Funding search · EIN 137298842 · New York, NY
Bernard and Anne Spitzer
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 549
- grants reported
- $137.2M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $25,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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2 grants matching “dioxide” · $3.1M
- $1.3M
Climateworks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Carbon dioxide removal fund
- $1.9M
Climateworks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Carbon dioxide removal fund
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Jeremy Hannelore Grantham Envir Tru1 grant · $10.0M
- Clean Air Task Force3 grants · $7.0M
- Neo Philanthropy3 grants · $4.5M
- New Venture Fund3 grants · $3.7M
- Climateworks Foundation3 grants · $3.4M
- American Museum of Natural History2 grants · $3.4M
- Multiplier2 grants · $3.0M
- The 21st Century Fnd City College N2 grants · $3.0M
- Third Way Institute3 grants · $2.6M
- Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors2 grants · $2.4M
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 549 grants.
- $10.0M
Jeremy Hannelore Grantham Envir Tru · Boston, MA · 2024
Environmental protection
- $2.8M
Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2024
General purposeclean industrial technology campaign state climate policy
- $2.8M
Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2023
State decarbonization project clean industrial technology campaign state climate policy
- $2.0M
The 21st Century Fnd City College N · New York, NY · 2022
Anne and bernard spitzer school of architecture
- $1.9M
Climateworks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Carbon dioxide removal fund
- $1.7M
Jdrf · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $1.7M
American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2023
Anne & bernard spitzer endowment fund
- $1.6M
American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2024
Anne & bernard spitzer endowment fund
- $1.5M
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Clean grid initiative
- $1.5M
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2024
State infrastructure fund
- $1.5M
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Clean grid initiative
- $1.5M
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2023
State infrastructure fund
- $1.5M
Center On Budget Policy Priorities · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
- $1.5M
Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2022
Clean energy standards
- $1.5M
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2022
State infrastructure fund
- $1.4M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Trusted elections fund
- $1.3M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
- $1.3M
Climateworks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Carbon dioxide removal fund
- $1.2M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
Cgre: state courts programthe platform for agriculture and climate
- $1.2M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
Cgre: state courts programthe platform for agriculture and climate
- $1.1M
The Public Theater · New York, NY · 2024
Free shakespeare in the park
- $1.1M
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Families and workers fund
- $1.0M
Educational Alliance · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $1.0M
Third Way Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Pathways to accelerating clean energyclimate and energy program
- $1.0M
The 21st Century Fnd City College N · New York, NY · 2023
Anne and bernard spitzer school of architecture
- $1.0M
Third Way Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Pathways to accelerating clean energy
- $1.0M
Center for Climate and Energy Solut · Arlington, VA · 2022
Climate innovation 2050
- $1.0M
Prime Coalition · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Prime impact fund
- $970,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Trusted elections fund
- $950,000
National Immigration Law Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General purpose
- $900,000
The Protect Democracy Project · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $900,000
The Breakthrough Institute · Oakland, CA · 2022
Food & farming programgeneral purpose
- $850,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2022
Institute for policy integrity supporting strong environmental safeguardstax law center
- $800,000
Trustees of Columbia University in · New York, NY · 2024
Lamont-doherty's hudson river field station cgep nuclear and carbon mgmt projectsabin center for climate change at columbia law school
- $780,000
The National Health Law Program · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Internship enforcement & litigation support for state-based advocates
- $780,000
The National Health Law Program · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Internship enforcement & litigation support for state-based advocates
- $780,000
The National Health Law Program · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Internship maintaining and expanding medicaid and the aca
- $750,000
Protect Democracy Project · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $750,000
Protect Democracy Project · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
- $700,000
States United Democracy Center · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $700,000
States United Democracy Center · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $700,000
The Breakthrough Institute · Oakland, CA · 2023
Food & farming program
- $650,000
All Voting Is Local · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $650,000
All Voting Is Local · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $650,000
National Security Archive Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $650,000
Economic Policy Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose and labor standards enforcement project
- $635,000
Proteus Fund · Amherst, MA · 2022
Piper fund
- $625,000
National Employment Law Project · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose and labor standards enforcement project
- $600,000
Citizens for Respons and Ethics in · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $600,000
Common Cause Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $600,000
Project On Government Oversight · Washngton, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $600,000
The Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Article v public education campaign
- $600,000
Great Plains Inst for Sustainable D · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General purpose
- $600,000
Project On Government Oversight · Washngton, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $600,000
Great Plains Inst for Sustainable D · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General purpose
- $600,000
Project On Government Oversight · Washngton, DC · 2022
General purpose
- $600,000
Third Way Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Climate and clean energy innovation campaign
- $550,000
American Oversight · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $550,000
Institute for Governance Sustainabl · Nw Washington, DC · 2024
General purposesupport for climate engineering technical review
- $550,000
The German Marshall Fund of the US · Washington, DC · 2024
Alliance for securing democracy
- $550,000
The German Marshall Fund of the US · Washington, DC · 2023
Alliance for securing democracy
- $550,000
Trustees of Columbia University in · New York, NY · 2023
Lamont-doherty's hudson river field station cgep nuclear and carbon mgmt project
- $512,500
New York University · New York, NY · 2023
Institute for policy integrity at nyu school of law the state and local enforcement project
- $500,000
American Constitution Society · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $500,000
Bipartisan Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Energy program
- $500,000
Carbon Containment Lab · New Haven, CT · 2024
General purpose
- $500,000
Cascade Climate · Somerville, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $500,000
Center for Climate and Energy Solut · Arlington, VA · 2024
Net-zero pathways
- $500,000
Center for Technology and Civic · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
- $500,000
Constitutional Accountability Cente · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $500,000
Democracy Forward Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $500,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Advancing a science to action strategy for solar radiation modification.
- $500,000
Nuclear Innovation Alliance · Brewsyter, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $500,000
Project Innerspace · Boston, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $500,000
Proteus Fund · Amherst, MA · 2024
Piper fund
- $500,000
Spark Climate Solutions · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General purpose
- $500,000
The Breakthrough Institute · Oakland, CA · 2024
General purpose
- $500,000
The Energy for Growth Hub · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $500,000
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Advancing the clean energy transition
- $500,000
American Constitution Society · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $500,000
Bipartisan Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Accelerating breakthrough climate solutions at scale
- $500,000
Center for Climate and Energy Solut · Arlington, VA · 2023
Net-zero pathways
- $500,000
Center for Technology and Civic · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $500,000
Citizens for Respons and Ethics in · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $500,000
Common Cause Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $500,000
Constitutional Accountability Cente · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $500,000
Nuclear Innovation Alliance · Brewsyter, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $500,000
Project Innerspace · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $500,000
The Energy for Growth Hub · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $500,000
The Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Article v public education campaign
- $500,000
Williams J Brennan Jr Cntr for Just · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose and support for bernard and anne spitzer fellowships
- $500,000
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Advancing net-zero emissions through outreach, policy and innovation
- $500,000
American Oversight · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
- $500,000
Bipartisan Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Decarbonization, clean infrastructure and environmental equity project
- $500,000
Center for Popular Democracy · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Family economic security
- $500,000
Citizens for Respons and Ethics in · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
- $500,000
Common Cause Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
- $500,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Farming for the future
- $500,000
Nuclear Innovation Alliance · Brewsyter, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $500,000
States United Democracy Center · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
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