Funding search · EIN 204395152 · Washington, DC
Paulson Charitable 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.
- 60
- grants reported
- $248,900
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Orangutan Foundation International4 grants · $21,000
- African Wildlife Foundation4 grants · $20,000
- Rainforest Trust4 grants · $19,000
- Schoharie Land Trust4 grants · $15,000
- International Rhino Foundation4 grants · $15,000
- Save the Manatee Club4 grants · $15,000
- Women'S World Banking2 grants · $14,000
- Cure Childhood Cancer3 grants · $14,000
- 4 Paws for Ability3 grants · $14,000
- Lyon Ranch Therapy Animals3 grants · $13,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 60 reported grants, largest first.
- $9,000
Women'S World Banking · New York, NY · 2024
General operations support.
- $5,500
Orangutan Foundation International · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operations support.
- $5,500
Orangutan Foundation International · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General operations support.
- $5,000
4 Paws for Ability · Xenia, OH · 2025
General operations support.
- $5,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
General operations support.
- $5,000
American Climate Partners · Orange, VA · 2025
General operations support.
- $5,000
Apopo · Washington, DC · 2025
General operations support.
- $5,000
Cure Childhood Cancer · Bethesda, MD · 2025
General operations support.
- $5,000
International Rhino Foundation · Fort Worth, TX · 2025
General operations support.
- $5,000
Lifetime Wells · Denton, MD · 2025
General operations support
- $5,000
Lifetime Wells Vision · Denton, MD · 2025
General operations support.
- $5,000
Lyon Ranch Therapy Animals · Sonoma, CA · 2025
General operations support.
- $5,000
Orangutan Foundation International · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
General operations support.
- $5,000
Palisades Village · Washington, DC · 2025
General operations support
- $5,000
Rainforest Trust · Warrenton, VA · 2025
General operations support.
- $5,000
Save the Manatee Club · Maitland, FL · 2025
General operations support.
- $5,000
Schoharie Land Trust · Cobleskill, NY · 2025
General operations support.
- $5,000
The Arts Ctr in Orange · Orange, VA · 2025
General operations support.
- $5,000
Virginia Voice · Richmond, VA · 2025
General operations support.
- $5,000
Women'S World Banking · New York, NY · 2025
General operations support.
- $5,000
4 Paws for Ability · Xenia, OH · 2024
General operations support.
- $5,000
Afghan Ed for a Better Tomo · Elk Grove, CA · 2024
General operations support.
- $5,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General operations support.
- $5,000
American Climate Partners · Orange, VA · 2024
General operations support.
- $5,000
Cure Childhood Cancer · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General operations support.
- $5,000
International Rhino Foundation · Fort Worth, TX · 2024
General operations support.
- $5,000
Lifetime Wells International · Aston, PA · 2024
General operations support.
- $5,000
Lifetime Wells Vision · Denton, MD · 2024
General operations support.
- $5,000
Lyon Ranch Therapy Animals · Sonoma, CA · 2024
General operations support.
- $5,000
Orangutan Foundation International · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operations support.
- $5,000
Rainforest Trust · Warrenton, VA · 2024
General operations support.
- $5,000
Save the Manatee Club · Maitland, FL · 2024
General operations support.
- $5,000
Schoharie Land Trust · Cobleskill, NY · 2024
General operations support.
- $5,000
The Arts Ctr in Orange · Orange, VA · 2024
General operations support.
- $5,000
Virginia Voice · Richmond, VA · 2024
General operations support.
- $5,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General operations support.
- $5,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General operations support.
- $4,500
Rainforest Trust · Warrenton, VA · 2023
General operations support.
- $4,500
Rainforest Trust · Warrenton, VA · 2022
General operations support.
- $4,000
4 Paws for Ability · Xenia, OH · 2023
General operations support.
- $4,000
Cure Childhood Cancer · Bethesda, MD · 2023
General operations support.
- $3,500
Ranch Therapy Animals · Ortonville, MI · 2023
General operations support.
- $3,500
Lyon Ranch Therapy Animals · Sonoma, CA · 2022
General operations support.
- $3,000
Afghan Ed for a Better Tomo · Elk Grove, CA · 2023
General operations support.
- $3,000
Midwives of Haiti · Richmond, VA · 2023
General operations support.
- $3,000
The Arts Ctr in Orange · Orange, VA · 2023
General operations support.
- $2,500
Center for Natural Capital · Orange, VA · 2023
Streamsweepers program.
- $2,500
International Rhino Foundation · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
General operations support.
- $2,500
Save the Manatee Club · Maitland, FL · 2023
General operations support.
- $2,500
Schoharie Land Trust · Cobleskill, NY · 2023
General operations support.
- $2,500
Center for Natural Capital · Orange, VA · 2022
Streamsweepers program.
- $2,500
International Rhino Foundation · Fort Worth, TX · 2022
General operations support.
- $2,500
Save the Manatee Club · Maitland, FL · 2022
General operations support.
- $2,500
Schoharie Land Trust · Cobleskill, NY · 2022
General operations support.
- $2,000
Virginia Voice · Richmond, VA · 2023
General operations support.
- $1,000
Charity Navigator · Saddle Brook, NJ · 2025
General operations support.
- $1,000
Gentle Barn Foundation · Santa Clarita, CA · 2024
General operations support.
- $1,000
Lifetime Wells Vision · Denton, MD · 2023
General operations support.
- $500
Charity Navigator · Saddle Brook, NJ · 2024
General operations support.
- $400
Charity Navigator · Saddle Brook, NJ · 2023
General operations support.
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