· Private foundation
The Esther & Morton Wohlgemuth Foundation
Its FY2024 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, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k138 grants · $147k
- $10k–50k5 grants · $54k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| CATLIN GABEL SCHOOL | $12,000 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | $11,000 |
| NATURE CONSERVATORY | $11,000 |
| ACLU FOUNDATION | $10,000 |
| PACIFIC FOREST TRUST | $10,000 |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | $5,500 |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE | $5,000 |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | $5,000 |
| WORLD WILDLIFE FUND | $5,000 |
| NAACP | $5,000 |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | $5,000 |
| SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE | $5,000 |
| CONGREGATION BETH ISREAL | $3,250 |
| RAINN | $3,000 |
| CASCADE FOREST CONSERVANCY | $3,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $21k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +44% since the first grant, against +21% for those funded once.
187 repeat relationships: 129 still active in FY2024, 58 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
CATLIN GABEL SCHOOL7× · 2017–2024 · $106k · revenue +74%
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC7× · 2017–2024 · $71k · revenue +102%- TPThe Pacific Forest Trust Incorporated6× · 2019–2024 · $49k · revenue +658%
Funded once
MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INCgraduatedone grant, 2017 · $12k · revenue +99%
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INCone grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue +12%- WCWESLEY COLLEGE GEORGE MCLAUGHLIN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDone grant, 2017 · $7k
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.
The new york botanical garden is a museum of plants and a scientific research center devoted to the study of plants and their uses. it is the garden's mission to improve public understanding of the natural world, horticulture, and the…
Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.
The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…
The conservancy preserves and revitalizes new york's architecture. by doing so, it contributes to new york's economy, tourism and quality of life.
National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…
See schedule onylcv is a non-partisan policy making and political action organization that works to make environmental protection a top priority with elected officials, decision-makers and the voters by evaluating incumbent performance and…
To bring quality public television programs and resources to communities throughout new jersey and its tri-state neighbors. its content, both on-air and online, aims to reflect the diverse
The natural areas conservancy champions urban natural areas in new york city and across the nation through innovative research, partnerships, and advocacy. we increase the health and resilience of urban forests and wetlands, catalyze…
The organization's mission is to conserve and promote new england's native plants to ensure healthy, biologically diverse landscapes.
The mission of the organization is to foster the development of creative individuals as writers and artists and to promote public appreciation of excellence in the literary and graphic arts by publishing a magazine containing fiction,…
To strenghten people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment, via the development, implementation, and effective enforcement of national and international law.
To establish and promote programs to protect the global climate, forests, wildlife and the natural environment, through research, advocacy, and investigation.
How this is measured
153 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 153 of the 262 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
Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.
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 CATLIN GABEL SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
- Who funds The Pacific Forest Trust Incorporated ↗
- Who funds WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC ↗
- Who funds SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
- Who funds WORLD MONUMENTS FUND INC ↗
- Who funds SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds REFUGEE & IMMIGRANT CENTER FOR EDUCATION & LEGAL SERVICES ↗
- Who funds International Rescue Committee INC ↗
- Who funds NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC ↗
- Who funds Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) ↗
- Who funds THE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS INC ↗
- Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD LEAGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC ↗
- Who funds MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC ↗
- Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
- Who funds NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND INC ↗
- Who funds CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC ↗
- Who funds KITCHEN ANGELS INC ↗
- Who funds BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN CORPORATION ↗
- Who funds Oregon Parks Forever ↗
- Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC ↗
- Who funds MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds CASCADE FOREST CONSERVANCY ↗
- Who funds HEIFER INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds BROWN UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds FARMWORKER JUSTICE FUND INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Santa Fe Community Foundation · Nancy Ann Mellen Foundation · The Frost Foundation · Anchorum St Vincent · The Ford Foundation · Thornburg Foundation · Bolene Charitable Trust · St Vincent Hospital · The Abeles Foundation · Pnm Tnmp Foundation · The Reser Family Foundation · Rotary Club of Santa Fe Foundation Inc
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Esther & Morton Wohlgemuth Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Esther & Morton Wohlgemuth Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Boston Area Rape Crisis Center Inc: 82% of income from government
- Mercy Corps: 47% of income from government
- Deschutes Land Trust: 46% of income from government
- Project Lemonade Inc: 15% of income from government
- Ecotrust: 14% of income from government
- Trustees of Tufts College: 13% of income from government
- Growing Gardens: 6% of income from government
- Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts Inc: 3% of income from government
- Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc: 1% of income from government
- Portland Center Stage: 1% of income from government
- Oregon Public Broadcasting: 1% of income from government
- Animal Rescue League of Boston: 0% of income from government
- Catlin Gabel School: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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