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Who funds Project Drawdown?

New York, New York

6 private foundations reported grants to Project Drawdown in New York, New York totaling $826,229 across 6 grants in tax years 2024 to 2025. The largest funder was The Essex Avenue Foundation, with $500,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Project Drawdown

All 6 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
The Essex Avenue Foundation
Delaware · 2024
General & Unrestricted1$500,000
Gerald L Lennard Foundation Inc
Delaware · 2024
Drawdown Stories and the Capital Coalition1$100,000
Sally Mead Hands Foundation
Wisconsin · 2025
Operating funds1$100,000
Seeding the Future Foundation
Delaware · 2025
Drawdown Food Solution Solutions Project1$100,000
Bainum Family Foundation
District of Columbia · 2024
General operating support1$25,000
The Morgridge Family Foundation
Delaware · 2024
General & Unrestricted1$1,229

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

Using this list

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Questions people ask

Who funds Project Drawdown?

The Essex Avenue Foundation, Gerald L Lennard Foundation Inc, Sally Mead Hands Foundation, Seeding the Future Foundation and Bainum Family Foundation, and 1 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Project Drawdown get from foundations?

$826,229 in 6 reported grants from 6 private foundations in tax years 2024 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Other funded organizations in New York