Wyoming · Public charity
Tail Wind Trust
Advocacy, education, and philanthropy relating to the root causes of climate change, extractive capitalism, structural inequities, and disinformation; protection of biodiversity through ecosystem restoration; land preservation; nature-based climate and environmental solutions; advocacy and support of indigenous americans, people of…
- $750k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Tail Wind Trust’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Marin Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2025
- $750,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $750,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $67M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations Tail Wind Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 82% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 2 | $910k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $40k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holdfast Trust | $750,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Cornell University | $200,000 | 2 | 0% |
About Tail Wind Trust
- How much does Tail Wind Trust give?
- Tail Wind Trust reported 1 grants totaling $750,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does Tail Wind Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2023, its largest causes are Environment (99%), Education (1%).
- Who are Tail Wind Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2023: Holdfast Trust ($750k), Cornell University ($200k).
- Does Tail Wind Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Tail Wind Trust based?
- Tail Wind Trust is based in WY.
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