The Clementine Fund concentrates its giving in two clear areas: university-based research on cash transfer/anti-poverty policy and capital support for community health clinics. Most assets have gone to a single research partner (NYU’s Cash Transfer Lab), with a smaller, one-time capital grant to a rural/community health center. The pattern suggests a philanthropic interest in evidence-generating social policy research and strengthening frontline health infrastructure.
Clementine Fund’s largest recent grants show a funder split between evidence-building on guaranteed income and capital support for community health clinics. New York University received $100,000 in 2023, another $100,000 in 2024, and $100,000 in 2025 for the NYU Cash Transfer Lab and guaranteed income research, making university-based cash transfer work a clear thread in the portfolio. On the health side, Hamakua Health Center Inc. received $100,000 in 2023 for a capital campaign, pointing to an interest in physical infrastructure as well as policy research. The funder’s overall profile also includes grants to groups working on journalism, democracy, food access, disaster response, and arts and culture, but those areas appear alongside the two core patterns rather than replacing them. The presence of both a research lab partner and a community health center suggests Clementine Fund uses philanthropy in two ways: to support policy evidence and to strengthen service delivery capacity. The recent record is dominated by U.S. recipients, with grants appearing across 2023, 2024, and 2025.
In guaranteed-income research, Clementine Fund gave $100,000 in 2025 to New York University for the Cash Transfer Lab - Guaranteed Income Research, after giving the university $100,000 in 2024 for research guaranteed income. That repeated support points to a continuing relationship with one research partner. The food and systems portfolio includes $50,000 in 2024 to Hawaii Community Foundation for the Office of Food System Resilience Project, $50,000 in 2024 to Hawaii Investment Ready for general operating support - food entrepreneurialism, $50,000 in 2025 to The Food Basket Inc for food access, and $30,000 in 2025 to Slow Food USA for community building through food. Clementine Fund also supported civic and information work with $60,000 in 2024 to Greater Kansas City Community Foundation for a donor advised fund supporting excellence in journalism and $50,000 in 2024 to Tides Foundation for the Movement Voter Fund.
Typical grant sizes sit at $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile, while the recent list also includes multiple $50,000 and $100,000 grants. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off in at least one area: New York University appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 with repeated support for guaranteed-income research. Clementine Fund is a Pure DAF Provider, and it funds individuals. The 2023-2025 record shows both programmatic support and capital support, including a capital campaign grant and operating support grants.
$897K
$38.2M
$6.7M
$3.2M
Most grants fall between $5K and $25K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$25K
About 16% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Highly concentrated: very few, relatively large grants totaling $400,000; repeat funding to one primary institutional grantee (NYU) alongside a single community health capital gift.
Notable grantees: New York University — NYU Cash Transfer Lab, Hamakua Health Center, Inc., New York University (institutional grants supporting cash transfer research)
Clementine Fund gives nationally, and the recipient map is entirely U.S.-based in the recent grants list. Hawaii stands out as the top state by grant count, with grants to Honokaa, Honolulu, Kaneohe, and Hilo. Washington recipients include Seattle, and New York City appears repeatedly through New York University, Doctors of the World USA Inc., Post Hoc Management LLC, and Pioneer Works Art Foundation. Other recurring hubs include Kansas City, Brooklyn, and Northampton.
The clearest recurring areas are guaranteed-income research and community health infrastructure. Recent grants include repeated support to New York University for the Cash Transfer Lab and a capital campaign grant to Hamakua Health Center Inc. The broader record also includes food access, journalism, democracy, disaster relief, and arts support.
Yes. New York University received $100,000 in 2023, $100,000 in 2024, and $100,000 in 2025 for guaranteed-income and cash transfer research. That three-year pattern is the strongest example of recurring support in the recent grants list.
The grant-size distribution is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes larger awards of $50,000 and $100,000, so the distribution has a relatively modest center with some larger strategic grants.
Hawaii is the top state by grant count. Recent Hawaii recipients include Hamakua Health Center Inc. in Honokaa, Hawaii Community Foundation in Honolulu, Hawaii Investment Ready in Kaneohe, and The Food Basket Inc. in Hilo.
Recent larger grants include $100,000 awards for New York University’s guaranteed-income research and Hamakua Health Center Inc.’s capital campaign. Other $50,000 grants supported food system resilience, journalism, democracy work, humanitarian aid, and food access.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | CASH TRANSFER LAB - GUARANTEED INCOME RESEARCH |
| POST HOC MANAGEMENT LLC | NEW YORK, NY | $57,000 | 2025 | JOURNALISM |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN AID |
| THE FOOD BASKET INC | HILO, HI | $50,000 | 2025 | FOOD ACCESS |
| MOVEMENT VOTER PROJECT (FS ALL HANDS ON DECK NETWORK) | NORTHAMPTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | EXPANDING DEMOCRACY IN TEXAS |
| TIDES FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | MOVEMENT VOTER FUND |
| GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $50,000 | 2025 | GREATER HORIZONS - NEAL CONAN PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM FUND |
| PIONEER WORKS ART FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $35,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS |
| SLOW FOOD USA | BROOKLYN, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGH FOOD |
| SOCIAL GOOD FUND | RICHMOND, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| RUDOLF STEINER FOUNDATION INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | RSF SOCIAL FINANCE - CLEMENTINE DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| HAWAII INVESTMENT READY | KANEOHE, HI | $25,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY FOOD DEVELOPMENT |
| FEED HAWAII DBA KOHALA FOOD HUB | HAWI, HI | $25,000 | 2025 | FOOD ACCESS |
| AOZORA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| BHAKTI SOCIETY INC | MISSION VIEJO, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT |
| RUDOLF STEINER FOUNDATION INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | RSF SOCIAL FINANCE - CLEMENTINE DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY EQUITY AND SHARING INC DBA ONE COMMUNITY | BROOKLYN, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | BASIC NEEDS |
| IN OUR BACKYARDS INC (IOBY) | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | CLINTON HILL FORT GREENE MUTUAL AID - BASIC NEEDS |
| NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER | HAWI, HI | $15,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BUILDING |
| STUDY GROUP ON THE LIGHT OF THE GOSPEL | NEWARK, NJ | $15,000 | 2025 | FOOD ACCESS |
| CRISIS CONNECTIONS | SEATTLE, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| HAWAII SONGWRITING FESTIVAL | KAMUELA, HI | $10,000 | 2025 | MUSIC AND COMMUNITY BUILDING |
| NEW YORK PEACE INSTITUTE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
| SELENI HOUSE FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | MATERNAL MENTAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ASSISTANCE |
| HAMAKUA YOUTH FOUNDATION | HONOKAA, HI | $10,000 | 2025 | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER | HAWI, HI | $10,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BUILDING |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | HEALTHCARE ACCESS |
| ARTISTS AND MOTHERS INCORPORATED | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS |
| VASHON CENTER FOR THE ARTS | VASHON, WA | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGH THE ARTS |
| YES MEDIA | BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA | $5,000 | 2025 | JOURNALISM |
| VASHON MAURY ISLAND FOOD BANK | VASHON, WA | $5,000 | 2025 | FOOD ACCESS |
| MIDDLE EAST CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE | BERKELEY, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | BASIC NEEDS |
| WOMEN IN RANCHING | COHAGEN, MT | $5,000 | 2025 | FOOD ACCESS |
| THE DOVE PROJECT | VASHON, WA | $5,000 | 2025 | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION |
| LOT RADIO INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | JOURNALISM |
| SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL COUNCIL OF THE SEATTLE AREA | VASHON, WA | $3,000 | 2025 | BASIC NEEDS |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH GUARANTEED INCOME |
| GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $60,000 | 2024 | DONOR ADVISED FUND FOR FIELD OF INTEREST FUND SUPPORTING EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM |
| RUDOLF STEINER FOUNDATION INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | DONOR ADVISED FUND FOR INTERNATIONAL GRANTMAKING. |
| MOVEMENT VOTER PROJECT (FS ALL HANDS ON DECK NETWORK) | NORTHAMPTON, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | EXPANDING DEMOCRACY IN TEXAS |
| HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $50,000 | 2024 | OFFICE OF FOOD SYSTEM RESILIENCE PROJECT |
| TIDES FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | MOVEMENT VOTER FUND |
| SLOW MONEY INSTITUTE INC | BOULDER, CO | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - FOOD AND FARMING |
| HAWAII INVESTMENT READY | KANEOHE, HI | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - FOOD ENTREPRENEURIALISM |
| CRISIS CONNECTIONS | SEATTLE, WA | $40,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - CRISIS SERVICES |
| DOCTORS OF THE WORLD USA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2024 | DISASTER RELIEF - EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY AID IN TURKEY AND SYRIA |
| PIONEER WORKS ART FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - ARTS |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | DISASTER RELIEF - WILDFIRES IN MAUI |
| COMMONWEAL | BOLINAS, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - YOUTH EDUCATION |
| THE FOOD BASKET INC | HILO, HI | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - BASIC BEEDS |
POST HOC MANAGEMENT LLC
$57,000JOURNALISM
AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE
$50,000HUMANITARIAN AID
MOVEMENT VOTER PROJECT (FS ALL HANDS ON DECK NETWORK)
$50,000EXPANDING DEMOCRACY IN TEXAS
MOVEMENT VOTER FUND
GREATER HORIZONS - NEAL CONAN PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM FUND
SLOW FOOD USA
$30,000COMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGH FOOD
RUDOLF STEINER FOUNDATION INC
$25,000RSF SOCIAL FINANCE - CLEMENTINE DONOR ADVISED FUND
FEED HAWAII DBA KOHALA FOOD HUB
$25,000FOOD ACCESS
AOZORA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$20,000EDUCATION
BHAKTI SOCIETY INC
$20,000SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
RUDOLF STEINER FOUNDATION INC
$20,000RSF SOCIAL FINANCE - CLEMENTINE DONOR ADVISED FUND
INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY EQUITY AND SHARING INC DBA ONE COMMUNITY
$20,000BASIC NEEDS
IN OUR BACKYARDS INC (IOBY)
$15,000CLINTON HILL FORT GREENE MUTUAL AID - BASIC NEEDS
NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER
$15,000COMMUNITY BUILDING
STUDY GROUP ON THE LIGHT OF THE GOSPEL
$15,000FOOD ACCESS
HAWAII SONGWRITING FESTIVAL
$10,000MUSIC AND COMMUNITY BUILDING
NEW YORK PEACE INSTITUTE INC
$10,000COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SELENI HOUSE FOUNDATION INC
$10,000MATERNAL MENTAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ASSISTANCE
HAMAKUA YOUTH FOUNDATION
$10,000YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER
$10,000COMMUNITY BUILDING
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$7,500HEALTHCARE ACCESS
ARTISTS AND MOTHERS INCORPORATED
$7,500SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS
VASHON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
$5,000EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGH THE ARTS
YES MEDIA
$5,000JOURNALISM
VASHON MAURY ISLAND FOOD BANK
$5,000FOOD ACCESS
THE DOVE PROJECT
$5,000DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION
LOT RADIO INC
$5,000JOURNALISM
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL COUNCIL OF THE SEATTLE AREA
$3,000BASIC NEEDS
DONOR ADVISED FUND FOR FIELD OF INTEREST FUND SUPPORTING EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM
DONOR ADVISED FUND FOR INTERNATIONAL GRANTMAKING.
MOVEMENT VOTER PROJECT (FS ALL HANDS ON DECK NETWORK)
$50,000EXPANDING DEMOCRACY IN TEXAS
SLOW MONEY INSTITUTE INC
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - FOOD AND FARMING
DISASTER RELIEF - EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY AID IN TURKEY AND SYRIA