The Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation
EIN 330683174Total Given 2016–2024
$4.3M
196 grants · $482K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$16K
typical small grants · $12K–$21K
grant size
45%
supporter · 36/80 multi-year
repeat
$3.1M
Assets (2024)
80
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
DR LIZ WILLIAMSON
Phone
(212) 259-5965
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $619K | $4.9M | $163K | 31 |
| 2017 | $566K | $4.9M | $548K | 29 |
| 2018 | $517K | $4.1M | $394K | 26 |
| 2020 | $668K | $4.4M | $371K | 32 |
| 2021 | $504K | $4.6M | $815K | 19 |
| 2022 | $512K | $3.3M | $504K | 21 |
| 2023 | $445K | $3.3M | $246K | 19 |
| 2024 | $504K | $3.1M | $359K | 19 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 196 grants on record
Minimum
$400
25th Pctl
$12K
Median
$16K
Average
$22K
75th Pctl
$21K
Maximum
$150K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
RM
Russell Mittermeier
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
HG
H Williamson Ghriskey Jr
8+ yrs
Vice President & Cfp
Leadership
RB
Rick Barongi
6 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
WK
William Konstant
5 yrs
Director
KG
Kenneth Gladner
5 yrs
Director
TM
Thayne Maynard
5 yrs
Director
HG
H Williamson Ghriskey Jr
8+ yrs
Vice President & Cfp
Leadership
RM
Russell Mittermeier
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
RB
Rick Barongi
6 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
TM
Thayne Maynard
5 yrs
Director
KG
Kenneth Gladner
5 yrs
Director
WK
William Konstant
5 yrs
Director
RM
Russell Mittermeier
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
HG
H Williamson Ghriskey Jr
8+ yrs
Vice President & Cfp
Leadership
RB
Rick Barongi
6 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
WK
William Konstant
5 yrs
Director
KG
Kenneth Gladner
5 yrs
Director
TM
Thayne Maynard
5 yrs
Director
HG
H Williamson Ghriskey Jr
8+ yrs
Vice President & Cfp
Leadership
RM
Russell Mittermeier
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
RB
Rick Barongi
6 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
WK
William Konstant
5 yrs
Director
KG
Kenneth Gladner
5 yrs
Director
TM
Thayne Maynard
5 yrs
Director
HG
H Williamson Ghriskey Jr
8+ yrs
Vice President & Cfp
Leadership
RM
Russell Mittermeier
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
RB
Rick Barongi
6 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
TM
Thayne Maynard
5 yrs
Director
WK
William Konstant
5 yrs
Director
KG
Kenneth Gladner
5 yrs
Director
HG
H Williamson Ghriskey Jr
8+ yrs
Vice President & Cfp
Leadership
RM
Russell Mittermeier
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
RB
Rick Barongi
6 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
RM
Russell Mittermeier
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
HG
H Williamson Ghriskey Jr
8+ yrs
Vice President & Cfp
Leadership
LT
Larry Tannenbaum
2 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
RM
Russell Mittermeier
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
HG
H Williamson Ghriskey Jr
8+ yrs
Vice President & Cfp
Leadership
LT
Larry Tannenbaum
2 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
Grants Awarded (196 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rewild | Austin, TX | $150,000 | PRIMATE ACTION FUND: 2023-2024 | 2023 |
| Rewild | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 2024 PRIMATE ACTION FUND | 2024 |
| Rewild | Austin, TX | $150,000 | PRIMATE ACTION FUND: 2022-2023 | 2022 |
| Global Wildlife Conservation | Austin, TX | $135,000 | 2018 PRIMATE ACTION FUND | 2018 |
| Global Wildlife Conservation | Washington, DC | $135,000 | 2020 PRIMATE ACTION FUND | 2020 |
| Global Wildlife Conservation | Austin, TX | $135,000 | 2021-2022 PRIMATE ACTION FUND. | 2021 |
| Conservation International | Arlington, VA | $135,000 | 2016-2017 PRIMATE ACTION FUND | 2016 |
| Global Wildlife Conservation | Austin, TX | $135,000 | 2017-2018 PRIMATE ACTION FUND | 2017 |
| Global Wildlife Conservation | Austin, TX | $50,000 | A NEW RESERVE TO PROTECT THE ZANZIBAR RED COLOBUS: THE PROPOSED NONGWE-PENGELENI-VUNDWE FOREST RESERVE | 2021 |
| Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education | Niwot, CO | $30,000 | CONSERVATION AND MONITORING OF GORILLA BERINGEI GRAUERI AND BIODIVERSITY IN TAYNA NATURE RESERVE, NORTH KIVU, DR CONGO | 2022 |
| Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education | Niwot, CO | $28,000 | CONSERVATION AND MONITORING OF GORILLA BERINGEI GRAUERI IN TAYNA NATURE RESERVE NORTH KIVU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. | 2021 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | CONSERVATION OF SYMPATRIC CENTRAL CHIMPANZEES, PAN TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES, AND WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLAS, GORILLA... | 2018 |
| Global Wildlife Conservation | Austin, TX | $25,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATIONS AND IMAGES TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF PRIMATES | 2018 |
| Global Wildlife Conservation | Austin, TX | $25,000 | LEMUR CONSERVATION NETWORK: A TOOL TO EMPOWER MALAGASY AND INTERNATIONAL POPULATIONS AS KEY ACTORS IN THE SURVIVAL... | 2018 |
| Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | EVIDENCE FOR UPGRADE IN THE CONSERVATION STATUS OF THE DJEKE TRIANGLE: BIODIVERSITY AND SPECIES ABUNDANCE ASSESSMENT | 2020 |
| Global Wildlife Conservation | Washington, DC | $25,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATIONS AND IMAGES TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF PRIMATES | 2020 |
| Global Wildlife Conservation | Washington, DC | $25,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE LIST OF THE WORLDS 25 MOST ENDANGERED PRIMATES: A MEETING AT THE XXVIII CONGRESS OF THE... | 2020 |
| Global Wildlife Conservation | Washington, DC | $25,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATIONS AND IMAGES TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF PRIMATES | 2020 |
| International Primatological Society | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 | PRIMATE CONSERVATION: THE BASICS & BEYOND (THE PRE-CONGRESS TRAINING PROGRAM OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY) | 2020 |
| Save the Golden Lion Tamarin | Silver Spring, MD | $25,000 | EMERGENCY ACTION TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF YELLOW FEVER ON GOLDEN LION TAMARINS IN BRAZILS ATLANTIC FOREST | 2020 |
| Rewild | Austin, TX | $25,000 | PRIMATE ACTION FUND 2021-2022 | 2021 |
| Grace | Niwot, CO | $25,000 | BUILD A COMMUNITY SHIELD TO PROTECT GORILLA BERINGEI GRAUERI AT MT. TSHIABERIMU | 2021 |
| Rewild | Austin, TX | $25,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATIONS AND IMAGES TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF PRIMATES. | 2021 |
| Global Wildlife Conservation | Austin, TX | $25,000 | PUBLICATION OF ALL ASIAN PRIMATES: A PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE | 2021 |
| Wild Earth Allies | Chevy Chase, MD | $25,000 | CONSERVATION OF GRAUER'S GORILLA (GORILLA BERINGEI GRAUERI) IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO | 2021 |