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Who funds environment in New York: 1,732 foundations, $277.8 million in grants
1,732 private foundations paid 3,188 grants totaling $277,847,219 to environment nonprofits in New York, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc, with $26,947,000 in 4 grants.
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- Cause
- Environment
- Recipients in
- New York
- Foundations
- 1,732
- Grants
- 3,188
- Total granted
- $277,847,219
Foundations that funded environment in New York
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 1,732 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $26,947,000 | $20,000,000 | C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc | To support clean energy | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Irvine, CA | 11 | $16,040,000 | $3,350,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | To support energy system decarbonization activities to foster public health | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 17 | $10,507,000 | $2,125,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | To continue work in the Mississippi River Basin that drives adoption of agricultural conservation practices and natural infrastructure to improve water quality and address climate change. | apps.irs.gov |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 5 | $9,800,000 | $4,750,000 | Climate Jobs National Resource Center | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 5 | $9,528,508 | $2,550,000 | C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 14 | $9,460,000 | $3,000,000 | Lake George Land Conservancy | Pilot knob mountain (whitetail trust) | apps.irs.gov |
| Valhalla Foundation | Woodside, CA | 1 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | Methane, agriculture, and clean air initiatives | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert W Wilson Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 4 | $6,558,166 | $4,918,741 | Environmental Defense Fund | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $6,000,000 | $3,000,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 18 | $5,730,371 | $1,000,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | For accelerated national climate actions and industry decarbonization in china | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 8 | $5,506,522 | $3,322,613 | Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Inc | In support of a western u.s. fire ecology and forest resilience science collaborative to advance new knowledge and improved understanding of future wildfire resilience and stewardship implications rap | apps.irs.gov |
| Quadrivium | New York, NY | 1 | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 6 | $4,067,500 | $3,537,500 | Sustainable Markets Foundation | Capacity building, protecting human rights in africa, encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels, protecting human rights (us or general) | apps.irs.gov |
| Robertson Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Inc | Support work to reduce agricultural methane and improve alternative fuels | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $3,902,625 | $3,000,000 | Creo Family Office Syndicate | to support growth and sustainability planning | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 10 | $3,630,000 | $1,200,000 | Scenic Hudson Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Benificus Foundation | San Carlos, CA | 1 | $3,528,330 | $3,528,330 | Environmental Defense Fund | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 7 | $3,135,000 | $900,000 | Cec Stuyvesant Cove Inc | Here comes solar and the clean energy career accelerator | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation | Detroit, MI | 4 | $3,075,000 | $2,625,000 | Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Inc | Ralph Wilson Park/ Shoreline Implementation & Capacity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc | Bethesda, MD | 5 | $3,029,475 | $1,500,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | Climate smart agriculture | apps.irs.gov |
| The Klarman Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | Support for the EDF+Business program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 5 | $2,828,996 | $2,064,000 | Safe Water Network | Scaling sustainable safe water access | apps.irs.gov |
| Sall Family Foundation | Cary, NC | 3 | $2,570,000 | $2,500,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | General operating support and programmatic support | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 3 | $2,563,000 | $1,313,000 | Safe Water Network | To improve the reliability and sustainability of rural piped water systems in ghana by expanding the provision of safely managed water to new households, digitizing operational aspects of service deli | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 13 | $2,410,000 | $1,000,000 | Ashokan Center Inc | Capital support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 15 | $2,293,273 | $675,000 | Rainforest Foundation Inc | Core support for the global alliance of territorial communities for its global communications project to facilitate communication by forest peoples' networks in international climate change fora and s | apps.irs.gov |
| Allen Family Philanthropies | Seattle, WA | 2 | $2,085,000 | $1,042,500 | Sustainable Markets Foundation | To support decoding mycorrhizal networks at global scale | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald A Pels Charitable Trust Utd 8/18/92 | Harrison, NY | 4 | $2,015,000 | $1,000,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 10 | $2,006,285 | $490,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | 80278 advocating the equitable distribution of infrastructure investment and jobs act funds to include low-income communities with unsafe drinking water | apps.irs.gov |
| Griffith R Harsh IV and Margaret C Whitman Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $2,005,000 | $2,000,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | General Operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Druckenmiller Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| The Viola Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wexner Family Charitable Fund | New Albany, OH | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | To preserve the natural systems on which all life depends. | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $1,875,000 | $750,000 | Climate Jobs National Resource Center Inc | In support of general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 9 | $1,832,500 | $900,000 | Tenure Facility Fund | Environment and Science | apps.irs.gov |
| The Essex Avenue Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 9 | $1,775,000 | $500,000 | Council On the Environment Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Knobloch Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $1,722,228 | $1,000,000 | Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc | Riverforks Acquisition South Carolina fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Park Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 28 | $1,541,654 | $143,000 | Finger Lakes Reuse Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lytton-Kambara Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $1,510,500 | $1,200,000 | Open Space Institute Inc | on-going land conservation and greenway trail projects undertaken by the grantee in the Shawangunk Mountain Region of New York State | apps.irs.gov |
| Laural Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | Supporting american west water supply | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marisla Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 5 | $1,260,000 | $1,000,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment | Boston, MA | 2 | $1,211,000 | $1,200,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | Climate science & policy research | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | New York, NY | 12 | $1,204,990 | $250,000 | Climate Jobs National Resource Center Inc | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Penn Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 6 | $1,203,309 | $440,000 | Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc | Phase 2+ drwi land protection administration for re-grant fund | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 33 | $1,171,894 | $1,145,000 | Climate Jobs National Resource Center Inc | In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | San Jose, CA | 4 | $1,125,000 | $500,000 | Tenure Facility Fund | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| G O Forward Charitable Trust | Eagan, MN | 1 | $1,044,700 | $1,044,700 | Natural Resources Defense Council | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $1,040,000 | $1,000,000 | New York Botanical Garden | Endowment for children's | apps.irs.gov |
| Wal-Mart Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $1,029,462 | $1,029,462 | CDP North America Inc | Nature | apps.irs.gov |
| The McCance Foundation | North Scituate, MA | 2 | $1,028,000 | $1,000,500 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $1,004,121 | $700,000 | C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc | Assisting city official response to exteme heat in vulnerable populations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Batten Foundation | Norfolk, VA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | For general charitable purposes. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peterffy Foundation Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Quipa Inc | General support in furtherance of environmental and/or educational causes | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Environmental Advocates Ny Inc | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Troper Wojcicki Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen V Froehlich Foundation | Po Box Chic, IL | 2 | $955,000 | $655,000 | Lake George Land Conservancy | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Charina Endowment Fund Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $875,000 | $500,000 | New York Botanical Garden | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| David & Candace Weir Foundation | Albany, NY | 3 | $866,100 | $800,000 | Adirondack Land Trust | General charitable needs | apps.irs.gov |
| Sand Hill Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 4 | $865,500 | $600,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Butler Parklands Inc | Great Neck, NY | 4 | $817,602 | $777,602 | Penobscot River Trails Inc | Environmental | apps.irs.gov |
| The Howard and Nancy Marks Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $800,000 | $500,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Zegar Family Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $771,616 | $750,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | General purpose contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| J & Ar Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $755,000 | $755,000 | New York Botanical Garden | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Farvue Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 4 | $750,000 | $500,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Leon Levy Foundation | New York, NY | 6 | $728,877 | $375,000 | New York Botanical Garden the | Project support. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peninsula Charities Foundation II | Key Largo, FL | 1 | $700,000 | $700,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | General & unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $690,000 | $350,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | Accelerating power sector decarbonization across | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph S & Diane H Steinberg 1992 Charitable Trust | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $680,784 | $680,784 | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Charitable 501c3 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallace Global Fund II | Washington, DC | 5 | $645,000 | $250,000 | Greenfaith | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | The Woodlands, TX | 4 | $605,000 | $275,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | Setting Durable Guardrails on Texas and the Gulf Coast's Path to a Cleaner Future | apps.irs.gov |
| High Meadows Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $602,500 | $500,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | Environmental research | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $600,000 | $400,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Inc | To conduct a field measurement campaign to better quantify emissions from hydrogen fueling stations and heavy-duty vehicles | apps.irs.gov |
| Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $600,000 | $600,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | Program/project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pinkerton Foundation | New York, NY | 10 | $575,000 | $100,000 | Natural Areas Conservancy | Career readiness | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $575,000 | $400,000 | Sustainable Markets Foundation | Debt free college initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas L Kempner Jr Foundation | Southampton, NY | 1 | $519,660 | $519,660 | Open Space Institute Inc | Greenway trails acquisition program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gottesman Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $512,500 | $512,500 | The New York Botanical Garden | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Fourdoves Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Scenic Hudson Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry M Rowan Family Foundation Inc | Rancocas, NJ | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Lake George Land Conservancy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hollyhock Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | Electric grid and carbon market | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morningstar Philanthropic Foundation D/b/a the Morningstar Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Panaphil Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $500,000 | $400,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | Unresticted | apps.irs.gov |
| Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 8 | $494,000 | $170,000 | Council On the Environment Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Northlight Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $485,714 | $485,714 | Natural Resources Defense Council | Support organization's programs & activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Edris Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $480,000 | $170,000 | Riverkeeper Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Carson Family Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 4 | $435,000 | $250,000 | Allied Climate Partners Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $425,000 | $250,000 | Council On the Environment Inc | Distribute healthy, local food in low-income neighborhoods and increase usage of snap | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $415,000 | $200,000 | Natural Areas Conservancy | To steward urban forested areas, advance climate resiliency and ensure equitable access to nature by strengthening the national forests in cities network | apps.irs.gov |
| Booth Ferris Foundation XXXXX4008 | Chicago, IL | 4 | $400,000 | $150,000 | Rockaway Waterfront Alliance Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | As a one-time only grant for a study on U.S. nuclear targeting in a multipolar nuclear environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Dalio Foundation Inc | Westport, CT | 5 | $400,000 | $300,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | Restricted to support the ready for renewables communications strategy | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank E Payne and Seba B Payne Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Growald Climate Fund Inc | Brookline, MA | 2 | $400,000 | $200,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | West Harlem Environmental Action Inc | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lily Auchincloss Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 16 | $396,000 | $100,000 | Riverkeeper | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Endeavor Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $387,000 | $215,000 | Ecological Citizens Project Inc | Regenerative communities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Christensen Fund | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $375,000 | $250,000 | Rainforest Foundation Inc | Core support for the global alliance of territorial communities -- a fiscally sponsored project of the rainforest foundation, inc. | apps.irs.gov |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $375,000 | $375,000 | The New York Botanical Garden | To support educational programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Gwendolyn J McCullen Char Trust Uw | Dallas, TX | 1 | $359,495 | $359,495 | Environmental Defense Fund | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | Unrestricted/ general use | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Climate Collective Inc | To support climate collectives launch of the ai for climate and nature incubator | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $345,636 | $325,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarah Decoizart Perpetual Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 5 | $333,500 | $85,000 | Bronx River Alliance | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Blackstone Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $300,000 | $75,000 | Harlem Grown Inc | General grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lemelson Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | To support methanesat, an orbital eye in the sky that could monitor industrial methane leaks all over the planet | apps.irs.gov |
| The Passport Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | NRDC Toxics Initiative Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert and Lisa Moser Family Foundation Inc | Greenfield, NY | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Lake George Land Conservancy | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gerstner Family Foundation | Armonk, NY | 1 | $289,906 | $289,906 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | Environmental research | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heinz Endowments | Pittsburgh, PA | 5 | $286,000 | $200,000 | Climate Jobs National Resource Center Inc | To launch a climate jobs coalition and develop a national model for aggregated orphan well-capping that effectively prioritizes the most polluting wells, targets disadvantaged communities, and creates | apps.irs.gov |
| Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund | New York, NY | 4 | $285,000 | $150,000 | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Alumbra Innovations Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 2 | $277,050 | $200,000 | Resilient Cities Catalyst Inc | to support Oceanside Renewal & Scaling | apps.irs.gov |
| Tiny Blue Dot Inc | West Hollywood, CA | 1 | $276,602 | $276,602 | Floresta Project Inc | Grant supports the construction of a retreat center aimed to be a hub for research and the exploration of consciousness expansion, quality of awareness, healing and reconciliation, self-transformation | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 4 | $270,000 | $150,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | Program | apps.irs.gov |
| Nordlys Foundation | Saratoga Springs, NY | 2 | $270,000 | $250,000 | Adirondack Council | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 4 | $265,500 | $150,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | to shift federal and state transportation infrastructure investments to support public transit, sidewalks, safe streets, and EV charging infrastructure in the Midwest | apps.irs.gov |
| Yaffa Foundation Inc | Southampton, NY | 1 | $262,000 | $262,000 | Peconic Land Trust Inc | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Gold Family Charitable Trust | Briarcliff Manor, NY | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | To lead the resistance against emboldened polluters, their allies, and the anti-environment agenda. | apps.irs.gov |
| Head & Heart Foundation Trust 12319 | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Open Space Institute | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lookout Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc | Appalachian landscapes protection initiative: northern new england | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Darrin Charitable Trust | Florham Park, NJ | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Lake George Land Conservancy | To further advance the organizations charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Philecology Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | New York Botanical Garden | Branching out campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tepper Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| William & Lynda Steere Foundation | Westport, CT | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | New York Botanical Garden | budget | apps.irs.gov |
| Nancy and Edwin Marks Family Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $239,500 | $149,500 | One Ocean Media Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| FM Kirby Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | 4 | $235,000 | $90,000 | Adirondack Council Inc | In support of 501c3 purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The JM Kaplan Fund Inc | New York, NY | 14 | $229,220 | $100,000 | Open Space Institute | Catalyzing land protection for climate change: science, capacity building, and resilient communities | apps.irs.gov |
| Reed Family Foundation Inc | Lake Geneva, WI | 4 | $227,000 | $150,000 | Columbia Land Conservancy | General | apps.irs.gov |
| 128 Collective Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $225,000 | $150,000 | Spring Street Climate Fund Inc | Work of the public power ny coalition | apps.irs.gov |
| The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $225,000 | $150,000 | Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden | Foundation two-year grant - general operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fine and Greenwald Foundation | Aventura, FL | 5 | $223,000 | $200,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | Environmental | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tang Fund | New York, NY | 3 | $222,000 | $197,000 | New York Botanical Garden | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Johanette Wallerstein Institute 5607-00-43 | Philadelphia, PA | 3 | $220,000 | $180,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | General charitable support | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph and Marie Field Family Environmental Foundation | Malvern, PA | 2 | $220,000 | $120,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | Grant to another 501(c)(3) organizat | apps.irs.gov |
| The Powell Foundation | Houston, TX | 3 | $215,000 | $200,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | Conservation: Conservation/ Environmental Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Board of Trustees of Perkins Gardens | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $212,751 | $212,751 | Wave Hill | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Bauman Family Foundation Inc | Little Falls, NJ | 1 | $212,500 | $212,500 | Endangered Rainforest Rescue | Sustaining | apps.irs.gov |
| LR Bauman Foundation Inc | Little Falls, NJ | 1 | $212,500 | $212,500 | Endangered Rainforest Rescue | Sustaining | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 4 | $211,200 | $100,000 | Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Inc | To provide capacity support to enable greater collaboration among New York groups addressing water and climate issues in the Great Lakes. | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillman Family Foundations | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $210,000 | $200,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Inc | Abandoned and orphaned oil and gas well research in southwestern pennsylvania | apps.irs.gov |
| Sobecki Family Foundation | Jackson, WY | 2 | $210,000 | $200,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mark Allen Feinberg Charitable Foundation Inc | East Hampton, NY | 1 | $200,500 | $200,500 | Group for the East End | General support purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Ainslie Foundation | Dallas, TX | 3 | $200,000 | $100,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | Environmental preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Bug and Bean Fund | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Fondation Dune Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Only One | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | New York, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Climate Analytics Inc | To provide general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Milkweed Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Spring Street Climate Fund | Charitable donation aimed at conserving biodiversity and limiting global climate change. | apps.irs.gov |
| The A Woodner Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $200,000 | $190,000 | Design Trust for Public Space | Improves public spaces in new york city through design, planning, and community-based urban policy projects. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Barry S Sternlicht Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | the Sternlicht Sustainability Fund FOR PROGRAMMING OPERATIONS OF THE 1 HOTELS FELLOWSHIP AND THE E2 EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM | apps.irs.gov |
| The Foundation for Agricultural Integrit | Hudson, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | The Hudson Carbon Research Foundation | Funding | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jayne and Leonard Abess Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | The New York Botanical Garden | Community benefit | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kenbe Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | Environmental Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pasculano Foundation | Cape Elizabeth, ME | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | To promote the work of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| William K Bowes Jr Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | Climate corps, oceans programs | apps.irs.gov |
| ZG Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Open Space Institute Land Trust | Unrestricted contributions for exempt purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Cleveland H Dodge Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 22 | $198,610 | $100,000 | New York Botanical Garden | Conservatory ball | apps.irs.gov |
| Eutopia Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $193,000 | $100,000 | Friends of the Public Square Hudson Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morton K and Jane Blaustein Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 3 | $190,000 | $75,000 | West Harlem Environmental Action Inc | renewed general support to build community power to fight environmental racism | apps.irs.gov |
| Levine Impact Lab Inc | Elmsford, NY | 2 | $185,000 | $175,000 | BK Rot | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ripple Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $185,000 | $150,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | Contribution to further donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Summit Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 4 | $180,000 | $100,000 | Tri-State Transportation Campaign | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Burnham Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 7 | $178,470 | $60,402 | Natural Areas Conservancy Inc | Wetland Mitigation (see general explanation) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $177,424 | $100,000 | New York City Environmental Justice Alliance | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Cloud Mountain Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $177,000 | $177,000 | Sustainable Markets Foundation | Civic | apps.irs.gov |
| Pentair Foundation | Golden Valley, MN | 1 | $175,000 | $175,000 | Safe Water Network | Cash Contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| The David R and Patricia D Atkinson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $175,000 | $175,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | General | apps.irs.gov |
| John M Hopwood Irr | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $171,000 | $171,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jonathan & Kathleen Altman FNDTN | Santa Fe, NM | 2 | $170,000 | $150,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Promethean Foundation Inc | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $170,000 | $170,000 | Greenfaith | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aileen Getty Foundation | Reno, NV | 1 | $162,500 | $162,500 | Sustainable Markets Foundation | Third act | apps.irs.gov |
| CB Laub Family Foundation | Potomac, MD | 1 | $160,000 | $160,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | Defending the environ- ment from polluters | apps.irs.gov |
| Citizens Philanthropic Foundation Inc | Short Hills, NJ | 4 | $160,000 | $100,000 | New York Restoration Project | Nyrp & citizens philanthropic foundation 2024 and 2025 corporate partnership | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 300 | $155,893 | $75,676 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Prospect Hill Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 20 | $151,225 | $25,000 | BK Rot Inc | 2-year renewal | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 2 | $151,000 | $150,000 | West Harlem Environmental Action Inc | Project support to implement a community driven plan to address health hazards of extreme heat for low income communities in northern manhattan and throughout new york city | apps.irs.gov |
| Advocates for Climate Innovation | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | To support projects to build support and develop effective regulatory models for responsible carbon dioxide removal | apps.irs.gov |
| Band Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Synchronicity Earth USA Inc | Amphibian Conservation Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Sustainable Markets Foundation | Housing & Homelessness | apps.irs.gov |
| David Schwartz Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for A Just Society | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Sustainable Markets Foundation | To support the charitable activities of regions refocus | apps.irs.gov |
| Gladys and Roland Harriman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Scenic Hudson Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Meadows Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | Toward advancing resilient groundwater management solutions in Texas to preserve water resources for the future | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter A and Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation Trust | Canandaigua, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Finger Lakes Land Trust | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sunbridge Foundation | Seattle, WA | 2 | $150,000 | $100,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | To support general fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | New York City Environmental Justice Alliance | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ambrose Monell Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $150,000 | $75,000 | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Council On the Environment Inc | To support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Anne Hendricks Bass Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | The New York Botanical Garden | Advance mission to connect people with plants and nature through science, education, and community horticulture | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tow Foundation Inc | New Canaan, CT | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | New York City Environmental Justice Alliance Inc | Renewable rikers | apps.irs.gov |
| WM Collins Kohler Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Sustainable Markets Foundation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Women Arts and Acres Foundation | Carrollton, GA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Open Space Institute | Land conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corp Trust U/w Ella Reussner | New York, NY | 1 | $140,129 | $140,129 | Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corp | General exempt purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Why Tuesday Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $140,096 | $90,096 | The Cork Collective Co | Advancement of education and general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wescustogo Foundation | Captiva, FL | 2 | $140,057 | $110,057 | Riverkeeper Inc | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $140,000 | $75,000 | New York Restoration Project | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Degeners Flora Hawaiiensis Trust | Honolulu, HI | 1 | $138,000 | $138,000 | The New York Botanical Garden | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Children's Trust | New York, NY | 2 | $137,500 | $132,500 | Dutchess Land Conservancy | Social welfare | apps.irs.gov |
| Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation | Houston, TX | 3 | $135,000 | $50,000 | Environmental Defense Fund Inc | Toward advancing sustainable groundwater management in Texas | apps.irs.gov |
| Royce Family Fund Inc | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $130,000 | $130,000 | New York Botanical Garden | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sidney J Weinberg Jr Foundation | Albany, NY | 3 | $130,000 | $100,000 | Open Space Institute | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Transitcenter Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $130,000 | $60,000 | Spring Street Climate Fund Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Belvedere Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $126,281 | $50,604 | Natural Resources Defense Council | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| Atticus Trust | Nashville, TN | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Jane's Trust Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc | The climate catalyst program | apps.irs.gov |
| The G Unger Vetlesen Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $125,000 | $75,000 | Scenic Hudson | Riverfront communities program & ecological restoration initiatives | apps.irs.gov |
| The Scherman Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | New York City Environmental Justice Alliance | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Volo Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | The Climate Group | Business action- decarbonization in the united states, support climate week 2023 nyc | apps.irs.gov |
| Wy'east Foundation | Hood River, OR | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | Climate work | apps.irs.gov |
| Ashner Family Evergreen Foundation | Jericho, NY | 1 | $122,500 | $122,500 | New York Restoration Project | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Overhills Foundation | Garden City, NY | 7 | $121,000 | $33,000 | Open Space Institute Inc | General Support;ListTotal 30000;ListTotal 0 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kors Le Pere Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $115,095 | $50,000 | New York Restoration Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| James and Chantal Sheridan Foundation | Cos Cob, CT | 1 | $115,000 | $115,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | Environmental support | apps.irs.gov |
| Anahata Foundation XXXXX5004 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $114,000 | $100,000 | Riverside Park Conservancy | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Delbert W Coleman Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $110,000 | $110,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | General charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 3 | $110,000 | $50,000 | The New York Botanical Garden | Event support for orchid dinner | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bockus Brown Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $110,000 | $105,000 | Thousand Islands Land Trust | Contribution to the donee to acquire, establish, and conserve wildlife habitats and natural land for public use | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazin' Mets Foundation Inc | Flushing, NY | 2 | $109,000 | $100,000 | Queens Botanical Garden Society | Healthcare support | apps.irs.gov |
| Palladium Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 6 | $107,000 | $50,000 | Scenic Hudson | Various | apps.irs.gov |
| Peckham Family Foundation | Katonah, NY | 5 | $106,000 | $65,000 | New York Botanical Garden | The holiday train show | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $105,500 | $47,500 | Eastern Queens Alliance | For general operating support. | apps.irs.gov |
| Altman Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $105,300 | $55,000 | Bronx River Alliance Inc | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| MRB Foundation Inc | Lake Geneva, WI | 2 | $105,000 | $70,000 | High Atlas Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Northlands Foundation | Malden Bridge, NY | 2 | $102,000 | $100,000 | Scenic Hudson | To provide support for public charitable organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Anonymous Trust U/a Dated 2-4-2008 | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | Challenge grant for general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Baron Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Museum at Eldridge Street | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Caufield Family Foundation | Palm Springs, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | Funding for climate change and clean energy | apps.irs.gov |
| Clark R Green Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $100,000 | $50,000 | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Operational | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Sustainable Markets Foundation | Program support for a project researching threats to democracy | apps.irs.gov |
| Eaglemere Foundation Inc | Wellesley, MA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Faro Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Harlem Grown Inc | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Footprint Foundation Inc | Chattanooga, TN | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc | Cradle of Southern Appalachia Fund and Thriving Communities natural treasures | apps.irs.gov |
| Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | Charleston pilot buyout program (phase ii) | apps.irs.gov |
| General Atlantic Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Make A Change World Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Green South Foundation Inc | Carrollton, GA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Open Space Institute Land Trust | Land conservation efforts | apps.irs.gov |
| Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Madison Square Park Conservancy | Grant for public art | apps.irs.gov |
| Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The New York Botanical Garden | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| LNS&KJS Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | New York Botanical Garden | In honor of board seat; atrium project | apps.irs.gov |
| M & T Weiner Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Sustainable Markets Foundation | Debt Collective Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Mariposa Foundation Inc | Fort Lee, NJ | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | For donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Jean and Frank P Smeal Foundation | Albany, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | General Charitable Purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary W Harriman Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $100,000 | $95,000 | Scenic Hudson Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| New York State Health FDN D/b/a New York Health Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Capital Roots Inc | Bringing healthy new york food to institutions in the capital region and eastern new york | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman E Alexander Family S Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Rainforest Foundation Inc | Environmental purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Rivian Foundation | Irvine, CA | 2 | $100,000 | $50,000 | Bronx River Alliance | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Spencer F and Cleone P Eccles Family Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Saint Peter for Humanity | Vatican- 3rd annual meeting on human fraternity | apps.irs.gov |
| TD Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 4 | $100,000 | $30,000 | Harlem Grown | After school | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew and Rachel Marks Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bok Family Foundation | Canaan, CT | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Scenic Hudson | Charitable contribution - conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Only One Inc | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eucalyptus Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Foley Family Charitable Foundation | Whitefish, MT | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Only One | Environment music | apps.irs.gov |
| The Furtherance Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Adirondack Land Trust Inc | Land preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Krupp Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Scenic Hudson | To support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marion & Maximilian Hoffman Foundation Inc | East Norwich, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Caumsett Foundation Inc | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Osprey Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Saha Global | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ruth Stanton Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Madison Square Park Conservancy | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Thornburg Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | New mexico groundwater resilience project | apps.irs.gov |
| Viridi Futuro Foundation | Durham, NC | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Open Space Institute Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable Foundation | Louisville, KY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies | General exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Zide Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Safe Water Network | To promote its charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carlilian Foundation | Schenectady, NY | 1 | $98,882 | $98,882 | Rose Garden Restoration Committee | Maintain rose garden | apps.irs.gov |
| Beaverkill Foundation Inc | Liberty, NY | 1 | $97,749 | $97,749 | Time and the Valleys Museum | Contribution to fund the completion of the new Lost Farm exhibit. | apps.irs.gov |
| McDade Family Foundation | N Palm Beach, FL | 3 | $96,000 | $90,000 | Friends of Rye Nature Center | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Esl Charitable Foundation | Rochester, NY | 1 | $90,000 | $90,000 | Genesee Land Trust Inc | To support connected neighborhoods | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert E Browning Fund | Martinsville, VA | 1 | $90,000 | $90,000 | Finger Lakes Land Trust | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Winston Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $90,000 | $50,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | To further the tax exempt mission of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 2 | $87,500 | $62,500 | High Atlas Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Tiger Baron Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $86,000 | $76,000 | New York Restoration Project | General support purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Carl E Touhey Foundation | Albany, NY | 1 | $85,620 | $85,620 | Friends of Tivoli Lake Preserve and Farm Inc | Friends of tivoli lake preserve and farm, inc. as a steward of the preserve, facilitates conservation, environmental education, and outdoor recreation. our activities empower individuals and families | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hyde and Watson Foundation | Warren Township, NJ | 11 | $85,500 | $10,000 | Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Inc | Purchase of equipment. | apps.irs.gov |
| Land Family Foundation | Cornwall On Hudson, NY | 8 | $85,153 | $37,500 | Scenic Hudson | Environmental protection | apps.irs.gov |
| CT Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $85,000 | $35,000 | Harlem Grown Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| E&W G Foundation | North Tonawanda, NY | 1 | $85,000 | $85,000 | Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper | Education and water monitoring programs at satellite office - year 3 of 3 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lift As We Climb Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | 1 | $83,500 | $83,500 | Lets Share the Sun Foundation | Contribution provided | apps.irs.gov |
| Alexander Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $80,000 | $60,000 | Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| BRT Charitable Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $80,000 | $50,000 | Planet Reimagined | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Chrysanta Foundation | Lafayette, PA | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Gowanus Canal Conservancy | To help with its missions. | apps.irs.gov |
| Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $80,000 | $40,000 | Clean Air Coalition of Western New York | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Concordia Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 3 | $80,000 | $30,000 | Environmental Defense Fund | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The George Gund Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $80,000 | $40,000 | Sustainable Markets Foundation | Ohio juvenile justice reform campaign. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Overbrook Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | Fighting the Fossil Fuel Industrys Expansion of Plastics Production | apps.irs.gov |
| The Summit Foundation Inc | Philadelphia, PA | 3 | $80,000 | $45,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | Program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Monarch Charitable Foundation Aka the Monarch Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 7 | $76,960 | $21,960 | Horticultural Society of New York Inc | MonarchNehemiahPark24B Project | apps.irs.gov |
| One Hive Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $75,500 | $75,500 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | Nrdc pollinator initiative in the northeast and nationwide | apps.irs.gov |
| 1772 Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Scenic Hudson | Poughkeepsie mill restoration project | apps.irs.gov |
| Ac & JC Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| American Conservation Association Inc | New York, NY | 5 | $75,000 | $25,000 | Catskill Mountainkeeper | General budget | apps.irs.gov |
| Amy P Goldman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Stream Inc #0745935 | Boston, MA | 2 | $75,000 | $60,000 | Sustainable Markets Foundation | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Falconwood Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $75,000 | $45,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | General support, unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Kenneth and Lois Lippmann Charitable Foundation Inc | North Salem, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | North Salem Open Land Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Laurie Kayden Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Lester K Hutton and Audrey M Hutton Family Foundation | Hurley, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | New York Botanical Garden | Preservation and protection of planet's biodiversity and natural resources | apps.irs.gov |
| Samueli Foundation | Corona Del Mar, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Fungi Foundation | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Shockwave Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Saha Global | Dugouts + climate strategy | apps.irs.gov |
| The Clark R Smith Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Council On the Environment Inc | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dinan Family Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | North Salem Open Land Foundation | Land resources | apps.irs.gov |
| The Longhill Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $75,000 | $25,000 | Adirondack Council | Environmental | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mey Share Foundation Inc 217-48341110 | New York, NY | 2 | $75,000 | $50,000 | Natural Resources Defense Council | Unerstricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| The Paula and Andrew Liveris Foundation Inc | North Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | B Team Headquarters Inc | Community support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sands Family Foundation Inc | Delray Beach, FL | 2 | $75,000 | $50,000 | Spring Street Climate Fund | Unrestricted program use | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc | New York, NY | To support clean energy | $20,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Valhalla Foundation | Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | Methane, agriculture, and clean air initiatives | $8,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | To support clean energy | $5,980,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert W Wilson Charitable Trust | Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | General support | $4,918,741 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Climate Jobs National Resource Center | New York, NY | General Operating Support | $4,750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Quadrivium | Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | General | $4,750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robertson Foundation | Environmental Defense Fund Inc | New York, NY | Support work to reduce agricultural methane and improve alternative fuels | $4,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | Capacity building, protecting human rights in africa, encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels, protecting human rights (us or general) | $3,537,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Benificus Foundation | Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | General purpose | $3,528,330 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | To support energy system decarbonization activities to foster public health | $3,350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Inc | Millbrook, NY | In support of a western u.s. fire ecology and forest resilience science collaborative to advance new knowledge and improved understanding of future wildfire resilience and stewardship implications rap | $3,322,613 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Creo Family Office Syndicate | New York, NY | to support growth and sustainability planning | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Klarman Family Foundation | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | Support for the EDF+Business program | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | General support | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc | Lake George Land Conservancy | Bolton LNDG, NY | Pilot knob mountain (whitetail trust) | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | Years Project | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation | Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Inc | Buffalo, NY | Ralph Wilson Park/ Shoreline Implementation & Capacity | $2,625,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation | C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $2,550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sall Family Foundation | Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | General operating support and programmatic support | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | Energy initiatives | $2,183,781 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | To continue work in the Mississippi River Basin that drives adoption of agricultural conservation practices and natural infrastructure to improve water quality and address climate change. | $2,125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | Safe Water Network | New York, NY | Scaling sustainable safe water access | $2,064,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wexner Family Charitable Fund | Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | To preserve the natural systems on which all life depends. | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Griffith R Harsh IV and Margaret C Whitman Charitable Foundation | Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | General Operating | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Viola Fund | Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | General support | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | To support EDF to expand MethaneSAT's capabilities to monitor CO2 emissions. | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Druckenmiller Foundation | Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | General use | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | General support | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | To support research in furtherance of the clean energy transition | $1,920,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | To support climate-related education and awareness activities | $1,900,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation | Climate Jobs National Resource Center | New York City, NY | General operating support | $1,800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc | Westchester Land Trust | Bedford Hills, NY | Lodestone preserve (holly crest realty, inc.) | $1,800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Environmental Defense Fund Inc | New York, NY | To support climate research and capacity building efforts | $1,700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert W Wilson Charitable Trust | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Brooklyn, NY | General support | $1,624,425 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation | Climate Jobs National Resource Center | New York City, NY | General operating support | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | Climate smart agriculture | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | Resilient water systems | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc | Scenic Hudson | Poughkeepsie, NY | General operating support | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | General operating support | $1,494,727 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | To support the work of the Restore the Mississippi River Delta coalition. | $1,420,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | To build climate resilience and sustainability for fisheries and the communities that depend on them. | $1,400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Safe Water Network | New York, NY | To improve the reliability and sustainability of rural piped water systems in ghana by expanding the provision of safely managed water to new households, digitizing operational aspects of service deli | $1,313,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Environmental Defense Fund Inc | New York, NY | To advance clean energy policies through research and capacity building | $1,310,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | To support clean energy policies through capacity building and analysis | $1,310,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc | Winnakee Land Trust | Rhinebeck, NY | Forestland protection along the roe-jan (popp) | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | Climate science & policy research | $1,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lytton-Kambara Foundation | Open Space Institute Inc | New York, NY | on-going land conservation and greenway trail projects undertaken by the grantee in the Shawangunk Mountain Region of New York State | $1,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Scenic Hudson Inc | Poughkeepsie, NY | General & Unrestricted | $1,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | Climate Jobs National Resource Center Inc | New York, NY | In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways | $1,145,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| G O Forward Charitable Trust | Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | General operating | $1,044,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Allen Family Philanthropies | Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | To support decoding mycorrhizal networks at global scale | $1,042,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Allen Family Philanthropies | Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | To support decoding mycorrhizal networks at global scale | $1,042,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wal-Mart Foundation | CDP North America Inc | New York, NY | Nature | $1,029,462 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McCance Foundation | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | General Support | $1,000,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Ashokan Center Inc | Olivebridge, NY | Capital support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation | Environmental Advocates Ny Inc | Albany, NY | General donation | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Batten Foundation | Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | For general charitable purposes. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | Toimprove the sustainability and resilience of the Colorado River for people and for nature in the face of climate change. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald A Pels Charitable Trust Utd 8/18/92 | Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | General operating support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Environmental Defense Fund Inc | New York, NY | To support education and engagement on climate-smart agriculture | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | Methanesat | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | For accelerated national climate actions and industry decarbonization in china | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laural Foundation | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York City, NY | Supporting american west water supply | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marisla Foundation | Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald A Pels Charitable Trust Utd 8/18/92 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund | New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | Endowment for children's | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waverley Street Foundation | New York City Environmental Justice Alliance | Brooklyn, NY | Climate Hubs Learning Partnership | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Knobloch Family Foundation | Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc | New York, NY | Riverforks Acquisition South Carolina fund | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peterffy Foundation Inc | Quipa Inc | Albany, NY | General support in furtherance of environmental and/or educational causes | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Saha Global Inc | New York, NY | To increase access to safe, reliable water services for last-mile communities in asutifi north and across ghana and to advocate for the inclusion of last-mile communities in district, regional and nat | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | Working Power | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | To support education regarding clean energy | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | To support education and capacity building activities related to the energy transition | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | We Mean Business Coalition Inc | New York, NY | For general operating support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | Cec Stuyvesant Cove Inc | Long Island City, NY | Here comes solar and the clean energy career accelerator | $900,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Tenure Facility Fund | New York, NY | Environment and Science | $900,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| David & Candace Weir Foundation | Adirondack Land Trust | Keene, NY | General charitable needs | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | To support the reduction of greenhouse gases to improve public health | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Scenic Hudson Inc | Poughkeepsie, NY | the Westchester Riverwalk and Regenerative Agriculture and other projects funds | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Butler Parklands Inc | Penobscot River Trails Inc | Great Neck, NY | Environmental | $777,602 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | To support clean energy | $767,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| J & Ar Foundation | New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | Charitable | $755,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Climate Jobs National Resource Center Inc | New York, NY | In support of general operations | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Climate Jobs National Resource Center Inc | New York, NY | For general operating support | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Zegar Family Foundation | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | To further energy efficiency research and support educational activities | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | To develop an action plan for furthering plant-based conservation and restoration for climate resilience. | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Riverkeeper Inc | Ossining, NY | activities and projects in Westchester county, General & Unrestricted | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Knobloch Family Foundation | Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc | New York, NY | South Carolina land protection project - Black River State park addition: Mingo creek tract | $722,228 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc | New York, NY | Assisting city official response to exteme heat in vulnerable populations | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc | Columbia Land Conservancy | Chatham, NY | Taghkanic headwaters community forest (markus) | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peninsula Charities Foundation II | Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | General & unrestricted | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | West Harlem Environmental Action Inc | New York, NY | Empowering communities at a critical moment of national attention on environmental and racial justice | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph S & Diane H Steinberg 1992 Charitable Trust | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Brooklyn, NY | Charitable 501c3 | $680,784 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Rainforest Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Core support for the global alliance of territorial communities for its global communications project to facilitate communication by forest peoples' networks in international climate change fora and s | $675,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York Ny, NY | For leveraging finance to decarbonize industrial sectors in china provinces | $666,667 | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen V Froehlich Foundation | Lake George Land Conservancy | Bolton Landing, NY | General | $655,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | To improve the sustainable management of blue swimming crab in the Indonesian provinces of Lampung and West Java, and to help secure long-term funding for fisheries management bodies at the national l | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | To support marine habitat conservation. | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | B Team Headquarters Inc | New York, NY | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $615,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.