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Grant recipient EIN 82-2862554International aid

Who funds Girl Rising?

38 private foundations gave Girl Rising in New York, NY $4.6 million across 76 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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. The Nielsen Foundation IncOldsmar, FL 2025

    To support the longitudinal mixed-methods evaluation of the rise program in rajgarh, madhya pradesh

    $26,000
  2. The Michael & Nancy Berman Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    Global Education Fund

    $2,500
  3. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2025

    Health and human services

    $100
  4. HP FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Charitable

    $540,000
  5. The Summit Charitable Foundation IncWashington, DC 2024

    Girl rising guatemala gender equity programming and campaign

    $125,000
  6. Gerald L Lennard Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2024

    Future Rising Fellows

    $100,000
  7. Imago Dei FundBoston, MA 2024

    General use

    $75,000
  8. The Fledgling FundHyannis, MA 2024

    Support charitable activity

    $25,000
  9. Al Mailman Family Foundation IncHarrison, NY 2024

    General support

    $15,000
  10. Uncanned for EqualityDenver, CO 2024

    General support

    $15,000
  11. Green Leaf FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    General

    $10,000
  12. The Nielsen Foundation IncOldsmar, FL 2024

    General operating support

    $10,000
  13. The Summit Charitable Foundation IncWashington, DC 2024

    Comparsa: feature documentary in collaboration with youth activists in ciudad peronia, guatemala.

    $10,000
  14. Gerald L Lennard Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2024

    Charitable Event

    $5,000
  15. The Michael & Nancy Berman Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    Global Education Fund

    $2,500
  16. Harnisch Family FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Charitable

    $1,023
  17. Owen D and Jennifer Thomas Family Charitable FoundationBronxville, NY 2024

    General support & unrestricted

    $1,000
  18. Scharpf Family Foundation Inc Eric ScharpfOld Bridge, NJ 2024

    Education

    $1,000
  19. Albert & Melissa Sutton FoundationSayreville, NJ 2024

    Unrestricted

    $500
  20. Albert & Melissa Sutton FoundationSayreville, NJ 2024

    Unrestricted

    $500
  21. HP FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Charitable

    $1,023,000
  22. The Fledgling FundHyannis, MA 2023

    Support charitable activity

    $126,000
  23. The Summit Charitable Foundation IncWashington, DC 2023

    Girl rising guatemala gender equity programming and campaign

    $125,000
  24. Gerald L Lennard Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2023

    Future Rising Fellows

    $100,000
  25. Imago Dei FundBoston, MA 2023

    General use

    $75,000
  26. Al Mailman Family Foundation IncHarrison, NY 2023

    General support

    $25,000
  27. Gelband Family FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Education

    $5,000
  28. The Michael & Nancy Berman Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Global Education Fund

    $2,500
  29. The Cellini Family Fund Trust Co William F Cellini JrRiver Forest, IL 2023

    Education

    $2,076
  30. Jennifer Woods Tierney FoundationBoulder, CO 2023

    Education for girls

    $2,000
  31. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $135
  32. HP FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    Charitable

    $1,000,000
  33. The Summit Charitable Foundation IncWashington, DC 2022

    Gender equality program

    $125,000
  34. Gerald L Lennard Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2022

    In support of the Future Rising Fellows program -with any unused funds going to support the Future Rising initiative

    $100,000
  35. Imago Dei FundBoston, MA 2022

    General use

    $75,000
  36. Lynda M Goldstein Family FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    Girls' education and empowerment

    $15,000
  37. Uncanned for EqualityDenver, CO 2022

    General support

    $15,000
  38. Amb FoundationHerndon, VA 2022

    Storytelling to support education and values

    $10,000
  39. The Long Stems Foundation IncFishers Island, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $2,500
  40. The Michael & Nancy Berman Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    Global Education Fund

    $2,500
  41. Jennifer Woods Tierney FoundationBoulder, CO 2022

    Education for girls

    $2,000
  42. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $139
  43. Gerald L Lennard Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2021

    Future Rising Fellows Program

    $100,000
  44. Imago Dei FundBoston, MA 2021

    General use

    $75,000
  45. Uncanned for EqualityDenver, CO 2021

    To support educationalefforts for secondaryschool girls

    $15,000
  46. Lynda M Goldstein Family FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    Girls' education and empowerment

    $10,000
  47. The Cellini Family Fund Trust Co William F Cellini JrRiver Forest, IL 2021

    Education

    $10,000
  48. The Long Stems Foundation IncFishers Island, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $7,500
  49. Jennifer Woods Tierney FoundationBoulder, CO 2021

    Education for girls

    $5,000
  50. Heather and John Picerne FoundationWarwick, RI 2021

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000
  51. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $166
  52. Imago Dei FundBoston, MA 2020

    General use

    $92,200
  53. Paperseed Foundation IncSacramento, CA 2020

    Gender sensitization course for mayan indigenous girls in solol, guatemala

    $13,700
  54. Jeff and Jenifer Westphal FoundationNewtown Square, PA 2020

    General

    $10,000
  55. Jennifer Woods Tierney FoundationBoulder, CO 2020

    Education for girls

    $2,000
  56. The Dave Hokin FoundationDarien, CT 2020

    General fund of organization

    $250
  57. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $147
  58. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $100
  59. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2019

    To support environmental projects.

    $50,000
  60. The Nielsen Foundation IncOldsmar, FL 2019

    Moving beyond siloed evaluations to achieve a deeper understanding to better inform GR'S overall program design and delivery. They want to aggregate past, current and future insights, data and results to create a comprehensive m&e system that will allow for a real-time assessment of GR'S programmatic and media reach/impact across the globe

    $50,000
  61. Glassybaby White Light FundSeattle, WA 2019

    General support

    $25,000
  62. The Barba Family Foundation IncOakland, NJ 2019

    General support

    $20,000
  63. Pumpkin Seeds Foundation IncSea Cliff, NY 2019

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  64. Jeff and Jenifer Westphal FoundationNewtown Square, PA 2019

    General

    $10,000
  65. The Long Stems Foundation IncFishers Island, NY 2019

    General operating support

    $10,000
  66. The Arsenault Family Foundation IncLouisville, CO 2019

    Campaign for girls education

    $10,000
  67. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $52
  68. The Starbucks FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Strengthening Communities & Creating Opportunities

    $149,067
  69. L & N Andreas FoundationMankato, MN 2018

    Grant is for recipients general fund

    $50,000
  70. The Pumpkin Pie FoundationSea Cliff, NY 2018

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  71. Thomas R & Deborah A Davidson Foundation IncBirmingham, MI 2018

    General operating support

    $1,250
  72. The Barba Family Foundation IncOakland, NJ 2018

    General support

    $1,000
  73. Gelband Family FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Education

    $519
  74. The Shemesh Joester FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Unrestricted donation for support to provide residential services to vulnerable homeless

    $500
  75. L & N Andreas FoundationMankato, MN 2017

    Grant is for recipients general fund

    $10,000
  76. Brill Dassa Family FoundationRemsenburg, NY 2017

    General support

    $500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other international aid organizations in New York, NY and are not among Girl Rising’s funders above.

  1. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 383 grants Preselected only $12,967,135 to similar organizations
  2. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 232 grants Preselected only $13,123,541 to similar organizations
  3. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 317 grants Accepts applications $77,267,165 to similar organizations
  4. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 358 grants Accepts applications $3,636,583 to similar organizations
  5. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 197 grants Accepts applications $356,064,131 to similar organizations
  6. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 126 grants Preselected only $39,119,198 to similar organizations
  7. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 261 grants Preselected only $1,645,329 to similar organizations
  8. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 694 grants Accepts applications $1,745,234,603 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 82-2862554 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.