High Tide Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, NY, established in 2004. The foundation was formerly known as Overlook International Foundation Inc. (EIN: 20-1164239). It operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with no employees and focuses on climate action, clean energy, and environmental initiatives through strategic grantmaking and research support.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$140.5M
+10.2% YoY
Annual Giving
$2.3M
+23233.3% YoY
Grant Count
2
+100.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$1.2M
+11566.7% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The High Tide Foundation is dedicated to making a significant, measurable impact through support of research initiatives focused on climate change mitigation. The foundation's primary funding areas include:
- Climate action and climate change mitigation
- Clean energy and renewable energy initiatives
- Communications on climate change and clean energy
- Accelerating climate action with satellite data initiatives
- Carbon policy and markets
- Environmental conservation
Grantmaking
Grant Range
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation primarily funds projects in Massachusetts and California, though it supports unrestricted projects nationally aligned with its climate and clean energy mission.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Assets & Revenue (2024):
- Total assets: $140,530,008
- Total revenues: $10,392,731
- Total expenses: $6,881,991
Assets & Revenue (2023):
- Total assets: $127,477,544
- Total revenues: $6,891,475
- Total expenses: $3,792,712
Investment Performance:
- Investment income and dividends (2023): $1,621,088
- Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets (2023): $5,008,255
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $140,530,008 | $127,477,544 | $108,619,780 |
| Revenue | $10,392,731 | $6,891,475 | $4,982,261 |
| Expenses | $6,881,991 | $3,792,712 | $4,152,112 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $10,969,339 | $2,951,530 | $2,838,791 |
| Net Investment Income | $8,357,313 | $6,008,491 | $4,268,410 |
| Distributable Amount | $6,342,445 | $5,583,149 | $5,089,914 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
51 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
- Richard H. Lawrence – President (5 hrs/week)
- Dee M. Lawrence – Vice President (5 hrs/week)
- Phillip S. Lawrence – Treasurer/Secretary (5 hrs/week)
- Michael Bruce – Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
- Alexia Kelly – Managing Director of Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative
- Matt Jordan – Director of Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative
- Marcia DeLonge – Program Director
- Kelly Bryson – Grants Manager
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD H LAWRENCE | PRESIDENT | 5 | — |
| DEE M LAWRENCE | VICE-PRESIDENT | 5 | — |
| PHILLIP S LAWRENCE | TREASURER/SECRETARY | 5 | — |
Contact Information
- Address: C/O Corient, 101 Park Avenue, Suite 3100, New York, NY 10178
- Phone: 212-207-2122
- Website: www.hightidefoundation.org
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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