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Grant recipient EIN 81-2404459Arts and culture

Who funds Guardian Org Foundation?

32 private foundations gave Guardian Org Foundation in Washington, DC $17.3 million across 76 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

76 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Tortuga Charitable FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2025

    Charitable

    $75,000
  2. The Michael James Barrett & April Purcell Barrett FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $35,000
  3. Farrington FoundationPennington, NJ 2025

    Unrestricted general

    $15,000
  4. Levine Family Charitable FoundationEncino, CA 2025

    General support

    $1,000
  5. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Global health and development public awareness and analysis

    $900,000
  6. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $350,000
  7. BAND FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    Age of Extinction

    $350,000
  8. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    For project support for guns & lies, a reporting project investigating the intersection of how gun access, trauma, social & economic policies, & poverty contribute to community violence & spotlighting most impacted & community-driven solutions across ca.

    $350,000
  9. Humanity UnitedSan Francisco, CA 2024

    Journalism

    $300,000
  10. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2024

    Environment and Science

    $300,000
  11. Foundation for Child DevelopmentNew York, NY 2024

    Dca general

    $200,000
  12. Tortuga Charitable FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    Charitable

    $75,000
  13. Foundation for Child DevelopmentNew York, NY 2024

    Discrentionary & field grants

    $30,000
  14. Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA 2024

    General support

    $10,000
  15. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  16. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Core operating support

    $300
  17. Analog Devices FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    General support

    $51
  18. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Global health and development public awareness and analysis

    $1,800,000
  19. The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable TrustNew York, NY 2023

    A growing crisis: non-communicable diseases, an independent journalism series by the guardian

    $625,000
  20. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $500,000
  21. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Core support for the future of workers' rights series

    $300,000
  22. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    Rights and freedom reporting series

    $300,000
  23. BAND FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Age of Extinction

    $300,000
  24. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2023

    Environment and Science

    $300,000
  25. Humanity UnitedSan Francisco, CA 2023

    Journalism

    $210,000
  26. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Core support for expanded voting rights and democracy reporting

    $75,000
  27. Craig Newmark FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General purpose

    $75,000
  28. Tortuga Charitable FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2023

    General charitable purposes

    $75,000
  29. McPike Zima Charitable Foundation USNew York, NY 2023

    To help support journalism

    $75,000
  30. The Leonard & Sophie Davis FundSan Francisco, CA 2023

    Support for social service programs or educational programs

    $30,000
  31. Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA 2023

    General support

    $10,000
  32. Morton H Meyerson Family FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    General purpose support

    $36
  33. Textron Charitable Trust DTD 122353Providence, RI 2023

    Matching gift to civic agency

    $25
  34. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $500,000
  35. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2022

    To support global reporting on vaccine equity to educate and drive impact by raising awareness of vaccine justice, exposing inequalities in vaccine access, and highlighting innovations in access to medicine

    $400,000
  36. Humanity UnitedSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General operating support

    $340,000
  37. Humanity UnitedSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General operating support

    $300,000
  38. BAND FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    Age of Extinction program

    $300,000
  39. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2022

    Conservation and science

    $300,000
  40. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Global health and development public awareness and analysis

    $100,000
  41. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Core support for expanded voting rights and democracy reporting

    $75,000
  42. Tortuga Charitable FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2022

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  43. Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA 2022

    General support

    $10,000
  44. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $100
  45. The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable TrustNew York, NY 2021

    An independent journalism series on non-communicable diseases

    $875,000
  46. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    For project support for guns and lies, a reporting project investigating the intersection of how gun access, trauma, social and economic policies, and poverty contribute to community violence and spotlighting those most impacted and community-driven solutions across california.

    $700,000
  47. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    Strengthening civic engagement

    $500,000
  48. BAND FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    Age of Extinction Program

    $300,000
  49. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2021

    Conservation and science

    $250,000
  50. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2021

    to support in-depth reporting and to raise public awareness of harms related to AI and automated decisions during the Coronavirus pandemic

    $125,000
  51. Tortuga Charitable FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2021

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  52. McPike Zima Charitable Foundation USNew York, NY 2021

    To help support journalism

    $50,000
  53. Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA 2021

    General support

    $10,000
  54. The Clements Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  55. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2021

    For the general purposes or other charitable purposes of the organization.

    $600
  56. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2020

    Strengthening civic engagement

    $500,000
  57. Humanity UnitedSan Francisco, CA 2020

    Investigative journalism

    $450,000
  58. Humanity UnitedSan Francisco, CA 2020

    Investigative journalism

    $300,000
  59. BAND FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    Age of Extinction program

    $300,000
  60. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Global health and development public awareness and analysis

    $175,000
  61. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    For core operating support to address the intersection of covid-19 and gun violence in communities of color across the bay area region.

    $50,000
  62. New York Life FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Cca general

    $25,000
  63. The Clements Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  64. Ramp FoundationWoodside, CA 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  65. Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  66. Winslow FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    Guardian's environmental coverage

    $500
  67. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2020

    For the general purposes or other charitable purposes of the organization.

    $450
  68. Schumann Media Center IncNew York, NY 2019

    Media

    $500,000
  69. BAND FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    Age of Extinction Project

    $500,000
  70. Humanity UnitedSan Francisco, CA 2019

    Independent journalism

    $450,000
  71. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2019

    Environmental justice reporting project

    $250,000
  72. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2019

    For the general purposes or other charitable purposes of the organization.

    $600
  73. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2019

    Matching Grant

    $100
  74. Humanity UnitedSan Francisco, CA 2018

    Modern day slavery

    $350,000
  75. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2018

    Conservation and Science

    $250,000
  76. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2018

    For project support for Turnaround Cities, a community-based reporting project focused on breaking cycles of gun violence in the Bay Area region of California.

    $250,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Washington, DC and are not among Guardian Org Foundation’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 918 grants Preselected only $248,410 to similar organizations
  2. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 225 grants Accepts applications $14,685,837 to similar organizations
  3. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 121 grants Preselected only $1,909,500 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 90 grants Preselected only $169,426 to similar organizations
  5. Dimick FoundationBethesda, MD 127 grants Accepts applications $505,500 to similar organizations
  6. Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation IncWashington, DC 68 grants Accepts applications $513,500 to similar organizations
  7. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 87 grants Accepts applications $75,684,269 to similar organizations
  8. Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing ArtsWilmington, DE 178 grants Preselected only $20,292,112 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 81-2404459 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.