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Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust

Preselected recipients only Atlanta, Georgia · EIN 266160659

Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust is a private foundation in Atlanta, Georgia. In tax year 2025 it gave $60,500 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $3,250 and the largest $31,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $30,000 the year before.

50% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$28,0003$0
2024$30,0004$0
2025$60,5006$0

How to apply

Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas1$31,000
California2$21,000
Georgia1$4,000
North Carolina1$2,500
Colorado1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Rice University
Houston, TX
Research$31,000
TIdes Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Research$20,000
CDC Foundation
Atlanta, GA
Health Education Research$4,000
Duke University
Durham, NC
Research$2,500
Mountain Resource Center
Conifer, CO
educational$2,000
Trust Public Land
Los Angeles, CA
Protect Land$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust give?

$60,500 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $3,250.

Who runs Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Andrew T Taylor (President & CEO).

What does Taylor Environmental & Scientific Trust fund?

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

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