Solidaire

What Solidaire does

Solidaire Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit donor-organizing community founded in 2013 and headquartered in Oakland, California (mailing address Seattle, Washington). It serves wealthy individual donors, family foundations, donor-advised funds, family offices, and foundation professionals who collectively mobilize capital toward U.S. social-justice movements. Membership contributions start at $20,000 on a sliding scale, and the network has grown to 540 members—300 individuals from 214 families and 240 institutional members representing 102 foundations—with members collectively moving between $50,000 and $100 million annually to aligned causes.

The organization operates a portfolio of pooled funds that constitute its core programmatic surface: the Janisha R. Gabriel Movement Protection Fund (rapid-response security grants, $22.3M since 2020), the Black Liberation Pooled Fund, the Building the Fire Fund (Indigenous reproductive justice), the Unity & Power Fund, the Movement Infrastructure Fund, and the Leadership & Legacy Initiative. Supporting infrastructure includes Solidarity Circles (peer education groups), Regional Hubs, Beloved Fridays virtual meetings, and annual Network Gatherings. Solidaire also publishes the methodology 'Transformative Donor Organizing: The Developing Theory and Practice' and operates a sister 501(c)(4), Solidaire Action, for political giving.

Solidaire's revenue model relies on recurring membership dues, major-donor and foundation grants (including $15 million cumulatively from MacKenzie Scott across 2021 and 2025), and donor-directed contributions to pooled funds. The Movement Protection Fund alone granted $12 million in fiscal year 2026. The organization holds a Candid Gold Seal of Transparency (2024), the Inside Philanthropy Donor Organizers of the Year recognition (2024), and the NCRP Mover & Shaker Award (2023). Geographic scope is U.S.-only for grantmaking, and Solidaire maintains no proprietary technology product, API, or AI/ML capability, operating primarily through web-based tools and Neon CRM.

Name

Solidaire

Legal name

Solidaire Network

Website

https://solidairenetwork.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Solidaire Network is a 501(c)(3) donor-organizing community founded in 2013 that mobilizes 540 wealthy individuals and foundation professionals to channel capital into U.S. social-justice movements through pooled funds, peer learning, and rapid-response grantmaking.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Donor Organizing and Philanthropy Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219)

akta.pro primary industry

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Capacity Building & Nonprofit Infrastructure Funders (BPAGAKAO), Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM), Federated Giving Organizations (e.g., United Way-type) (BPAGAKAG), Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Sponsors (BPAGAKAF)

Keywords

• Donor organizing
• Pooled grant funds
• Transformative philanthropy
• Movement funding
• Progressive donor network

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual contributions from individual and institutional members. Individual membership is for wealthy donors who can move $50,000 or more annually. Institutional membership is for foundation professionals. Contributions support pooled funds including Building the Fire Fund and Janisha R. Gabriel Movement Protection Fund.
2. Donor-Directed Grants and Fundraising: Members raise and direct funds to specific movement partners and pooled funds. The Janisha R. Gabriel Movement Protection Fund (MPF) moves resources rapidly for movement protection. Rapid response fundraising campaigns for urgent movement needs.
3. Sister Organization (Solidaire Action): The organization recommends members allocate some dues to Solidaire Action, a 501(c)(4) organization for political giving, complementing the 501(c)(3) structure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Solidaire runs a curated membership community of high-net-worth individual donors and foundation professionals who pool annual membership contributions and additional gifts into named, collaboratively governed funds that regrant to progressive frontline social movements. The organization also convenes members through Solidarity Circles and political-education programming, and operates rapid-response regranting vehicles such as the Movement Protection Fund and Building the Fire Fund.

Product overview

Solidaire Network is a donor organizing community that operates as a unified platform for transformative philanthropy. The core offering is the Membership program, which provides access to a network of donors and funders organizing for social justice movements. Supporting this are several specialized pooled funds: the Building the Fire Fund (Indigenous reproductive justice), the Janisha R. Gabriel Movement Protection Fund (movement security), the Black Liberation Pooled Fund, the Movement Infrastructure Fund, and the Unity & Power Fund. The Leadership & Legacy Initiative supports movement elders, while Solidarity Circles provide member education spaces. The Transformative Donor Organizing publication documents Solidaire's methodology. Together, these products enable rapid response funding, sustained multi-year accompaniment, and political education for social justice movements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Solidaire Membership Annual sliding-scale membership (starting at $20,000) granting wealthy individuals and foundation professionals access to pooled funds, Solidarity Circles, and political education programming.
• Building the Fire Fund Member-supported pooled fund that regrants contributions to frontline progressive social-movement organizations.
• Movement Protection Fund Rapid-response pooled fund that channels member contributions to movements needing urgent, time-sensitive resources.
• Leadership & Legacy Initiative Pooled fund that supports leadership development, succession, and legacy planning for progressive movement infrastructure.
• Solidarity Circles Member-only peer learning and political-education convenings that build shared analysis and coordinate giving among Solidaire donors and foundation professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Moved $50,000 to $100 million annually to social justice movements
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Indigenous Women's Advisory CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023The Indigenous Advisory Council selected Solidaire as the new home for the Building the Fire Fund in 2023. The 15-member council of Indigenous women and two-spirit people guides the fund's strategy and priorities for Indigenous reproductive justice.
• Women Donors NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017In December 2017, Solidaire and the Women Donors Network launched the Emergent Fund, a rapid-response vehicle for movements facing threats. This partnership expanded their collective rapid-response capabilities.
• Solidaire ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Solidaire Action is a sister 501(c)(4) organization that accepts political contributions. Solidaire recommends members allocate portions of dues to Solidaire Action for 501(c)(4) giving, enabling more political engagement.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Building the Fire Fund: First fund dedicated to Indigenous reproductive justice, now housed at Solidaire but scaling toward independence. Comparable pooled fund for movement infrastructure; closely related program-level peer.
• Movement Strategy Center: Intermediary supporting Black, Indigenous, and people of color-led social movements through capacity-building and grantmaking. Comparable focus on infrastructure support for frontline movements.
• Emergent Fund: Rapid-response fund co-created by Solidaire and Women Donors Network in 2016 to support movements facing threats. Directly comparable rapid-response model and pooled-fund structure.

Broad incumbents

• National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP): Established research and advocacy organization promoting progressive philanthropy; awarded Solidaire the 2023 Mover & Shaker Award. Comparable field position in advancing movement-aligned philanthropic practice.
• Marguerite Casey Foundation: Large national foundation supporting movements for social, economic, and racial justice through unrestricted multi-year grants. Comparable mission and movement-accompaniment approach.

Direct peers

• Borealis Philanthropy: Social justice philanthropic intermediary that pools resources from multiple funders to support racial equity, LGBTQ, disability, and immigrant rights movements. Closely comparable mission, structure, and grantee base to Solidaire.
• Women Donors Network: National network of high-net-worth women donors funding progressive social justice movements; co-launched the Emergent Fund with Solidaire in 2016. Directly comparable as a peer-led, values-aligned donor organizing network.
• Liberation Ventures: Philanthropic initiative focused on reparations and racial justice; Solidaire board member Marsha Davis serves as VP of Movement Building at Liberation Ventures. Closely aligned mission and funder ecosystem.
• Hill-Snowdon Foundation: Family foundation supporting movement building, racial equity, and economic justice with multi-year general support grants. Comparable funder profile and social justice focus.
• Threshold Foundation: Membership-based community of donors supporting progressive social justice, racial equity, and economic justice movements. Directly comparable as a donor organizing network pooling resources for grassroots movements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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