Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA

The Fine Fund

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Typical grant size
$2K – $5K – $10K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
62
Repeat grantees
36
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesNONE
ContactMICHAEL SMITH · 4124443500
MaterialsLETTER OF INQUIRY
RestrictionsGEOGRAPHICAL AREA: BOSTON CHARITABLE FIELDS: ENVIRONMENTAL, VISUAL ARTS

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Carolyn Fine Friedman
DIRECTOR, CHAIR, & CEO
Thomas J Lavelle
DIRECTOR & TREASURER
Kathy Lachenauer
DIRECTOR & SECRETARY
Susan Brownlee
DIRECTOR & SECRETARY (EXITED 12/17)

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
8.7%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
303
Total grants awarded
$2.4M
Total amount
$8K
Average grant
$30K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$282K
25 grants
2023
$250K
25 grants
2022
$295K
31 grants
2021
$265K
30 grants
2020
$208K
28 grants
2019
$204K
31 grants
2018
$170K
32 grants
2017
$140K
26 grants
2016
$107K
22 grants
2015
$129K
16 grants
2014
$141K
15 grants
2013
$164K
22 grants

Top recipients

15 grants · VT · ✓ Exact match
$285K
8 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$165K
6 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$120K
24 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$116K
11 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$115K
Healthy Building Network
8 grants · DC
$90K
4 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$81K
7 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$75K
7 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$70K
10 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$65K

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

Sustainable Markets Foundation
CLEAN FUTURES PROJECT
NY · TY 2024
$30K
New World Foundation
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NY · TY 2024
$30K
Court Accountability
GENERAL OPERATIONS
VA · TY 2024
$25K
New World Foundation
GENERAL OPERATIONS
NY · TY 2024
$20K
Coming Clean
GENERAL OPERATIONS
VT · TY 2024
$20K
West Virginia Rivers Coalition
GENERAL OPERATIONS
WV · TY 2024
$20K
Center for Political Ecology
GLOBAL CENTER FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE
CA · TY 2024
$15K
Generation Common Good
GENERAL OPERATIONS
DC · TY 2024
$13K
Toxic-free Future
SAFER STATES
WA · TY 2024
$10K
Orion Society
GENERAL OPERATIONS
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Health Care Without Harm
GENERAL OPERATIONS
VA · TY 2024
$10K
Deployus
GENERAL OPERATIONS
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Just Transition Alliance
GENERAL OPERATIONS
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Silent Spring Institute
GENERAL OPERATIONS
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Habitable
GENERAL OPERATIONS
DC · TY 2024
$10K
Orion Society
GENERAL OPERATIONS
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Rachel's Network
GENERAL OPERATIONS
DC · TY 2024
$8K
People for the American Way Foundation
COMMUNICATIONS PLAN
DC · TY 2024
$5K
Program for Preserving the Natural World
GENERAL OPERATIONS
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Virginia Organizing
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDERS NETWORK
VA · TY 2024
$3K
Environmental Health Trust
GENERAL OPERATIONS
WY · TY 2024
$3K
Conservation Law Foundation
SLINGSHOT
MA · TY 2024
$3K
Rachel's Network
CATALYST AWARD
DC · TY 2024
$2K
Toxic-free Future
GENERAL OPERATIONS
WA · TY 2024
$2K
The Environmental League of Massachusetts
GENERAL OPERATIONS
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Clean Futures Project (sponsor Sustainable Markets Foundation)
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$30K
Essential Information
UNKOCH MY CAMPUS
DC · TY 2023
$20K
West Virginia Rivers Coalition
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WV · TY 2023
$20K
University of California San Francisco
21ST CENTURY VECTOR OF DISEASE PARTNERSHIP
CA · TY 2023
$20K
Coming Clean
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
VT · TY 2023
$20K
Global Impact
TRUE NORTH RESEARCH
VA · TY 2023
$15K
Defend Our Health
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ME · TY 2023
$15K
Center for Political Ecology
GLOBAL CENTER FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE
CA · TY 2023
$15K
Deployus
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MA · TY 2023
$10K
Healthy Building Network
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
DC · TY 2023
$10K
Pesticide Action Network North America
BHOPAL SURVIVOR US TOUR COORDINATOR
CA · TY 2023
$10K
Toxic Free Future
SAFER STATES
WA · TY 2023
$10K
Orion Society
COMBATTING CLIMATE MISINFORMATION
MA · TY 2023
$10K
Silent Spring Institute
SAFER CHEMICALS PROGRAM
MA · TY 2023
$10K
Rachel's Network
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
DC · TY 2023
$8K
Program for Preserving the Natural World
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MA · TY 2023
$5K
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners
CLEARYA
CA · TY 2023
$5K
Northeast Wilderness Trust
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
VT · TY 2023
$5K
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TRUST
WY · TY 2023
$3K
Conservation Law Foundation
SLINGSHOT
MA · TY 2023
$3K
Virginia Organizing
HEFN
VA · TY 2023
$3K
Rachel's Network
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
DC · TY 2023
$2K
Toxic Free Future
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WA · TY 2023
$1K
Environmental League of Massachusetts
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MA · TY 2023
$1K
Women's Voices for the Earth
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MT · TY 2023
$1K

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