Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust
Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust is a private foundation, based in Atlanta, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $61K. Net investment income was $69K.
Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust at a glance
In short: Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust gave $61K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $60,500
- +101.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,083
- +34.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,250
- Total assets
- $2,138,486
- +35.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (51% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Rice University ($31K). Together the top 6 received $61K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 18 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
How Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust gives
- Giving grew 142% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 39% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2020) to $61K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $61K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rice University Houston, TX | Research | $31,000 |
| TIdes Foundation San Francisco, CA | Research | $20,000 |
| CDC Foundation Atlanta, GA | Health Education Research | $4,000 |
| Duke University Durham, NC | Research | $2,500 |
| Mountain Resource Center Conifer, CO | educational | $2,000 |
| Trust Public Land Los Angeles, CA | Protect Land | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,138,486 | $623,039 | $60,500 | $60,500 | 6 | $60,500 | $68,941 | — |
| 2024 | $1,575,947 | $423,980 | $31,162 | $30,000 | 4 | $30,000 | $38,236 | $77,084 |
| 2023 | $901,828 | $337,401 | $28,000 | $28,000 | 3 | $28,000 | $29,647 | — |
| 2022 | $592,427 | $617,427 | $25,000 | $25,000 | 1 | $25,000 | $20,074 | — |
| 2021 | $362,793 | $158,290 | $5,100 | $4,500 | 4 | $4,500 | $6,148 | $6,414 |
| 2020 | $209,603 | $104,122 | $3,581 | $3,000 | 2 | — | $7,872 | $5,966 |
| 2019 | $109,062 | $3,547 | $4,653 | $4,000 | 3 | — | $3,067 | $5,700 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust is led by Andrew T. Taylor, President & CEO on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrew T. Taylor
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust
How much does Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust give each year?
Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust gave $61K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $30K across 4 grants.
What is Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust's typical grant size?
Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust's median grant in 2025 was $3,250, and its average grant was $10,083, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust give grants?
Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust gives mostly in Texas: 51% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (35%) and Georgia (7%).
Does Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Research" (3 grants).
Who are Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust's largest grantees?
Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Rice University ($31,000), TIdes Foundation ($20,000) and CDC Foundation ($4,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 91% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust?
Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $623K.
What is Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust's EIN?
Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-6160659. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 8, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 29, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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