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The Clifford Family Foundation

Name: The Clifford Family 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.

104
grants reported: $10.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
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.

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The Nature Conservancy2 grants · $2.5M
Colgate University2 grants · $2.0M
The Caroline M Clifford Donor Advised Fund Schwab Charitable Giving3 grants · $749,014
The John C Clifford Donor Advised Fund Schwab Charitable Giving3 grants · $749,014
The Catherine K Clifford Donor Advised Fund Schwab Charitable Giving3 grants · $749,014
Enviromental Defense3 grants · $450,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center3 grants · $400,000
Jumpstart3 grants · $300,000
Parent Child3 grants · $275,000
Activate Global3 grants · $237,500

Giving over time

$2.0M

2022

$2.7M

2023

$5.5M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 104 grants.

$2.0M
Colgate University · Hamilton, NY · 2024
Unrestricted
$1.6M
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Unrestricted
$900,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Unrestricted
$296,313
The Caroline M Clifford Donor Advised Fund Schwab Charitable Giving · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$296,313
The Catherine K Clifford Donor Advised Fund Schwab Charitable Giving · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$296,313
The John C Clifford Donor Advised Fund Schwab Charitable Giving · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$250,000
Enviromental Defense · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted
$246,928
The Caroline M Clifford Donor Advised Fund Schwab Charitable Giving · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$246,928
The Catherine K Clifford Donor Advised Fund Schwab Charitable Giving · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$246,928
The John C Clifford Donor Advised Fund Schwab Charitable Giving · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$205,773
The Caroline M Clifford Donor Advised Fund Schwab Charitable Giving · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$205,773
The Catherine K Clifford Donor Advised Fund Schwab Charitable Giving · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$205,773
The John C Clifford Donor Advised Fund Schwab Charitable Giving · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$200,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$100,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$100,000
Jumpstart · Boston, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$100,000
Activate Global · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$100,000
Carbon 180 · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted
$100,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$100,000
Enviromental Defense · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted
$100,000
Jumpstart · Boston, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$100,000
Parent Child · Mineola, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$100,000
The Trust for Public Land · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$100,000
Activate Global · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$100,000
Carbon 180 · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted
$100,000
Enviromental Defense · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted
$100,000
Jumpstart · Boston, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$100,000
Parent Child · Mineola, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$100,000
The Trust for Public Land · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$100,000
Yr Media · Oakland, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$75,000
Parent Child · Mineola, NY · 2024
Unrestricted
$60,000
B2k Social Ventures · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$50,000
Naturebridge · Sausalito, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$50,000
True West Film Center · Healdsburg, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$50,000
Icivics · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$50,000
Naturebridge · Sausalito, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$50,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$50,000
Yr Media · Oakland, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$50,000
826 Boston · Roxbury, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$50,000
Colgate University · Hamilton, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$50,000
Icivics · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$50,000
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2022
Unrestricted
$50,000
Naturebridge · Sausalito, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$50,000
Prime Coalition · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$38,000
Creo Family Office Syndicate · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted
$37,500
Activate Global · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$37,500
Carbon 180 · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted
$37,500
Icivics · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$25,000
826 Boston · Roxbury, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$25,000
Drum Major Institute · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted
$25,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted
$25,000
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$25,000
Voter Engagement Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted
$25,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$25,000
Alexander Valley Film Society · Healdsburg, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
Cleveland Clinic Ir Foundation · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
Drum Major Institute · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
Care Ukraine Crisis Fund · Merrifield, VA · 2022
Unrestricted
$25,000
Drum Major Institute · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$25,000
Highlander Research and Education Center · New Market, TN · 2022
Unrestricted
$25,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted
$25,000
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$25,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$15,000
Geyserville Volunteer Firefighters · Geyserville, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$11,000
Creo Family Office Syndicate · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$11,000
Creo Family Office Syndicate · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Belmont Hill School · Belmont, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Nscff · Coral Gables, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Belmont Hill School · Belmont, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Geyserville Volunteer Firefighters · Geyserville, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Belmont Hill School · Belmont, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
Faspe · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Lake Forest Academy · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Faspe · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Cleveland Clinic Ir Foundation · Vero Beach, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
The Village School of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2022
Unrestricted
$2,500
Lake Forest Academy · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,500
The Elc Foundation · Wellesley, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,500
Lake Forest Academy · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,500
Atlantic Classical Orchestra · Fort Pierce, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,500
Classical Kdfc Radio · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,500
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,500
Wcqs Radio Reading Service · Fort Pierce, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,250
Indian River Land Trust · Vero Beach, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,000
Boys & Girls Club of Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,000
Hibiscus Childrens Center · Fort Pierce, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,000
Irsc Foundation · Fort Pierce, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,000
Wayland Community Pool · Wayland, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,000
Fish & Wildlife Services · Hadley, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,000
Mental Health Association in Indian River County · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,000
Sherwood Forestry Service · Healdsburg, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,000
Vna & Hospice Foundation · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,000
Classical Kdfc Radio · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,000
Hibiscus Children'S Center · Ft Pierce, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,000
Rotary District 5130 D Relief · Windsor, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,000
Sherwood Forestry Service · Healdsburg, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,000
The Salvation Army · Boston, MA · 2022
Unrestricted

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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.