral platform for grant acceptance, basic administrative services for domestic and global grants, consulting on governance and decision-making, facilitation of long-term multi-stakeholder initiatives, management of finances and contracts, funder reporting, and programmatic operations in support of grantmaking.

Tides is a proven leader in the field, having partnered with over 1,000 organizations. Creating a fiscally sponsored partnership with Tides can help your foundation catalyze impact through a new operating program or nonprofit organization, without the time and cost to set up an independent entity and the ongoing resource drain of managing it in-house. Tides takes care of administration and infrastructure; you, as a funder, can stay focused on your high-impact social justice work without being weighed down by day-to-day operations.