Forsythia Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyWashington, District of Columbia · EIN 81-3990775 · Private foundation · Website
Half of its grants to organizations were between $30,000 and $75,000.
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
64% of grants went outside District of Columbia.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxic-Free Future | Seattle, WA | General operating support for mind the store, to support a series of convenings with the environmental health community to develop a… | $175,000 |
| Healthy Building Network | Washington, DC | For expanding the influence and impact of the pharos, a chemical hazards database + subgrant to beyond benign | $150,000 |
| Center for International Environmental Law | Washington, DC | Support of investor environmental health network's (iehn) work scaling investor support for sci metrics and the transition to safer… | $100,000 |
| Environmental Law Institute | Washington, DC | Support of eli's work on toxics litigation trends analysis and database | $100,000 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | Support of erthjustice's legal team's environmental health work | $75,000 |
| Environmental Working Group | Washington, DC | General operating support for ewg's work on pfas, food and toxics | $75,000 |
| National Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | Support for nrdc's work on toxic technologies for plastic waste management work; pfas in drinking water; and lead in drinking water | $75,000 |
| Clean Production Action | Somerville, MA | Support for investor environmental health network's work embedding environemtanl justic and green chemistry ito esg strategies | $50,000 |
| Green Science Policy Institute | Berkeley, CA | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Public Health Watch | Austin, TX | Support training journalists on environmental health data reporting | $50,000 |
| The Arc of the United States | Washington, DC | Support for project tendr | $50,000 |
| Trustees of Columbia University | New York, NY | To support the evidence-based analysis of personal care products and related ingredients to assist in scientific discovery and… | $50,000 |
| Commonweal | Bolinas, CA | Support for collaborative on health and the environment's developmental work revisioning che's future role, focus, and measurable impact | $30,000 |
| Environmental Protection Network | Washington, DC | General operating support | $30,000 |
| The Regents of the University of California San Francisco | Oakland, CA | Support for the program on reproductive health and the environment's (prhe) toxics litigation library | $30,000 |
| Breast Cancer Prevention Partners | San Francisco, CA | Support of the toxic-free IV campaign | $25,000 |
| Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment | Oakland, CA | General operating support for clearya | $25,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,140,000 | 17 |
| 2023 | $1,145,000 | 17 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 7, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523119349100447
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 81-3990775
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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