Private foundation (trust)EIN 611714573Est. 2014-10

BHP FOUNDATION

WASHINGTON, DC 20004

Total Assets

$185.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$75.6M

FY 2024

Grants Made

51

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$1.5M

FY 2024

Grant Range

$15K–$11.5M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$699K

Sustainable impact - see statement 14

Program 2

$507K

Iplc - see statement 15

Program 3

$49K

Education - see statement 16

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$7.3M

Total Expenses

$77.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$78.2M

Distributable Amount

$11.3M

Min. Investment Return

$11.4M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

51 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $15K through median $670K to maximum $11.5M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $75.6M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

153 grants

Recipient names are missing from the available filing data for some grants.

CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
$16.9M
7 grants
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY (TNC)
$14.9M
6 grants
GREAT BARRIER REEF FOUNDATION
$12.3M
4 grants
MAKEWAY FOUNDATION
$6.6M
2 grants
RECONCILIATION AUSTRALIA
$6.3M
6 grants
INDIGENOUS DESERT ALLIANCE (IDA)
$6.2M
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY BRAIN AND MIND CENTRE (BMC)
$5.5M
2 grants
BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
$5.0M
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

153 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
9
grants
$50–250K
40
grants
$250K–1M
41
grants
$1–5M
58
grants
$5M+
5
grants

Geographic Focus

9 states

Texas
$50.4M
36% of total
Virginia
$35.5M
25% of total
New York
$16.6M
12% of total
District of Columbia
$13.3M
10% of total
Washington
$6.8M
5% of total
BC
$6.6M
5% of total
California
$3.7M
3% of total
North Carolina
$3.7M
3% of total
NL
$2.7M
2% of total

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