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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
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Tax year 2025
$1,358,200
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $15,362,637
-
Tax year 2024
$680,000
- Grants listed
- 1
- Assets, end of year
- $8,622,027
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
-
Tides FoundationLos Angeles, CA
General support
$580,000 -
League of Conservation Voters Education FundWashington, DC
General support
$250,000 -
Center for American ProgressWashington, DC
General support
$225,000 -
World Wildlife FundWashington, DC
General support
$100,000 -
Advocates for Climate Innovation fka Linden Trust for ConservationNew York, NY
General support
$100,000 -
Columbia UniversityNew York, NY
General support
$33,000 -
Chapel & York US Foundation IncNew York, NY
General support
$20,000 -
American Geophysical UnionWashington, DC
General support
$20,000 -
Rockefeller Family FundNew York, NY
General support
$10,000 -
Rewild fka Global Wildlife ConservationAustin, TX
General support
$10,000 -
Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NY
General support
$5,000 -
New York League of Conservation Voters Education FundNew York, NY
General support
$5,000 -
Russian RiverkeeperHealdsburg, CA
General support
$100 -
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT
General support
$100
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Environment4 grants $355,10053% of the total
- Civil rights1 grant $225,00034% of the total
- Education1 grant $33,0005% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $30,0004% of the total
- Science and technology1 grant $20,0003% of the total
- Animals1 grant $5,000<1% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- District of Columbia4 grants $595,000
- California2 grants $580,100
- New York6 grants $173,000
- Texas1 grant $10,000
- Connecticut1 grant $100
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Dana W LindenSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
- Lawrence H LindenPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
The return
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