Funding search · EIN 136279580 · Mill Valley, CA
Ariowitsch Family 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.
- 47
- grants reported
- $209,000
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,000
- 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.
What they fund
educationenvironmentalenvironmentartsconservationhumanitarianscholarship
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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.
- The Nature Conservancy4 grants · $117,500
- American Friends of the Hebrew Univ3 grants · $22,000
- The Living Desert4 grants · $13,000
- Marin Mountessori School2 grants · $10,000
- The Community Foundation4 grants · $9,000
- Uc Berkeley Foundation4 grants · $8,000
- Headlands Center for Arts4 grants · $7,500
- Drexel University2 grants · $6,000
- Washington University4 grants · $4,000
- Union of Concerned Scientists2 grants · $2,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 47 reported grants, largest first.
- $32,500
The Nature Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Conservation
- $30,000
The Nature Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Conservation
- $29,000
The Nature Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Conservation
- $26,000
The Nature Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Conservation
- $12,000
American Friends of the Hebrew Univ · New York City, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $10,000
The Living Desert · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
Education
- $5,000
American Friends of the Hebrew Univ · New York City, NY · 2025
Scholarship
- $5,000
Headlands Center for Arts · Sausalito, CA · 2025
Education
- $5,000
Marin Mountessori School · Corte Madera, CA · 2025
Education
- $5,000
American Friends of the Hebrew Univ · New York City, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Education
- $5,000
Marin Mountessori School · Corte Madera, CA · 2024
Education
- $3,000
The Community Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2025
Arts education, environment, humanitarian
- $2,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2025
Education
- $2,000
The Community Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2024
Arts education, environment, humanitarian
- $2,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Education
- $2,000
The Community Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2023
Arts education, environment, humanitarian
- $2,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Education
- $2,000
The Community Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2022
Arts education, environment, humanitarian
- $2,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Education
- $1,500
Environmental Defense Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Environmental
- $1,500
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Education
- $1,500
Yellowstone To Yukon · Bozeman, MT · 2025
Education
- $1,000
Earth Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Environmental
- $1,000
Nrdc · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Environmental
- $1,000
The Living Desert · Palm Desert, CA · 2025
Education
- $1,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2025
Education
- $1,000
Headlands Center for Arts · Sausalito, CA · 2024
Education
- $1,000
The Living Desert · Palm Desert, CA · 2024
Education
- $1,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2024
Education
- $1,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Education
- $1,000
Headlands Center for Arts · Sausalito, CA · 2023
Education
- $1,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2023
Education
- $1,000
The Living Desert · Palm Desert, CA · 2022
Education
- $1,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2022
Education
- $500
Island Conservation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2025
Environment
- $500
Nature Is Sacred · San Diego, CA · 2025
Environmental
- $500
Rainforest Action Network · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Environment
- $500
Environmental Defense Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Environmental
- $500
Nature Is Sacred · San Diego, CA · 2024
Environmental
- $500
Nrdc · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Environmental
- $500
Rainforest Action Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Environment
- $500
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
Environmental
- $500
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Education
- $500
Nature Is Sacred · San Diego, CA · 2023
Environmental
- $500
Headlands Center for Arts · Sausalito, CA · 2022
Education
- $500
Nature Is Sacred · San Diego, CA · 2022
Environmental
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