Institutional Membership

Become an EPIP Institutional Member

Institutional membership extends member benefits to your full staff and offers unique organizational benefits. By becoming an institutional member, you partner with us in this work while receiving:

Access to EPIP’s community of emerging and inclusive leaders
EPIP’s support in sharing your mission, goals, and opportunities with our network
Greater engagement with local and regional philanthropic communities through our 14 member-led chapters across the country.

Our institutional membership also demonstrates a deep commitment to the diversity, equity, and inclusion of the philanthropic sector by helping us to build a diverse pipeline of early- and mid-career philanthropic professionals, support their emergent leadership and commitment to equity in philanthropy, and ensure that the sector is one that welcomes and fosters their development as whole leaders. Download an overview of Institutional Member Benefits here.

Questions: Email Erika, our Director of Membership and Communications, today and we can set up a meeting to discuss the best fit for you and your organization.

Rates for institutions

Assets or Total Expense Budget	Dues
$1 billion and Above	$12,500
$500 million – $999,999,999	$9,500
$100 million – $499,999,999	$7,500
$20 million – $99,999,999	$5,000
$5 million – $19,999,999	$2,500
$4,999,999 and Below	$1,000

The types of organizations eligible for institutional membership are as follows:

Independent Foundations
Family Foundations
Community Foundations
Grantmaking Public Charities
Corporate Foundations
Corporate Giving Programs

Academic Centers Focused on Philanthropy and Nonprofits
Philanthropy Research Centers
Affinity Groups & Funder Networks
Regional Associations of Grantmakers

Advisory and Back-Office Firms
Giving Circles
Donor-Advised Funds
Other Philanthropy Infrastructure Organizations

To join as an Institutional Member today by check:

(1) Make checks payable to “EPIP/TIDES CENTER”

(2) Email Erika, our Director of Membership and Communications, at [email protected] to introduce your Institutional Member point person.

(3) Mail check to:

EPIP/Tides Center
PO Box 399385
San Francisco, CA 94139-9385
c/o: Elaine Nakamura, Project Accountant

To request an invoice or set up a wire payment please contact us by email.

Once payment is received we'll set you and your team up with member login and profile information.

OUR GROWING LIST OF INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS:

Our members work at some of the most prominent and forward-thinking institutions in the country. If you are staff at any of the following organizations and would like to inquire about receiving EPIP member benefits, please contact us at [email protected]:

ABFE - A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities

American Express Philanthropy

Annie E. Casey Foundation

Arabella Advisors

Ascendium

Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP)

Barr Foundation

Blue Shield of California Foundation

Borealis Philanthropy

The Boston Foundation

Bush Foundation

The California Wellness Foundation