The Great Island Foundation
EIN 134049061 Private FoundationTotal Given 2021–2024
$12.8M
59 grants · $3.2M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$36K
typical mid grants · $5K–$150K
grant size
32%
supporter · 14/44 multi-year
repeat
$119.3M
Assets (2024)
44
Distinct Recipients
About
THE STATE OF DELAWARE DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY FILING WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AS THERE WAS NO SOLICITATION IN THE STATE
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(212) 794-6060
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $1.7M | $47.1M | $8.7M | 31 |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $38.9M | $1.0M | 16 |
| 2023 | $3.0M | $40.5M | $3.0M | 7 |
| 2024 | $6.3M | $119.3M | $83.1M | 5 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 59 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$36K
Average
$216K
75th Pctl
$150K
Maximum
$3.0M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
3.7% of US grants
· Rank #4 of 11 states
$150K across
2 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Travis
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (59 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Research & Conservation Association (Orca) | VERO Beach, FL | $3,000,000 | DEDICATED TO PROTECT AND RESTORE AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS AND SPECIES SUSTAIN THROUGH SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION ACTION. | 2024 |
| Blue Forest Finance Inc | Sacramento, CA | $1,500,000 | TO ACCELERATE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION THROUGH CONSERVATION FINANCE, ENABLING CLIMATE RESILIENCE FOR ECOSYSTEMS AND... | 2024 |
| The Stichting European Climate Foundation | The Hague, None | $1,000,000 | CHARITABLE GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| The Stichting European Climate Foundation | The Hague, None | $1,000,000 | PIE AMERICAS PROGRAMME - TRANSITION TO RENEWABLES AND PHASE OUT OF COAL, OIL & GAS | 2023 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | ALASKA'S TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST: LAND, CLIMATE, AND THE FUTURE | 2024 |
| Oceans North Conservation Society | Ottawa, None | $750,000 | SAFEGUARDING THE ARCTIC | 2023 |
| The Stichting European Climate Foundation | The Hague, None | $750,000 | PIE AMERICAS PROGRAM - TRANSITION TO RENEWABLES AND PHASE OUT OF COAL, OIL & GAS | 2024 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $500,000 | ALASKA'S TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST: LAND, CLIMATE, AND THE FUTURE | 2023 |
| United Nation Foundation's Climate Alliance | New York, NY | $350,000 | CHARITABLE GENERAL PURPOSE | 2021 |
| The KELP Forest Foundation | Zeist, None | $300,000 | BLUE CARBON SEDIMENT STUDY | 2021 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | $250,000 | BLUE CARBON POSITIVE BUSINESS MODEL ACTIVATOR (BC+) | 2023 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $250,000 | BLUE CARBON POSITIVE BUSINESS MODEL ACTIVATOR (BC+) | 2023 |
| Sportsmen's Tennis and Enrichment Center | Dorchester Center, MA | $240,000 | CHARITABLE GENERAL PURPOSE | 2021 |
| New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | $150,000 | CHARITABLE GENERAL PURPOSE | 2021 |
| Saint Ann's School | Brooklyn, NY | $150,000 | CHARITABLE GENERAL PURPOSE | 2021 |
| Blue Forest Finance | Sacramento, CA | $150,000 | CHARITABLE GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Saint Ann's School | Brooklyn, NY | $150,000 | CHARITABLE GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Storm King Art Center | New Windsor, NY | $150,000 | CHARITABLE GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Blue Forest Finance Inc | Sacramento, CA | $150,000 | TO ACCELERATE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION THROUGH CONSERVATION FINANCE, ENABLING CLIMATE RESILIENCE FOR ECOSYSTEMS AND... | 2023 |
| Land Core | LOS Angeles, CA | $100,000 | CHARITABLE GENERAL PURPOSE | 2021 |
| The Kasiisi Project | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 | CHARITABLE GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Rewild | Austin, TX | $100,000 | COLLABORATING FOR CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE IN THE APPALACHIANS | 2023 |
| Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program | Azusa, CA | $50,000 | CHARITABLE GENERAL PURPOSE | 2021 |
| Native Renewables Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $50,000 | CHARITABLE GENERAL PURPOSE | 2021 |
| NEO Philanthropy | New York, NY | $50,000 | NUNS AND NONES LAND JUSTICE PROJECT | 2021 |
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