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 20222025. 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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Top recipients

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  • 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

$28,500
2022
$48,900
2023
$85,500
2024
$86,000
2025

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.