Private foundation · EIN 38-3332791 · New York, NY · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Arcus Foundation's grants went
It reported $28.4M in grants paid across 322 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 57.3% of those dollars to 128 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $16.3M 165 lines
- No confident match $2.73M 44
- Outside the US $9.4M 113
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- STATEMENT 22
- Deadlines
- STATEMENT 22
- Restrictions
- STATEMENT 22
- Website on filing
- WWW.ARCUSFOUNDATION.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 296 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Save the Chimps Fort Pierce, FL · EIN 65-0789748 | $1,291,118 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROVIDE REFUGE AND EXEMPLARY CARE TO CHIMPANZEES IN NEED THROUGH PERMANENT SANCTUARY, SERVING CHIMPANZEES RESC… | Same city 1.00 |
| Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation Washington, DC · EIN 94-2474731 | $892,505 | SUPPORT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONSERVATION ACTION PLAN (CAP) FOR GREAT APES IN THE EASTERN DRC, STRENGTHENING RESPONSES TO MINING,… | Same address 1.00 |
| Borealis Philanthropy Minneapolis, MN · EIN 46-4598642 | $765,087 | SUPPORT FOR THE FUND FOR TRANS GENERATIONS TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING GRANTS TO LOCALLY BASED TRANS-LED ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS TECHNICA… | Same city 1.00 |
| Paneco Foundation Berg Am Irchel, SZ · outside the US | $570,978 | SUPPORT FOR THE LEUSER ECOSYSTEM ALLIANCE TO ADVANCE THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO PROTECT ITS ORANGUTANS AND GIBBONS. | Foreign |
| Borealis Philanthropy Minneapolis, MN · EIN 46-4598642 | $475,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE EMERGING LGBTQ LEADERS OF COLOR (ELLC) FUND TO RESOURCE THE LEADERSHIP AND VISIBILITY OF LGBTQ YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR ORGANI… | Same city 1.00 |
| Forest Peoples Programme Moretoninmarsh, UK · outside the US | $460,900 | 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 PAR | Foreign |
| Proteus Fund Waltham, MA · EIN 04-3243004 | $400,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE RIGHTS, FAITH, AND DEMOCRACY COLLABORATIVE (RFDC) FUND TO COMBAT HARMFUL AND OVERLY BROAD RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS AND ADVOCATE… | Exact name 1.00 |
| African Wildlife Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 52-0781390 | $349,508 | SUPPORT FOR THE LOMAKO RESERVE CONSERVATION AREA PLAN TO IMPROVE BONOBO CONSERVATION THROUGH COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. | Same address 1.00 |
| The Other Foundation Saxonwold, SF · outside the US | $339,000 | SUPPORT FOR GRANTMAKING IN SOUTHERN AFRICA TO ADVANCE ADVOCACY FOR SAFETY, LEGAL PROTECTION, AND SOCIAL INCLUSION OF INTERSEX, LESBIAN, TRANSGENDER, BISEXUAL, AND GAY PEOPLE. | Foreign |
| Greenpeace Fund Washington, DC · EIN 95-3313195 | $323,017 | SUPPORT TO PROTECT CRITICAL APE HABITATS IN THE CONGO BASIN AND INDONESIA BY SEEKING TO INFLUENCE THE EXTENT OF INDUSTRIAL-SCALE EXPLOITATI… | Same address 1.00 |
| International Social Justice Fund New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $300,000 | SUPPORT FOR INCREASE SAFETY, REDUCE DISCRIMINATION, AND STRENGTHEN LGBTI COMMUNITIES IN BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, AND UGANDA. | Unmatched Help match |
| Rewild Austin, TX · no confident EIN match | $275,000 | SUPPORT FOR IUCNS PRIMATE SPECIALIST GROUPS SECTION ON GREAT APES (SGA), THE SECTIONS ARRC TASK FORCE (AVOID, REDUCE, RESTORE, CONSERVE), AND STATE OF THE APES PHASE II. | Unmatched Help match |
| Advocates for Trans Equality Education Fund Washington, DC · EIN 41-2090291 | $250,000 | SUPPORT FOR PROJECT MAGPIE TO STRENGTHEN THE NATIONAL TRANSGENDER MOVEMENT IN THE US. | Same city 1.00 |
| Stichting Hivos (Humanistisch Instituut Voor Ontwikkelings-Samenwerking) The Hague, NL · outside the US | $250,000 | SUPPORT FOR GRANTMAKING TO ADVANCE LGBTQI+ RIGHTS IN CENTRAL AMERICA. | Foreign |
| Fauna & Flora International Cambridge, UK · outside the US | $235,776 | SUPPORT FOR CAO-VIT GIBBON CONSERVATION IN VIETNAM TO BUILD ON A REVISION OF THE SPECIES ACTION PLAN. | Foreign |
| Village Enterprise Fund San Carlos, CA · EIN 22-2852248 | $234,039 | SUPPORT FOR THE PARKS: POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND REMOVAL OF KIBALE SNARES PROJECT, REDUCING THREATS TO CHIMPANZEES AND IMPROVING HUMAN WELL-B… | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues Inc Dba Funders for LGBTQ Issues New York, NY · EIN 13-4144494 | $232,078 | SUPPORT FOR OUT IN THE SOUTH (OTS) TO BUILD A NETWORK OF FUNDERS THAT SUPPORT LGBTQ COMMUNITIES AND MOVEMENTS IN THE U.S. SOUTH AS WELL AS… | Same city 1.00 |
| African Parks Foundation of America Washington, DC · EIN 30-0241904 | $231,000 | SUPPORT FOR SAFEGUARDING LOSSI GORILLA SANCTUARY IN THE HOPES OF BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THE CONGOS PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. | Exact name 1.00 |
| World Wildlife Fund Washington, DC · EIN 52-1693387 | $207,965 | SUPPORT FOR INCLUSIVE GREAT APE CONSERVATION IN THE FORESTS OF NORTHERN REPUBLIC OF CONGO, PROMOTING MORE HOLISTIC MODELS OF LAND MANAGEMEN… | Same address 1.00 |
| Center for Orangutan & Chimpanzee Conservation Wauchula, FL · EIN 65-0444725 | $200,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROVIDE CAPTIVE GREAT APES ACCREDITED-LEVEL, LIFETIME CARE WITH DIGNITY IN A SAFE, HEALTHY, AND ENRICHING ENVI… | Same address 1.00 |
| Equality Federation Institute Portland, OR · EIN 81-0670151 | $200,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL LGBTQ MOVEMENT CONVENING TO DEVELOP LONG- AND SHORT-TERM STRATEGIES FOR NATIONWIDE COORDINATION IN RESPONSE TO THE… | Same city 1.00 |
| International Rivers Network Oakland, CA · EIN 94-3158295 | $200,000 | SUPPORT FOR CHALLENGING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE KOUKOUTAMBA DAM IN THE MOYEN BAFING NATIONAL PARK TO PROTECT CHIMPANZEES AND COMMUNITY RIGH… | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Myriad USA New York, NY · EIN 58-2277856 | $200,000 | SUPPORT FOR CHAPTER FOUR UGANDAS CONVENING FOR EQUALITY FUND THAT SUPPORTS THE CONVENING FOR EQUALITY PROJECT TO ADDRESS RAMIFICATIONS OF T… | Same address 0.75 |
| Proteus Fund Waltham, MA · EIN 04-3243004 | $200,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO ADVANCE THE POLITICAL POWER, WELL-BEING, AND SELF-DETERMINATION OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNI… | Exact name 1.00 |
| Transgender Law Center Oakland, CA · EIN 05-0544006 | $200,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE BORDER BUTTERFLY PROJECT (BBP) TO DEVELOP AND CONTINUE IMPLEMENTING AN IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM RESPONSE AT THE U.S./MEXICO… | Same address 1.00 |
| People Resources and Conservation Foundation Los Angeles, CA · EIN 75-2641707 | $199,351 | SUPPORT TO ESTABLISH COMMUNITY-BASED ORANGUTAN AND GIBBON HABITAT CONSERVATION IN THE BATANG TORU FOREST ECOSYSTEM (BTFE). | Same city 1.00 |
| The Rainforest Foundation (Uk) London, UK · outside the US | $197,123 | SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED CONSERVATION OF BONOBOS IN THE LOMAMI NATIONAL PARK AND WORKING TO FURTHER INTEGRATE LEADERSHIP FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES. | Foreign |
| Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx, NY · EIN 13-1740011 | $184,562 | SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINING EFFORTS TO REDUCE WILDMEAT DEMAND IN CENTRAL AFRICAN CITIES, BUILDING A LOCAL CAMPAIGN TO TARGET LOCAL AUDIENCES. | Same street 1.00 |
| Conservation International Foundation Arlington, VA · EIN 52-1497470 | $179,030 | SUPPORT TO CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION (CI) FOR CONSERVATION OF THE NOMASCUS ANNAMENSIS (NORTHERN YELLOW-CHEEKED CRESTED GIBBON)… | Same address 1.00 |
| Campaign for Southern Equality Asheville, NC · EIN 27-4064401 | $175,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO CONTINUE SERVING LGBTQ PEOPLE IN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE SOUTH TO BUILD POWER FOR POLICY CHANGE AND LIVED EQUAL… | Same city 1.00 |
| The Source LGBT Center Visalia, CA · EIN 81-1907707 | $175,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROVIDE SPACES WITHIN COMMUNITIES FOR LGBT+ PEOPLE IN RURAL CENTRAL CALIFORNIA VALLEY TO LEARN, GROW, BELONG,… | Same city 1.00 |
| The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA · EIN 53-0242652 | $171,130 | SUPPORT FOR CONSERVING INDONESIA'S FORESTS AND STRENGTHENING TENURE, PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT, AND MONITORING AND RESEARCH FOR THE APE POP… | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Borneo Nature Foundation International Cornwall, UK · outside the US | $170,000 | SUPPORT FOR PROTECTION, RESTORATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF WILD APE HABITAT, PROTECTING THE ORANGUTANS AND GIBBONS OF THE PEAT SWAMP FORESTS OF CENTRAL KALIMANTAN. | Foreign |
| Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia Bogor, ID · outside the US | $168,588 | SUPPORT TO PROTECT THE BORNEAN ORANGUTAN POPULATION AND THEIR BUKIT BAKA BUKIT RAYA NATIONAL PARK (BBBR NP) HABITAT BY DEVELOPING LONG-TERM CONSERVATION STRATEGIES AND IMPLEMENTING EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. | Foreign |
| Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Edinburgh, UK · outside the US | $164,289 | SUPPORT FOR THE CHIMPANZEE HEALTH MONITORING PROGRAM IN AN EFFORT TO PROTECT AND ENSURE THE HEALTH OF CHIMPANZEES ACROSS THE ALBERTINE RIFT REGION IN WESTERN UGANDA. | Foreign |
| Caiso Sex and Gender Justice Belmont, TD · outside the US | $160,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR INCREASED PROTECTIONS, SAFETY, AND INCLUSION OF LGBTIQ PEOPLE IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. | Foreign |
| Caiso Sex and Gender Justice Belmont, TD · outside the US | $160,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR INCREASED PROTECTIONS, SAFETY, AND INCLUSION OF LGBTIQ PEOPLE IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. | Foreign |
| Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx, NY · EIN 13-1740011 | $159,063 | SUPPORT FOR HOOLOCK GIBBON AND COMMUNITY CONSERVATION IN THE HTAMANTHI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY. | Same street 1.00 |
| Equality Florida Institute Tampa, FL · EIN 59-3435235 | $150,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO ADVANCE SAFETY AND PROTECTIONS FOR LGBTQ COMMUNITIES ACROSS FLORIDA, INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONAL SAFE… | Exact name 1.00 |
| Equality Foundation of Ga Atlanta, GA · EIN 58-2346744 | $150,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO ADVANCE FAIRNESS, SAFETY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR LGBT COMMUNITIES AND ALLIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA. | Same street 1.00 |
| Equality Nc Foundation Durham, NC · EIN 58-1374041 | $150,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO BUILD A POWERFUL LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA AND ADVANCE SAFETY AND PROTECTIONS, INCLUDING SUPPORT… | Same city 1.00 |
| Friends of the Earth Washington, DC · EIN 23-7420660 | $150,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE BANKS AND BIODIVERSITY CAMPAIGN, ADVOCATING FOR NO GO AREAS IN THE INTERNATIONAL BANK EXCLUSIONARY POLICIES TO FOSTER STRON… | Same address 1.00 |
| Groundswell Fund San Francisco, CA · EIN 47-4003615 | $150,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE BLACK TRANS FUND FOR FUNDING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT TO US-BASED GROUPS ORGANIZED BY AND FOR B… | Same address 1.00 |
| International Rivers Network Oakland, CA · EIN 94-3158295 | $150,000 | SUPPORT TO CONTINUE STRENGTHENING THE BIODIVERSITY COMMITMENTS AND PRACTICES OF CHINESE HYDROPOWER COMPANIES BY ENGAGING WITH CHINESE FINAN… | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation Circleville, OH · EIN 31-1598890 | $150,000 | SUPPORT FOR REDUCING THE EXPLOITATION OF AFRICAN GREY PARROTS IN MANIEMA PROVINCE OF DR CONGO. | Exact name 1.00 |
| Mighty Earth Washington, DC · EIN 84-4785944 | $150,000 | SUPPORT FOR ADVOCACY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA TO ADVANCE PROTECTION OF ORANGUTAN AND GIBBON HABITAT. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Mijente Support Committee Phoenix, AZ · EIN 82-1711382 | $150,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO BUILD POWER ACROSS MULTI-RACIAL AND MULTI-GENERATIONAL LATINX AND CHICANX COMMUNITIES ORGANIZING FOR GENDER, R… | Same address 1.00 |
| Proteus Fund Waltham, MA · EIN 04-3243004 | $150,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO INCREASE THE SAFETY AND PROTECTIONS THROUGH COMMUNITY-DETERMINED EFFORTS AND BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE M… | Exact name 1.00 |
| Public Religion Research Institute Washington, DC · EIN 27-0586980 | $150,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO HELP JOURNALISTS, OPINION LEADERS, SCHOLARS, ACTIVISTS, CLERGY, AND THE PUBLIC BETTER UNDERSTAND DEBATES ON PU… | Same city 1.00 |
| Asociacion Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres San Jose, CS · outside the US | $150,000 | SUPPORT FOR GRANTMAKING TO LBTQ GROUPS IN COSTA RICA, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, AND HONDURAS. | Foreign |
26 more lines ($1.48M) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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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.