The Avery Dennison Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Avery Dennison Foundation funds nonprofit and non-governmental organisations worldwide, with an emphasis on high-need geographies, so a small nonprofit working on education access, environmental sustainability or secure livelihoods, such as workforce development or vocational training, fits what it describes.
- Most of its grants are small: half of its 140 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less, so a modest request is more realistic than one near its stated $50,000 to $100,000 range, although one payment to a regranting organisation in the filing was above that maximum.
- Repeat grantees received 59% of grant dollars to organisations in the filing, and the foundation says it values open communication and deep relationships with its partners, so early contact and a clear relationship-building approach matter.
- It accepts requests year-round and makes funding decisions quarterly, but the materials do not say how a request is submitted, so confirm that before writing.
- Do not apply if you are a for-profit venture, a religious group seeking funds for religious purposes, a political organisation, an organisation seeking funds for an institutional endowment, or an organisation that discriminates on the grounds the foundation excludes, or if your request is for conferences, fundraisers, special events or individual scholarships.
Overview
The Avery Dennison Foundation is a US private foundation based in Azusa, CA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Avery Dennison Foundation supports nonprofit and non-governmental organisations globally, with an emphasis on geographies of high need, to address inequities through improved education access, environmental sustainability and secure livelihoods. Its education work addresses unequal access to learning, particularly for underserved communities and people facing barriers related to race, gender, socioeconomic status, disability or geography. Environmental work includes climate resilience, mitigation and adaptation, while secure-livelihoods work expands economic opportunity for marginalised populations through workforce development, entrepreneurship, vocational training and job readiness. It prioritises communities facing the greatest disparities and organisations that demonstrate trust and belonging with the communities they serve. The Foundation values open communication and deep relationships with strategic partners and grant recipients, and proactively seeks partners working in its impact areas.
Themes
- Education access
- Environmental sustainability
- Secure livelihoods
Geographic Focus
Globally.
What They Don't Fund
- Conferences, fundraisers and special events
- Organizations that discriminate against a person or a group on the basis of age, political affiliation, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or religious beliefs
- Individual scholarships, stipends, fellowships, travel grants, etc
- For-profit organizations or ventures
- Religious groups for religious purposes
- Political organizations, candidates, ballot measures or other political activities
- Institutional endowments
How to apply
Grant requests are accepted year-round; funding decisions are made quarterly. The pages do not specify how a request is submitted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 59% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 140 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It prioritises communities facing the greatest disparities and geographies of highest need, and organisations demonstrating trust and belonging with the communities they serve.
- It values open communication and deep relationships with its strategic partners and grant recipients.
- It proactively seeks partners approaching work within its impact areas through human-centred design in communities and geographies of need.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 5%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 11% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 59% of grant dollars went to organisations The Avery Dennison Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Pakistan).
- 66% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 65 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Global Impact · Disaster response$835,0002023 tax year
- Myriad Usa Inc King Baudouin FNDTN United States Inc · General operating support$604,4692023 tax year
- Charities Aid Foundation · General operating support$506,7322023 tax year
- Resource Foundation · General operating support$450,7502023 tax year
- American Friends of Magen David Adom · Disaster response$250,0002023 tax year
- United Nations Foundation · Grantmaking initiative$250,0002023 tax year
- Institute of International Education · Scholarship$210,1982023 tax year
- Islamic Relief USA · Grantmaking initiative$200,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Kirsten Newquist — Trustee
- Steve Mason — Trustee
- Ally Feng — Trustee
- Anil Sharma — Trustee
- Deon Stander — Trustee
- Camile Beneditti — Trustee
- Michael Barton — Trustee
- Vikas Arora — Trustee
- Greg Lovins — Trustee
- Tina Hart — Trustee
- Dave Edwards — Trustee
- Jeroen Diderich — Trustee
- Raymond Van Den Berg — Treasurer
- Deena Baker-Nel — Secretary
- Alicia Procello — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,596,691 | $4,605,896 | $28,769,607 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,796,666 | $4,571,044 | $27,820,861 | Filing for 2023 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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