The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment
Invitation OnlyBoston, Massachusetts · EIN 04-6856456 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$67M
Organizations funded83
Typical grant$500,000
Total assets$782.1M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $164,525 and $982,233.
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
81% of grants went outside Massachusetts.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation International | Arlington, VA | Natural resource conservation and protection | $4,500,000 |
| Stichting Foundation for International Law for the Environment | Amsterdam, NL | Natural resource conservation and protection | $4,100,000 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | London, UK | Support for the grantham institute | $3,250,948 |
| Stichting Sed Fund | Cj Den Haag, NL | Climate education | $3,000,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Climate science & policy research | $2,750,000 |
| Carbon Gap Ltd | Covent Garden, UK | Climate science & policy research | $2,723,000 |
| Meliore Fup | Brussels, BE | Climate communications | $2,500,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Climate science & policy research | $2,500,000 |
| Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine | South Kensington, UK | Support for the grantham institute | $2,458,300 |
| Project Innerspace | Marshfield, MA | Climate science & policy research | $2,400,000 |
| Linden Trust for Conservation | New York, NY | Climate science & policy research | $2,100,000 |
| Potsdam Institut Fur Klimafolgenforschung Ev | Potsdam, GM | Climate science & policy research | $2,000,000 |
| Cascade Climate | Somerville, MA | Climate science & policy research | $1,825,000 |
| Carbon Mapper | Pasadena, CA | Climate science & policy research | $1,500,000 |
| Rockefeller Family Fund (Daf) | New York, NY | Natural resource conservation and protection | $1,500,000 |
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Climate science & policy research | $1,287,890 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | Climate science & policy research | $1,200,000 |
| Rmi | Boulder, CO | Climate science & policy research | $1,200,000 |
| Carbon Removal Foundation | Amsterdam, NL | Climate science & policy research | $1,130,000 |
| Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research | Washington, DC | Food and agriculture research | $1,000,000 |
| University of Sheffield | Sheffield, UK | Support for the grantham centre | $982,233 |
| University of California Davis | Davis, CA | Food and agriculture research | $900,000 |
| Indian Institute of Science | Mountain View, IN | Climate science & policy research | $762,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Climate science & policy research | $750,000 |
| Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne | Lausanne, SZ | Climate science & policy research | $731,440 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | Food and agriculture research | $728,696 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | Food and agriculture research | $700,000 |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | Boulder, CO | Climate science & policy research | $647,133 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | Food and agriculture research | $613,488 |
| University of California Riverside | Riverside, CA | Climate science & policy research | $544,756 |
| Convergent Research | Cambridge, MA | Marine sciene & policy research | $527,732 |
| Royal Roads University Foundation | Victoria, CA | Climate science & policy research | $523,559 |
| Cambridge in America | New York, NY | Climate science & policy research | $504,633 |
| 350Org | Brooklyn, NY | Environmental education | $500,000 |
| Better Climate Fund | Washington, DC | Climate science & policy research | $500,000 |
| Carbon Tracker Initiative | New York, NY | Climate finance | $500,000 |
| Ceec International | Ballarat, AS | Critical minerals research | $500,000 |
| Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO | Food and agriculture research | $500,000 |
| Dartmouth University | Hanover, NH | Climate science & policy research | $500,000 |
| Ecdysis Foundation | Estelline, SD | Food and agriculture research | $500,000 |
| Heartland Health Research Alliance | Brookfield, WI | Environmental health science & policy research | $500,000 |
| Internationella Kemikaliesekretariatet | Goteborg, SW | Environmental health science & policy research | $500,000 |
| National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Natural resource conservation and protection | $500,000 |
| Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology | Melbourne, AS | Food and agriculture research | $497,000 |
| Universit de Versailles St Quentin En Yvelines | Versailles, FR | Climate science & policy research | $462,500 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | Climate science & policy research | $460,000 |
| United States Department of Agriculture Agriculture Research Service | College Station, TX | Food and agriculture research | $409,364 |
| University of British Columbia | Vancouver, CA | Critical minerals research | $400,000 |
| Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | Climate science & policy research | $350,000 |
| Altaseads | San Pedro, CA | Marine sciene & policy research | $340,000 |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | Climate science & policy research | $330,000 |
| Data Foundation | Washington, DC | Climate science & policy research | $300,000 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | Cambridge, MA | Food and agriculture research | $300,000 |
| University of Alberta | Edmonton, CA | Natural resource conservation and protection | $275,000 |
| Conservation Collective | Mary Bourne, UK | Conservation programs | $253,497 |
| Clean Air Task Force Inc | Boston, MA | Climate science & policy research | $250,000 |
| Potential Energy Coalition | New York, NY | Climate communications | $250,000 |
| Rodale Institute | Kutztown, PA | Food and agriculture research | $250,000 |
| The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering | Washington, DC | Climate science & policy research | $250,000 |
| Ceres Inc | Boston, MA | Climate finance | $200,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 83 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $66,961,311 | 83 |
| 2023 | $61,325,572 | 94 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513219349105041
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 04-6856456
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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