The G Unger Vetlesen Foundation
Invitation OnlyNew York, New York · EIN 13-1982695 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$8.9M
Organizations funded42
Typical grant$75,000
Total assets$237M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $50,000 and $250,000.
From the return
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
84% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $1,750,000 |
| 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… | $1,000,000 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | For recruitment and/or research purposes | $1,000,000 |
| University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science | Miami, FL | General purposes | $500,000 |
| 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… | $400,000 |
| University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography | Narragansett, RI | For recruitment and/or research purposes | $375,000 |
| Marine Biological Laboratories | Woods Hole, MA | For discretion of dr. sogin and dr. welch to the josephine bay paul center | $350,000 |
| 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 |
| Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | For recruitment and/or research purposes | $250,000 |
| Oregon State University College of Earth Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences | Corvallis, OR | For application to recruitment and/or research efforts | $250,000 |
| Rutgers University School of Environmental and Biological Sciences | New Brunswick, NJ | Research purposes of the center for ocean observing leadership | $250,000 |
| 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 |
| University of Florida Whitney Laboratory for Marine Biosciences | St Augustine, FL | For general purposes of the whitney laboratory for marine bioscience | $200,000 |
| University of Texas Institute for Geophysics | Austin, TX | To be applied to the antarctic aerogeophysical research project | $200,000 |
| 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… | $175,000 |
| Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences | Ferry Reach, BD | General purposes | $150,000 |
| 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 | $125,000 |
| Island Conservation | City of Industry, CA | General purposes | $125,000 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Portland, ME | For application to its recruitment and/or research efforts | $100,000 |
| The Peregrine Fund | Boise, ID | General purposes | $100,000 |
| Yellowstone Park Foundation | Bozeman, MT | General purposes | $100,000 |
| Scenic Hudson | Poughkeepsie, NY | Riverfront communities program & ecological restoration initiatives | $75,000 |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation | Calais, ME | $37,500 for general purposes and $12,500 for work in greenland | $50,000 |
| Atlantic Salmon Trust | Perth, UK | General purposes | $50,000 |
| Black Rock Forest Consortium | Cornwall, NY | General purposes | $50,000 |
| Cape Eleuthera Foundation Inc | Philadelphia, PA | General purposes of the island school | $50,000 |
| Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric Science | Fort Collins, CO | For application to research on global temperature and atlantic hurricanes | $50,000 |
| Connecticut Fund for the Environment | New Haven, CT | Application to the save the sound program | $50,000 |
| Copenhagen Consensus Center | Tewksbury, MA | For general purposes | $50,000 |
| Game Conservancy USA | Westport, CT | General purposes | $50,000 |
| Nature Conservancy of Idaho | Hailey, ID | General purposes | $50,000 |
| North Atlantic Salmon Fund | Jacksonville, FL | Application to campaign against sea cage salmon fishing | $50,000 |
| Resources for the Future | Washington, DC | For application to the climate economics and policy program | $50,000 |
| Sustainable Ocean Alliance | San Francisco, CA | General purposes | $50,000 |
| Texas A&m Geochemical and Environmental Research Group | College Station, TX | For research efforts | $50,000 |
| Univ of Maryland Foundation Inst of Marine & Environmental Tech Columbu | Baltimore, MD | For research efforts | $50,000 |
| University of British Columbia | CA | Application to research programs "project salmon resilience: the impact of climate change and fisheries on sockeye salmon's genetic… | $50,000 |
| Webb Institute | Glen Cove, NY | General purposes | $50,000 |
| American-Scandinavian Foundation | New York, NY | General purposes | $25,000 |
| International Yacht Restoration School | Newport, RI | General purposes | $25,000 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | General purposes | $25,000 |
| Tall Timbers | Tallahassee, FL | General purposes | $25,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,925,000 | 42 |
| 2023 | $9,275,000 | 47 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503219349100340
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-1982695
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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