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The Robert W Wilson Charitable Trust

Name: The Robert W Wilson Charitable Trust 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.

223
grants reported: $52.1M
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

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Nature Conservancy3 grants · $13.9M
World Monuments Fund3 grants · $8.2M
New York Public Library3 grants · $5.0M
Central Park Conservancy3 grants · $3.5M
Wildlife Conservation Society2 grants · $3.1M
Environmental Defense Fund2 grants · $2.8M
Drug Policy Alliance3 grants · $1.8M
Vera Institute of Justice3 grants · $1.7M
Brooklyn Botanic Garden2 grants · $1.5M
Metropolitan Opera1 grant · $1.3M

Giving over time

$13.8M

2022

$12.1M

2023

$26.2M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 223 grants.

$8.7M
Nature Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$4.9M
World Monuments Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$2.7M
Nature Conservancy · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$2.6M
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$2.5M
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
General support
$2.5M
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2022
General support
$2.0M
New York Public Library · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$2.0M
New York Public Library · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$1.8M
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1.8M
World Monuments Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1.6M
Vera Institute of Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General support
$1.5M
World Monuments Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$1.3M
Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1.1M
Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1.0M
New York Public Library · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1.0M
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1.0M
Brooklyn Botanic Garden · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General support
$836,473
Jbs Education Ltd Co University of Cambridge · 2022
Design, develop and start the wilson trust natural allies environmental leadership program to equip leaders in environmental organizations and environmental non-government entities with the right mindset, tools and fram… read allDesign, develop and start the wilson trust natural allies environmental leadership program to equip leaders in environmental organizations and environmental non-government entities with the right mindset, tools and frameworks to drive changes and innovations for more "market-based" solutions. less
$656,974
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$646,873
Environmental Defense · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$625,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2023
General support
$600,000
Drug Policy Alliance · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$600,000
Drug Policy Alliance · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$600,000
Drug Policy Alliance · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$550,000
Mass Moca · North Adams, MA · 2024
General support
$500,000
Brooklyn Botanic Garden · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General support
$375,000
Wilderness Society · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$357,229
Jbs Education Ltd Co University of Cambridge · 2023
Design, develop and start the wilson trust natural allies environmental leadership program to design, develop, and start the wison trust natural allies environmental leadership program to equip leaders in environmental … read allDesign, develop and start the wilson trust natural allies environmental leadership program to design, develop, and start the wison trust natural allies environmental leadership program to equip leaders in environmental organizations and environmental non-government entities with the right mindset, tolls and frameworks to drive changes and innovations for more "market-based" solutions. less
$335,001
54 Below · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$281,770
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$280,000
American Bird Conservancy · The Plains, VA · 2024
General support
$280,000
American Bird Conservancy · The Plains, VA · 2023
General support
$250,000
Rockefeller University · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$250,000
Refed · Long Island City, NY · 2023
General support
$250,000
The Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$250,000
The Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$135,000
Hastings Center · Garrison, NY · 2024
General support
$125,000
St Ann'S Warehouse · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General support
$112,500
Central Synagogue · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$100,000
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support
$100,000
Uja New York · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$100,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$100,000
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General support
$100,000
Uja Federation Ny · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$100,000
Whitney Museum · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$100,000
Whitney Museum · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$75,000
Vera Institute of Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General support
$75,000
American Red Cross · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$75,000
Vera Institute of Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General support
$68,750
Central Synagogue · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$50,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2024
General support
$50,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$50,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2023
General support
$50,000
Jewish National Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$50,000
New York University Stern Center · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$50,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2022
General support
$50,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$42,500
Hastings Center · Garrison, NY · 2023
General support
$40,000
Civic and Cultural Restoration · Hoosick Falls, NY · 2024
General support
$40,000
American Friends of Hebrew University · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$40,000
Civic & Cultural Restoration · Hoosick Falls, NY · 2023
General support
$30,000
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation · Short Hills, NJ · 2024
General support
$30,000
American Bird Conservancy · The Plains, VA · 2022
General support
$25,000
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$25,000
American Red Cross · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$25,000
Bottomless Closet · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$25,000
Inner City Scholarship Program · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$25,000
Juilliard School · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$25,000
Municipal Art Society · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$25,000
Nature & Culture International · Del Mar, CA · 2024
General support
$25,000
New York Landmarks Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$25,000
Ny Philharmonic · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$25,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$25,000
American Red Cross · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$25,000
Bottomless Closet · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$25,000
Chesapeake Conservancy · Annapolis, MD · 2023
General support
$25,000
Inner City Scholarship · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$25,000
Juillard School · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$25,000
Municipal Art Society · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$25,000
Nature & Culture Intl · Del Mar, CA · 2023
General support
$25,000
New York Landmarks Conservancy · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$25,000
New York Philharmonic · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$25,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$25,000
American Friends of Hebrew University · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$25,000
Bottomless Closet · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$25,000
Civic & Cultural Restoration · Hoosick Falls, NY · 2022
General support
$25,000
Inner City Scholarship · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$25,000
Juillard School · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$25,000
Municipal Art Society · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$25,000
Nature & Culture Intl · Del Mar, CA · 2022
General support
$25,000
New York Landmarks Conservancy · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$25,000
Ny Philharmonic · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$15,000
Childrens Aid Society · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$15,000
Clubbed Thumb · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$15,000
Children'S Aid Society · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$15,000
Children'S Aid Society · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$15,000
Hastings Center · Garrison, NY · 2022
General support
$12,500
Friends of Lachat · Weston, CT · 2023
General support
$12,500
Friends of Lachat · Weston, CT · 2022
General support
$12,500
Friends of the Norwalk River Valley Trail · Georgetown, CT · 2022
General support

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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.