Private Foundation

THE GREAT ISLAND FOUNDATION

THE GREAT ISLAND FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $83.1M revenue, $9.1M expenses, $99.0M total assets. IRS filings disclose 96 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $13.1M.

EIN: 134049061 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$83.1M

Total Expenses$9.1M

Total Assets$99.0M

Grants Given96

Grant Total$13.1M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

OCEAN RESEARCH & CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION (ORCA)

VERO BEACH, FL · 2024

DEDICATED TO PROTECT AND RESTORE AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS AND SPECIES SUSTAIN THROUGH SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION ACTION.

$3,000,000

BLUE FOREST FINANCE INC

SACRAMENTO, CA · 2024

TO ACCELERATE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION THROUGH CONSERVATION FINANCE, ENABLING CLIMATE RESILIENCE FOR ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES.

$1,500,000

NEW VENTURE FUND

WASHINGTON, DC · 2024

ALASKA'S TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST: LAND, CLIMATE, AND THE FUTURE

$1,000,000

THE STICHTING EUROPEAN CLIMATE FOUNDATION

2024

PIE AMERICAS PROGRAM - TRANSITION TO RENEWABLES AND PHASE OUT OF COAL, OIL & GAS

$750,000

REWILD

AUSTIN, TX · 2024

COLLABORATING FOR CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE IN THE APPALACHIANS

$50,000

Showing up to 5 of 96 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Christian Nolen

SECRETARY Eliot Nolen

TREASURER Malcolm C Nolen

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

CHARITABLE GENERAL PURPOSE

$3,441,500 73 grants

DEDICATED TO PROTECT AND RESTORE AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS AND SPECIES SUSTAIN THROUGH SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION ACTION.

$3,000,000 1 grant

TO ACCELERATE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION THROUGH CONSERVATION FINANCE, ENABLING CLIMATE RESILIENCE FOR ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES.

$1,650,000 2 grants

ALASKA'S TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST: LAND, CLIMATE, AND THE FUTURE

$1,500,000 2 grants

PIE AMERICAS PROGRAMME - TRANSITION TO RENEWABLES AND PHASE OUT OF COAL, OIL & GAS

$1,000,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$83.1M	$9.1M	$99.0M
2023	$3.0M	$3.4M	$30.5M
2022	$1.0M	$2.3M	$32.1M
2020	$1.8M	$2.7M	$26.4M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.8M to $83.1M (+4601%), with total assets most recently reported at $99.0M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, and 4 other states.

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