Funding search · EIN 581867303 · Atlanta, GA

The Ray C Anderson Foundation

Name: The Ray C Anderson Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

154
grants reported: $11.9M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $10,000
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.

What they fund

environmental recipient sustaining georgia drawdown nextgen research note

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Mzc Foundation (Dba the Ray)6 grants · $4.0M
The Biomimicry Institute3 grants · $1.9M
Georgia Tech Foundation2 grants · $1.5M
Georgia Tech Research Corporation6 grants · $822,570
Georgia Tech Ray C Anderson Center for Sustainable Business1 grant · $750,000
Project Drawdown3 grants · $450,000
Emory University4 grants · $225,000
Groundswell2 grants · $200,000
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper4 grants · $145,000
Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership2 grants · $115,000

Giving over time

$3.6M

2022

$4.1M

2023

$4.2M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 154 grants.

$2.0M
Mzc Foundation (Dba the Ray) · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Gray note grant - committed to $1,250,000 annually for five years, from 2022 through 2026
$750,000
Georgia Tech Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$750,000
Georgia Tech Ray C Anderson Center for Sustainable Business · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Gray note grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$750,000
Georgia Tech Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Second of five annual $750,000 commitments for the ray c. Anderson center for sustainable business
$650,000
The Biomimicry Institute · Missoula, MT · 2024
Gray note grant - $500,000 of direct support & $150,000 for pass through to ray of hope prize winners.
$650,000
The Biomimicry Institute · Missoula, MT · 2023
Gray note grant - $500,000 of direct support & $150,000 for pass through to ray of hope prize winners.
$650,000
The Biomimicry Institute · Missoula, MT · 2022
$500,000 of direct support and $150,000 for pass through to ray of hope prize winners.
$500,000
Mzc Foundation (Dba the Ray) · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Gray note grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$500,000
Mzc Foundation (Dba the Ray) · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$500,000
Mzc Foundation (Dba the Ray) · Atlanta, GA · 2022
See note immediately below.
$250,000
Georgia Tech Research Corporation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Drawdown georgia research grant
$250,000
Mzc Foundation (Dba the Ray) · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Gray note grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$250,000
Mzc Foundation (Dba the Ray) · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Gray note grant - committed to $1,250,000 annually for five years, from 2022 through 2026
$230,000
Georgia Tech Research Corporation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Drawdown georgia research grant
$200,000
Project Drawdown · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$150,000
Project Drawdown · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Climate grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$125,000
Georgia Tech Research Corporation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Satisfied commitment made in 2021 for drawdown georgia research
$110,000
Georgia Tech Research Corporation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
For drawdown georgia research.
$100,000
Groundswell · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Drawdown georgia grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$100,000
Project Drawdown · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Climate grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$100,000
Athens Land Trust · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Nextgen grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$100,000
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Trustee discretion grant - west point education center capital campaign
$100,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Climate grant - third of three annual $100,000 commitments to the georgia climate project
$100,000
Georgia Tech Global Change Program · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Climate grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$100,000
Groundswell · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Drawdown georgia grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$100,000
Gwinnett Housing Corporation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Nextgen grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$100,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Second of three annual $100,000 commitments to the georgia climate project
$100,000
Georgia Tech Research Corporation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Fifth of five annual $100,000 payments committed in support of the global change program
$100,000
Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Second payment of a two year annual $100,000 commitment
$94,000
Earth Island Institute As Fiscal Sponsor for Women'S Earth Alliance · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Nextgen grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$50,000
Climate Consortium of the Commons · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$50,000
Environmental Community Action · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Drawdown georgia grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$50,000
Georgia Interfaith Power & Light · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Drawdown georgia grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$50,000
Environmental Community Action · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Drawdown georgia grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$50,000
Footprint Project · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Trustee discretion grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$50,000
Georgia Interfaith Power & Light · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Drawdown georgia grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$50,000
Georgia Interfaith Power and Light · Decatur, GA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$46,000
Georgia Wand Education Fund · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$30,000
Captain Planet Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$30,000
Journalism Funding Partners · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Drawdown georgia grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$30,000
Virginia Oraganizing As Fiscal Sponsor for Atlanta Metro College · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Drawdown georgia research grant
$25,000
Georgia Forestry Foundation · Forsyth, GA · 2023
Drawdown georgia grant - mass timber workshop
$25,000
Cool Earth Action · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$25,000
Croatan Institute · Durham, NC · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$25,000
Kiss the Ground · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$25,000
Wildcoast · Del Mar, CA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$20,000
Center for Hard To Recycle Materials Urban Sustainability Directors Network · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
Birds Georgia (Fka Georgia Audubon) · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
Furman University Shi Center for Sustainability · Greenville, SC · 2024
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
Lagrange Academy · Lagrange, GA · 2024
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
National Wildlife Federation · Merrifield, VA · 2024
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
The Biophilic Institute · Palmetto, GA · 2024
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
Birds Georgia (Fka Georgia Audubon) · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
Furman University Shji Center for Sustainability · Greenville, SC · 2023
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
Georgia State University · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Drawdown georgia research grant
$15,000
Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership (Igel) · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
Kennesaw State University · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Drawdown georgia research grant
$15,000
Morehouse College · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Drawdown georgia research grant
$15,000
National Wildlife Federation · Merrifield, VA · 2023
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
The Biophilic Institute · Palmetto, GA · 2023
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
Furman University · Greenville, SC · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
Georgia Audubon · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
National Wildlife Federation · Merrifield, VA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
Southface · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
The Biophilic Institute · Palmetto, GA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$15,000
The Lifecycle Building Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$10,000
Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership (Igel) · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$10,000
Southface · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$10,000
Agnes Scott College · Decatur, GA · 2023
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$10,000
Captain Planet Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$10,000
Emory University Office of Sustainability Issues · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$10,000
Grist Magazine · Seattle, WA · 2023
Drawdown georgia grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$10,000
Lagrange Academy · Lagrange, GA · 2023
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$10,000
Lifecycle Building Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$10,000
Southface · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$10,000
University of Georgia Foundation Meteorology Department · Athens, GA · 2023
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$10,000
Agnes Scott College · Decatur, GA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$10,000
Captain Planet Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$10,000
Chattahoochee Nature Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$10,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$10,000
Grist Magazine · Seattle, WA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$10,000
Journalism Funding Partners · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$10,000
Lagrange Academy · Lagrange, GA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$10,000
The Land Institute · Salina, KS · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$10,000
University of Georgia Foundation · Athens, GA · 2022
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$7,570
Georgia Tech Research Corporation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
For drawdown georgia research.
$7,000
Beloved Asheville · Asheville, NC · 2024
Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$5,000
Agnes Scott College · Decatur, GA · 2024
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$5,000
Peachtree Farm · Peachtree Corners, GA · 2024
Nextgen grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$5,000
The Children'S School · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Nextgen grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$5,000
Center for Agricultural Resilience · Bluffton, SC · 2023
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$5,000
Center for Hard To Recycle Materials Urban Sustainability Directors Network · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Drawdown georgia grant - to develop white paper for drawdown georgia
$5,000
Chattahoochee Nature Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$5,000
Fernbank Museum · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization
$5,000
Footprint Project · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Sustaining grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization

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