Grants awarded
Who does The James Family Charitable Foundation fund?
The James Family Charitable Foundation has awarded $53 million across 390 grants to 255 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in environment. Its typical grant is $12,000, with most between $5,000 and $50,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $20,000 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$53.3M
Typical grant
$12K
Grantees
255
Grants
390
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| T The James Family Charitable Trust | $27.0M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| T The James Family Charitable Trust | $7.3M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Wildlife Conservation Society
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$3.1M | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| T Trout Unlimited | $983K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Central Park Conservancy INC
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$883K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| P Partnership for Education Advanceme | $718K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Wildlife Conservation Society | $600K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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$560K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
Museum of Modern Art
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$500K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
World Central Kitchen Incorporated
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$500K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | DC | |
| T The Obama Foundation | $452K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Mount Sinai Hospital
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$355K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| M Metropolitan Museum of Art | $332K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A American Univ of Beirut | $311K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$305K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
| T The Montana Council of Trout Unlimi | $260K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M MIT Nano Director Discretionary Fun | $250K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Luke's Parish | $233K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$230K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
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$226K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MD | |
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$225K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
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$225K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| D Decordova Sculpture Park and Museum | $200K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| U University of Washington Cvi | $200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Rainforest Trust
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$197K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | VA | |
| A Africa Center | $195K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated
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$190K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| A American Museum of Natural History | $182K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N New York Public Library | $180K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$165K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
The Montana Land Reliance
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$160K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MT | |
| Y Yale University | $155K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Network for Good INC
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$150K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | DC | |
| T Trey Whitfield School | $150K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The New School | $150K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Wellesley College
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$150K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MA | |
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust INC
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$145K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | FL | |
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$145K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
| C Choate Rosemary Hall | $130K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$125K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| E Environmental Integrity Project | $103K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Fabretto Children's Foundation | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Public Theatre | $96K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Earthjustice
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$95K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| W Wync New York Public Radio | $92K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Ocean Conservancy INC
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$90K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
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$90K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
| S Saint Ann's School | $80K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Gilder Leherman Institute | $78K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Little Traverse Conservancy | $78K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Graduate Center | $75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Year Up INC
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$75K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MA | |
| L Lebanses American University | $75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$75K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CT | |
| L Lighthouse Works | $75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pioneer Works | $70K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Amphibian Reptile Conservation | $70K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Montana Land Reliance | $70K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Society of St Vincent De Paul | $65K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Ocean Conservancy | $65K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Central Park Conservancy | $62K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Alaska Wilderness League | $60K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Saint Anthonys Guide | $60K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Carnegie Endowment | $54K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$52K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | DC | |
| R Rainforest Foundation Fund | $52K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U Union of Concerned Scientists | $51K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Case Western Reserve University | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N New York League Conservation Voters | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
Heroes and Horses INC
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MT | |
| O Our Children | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U UNICEF | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L League of Conservation | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| B Bonefish & Tarpon Trust | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Paypal Giving Fund | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pioneer Works Art | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Lighthouse Works of Fisher | $50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
The Union of Concerned Scientists INC
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$47K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| C Collegiate School | $45K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N Nj Scholars Program | $45K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Brearley School
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$45K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
The Second Stage Theatre INC
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$45K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
Natural Resources Defense Council INC
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$43K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| J Jewish Voters Unite | $40K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Amazon Conservation | $40K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$40K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| I Ifwhenhow | $40K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | — |
| S St Ann's School | $40K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| D Defenders of Wildlife | $40K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lions Clubs | $35K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Theodore Roosevelt Conservation | $35K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$35K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy INC
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$33K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | KY | |
Planned Parenthood
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$30K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| T Texas Tech University | $30K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Amazon Watch
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$30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| N National Audubon Society | $30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Genesis America INC
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$30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | FL | |
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$28K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MI |
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