Griffith R Harsh IV and Margaret C Whitman Charitable Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- This foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered and you should not send one.
- Its giving covers a varied group, including environmental and conservation bodies, universities and schools, and social-service organisations, and most of its grants are general operating support, so a general operating request is the most natural fit if you are invited to apply.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $5,000 and $1,000,000, and half are $50,000 or less, so a modest request near the middle of that record is a sensible size to prepare.
- Half of its grant dollars in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests that existing relationships matter, so look for a route through someone who already knows the foundation.
- The filings state no geographic focus and no further thematic priorities.
Overview
Griffith R Harsh IV and Margaret C Whitman Charitable 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 13 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation describes its primary purpose as supporting, by contributions, other 501(c)(3) exempt organisations. Its filed grant purposes are predominantly general operating support, with a smaller number of education grants. The recipients include environmental and conservation organisations, universities and schools, social-service organisations, charitable foundations and sports bodies. Its giving record therefore covers a varied group of charitable organisations rather than identifying a single funding field; the filings do not state further thematic priorities or describe additional applicant criteria.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, California and Illinois.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 50% 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 70 grants to organisations were $50,000 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: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 34% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 50% of grant dollars went to organisations Griffith R Harsh IV and Margaret C Whitman Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 42% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 25 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $90,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Environmental Defense Fund · General Operating$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Stanford University · Education$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund · General Operating$1,375,2602024 tax year
- Nature Conservancy · General Operating$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Indian Springs School · Education$530,0002024 tax year
- Robin Hood Foundation · General Operating$500,0002024 tax year
- Harvard University MD PhD · Education$231,7402024 tax year
- Harvard College · Education$200,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Griffith Harsh IV — District Committee Voting Member
- Silver PHSNT PTC LLC — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $9,605,552 | $8,912,500 | $177,911,358 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $9,704,189 | $8,700,000 | $183,722,682 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $9,564,813 | $8,712,000 | $199,425,757 | 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
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- new york, NY