Bend the Arc – A Jewish Partnership for Justice is a left-of-center social justice activism group. It is the 501(c)(3) counterpart of Bend the Arc Jewish Action.

Funding

In 2012, National Domestic Workers Alliance gave Bend the Arc $230,000 for “capacity building.”¹

In 2017, Bend the Arc received $65,000 from Southern Education Foundation, an educational philanthropy group based in the American south.²

In 2017, the Ford Foundation gave a total of $1,630,000 to Bend the Arc: $550,000 in “core support” for the “caring across generation campaign” dedicated to fostering quality job growth in the US; $1,000,000 in “core support” for the Funders Collaborative on Youth Organizing to train young activists; and $80,000 in “core support” for Hand in Hand for the disabled and careworkers who are employed by disabled people.³

In 2018, Bend the Arc received $54,000 from Impact Cube, a grassroots relief charity for Israelis.⁴

In 2019, Ford Foundation gave a total of $3,150,000 to Bend the Arc.⁵

In 2020, Foundation to Promote Open Society gave 940,000 to help the group “combat antisemitism” and “other forms of hatred” and $93,500 to support the Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing to “train young activists in youth-driven racial justice and civic engagement organizing.”⁶

1. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). National Domestic Workers Alliance. 2012. Part II. Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Organizations and Domestic Governments.
2. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Southern Education Foundation. 2017. Part II. Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Organizations and Domestic Governments.
3. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Ford Foundation. 2017. Part XV. 3 – Grants and Contributions Paid During the Year or Approved for Future Payment.
4. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Bend the Arc Jewish Action. 2018. Part II. Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Organizations and Domestic Governments.
5. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Ford Foundation. 2019. Part XV. 3 – Grants and Contributions Paid During the Year or Approved for Future Payment.
6. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Foundation to Promote Open Society. 2020. Part XV. 3 – Grants and Contributions Paid During the Year or Approved for Future Payment.