Private foundation · EIN 13-1982695 · New York, NY · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The G Unger Vetlesen Foundation's grants went
It reported $9.28M in grants paid across 46 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 46.6% of those dollars to 27 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $4.33M 27 lines
- No confident match $4.45M 15
- Individuals, not shown $200K 1
- Outside the US $300K 3
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Form of application
- SIMPLE LETTER
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Restrictions
- NONE
- Website on filing
- WWW.VETLESENFOUNDATION.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 45 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx, NY · EIN 13-1740011 | $1,000,000 | $250,000 FOR GENERAL PURPOSES; $250,000 FOR ITS MARINE PROGRAM: $250,000 FOR THE WILDLIFE HEALTH PROGRAM; AND $250,000 FOR THE NEW YORK AQU… | Same street 1.00 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA · EIN 04-2105850 | $1,000,000 | FOR RECRUITMENT AND/OR RESEARCH PURPOSES | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Trustees of Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Palisades, NY · no confident EIN match | $700,000 | $300,000 FOR RECRUITMENT AND/OR RESEARCH PURPOSES; $200,000 FOR PROGRAMS OF THE CLIMATE CENTER; $200,000 TOWARD THE NEXT VETLESEN PRIZE | Unmatched Help match |
| Uc San Diego Foundation Scripps Institution of Oceanography LA Jolla, CA · no confident EIN match | $600,000 | FOR APPLICATION TO THE RECRUITMENT AND/OR RESEARCH EFFORTS WITHIN THE GLOBAL CHANGE PROGRAM | Unmatched Help match |
| University of Washington School of Oceanography Seattle, WA · no confident EIN match | $525,000 | $500,000 TO BE APPLIED AT THE DISCRETION OF DR. KEIL FOR RECRUITMENT AND RESEARCH PURPOSES; $25,000 TO BE APPLIED TO DR. KRISTIN LAIDRE'S WORK IN GREENLAND | Unmatched Help match |
| Oregon State University College of Earth Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences Corvallis, OR · no confident EIN match | $500,000 | FOR APPLICATION TO RECRUITMENT AND/OR RESEARCH EFFORTS | Unmatched Help match |
| University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Miami, FL · no confident EIN match | $500,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Unmatched Help match |
| University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography Narragansett, RI · no confident EIN match | $500,000 | FOR RECRUITMENT AND/OR RESEARCH PURPOSES | Unmatched Help match |
| University of Texas Institute for Geophysics Austin, TX · no confident EIN match | $400,000 | TO BE APPLIED TO THE ANTARCTIC AEROGEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH PROJECT | Unmatched Help match |
| Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA · EIN 04-2104690 | $350,000 | FOR DISCRETION OF DR. SOGIN AND DR. WELCH TO THE JOSEPHINE BAY PAUL CENTER | Same address 0.61 |
| Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences East Boothbay, ME · EIN 01-6006001 | $250,000 | FOR RECRUITMENT AND/OR RESEARCH PURPOSES | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Monell Chemical Senses Center Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-2020897 | $250,000 | INSTALLMENT WITH REFERENCE TO $5,500,000 PLEDGE MADE WITH LETTER ON FEBRUARY 7, 2022 BY AMBROSE MONELL FOUNDATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Rutgers University School of Environmental and Biological Sciences New Brunswick, NJ · no confident EIN match | $250,000 | RESEARCH PURPOSES OF THE CENTER FOR OCEAN OBSERVING LEADERSHIP | Unmatched Help match |
| Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences Ferry Reach, BD · outside the US | $150,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Foreign |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation Annapolis, MD · EIN 52-6065757 | $125,000 | $50,000 FOR GENERAL PURPOSES; $75,000 FIRST INSTALLMENT FOR RECRUITMENT AND HIRE OF A COASTAL RESOURCE SCIENTIST | Same address 1.00 |
| Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Miami, FL · EIN 65-0988321 | $100,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same address 1.00 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute Portland, ME · EIN 01-0504905 | $100,000 | FOR APPLICATION TO ITS RECRUITMENT AND/OR RESEARCH EFFORTS | Same address 1.00 |
| Island Conservation Santa Cruz, CA · EIN 91-1839907 | $100,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Exact name 1.00 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103594 | $100,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE JOINT PROGRAM ON THE SCIENCE AND POLICY OF GLOBAL CHANGE | Same street 1.00 |
| Organization for Tropical Studies Durham, NC · EIN 56-2125831 | $100,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same address 1.00 |
| Resources for the Future Washington, DC · EIN 53-0220900 | $100,000 | FOR APPLICATION TO THE CLIMATE ECONOMICS AND POLICY PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 |
| The Peregrine Fund Boise, ID · EIN 23-1969973 | $100,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same address 1.00 |
| Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric Science Fort Collins, CO · no confident EIN match | $100,000 | FOR APPLICATION TO RESEARCH ON GLOBAL TEMPERATURE AND ATLANTIC HURRICANES | Unmatched Help match |
| Univ System of Maryland Foundation Inst of Marine & Environmental Tech Baltimore, MD · no confident EIN match | $100,000 | FOR RESEARCH EFFORTS | Unmatched Help match |
| University of British Columbia CA · outside the US | $100,000 | APPLICATION TO RESEARCH PROGRAMS "PROJECT SALMON RESILIENCE: THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND FISHERIES ON SOCKEYE SALMON'S GENETIC DIVERSITY AND POPULATION RESILIENCE AND "GASPING FOR BREATH, GRASPING AT LIFE: DECIPHERING A MICROBIAL PARAD | Foreign |
| Yellowstone Park Foundation Bozeman, MT · no confident EIN match | $100,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Unmatched Help match |
| Scenic Hudson Poughkeepsie, NY · EIN 13-2898799 | $75,000 | RIVERFRONT COMMUNITIES PROGRAM & ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION INITIATIVES | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation (US) Calais, ME · EIN 13-2618801 | $50,000 | $37,500 FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AND $12,500 FOR WORK IN GREENLAND | Same address 1.00 |
| Black Rock Forest Consortium Cornwall, NY · EIN 13-3536463 | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same address 1.00 |
| Cape Eleuthera Foundation Philadelphia, PA · EIN 31-1591503 | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE ISLAND SCHOOL | Same city 1.00 |
| Catholic Charities USA Alexandria, VA · EIN 53-0196620 | $50,000 | FOR APPICATION TO DISASTER RELIEF OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY · EIN 13-3433452 | $50,000 | APPLICATION TO ITS INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RELIEF PROGRAMS | Known alias 1.00 |
| Game Conservancy USA Westport, CT · EIN 72-1054351 | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same address 1.00 |
| North Atlantic Salmon Fund Jacksonville, FL · EIN 31-1477594 | $50,000 | APPLICATION TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST SEA CAGE SALMON FISHING IN ICELAND | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| The Salvation Army West Nyack, NY · EIN 13-5562351 | $50,000 | APPLICATION TO NATIONWIDE DISASTER RELIEF OPERATIONS | Known alias 1.00 |
| Sustainable Ocean Alliance San Francisco, CA · EIN 82-4972091 | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same address 1.00 |
| Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY · EIN 11-1630912 | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same address 1.00 |
| Atlantic Salmon Trust Perth, UK · outside the US | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Foreign |
| Connecticut Fund for the Environment New Haven, CT · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | APPLICATION TO THE SAVE THE SOUND PROGRAM | Unmatched Help match |
| Nature Conservancy of Idaho Hailey, ID · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Unmatched Help match |
| Texas A&M Geochemical and Environmental Research Group College Station, TX · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | FOR RESEARCH EFFORTS | Unmatched Help match |
| The American-Scandinavian Foundation New York, NY · EIN 13-1623897 | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same address 1.00 |
| National Parks Conservation Association Washington, DC · EIN 53-0225165 | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same address 1.00 |
| Tall Timbers Research Tallahassee, FL · EIN 59-0952956 | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same street 0.87 |
| International Yacht Restoration School Newport, RI · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Unmatched Help match |
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Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.