Goldman Environmental Foundation

Gave $1.2M in 2024

San Francisco, California · EIN 94-3094857 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$1.2M

Organizations funded2

Typical grant$15,000

Total assets$127.3M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $15,000 and $20,000.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	Executive Director
Address	160 Pacific Ave Ste 200, San Francisco CA 94111
Phone	(415) 249-5800
Form and materials	Each spring the Goldman Environmental Foundation receives nominations from a pre-selected group of Environmental experts around the world. Nominators include: - a diverse group of organizations working on Environmental issues world-wide - a confidential panel of over 150 Environmental experts from more than 70 nations, including citizen activists, distinguished environmentantalists working in the field, and prominent policymakers.
Deadlines	Nominations are received in spring. Winners are selected in winter and awarded in spring.
Restrictions	Goldman Environmental prize winners are chosen for recent achievements that have enhanced the environment and inspired others. The prize is not given posthumously or for lifetime achievement. The Goldman Environmental Foundation does not accept unsolicited nominations.

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

Where it gives

100% of grants went outside California.

Colorado1
New York1

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Front Line Defenders USA Foundation	New York, NY	To provide urgenct support grants to prize winners	$20,000
Environmental Defenders Collaborative	Boulder, CO	General support for grantmaking to pws regarding defense and security	$15,000

The return also lists 10 grants to individuals ($1,212,000). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$1,247,000	19
2023	$1,269,759	16

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 12, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513169349102331
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-3094857
Profile updated Nov 11, 2026

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