Hopper-dean Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of charitable causes. Its mission reflects a commitment to social justice, civil rights, environmental conservation, and education, as evidenced by its funding of organizations that advocate for these areas. The foundation serves a diverse range of populations, including women, youth, and marginalized communities, and supports initiatives aimed at empowerment and advocacy. Through its grants, it aims to foster positive change and address systemic inequalities across various sectors.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established nonprofits or university-affiliated projects working in the foundation’s common focus areas (civil rights, environment, education, social justice) with demonstrated capacity to manage mid-to-large grants and relationships into the foundation’s networks.
Good Fit
- • Program alignment with civil rights, environmental, education, or social justice work.
- • Organizational capacity to manage six-figure grants or to receive multi-year institutional support.
- • Existing relationships with intermediaries or prior grantees the foundation funds.
- • Track record of measurable impact and clear project budgets.
- • Presence or partnerships in states frequently funded (California, New York, Massachusetts, Georgia).
Geography
Latest-year grants reached recipients in 13 states with about 30% of dollars to California and the majority of funding going out of state, indicating a multi-state national footprint rather than purely local giving.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 47 distinct recipients and 67 grants including a mix of universities, intermediaries and nonprofit organizations, with 20 new recipients and 27 repeat recipients, which points to a broad and diverse recipient set for the foundation’s scale.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly operates by preselection/invitation and no public application or contact route is visible; while new grantees appear in the portfolio, that turnover reflects proactive selection rather than a public application pathway, so unfamiliar organizations are unlikely to gain entry through unsolicited submissions.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
