Rainforest Foundation Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Brooklyn, NY EIN 95-1622945

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2021–2026

Total received

$15.9M

Foundation funders

95

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2021–2026

Who funds Rainforest Foundation Inc?

Rainforest Foundation Inc is funded by 95 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($5.3M), The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation ($2.5M), Skoll Fund ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.9M in grants to Rainforest Foundation Inc between 2021–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Ford Foundation$5,250,000112022–2024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$2,502,62842022–2023
Skoll Fund$1,090,00022023–2024
The Christensen Fund$1,035,00062022–2024
Climateworks Foundation$850,00022023–2024
Rights and Resources Institute Inc$816,38622023–2024
World Resources Institute$511,45832023–2025
NIA Tero Foundation$493,02532021–2024
Network for Good$435,88442021–2024
Norman E Alexander Family S Foundation$340,00042021–2024
Foundation to Promote Open Society$268,00022021–2023
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$193,78742021–2024
Paul Bechtner Foundation$176,60012022
Resources Legacy Fund$155,28522022–2023
Erik S Cassel Foundation$120,00032022–2024
Woodwell Climate Research Center Inc$100,00012025
Samueli Foundation$100,00012024
National Philanthropic Trust$88,50042022–2025
Human & Civil Rights Organizations of America$81,34642022–2025
The Rockefeller Foundation$75,00022023–2024
Edward Charles Foundation$70,00012024
F Felix Foundation$70,00032022–2024
Endaoment Inc$63,93522022–2023
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$57,88522022–2023
The New York Community Trust$50,00012023
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Silicon Valley Community Foundation$50,00012022
RSF Social Finance Inc$46,40032022–2024
Oechsle Family Foundation Inc$46,00022022–2023
The Oelman Foundation$40,00042022–2025
Greater Salina Community Foundation$40,00042022–2025
The Ressler Family Foundation$40,00012022
Patterson Family Foundation$30,00022024–2025
The Stephen & Carole Schwartz$30,00022023–2024
Nint Foundation$30,00012023
Still Point Fund$30,00032022–2023
GVNGorg$27,51512024
Key Foundation$25,00032022–2024
Leaves of Grass Fund$22,00032022–2024
The Jake Foundation Inc$20,00022023–2025
The Menaged Foundation$20,00032023–2025
The Lulu Foundation$20,00042022–2025
Petchers Foundation Inc$20,00012024
Sustainable Solutions Foundation$20,00012024
The Elmo Foundation$20,00012022
Impactassetsinc$19,50022022–2024
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc$15,50012022
Charities Aid Foundation America$15,10922022–2023
The Loving Climate Foundation$15,00032023–2025
Kaufman Family Foundation 16115009633$14,66322024–2025
Franklin Philanthropic Foundation$12,00022024–2025
The Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Charitable Trust-I$12,00022022–2023
The San Francisco Foundation$11,00012025
Jewish Communal Fund$11,00022024
The Van Wallingham Foundation Inc$10,00022024–2025
W Clement & Jessie V Stone Foundation$10,00012024
Community Foundation of the North State$10,00012024
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$10,00012023
Greater Washington Community Foundation$10,00012022
Robert & Ann Newburger Foundation Inc$10,00012022
Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts$9,13312025
Enhancing Tomorrow$9,00022022–2023
The Jedra Charitable Foundation Inc$8,64132022–2025
Tides Foundation$7,51812024
The Harding Family Foundation$7,00042022–2026
Jeffrey S & Helen H Cardon Foundation$5,00012025
Ted & Ruth Johnson Family Foundation$5,00012025
The Mesdag Family Foundation$5,00012024
The Norman and Rosalie Fain Family Foundation$5,00012024
Laurence W Levine Foundation Inc$5,00012024
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$4,49142022–2025
The Hanley Foundation$4,00032022–2024
Lipton Family Foundation$3,51312022
Roy G Michell Charitable Foundation Tr$3,00032024–2026
Ledyardharlow Foundation Inc$3,00032022–2024
Silver Mountain Foundation for the Arts$3,00032022–2024
Beatrice Renfield Foundation$3,00032022–2024
The Ebert-Leblanc Family Foundation Inc$3,00012022
Eternal Lighthouse Foundation Inc$2,00012025
The Christopher Reynolds Foundation Inc$2,00012024
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc$2,00012022
Maturi Rammohan Foundation Inc$1,85132023–2025
Shell USA Company Foundation$1,66722022–2024
The Adair Street Family Foundation$1,40012025
GE Aerospace Foundation$1,12322022
Mary and Charles Sethness Charitable$1,00012022
The Pfizer Foundation Inc$94522022
Select Equity Group Foundation$60012023
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$51512022
Hirz Family Foundation Inc$50012023
The Sprunk Family Foundation$25012023
McKesson Foundation Inc$24512022
The Cigna Group Foundation$20012024
Open Society Institute$15012022
Analog Devices Foundation$10012022
American Tower Corporation Foundation$5012022

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M5 grants2021 59 grants2022 53 grants2023 56 grants2024 25 grants2025 2 grants2026

From 2021 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2026) to $7.0M (2023). In 2026 it made 2 grants totaling $3K.

What grants has Rainforest Foundation Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026The Harding Family FoundationGeneral$2,000
2026Roy G Michell Charitable Foundation TrUnrestricted$1,000
2025World Resources InstituteREVERSE RAPID DEGRADATION OF ECOSYSTEMS$422,283
2025Woodwell Climate Research Center IncScientific Research$100,000
2025National Philanthropic TrustENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS$15,250
2025The Jake Foundation IncENVIRONMENTAL$15,000
2025Patterson Family FoundationSUPPORT INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES PROTECT THEIR FORESTS AND THEIR CULTURES$15,000
2025Human & Civil Rights Organizations of AmericaTo assist in the Organization's exempt purposes$14,974
2025The San Francisco FoundationFOR PROJECT SUPPORT$11,000
2025The Menaged FoundationCHARITABLE DONATION$10,000
2025The Oelman FoundationUNRESTRICTED$10,000
2025Greater Salina Community FoundationConservation & Environment$10,000
2025Community Foundation of Western MassachusettsC: ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, PROTECTION & BEAUTIFICATION$9,133
2025Kaufman Family Foundation 16115009633GENERAL SUPPORT$7,663
2025Franklin Philanthropic FoundationUNRESTRICTED$6,000
2025Jeffrey S & Helen H Cardon FoundationCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$5,000
2025Ted & Ruth Johnson Family FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$5,000
2025The Lulu FoundationGENERAL FUND$5,000
2025The Van Wallingham Foundation Incunrestricted Grant in support of organization's exempt purpose$5,000
2025The Loving Climate FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
2025The Jedra Charitable Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$4,000
2025Eternal Lighthouse Foundation IncPROGRAM SUPPORT$2,000
2025The Harding Family FoundationGeneral$2,000
2025The Adair Street Family FoundationFOREST PRESERVATION$1,400
2025JPMorgan Chase FoundationMATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)$1,100
2025Roy G Michell Charitable Foundation TrUnrestricted$1,000
2025Maturi Rammohan Foundation IncRAINFOREST CONSERVATION$793
2024The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT FOR THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE OF TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES FOR ITS GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS PROJECT TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION BY FOREST PEOPLES' NETWORKS IN INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE FORA AND STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT REGIONAL EVENTS$675,000
2024The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT FOR THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE OF TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES FOR ITS GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS PROJECT TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION BY FOREST PEOPLES' NETWORKS IN INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE FORA AND STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT REGIONAL EVENTS$675,000
2024Rights and Resources Institute IncSTRENGTHENING GOVERNANCE OF THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE OF TERRITOIRIAL COMMUNITIES$466,386

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Rainforest Foundation Inc?

Rainforest Foundation Inc is funded by 95 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($5.3M), The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation ($2.5M), Skoll Fund ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.9M in grants to Rainforest Foundation Inc between 2021–2026.

Who is Rainforest Foundation Inc's largest funder?

The Ford Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Rainforest Foundation Inc, with $5.3M across 11 grants (2022–2024).

How much grant funding has Rainforest Foundation Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $15.9M in grants to Rainforest Foundation Inc across 200 grants from 95 funders between 2021–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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