Funding search · EIN 200429029 · Los Angeles, CA
Emmett Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 284
- grants reported
- $8.5M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $2,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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1 grant matching “indvidual” · $20,000
- $20,000
Seventh Generation Advisors · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
To empower indviduals and organizations to create and adopt solutions that protect our environment
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Cate School3 grants · $2.6M
- UCLA Foundation3 grants · $1.7M
- Stanford University2 grants · $1.0M
- Yale University3 grants · $584,000
- Sustainable Conservation3 grants · $151,000
- Tompkins Conservation3 grants · $150,000
- One Percent for the Planet3 grants · $150,000
- Natural Resources Defense Council2 grants · $105,000
- Environmental Defense Fund2 grants · $100,000
- The Nature Conservancy2 grants · $100,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 284 grants.
- $1.6M
Cate School · Carpinteria, CA · 2023
To benefit education
- $1.0M
Cate School · Carpinteria, CA · 2022
To benefit education
- $900,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
To benefit education
- $799,883
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To benefit education
- $500,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023
To benefit education
- $500,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022
To benefit education
- $384,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2021
To benefit education
- $100,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
To benefit education
- $100,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
To benefit education
- $77,777
Union Rescue Mission · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To benefit homeless shelters
- $55,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · Santa Monica, CA · 2021
To benefit public health and safeguard nature
- $51,000
Sustainable Conservation · San Francisco, CA · 2021
To conserve california's land, air and water
- $50,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2023
To preserve the land and wildlife
- $50,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
To benefit wildlife
- $50,000
One Percent for the Planet · Burlington, VT · 2023
To support an alliance of businesses for a healthy planet
- $50,000
Sustainable Conservation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To conserve california's land, air and water
- $50,000
The Nature Conservancy · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To benefit environment
- $50,000
Tompkins Conservation · Ventura, CA · 2023
To benefit wildlife
- $50,000
One Percent for the Planet · Burlington, VT · 2022
To support an alliance of businesses for a healthy planet
- $50,000
Sustainable Conservation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To conserve california's land, air and water
- $50,000
The Nature Conservancy · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To benefit environment
- $50,000
Tompkins Conservation · Ventura, CA · 2022
To benefit wildlife
- $50,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2021
To support solutions of carbon emissions globally
- $50,000
Nature Conservancy · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
To promote environmental conservation in all 50 states and 70 countries
- $50,000
One Percent for the Planet · Burlington, VT · 2021
To support an alliance of businesses for a healthy planet
- $50,000
Tompkins Conservation · Ventura, CA · 2021
To benefit the wildlife
- $50,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2021
To promote solutions for healthier democracy and science for environmental justice
- $50,000
University of New Hampshire Foundation · Durham, NH · 2021
To benefit education
- $45,000
Green Science Policy Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2021
To prevent and protect health from chemicals of concern
- $40,000
Saint John'S Health Center Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Honoring doctor prudente and elson
- $40,000
Seventh Generation Advisors · Santa Monica, CA · 2021
To protect environment and fight climate change
- $38,500
Environmental Defense Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
To benefit endeavors to protect the environment and promote environmental education
- $30,000
Altasea · San Pedro, CA · 2023
To develop and scale up rapid solutions for some of the planet's most pressing challenges, such as climate change, energy supply, and global food security
- $30,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To benefit education
- $30,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2022
To benefit education
- $30,000
Altasea · San Pedro, CA · 2021
To support innovative solutions to global challenges of human and environmental sustainabilty
- $25,000
South Fork Natural History Museum · Bridgehampton, NY · 2023
To benefit endeavors to raise environmental awareness
- $25,000
The Fund for the People in Parks · Oakland, CA · 2023
To benefit the parks' program required by law
- $25,000
South Fork Natural History Museum · Bridgehampton, NY · 2022
To benefit endeavors to raise environmental awareness
- $25,000
The Fund for the People in Parks · Oakland, CA · 2022
To benefit the parks' program required by law
- $25,000
Tidelines Institute · Gustavus, CA · 2022
To benefit education
- $25,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To use science to develope solutions for healthy, safe and just future
- $25,000
University of New Hampshire Foundation · Durham, NH · 2022
To benefit education
- $25,000
South Fork Natural History Museum · Bridgehampton, NY · 2021
To benefit endeavors to raise environmental awareness
- $25,000
The Fund for the People in Parks · Oakland, CA · 2021
To benefit the parks' program required by law
- $20,000
Columbia Law School · New York, NY · 2023
To benefit education
- $20,000
Ecoamerica · Washington, DC · 2023
To move society towards climate solutions
- $20,000
Energy Independence Now · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
To promote renewable hydrogen infrastructure for transportation
- $20,000
Green Science Policy Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2023
To facilitate safer use of chemicals to protect human and ecological health
- $20,000
Riviera Ridge School · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
To benefit education
- $20,000
Seventh Generation Advisors · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
To empower indviduals and organizations to create and adopt solutions that protect our environment
- $20,000
Claremont McKenna College · Claremont, CA · 2022
To benefit education
- $20,000
Columbia Law School · New York, NY · 2022
To benefit education
- $20,000
Conservation Lands Foundation · Durango, CO · 2022
To protect and restore the national conservation lands through education
- $20,000
Energy Independence Now · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
To promote renewable hydrogen infrastructure for transportation
- $20,000
Mare · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
To support resources for adoption
- $20,000
Riviera Ridge School · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
To benefit education
- $20,000
Center for Public Integrity · Washington, DC · 2021
To benefit the organization's operations
- $20,000
Columbia Law School · New York, NY · 2021
To benefit education
- $20,000
Conservation Lands Foundation · Durango, CO · 2021
To protect and restore the national conservation lands through education
- $20,000
Ecoamerica · San Francisco, CA · 2021
To benefit the ecosystem
- $20,000
Energy Independence Now · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
To promote renewable hydrogen infrastructure for transportation
- $17,500
Clean Coalition · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
To support renewable energy
- $15,000
Environmental Defense Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
To benefit endeavors to protect the environment and promote environmental education
- $15,000
Heal the Ocean · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
To benefit endeavors to prevent ocean pollution
- $15,000
Heal the Ocean · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
To benefit endeavors to prevent ocean pollution
- $15,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2021
To benefit education
- $15,000
Heal the Ocean · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
To benefit endeavors to prevent ocean pollution
- $13,000
California State Parks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To protect and preserve the california state park system
- $11,500
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
To benefit endeavors to protect and restore the santa barbara channel
- $11,000
St Matthew'S Parish School · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2022
To benefit education
- $10,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Oakland, CA · 2023
To benefit the wildlife
- $10,000
Island Press · Washington, DC · 2023
To benefit endeavors to protect and sustain the environment
- $10,000
The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
To protect natural resources, agricultural land, and open spaces for present and future generations
- $10,000
The Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To protect and create parks
- $10,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2023
To save wildlife and wild place worldwide
- $10,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Oakland, CA · 2022
To benefit the wildlife
- $10,000
Crossroads School · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
To benefit education
- $10,000
Harvard · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To benefit education
- $10,000
Island Press · Washington, DC · 2022
To benefit endeavors to protect and sustain the environment
- $10,000
Restore Hetch Hetchy · Berkeley, CA · 2022
To support restoring the hetch hetchy valley to natural splendor
- $10,000
The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
To protect natural resources, agricultural land, and open spaces for present and future generations
- $10,000
The Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To protect and create parks
- $10,000
Wild Earth Guardians · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
To protect and restore wildlife, wild places, wild rivers, and the health of the american west
- $10,000
California State Parks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021
To protect and preserve the california state park system
- $10,000
Cate School · Carpinteria, CA · 2021
To benefit education
- $10,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Oakland, CA · 2021
To benefit the wildlife
- $10,000
Claremont McKenna College · Claremont, CA · 2021
To benefit education
- $10,000
Environmental Defense Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
To benefit endeavors to protect the environment and promote environmental education
- $10,000
Gwendolyn Strong Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
To promote inclusive future for those with disabilities
- $10,000
Harvard · Cambridge, MA · 2021
To benefit education
- $10,000
National Parks Conservation Association · Washington, DE · 2021
To conserve the national parks
- $10,000
Riviera Ridge School · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
To benefit education
- $10,000
St Matthew'S Parish School · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2021
To benefit education
- $10,000
The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
To protect natural resources, agricultural land, and open spaces for present and future generations
- $10,000
Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
To protect the public land
- $7,500
Santa Barbara City College Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
To benefit education
- $6,570
International School of Florence · 2023
To benefit education
- $5,600
Santa Cruz Island Foundation · Carpinteria, CA · 2022
To benefit the nature conservancy of the california channel islands
- $5,000
Coalition for Clean Air · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To protect public health, imporve air quality and prevent climate change
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- UCLA Foundation276 grants · $1.75B
Similar purposes
- Greater Houston Community Foundation5,612 grants · $873.8M
- Tarrant Safety Net Support Corporation70 grants · $506.7M
- Mass General Brigham Incorporated &472 grants · $3.11B
Similar grant size
- Enterprise Holdings Foundation30,880 grants · $360.4M
- State Employees Credit Union Foundation7,131 grants · $63.0M
- Publix Super Markets Charities6,333 grants · $108.7M
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