Funding search · EIN 813990775 · Washington, DC
Forsythia 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.
- 53
- grants reported
- $3.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $50,000
- 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
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Funding pattern
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8 grants matching “chemicals” · $960,000
- $150,000
Healthy Building Network · Washington, DC · 2024
For expanding the influence and impact of the pharos, a chemical hazards database + subgrant to beyond benign
- $100,000
Center for International Environmental Law · Washington, DC · 2024
Support of investor environmental health network's (iehn) work scaling investor support for sci metrics and the transition to safer chemicals
- $150,000
International Chemical Secretariat · 2023
To support work on investor initiative on hazardous chemicals, including its goals for expanding chemsec's capacity to support investor engagement with chemical companies
- $135,000
Healthy Building Network · Washington, DC · 2023
For expanding the influence and impact of the data hub, a chemical hazards database, chemforward and materialwise
- $125,000
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Support for clearya and policy advocacy for consumer products and chemical management.
- $150,000
Healthy Building Network · Washington, DC · 2022
For expanding the influence and impact of the data hub, a chemical hazards database, chemforward and materialwise
- $75,000
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Support for clearya and policy advocacy for consumer products and chemical management.
- $75,000
Climate Bonds Initiative · 2022
Research and planning support for a green chemicals green bond
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Healthy Building Network3 grants · $435,000
- Toxic-Free Future3 grants · $350,000
- Breast Cancer Prevention Partners3 grants · $225,000
- Earthjustice3 grants · $225,000
- Environmental Working Group3 grants · $225,000
- Trustees of Columbia University3 grants · $150,000
- Defend Our Health2 grants · $150,000
- Green Science Policy Institute3 grants · $150,000
- International Chemical Secretariat1 grant · $150,000
- The Arc of the United States3 grants · $105,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 53 reported grants, largest first.
- $175,000
Toxic-Free Future · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating support for mind the store, to support a series of convenings with the environmental health community to develop a coordinated vision and framework for advancing sustainable chemistry, to support safer… read allGeneral operating support for mind the store, to support a series of convenings with the environmental health community to develop a coordinated vision and framework for advancing sustainable chemistry, to support safer states' procurement efforts, and in support of toxic free future's leadership role for coordinated advocacy in the toxics use reduction community less
- $150,000
Healthy Building Network · Washington, DC · 2024
For expanding the influence and impact of the pharos, a chemical hazards database + subgrant to beyond benign
- $150,000
International Chemical Secretariat · 2023
To support work on investor initiative on hazardous chemicals, including its goals for expanding chemsec's capacity to support investor engagement with chemical companies
- $150,000
Healthy Building Network · Washington, DC · 2022
For expanding the influence and impact of the data hub, a chemical hazards database, chemforward and materialwise
- $135,000
Healthy Building Network · Washington, DC · 2023
For expanding the influence and impact of the data hub, a chemical hazards database, chemforward and materialwise
- $125,000
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Support for clearya and policy advocacy for consumer products and chemical management.
- $100,000
Center for International Environmental Law · Washington, DC · 2024
Support of investor environmental health network's (iehn) work scaling investor support for sci metrics and the transition to safer chemicals
- $100,000
Environmental Law Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Support of eli's work on toxics litigation trends analysis and database
- $100,000
Defend Our Health · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $100,000
Toxic-Free Future · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating support and grssroot cmapaign to ban pfas in food packaging and support for safer state's procurement efforts
- $75,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Support of erthjustice's legal team's environmental health work
- $75,000
Environmental Working Group · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support for ewg's work on pfas, food and toxics
- $75,000
National Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
Support for nrdc's work on toxic technologies for plastic waste management work; pfas in drinking water; and lead in drinking water
- $75,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Support of erthjustice's legal team's environmental health work
- $75,000
Environmental Working Group · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support for ewg's work on pfas, food and toxics
- $75,000
Toxic-Free Future · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support for mind the store and support for safer state's procurement efforts
- $75,000
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Support for clearya and policy advocacy for consumer products and chemical management.
- $75,000
Climate Bonds Initiative · 2022
Research and planning support for a green chemicals green bond
- $75,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Support of erthjustice's legal team's environmental health work
- $75,000
Environmental Working Group · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support for ewg's work on pfas, food and toxics
- $60,000
Virginia Organizing · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General operating support for science communication network
- $50,000
Clean Production Action · Somerville, MA · 2024
Support for investor environmental health network's work embedding environemtanl justic and green chemistry ito esg strategies
- $50,000
Green Science Policy Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General operating support
- $50,000
Public Health Watch · Austin, TX · 2024
Support training journalists on environmental health data reporting
- $50,000
The Arc of the United States · Washington, DC · 2024
Support for project tendr
- $50,000
Trustees of Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024
To support the evidence-based analysis of personal care products and related ingredients to assist in scientific discovery and collaborative policy engagement
- $50,000
Environmental Health Sciences · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Green Science Policy Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Public Health Watch · Austin, TX · 2023
Support training journalists on environmental health data reporting
- $50,000
Trustees of Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023
To support the evidence-based analysis of personal care products and related ingredients to assist in scientific discovery and collaborative policy engagement
- $50,000
Center for Environmental Health · Oakland, CA · 2022
Support for priority toxics issues
- $50,000
Clean Production Action · Somerville, MA · 2022
Support for investor environmental health network's work embedding environemtanl justic and green chemistry ito esg strategies
- $50,000
Defend Our Health · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
- $50,000
Environmental Health Sciences · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General operating support
- $50,000
Environmental Health Services · Bozeman, MT · 2022
Support for healthy environment and endocrine disruptor strategies and its obesogen conference
- $50,000
Green Science Policy Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General operating support
- $50,000
Texas Democracy Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022
Support for public health watch
- $50,000
Trustees of Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022
Support ami zota's agents of change in environmental justice
- $30,000
Commonweal · Bolinas, CA · 2024
Support for collaborative on health and the environment's developmental work revisioning che's future role, focus, and measurable impact
- $30,000
Environmental Protection Network · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $30,000
The Regents of the University of California San Francisco · Oakland, CA · 2024
Support for the program on reproductive health and the environment's (prhe) toxics litigation library
- $30,000
Center for Environmental Health · Oakland, CA · 2023
Support for priority toxics issues
- $30,000
Commonweal · Bolinas, CA · 2023
Support for collaborative on health and the environment's developmental work revisioning che's future role, focus, and measurable impact
- $30,000
Environmental Protection Network · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
- $30,000
The Arc of the United States · Washington, DC · 2023
Support for project tendr
- $30,000
The Regents of the University of California San Francisco · Oakland, CA · 2023
Support for the program on reproductive health and the environment's (prhe) toxics litigation library
- $30,000
Commonweal · Bolinas, CA · 2022
Support for collaborative on health and the environment's developmental work revisioning che's future role, focus, and measurable impact
- $30,000
Virginia Organizing · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General operating support
- $25,000
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Support of the toxic-free iv campaign
- $25,000
Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment · Oakland, CA · 2024
General operating support for clearya
- $25,000
Environmental Protection Network · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
- $25,000
The Arc of the United States · Washington, DC · 2022
Support for project tendr
- $15,000
International Society for Children'S Health and Environment · Schaumberg, IL · 2022
Support for power of prevention social media campaign
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