Private foundation · EIN 13-1982695 · New York, New York

G Unger Vetlesen Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 42 grants paid, $8.9M total, median $88K. 14% of grants stayed in New York. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
42
$8.9M
Median grant
$88K
Stays in NY
14%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$47M

How to apply

Simple letter Contact: Maurizio J Morello, One Rockefeller Plaza, New York, Ny, 2125860700 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

42 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Monell Chemical Senses CenterPhiladelphia, PAInstallment with reference to $5,500,000 pledge made with letter on february 7, 2022 by ambrose monell foundation$1.8M
Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NY$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…$1.0M
Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWoods Hole, MAFor recruitment and/or research purposes$1.0M
University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric ScienceMiami, FLGeneral purposes$500K
University of Washington College of the Environment Gift ServicesSeattle, WA$375,000 to be applied for recruitment and research purposes at the school of oceanography; $25,000 to be applied to dr. kristin laidre's w…$400K
University of Rhode Island Graduate School of OceanographyNarragansett, RIFor recruitment and/or research purposes$375K
Marine Biological LaboratoriesWoods Hole, MAFor discretion of dr. sogin and dr. welch to the josephine bay paul center$350K
UC San Diego Foundation Scripps Institution of OceanographyLA Jolla, CAFor application to the recruitment and/or research efforts within the global change program$300K
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean SciencesEast Boothbay, MEFor recruitment and/or research purposes$250K
Oregon State University College of Earth Ocean & Atmospheric SciencesCorvallis, ORFor application to recruitment and/or research efforts$250K
Rutgers University School of Environmental and Biological SciencesNew Brunswick, NJResearch purposes of the center for ocean observing leadership$250K
Trustees of Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth ObservatoryPalisades, NYFor recruitment and/or research purposes and the programs of the climate center$250K
University of Florida Whitney Laboratory for Marine BiosciencesSt Augustine, FLFor general purposes of the whitney laboratory for marine bioscience$200K
University of Texas Institute for GeophysicsAustin, TXTo be applied to the antarctic aerogeophysical research project$200K
Bonefish and Tarpon TrustMiami, FL$75,000 for funding research on the effects of toxins produced by harmful algae and the related impact on local fisheries and the communiti…$175K
Bermuda Institute of Ocean SciencesFerry Reach, BDGeneral purposes$150K
Chesapeake Bay FoundationAnnapolis, MD$50,000 for general purposes; $75,000 second and final installment for recruitment and hire of a coastal resource scientist$125K
Island ConservationCity of Industry, CAGeneral purposes$125K
Gulf of Maine Research InstitutePortland, MEFor application to its recruitment and/or research efforts$100K
The Peregrine FundBoise, IDGeneral purposes$100K
Yellowstone Park FoundationBozeman, MTGeneral purposes$100K
Scenic HudsonPoughkeepsie, NYRiverfront communities program & ecological restoration initiatives$75K
Atlantic Salmon FederationCalais, ME$37,500 for general purposes and $12,500 for work in greenland$50K
Atlantic Salmon TrustPerth, UKGeneral purposes$50K
Black Rock Forest ConsortiumCornwall, NYGeneral purposes$50K
Cape Eleuthera Foundation IncPhiladelphia, PAGeneral purposes of the island school$50K
Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric ScienceFort Collins, COFor application to research on global temperature and atlantic hurricanes$50K
Connecticut Fund for the EnvironmentNew Haven, CTApplication to the save the sound program$50K
Copenhagen Consensus CenterTewksbury, MAFor general purposes$50K
Game Conservancy USAWestport, CTGeneral purposes$50K
Nature Conservancy of IdahoHailey, IDGeneral purposes$50K
North Atlantic Salmon FundJacksonville, FLApplication to campaign against sea cage salmon fishing$50K
Resources for the FutureWashington, DCFor application to the climate economics and policy program$50K
Sustainable Ocean AllianceSan Francisco, CAGeneral purposes$50K
Texas A&m Geochemical and Environmental Research GroupCollege Station, TXFor research efforts$50K
Univ of Maryland Foundation Inst of Marine & Environmental Tech ColumbuBaltimore, MDFor research efforts$50K
University of British ColumbiaCAApplication to research programs "project salmon resilience: the impact of climate change and fisheries on sockeye salmon's genetic diversi…$50K
Webb InstituteGlen Cove, NYGeneral purposes$50K
American-Scandinavian FoundationNew York, NYGeneral purposes$25K
International Yacht Restoration SchoolNewport, RIGeneral purposes$25K
National Parks Conservation AssociationWashington, DCGeneral purposes$25K
Tall TimbersTallahassee, FLGeneral purposes$25K

By state: Pennsylvania 2 · New York 6 · Massachusetts 3 · Florida 5 · California 3 · Maine 3

About this foundation

G Unger Vetlesen Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Fulton Vittoria Llp, tax-exempt since 1957. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does G Unger Vetlesen Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does G Unger Vetlesen Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $8.9M across 42 grants, a median of $88K.

Where does G Unger Vetlesen Foundation give?

Pennsylvania (2 grants), New York (6 grants), Massachusetts (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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