Private foundation · San Francisco, CA

Laural Foundation

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Typical grant size
$25K $100K $250K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
64
Repeat grantees
45
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Lauren B Dachs
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Alan M Dachs
VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Margaret Fong
DIRECTOR
Erin Wilms
SECRETARY/DIRECTOR
Susan Warburg
TREASURER/DIRECTOR
Nancy Wong
TREASURER/DIRECTOR
Susan Harvey
SECRETARY/DIRECTOR
Bryn Rowe
DIRECTOR
Patricia Leicher
DIRECTOR
Shu Huang
TREASURER

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
22.4%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
305
Total grants awarded
$51.6M
Total amount
$169K
Average grant
$1.3M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$18.6M
84 grants
2023
$11.4M
58 grants
2022
$8.5M
54 grants
2021
$3.8M
28 grants
2020
$2.8M
14 grants
2019
$2.3M
17 grants
2018
$1.1M
11 grants
2017
$467K
9 grants
2016
$2.2M
16 grants
2015
$588K
14 grants

Top recipients

15 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$7.5M
16 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$4.5M
10 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$3.1M
13 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$3.0M
7 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$2.4M
9 grants · NY · ≈ likely match
$2.0M
2 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$2.0M
3 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$2.0M
8 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$1.9M
6 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$1.9M

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

Nature Conservancy
SUPPORT FOR THE POINT REYES CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN
VA · TY 2024
$1.0M
Water Foundation
SUPPORT FOR THE CLEAN WATER CAMPAIGN AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$1.0M
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated
SUPPORTING AMERICAN WEST WATER SUPPLY
NY · TY 2024
$1.0M
Water Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$1.0M
National Park Foundation
INCREASED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND PARK PARTNERS.
DC · TY 2024
$1.0M
New Venture Fund
COLORADO RIVER SUSTAINABILITY CAMPAIGN
DC · TY 2024
$1.0M
Watershed Solutions Network
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$500K
Tides Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR FAST'S MISSION TO MITIGATE SUPER POLLUTANTS
CA · TY 2024
$500K
Parks California
SUPPORT THE RESOURCES STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM
CA · TY 2024
$500K
Land Trust Alliance Incorporated
SUPPORT FOR WESTERN DIVISION AND GENERAL OPERATIONS.
DC · TY 2024
$500K
One Earth Philanthropy
SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VIBRANT DATA LABS CLIMATE FINANCE TRACKER VERSION 2.0
CA · TY 2024
$500K
Tides Center
IN SUPPORT OF MOSAIC'S WORK DEVELOPING INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD.
CA · TY 2024
$500K
Big Sur Land Trust
SUPPORT FOR FERRINI RANCH
CA · TY 2024
$500K
National Audubon Society Inc
SUPPORTING AUDUBON CALIFORNIA'S WINGPOWER CHALLENGE AND IMPORTANT CONSERVATION PROJECTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA
NY · TY 2024
$500K
Watershed Solutions Network
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$500K
Sustainable Conservation
SUPPORT FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND CEO SEARCH
CA · TY 2024
$500K
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated
TO SUPPORT CALIFORNIA'S MULTIBENEFIT LAND REPURPOSING PROGRAM
NY · TY 2024
$500K
Save the Redwoods League
SUPPORT FOR THE 'O REW REDWOODS GATEWAY PROJECT
CA · TY 2024
$400K
National Parks Conservation Association
SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING
DC · TY 2024
$388K
Parks California
IN SUPPORT OF CAPACITY BUILDING, INCLUDING FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH, AS WELL A…
CA · TY 2024
$330K
Naturebridge
SUPPORT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A HOME IN EL PORTAL TO ACCOMMODATE SEVEN YOSEMITE EDUCATORS
CA · TY 2024
$275K
Thacher School Inc
TO HELP FUND THE PURCHASE OF THE HOUSE ADJACENT TO THE SCHOOL PROPERTY
CA · TY 2024
$250K
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley
TO SUPPORT CLEE/PROJECT CLIMATE IN EXPANDING ITS STAFF AND PROGRAMS WHILE MAINTAINING FOCUS ON MOVING THE MOST PROMISING…
CA · TY 2024
$250K
Center for Climate and Energy Solution
CLIMATE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES ACCELERATOR INITIATIVE
DC · TY 2024
$250K
National Audubon Society Inc
TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC PLANNING
NY · TY 2024
$250K
Leland Stanford Junior University
STANFORD DOERR SCHOOL OF SUSTAINABILITY - THE ANONYMOUS FUND FOR THE FRESH WATER INITIATIVE
CA · TY 2024
$250K
National Audubon Society Inc
TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC PLANNING
NY · TY 2024
$250K
John Muir Land Trust
SUPPORT FRANKLIN RIDGE EXPANSION AND HOOVER RANCH CAMPAIGNS.
CA · TY 2024
$250K
University of California San Francisco Foundation
THE RABINOVICI DISCRETIONARY FUND
CA · TY 2024
$250K
Trust for Public Land
WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM
CA · TY 2024
$250K
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation
TO SUPPORT THE GEORGE G. SCHULTZ FUTURE LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
CA · TY 2024
$250K
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation Inc
SUPPORT THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS ON TRAINING CENTER, REPLENISH THE ENDOWMENT.
CA · TY 2024
$250K
California Environmental Voters Education Fund
STAFF CAPACITY BUILDING AND AMBASSADORS PROGRAM
CA · TY 2024
$250K
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
TO SUPPORT CLIMATE NEXUS' WATER HUB
NY · TY 2024
$250K
Parks California
UNDERWRITE EFFORTS TO BUILD FUNDRAISING CAPACITY
CA · TY 2024
$240K
Naturebridge
IN SUPPORT OF EFFORTS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN TALENT, INCREASE TECHNOLOGY EFFICIENCY, AND STRENGTHEN BOARD FUNCTION AND GO…
CA · TY 2024
$150K
Save the Redwoods League
SUPPORT FOREVER FOREST: THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE REDWOODS
CA · TY 2024
$125K
Idaho Conservation League Inc
SUPPORT RESTORATION OF SALMON POPULATIONS IN THE SNAKE RIVER
ID · TY 2024
$125K
Four Winds Inc
SUPPORT THE SKY & SEA CAMPAIGN AND THE BUILDING OF A NEW DOCK AND LODGE.
WA · TY 2024
$125K
Ten Strands
SUPPORT TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY IN CALIFORNIA'S K-12 SCHOOLS.
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Commonwealth Club of California
SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE ONE
CA · TY 2024
$100K
American Farmland Trust
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
DC · TY 2024
$100K
California Environmental Voters Education Fund
SUPPORT OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR CA ENVIROVOTERS STAFF
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Sustainable Conservation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Water Foundation
SUPPORT A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN PLAN FOR WATER AFFORDABILITY
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Craig Hospital Foundation
TO SUPPORT THE CRAIG NEUROBEHAVIORAL INSTITUTE'S ABILITY TO HIRE NEW STAFF, INVEST IN A DATA COLLECTION TOOL TO PROVIDE …
CO · TY 2024
$100K
Big Sur Land Trust
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Commonwealth Club of California
TO SUPPORT CLIMATE ONE
CA · TY 2024
$75K
Trust for Public Land
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$50K
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
SUPPORT THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIORITIES FUND
MA · TY 2024
$50K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.