New York · Nonprofit
ARCUS FOUNDATION
ARCUS FOUNDATION (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $80,000 to it, the largest being COLLINGWOOD FOUNDATION ($80,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $44M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $80k
- Net assets
- $270M
What Arcus Foundation does
Programs
Education and awareness:the generation of online and offline "storytelling" assets in multiple medias to amplify the impact of grantee work among audiences in the u.s. And globally in order to raise awareness, motivate other donors and advocates, and drive positive change in lgbtq rights and great ape conservation.
$149,205 spentThought leadership:with the involvement of experts and stakeholders, a series of meetings and consultations were convened to develop and raise awareness about methods to increase knowledge/understanding, change attitudes, build skills/capacity, and strengthen policy. This activity aims to change behavior and thinking with respect to the challenges facing lgbtq people globally, as well as to improve conservation and respect for apes in the wild and in captivity. As part of the foundation's thought leadership activities, it published the book series state of the apes, designed to drive thought leadership for the conservation of apes.
$95,760 spentThink group & strategy:experts were brought in to discuss, build knowledge and expertise, and define strategic approaches for partners and arcus staff on institutional and individual capacity building approaches, and in the great ape and gibbon program, define the risk of disease and zoonoses, the threats of illegal trade and hunting, and how to effectively monitor and evaluate impact and strengthen attitudes and respect for apes, both in the wild and in captivity.
$52,476 spentCapacity strengthening and technical assistance:the arcus capacity strengthening and technical assistance is being conducted in an effort to provide safety and security services for a select number of grantees to provide capacity support and learn more about organizational needs.
$19,857 spent
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-PF.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $292M to $253M (−13%).
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Annette Lanjouw
Chief executive officer
Board chair
Jon L Stryker
Board president
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990-PF.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $10k.
From the IRS filings of ARCUS FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
ARCUS FOUNDATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ARCUS FOUNDATION is better cushioned than half of the 4,064 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,064 education nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like ARCUS FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ARCUS FOUNDATION?
- ARCUS FOUNDATION (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $80,000 to it, the largest being COLLINGWOOD FOUNDATION ($80,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ARCUS FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $80,000 in grants to ARCUS FOUNDATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ARCUS FOUNDATION?
- COLLINGWOOD FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $80,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ARCUS FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2019–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing