Blue Oak Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of causes, with a strong emphasis on civil rights, human services, and women's empowerment. It funds organizations that advocate for social justice, provide essential services, and promote education and environmental conservation. The foundation's grantmaking reflects a commitment to addressing issues such as food insecurity and global human rights. It primarily supports charities across multiple states, focusing on unrestricted general support to enhance the operational capacity of its grantees.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
An established charity with a track record in civil rights, human rights, women’s empowerment, or conservation seeking general operating support in the mid-range grant sizes (~$5K–$50K) and with some national or multi-state footprint.
Good Fit
- • Work in civil rights, human rights, women's health/empowerment, or environmental conservation.
- • Asking for unrestricted or general operating support.
- • Budget/project scale consistent with $5K–$50K grants.
- • Demonstrated organizational track record and national or multi-state programs.
- • Existing relationships with national intermediaries or past grantees who could nominate.
Geography
Observed 2022 grants went to recipients in 11 different states, with the largest share (about 24%) to California; the foundation is based in New Jersey but gave entirely out-of-state, indicating a national rather than strictly local footprint.
Recipient Variety
In the latest year the foundation funded 23 distinct organizations across a range of sectors (civil rights, human services, women's issues, conservation); although the top five consumed about half the dollars, the number and diversity of grantees point to broad recipient variety for a small private foundation.
New Applicants
Direct multi-year turnover cannot be measured from a single observed year, but the foundation explicitly indicates it funds only preselected applicants and no public submission address or website is visible, so unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to gain entry without nomination or relationship.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
