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Private foundation (trust)EIN 046856456Est. 1998-01

GRANTHAM FOUNDATION FOR THE PROTECTION

BOSTON, MA 02109

Total Assets

$782.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$67.0M

FY 2024

Grants Made

83

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$807K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$11K–$4.5M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$4.6M

The grantham foundation provided research funding to various organizations engaged in climate research and technology development

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$64.9M

Total Expenses

$84.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$71.9M

Distributable Amount

$40.6M

Min. Investment Return

$40.8M

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

83 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $11K through median $500K to maximum $4.5M, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2024. Peak $67.0M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

363 grants

STICHTING SED FUND
$14.3M
4 grants
WINDWARD FUND
$10.1M
4 grants
STICHTING FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
$10M
3 grants
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
$8.5M
3 grants
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED
$7.0M
5 grants
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
$7.0M
2 grants
IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
$6.6M
3 grants
IMPERIAL COLLEGE
$6.3M
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

363 grants

<$10K
11
grants
$10–50K
32
grants
$50–250K
125
grants
$250K–1M
130
grants
$1–5M
65
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

29 states

New York
$32.2M
23% of total
California
$31.5M
23% of total
District of Columbia
$26.2M
19% of total
Massachusetts
$16.9M
12% of total
Colorado
$11.2M
8% of total
Virginia
$6.1M
4% of total
Hawaii
$1.5M
1% of total
Alaska
$1.3M
1% of total
South Dakota
$1.3M
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$1.1M
1% of total

+19 more states

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