New England Biolabs Foundation
Accepts applications
New England Biolabs Foundation is a private foundation in Ipswich, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $944,240 in 117 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $234,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$944,240
- Number of grants117
- Typical grant$3,000
- Largest grant$234,500
- Assets$0
- New grantees30%
Giving in 2024 was down from $1.5 million the year before.
30% 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 year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.5 million | 147 | $6.7 million |
| 2024 | $944,240 | 117 | $0 |
How to apply
| Contact | Jessica L Brown 240 County Road, Ipswich, MA 01938 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (978) 998-7990 |
| What to submit, restrictions | Refer to the foundation's website, www.nebf.org, for complete instructions. |
| Deadlines | Applications are reviewed twice a year. |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What New England Biolabs Foundation funds
Where it gives
Its US grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to Massachusetts. It also paid $251,725 in 62 grants to recipients outside the US.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 32 | $559,910 |
| Virginia | 4 | $42,000 |
| California | 4 | $40,000 |
| Colorado | 2 | $38,000 |
| Florida | 3 | $34,000 |
| New York | 3 | $28,000 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | $25,000 |
| Vermont | 1 | $20,000 |
| Oregon | 1 | $12,000 |
| Michigan | 1 | $5,000 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Creative Action Institute | Core operating support and capacity building | $234,500 |
| Cultural Survival | Supporting indigenous-led grantmaking | $100,000 |
| American Bird Conservancy | Conserving la moskitia's wildlife and improving livelihoods through agroforestry cacao systems and capacity-building in honduras | $25,000 |
| Global Greengrants Fund | The agroecology fund | $25,000 |
| Grassroots International | Territorial defense, food sovereignty, and peasant feminisms in honduras | $25,000 |
| Amazon Watch | Women defenders of the amazon | $20,000 |
| Ecologic Development Fund | Community organizations in northern honduras lead forest conservation and improve their livelihoods | $20,000 |
| Essex County Greenbelt Association | Land conservation technology and planning project | $20,000 |
| Fauna & Flora International | Strengthening the sustainability and resilience of livelihoods in agricultural landscapes and the biodiversity of the ometepe island biosphere reserve, nicaragua | $20,000 |
| Groundswell International | Youth storytellers in guatemala: enabling participation through local media in favor of agroecology | $20,000 |
| Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund | Supporting community-based marine conservation in golfo de santa | $20,000 |
| Ipswich River Watershed Association | Expanding irwa environmental education programs | $20,000 |
| Madre | Harvesting hope in nicaragua | $20,000 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc (Mass Audubon) | North shore coastal islands monitoring and outreach | $20,000 |
| Pachamama's Path | Living the andean legacy: the kusi kawsay school, kusi nan organic farm, and nawpa nan andean cultural sustainability (two-year grant) | $20,000 |
| Salem Sound Coastwatch (SSCW) | Staffing to build stewardship capacity | $20,000 |
| Maralliance | Monitoring management effectiveness of belizes turneffe atoll marine reserve through the long-term study of marine megafauna (two-year grant) | $15,000 |
| El Porvenir | Watershed restoration in waslala, nicaragua and staff training | $13,000 |
| Andes Amazon Conservancy (Aac) | Indigenous-led conservation land-use planning | $12,000 |
| Mesoamerican Development Institute (Mdi) | Community participation in a carbon removal and validation program to restore forest habitat on coffee farms in the headwaters of the yoro biological corridor | $12,000 |
| Organization for Gender Civic Engagement and Youth Development (Ogceyod) | Green city theatre road-show - douala edition | $12,000 |
| Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (Pasa) | Protecting cameroons new wall-mbargue wildlife refuge through sustainable agroforestry and community conservation patrols | $12,000 |
| Rainforest Trust | Save the amazon: protect half a million acres in southern peru | $12,000 |
| Semillas del Oceano Ong | Conservando los pastos marinos y sus especies asociadas, en bahia la graciosa, refugio de vida silvestre punta de manabique, a traves de la investigacion y concientizacion local/conserving seagrasses and their associated species, in bahia la graciosa, punta de manabique wildlife refuge, through research and local awareness-raising | $12,000 |
| Sekakoh | Advancing community-driven conservation of the ebo forest reserve, an important site for the conservation of africa's most endangered wildlife species | $10,800 |
| New England Aquariumanderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life | Support through indigenous-led & pooled funds | $10,000 |
| Geoyachaq | Ancestral and productive knowledge in the rural community of pichirhua | $8,800 |
| Asociacion Red de Mujeres Rurales Chabelita Castro (Remuric) | Cuidando el agua, cuido mi vida y mi futuro en la reserva de biosfera isla de ometepe, nicaragua/by taking care of the water, i take care of my life and my future in the ometepe island biosphere reserve, nicaragua | $8,000 |
| Boston University | Restoring eelgrass in the great marsh, massachusetts | $8,000 |
| Centre for Women and Food Security (Cewafs-Ghana) | Nature's guardians: indigenous women pioneering conservation leadership, climate resilience, and livelihood empowerment | $8,000 |
| Crusaders for Environmental Protection & Ozone Watch | Catalyzing community-driven conservation of the cross river gorilla (gorilla gorilla diehli) along the cross river headwater area in cameroon | $8,000 |
| Leap for Education | Introducing the workforce of tomorrow to renewable energy | $8,000 |
| Raw Art Works | Womxn artist muralists (wamx) | $8,000 |
| Tusk Trust LTD | Herp conservation ghana | $8,000 |
| Clearwater Marine Aquarium | Implementing conservation activities, habitat restoration, and youth outreach to benefit the endangered antillean manatee and communities in belize | $7,600 |
| Agro-Introductions Ghana (Aig) | Eco-link project: empowering communities for landscape integrity, nature-based solutions, and keeping ecosystems nurtured | $7,200 |
| Kestrel Educational Adventures | Conservation club spring and fall 2024 | $7,000 |
| The Environment and Community Development Assoc | Community-based restoration and alternative livelihoods development in the mount muanenguba forest area in cameroon | $6,800 |
| Aboyerd - Agriculture & Bioconservation Org | Advancing community-led biodiversity conservation of great apes and elephants in one of cameroons most conflict-affected areas: the case of the campo ma'an national park | $6,400 |
| Community Agriculture and Environmental Protection Association Cameroon (Ca | Mbororo women landscape restoration project | $6,400 |
Officers and trustees
- Jessica L Brown
- Henry P Paulus
- Heidi Ellard
- Dylan Comb
- Jovial King
- Barbara Vallarino
- Brian Tinger
Questions people ask
Does New England Biolabs Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications are reviewed twice a year..
How much does New England Biolabs Foundation give?
$944,240 in tax year 2024, across 117 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.
Who runs New England Biolabs Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Jessica L Brown (Executive Director), Henry P Paulus (Trustee), Heidi Ellard (Chair/Trustee) and Dylan Comb (Trustee) among 7 officers and trustees.
What does New England Biolabs Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, international and arts and culture.