Environment grants for nonprofits in New York
2,325 private foundations reported 4,787 environment grants to organizations in New York on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $630.2M in all. 943 of them are based in New York.
Foundations2,325
Grants on record4,787
Total granted$630.2M
Their typical grant$5,000
Foundations that fund environment in New York
20 of the 2,325: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of environment grants to New York organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated, New York - General support$75,676
- Natural Resources Defense Council Inc, New York - General support$52,822
- Coalition for Rainforest Nations Secretariat, New York - General support$2,193
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The Laurie M Tisch Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Children's Museum of Manhattan, New York - To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$21,616,570
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York - To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$1,325,000
- New York City Health and Hospitals Corp, New York - To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$1,001,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Climate Jobs National Resource Center Inc, New York - In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways$1,145,000
- Environmental Defense Fund, New York - Matching contribution (general operating support)$6,744
- Natural Resources Defense Council Inc, New York - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,765
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Gave $30.4M in 2024
Park Foundation Inc
Ithaca, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Finger Lakes Reuse Inc, Ithaca - General operating support$143,000
- Center for Community Transportation, Ithaca - General operating support$120,000
- Center for Community Transportation, Ithaca - General operating support$100,000
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Walton Family Foundation Inc
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, New York - To support the Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation project,which will allow coordinated…$3,500,000
- Environmental Defense Fund, New York - To continue work in the Mississippi River Basin that drives adoption of agricultural conservation practices…$2,125,000
- Environmental Defense Fund, New York - To support EDF to expand MethaneSAT's capabilities to monitor CO2 emissions.$2,000,000
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Gave $625M in 2024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Menlo Park, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, New York - For the climate emergency collaboration group$2,000,000
- Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, New York - For the platform for agriculture and climate transformation$1,500,000
- Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated, New York - For accelerated national climate actions and industry decarbonization in china$1,000,000
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Gave $844.7M in 2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Rainforest Foundation Inc, Brooklyn - Core support for the global alliance of territorial communities for its global communications project to…$675,000
- B Team Headquarters Inc, New York - General support and core support for institutional strengthening$615,000
- American Jewish World Service Inc, New York - Core support to empower collectives of family members of the disappeared in mexico, and core support to…$435,000
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Gave $350M in 2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, New York - Environment and Science$1,000,000
- Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, New York - Environment and Science$1,000,000
- Tenure Facility Fund, New York - Environment and Science$900,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated, New York - Matching gifts$5,397
- Natural Resources Defense Council Inc, New York - Matching gifts$4,753
- Save the River Inc, Clayton - Volunteer program$1,285
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Patagoniaorg
Ventura, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- National Young Farmers Coalition, Hudson - To support environmental projects.$30,000
- Soul Fire Farm Institute Inc, Petersburg - To support environmental projects.$30,000
- Ausable Freshwater Center Inc, Wilmington - To support environmental projects.$15,000
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- New York Foundation for the Arts Inc, New York - Supporting resilience creative in creating climate entertainment that empowers and uplifts, promoting…$1,750,000
- Natural Resources Defense Council Inc, New York - Advocating the equitable distribution of infrastructure investment and jobs act funds to include low-income…$490,000
- Natural Resources Defense Council Inc, New York - Continuing to address inequitable exposure to contaminated drinking water across the united states, with a…$489,787
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Novo Foundation
Hurley, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Ashokan Center Inc, Olivebridge - Capital support$1,000,000
- Madre Inc, New York - Advancing climate justice$500,000
- New World Foundation, New York - Partners for climate action hudson valley$500,000
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Gave $556K in 2024
Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation
Catskill, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Cultivate Catskill, Catskill - To purchase new plant containers, new liners and plants for the upcoming spring season$5,500
- Hudson City School District - Junior High School, Hudson - To lower costs to students who want to attend nature's classroom trip$2,500
- Riverkeeper, Ossining - To support the annual riverkeeper sweep, the largest shoreline cleanup event in new york state$2,500
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The Rockefeller Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc, New York - Assisting city official response to exteme heat in vulnerable populations$700,000
- Center for Popular Democracy, Brooklyn - Toward the costs of a campaign to empower low-wage workers to inform state and federal policies that result…$400,000
- Women's World Banking Inc, New York - Mobilizing investment in women-owned micro businesses most impacted by environmental crises in the global…$374,610
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Sequoia Climate Foundation
Irvine, CA · latest return: tax year 2023- Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, New York - To support the educational activities with respect to climate diplomacy$7,550,000
- Natural Resources Defense Council, New York - To support energy system decarbonization activities to foster public health$3,350,000
- Natural Resources Defense Council, New York - To support research in furtherance of the clean energy transition$1,920,000
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Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, New York - To support climate resilient fisheries management.$10,000,000
- Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Inc, Millbrook - In support of a western u.s. fire ecology and forest resilience science collaborative to advance new…$3,322,613
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx - To support the amazon waters alliance in mobilizing collaborative knowledge and action to conserve the…$1,693,424
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The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Lake George Land Conservancy, Bolton Lndg - Pilot knob mountain (whitetail trust)$3,000,000
- Westchester Land Trust, Bedford Hills - Lodestone preserve (holly crest realty, inc.)$1,800,000
- Scenic Hudson, Poughkeepsie - General operating support$1,500,000
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Gave $60.4M in 2024
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Climate Jobs National Resource Center Inc, New York - For general support$250,000
- Greenfaith, New York - For general support$240,000
- Natural Resources Defense Council Inc, New York - For its environmental and climate governance capacity building project$200,000
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The Jonathan M Tisch Family Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Jewish Communal Fund, New York - To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$15,677,872
- Shed NYC Inc, New York - To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$3,200,000
- Target Als Foundation, New York - To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$1,000,000
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Gave $185.4M in 2024
The Schmidt Family Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Sustainable Markets Foundation, New York - Capacity building, protecting human rights in africa, encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels,…$3,537,500
- Greenfaith, New York - Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels$180,000
- New York City Environmental Justice Alliance Inc, Brooklyn - Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels$150,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
New York organizations that received environment grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc New York | 12 | $11,771,864 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc New York | 9 | $30,734,213 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated New York | 9 | $15,759,401 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation New York | 8 | $8,795,130 |
| New York Botanical Garden Bronx | 7 | $1,199,793 |
| Environmental Grantmakers Association New York | 7 | $491,786 |
| Riverkeeper Inc Ossining | 5 | $278,838 |
| Mohonk Preserve Inc New Paltz | 5 | $27,050 |
| Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Inc Beacon | 5 | $26,251 |
| Columbia Land Conservancy Inc Chatham | 4 | $851,886 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in New York that we classify as environment, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 2,325 foundations, 494 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.