The William H Donner Foundation

EIN 231611346

New York, NY 10165 |(914) 524-0404

https://WWW.DONNER.ORG
Total Given 2021–2024
$28.0M
1,076 grants · $7.0M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$20K
typical small grants · $10K–$25K
grant size
34%
supporter · 221/651 multi-year
repeat
$200.7M
Assets (2024)
651
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (914) 524-0404

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2021 $8.9M $241.3M $18.0M 393
2022 $8.4M $212.3M $21.8M 378
2023 $222K $209.8M $5.6M 17
2024 $10.4M $200.7M $6.1M 288

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 1076 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$20K
Average
$26K
75th Pctl
$25K
Maximum
$354K

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

1.1% of US grants · Rank #12 of 42 states $214K across 12 grants 8 of 254 counties

Top 8 counties

  1. 1 Harris 3 grants · $56K
  2. 2 Rockwall 1 grant · $40K
  3. 3 Somervell 1 grant · $35K
  4. 4 Brazos 1 grant · $30K
  5. 5 Travis 1 grant · $20K
  6. 6 Tarrant 3 grants · $13K
  7. 7 Dallas 1 grant · $10K
  8. 8 Denton 1 grant · $10K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (1,076 total)

Purpose
Grassroots International Inc Jamaica Plain, MA $354,100 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
Humanity in Action Inc Brooklyn, NY $250,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
Society for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook Inc Farmington, CT $250,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
President and Fellows of Harvard College Boston, MA $249,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation Monterey, CA $238,200 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
Common Counsel Foundation Oakland, CA $204,100 NATIVE VOICES RISING 2024
America's Future Foundation Washington, DC $200,000 General Support 2022
Preservation Hall Foundation Inc New Orleans, LA $185,650 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
Amazon Watch Oakland, CA $185,000 General Support 2021
The Carter Center Atlanta, GA $175,500 Elimination of Trachoma in Amhara, Ethiopia 2022
Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation Bozeman, MT $175,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
The Carter Center Atlanta, GA $170,859 Elimination of Trachoma in Amharic, Ethiopia 2021
Harvard University Cambridge, MA $156,000 Ariadne Labs: Creating a Roadmap for Formulas Navigating Dementia Care 2022
Adventure and Scientists for Conservation Bozeman, MT $150,000 Accelerating Scientific Impact 2021
Humanity in Action Inc Brooklyn, NY $150,000 General Support 2021
University of South Florida Foundation Tampa, FL $150,000 Investigating Ketone-Induced Epigenetic Changes on Autophagy & its role in longevity 2021
Adventure and Scientists for Conservation Bozeman, MT $150,000 Accelerating Scientific Impact 2022
Humanity in Action Inc Brooklyn, NY $150,000 General Support 2022
Np2 Greenbrae, CA $150,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
Turtle Survival Alliance N Charleston, SC $150,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA $150,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
Weil Cornell Medicine New York, NY $140,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
Multidis Assn for Psychedelic Studies San Jose, CA $125,000 Indigenous Medicine Conservation Fund- General Support 2022
Indigenous Medicine Conservation Fund Santa Rosa, CA $125,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
Media Research Center Inc Herndon, VA $125,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024