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The G Unger Vetlesen Foundation: 42 grants to organizations, $8.9 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The G Unger Vetlesen Foundation, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 42 grants to organizations totaling $8,925,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $1,750,000 to Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, PA for installment with reference to $5,500,000 pledge made with letter on february 7, 2022 by ambrose monell foundation.
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- EIN
- 131982695
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $237,049,382
- Grants paid
- $8,925,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202503219349100340. It reported $8,925,000 in grants paid; 42 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monell Chemical Senses Center | Philadelphia, PA | Installment with reference to $5,500,000 pledge made with letter on february 7, 2022 by ambrose monell foundation | Medical research | $1,750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $250,000 for general purposes; $250,000 for its marine program: $250,000 for the wildlife health program; and $250,000 for the new york aquarium | Animal-related | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | For recruitment and/or research purposes | Science and technology | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science | Miami, FL | General purposes | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Washington College of the Environment Gift Services | Seattle, WA | $375,000 to be applied for recruitment and research purposes at the school of oceanography; $25,000 to be applied to dr. kristin laidre's work in greenland | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography | Narragansett, RI | For recruitment and/or research purposes | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marine Biological Laboratories | Woods Hole, MA | For discretion of dr. sogin and dr. welch to the josephine bay paul center | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uc San Diego Foundation Scripps Institution of Oceanography | La Jolla, CA | For application to the recruitment and/or research efforts within the global change program | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | For recruitment and/or research purposes | Science and technology | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oregon State University College of Earth Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences | Corvallis, OR | For application to recruitment and/or research efforts | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rutgers University School of Environmental and Biological Sciences | New Brunswick, NJ | Research purposes of the center for ocean observing leadership | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | Palisades, NY | For recruitment and/or research purposes and the programs of the climate center | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Florida Whitney Laboratory for Marine Biosciences | St Augustine, FL | For general purposes of the whitney laboratory for marine bioscience | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Texas Institute for Geophysics | Austin, TX | To be applied to the antarctic aerogeophysical research project | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bonefish and Tarpon Trust | Miami, FL | $75,000 for funding research on the effects of toxins produced by harmful algae and the related impact on local fisheries and the communities that depend on them; $100,000 for general purposes | Animal-related | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences | Ferry Reach, BD | General purposes | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $50,000 for general purposes; $75,000 second and final installment for recruitment and hire of a coastal resource scientist | Environment | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Island Conservation | City of Industry, CA | General purposes | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Portland, ME | For application to its recruitment and/or research efforts | Animal-related | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peregrine Fund | Boise, ID | General purposes | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yellowstone Park Foundation | Bozeman, MT | General purposes | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Scenic Hudson | Poughkeepsie, NY | Riverfront communities program & ecological restoration initiatives | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation | Calais, ME | $37,500 for general purposes and $12,500 for work in greenland | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Atlantic Salmon Trust | Perth, UK | General purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Black Rock Forest Consortium | Cornwall, NY | General purposes | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cape Eleuthera Foundation Inc | Philadelphia, PA | General purposes of the island school | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric Science | Fort Collins, CO | For application to research on global temperature and atlantic hurricanes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Fund for the Environment | New Haven, CT | Application to the save the sound program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Copenhagen Consensus Center | Tewksbury, MA | For general purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Game Conservancy USA | Westport, CT | General purposes | Recreation and sports | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nature Conservancy of Idaho | Hailey, ID | General purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Atlantic Salmon Fund | Jacksonville, FL | Application to campaign against sea cage salmon fishing | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Resources for the Future | Washington, DC | For application to the climate economics and policy program | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sustainable Ocean Alliance | San Francisco, CA | General purposes | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas A&M Geochemical and Environmental Research Group | College Station, TX | For research efforts | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Univ of Maryland Foundation Inst of Marine & Environmental Tech Columbu | Baltimore, MD | For research efforts | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of British Columbia | CA | Application to research programs "project salmon resilience: the impact of climate change and fisheries on sockeye salmon's genetic diversity and population resilience and "gasping for breath, graspin | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Webb Institute | Glen Cove, NY | General purposes | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American-Scandinavian Foundation | New York, NY | General purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Yacht Restoration School | Newport, RI | General purposes | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | General purposes | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tall Timbers | Tallahassee, FL | General purposes | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Medical research | $1,750,000 |
| Animal-related | $1,375,000 |
| Science and technology | $1,250,000 |
| Environment | $375,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $75,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $50,000 |
| Education | $50,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $1,800,000 |
| New York | $1,450,000 |
| Massachusetts | $1,400,000 |
| Florida | $950,000 |
| California | $475,000 |
| Washington | $400,000 |
| Rhode Island | $400,000 |
| Maine | $400,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. 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.