Cloud Mountain Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation's grant record is led by environmental and civic work, with some media, news and information grants and smaller amounts for creative art and education, so your work fits best if it sits in those areas.
- The filing shows that about 8 in 10 of its 294 grants to organisations fall between $10,000 and $100,000, and half were $30,000 or less, so a modest request in that range matches the usual pattern; the largest grant recorded is $420,000, so the band is typical rather than a limit.
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organisations, so do not send a cold proposal, and note that 83% of its grant dollars in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in the two earlier filings, which makes it largely a relationship-led funder with a settled set of recipients.
- The filing states no geographic focus and records grants across 32 states, so location alone does not appear to be a bar.
Overview
Cloud Mountain Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The grant record is led by environmental and civic purposes. The foundation gives to public charities working in these areas, as well as organisations whose grants are described as media, news and information; smaller amounts are recorded for creative art and education. Its recipients include environmental research and advocacy organisations, civic organisations, and media and information groups. The grant record spans a broad geography, reaching organisations in 32 states. These filings show a varied portfolio centred on environmental and civic work, rather than a single type of recipient or a single place.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Environmental
- Civic
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, New York, Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Oregon and the United States.
How to apply
It makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 83% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 294 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 17%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 22%
- The largest single recipient received 5% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 83% of grant dollars went to organisations Cloud Mountain Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 9% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 105 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $30,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- True North Research · Environmental$250,0002024 tax year
- Science & Environmental Health Network · Environmental$210,0002024 tax year
- Grassroots Fund · Environmental$200,0002024 tax year
- Sustainable Markets Foundation · Civic$177,0002024 tax year
- Cder · Civic$150,0002024 tax year
- Bold Alliance · Civic$150,0002024 tax year
- New World Foundation · Environmental$100,0002024 tax year
- Center for Media and Democracy · News and information$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Benjamin Friedman — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,477,827 | $3,030,500 | $98,731,426 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $6,723,069 | $6,457,500 | $108,366,370 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,886,275 | $4,542,000 | $120,427,358 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
🎯 You've done the research. Now write an application they can't refuse.
Hinchilla combines funder's specific priorities with your organisation's past successful grants and AI analysis of what reviewers want to see.
Data privacy and security by default
Your organisation's past successful grants and experience
AI analysis of what reviewers want to see
A compelling draft application in 10 minutes instead of 10 hours
Spotted something that needs correcting? Let us know
At a glance
Applying to Cloud Mountain Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- New York, NY
Applying to Cloud Mountain Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- New York, NY