Private foundation · New York, NY
Earthsense Foundation
Typical grant size
$10K – $23K – $50K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
28
Repeat grantees
8
funded 2+ years
Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF
Leadership · from 2024 990-PF
Shannon O'leary-joy
PRESIDENT
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.
Payout rate · TY 2024
14.5%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
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118
Total grants awarded
$4.8M
Total amount
$41K
Average grant
$400K
Largest grant
Giving by year
2024
$388K
17 grants
2023
$310K
16 grants
2022
$513K
13 grants
2021
$982K
18 grants
2020
$861K
16 grants
2019
$567K
12 grants
2018
$414K
12 grants
2016
$746K
14 grants
Top recipients
72 grants · WA
$3.6M
3 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$225K
2 grants · UT · ✓ Exact match
$125K
2 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$125K
2 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$105K
1 grant · NY · ✓ Exact match
$100K
1 grant · CO · ✓ Exact match
$75K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$50K
1 grant · FL · ✓ Exact match
$50K
1 grant · NY · ✓ Exact match
$42K
Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.
Recent grants · most recent filings first
Yellow Dot Studios Inc
WE CREATE ENTERTAINING, MEMORABLE, AND SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE DIGITAL MEDIA AND VIDEOS TO CHALLENGE THE DECADES OF DISI…
CA · TY 2024
$75K
Denver Film Society
DENVER FILM CREATES ENTERTAINING AND TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR THE COLORADO COMMUNITY THROUGH THE POWER OF DIVERSE …
CO · TY 2024
$75K
Mission Blue
WE INSPIRE ACTION TO EXPLORE AND PROTECT THE OCEAN.
FL · TY 2024
$50K
Only One
WE'RE ON A MISSION TO RESTORE OCEAN HEALTH AND TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS IN THIS GENERATION WITH YOU.
NY · TY 2024
$42K
Climate Emergency Fund
PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUAL ACTIVISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CLIMATE EME…
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Cambodian Childrens Fund
CCF IS BREAKING THE CYCLES OF POVERTY AND ABUSE AND CREATING CHANGE IN CAMBODIA BY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE MOST DIS…
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Music Heals International
TO BRING MUSIC AND MUSICIANS TO THE CHILDREN OF HAITI AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. DESIGNED TO TEACH AND INSPIRE CHILDR…
CA · TY 2024
$16K
Re-earth Initative
SUPPORT OUR GRASSROOTS EFFORTS TO MAKE THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT MORE ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE. IT HELPS US ADVOCATE FOR POSI…
PA · TY 2024
$15K
Wild Africa
BY AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF AFRICAN OPINION LEADERS FROM EVERY FIELD THROUGH A POWERFUL NETWORK OF MEDIA PARTNERS AND DI…
TY 2024
$12K
Moonjelly Foundation
TO PROVIDE MARINE PROTECTION WORK
PA · TY 2024
$10K
Stand Earth
OUR STRATEGIC PLAN POSITIONS STAND.EARTH TO WIN, NO MATTER THE POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC CHALLENGES WE ENCOUNTER IN YEARS AH…
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Sweetwater Music Hall
DONATION INCREASES ACCESS TO MUSIC AND BUILDS EQUITY IN THE ARTS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS ACROSS THE BAY AREA THROUGH EXPAND…
CA · TY 2024
$10K
The Redford Center
AS A NON-ENDOWED, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, DONATIONS OF EVERY SIZE MATTER AND SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT ARE BUILDING THE PERS…
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Wildlife Conservation San Fransisco
SAN FRANCISCO BAY WILDLIFE SOCIETY SEEKS TO NURTURE IN THE PUBLIC A SENSE OF UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION, AND STEWARDSHI…
CA · TY 2024
$9K
The New York Womens Foundation
WE PUT THE POTENTIAL OF PHILANTHROPY IN THE HANDS OF COMMUNITY LEADERS. WE SUPPORT EARLY STAGE COMMUNITY-ROOTED ORGANIZA…
NY · TY 2024
$3K
Rex Foundation Inc
AIMS TO HELP SECURE A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, PROMOTE INDIVIDUALITY IN THE ARTS, PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CRITICAL AND NECESSARY …
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Friends of the Rainforest
WE PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TO SCHOOLS IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA, CONSERVATION GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS WORKING DIRECT…
MO · TY 2024
$861
Women Make Movies Inc
SUPPORT WOMEN PRODUCERS AND DIRECTORS FROM THE BEGINNING, PLANTING THE SEEDS FOR A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE FILMMAKING LAND…
NY · TY 2023
$100K
Utah Film Center
INSPIRES AND ENGAGES DIVERSE AUDIENCES TO INITIATE CONVERSATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGH CURATED FILM EXHIBITION, …
UT · TY 2023
$75K
Yellow Dot Studios Inc
WE CREATE ENTERTAINING, MEMORABLE, AND SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE DIGITAL MEDIA AND VIDEOS TO CHALLENGE THE DECADES OF DISI…
CA · TY 2023
$50K
Climate Emergency Fund
PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUAL ACTIVISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CLIMATE EME…
CA · TY 2023
$25K
The Film Collaborative Inc
EDUCATES FILMMAKERS ABOUT AND HELPS FILMMAKERS WITH ALL ASPECTS OF DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT TAKING RIGHTS. TFC BELIEVES IN A…
CA · TY 2023
$10K
Southern Vision Alliance
SUPPORTS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND BASE-BUILDING WORK FOR SOCIAL, RACIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, ALONG WITH GENDER …
NC · TY 2023
$10K
Rainforest Action Network
TO PRESERVE FORESTS, PROTECTS THE CLIMATE AND UPHOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS BY CHALLENGING CORPORATE POWER AND SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE…
CA · TY 2023
$10K
Music Heals International
TO BRING MUSIC AND MUSICIANS TO THE CHILDREN OF HAITI AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. DESIGNED TO TEACH AND INSPIRE CHILDR…
CA · TY 2023
$10K
Sustainable Markets Foundation
TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, CONSUMER PROTECTION, HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND GOOD GOVERNMENT.
NY · TY 2023
$5K
California Film Institute
TO PROVIDE STUDENTS OF ALL AGES WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT THE WORLD THROUGH THE ART OF FILM AND FILMMAKING, CULT…
CA · TY 2023
$5K
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
PURSUE A VARIETY OF SPECIALIZED CHARITABLE GRANT-MAKING PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL MISSION OF R…
NY · TY 2023
$5K
Rex Foundation Inc
AIMS TO HELP SECURE A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, PROMOTE INDIVIDUALITY IN THE ARTS, PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CRITICAL AND NECESSARY …
CA · TY 2023
$3K
Sundance Institute
DEDICATED TO THE DISOCVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDEPENDENT ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES.
UT · TY 2023
$2K
Samaritans of New York Inc
SAMARITANS IS DEVOTED TO HELPING PEOPLE IN CRISIS, THOSE WHO PROVIDE CARE FOR PEOPLE IN CRISIS AND THOSE WHO HAVE LOST L…
NY · TY 2023
$500
Earth Island Institute
PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PROJECTS AND TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE…
CA · TY 2023
$180
Signal Foundation
PROTECT FREE EXPRESSION AND ENABLE SECURE GLOBAL COMMUNICATION THROUGH OPEN SOURCE PRIVACY TECHNOLOGY.
CA · TY 2023
$20
Climate Emergency Fund
PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUAL ACTIVISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CLIMATE EME…
CA · TY 2022
$175K
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
PURSUE A VARIETY OF SPECIALIZED CHARITABLE GRANT-MAKING PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL MISSION OF R…
NY · TY 2022
$100K
Utah Film Center
INSPIRES AND ENGAGES DIVERSE AUDIENCES TO INITIATE CONVERSATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGH CURATED FILM EXHIBITION, …
UT · TY 2022
$50K
Creative Visions
UTILIZE THE POWER OF THE ARTS AND MEDIA TO INSPIRE POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF HUMAN RIGHTS, TH…
CA · TY 2022
$50K
Cambodian Children's Fund Inc
TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF THE MOST IMPOVERISHED, MARGINALIZED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN IN CAMBODIA THROUGH HIGH QUALITY ED…
NY · TY 2022
$25K
Oceanic Preservation Society
TO EXPOSE COMPLEX, GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND PROMOTE ADVOCACY THROUGH THE USE OF FILM, PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIAL MEDIA, …
CA · TY 2022
$25K
Sweetwater Music Hall Inc
DEVOTED TO ADVANCING EDUCATION, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC, BAY AREA MUSIC HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARTS THROUG…
CA · TY 2022
$15K
Blue Sphere Foundation Inc
USE WORLD-CLASS CREATIVE CONTENT, STRATEGIC COLLABORATION, AND THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY TO BOLSTER THE MOVEMENT TO PROTEC…
NY · TY 2022
$15K
Spero Worldwide
PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID FOR CLEAN DRINKING WATER, FOOD AND MEDICINE, SUPPLIES, TUITION, ETC. TO OVER 13 ORPHANAGES THROUGH…
VA · TY 2022
$15K
Sundance Institute
DEDICATED TO THE DISOCVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDEPENDENT ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES.
UT · TY 2022
$13K
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology First
TO INSPIRE YOUTH TO BECOME SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LEADERS AND INNOVATORS.
NH · TY 2022
$10K
Music Heals International
TO BRING MUSIC AND MUSICIANS TO THE CHILDREN OF HAITI AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. DESIGNED TO TEACH AND INSPIRE CHILDR…
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Future Brilliance Us Inc
RESCUING AND REHABILITATING HIGHLY AT-RISK AFGHAN WOMEN AND FAMILIES AND PROVIDING HELP TO REFUGEES IN PAKISTAN AS WELL …
NH · TY 2022
$10K
OCEANS 5 INITIATIVE
NY · TY 2021
$200K
PROMOTE AWARENESSOF CONSERVATION EFFORTSTHROUGH ARTISTIC ENDEAVOR
NY · TY 2021
$200K
EDUCATIONAL
NY · TY 2021
$100K
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
DC · TY 2021
$100K
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.