[3] Agape Foundation was established in 1969 in Palo Alto, California to finance the activities of organizations opposed to the Vietnam War.

[3] Agape focused its grantmaking primarily on grassroots organizations in the Western United States.

[2] The foundation provided seed grants to new, California-based, peace and justice organizations to help them launch or expand their operations.

Agape also made emergency grants to help such organizations "respond to unforeseen governmental, corporate, environmental or military events.

"[4] Some of their grant recipients have included:[2] Agape's fiscal sponsorship program allowed donors to make tax-deductible contributions to smaller groups in California who did not have their own tax-exempt status.