Arcus Foundation

445 5TH AVENUE 7TH FLOOR - NEW YORK - NY 10016, New York
Latest Filing: 2024
Total Assets: $253.04M
Total Giving: $27.98M
Grants: 330
Median Grant: $59,999

ARCUS FOUNDATION is a 990pf foundation in New York with assets of $250M.

2024 Summary

$253.04M

Total Assets

$27.98M

Funding Awarded

330

Grants Given

$59,999

Median Grant

$1.47M

Largest Grant

$25

Smallest Grant

2024 Recipients

Recipient Award Location Purpose
Save The Chimps Inc $1.47M n/a General Operating Support
Jane Goodall Institute For Wildlife Research Education & Conservation $977,449 Oakland, CALIFORNIA Support For The Implementation Of The Conservation Action Plan (Cap) For Great Apes In The Eastern Drc, Strengthening Responses To Mining, Disease, Tenure, Management, And Governance.
Borealis Philanthropy $750,000 Chicago, ILLINOIS Support For The Fund For Trans Generations, Which Provides General Operating Grants To Locally Based Trans Organizations As Well As Technical Assistance And Coaching, And The Opportunity To Apply For Rapid Response Grants.
International Trans Fund $500,000 Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Support For The International Trans Fund, An Activist Led Initiative That Aims To Increase The Capacity Of Transgender Movements To Self Organize And Advocate For Their Rights And Well Being.
International Trans Fund $500,000 Norfolk, VIRGINIA Support For Grantmaking And Capacity Strengthening To Trans And Gender Diverse Groups, Based On Self Determination, For Increased Safety, Protection, And Social Inclusion.
Borealis Philanthropy $475,000 Malden, MASSACHUSETTS Support For The Emerging Lgbtq Leaders Of Color (Ellc) Fund, (Formerly Transforming Movements Fund) That Supports The Leadership And Visibility Of Lgbtq Young People Organizing For Policy And Culture Change Within And Across Social Justice Movements.
Proteus Fund Inc $400,000 Bronx, NEW YORK Support For The Rights, Faith, And Democracy Collaborative Fund To Combat Religious Exemptions And Enact Positive Protections And Acceptance.
Forest Peoples Programme $349,100 Phoenix, ARIZONA Support For Forest Peoples Land Rights And Landscape Governance For Ape Conservation In Lobeke National Park, Cameroon; Messok Dja, Republic Of Congo; Kahuzi Biega National Park, Democratic Republic Of Congo; And Tanjung Puting National Park, Indonesia.
International Social Justice Fund $300,000 Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Support For Legal Empowerment Of Underserved Communities
African Wildlife Foundation $295,756 Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Support For Conserving Bonobos In The Drcs Lomako Yokokala Faunal Reserve, Developing A Management Strategy To Support Long Term Conservation.
The Other Foundation $295,000 n/a Support For Grantmaking In Southern Africa To Advance Advocacy For Safety, Legal Protection, And Social Inclusion Of Intersex, Lesbian, Transgender, Bisexual, And Gay People.
African Parks Foundation Of America $269,000 New York, NEW YORK Support For Safeguarding Lossi Gorilla Sanctuary In The Hopes Of Building A Sustainable Future For The Congos People And Wildlife.
Fondo Semillas Ac $250,000 New York, NEW YORK Support For The Lbtqi+ Social Inclusion Project To Provide Grants To Organizations In Mexico.
Stichting Hivos $250,000 n/a Support For Grantmaking To Advance Lgbtqi+ Rights In Central America.
Fauna & Flora International $241,776 Boston, MASSACHUSETTS Support For Cao Vit Gibbon Conservation In Vietnam By Maintaining Core Activities Whilst Action Planning Proceeds.
World Wildlife Fund Inc $235,324 n/a Support For Inclusive Great Ape Conservation In The Forests Of Northern Republic Of Congo: Promoting More Holistic Models Of Land Management For Wildlife And People.
Rewild $227,150 n/a Support For The Arrc (Avoidance, Reduction, Restoration, Compensation) Task Force For Mitigating The Impacts Of Large Scale Infrastructure Projects On Apes And Their Habitat.
Funders For Lesbian And Gay Issues Inc $225,000 New Market, TENNESSEE General Operating Support
Greenpeace Fund Inc $225,000 Chicago, ILLINOIS Support To Strengthen Advocacy In Partnership With Civil Society, Political Actors, And Local Communities And Indigenous People To Protect The Ape Habitats In The Congo Basin.
Transgender Law Center $225,000 n/a Support For The Border Butterfly Project Developing An Immediate And Long Term Response At The Us/Mexico Border For Lgbt Migrants And The Detention Systems That Harm Them.
$225,000
$1,095,756
State
Total
  • DC

    District of Columbia

    $1,095,756
  • CA

    California

    $977,449
  • IL

    Illinois

    $975,000
  • NY

    New York

    $919,000
  • MA

    Massachusetts

    $716,776
  • VA

    Virginia

    $500,000
  • AZ

    Arizona

    $349,100
  • TN

    Tennessee

    $225,000

Contacts

Name Phone Title
THOMAS W NICHOLS 2124883000 CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
THOMAS NICHOLS Signing Officer

Historical Financials

Year Total Assets Total Giving Grants Median Grant Max Grant Min Grant
2024 $253,039,467 $27,975,683 330 $59,999 $1,474,226 $25
2023 $253,039,467 $27,975,683 330 $59,999 $1,474,226 $25
2022 $292,231,026 $26,510,929 311 $52,763 $1,438,206 $21
2021 $264,733,626 $26,536,751 351 $45,000 $1,398,812 $25
2020 $235,242,127 $23,616,566 308 $50,000 $1,430,063 $25

Why Organizations Trust GrantExec

$78.81B
Available Funding
7,151
Active Grants
224
New Grants Analyzed This Week