Hidden Leaf Foundation
Hidden Leaf Foundation is a San Francisco–based private foundation that funds transformative change by promoting inner awareness within liberatory movements. The site lists grants & investments, staff bios, recent news, and contact details and notes the foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A movement-focused nonprofit working on liberatory social justice (often community-rooted in California) seeking general operating support or project funding and able to make a concise case for alignment with the foundation’s emphasis on inner awareness within movements.
Good Fit
- • Work explicitly tied to liberatory movement-building, healing, or inner-awareness practices in social justice contexts.
- • Track record working in California or clear partnerships/impact connected to California communities.
- • Requests for general operating support or multi-year program support in the typical grant size range (~$50k–$100k).
- • Clear organizational leadership, coalition engagement, and measurable movement outcomes.
Geography
Grants are multi-state (about ten states observed) but heavily concentrated in California where roughly 70% of giving occurred in the latest year.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded many distinct independent nonprofits each year (39–62 recipients in observed years) with a mix of returning and new grantees, and the top five recipients accounted for a modest share of dollars.
New Applicants
The foundation publishes application instructions (a two‑page email letter, named contact, and a July 1 deadline) and added a meaningful number of new recipients in the latest year (13), so unfamiliar applicants appear plausibly able to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
