What JPB Foundation does

JPB Foundation operates as a private, non-profit foundation based in New York, United States, founded in 2011 with a small staff (1-10 employees). Source data refers to the entity interchangeably as JPB Foundation and Freedom Together Foundation, and its publicly visible operating identity is Freedom Together Foundation (freedomtogether.org). Per the firm's own materials, the foundation is a grant-making institution whose mission is 'protecting and expanding multiracial democracy,' achieved by funding organizations led by working-class people across diverse backgrounds to challenge structural flaws in the democratic system.

The foundation organizes its work into five named program areas: Community and Worker Power; Democracy, Gender, and Racial Justice; Faith, Bridging, and Belonging; Movement Infrastructure and Explorations; and Reproductive Health, Medical Research, and Community Grants. It operates exclusively in the United States, distributing grants only to U.S.-based grantees and through a closed, invitation-only process that does not accept unsolicited proposals and does not fund legislative lobbying. The firmographic record additionally describes historical program emphasis on medical, environmental, and poverty issues, suggesting a broader or evolving mandate than the current public-facing program list conveys.

The revenue model is philanthropic rather than commercial: the foundation generates capital through its endowment and donor base and deploys it as grants. There are no products, services, APIs, or commercial pricing. Distribution is direct, via selectively solicited grant applications, and the foundation's outreach channels are limited to its website, email newsletter, and periodic President's Letters. Leadership disclosed in the data includes founder Jeffry M. Picower, Vice President (Environment) Dana Bourland, and Director and Chief Investment Officer Gerald C. McNamara. There are no disclosed acquisitions, partnerships, subsidiaries, or financial metrics.

Name

JPB Foundation

Legal name

Freedom Together Foundation

Website

https://jpbfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JPB Foundation (operating publicly as Freedom Together Foundation) is a New York-based private foundation founded in 2011 that makes grants to U.S.-based organizations across five program areas focused on multiracial democracy, community power, and health research. It operates an invitation-only grantmaking model with a small staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Philanthropic Foundation Grantmaking

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

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Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

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Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL), Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM), Corporate Foundations & CSR Grantmaking (BPAGAKAC), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN)

Keywords

• Philanthropic foundation
• Grantmaking services
• Charitable giving
• Poverty alleviation
• Environmental grants

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: As a private foundation, Freedom Together Foundation generates revenue through charitable giving and grant distributions. The foundation does not sell products or services; it provides funding to qualifying organizations aligned with its mission to support pro-democracy movements.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

JPB Foundation (operating publicly as Freedom Together Foundation) is a private philanthropic foundation that makes grants to U.S.-based organizations working on pro-democracy movement building, community and worker power, racial and gender justice, faith bridging, movement infrastructure, and reproductive health/medical research. The foundation carefully selects which organizations to solicit grant applications from and does not accept unsolicited proposals, nor does it fund attempts to influence legislation.

Product overview

Freedom Together Foundation (also referred to as JPB Foundation in the company name) is a philanthropic organization focused on protecting and expanding multiracial democracy. The foundation operates as a grant-making entity, providing funding to organizations working across five program areas: Community and Worker Power, Democracy Gender and Racial Justice, Faith Bridging and Belonging, Movement Infrastructure and Explorations, and Reproductive Health Medical Research and Community Grants. The foundation does not offer software products or technology services—it functions exclusively as a philanthropic grant-making organization supporting pro-democracy movement building in the United States. The foundation selectively solicits grant applications and does not accept unsolicited proposals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community and Worker Power Grants

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Ford Foundation: One of the largest U.S. private foundations, with deep programs in economic fairness, democracy, and racial justice. Highly comparable as a multi-issue, U.S.-focused private grantmaker with movement-building orientation and similar program verticals (democracy, gender/racial justice, community power).
• Open Society Foundations: Large global foundation supporting pro-democracy movement building, racial justice, and civil society. Comparable as a multi-vertical grantmaker focused on inclusive democracy and movement infrastructure, though broader geographically than the subject.
• MacArthur Foundation: Major U.S. private foundation with programs in democracy, climate, and equity. Comparable as a multi-issue grantmaker with both domestic and international reach, often partnering on movement-infrastructure and science-research grants.
• Kresge Foundation: Major U.S. private foundation with programs in health, environment, and opportunity/place. Comparable as a multi-vertical private foundation supporting health, environmental, and community-equity grants at similar scale.
• Pew Charitable Trusts: Large diversified foundation active in health, environment, and civic life. Directly comparable as a private foundation with health/medical research, environmental, and civic-democracy program areas similar to the subject.
• Bloomberg Philanthropies: Large diversified foundation covering public health, environment, democracy, and cities. Comparable as a multi-vertical U.S. foundation that combines health/medical research, environmental, and democracy programming in a single vehicle.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Largest U.S. philanthropy devoted to health, with programs spanning medical research, community health, and health equity. Closely comparable on the medical/health-research grantmaking vertical the subject also supports.

Direct peers

• Surdna Foundation: U.S. family-founded foundation with strong programs in inclusive economies, environment, and thriving cultures. Comparable as a multi-issue private family foundation with democracy, racial-justice, and community-power-adjacent programming.
• Schmidt Futures (Eric and Wendy Schmidt Foundation): Major U.S. philanthropy combining science/research, climate, and democracy grants. Comparable as a privately backed multi-vertical foundation with science, environmental, and civic-democracy program areas.
• Emerson Collective: Hybrid philanthropy and impact-investing vehicle supporting social justice, education, and immigration. Closely comparable as a privately-backed, mission-driven grantmaking organization supporting democracy, racial justice, and community-power organizations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-jpb-foundation

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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