Private foundation · Wichita, KS
Unlikely Collaborators Foundation
Typical grant size
$25K – $30K – $75K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
29
Repeat grantees
11
funded 2+ years
Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF
Leadership · from 2024 990-PF
Lisa Gregorian
DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT
Zach Goren
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY/TREASURER
Elizabeth R Koch
DIRECTOR/CHAIR
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.
Payout rate · TY 2024
4.8%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'22
'23
'24
53
Total grants awarded
$4.4M
Total amount
$82K
Average grant
$799K
Largest grant
Giving by year
2024
$1.8M
15 grants
2023
$2.4M
33 grants
2022
$235K
5 grants
Top recipients
2 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$1.6M
Project Ijtihad Dba Moral Courage Project
2 grants · NY
$460K
2 grants · CO · ✓ Exact match
$250K
3 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$200K
2 grants · MD · ✓ Exact match
$200K
3 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$175K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$131K
Pen America
1 grant · CA
$128K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$102K
2 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$100K
Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.
Recent grants · most recent filings first
Northeastern University
Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett is among the top one percent most cited scientists in the world for her revolutionary research …
MA · TY 2024
$799K
Project Ijtihad Dba Moral Courage Project
The Moral Courage Project teaches people to turn contentious issues and divisive dialogues into constructive conversatio…
NY · TY 2024
$230K
Pen America Los Angeles
PEN America supports emerging writers in finding their voice and sharing their stories. The UC grant funds in person wri…
CA · TY 2024
$131K
Naropa University
Naropa University is an accredited university and the only school in the country that grounds the student experience in …
CO · TY 2024
$123K
Holistic Life Foundation
Unlikely Collaborators' grant supports the Holistic Life Foundation in expanding the Perception Box by bringing mindfuln…
MD · TY 2024
$100K
Harvest Home
The grant is earmarked to support Harvest Home's Alumnae Program providing graduates of the residential program with cas…
CA · TY 2024
$75K
Kalw Public Media Inc
Uncuffed is the country's leading radio and podcast training program for individuals in prisons to empower them to tell …
CA · TY 2024
$75K
John P Mcgovern Museum of Health & Medical Science
The Health Museum inspires passion and curiosity in health, the medical sciences, and the human body. UC supports the im…
TX · TY 2024
$55K
Creative Visions Foundation
Unlikely Collaborators' grant supports Take Me Out Feet First, a powerful documentary project produced by Creative Visio…
CA · TY 2024
$35K
Swan Songs Musical Last Wishes
Swan Songs creates a sense of connection for individuals near the end of life by gifting them private concerts and suppo…
TX · TY 2024
$30K
American Red Cross - LA Region
American Red Cross provides relief and support to those in crisis. UC supports healing workshops for veterans including …
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Purpose Built Families Foundation
Purpose Built Families Foundation (PBFF) provides trauma-informed care to address underlying causes of poverty, homeless…
FL · TY 2024
$25K
Motus Theater
Motus Theater uses autobiographical storytelling to explore identity and personal transformation. The UC grant supports …
CO · TY 2024
$25K
Fiscal Sponsorship Allies
Sleepawake Camp is a four-week residential immersive camp for 18-30-year-olds looking for personal transformation, deep …
IN · TY 2024
$25K
Create Now Inc
Los Angeles-based Create Now empowers youth and young adults from ages 3 to 24 through a variety of arts programs in mul…
CA · TY 2024
$13K
Northeastern University
Support Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett's research and writing into the evolution and development of the human brain to underst…
MA · TY 2023
$779K
Project Ijtihad Dba Moral Courage Project
Supporting the development of curriculum focused on teaching people tools to turn contentious issues into constructive c…
NY · TY 2023
$230K
Pen America
Support the launch of the Emerging Voices Program in Los Angeles, creating a space for artistic and self exploration, co…
CA · TY 2023
$128K
Naropa University
Provide psychedelic training scholarships and retreats for underrepresented groups, co-sponsoring the MAPS PS2023 Confer…
CO · TY 2023
$127K
Street Poets Inc
Support the Seeking Poetry Peace & Meditation Workshop, Poetry in Motion Van Pop-Up, and Poetry Open Mic Events, teachin…
CA · TY 2023
$102K
Holistic Life Foundation
Support the expansion to six new cities across the U.S. of the "Mindful Moment," a program that teaches mindfulness to s…
MD · TY 2023
$100K
Inside Outside Circle Foundation (dba Inside Circle)
Support group therapy programs for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals addressing issues of cognitive, be…
CA · TY 2023
$80K
Kalw Public Media Inc
Support the "Uncuffed Program," empowering incarcerated individuals in California to explore their Perception Box throug…
CA · TY 2023
$75K
Harvest Home
Support the creation of a meditation garden for unhoused pregnant women as the organization nurtures women, and empowers…
CA · TY 2023
$75K
The Health Museum
Grant support for the salary of an art therapist working with Unlikely Collaborators to develop and create a Perception …
TX · TY 2023
$55K
The Yard Theater
Support "Fairy Tale Courtroom," a youth summer program where kids apply Perception Box exercises to different improvisat…
CA · TY 2023
$50K
Tiny Room Gives
Support the launch of 'Perception Box Nights," with a goal of integrating wellness and mindfulness into the music commun…
CA · TY 2023
$50K
Film Collaborative Inc
Support the impact campaign for "Black Barbie," a documentary about the creation of the first Black Barbie in 1980, high…
CA · TY 2023
$50K
Prison Yoga Project Inc
Support healing-centered approach to addressing crime, substance use disorder, and mental health disorders by providing …
CA · TY 2023
$50K
Swan Songs
Support Community Affiliates in providing private concerts for individuals near the end of life, fostering connection, r…
TX · TY 2023
$30K
Music and Memory
Supports the development of new training programs that equip staff with the skills to provide compassionate care for ind…
NY · TY 2023
$25K
American Red Cross - LA Region
Support healing workshops for veterans including "Mind-Body" workshops to improve emotional intelligence, well as "Resil…
CA · TY 2023
$25K
Upchieve
Support the socio-emotional enhancement of volunteer training for youth with a focus on Implicit bias, the concept that …
NY · TY 2023
$25K
Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services
To support the growth of Vista School's enrichment programming, providing trauma-responsive continuum of services to emp…
CA · TY 2023
$25K
#halfthestory
Support the Social Media U program at a Los Angeles school creating a safe and nurturing space for youth to cultivate a …
IL · TY 2023
$25K
Purpose Build Families
Support the PAIRS Essential relationship skills training for individuals from low-income, homeless, Veteran and at-risk …
FL · TY 2023
$25K
Harvest Home
Support the Alumnae Program, dedicated to transforming the lives of unhoused pregnant women and their children by provid…
CA · TY 2023
$25K
Motus Theater
Support the TRANSformative Stories Project, where participants create autobiographical monologues about their experience…
CO · TY 2023
$25K
Alliance for Childhood Diseases
Alliance for Childhood Diseases will empower pediatric oncology clinicians and support staff to expand their Perception …
NV · TY 2023
$25K
Hadanou Collective
Support Asian Girls Ignite's middle school program focused on community building, storytelling and AAPI representation, …
CO · TY 2023
$25K
Yoga Alliance Foundation
Support the growth of the "Yoga in Refugee Communities Program," making yoga accessible to underserved communities and a…
VA · TY 2023
$25K
Fiscal Sponsorship Allies
To provide scholarships for youth attending the Sleepawake Camp, a 4-week residential immersive for 18-30-year-olds look…
IN · TY 2023
$25K
The UCLA Foundation
Sponsorship for UCLA 2023 Wisdom of Wellness Summit designed to nurture the body, mind, and spirit, while supporting men…
CA · TY 2023
$20K
Creative Visions Foundation
Support the "Take Me Out Feet First" documentary sharing the stories of terminally ill people openly discussing death an…
CA · TY 2023
$15K
The Chris Wilson Foundation
Support programs that prepare prisoners that centers on personal relationships, resilience, development and agency for r…
MD · TY 2023
$15K
Create Now Inc
Empower youth to overcome beliefs that hold them back by showing them new ways of seeing and being seen through the arts…
CA · TY 2023
$13K
School of Unusual Life Learning
Provide general operating support to the school for personal transformation that teaches wisdom, somatic awareness and t…
WI · TY 2023
$10K
The Source School
Support the education of students' deep connection to themselves, their community and nature through being grounded in a…
ME · TY 2023
$10K
Inside Outside Circle Foundation Dba Inside Circle
SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR INCARCERATED AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE AND CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM AND AL…
CA · TY 2022
$85K
Kalw Public Media Inc
SUPPORT THE "UNCUFFED PROGRAM" WHICH IS A PRISON RADIO TRAINING PROGRAM AND PODCAST WHERE PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA PRISONS L…
CA · TY 2022
$50K
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.