Cavali Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting civil rights, voter education, and social justice initiatives. Its mission focuses on enhancing voter participation and civic engagement, particularly through funding organizations that promote voter registration and civil rights advocacy. The foundation serves a variety of populations and causes, emphasizing empowerment for marginalized communities. It has a notable commitment to community and economic development, as well as educational initiatives that foster civic knowledge. The foundation's funding is distributed to various organizations across multiple states, reflecting a broad geographic impact.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Mid‑to large‑scale civic engagement or social justice organizations (including voter participation, voter registration, and complementary community/economic development or education groups) with the capacity to manage unrestricted general operating support and an ability to engage at a regional or national level.
Good Fit
- • Work focused on voter participation, civic engagement, or related social justice activities.
- • Ability to absorb general operating grants in the $25k–$200k range.
- • Organizational scale or partnerships that operate across states.
- • Existing relationship or an introduction from a current grantee or intermediary.
- • A track record with institutional funders or well known national nonprofits.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year went to organizations in six states and the foundation consistently sends the majority of dollars out of its home state, indicating a multi‑state/national footprint.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 15 distinct recipients in the latest year (and 16–19 in prior years) with a mix of returning and new grantees, showing a fairly broad and independent recipient set despite some concentration among the top recipients.
New Applicants
Filings state the foundation funds only preselected applicants and no public submission route or contact details are published; while new recipients do appear in the observed years, there is no visible public path for an unfamiliar organization to apply.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
