The LIZ Claiborne & Art Ortenberg
EIN 133200329 Private FoundationTotal Given 2020–2024
$67.5M
426 grants · $13.5M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$100K
typical big bets · $50K–$200K
grant size
66%
deep partner · 53/80 multi-year
repeat
$259.7M
Assets (2024)
80
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(212) 333-2536
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $8.5M | $242.7M | $11.3M | 98 |
| 2021 | $7.4M | $267.6M | $27.4M | 60 |
| 2022 | $16.6M | $220.2M | $4.2M | 70 |
| 2023 | $19.1M | $237.4M | $5.4M | 89 |
| 2024 | $16.0M | $259.7M | $33.2M | 109 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 426 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$50K
Median
$100K
Average
$158K
75th Pctl
$200K
Maximum
$3.3M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
3.5% of US grants
· Rank #8 of 18 states
$5.4M across
13 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Travis
Officers & Directors
WD
William Debuys
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
GP
Grant Parker
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
YK
Yolanda Kakabadse
2 yrs
Advisory Board Member
HG
Helen Gichochi
2 yrs
Advisory Board Member
SS
Shivsharan Someshwar
Advisory Board Member
DC
Douglas Chadwick
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
UK
Ullas Karanth
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
AR
Alison Richard
5+ yrs
Trustee
VK
Victor Kovner
5+ yrs
Trustee
DW
Dr David Western
4 yrs
Advisory Board Chairperson
Leadership
GP
Grant Parker
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
UK
Ullas Karanth
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
WD
William Debuys
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
YK
Yolanda Kakabadse
2 yrs
Advisory Board Member
HG
Helen Gichochi
2 yrs
Advisory Board Member
DC
Douglas Chadwick
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
AR
Alison Richard
5+ yrs
Trustee
VK
Victor Kovner
5+ yrs
Trustee
DW
Dr David Western
4 yrs
Advisory Board Chairperson
Leadership
WD
William Debuys
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
WC
William Conway
3 yrs
Advisory Board Member
UK
Ullas Karanth
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
GP
Grant Parker
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
DC
Douglas Chadwick
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
VK
Victor Kovner
5+ yrs
Trustee
AR
Alison Richard
5+ yrs
Trustee
DW
Dr David Western
4 yrs
Advisory Board Chairperson
Leadership
WD
William Debuys
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
DC
Douglas Chadwick
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
GP
Grant Parker
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
UK
Ullas Karanth
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
WC
William Conway
3 yrs
Advisory Board Member
AR
Alison Richard
5+ yrs
Trustee
VK
Victor Kovner
5+ yrs
Trustee
DW
Dr David Western
4 yrs
Advisory Board Chairperson
Leadership
WD
William Debuys
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
WC
William Conway
3 yrs
Advisory Board Member
UK
Ullas Karanth
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
GP
Grant Parker
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
DC
Douglas Chadwick
5+ yrs
Advisory Board Member
VK
Victor Kovner
5+ yrs
Trustee
AR
Alison Richard
5+ yrs
Trustee
Grants Awarded (426 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rewild | Austin, TX | $3,300,000 | BELIZE: MAYA FOREST CORRIDOR PHASE 2 | 2022 |
| Heart of the Rockies | Missoula, MT | $1,850,000 | KEEP IT CONNECTED INITIATIVE | 2022 |
| Maliasili Initiatives | Essex Junction, VT | $1,500,000 | MALIASILI CONSERVATION FUND (YEARS 2-4) | 2022 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $1,295,453 | LEUSER ECOSYSTEM PROGRAM, PHASE 2, INDONESIA (YEAR 2 OF 3) | 2023 |
| Heart of the Rockies | Missoula, MT | $1,100,000 | KEEP IT CONNECTED INITIATIVE | 2023 |
| Heart of the Rockies | Missoula, MT | $1,100,000 | KEEP IT CONNECTED INITIATIVE | 2024 |
| Heart of the Rockies | Missoula, MT | $1,000,000 | KEEP IT CONNECTED INITIATIVE | 2021 |
| Maliasili Initiatives | Essex Junction, VT | $1,000,000 | MALIASILI CONSERVATION FUND (YEARS 3 & 4) | 2023 |
| Wild Foundation | Boulder, CO | $800,000 | INDIGENOUS-LED INITIATIVE (YEARS 2 & 3) | 2023 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $654,565 | LEUSER ECOSYSTEM PROGRAM, PHASE 2, INDONESIA (YEAR 1 OF 3) | 2023 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $654,547 | LEUSER ECOSYSTEM PROGRAM, PHASE 2, INDONESIA (YEAR 3) | 2024 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $640,888 | LEUSER ECOSYSTEM PROGRAM, PHASE 2, INDONESIA (YEAR 2 OF 3) | 2024 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $600,000 | TIGER CHALLENGE GRANT (2018-2020) | 2020 |
| Makeway Foundation | Vancouver, None | $600,000 | CANADA: INDIGENOUS-LED CONSERVATION INITIATIVES (YEARS 2 & 3) | 2022 |
| PAMS Foundation | Eureka, CA | $582,533 | TANZANIA: RUVUMA ELEPHANT PROJECT (YEARS 2 & 3) | 2023 |
| Wildlife Conservation Network | San Francisco, CA | $501,000 | FUNDACIN PROYECTO TIT, COLOMBIA | 2023 |
| Maliasili Initiatives | Essex Junction, VT | $500,000 | MALIASILI CONSERVATION FUND (YEAR 1 OF 4) | 2022 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $500,000 | INDONESIA: COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION TO PROTECT THE LEUSER ECOSYSTEM | 2022 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $500,000 | THAILAND: WEFCOM PROGRAM (YEARS 2 & 3) | 2022 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition | Bozeman, MT | $500,000 | CREVICE MOUNTAIN MINE PROJECT | 2023 |
| Maliasili Initiatives | Essex Junction, VT | $500,000 | MALIASILI CONSERVATION FUND (YEAR 2 OF 4) | 2023 |
| Maliasili Initiatives | Essex Junction, VT | $500,000 | MALIASILI CONSERVATION FUND (YEAR 3 OF 4) | 2024 |
| Maliasili Initiatives | Essex Junction, VT | $500,000 | MALIASILI CONSERVATION FUND (YEAR 4) | 2024 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition | Bozeman, MT | $475,814 | CREVICE MOUNTAIN MINE PROJECT - CHALLENGE GRANT | 2023 |
| Rewild | Austin, TX | $450,000 | REWILDING ARGENTINA: COMMUNITY CONSERVATION, NORTHERN ARGENTINA (YEARS 2 & 3) | 2024 |
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