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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-1302065

Linden Climate Fund Inc

A private foundation in Healdsburg, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $1.4 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • 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

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tides FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $580,000
  2. League of Conservation Voters Education FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $250,000
  3. Center for American ProgressWashington, DC

    General support

    $225,000
  4. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $100,000
  5. Advocates for Climate Innovation fka Linden Trust for ConservationNew York, NY

    General support

    $100,000
  6. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    General support

    $33,000
  7. Chapel & York US Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  8. American Geophysical UnionWashington, DC

    General support

    $20,000
  9. Rockefeller Family FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  10. Rewild fka Global Wildlife ConservationAustin, TX

    General support

    $10,000
  11. Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  12. New York League of Conservation Voters Education FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  13. Russian RiverkeeperHealdsburg, CA

    General support

    $100
  14. 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.

  1. Environment4 grants $355,10053% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $225,00034% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $33,0005% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $30,0004% of the total
  5. Science and technology1 grant $20,0003% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $5,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia4 grants $595,000
  2. California2 grants $580,100
  3. New York6 grants $173,000
  4. Texas1 grant $10,000
  5. Connecticut1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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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