· Private foundation
The Lincoln Ellsworth 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, FY2019 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k17 grants · $75k
- $10k–50k9 grants · $169k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | $33,000 |
| THE ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER | $26,000 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF VETERINANRY MEDICINE | $25,000 |
| THE SALVATION ARMY OF GREATER NEW YORK | $25,000 |
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY | $18,000 |
| SECOND CHANCE RESCUE NYC | $12,000 |
| ONE LARCHMONT INC | $10,000 |
| DARTMOUTH COLLEGE LIBRARY | $10,000 |
| PANTHER RIDGE CONSERVATION CENTER | $10,000 |
| A HOUSE ON BEEKMAN | $7,500 |
| BYRD POLAR RESEARCH CENTER | $7,500 |
| WNET | $7,500 |
| NEW CANAAN MOUNTED TROUP INC | $5,000 |
| BARKY PINES ANIMAL RESCUE & SANCTUARY INC | $5,000 |
| FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE | $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.
Its human-services grants (FY25–25, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 25%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 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 +30% since the first grant, against +3% for those funded once.
28 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (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 FY2025, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TATHE ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER7× · 2019–2025 · $225k · revenue +30%
- AMAmerican Museum of Natural History6× · 2020–2025 · $219k · revenue +25%
- WCWildlife Conservation Society7× · 2019–2025 · $141k · revenue +52%
Funded once
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2019 · $42k
- HCHOBART COLLEGEone grant, 2021 · $15k
- DIDIGNITY INCone grant, 2024 · $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.
Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…
The aspca's mission, as stated by founder henry bergh in 1866, is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the united states." the aspca was founded on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and…
Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.
Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.
Inspiring communities to save wildlife for future generations.
World animal protection is a global organization working to end factory farming and wildlife exploitation. we expose cruel systems, promote animal-friendly alternatives, and influence policy change. for over 75 years, we've been rewriting…
The mission is "to understand the natural world and inspire everyone to care for it." the academy implements its mission through understanding the diversity of life; developing and applying science to protect the environment; and informing…
We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…
Fairleigh dickinson university is a center of academic excellence dedicated to the preparation of world citizens through global education. the university strives to provide students with the multi-disciplinary, intercultural, and ethical…
Nysci's mission is to nurture generations of passionate learners, critical thinkers, and active citizens through design make play - an approach to learning and engagement that is deeply rooted in research on stem learning and guides the…
We educate the next generation of leaders to improve the health of our society.
To prevent cruelty to animals, we promote enacting and enforcing good public policies. enacting good laws depends upon electing good lawmakers, and we remind voters which candidates care about and support animal issues.
How this is measured
32 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. 32 of the 46 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 THE ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER ↗
- Who funds American Museum of Natural History ↗
- Who funds Wildlife Conservation Society ↗
- Who funds ONE LARCHMONT INC ↗
- Who funds BARKY PINES ANIMAL RESCUE & SANCTUARY INCORPORATED ↗
- Who funds WNET ↗
- Who funds ENDEAVOR THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP INC ↗
- Who funds WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC ↗
- Who funds NEW CANAAN MOUNTED TROOP INC ↗
- Who funds HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES ↗
- Who funds Flint Park Conservancy ↗
- Who funds THE BUSCH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY INC ↗
- Who funds BIG DOG RANCH RESCUE INC ↗
- Who funds PANTHER RIDGE CONSERVATION CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds NEW CANAAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds ENDEAVOR FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds A HOUSE ON BEEKMAN INC ↗
- Who funds FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE INC ↗
- Who funds DIGNITY INC ↗
- Who funds CARING FOR THE HOMELESS OF PEEKSKILL INC ↗
- Who funds GARDEN HOUSE SCHOOL OF NEW YORK ↗
- Who funds GETTYSBURG COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds CITY HARVEST INC ↗
- Who funds LENOX HILL NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE INC ↗
- Who funds NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA INC ↗
- Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED 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: National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Lincoln Ellsworth Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Lincoln Ellsworth Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Big Dog Ranch Rescue Inc: 0% of income from government
- New Canaan Mounted Troop Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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