The Monarch Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Monarch Foundation is based in New York City, and its stated geographic focus is New York City, with priorities in North America, the Arctic and the U.S. Its themes are early childhood, climate justice, direct cash and climate investing, and it favours grassroots, preventative and scalable solutions, with the majority of its funding going to women-led or BIPOC-led organisations.
- It does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a small charity should seek an introduction rather than send a cold proposal.
- Most of its grants are modest: half of its 27 grants to organisations across its three most recent filings were $14,500 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $175 and $250,000, a typical band rather than a ceiling, since its largest grant was about $6,850,000.
- In its latest filing, 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in one of the two filings before it, so an organisation without an existing connection should expect a relationship-led route.
Overview
The Monarch Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York City, New York.
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 Monarch Foundation says it aims to disrupt cycles of poverty and advance climate change solutions. Its early-childhood portfolio focuses on New York City-based organisations supporting birthing parents and babies during pregnancy and the earliest days of life. Its climate-justice portfolio backs grassroots organisations led by and supporting women, BIPOC communities and Indigenous people, with solutions across North America and the Arctic. It also supports direct cash assistance for mothers and babies through The Bridge Project, which it incubated, and climate investing through primarily US-based venture-capital firms backing early-stage founders and entrepreneurs seeking to scale climate solutions. Across its approach, it looks for grassroots, preventative, scalable and high-impact solutions, working alongside people and communities closest to the issues.
Themes
- Early childhood
- Climate justice
- Direct cash
- Climate investing
Geographic Focus
New York City. Priority: North America; the Arctic; U.S.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% 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 27 grants to organisations were $14,500 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It prioritises grassroots solutions and changemakers closest to the issues.
- It favours preventative solutions that address issues and injustice at their root.
- It looks for solutions with potential to scale up and out.
- It is willing to undertake early risk for opportunities with the potential for high impact.
- The majority of its funding goes to women-led or BIPOC-led organisations.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 89% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 99% of grant dollars went to organisations The Monarch Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 7% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 14 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $12,250 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Bridge Project · General & Unrestricted$6,828,8662024 tax year
- Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · for randomized controlled trial design and evaluation for The Bridge Project$92,1522024 tax year
- Horticultural Society of New York · MonarchNehemiahPark24B Project$21,9602024 tax year
- Third Sector New England · ECFC The Monarch Foundation Membership 2025$17,0002024 tax year
- Bronx Is Blooming · For PLACE Program 2024$15,0002024 tax year
- ICC Foundation Fondation ICC · For ICC's Climate work$15,0002024 tax year
- Horticultural Society of New York · Monthly Routine Maintenance fund for the livoniapark24b project$14,5002024 tax year
- Invisible Americans Podcast · General & Unrestricted$10,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jeffrey Lieberman — Director, Secretary, Treasurer
- Holly Fogle — Director, President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,140,361 | $1,031,533 | $66,076,106 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,437,909 | $92,725 | $112,607,670 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $9,138,796 | $7,040,653 | $126,757,223 | 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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Applying to The Monarch Foundation?
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Contact
- info@themonarchfoundation.org
- New York City, New York
- themonarchfoundation.org
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Contact
- info@themonarchfoundation.org
- New York City, New York
- themonarchfoundation.org