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Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research Inc

The mission of the hudson river foundation is to inspire and inform action through science and engaging people to enhance the hudson river, estuary, and watershed (see schedule o).

$345k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
3
Itemized grants FY2024
10
Organizations funded FY2023
30%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$285k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$100,893
Largest grant, FY2024
$154,568
Organizations funded a year
2 to 31
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$55M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 30% of the organizations Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 30% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $113k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EnvironmentEducationAnimalsCommunity ImprovementOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving3$285k33%
FY202310$380k30%
FY20222$18k100%
FY20214$176k25%
FY20209$526k11%
FY20198$629k50%
FY20188$1.4M25%
FY201731$1.3Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Environment$1.7MEducation$1.5MAnimals$506kScience & Tech$447kHealth$440kRecreation & Sports$200kArts & Culture$45kCommunity Improvement$25kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
NY
MA
NJ
CT
WV
VA
MD
DE
NC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$900,00010%
Cornell University$315,28440%
Research Foundation of the City University of New York$281,49250%
The Research Foundation for The State University of New York$254,37940%
Delaware State University$251,19120%
National Wildlife Federation$250,00010%
Wildlife Conservation Society$211,41120%
NYC Department of Parks and Recreation$200,1912n/a
The University of Connecticut Foundation Inc$197,50720%
Stony Brook Foundation Inc$185,63720%
University of Maryland College Park$181,0003n/a
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Inc$154,56812%
New York University$149,75220%
Suny College of Environmental Science & Forestry Graduate Studen$143,3692n/a
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution$140,32130%
Bard College$104,36840%
Buffalo State College Foundation Inc$65,20020%
New York City Bird Alliance Inc$60,00023%
Queens College Association$56,99717%
Riverkeeper Inc$55,00020%
US Geological Survey$49,7381n/a
Guardians of Flushing Bay Inc$49,419115%
University of Connecticut$43,1461n/a
Nj Institute of Technology$40,0002n/a
Newtown Creek Alliance Incorporated$40,000140%
Rutgers the State University$32,0001n/a
Town Square Inc$25,0001n/a
New York Foundation for the Arts Inc$25,00010%
The Horticultural Society of New York$20,00010%
New York City H2o Inc$20,000112%
Rutgers University School of Management and Labor$20,0001n/a
Hudsonia Limited$20,00016%
Waterfront Alliance Inc$18,00021%
Open Space Institute Inc$15,00011%
Steuben County Soil & Water Conservation District$15,0001n/a
West Harlem Environmental Action Inc$13,50020%
State University of New York at Oneonta Foundation Corporation$12,00010%
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Inc$10,0001n/a
Greenpoint Monitor Museum$10,00012%
Fund for the City of New York Inc$10,00010%
Woven Spaces Inc$10,000171%
Barrels by the Bay Inc$5,3251n/a
Dominican University New York$5,30010%
State University of New York College at Purchase$5,3001n/a
NYC Department of Education$5,3001n/a

Where it is load-bearing

Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 31 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $900,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCornell University: $315,284 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetResearch Foundation of the City University of New York: $281,492 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Research Foundation for The State University of New York: $254,379 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDelaware State University: $251,191 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNational Wildlife Federation: $250,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $211,411 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe University of Connecticut Foundation Inc: $197,507 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetStony Brook Foundation Inc: $185,637 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Inc: $154,568 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetNew York University: $149,752 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution: $140,321 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBard College: $104,368 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBuffalo State College Foundation Inc: $65,200 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetNew York City Bird Alliance Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetQueens College Association: $56,997 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetRiverkeeper Inc: $55,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetGuardians of Flushing Bay Inc: $49,419 over 1y, 15% of budgetNewtown Creek Alliance Incorporated: $40,000 over 1y, 40% of budgetNew York Foundation for the Arts Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Horticultural Society of New York: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNew York City H2o Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetHudsonia Limited: $20,000 over 1y, 6.0% of budgetWaterfront Alliance Inc: $18,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetOpen Space Institute Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetWest Harlem Environmental Action Inc: $13,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetState University of New York at Oneonta Foundation Corporation: $12,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGreenpoint Monitor Museum: $10,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetFund for the City of New York Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWoven Spaces Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 71% of budgetDominican University New York: $5,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 31.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

National Fish and Wildlife FoundationDC21.6× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research Inc

How much does Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research Inc give?
Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research Inc reported 3 itemized grants totaling $284,989, out of $344,714 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 31 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (35%), Education (30%), Animals (10%).
Who are Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ($900k), Cornell University ($315k), Research Foundation of the City University of New York ($281k).
Does Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 30% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, City Parks Foundation Inc, Lily Auchincloss Foundation Inc.
Where is Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research Inc based?
Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research Inc is based in NY.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 46 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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