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Arcus Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 38-3332791 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
- Total grants paid
- $31.3M
- Grants reported
- 365
- Median grant
- $75K
- Future commitments
- $29.6M
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 365 | $31.3M |
Where Arcus Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAVE THE CHIMPS INC | FORT PIERCE, FL | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2024 | $1.2M |
| BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | SUPPORT FOR THE FUND FOR TRANS GENERATIONS TO BUILD A FREE AND SAFE FUTURE FOR TRANSGENDER, GENDER NONCONFORMING, AND NONBINARY PEOPLE. | 2024 | $750K |
| FOREST PEOPLES PROGRAMME | MORETONINMARSH | SUPPORT FOR RIGHTS-BASED CONSERVATION POLICY AND PRACTICE. | 2024 | $583.4K |
| BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | SUPPORT FOR THE EMERGING LGBTQ LEADERS OF COLOR FUND TO RESOURCE THE LEADERSHIP OF YOUNG PEOPLE FOR POLICY AND CULTURE CHANGE. | 2024 | $525K |
| INTERNATIONAL TRANS FUND | OTTAWA, ONTARIO | SUPPORT FOR GRANTMAKING AND CAPACITY STRENGTHENING FOR INCREASED LGBTQ SAFETY, PROTECTION, AND SOCIAL INCLUSION. | 2024 | $500K |
| PANECO FOUNDATION | BERG AM IRCHEL | SUPPORT FOR THE LEUSER ECOSYSTEM ALLIANCE TO PROTECT ITS ORANGUTANS AND GIBBONS. | 2024 | $481.3K |
| BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | SUPPORT FOR THE EMERGING LGBTQ LEADERS OF COLOR FUND TO RESOURCE THE LEADERSHIP OF YOUNG PEOPLE FOR POLICY AND CULTURE CHANGE. | 2024 | $475K |
| PROTEUS FUND INC | WALTHAM, MA | SUPPORT FOR THE RIGHTS, FAITH, AND DEMOCRACY COLLABORATIVE. | 2024 | $400K |
| REWILD | AUSTIN, TX | SUPPORT FOR IUCNS SECTION ON GREAT APES (SGA), THE ARRC TASK FORCE, AND STATE OF THE APES. | 2024 | $375K |
| GREENPEACE FUND INC | WASHINGTON, DC | SUPPORT TO PROTECT APE HABITATS BY REDUCING INDUSTRIAL-SCALE EXPLOITATION OF FORESTS. | 2024 | $352.8K |
| UHAI EASHRI COMPANY LIMITED | NAIROBI | SUPPORT FOR GRANTMAKING TO INCREASE SAFETY, PROTECTION, AND INCLUSION FOR LGBTIQ COMMUNITIES. | 2024 | $300K |
| JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH EDUCATION & CONSERVATION | WASHINGTON, DC | SUPPORT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONSERVATION ACTION PLAN TO MITIGATE KEY THREATS TO GORILLAS, CHIMPANZEES, AND THEIR HABITATS. | 2024 | $299.2K |
| THE OTHER FOUNDATION | JOHANNESBURG | SUPPORT TO ADVANCE ADVOCACY FOR SAFETY, LEGAL PROTECTION, AND SOCIAL INCLUSION OF LGBTQI PEOPLE. | 2024 | $266K |
| AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | SUPPORT TO IMPROVE BONOBO CONSERVATION THROUGH COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. | 2024 | $250.5K |
| FONDO SEMILLAS AC | MEXICO CITY | SUPPORT FOR GRASSROOTS LBTQI+ ORGANIZATIONS. | 2024 | $250K |
| ASTRAEA FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | SUPPORT FOR THE SAFETY, JUSTICE & PROTECTIONS FOR LGBTQI CARIBBEAN PEOPLE PROJECT. | 2024 | $250K |
| STICHTING HIVOS (HUMANISTISCH INSTITUUT VOOR ONTWIKKELINGS-SAMENWERKING) | THE HAGUE | SUPPORT FOR GRANTMAKING TO ADVANCE LGBTQ+ RIGHTS. | 2024 | $250K |
| FUNDERS FOR LESBIAN AND GAY ISSUES INC | NEW YORK, NY | SUPPORT FOR OUT IN THE SOUTH TO BUILD A NETWORK OF FUNDERS AS WELL AS OPERATING SUPPORT. | 2024 | $225K |
| YAYASAN KEADILAN HIJAU INDONESIA | MEDAN | SUPPORT TO CONSERVE THE ECOSYSTEM THROUGH ADVOCACY AND MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. | 2024 | $211.4K |
| PEOPLE RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | SUPPORT TO ESTABLISH COMMUNITY-BASED ORANGUTAN AND GIBBON HABITAT CONSERVATION. | 2024 | $210K |
| FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY US INC | WASHINGTON, DC | SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHENING THE LONG-TERM PROTECTION OF AN IMPORTANT SITE FOR BONOBOS. | 2024 | $200K |
| PROTEUS FUND INC | WALTHAM, MA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2024 | $200K |
| REWILD | AUSTIN, TX | SUPPORT OF THE GRAUERS GORILLA POPULATION N VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONSERVATION OF APES REGIONALLY. | 2024 | $200K |
| EQUALITY FEDERATION INSTITUTE | PORTLAND, OR | SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT CONVENING TO DEVELOP LONG- AND SHORT-TERM STRATEGIES FOR NATIONWIDE COORDINATION. | 2024 | $200K |
| HUTAN - KINABATANGAN ORANG-UTAN CONSERVATION PROJECT | KOTA KINABALU | SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH OF ORANGUTAN POPULATION DYNAMICS AND HUMAN-WILDLIFE COEXISTENCE TO IMPROVE LAND-USE MANAGEMENT IN FRAGMENTED APE HABITAT. | 2024 | $200K |
How to apply
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- Contact
- ARCUS FOUNDATION
- Address
- 445 5TH AVENUE 7TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY, 10016
- Phone
- 2124883000
- WWW.ARCUSFOUNDATION.ORG
- Deadlines
- STATEMENT 24
- Application materials
- STATEMENT 24
- Restrictions
- STATEMENT 24
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Arcus Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.