Accepts applications
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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $1,075,746 | $1,217,572 | $1,127,596 | $16,996,865 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 22% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire Sustainable Energy AsConcord, NH | Leadership Grant: To hire a Director of Local Energy Solutions for the Organization. (See attached) | $25,000 | 2018 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Perez | Chairman | 2.00 | $0 |
| Michael Billingsley | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Dawn Chavez | Trustee | 0.50 | $0 |
| Ekow Edzie | Trustee |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $16,813,707 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $1,336,100 | $1,161,729 | $1,055,302 | $16,927,885 | $16,745,809 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $1,387,385 | $1,152,032 | $1,058,251 | $18,849,540 | $18,666,765 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $1,246,852 | $1,127,078 | $1,015,901 | $18,391,526 | $18,183,622 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $1,602,693 | $1,075,181 | $987,097 | $21,773,791 | $21,599,997 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $29,947 | $942,763 | $859,804 | $16,181,037 | $15,991,104 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $1,502,938 | $1,019,726 | $890,593 | $17,031,540 | $16,876,690 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $671,280 | $1,009,257 | $863,725 | $16,536,414 | $16,393,478 |
| ManometManomet, MA |
| Leadership Grant: Putting Science to Work in the Rapidly-warming Gulf of Maine (See attached) |
| $25,000 |
| 2017 |
| Waterways Restoration InstituteSebastopol, CA | Leadership Grant: To hire Jessica Hall as a consultant to develop successful stream restoration demonstration projects, and to develop training and technical assistance to the California Urban Stream Partnership on best practices for stream restoration. (See attached) | $25,000 | 2021 |
| Silent Spring InstituteNewton, MA | Leadership Grant: To hire a Research Scientist for research, public outreach, and policy engagement on chemical contamination of public water supplies in New England. (See attached) | $22,000 | 2018 |
| Professional Development GrantsBelfast, ME | Grants are made for the professional development of Switzer Fellows. Funds are provided for training in non-profit management, communications, leadership, or other relevant professional skills, or for attendance at a conference or other professional activity that will clearly advance career goals. (See attached) | $16,887 | 2024 |
| Association of State Wetland ManageWindham, ME | Network Innovation Grant: Reducing Impacts of Oil and Gas Pipeline Development on Wetlands and Streams through improved permitting process. | $15,000 | 2017 |
| Professional Development GrantsBelfast, ME | Grants are made for the professional development of Switzer Fellows. Funds are provided for training in non-profit management, communications, leadership, or other relevant professional skills, or for attendance at a conference or other professional activity that will clearly advance career goals. (See attached) | $13,265 | 2023 |
| Other GrantsBelfast, ME | These are grants awarded to Organizations that embody the Foundation's mission to nurture environmental leaders and support initiatives that will have direct and measurable results to improve environmental quality. (See attached) | $12,356 | 2021 |
| Professional Development GrantsBelfast, ME | Grants are made for the professional development of Fellowship Alumni only. Funds are provided for training in non-profit management, communications, leadership, or other relevant professional skills, or for attendance at a conference or other professional activity that will clearly advance career goals. (See attached) | $11,118 | 2020 |
| Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryPittsburgh, PA | Board Discretionary Grant: To fund the creation and distribution of an open source Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) organizational toolkit. (See attached) | $10,000 | 2021 |
| ManometManomet, MA | Network Innovation Grant: To convene a planning & outreach committee toward establishing policy recommendations that will support aquaculture in Maine. (See attached) | $8,000 | 2018 |
| Other GrantsBelfast, ME | These are grants awarded to Organizations that embody the Foundation's mission to nurture environmental leaders and support initiatives that will have direct and measurable results to improve environmental quality. (See attached) | $6,733 | 2018 |
| Professional Development GrantBelfast, ME | Grants are made for the professional development of Fellowship Alumni only. Funds are provided for training in non-profit management, communications, leadership, or other relevant professional skills, or for attendance at a conference or other professional activity that will clearly advance career goals. (See attached) | $5,625 | 2017 |
| Professional Development GrantsBelfast, ME | Grants are made for the professional development of Fellowship Alumni only. Funds are provided for training in non-profit management, communications, leadership, or other relevant professional skills, or for attendance at a conference or other professional activity that will clearly advance career goals. (See attached) | $5,100 | 2018 |
| American Bird ConservancyPortsmouth, NH | Network Innovation Grant: Develop a strategy for community outreach and education on a proposed biotechnological solution to avian malaria in Hawaii. (See attached) | $5,000 | 2018 |
| Other GrantsBelfast, ME | These are grants awarded to Organizations that embody the Foundation's mission to nurture environmental leaders and support initiatives that will have direct and measurable results to improve environmental quality. (See attached) | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Professional Development GrantsBelfast, ME | Grants are made for the professional development of Switzer Fellows. Funds are provided for training in non-profit management, communications, leadership, or other relevant professional skills, or for attendance at a conference or other professional activity that will clearly advance career goals. (See attached) | $4,875 | 2022 |
| Other GrantsBelfast, ME | These are grants awarded to Organizations that embody the Foundation's mission to nurture environmental leaders and support initiatives that will have direct and measurable results to improve environmental quality. (See attached) | $1,700 | 2020 |
| Confluence PhilanthropyNew York, NY | Program support in addition to membership. | $1,500 | 2017 |
| Community Water CenterVisalia, CA | Sponsorship for Water Justice Leadership Awards Event. | $550 | 2017 |
| Hester Street CollaborativeNew York, NY | Isella Ramirez presentation honorarium at the Switzer Annual Board meeting. | $500 | 2017 |
| March for ScienceNew York, NY | To support the March for Science Project. | $500 | 2017 |
| EcoAdaptBainbridge Island, WA | To support the 2017 National Adaptation Forum. | $500 | 2017 |
| Other GrantsBelfast, ME | These are grants awarded to Organizations that embody the Foundation's mission to nurture environmental leaders and support initiatives that will have direct and measurable results to improve environmental quality. (See attached) | $300 | 2023 |
| Other GrantsBelfast, ME | These are grants awarded to Organizations that embody the Foundation's mission to nurture environmental leaders and support initiatives that will have direct and measurable results to improve environmental quality. (See attached) | $200 | 2022 |
| 0.50 |
| $0 |
| Donna Vorhees | Board Chair | 0.50 | $0 |
| Maria Martinez | Trustee | 0.50 | $0 |
| Dave Switzer | Trustee | 0.50 | $0 |
| Sarah Reed | Executive Direc | 32.00 | $112,300 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Jun 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202413209349101646
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Jun 30, 2023
Filing id 202323059349101002
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Jun 30, 2022
Filing id 202243189349104659
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Jun 30, 2021
Filing id 202210109349100756
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Jun 30, 2020
Filing id 202023179349100432
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Jun 30, 2018
Filing id 201930509349100608
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Jun 30, 2017
Filing id 201743139349100304
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Jun 30, 2016
Filing id 201623009349100707
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.