Friends of the Earth

Washington, DC ·EIN 23-7420660 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$11.4M received 140 funders 200 grants · 2023–2025

Who funds Friends of the Earth?

Friends of the Earth is funded by 140 grantmakers, led by Waverley Street Foundation ($1.0M), Climateworks Foundation ($850K), Windward Fund ($700K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $11.4M in grants to Friends of the Earth between 2023–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Waverley Street Foundation$1,000,00012024
Climateworks Foundation$850,00022023–2024
Windward Fund$700,00012024
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$630,00022023–2024
The Ford Foundation$620,00042023–2024
Impactassetsinc$519,85022023–2024
The Chicago Community Trust$411,55012023
Foundation for the Carolinas$400,00022023–2024
Climate Imperative Foundation$375,00022023–2024
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$350,58222023–2024
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation$350,00022023–2024
Tides Center$325,00022023–2024
The Greenbaum Foundation$300,00022023–2024
Carroll Petrie Foundation$300,00022023–2024
Arcus Foundation$300,00022023–2024
Winifred Stevens Foundation$280,00062023–2024
The New York Community Trust$260,75042023–2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$255,00032023–2024
Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation$250,00012023
Wallace Global Fund Ii$215,00042023–2024
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc$200,00012023
The Schmidt Family Foundation$185,00022023–2024
Maine Community Foundation Inc$150,20022023–2024
Marin Community Foundation$150,00022023–2024
Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation$150,00022023–2024
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National Philanthropic Trust$148,96022023–2024
Tides Foundation$128,92012024
The Skoll Foundation$120,00022023–2024
Cs Fund$120,00022023–2024
The Marisla Foundation$115,00022023–2024
Columbus Foundation$100,10012023
Builders Vision Foundation$100,00012024
Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc$100,00022023–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$77,00022023–2024
Orange County Community Foundation$60,00022023–2024
The Scherman Foundation Inc$50,00012024
Erol Foundation Us$50,00012023
Hfo Foundation$50,00012023
The Leonard & Sophie Davis Fund$40,00012024
Nc Counts Coalition$35,00012023
Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$31,00022023–2024
Farview Foundation$30,00032023–2025
The Fine and Greenwald Foundation$30,00022023–2024
The New-land Foundation Inc$30,00022023–2024
Jewish Community Federation of San$26,30022023–2024
The Steedman Family Foundation$25,00022023–2024
The Northwest Fund for the Environment$21,00032023–2024
Jewish Communal Fund$17,10222023–2024
The Anne R Dow Family Foundation Inc$17,00022023–2024
Minneapolis Jewish Federation$15,00012024
Rockefeller Family Fund Inc$15,00012024
The Prentice Foundation Inc$15,00022023–2024
Fred and Maxine Rumack Family Foundation$15,00032023–2024
Gorlitz Foundation Ltd$15,00032023–2024
Cultures of Resistance Network Foundation$15,00012023
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$14,36312023
Community Foundation of New Jersey$10,50012023
The Community Foundation$10,25012024
Boston Foundation Inc$10,00012024
The Charles Spear Charitable Foundation$10,00012024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$10,00012024
Friedlander Family Fund$10,00012024
The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation$10,00022023–2024
The Loving Climate Foundation$10,00022023–2024
Allan B Roby & Frances M Roby$10,00022023–2024
Martin R Prince Charitable$10,00012023
Winifred S White Residuary Trust$8,03412024
Earthshare$6,65012023
Rsf Social Finance Inc$6,25012024
Farm Forward Inc$6,25012023
Seltzer Family Foundation$5,50012024
Toledo Community Foundation Inc$5,10012023
Environmental Federation of California$5,07412023
Rc Charitable Foundation$5,02112024
The Charlie & Mary Beth O'reilly$5,00012024
The Quinn Foundation$5,00012024
Stephanie & Lawrence Flinn Jrcharitable$5,00012024
Ch Robinson Worldwide Foundation$5,00012024
Ploughshares Foundation$5,00012024
The Thompson Charitable Foundation$4,00012024
Grace Jones Richardson Testamentary$4,00012024
Mitchell & Kathy Racoosin Family$3,50012024
Farbstein Family Charitable Foundation$3,00012024
The Arthur & Patricia Price Foundation$2,00022024–2025
The Anne and Gerald Freedman Charitable$2,00022024–2025
The Eric and Joan Norgaard Charitable Trust$2,00012024
Fred and Maxi Bruhns Foundation Inc$2,00012024
Louis M Helms Jr and Anita B Helms$1,90012024
Bruce Ford Brown Memorial Trust$1,75012024
The Weill Family Foundation$1,50012024
The Bakermerine Family Foundation Inc$1,50012024
Yang Foundation$1,50012024
Louden Family Foundation$1,00022024–2025
The Menaged Foundation$1,00012024
Kona Foundation Inc$1,00012024
Lester Poretsky Family Foundation Inc$1,00012024
The Rosemont Foundation Inc$1,00012024
Alexander Host Foundation$1,00012024
Julio R Gallo Foundation$1,00012024
The Esther & Morton Wohlgemuth$1,00012024
Sandpiper Fund Inc$1,00012024
Nels and Liz Leutwiler Foundation$1,00012024
Hufty Foundation$1,00012024
The Gedvila Family Fund$1,00012024
The Lindemann Foundation Inc$1,00012024
Helen Keeler Burke Charitable Foundation$1,00012024
Daniel and Mary Reeves Foundation$1,00012024
The Mike and Corky Hale Stoller Foundation$1,00012024
Staley Family Foundation Inc$1,00012024
Shapiro Family Charitable Foundation$1,00012024
The Dickey Fund$1,00012024
The John a Rodger Jr Foundation Inc$1,00012024
Euler-revaz Family Foundation$1,00012024
Texas Instruments Foundation$52612024
Salmon Family Foundation$50012024
The Susan and Ford Schumann Foundation$50012024
Dun Foundation$50012024
Sally Goldman Foundation Inc$50012024
David G Taft Foundation$50012024
Rao Family Foundation$50012024
Farallon Foundation$30012024
Alchemy Foundation$25012024
The Kassouf Foundation$25012024
Susanna Porter & James Clark Giving Fund$20012025
Cadre Foundation Inc$16512024
Amaranth Foundation$15012024
Roger L and Laura D Zeller Charitable Foundation$10012024
Joseph Fund$10012024
The Seltzer Hertzig Foundationinc$10012024
The Richard R Howe Foundation$10012024
Shell Usa Company Foundation$6012024
Verizon Foundation$5012024
The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff Foundation$5012024
Lester and Cathy Holze Jr$5012024
Edward Jones Foundation$5012024
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$4012024
Noonmark Foundation$3012024
The Cigna Group Foundation$2712024
The Galoney-strubbe Charitable$2712024
The Mcgrath Family Charitable Foundation$2512024

What grants has Friends of the Earth received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Farview FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$10,000
2025The Arthur & Patricia Price FoundationUNRESTRICTED SUPPORT$1,000
2025The Anne and Gerald Freedman CharitableGENERAL DONATION TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES.$1,000
2025Louden Family FoundationNO RESTRICTIONS$500
2025Susanna Porter & James Clark Giving FundTO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY$200
2024Waverley Street FoundationFARM TO School programs$1,000,000
2024Windward FundAGRICULTURE, FOOD, NUTRITION$700,000
2024Climateworks FoundationTO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL SYSTEM ($150,000); SUSTAINABLE MARITIME SHIPPING ($300,000); TO PROTECT AND SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL OF FORESTED AND OTHER LANDSCAPES TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE ($150,000)$600,000
2024Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncENVIRONMENT$365,000
2024ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$315,050
2024The Ford FoundationTO ENCOURAGE AGRO-COMMODITY FINANCIERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES PROMOTING MORE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES BY COMPANIES IN THE SECTOR AND ENSURING INVESTMENTS ARE FREE FROM DEFORESTATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES$200,000
2024The Greenbaum FoundationGENERAL FUND$200,000
2024Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationTO SECURE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS THAT PROTECT ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES FROM THE HARMS OF INCREASED VESSEL TRAFFIC IN THE NORTH AMERICAN ARCTIC OCEAN.$175,291
2024Tides CenterSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT$175,000
2024Carroll Petrie FoundationGEOENGINEERING WORK IN THE USA$150,000
2024Climate Imperative FoundationENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION$150,000
2024Arcus FoundationSUPPORT TO FOSTER STRONGER PROTECTIONS FOR APES AND APE HABITAT AND PROHIBIT HARMFUL PROJECT FINANCING.$150,000
2024Charles Stewart Mott FoundationTo advance environmental and social standards of development finance institutions.$150,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS$141,630
2024The Schmidt Family FoundationENCOURAGING A JUST TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS$135,000
2024Tides FoundationSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT$128,920
2024The Ford FoundationTO ENCOURAGE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO ADOPT POLICIES AND PRACTICE THAT PROTECT BIODIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY RIGHTS$100,000
2024Foundation for the CarolinasCHARITABLE GIFT$100,000
2024Builders Vision Foundationto support an educational campaign on the impact of companies in the livestock and animal feed industries$100,000
2024Winifred Stevens FoundationSTOPPING PLASTICS POLLUTION IN OUR OCEANS$100,000
2024The Skoll FoundationCLIMATE DISINFORMATION COALITION$90,000
2024Maine Community Foundation IncNatural Resources Conservation & Protection$75,200
2024Marin Community FoundationPROVIDE PROJECT SUPPORT FOR STOP FACTORY FARM FINANCE$75,000
2024Wallace Global Fund IiSUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK$75,000
2024Clarence E Heller Charitable FoundationTO IMPROVE THE CLIMATE FOOTPRINT OF SCHOOL FOOD IN CALIFORNIA$75,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Friends of the Earth?

Friends of the Earth is funded by 140 grantmakers, led by Waverley Street Foundation ($1.0M), Climateworks Foundation ($850K), Windward Fund ($700K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $11.4M in grants to Friends of the Earth between 2023–2025.

Who is Friends of the Earth's largest funder?

Waverley Street Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Friends of the Earth, with $1.0M across 1 grant (2024).

How much grant funding has Friends of the Earth received?

IRS 990 filings record $11.4M in grants to Friends of the Earth across 200 grants from 140 funders between 2023–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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