Herb Block Foundation

The Herb Block Foundation is a left-leaning private grantmaking foundation founded by and named after Herbert Block, a longtime cartoonist and journalist for the Washington Post. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3), Private Foundation
Website: www.herbblockfoundation.org
Formation:

2001

Location: Washington, DC View on map
Tax ID: 26-0008276
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2025): Assets: $55,326,127 Revenue: $5,448,122 Expenses: $2,682,098

The Herb Block Foundation is a left-leaning private grantmaking foundation founded by and named after Herbert Block, a longtime cartoonist and journalist for the Washington Post. 1

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2025 $55,326,127 $5,448,122 $2,682,098
2024 $51,222,180 $3,315,150 $3,490,153 View
2023 $44,345,229 $808,202 $3,222,072 View
2022 $42,182,161 $3,611,990 $3,417,228 View
2021 $56,105,240 $3,003,322 $3,382,780 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Marcela BraneCO-PRESIDENT$170,556
Sarah AlexCO-PRESIDENT$170,556

Grant Activity

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $15,107,500
  • Number of Grants: 1,197
  • Number of Recipients: 562

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$25,0002025 Capital Area Food Bank Inc
$20,0002025 Americans United for Separation of Church and State
$20,0002025 Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence
$20,0002025 CHILDREN'S RIGHTS INC
$20,0002025 Center for Reproductive Rights
$20,0002025 FREE MINDS BOOK CLUB & WRITING WORKSHOP
$20,0002025 Horizons Greater Washington Inc
$20,0002025 Maya Angelou Public Charter School
$20,0002025 National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
$20,0002025 Planned Parenthood of Central Ohio Inc
$20,0002025 Reprieve (US)
$20,0002025 Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc.
$20,0002024 Advocacy Institute
$20,0002024 Americans United for Separation of Church and State
$20,0002024 Americans United for Separation of Church and State
$20,0002024 Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence
$20,0002024 Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence
$20,0002024 Capital Area Food Bank Inc
$20,0002024 Center for Reproductive Rights
$20,0002024 Center for Reproductive Rights
$20,0002024 Drug Policy Alliance
$20,0002024 Drug Policy Alliance
$20,0002024 FREE MINDS BOOK CLUB & WRITING WORKSHOP
$20,0002024 Horizons Greater Washington Inc
$20,0002024 National Homelessness Law Center

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Financials, employee compensation, and grant information provided by Candid.

References

1. “Foundation.” Herb Block Foundation. Accessed February 22, 2019. https://www.herbblockfoundation.org/foundation