· Private foundation
Clarkson Family Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2022.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2022
- Under $10k2 grants · $10k
- $10k–50k9 grants · $135k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $60k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| CLARKSON UNIVERSITY | $60,000 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION | $30,000 |
| MIDDLE EAST CHILDREN'S INSTITUTION | $20,000 |
| BAYSIDE CEMETARY ASSOCIATION | $20,000 |
| THE LAKE SUNAPEE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION | $15,000 |
| HAVEN'S RELIEF FUND | $10,000 |
| COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY | $10,000 |
| WORLD WILDLIFE FUND | $10,000 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD NYC | $10,000 |
| AMERICAN FIELD SERVICE | $10,000 |
| ST PAUL'S SCHOOL | $5,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY18–22) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 94% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
12 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2022, 2 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- CSCOLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY4× · 2018–2022 · $50k · revenue +10%
- LSLAKE SUNAPEE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION4× · 2018–2022 · $45k · revenue +66%
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC4× · 2018–2022 · $40k · revenue +43%
Funded once
- HRHAVEN'S RELIEF FUNDone grant, 2022 · $10k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2022 · $5k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Increase societal understanding of the earth system through scientific research and education.
Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.
The program mission of the quebec-labrador foundation u.s. is defined by a regional component (new england and eastern canada), and an international component, which ties our regional model to a global conservation network. qlf's program…
The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."
Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.
Conservation law foundation, inc. (clf) protects new england's environment for the benefit of all people and future generations. we use the law, science, and markets to create solutions that preserve and restore our natural resources,…
The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is a world-renowned center for biological discovery and training that is notably affiliated with more than 60 Nobel Prize winners. Research is conducted by full-time faculty as well as hundreds of the…
The climate institute is organized for the purpose of educating the general public and policy makers as to the gravity of potential climate change, exploring the policy implications of the latest scientific findings on climate modelling…
We bring science, policy, and proven solutions directly to communities working to restore the integrity and natural connectivity of the landscapes in which they live. (see schedule o)
To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.
How this is measured
9 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 9 of the 15 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds CLARKSON UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY ↗
- Who funds American Association for Cancer Research Foundation ↗
- Who funds LAKE SUNAPEE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC ↗
- Who funds BAYSIDE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds THE HAVENS RELIEF FUND SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds ST PAUL'S SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Clarkson Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Clarkson Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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