
The Alice C. Tyler Perpetual Trust concentrates its philanthropy on environmental conservation, science and education. It funds land and coastal protection, marine and oceanographic programs, environmental legal advocacy, and public-facing education/engagement projects, typically through sizable single grants to mission-driven nonprofits and university programs. Grants appear concentrated in West Coast and national conservation efforts rather than a large number of small awards.
The most distinctive thread in Alice C Tyler Perpetual Trust Attn Anders Brown Chairman’s recent grantmaking is its mix of environmental conservation with support for at-risk youth and Waldorf education. The trust uses sizable grants rather than many small awards, and the latest filings show a pattern of funding mission-driven nonprofits, university programs, and education initiatives tied to the founder’s legacy. Recent awards include $100,000 to the University of Washington for environmental programs and $100,000 to Winn Via Rewild for environmental programs, alongside support for organizations working on marine education, land protection, and habitat recovery. The trust’s environment work reaches across coastal and marine conservation, biodiversity, legal advocacy, and public education. In that mix, it backed Palos Verdes Penninsula Land Conservancy with $100,000 for environmental programs and gave $70,000 to Crag Law Center for environmental programs. It also supports conservation groups and university-linked initiatives, including Woodland Park Zoo, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, and Black in Marine Science. The grant record shows a funder that favors direct program and operating support for organizations already engaged in environmental protection, youth services, or Waldorf education.
Environmental protection is the trust’s core area, and the recent grants show several distinct forms of support. It gave $65,000 to Oceanographic Teaching Stations for environmental programs, reflecting a marine and oceanographic education angle. It also awarded $50,000 to Lake Hopatcong Foundation for environmental programs, showing support for habitat and watershed work. Land and species conservation also appears prominently. The trust provided $50,000 to Rewild for Winn for environmental programs and $46,608 to Rewild for Bionesia for environmental programs, while earlier grants went to Willamette Riverkeeper in Portland, Oregon, for environmental programs in both 2023 and 2024. Beyond conservation, the trust funds at-risk youth services. One recent example is $52,500 to For the Good for programs for at-risk youth, which sits alongside its education-related support through Waldorf-focused grantmaking.
$633K
$10.6M
$709K
$861K
Most grants fall between $15K and $50K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 12% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Relatively concentrated giving: a small number of substantial grants (many at or near $100k) to a mix of nonprofits and universities, with no evidence of frequent repeat funding but consistent thematic focus on environmental work.
Notable grantees: Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, University of Washington (environmental programs), Crag Law Center, Oceanographic Teaching Stations, Winn via Rewild / Women for Wildlife Network
Typical grant size sits at $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $40,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile, with many recent awards clustering around those levels. The trust’s recent pattern includes repeat support to the same organizations across years: For the Good appears in both environmental and at-risk youth grant records, and Willamette Riverkeeper received awards in 2023 and 2024. The grant program is organized around annual grantmaking and named program areas, with grants described as project, operating, and general operating support. It does not accept unsolicited applications.
Grantmaking is regional, but the recent recipient list reaches beyond Washington. Washington recipients include Seattle-based University of Washington and Woodland Park Zoo, plus Spokane-based Black in Marine Science and Glenwood-based Mount Adams Resource Stewards. California also appears frequently through organizations in Rolling Hills Estates, Manhattan Beach, San Diego, Santa Monica, Costa Mesa, Los Angeles, and Huntington Beach. Outside those states, recent grants went to groups in Texas, Oregon, New Jersey, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, and Washington, DC. All recorded recipient-country data is in the United States.
The trust focuses on environment, child welfare, and Waldorf education. In the recent grant list, environmental awards include support for conservation, marine education, habitat protection, and environmental advocacy, while child welfare appears through at-risk youth services and Waldorf education through its named education grant programs.
The grant-size distribution centers on $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $40,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also show larger one-off grants of $100,000 in the environmental program area.
No. The active grant program entries state that unsolicited applications are not accepted across the trust’s annual grantmaking, environmental grants, child welfare grants, and Waldorf education grants.
Yes. Willamette Riverkeeper received grants in both 2023 and 2024, and For the Good appears in both environmental and at-risk youth grant records. That suggests the trust does fund some organizations more than once over time.
Recipients include universities, zoos, land trusts, environmental law organizations, marine science groups, and at-risk youth service providers. Examples from the recent list include the University of Washington, Woodland Park Zoo, Crag Law Center, and For the Good.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOKTRAILS | STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO | $71,362 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| CRAG LAW CENTER | PORTLAND, OR | $70,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| OCEANOGRAPHIC TEACHING STATIONS | MANHATTAN BEACH, CA | $65,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| WOODLAND PARK ZOO | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| REWILD FOR WINN | AUSTIN, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| REWILD FOR BIONESIA | AUSTIN, TX | $46,608 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| LAKE HOPATCONG FOUNDATION | LANDING, NJ | $45,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| LAUDATO SI' MOVEMENT | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| BLACK IN MARINE SCIENCE | SPOKANE, WA | $40,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| BLACK WOMEN IN ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND MARINE SCIENCE INC | MIAMI, FL | $40,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| WETLANDS AND WILDLIFE CARE CENTER | HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA | $35,170 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| REWILD FOR JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE NEPAL | AUSTIN, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| WATERSHED ASSOCIATION | WIMBERLEY, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| NESTUCCA ANGLERS | HEBO, OR | $7,295 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| REWILD FOR RARCCI | AUSTIN, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| OREGON ZOO FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $2,500 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| BLACKAT FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $2,500 | 2025 | PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH |
| WILDLIFE CENTER OF THE NORTH COAST | ASTORIA, OR | $2,500 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| FOR THE GOOD | GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO | $2,500 | 2025 | PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH |
| TINLEY PARK ATHLETIC CLUB | TINLEY PARK, IL | $2,500 | 2025 | PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH |
| WINN VIA REWILD | AUSTIN, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| FOR THE GOOD | GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO | $52,500 | 2024 | PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH |
| LAKE HOPATCONG FOUNDATION | LANDING, NJ | $50,000 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE | SAN DIEGO, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| WOODLAND PARK ZOO | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER | PORTLAND, OR | $45,000 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| PROSPERING BACKYARDS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $37,500 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| NEPAL PARTNERS VIA REWILD | AUSTIN, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| ORANGE COUNTY BIRD OF PREY CENTER | LAKE FOREST, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| MT ADAMS RESOURCE STEWARDS | GLENWOOD, WA | $30,000 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| CRAG LAW CENTER | PORTLAND, OR | $30,000 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| OJAI MUSIC FESTIVAL | OJAI, CA | $17,200 | 2024 | PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH |
| FRIENDS OF THE OSA | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| THINK WILD | BEND, OR | $2,500 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| WILDLIFE CENTER OF THE NORTH COAST | ASTORIA, OR | $2,500 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| ROSE HAVEN | PORTLAND, OR | $2,500 | 2024 | PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH |
| WOMEN FOR WILDLIFE NETWORK | AUSTIN, TX | $100,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | SEATTLE, WA | $100,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| PALOS VERDES PENNINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY | ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| FOR THE GOOD | GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO | $60,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER | PORTLAND, OR | $45,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| COMP-TIA SPARK | DOWNERS GROVE, IL | $44,200 | 2023 | PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH |
| ORANGE COUNTY BIRD OF PREY CENTER | LAKE FOREST, CA | $43,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| ORANGE COUNTY COASTKEEPER | COSTA MESA, CA | $42,125 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| MOUNT ADAMS RESOURCE STEWARDS | GLENWOOD, WA | $40,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| HEAL THE BAY | SANTA MONICA, CA | $40,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| OCEANOGRAPHIC TEACHING STATIONS INC | MANHATTAN BEACH, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| GREATER EDWARDS AQUIFER ALLIANCE | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $15,000 | 2023 | PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH |
| OJAI MUSIC FESTIVAL | OJAI, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH |
BOOKTRAILS
$71,362ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
CRAG LAW CENTER
$70,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
OCEANOGRAPHIC TEACHING STATIONS
$65,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
WOODLAND PARK ZOO
$50,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
REWILD FOR WINN
$50,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
REWILD FOR BIONESIA
$46,608ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
LAKE HOPATCONG FOUNDATION
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
LAUDATO SI' MOVEMENT
$40,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
BLACK IN MARINE SCIENCE
$40,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
BLACK WOMEN IN ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND MARINE SCIENCE INC
$40,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
WETLANDS AND WILDLIFE CARE CENTER
$35,170ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
REWILD FOR JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE NEPAL
$30,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
$25,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
NESTUCCA ANGLERS
$7,295ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
REWILD FOR RARCCI
$5,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
OREGON ZOO FOUNDATION
$2,500ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
BLACKAT FOUNDATION
$2,500PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH
WILDLIFE CENTER OF THE NORTH COAST
$2,500ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
FOR THE GOOD
$2,500PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH
TINLEY PARK ATHLETIC CLUB
$2,500PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH
WINN VIA REWILD
$100,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
FOR THE GOOD
$52,500PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH
LAKE HOPATCONG FOUNDATION
$50,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE
$50,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
WOODLAND PARK ZOO
$50,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER
$45,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
PROSPERING BACKYARDS
$37,500ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
NEPAL PARTNERS VIA REWILD
$30,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
ORANGE COUNTY BIRD OF PREY CENTER
$30,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
MT ADAMS RESOURCE STEWARDS
$30,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
CRAG LAW CENTER
$30,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
OJAI MUSIC FESTIVAL
$17,200PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH
FRIENDS OF THE OSA
$5,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
THINK WILD
$2,500ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
WILDLIFE CENTER OF THE NORTH COAST
$2,500ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
ROSE HAVEN
$2,500PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH
WOMEN FOR WILDLIFE NETWORK
$100,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
$100,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
PALOS VERDES PENNINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY
$100,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
FOR THE GOOD
$60,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER
$45,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
COMP-TIA SPARK
$44,200PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH
ORANGE COUNTY BIRD OF PREY CENTER
$43,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
ORANGE COUNTY COASTKEEPER
$42,125ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
MOUNT ADAMS RESOURCE STEWARDS
$40,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
HEAL THE BAY
$40,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
OCEANOGRAPHIC TEACHING STATIONS INC
$25,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
GREATER EDWARDS AQUIFER ALLIANCE
$15,000PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH
OJAI MUSIC FESTIVAL
$10,000PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH