Arcus Foundation
Historical FunderNew York, New York · EIN 38-3332791 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$31.3M
Organizations funded365
Typical grant$75,000
Total assets$302M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $100,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | ARCUS FOUNDATION |
|---|---|
| Address | 445 5TH AVENUE 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016 |
| Phone | 2124883000 |
| WWW.ARCUSFOUNDATION.ORG | |
| Form and materials | STATEMENT 24 |
| Deadlines | STATEMENT 24 |
| Restrictions | STATEMENT 24 |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
84% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Save the Chimps Inc | Fort Pierce, FL | General operating support | $1,167,876 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | Support for the fund for trans generations to build a free and safe future for transgender, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary people. | $750,000 |
| Forest Peoples Programme | Moretoninmarsh, UK | Support for rights-based conservation policy and practice. | $583,374 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | Support for the emerging lgbtq leaders of color fund to resource the leadership of young people for policy and culture change. | $525,000 |
| International Trans Fund | Ottawa, CA | Support for grantmaking and capacity strengthening for increased lgbtq safety, protection, and social inclusion. | $500,000 |
| Paneco Foundation | Berg Am Irchel, SZ | Support for the leuser ecosystem alliance to protect its orangutans and gibbons. | $481,312 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | Support for the emerging lgbtq leaders of color fund to resource the leadership of young people for policy and culture change. | $475,000 |
| Proteus Fund Inc | Waltham, MA | Support for the rights, faith, and democracy collaborative. | $400,000 |
| Rewild | Austin, TX | Support for iucns section on great apes (sga), the arrc task force, and state of the apes. | $375,000 |
| Greenpeace Fund Inc | Washington, DC | Support to protect ape habitats by reducing industrial-scale exploitation of forests. | $352,817 |
| Uhai Eashri Company Limited | Nairobi, KE | Support for grantmaking to increase safety, protection, and inclusion for lgbtiq communities. | $300,000 |
| Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education & Conservation | Washington, DC | Support for the implementation of the conservation action plan to mitigate key threats to gorillas, chimpanzees, and their habitats. | $299,223 |
| The Other Foundation | Johannesburg, SF | Support to advance advocacy for safety, legal protection, and social inclusion of lgbtqi people. | $266,000 |
| African Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | Support to improve bonobo conservation through collaboration and community engagement. | $250,492 |
| Astraea Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Support for the safety, justice & protections for lgbtqi caribbean people project. | $250,000 |
| Fondo Semillas Ac | Mexico City, MX | Support for grassroots lbtqi+ organizations. | $250,000 |
| Stichting Hivos (Humanistisch Instituut Voor Ontwikkelings-Samenwerking) | The Hague, NL | Support for grantmaking to advance lgbtq+ rights. | $250,000 |
| Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues Inc | New York, NY | Support for out in the south to build a network of funders as well as operating support. | $225,000 |
| Yayasan Keadilan Hijau Indonesia | Medan, ID | Support to conserve the ecosystem through advocacy and multi-stakeholder engagement. | $211,375 |
| People Resources and Conservation Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Support to establish community-based orangutan and gibbon habitat conservation. | $210,003 |
| Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation Inc | Wauchula, FL | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Equality Federation Institute | Portland, OR | Support for the national movement convening to develop long- and short-term strategies for nationwide coordination. | $200,000 |
| Frankfurt Zoological Society US Inc | Washington, DC | Support for strengthening the long-term protection of an important site for bonobos. | $200,000 |
| Hutan - Kinabatangan Orang-Utan Conservation Project | Kota Kinabalu, MY | Support for research of orangutan population dynamics and human-wildlife coexistence to improve land-use management in fragmented ape… | $200,000 |
| International Rivers Network | Oakland, CA | Support for challenging the construction of a dam to protect chimpanzees and community rights. | $200,000 |
| Proteus Fund Inc | Waltham, MA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Rewild | Austin, TX | Support of the grauers gorilla population n virunga national park and contribute to the conservation of apes regionally. | $200,000 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Support for the movement voter funds capacity building program and a funders learning circle. | $200,000 |
| Transgender Law Center | Oakland, CA | Support for the border butterflies projects policy advocacy, community organizing, and legal and humanitarian support. | $200,000 |
| Rainforest Foundation Uk | London, UK | Support to strengthen community rights and participation in conservation. | $196,072 |
| Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (Grace) Center | Cumberland Center, ME | Support for implementing the iucn conservation action plan for grauers gorillas and chimpanzees. | $190,000 |
| Rewild | Austin, TX | Support for the implementation of a regional action plan for the conservation of chimpanzees. | $185,000 |
| Borneo Nature Foundation International | Cornwall, UK | Support for restoration and sustainable management of wild ape habitat to protect orangutans and gibbons. | $180,000 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | Support for yellow-cheeked crested gibbon conservation and community engagement. | $180,000 |
| Fauna & Flora International | Cambridge, UK | Support for the implementation of the cao vit gibbon conservation action plan. | $177,590 |
| Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia | Bogor, ID | Support to protect the bornean orangutan through conservation strategies and community initiatives. | $166,717 |
| The Zoological Society of London | London, UK | Support for capacity-building, information-sharing, and ensuring project momentum of conservation efforts of the worlds most endangered… | $154,010 |
| Central American Womens Fund Fcam Association | San Jose, CS | Support for grantmaking to lbtiq+ groups. | $150,000 |
| Friends of the Earth | Washington, DC | Support to foster stronger protections for apes and ape habitat and prohibit harmful project financing. | $150,000 |
| Groundswell Fund | San Francisco, CA | Support for the black trans fund for capacity strenthening of us-based groups organized by and for black trans communities. | $150,000 |
| International Rivers Network | Oakland, CA | Support to strengthen biodiversity commitments and practices for greater protection of apes. | $150,000 |
| Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation | Marion, OH | Support to reduce african grey parrot exploitation. | $150,000 |
| Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation | Marion, OH | Support to reduce african grey parrot exploitation. | $150,000 |
| Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Support for familia: trans queer liberation movement. | $150,000 |
| Mighty Earth Inc | Washington, DC | Support to advance protection of orangutan and gibbon habitat. | $150,000 |
| Mijente Support Committee | Phoenix, AZ | General operating support | $150,000 |
| National Center for Transgender Equality | New York, NY | General operating support | $150,000 |
| New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Proteus Fund Inc | Waltham, MA | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Public Religion Research Institute | Washington, DC | General operating support | $150,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | Support for inclusive great ape conservation by ensuring active community participation. | $150,000 |
| Village Enterprise Fund Inc | San Carlos, CA | Support for expanding an initiative, reducing threats to chimpanzees, and improving human well-being. | $145,979 |
| Fauna & Flora International | Cambridge, UK | Support for building a coordinated approach to gorilla conservation. | $141,375 |
| Global Witness | London, UK | Support for land and environmental defenders and forests campaign to address the threats to forests and apes. | $133,334 |
| Florida International University Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | Support for using a one health approach to better protect both apes and communities sharing habitat. | $130,327 |
| California Rural Legal Assistance Inc | Modesto, CA | Support for improving the safety, stability, and inclusivity of lgbtq+ communities. | $126,024 |
| Fauna & Flora International | Cambridge, UK | Support for a national park's adaptive management framework to ensure protection for chimpanzees. | $126,000 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | Support to facilitate gibbon conservation through capacity building, community conservation, and sustainable livelihoods. | $125,251 |
| Campaign for Southern Equality | Asheville, NC | General operating support | $125,000 |
| Gin Ssogie Npc | Johannesburg, SF | General operating support | $125,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 365 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Peoples Programme | Moretoninmarsh, | Support for rights-based conservation policy and practice. | $556,626 |
| International Trans Fund | Ottawa, | Support for grantmaking and capacity strengthening for increased lgbtq safety, protection, and social inclusion. | $500,000 |
| International Trans Fund | Ottawa, | Support for grantmaking and capacity strengthening for increased lgbtq safety, protection, and social inclusion. | $500,000 |
| Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation | Marion, OH | Support to reduce african grey parrot exploitation. | $450,000 |
| Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation | Marion, OH | Support to reduce african grey parrot exploitation. | $450,000 |
| Paneco Foundation | Berg Am Irchel, | Support for the leuser ecosystem alliance to protect its orangutans and gibbons. | $447,710 |
| Astraea Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Support for the safety, justice & protections for lgbtqi caribbean people project. | $430,000 |
| Uhai Eashri Company Limited | Nairobi, | Support for grantmaking to increase safety, protection, and inclusion for lgbtiq communities. | $400,000 |
| Greenpeace Fund Inc | Washington, DC | Support to protect ape habitats by reducing industrial-scale exploitation of forests. | $324,166 |
| Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education & Conservation | Washington, DC | Support for the implementation of the conservation action plan to mitigate key threats to gorillas, chimpanzees, and their habitats. | $251,786 |
| Fondo Semillas Ac | Mexico City, | Support for grassroots lbtqi+ organizations. | $250,000 |
| Fondo Semillas Ac | Mexico City, | Support for grassroots lbtqi+ organizations. | $250,000 |
| Rewild | Austin, TX | Support for iucns section on great apes (sga), the arrc task force, and state of the apes. | $250,000 |
| Stichting Hivos (Humanistisch Instituut Voor Ontwikkelings-Samenwerking) | The Hague, | Support for grantmaking to advance lgbtq+ rights. | $250,000 |
| Senckenberg Gesellschaft Fur Naturforschung | Frankfurt, | Support to the bondiv project which aims to increase global knowledge of bonobo populations. | $227,000 |
| Fauna & Flora International | Cambridge, | Support for the implementation of the cao vit gibbon conservation action plan. | $224,240 |
| Fauna & Flora International | Cambridge, | Support for the implementation of the cao vit gibbon conservation action plan. | $223,170 |
| Grain Media Limited | London, | Support for a film about bonobos at lola ya bonobo sanctuary. | $210,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Support to expand protection of chimp habitat via holistic and sustainable programming. | $209,283 |
| Rainforest Foundation Uk | London, | Support to strengthen community rights and participation in conservation. | $203,928 |
| Fauna & Flora International | Cambridge, | Support to promote effective park management, focusing on chimpanzee conservation. | $200,000 |
| Fauna & Flora International | Cambridge, | Support to promote effective park management, focusing on chimpanzee conservation. | $200,000 |
| Hutan - Kinabatangan Orang-Utan Conservation Project | Kota Kinabalu, | Support for research of orangutan population dynamics and human-wildlife coexistence to improve land-use management in fragmented ape… | $200,000 |
| Hutan - Kinabatangan Orang-Utan Conservation Project | Kota Kinabalu, | Support for research of orangutan population dynamics and human-wildlife coexistence to improve land-use management in fragmented ape… | $200,000 |
| Hutan - Kinabatangan Orang-Utan Conservation Project | Kota Kinabalu, | Support for research of orangutan population dynamics and human-wildlife coexistence to improve land-use management in fragmented ape… | $200,000 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Support for the trans justice funding project for grantmaking. | $200,000 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Support for the trans justice funding project for grantmaking. | $200,000 |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | Chicago, IL | Support for the preservation of human, flora, and fauna communities in critical great ape habitats. | $197,944 |
| People Resources and Conservation Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Support to establish community-based orangutan and gibbon habitat conservation. | $189,997 |
| Yayasan Keadilan Hijau Indonesia | Medan, | Support to conserve the ecosystem through advocacy and multi-stakeholder engagement. | $188,625 |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | Chicago, IL | Support for the preservation of human, flora, and fauna communities in critical great ape habitats. | $185,573 |
| Rewild | Austin, TX | Support for the implementation of a regional action plan for the conservation of chimpanzees. | $185,000 |
| University of Birmingham | Birmingham, | Support for the monitoring and release assessment tool (mrat) to improve captive ape well-being and prepare orangutans for release. | $182,098 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Support to expand protection of chimp habitat via holistic and sustainable programming. | $181,404 |
| University of Birmingham | Birmingham, | Support for the monitoring and release assessment tool (mrat) to improve captive ape well-being and prepare orangutans for release. | $170,669 |
| Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia | Bogor, | Support to protect the bornean orangutan through conservation strategies and community initiatives. | $164,695 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | Support to facilitate gibbon conservation through capacity building, community conservation, and sustainable livelihoods. | $163,690 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | Support to facilitate gibbon conservation through capacity building, community conservation, and sustainable livelihoods. | $161,059 |
| Caiso Sex and Gender Justice | Belmont, | General operating support | $160,000 |
| Village Enterprise Fund Inc | San Carlos, CA | Support for expanding an initiative, reducing threats to chimpanzees, and improving human well-being. | $155,109 |
| Ol Pejeta Conservancy Limited | Nanyuki, | Support for operations, capacity building, and infrastructure improvements for climate resilience for a chimpanzee sanctuary. | $152,082 |
| Central American Womens Fund Fcam Association | San Jose, | Support for grantmaking to lbtiq+ groups. | $150,000 |
| Central American Womens Fund Fcam Association | San Jose, | Support for grantmaking to lbtiq+ groups. | $150,000 |
| Central American Womens Fund Fcam Association | San Jose, | Support for grantmaking to lbtiq+ groups. | $150,000 |
| National Center for Transgender Equality | New York, NY | General operating support | $150,000 |
| New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Public Religion Research Institute | Washington, DC | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Village Enterprise Fund Inc | San Carlos, CA | Support for expanding an initiative, reducing threats to chimpanzees, and improving human well-being. | $148,912 |
| Lesbians Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana (Legabibo) | Gaborone, | General operating support | $140,000 |
| Well Grounded Limited | London, | Support for the community forestry leadership program to develop local leaders and civil society organizations for ape conservation. | $136,589 |
| Jinsiangu Kenya | Nairobi, | General operating support | $135,000 |
| Global Witness | London, | Support for land and environmental defenders and forests campaign to address the threats to forests and apes. | $133,333 |
| Global Witness | London, | Support for land and environmental defenders and forests campaign to address the threats to forests and apes. | $133,333 |
| Fauna & Flora International | Cambridge, | Support for building a coordinated approach to gorilla conservation. | $129,875 |
| Ilga World | Geneva, | Support for the 31st ilga world conference and operating support for stronger movement coordination. | $125,000 |
| Ilga World | Geneva, | Support for the 31st ilga world conference and operating support for stronger movement coordination. | $125,000 |
| Power California | Los Angeles, CA | Support for lgbtqia+ youth organizing to build the power of the next generation of leaders. | $125,000 |
| The Source Lgbt Center Inc | Visalia, CA | General operating support | $125,000 |
| Whitman-Walker Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Support for the protecting affirming care for trans youth (pact) coalition. | $125,000 |
| Yvette a Flunder Foundation Inc | Oakland, CA | Support for the fellowship of affirming ministries to create a faith movement supportive of social justice. | $125,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $31,280,594 | 652 |
| 2023 | $28,394,422 | 622 |
| 2022 | $27,975,683 | 559 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 6, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523109349101372
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 38-3332791
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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