The Great Island Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 13-4049061
Foundation Overview
Based in New York, NY, The Great Island Foundation has awarded 160 grants totaling $18,320,000 to organizations in New York, Massachusetts and 13 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $3,000,000, with a median award of $10,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
1 of 5 recipients (20%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
43% of grants are awarded in Massachusetts, with additional funding distributed across 17 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Massachusetts, funding concentrates in Cambridge (32%), Boston (28%), Hyannis (9%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 223% growth in annual giving over 4 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (59%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Great Island Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Forest Finance Inc | $1,500,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | To Accelerate Ecological Restoration Through Conservation Finance, Enabling Climate Resilience For Ecosystems And Communities. | 2024 |
| New Venture Fund | $1,000,000 | Washington, DC, US | Alaska's Tongass National Forest: Land, Climate, And The Future | 2024 |
| Ocean Research & Conservation Association (Orca) | $3,000,000 | Vero Beach, FL, US | Dedicated To Protect And Restore Aquatic Ecosystems And Species Sustain Through Science-based Conservation Action. | 2024 |
| Rewild | $50,000 | Austin, TX, US | Collaborating For Conservation And Climate In The Appalachians | 2024 |
| The Stichting European Climate Foundation | $750,000 | The Hague, Foreign, NL | Pie Americas Program - Transition To Renewables And Phase Out Of Coal, Oil & Gas | 2024 |
| Blue Forest Finance Inc | $150,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | To Accelerate Ecological Restoration Through Conservation Finance, Enabling Climate Resilience For Ecosystems And Communities. | 2023 |
| Conservation International Foundation | $250,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Blue Carbon Positive Business Model Activator (Bc+) | 2023 |
| Nature Conservancy | $250,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Blue Carbon Positive Business Model Activator (Bc+) | 2023 |
| New Venture Fund | $500,000 | Washington, DC, US | Alaska's Tongass National Forest: Land, Climate, And The Future | 2023 |
| Oceans North Conservation Society | $750,000 | Ottawa, ONTARIO, CA | Safeguarding The Arctic | 2023 |
| Rewild | $100,000 | Austin, TX, US | Collaborating For Conservation And Climate In The Appalachians | 2023 |
| The Stichting European Climate Foundation | $1,000,000 | The Hague, Foreign, NL | Pie Americas Programme - Transition To Renewables And Phase Out Of Coal, Oil & Gas | 2023 |
| Blue Forest Finance | $150,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | $5,000 | Hyannis, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Community Servings | $5,000 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Discalced Inc | $25,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Food Link | $25,000 | Arlington, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | $50,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Noguchi Museum | $50,000 | Queens, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| On The Rise | $5,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Pine Street Inn | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Propublica | $5,000 | New Yok, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Saint Ann's School | $150,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Sportsmen's Tennis And Enrichment Center | $50,000 | Dorchester Center, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Storm King Art Center | $150,000 | New Windsor, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| The Kasiisi Project | $100,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| The Stichting European Climate Foundation | $1,000,000 | The Hague, Foreign, NL | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Theatre For A New Audience | $25,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Blue Forest Finance | $150,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | $5,000 | Hyannis, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Community Servings | $5,000 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Discalced Inc | $25,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Food Link | $25,000 | Arlington, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | $50,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Noguchi Museum | $50,000 | Queens, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| On The Rise | $5,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Pine Street Inn | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Propublica | $5,000 | New Yok, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Saint Ann's School | $150,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Sportsmen's Tennis And Enrichment Center | $50,000 | Dorchester Center, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Storm King Art Center | $150,000 | New Windsor, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| The Kasiisi Project | $100,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| The Stichting European Climate Foundation | $1,000,000 | The Hague, Foreign, NL | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Theatre For A New Audience | $25,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Blue Forest Finance | $150,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | $5,000 | Hyannis, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Community Servings | $5,000 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Discalced Inc | $25,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Food Link | $25,000 | Arlington, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | $50,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Noguchi Museum | $50,000 | Queens, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| On The Rise | $5,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Pine Street Inn | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Propublica | $5,000 | New Yok, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Saint Ann's School | $150,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Sportsmen's Tennis And Enrichment Center | $50,000 | Dorchester Center, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Storm King Art Center | $150,000 | New Windsor, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| The Kasiisi Project | $100,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| The Stichting European Climate Foundation | $1,000,000 | The Hague, Foreign, NL | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| Theatre For A New Audience | $25,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2022 |
| 564 Park Avenue Preservation Foundation | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Beacon Academy | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Black Women Build | $10,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Brooklyn Public Library | $15,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Cambridge Community Foundation | $10,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Cambridge Public Library | $2,500 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | $5,000 | Hyannis, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Charles River Conservancy | $1,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Chidrens Hospital Trust | $-1,000 | Boston, MA, US | Waltham Orthopedic Clinic | 2021 |
| City Squash | $5,000 | The Bronx, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Community Servings | $5,000 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Consumer Reports Inc | $2,500 | Yonkers, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Edvestors | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Every Campus A Refuge | $10,000 | Greensboro, NC, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Food Link | $25,000 | Arlington, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Forestry And Fire Recruitment Program | $50,000 | Azusa, CA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | $25,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Land Core | $100,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Native Renewables Inc | $50,000 | Flagstaff, AZ, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Neo Philanthropy | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | Nuns And Nones Land Justice Project | 2021 |
| New York Botanical Garden | $150,000 | Bronx, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| On The Rise | $5,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Pine Street Inn | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Propublica | $5,000 | New Yok, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Respond Crisis Translation | $10,000 | San Franciso, CA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Saint Ann's School | $150,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Sportsmen's Tennis And Enrichment Center | $240,000 | Dorchester Center, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| The Kasiisi Project | $36,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| The Kelp Forest Foundation | $300,000 | Zeist, N/A, NL | Blue Carbon Sediment Study | 2021 |
| United Nation Foundation's Climate Alliance | $350,000 | New York, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Y2y Harvard Square | $5,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| Yale University | $25,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2021 |
| 564 Park Avenue Preservation Foundation | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Beacon Academy | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Blue Forest Finance | $150,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Brooklyn Community Bail Fund | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Immigration Bond Fund | 2020 |
| Brooklyn Community Foundation | $6,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Allinbklyn | 2020 |
| Brooklyn Community Foundation | $200,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Covid 19 Response Fund | 2020 |
| Brooklyn Public Library | $15,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Buckingham Browne & Nichols School | $2,500 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Cambridge Center For Adult Education | $75,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Cambridge Community Foundation | $10,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Cambridge Public Library | $2,500 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | $11,000 | Hyannis, MA, US | Covid 19 Strategic Emergency Response Fund | 2020 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | $10,000 | Hyannis, MA, US | Covid 19 Response Fund | 2020 |
| Charles River Conservancy | $5,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Chidrens Hospital Trust | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | Waltham Orthopedic Clinic | 2020 |
| Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition | $10,000 | Denver, CO, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Common Justice | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Community Rowing Inc | $2,500 | Brighton, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Community Servings | $5,000 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Connecticut College Fund | $2,500 | New London, CT, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Consumer Reports Inc | $2,500 | Yonkers, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Cora Dance | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Democracy North Carolina | $10,000 | Morrisville, NC, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Discalced Inc | $35,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Edvestors | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Emerge Ct Inc | $5,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Fessenden School | $2,500 | Newton, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Flatbush Development Corp | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Flatbush Tenant's Coalition | 2020 |
| Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (actblue Charities) | $10,000 | Orlando, FL, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Food Link | $25,000 | Arlington, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Fund For The City Of New York | $35,000 | New York, NY, US | Power Of Two Program | 2020 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | $100,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Heights And Hills | $25,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement | $10,000 | Des Moine, IA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Kings Against Violence Initiative | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Mass Poetry | $2,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Medico | $20,000 | Georgetown, TX, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Mount Auburn Hospital | $1,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Neo Philantrophy Inc | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Cypress Fund | 2020 |
| New Florida Majority Education Fund | $10,000 | Miami, FL, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| New Georgia Project Inc (actblue Charities) | $10,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| New School Of Music | $5,000 | New Yok, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| New York Botanical Garden | $125,000 | Bronx, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Noguchi Museum | $112,500 | Queens, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Office Of College Advancement Bates College | $10,000 | Lewiston, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| On The Rise | $5,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Pennsylvania Voice | $10,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Pine Street Inn | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Power | $10,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Propublica | $5,000 | New Yok, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Ralph Lowell Society | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Read 718 | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Saint Ann's School | $160,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Seachange Capital Partners | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Sportsmen's Tennis And Enrichment Center | $290,000 | Dorchester Center, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Storm King Art Center | $200,000 | New Windsor, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| The Brooklyn Academy Of Music | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| The Cambridge School Of Weston | $5,000 | Weston, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| The Campaign Against Hunger | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| The Family Pantry Of Cape Cod | $10,000 | Harwich, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| The Kasiisi Project | $50,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Theatre For A New Audience | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Union Of Concerned Scientists | $5,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Wbur | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | $5,000 | Woods Hole, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| World Central Kitchen | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | Off Their Plate | 2020 |
| Y2y Harvard Square | $5,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable General Purpose | 2020 |
| Yale University | $2,500 | New Haven, CT, US | Charitable General Purpose - Alumni Fund | 2020 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 13-4049061 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 115 EAST 69TH STREET New York, NY 10021-0000 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Great Island Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Secretary | Eliot Nolen |
|---|---|
| Treasurer | Malcolm C Nolen |
| President | Christian Nolen |
Forms 990-PF
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