Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Silverlining
SILVERLINING is dedicated to ensuring that society has the information and capabilities needed to ensure a safe and secure atmosphere. We support open research, science-based policy and broad stakeholder engagement to advance understanding and protection of the atmosphere in a world with emerging interventions in weather and climate. Our…
- $1.9M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $566k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $400,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $400,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 5
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.6M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations Silverlining funded were first-time grantees, receiving 43% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 57% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $185k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 2 | $566k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $431k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $368k | 80% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $410k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $1.3M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | $600,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Research Foundation for The State University of New York | $550,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Rutgers the State University | $500,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Central Florida | $470,309 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Washington Foundation | $257,381 | 1 | 0% |
| Rio Vista Foundation | $210,000 | 1 | 2% |
| University of Washington | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| State University of New York College at Purchase | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundation | $35,000 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($235k), not named here.
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About Silverlining
- How much does Silverlining give?
- Silverlining reported 2 itemized grants totaling $565,976, out of $1,883,807 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 5 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Silverlining fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (75%), Science & Tech (19%), Education (5%).
- Who are Silverlining's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Cornell University ($600k), The Research Foundation for The State University of New York ($550k), Rutgers the State University ($500k).
- Does Silverlining fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Silverlining based?
- Silverlining is based in DC.
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