Groundswell Fund

Foundations and philanthropy
San Francisco, California
EIN 47-4003615
Tax-exempt since 2015

Firms paid: 2
Fees reported, 2022–2025: $212K
Fees reported in 2025: $50K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $22.1M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2025

$49,920 to 1 fundraiser

Fundraisers Groundswell Fund paid in 2025, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Left Align Consulting LLGrant writingGrant writing	Grant writing	$49,920

All firms paid

Fundraisers Groundswell Fund reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Left Align Consulting LLGrant writing	2022–2025 · 4 years	$190,948
JF Lyles	2022	$20,722

Form 990 Snapshot

Groundswell Fund's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2024	$22.1M	$21.0M	$2.4M	$37K
2023	$18.6M	$18.0M	$2.0M	$71K
2022	$29.6M	$29.3M	$993K	$54K
2020	$29.7M	$29.6M	$542K	$0K
2019	$21.0M	$21.0M	$547K	$0K
2018	$8.5M	$8.5M	$368K	$0K

Fees are what Groundswell Fund reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.