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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-1580196

The Passport Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 44 grants and $2.6 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,611,913

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $62,650,504
  • Tax year 2023

    $3,710,670

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $51,478,986
  • Tax year 2022

    $3,889,862

    Grants listed
    75
    Assets, end of year
    $49,288,734
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,704,357

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $47,486,948
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,312,934

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $39,586,697

Grants paid in 2024

44 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA

    Protecting Against Toxic Chemical Exposures

    $300,000
  2. Natural Resources Defense Council IncNew York, NY

    NRDC Toxics Initiative Support

    $300,000
  3. University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Defending Science and Promoting Evidence-Based Decision-Making to Protect Health from Toxic Environmental Chemicals

    $200,000
  4. Toxic-Free FutureSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $175,000
  5. Coming Clean IncBrattleboro, VT

    General & Unrestricted

    $125,000
  6. Environmental Working GroupWashington, DC

    EWG Food Chemicals Campaign

    $125,000
  7. International Pollutants Elimination NetworkGothenburg, Sweden

    Expenditure Responsibility Grant

    $125,000
  8. Toxic-Free FutureSeattle, WA

    Mind the Store

    $125,000
  9. Center for International Environmental Law IncWashington, DC

    Plastics Treaty Negotiations

    $110,000
  10. Environmental Protection NetworkWashington, DC

    Support for EPN's work to build the capacity of environmental agencies and the communities they serve to truly address the most urgent health and environmental crises, such as toxics, climate change, and environmental injustice.

    $110,000
  11. Breast Cancer Prevention PartnersSan Francisco, CA

    BCPP's Toxics Reduction Work

    $100,000
  12. Rose Foundation for Communities and the EnvironmenOakland, CA

    Clearya

    $100,000
  13. Social and Environmental EntrepreneursCalabasas, CA

    Californians for Pesticide Reform

    $80,000
  14. Bennington College CorporationBennington, VT

    General Operating for Beyond Plastics

    $75,000
  15. Environmental Health SciencesBozeman, MT

    Infertility Intervention Science Project

    $75,000
  16. Internationella KemikaliesekretariatetGoteborg, Sweden

    General & Unrestricted

    $75,000
  17. The ARC of the United StatesWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $75,000
  18. Clean Water FundWashington, DC

    Addressing PFAS contamination in California

    $60,000
  19. Center for International Environmental Law IncWashington, DC

    CIEL Global Plastics Treaty

    $50,000
  20. Virginia Organizing IncCharlottesvle, VA

    Healthy Babies Bright Futures

    $50,000
  21. Public Health Watch IncAustin, TX

    FencelineData.org Phase 2

    $40,000
  22. Until Justice Data Partners IncLouisville, KY

    FencelineData.Org Phase 2

    $40,000
  23. Business Executives for National SecurityWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  24. Zouves Foundation for Reproductive MedicineFoster City, CA

    Research To Increase Success of IVF Treatment

    $25,000
  25. Breast Cancer Prevention PartnersSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable Event

    $10,000
  26. Golden State Community FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  27. Edgewood Center for Children and FamiliesSan Francisco, CA

    Employee Matching

    $6,000
  28. Pan-Massachusetts Challenge IncNeedham, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,000
  29. PATH Ministries InternationalSeal Beach, CA

    Employee Matching

    $5,000
  30. EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA

    Employee Matching

    $2,500
  31. Experience CampsWestport, CT

    Employee Matching

    $1,050
  32. Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncNew York, NY

    Employee Matching

    $1,033
  33. Friends of Jackson ParkSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  34. The Community Foundation IncRichmond, VA

    Employee Matching

    $1,000
  35. San Francisco Day SchoolSan Francisco, CA

    Employee Matching

    $776
  36. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    Employee Matching

    $515
  37. Innocence Project IncNew York, NY

    Employee Matching

    $270
  38. San Francisco AIDS FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Employee Matching

    $260
  39. Support for Families of Children with DisabilitiesSan Francisco, CA

    Employee Matching

    $259
  40. American Civil Liberties Union Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Employee Matching

    $250
  41. Bay Area Legal AidOakland, CA

    Employee Matching

    $250
  42. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Employee Matching

    $250
  43. Cornell University - Cornell Law SchoolIthaca, NY

    Employee Matching

    $250
  44. Friends of the Urban ForestSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $250

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment12 grants $1,477,75070% of the total
  2. International aid3 grants $185,0009% of the total
  3. Health4 grants $136,0336% of the total
  4. Community development2 grants $90,0004% of the total
  5. Education3 grants $76,0264% of the total
  6. Human services3 grants $75,5294% of the total
  7. 6 other causes8 grants $59,8153% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California17 grants $841,295
  2. District of Columbia8 grants $556,033
  3. New York5 grants $301,020
  4. Washington2 grants $300,000
  5. Vermont2 grants $200,000
  6. Montana1 grant $75,000
  7. Virginia2 grants $51,000
  8. Kentucky1 grant $40,000
  9. Texas1 grant $40,000
  10. Massachusetts1 grant $6,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Ani ArutyunyanSec, Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • John H Burbank IIIDir, Pres Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jim CunninghamDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joanne PoileDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michelle RuggeriTreas Hours 1Pay $0

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