Funding search · EIN 223768896 · New York, NY
Acorn 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.
- 40
- grants reported
- $300,000
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Fountain Valley School4 grants · $40,000
- Camp Pasquaney4 grants · $40,000
- Raritan Headwaters Association4 grants · $40,000
- National Resources Defense Council4 grants · $40,000
- University of Denver3 grants · $30,000
- Clarence Dillon Public Library4 grants · $25,000
- Innocence Project4 grants · $20,000
- Crested Butte Land Trust4 grants · $20,000
- 1000 Friends of Florida4 grants · $20,000
- Int'L League of Conservation Photographers3 grants · $15,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 40 reported grants, largest first.
- $15,000
University of Denver · Dallas, TX · 2025
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Camp Pasquaney · Kensington, MD · 2025
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Fountain Valley School · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
National Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2025
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Raritan Headwaters Association · Bedminster, NJ · 2025
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Camp Pasquaney · Kensington, MD · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Fountain Valley School · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
National Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Raritan Headwaters Association · Bedminster, NJ · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Camp Pasquaney · Kensington, MD · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Fountain Valley School · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
National Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Raritan Headwaters Association · Bedminster, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Camp Pasquaney · Kensington, MD · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Clarence Dillon Public Library · Bedminster, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Fountain Valley School · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
National Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Raritan Headwaters Association · Bedminster, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
1000 Friends of Florida · Tallahassee, FL · 2025
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
Clarence Dillon Public Library · Bedminster, NJ · 2025
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
Crested Butte Land Trust · Crested Butte, CO · 2025
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2025
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
1000 Friends of Florida · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
Clarence Dillon Public Library · Bedminster, NJ · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
Crested Butte Land Trust · Crested Butte, CO · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
Int'L League of Conservation Photographers · Arlington, VA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
1000 Friends of Florida · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
Clarence Dillon Public Library · Bedminster, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
Crested Butte Land Trust · Crested Butte, CO · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
Int'L League of Conservation Photographers · Arlington, VA · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
Nj Conservation Foundation · Far Hills, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
1000 Friends of Florida · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
Crested Butte Land Trust · Crested Butte, CO · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
Int'L League of Conservation Photographers · Arlington, VA · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $5,000
Nj Conservation Foundation · Far Hills, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted support
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