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The New-Land Foundation Inc

Accepts applications San Francisco, California · EIN 136086562

The New-Land Foundation Inc is a private foundation in San Francisco, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.1 million in 92 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $100,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $1.7 million the year before.

29% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.7 million84$43.9 million
2024$2.1 million92$46.3 million

How to apply

ContactThe New-Land Foundation Inc
98 Battery Street Suite 202, San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone or email(415) 944-8095
What to submitAll grant applications must include: - completed application form - narrative proposal (5 pages or less) - list of board and executive staff members - budget of organization and project, including sources and amounts of support obtained - federal tax exemption ruling - annual report and/or last audited financial statement for the organization proposals will undergo an initial screening to ensure compliance with these guidelines. Proposals that do not comply with the above requirements will not be considered at our board meeting.
DeadlinesTo be considered at a board meeting, a completed proposal must be submitted by march/august 1st.
RestrictionsAll grant application materials should be sent by email to the email address included on the application form. You will receive a confirmation that the application has been received. The new-land foundation receives many more applications for grants than it could possibly approve. Because the foundation often makes repeat grants to organizations, the new-land foundation has a very limited budget for new applicants.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The New-Land Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 19 states, the most to Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado26$460,000
District of Columbia17$400,000
California6$175,000
New Mexico5$135,000
Idaho6$110,000
New Jersey1$100,000
Montana5$90,000
Arizona3$80,000
Maryland2$80,000
Alaska4$60,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 92 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Peace & arms control$100,000
Wildearth Guardians
Santa Fe, NM
Environment$70,000
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Washington, DC
Peace & arms control$50,000
Nuclear Information and Resource Service
Takoma Park, MD
Peace & arms control$50,000
Arms Control Association
Washington, DC
Peace & arms control$45,000
Earthjustice
San Francisco, CA
Environment$40,000
Nautilus Institute
Berkeley, CA
Peace & arms control$40,000
Aspen Journalism
Aspen, CO
Environment$35,000
Center for Biological Diversity
Tucson, AZ
Environment$35,000
Ploughshares Fund
San Francisco, CA
Peace & arms control$35,000
Center for Biological Diversity
Tucson, AZ
Environment$30,000
Ecoflight
Aspen, CO
Environment$30,000
Energy and Conservation Law
Durango, CO
Environment$30,000
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Silver Spring, MD
Environment$30,000
Sierra Club Foundation
Oakland, CA
Environment$30,000
Western Mining Action Project
Lyons, CO
Environment$30,000
Alliance for Justice
Washington, DC
Civil rights & justice$25,000
Center for Reproductive Rights
New York, NY
Reproductive rights$25,000
Federation of American Scientists
Washington, DC
Peace & arms control$25,000
International Crisis Group
Washington, DC
Peace & arms control$25,000
National Wildlife Refuge Association
Washington, DC
Environment$25,000
Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation
Washington, DC
Reproductive rights$25,000
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Salt Lake City, UT
Environment$25,000
The Stimson Center
Washington, DC
Peace & arms control$25,000
Western Resource Advocates
Boulder, CO
Environment$25,000
Western Watersheds Project
Hailey, ID
Environment$25,000
Wilderness Watch
Missoula, MT
Environment$25,000
Yellowstone to Uintas Connection
Paris, ID
Environment$25,000
Alaska Wilderness League
Washington, DC
Environment$20,000
Alliance for the Wild Rockies
Helena, MT
Environment$20,000
American Rivers Inc
Washington, DC
Environment$20,000
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Chicago, IL
Peace & arms control$20,000
Citizens for A Healthy Community
Paonia, CO
Environment$20,000
Conservation Colorado Education Fund
Denver, CO
Environment$20,000
Earth Law Center
Boulder, CO
Environment$20,000
Earthworks' Oil & Gas Accountability Project
Washignton, DC
Environment$20,000
Friends of the Clearwater
Moscow, ID
Environment$20,000
High Country Conservation Advocates
Crested Butte, CO
Environment$20,000
National Security Archive Inc
Washington, DC
Peace & arms control$20,000
Nuclear Watch New Mexico Co Southwest Research and Information Center
Santa Fe, NM
Peace & arms control$20,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The New-Land Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: To be considered at a board meeting, a completed proposal must be submitted by march/august 1st..

How much does The New-Land Foundation Inc give?

$2.1 million in tax year 2024, across 92 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs The New-Land Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Hal Harvey (President/Director), Ann Harvey (Secretary), Joan Harvey (Director/Vp) and George Perkovich PHD (Director) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does The New-Land Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, education and science and research.

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