Paul Angell Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Paul Angell Foundation funds three programme areas, Marine Conservation, Performing Arts and Social Impact, with a geographic focus covering the Chicagoland area, Illinois, the U.S., and around the world.
- Its approach is relationship-based, often building multiyear partnerships, and it offers both project and general operating support, though no grant range is stated so a specific request size cannot be judged from this profile.
- Apply by first sending a brief 200-word email to the relevant programme describing your work; the Foundation reviews this and may invite a full application.
- There are three grantmaking cycles a year, aligned with April, August and November board meetings, so plan your enquiry timing around these.
- Marine Conservation applicants should note the Foundation rarely funds academic research, baseline data collection or monitoring, technology development, impact investments or commercial endeavours, clean-up programmes, community outreach, or education within that programme, and the Foundation does not fund individuals or scholarships given directly to individuals.
Overview
Paul Angell Foundation is a US private foundation based in Chicago, IL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Paul Angell Foundation works through three programme areas: Marine Conservation, Performing Arts and Social Impact. Its marine work supports organisations protecting biodiversity and strengthening ocean resilience, including fisheries governance, coral-reef ecosystems, legal capacity, evidence-based policy, marine protected areas, sharks and rays, plastic pollution and ocean-climate solutions. Through Performing Arts, it uplifts artists, strengthens arts organisations and helps build a flourishing, equitable and sustainable performing-arts sector. Its Social Impact programme partners with community organisations to transform education, build economic power and help people and places flourish, focusing on Chicago communities while also supporting some Illinois-wide or national organisations whose work complements, supports or amplifies its Chicago work. It describes its approach as relationship-based, offers project and general operating support, and often builds multiyear partnerships for sustained impact.
Themes
- Marine conservation
- Fisheries governance
- Coral reef ecosystems
- Performing arts
- Social impact
- Education
- Economic power
Geographic Focus
Chicagoland area; Illinois; U.S.; around the world.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals
- Scholarships directly to individuals
- Marine Conservation only: academic research (rarely funded); baseline data collection or monitoring (rarely funded); technology development (rarely funded); impact investments or commercial endeavors (rarely funded); clean-up programs (rarely funded); community outreach (rarely funded); education (rarely funded)
How to apply
Organisations can first email the relevant programme a brief 200-word description of their work; the Foundation reviews the enquiry and may invite them to apply.
Deadlines: Three grantmaking cycles each year, aligned with the April, August and November board meetings; deadlines vary by cycle.
Application success factors
What the foundation says:
- Marine Conservation backs work at the intersection of science and policy, using evidence-based efforts to make a measurable difference in protecting marine life.
- The Foundation requires annual reports across all programme areas; multiyear grants also require yearly progress reports and a final report.
Officers and directors
- Kimberly R Van Horn — Manager
- Sharon Angell — Director
- Sunny Fischer — Director
- James S Angell — Director / President
- Brian Johnson — Director / Secretary Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $24,254,698 | $22,878,437 | $72,821,799 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $36,066,630 | $34,078,136 | $91,855,519 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $61,071,659 | $57,054,396 | $903,272,318 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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