Grantham Foundation for the Protection
EIN 046856456Total Given 2016–2024
$317.1M
521 grants · $35.2M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$250K
typical big bets · $100K–$750K
grant size
45%
supporter · 114/253 multi-year
repeat
$782.1M
Assets (2024)
253
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(617) 346-7500
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $20.0M | $514.4M | $42.2M | 48 |
| 2017 | $22.6M | $582.3M | $40.8M | 49 |
| 2018 | $26.7M | $573.9M | $36.3M | 50 |
| 2019 | N/A | $639.6M | $38.0M | N/A |
| 2020 | $29.9M | $746.9M | $33.0M | 59 |
| 2021 | $35.1M | $1.1B | $210.5M | 60 |
| 2022 | $54.6M | $934.0M | $190.8M | 78 |
| 2023 | $61.3M | $861.4M | $40.0M | 94 |
| 2024 | $67.0M | $782.1M | $64.9M | 83 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 521 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$100K
Median
$250K
Average
$609K
75th Pctl
$750K
Maximum
$4.9M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.7% of US grants
· Rank #15 of 31 states
$519K across
3 grants
2 of 254 counties
Top 2 counties
- 1 Brazos
- 2 Travis
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (521 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stichting Foundation for International Law for the Environment | Amsterdam, None | $4,900,000 | NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION | 2023 |
| London School of Economics | London, None | $4,718,473 | CLIMATE SCIENCE & POLICY RESEARCH. | 2020 |
| Conservation International | Arlington, VA | $4,500,000 | NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION | 2024 |
| Imperial College | London, None | $4,242,349 | CLIMATE SCIENCE & POLICY RESEARCH | 2020 |
| Stichting Foundation for International Law for the Environment | Amsterdam, None | $4,100,000 | NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION | 2024 |
| Stichting Sed Fund | Cj Den Haag, None | $4,000,000 | CLIMATE & ENERGY OUTREACH | 2020 |
| Stichting Sed Fund | Cj Den Haag, None | $4,000,000 | CLIMATE EDUCATION | 2023 |
| University of California Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $3,985,000 | SINGLE STEP CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND STORAGE PROJECT, SEAWATER MINERALIZATION, AND FOREST CARBON MONITORING AND VERIFICATION | 2021 |
| University of California Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $3,700,000 | CDR RESEARCH | 2022 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | $3,675,000 | CLIMATE SCIENCE & POLICY RESEARCH | 2023 |
| Stichting Sed Fund | Cj Den Haag, None | $3,333,333 | CLIMATE EDUCATION | 2022 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | London, None | $3,250,948 | SUPPORT FOR THE GRANTHAM INSTITUTE | 2024 |
| London School of Economics | London, None | $3,063,440 | For the protection of the environment; furtherance of related research, awareness and policy | 2016 |
| Stichting Sed Fund | Cj Den Haag, None | $3,000,000 | CLIMATE EDUCATION | 2024 |
| Stichting European Climate Foundation | Den Haag, None | $3,000,000 | GSCC CORE SUPPORT | 2018 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | London, None | $2,931,364 | SUPPORT FOR THE GRANTHAM INSTITUTE | 2023 |
| Stichting Sed Fund | Cj Den Haag, None | $2,866,667 | CLIMATE & ENERGY OUTREACH ON INDIA CLIMATE | 2021 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | $2,750,000 | CLIMATE SCIENCE & POLICY RESEARCH | 2024 |
| Stichting European Climate Foundation | Den Haag, None | $2,750,000 | FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT; FURTHERANCE OF RELATED RESEARCH, AWARENESS AND POLICY | 2017 |
| Carbon Gap Ltd | Covent Garden, None | $2,723,000 | CLIMATE SCIENCE & POLICY RESEARCH | 2024 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | $2,650,000 | METHANE AND CDR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION | 2022 |
| Clientearth Usa Inc | New York, NY | $2,500,000 | CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE POLICY IN EU AND ENERGY TRANSITION IN ASIA | 2021 |
| Meliore Fup | Brussels, None | $2,500,000 | CLIMATE COMMUNICATIONS | 2024 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $2,500,000 | CLIMATE SCIENCE & POLICY RESEARCH | 2024 |
| The Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $2,463,222 | For the protection of the environment; furtherance of related research, awareness and policy | 2016 |