About Forsythia Foundation
Forsythia Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on preventing hazardous chemical exposures by funding organizations that build data infrastructure, policy advocacy, and coordinated campaigns to drive safer product and chemical management. Grants support both technical platforms (data hubs, investor engagement tools) and advocacy/ convening work to advance sustainable chemistry and procurement reforms. The foundation makes relatively few, sizable grants and favors repeat investments in organizations that can scale influence across policy, market, and investor audiences.
Focus Areas
Chemical hazards data infrastructure and tools (e.g., data hubs, material screening platforms)Advocacy and policy campaigns for safer chemicals and consumer product regulationMarket and procurement interventions to advance safer materials (state procurement, retailer campaigns)Investor engagement on hazardous chemicals and corporate chemical managementBreast cancer prevention through chemical exposure reduction and policy change
Who They Fund
environmental health advocacy organizations and coalitionsstate procurement agencies / safer procurement initiatives
About Forsythia Foundation
Forsythia Foundation Inc. centers its giving on reducing harmful chemicals in everyday products and supply chains, with grants that support safer alternatives, policy advocacy, research infrastructure, and coalition work. Its recent portfolio shows a consistent pattern: sizable operating and project grants to organizations building the tools and campaigns needed to advance green chemistry and chemical exposure reduction. A major line of support goes to data and information systems. The Healthy Building Network received $150,000 in 2025 to expand the influence and impact of Pharos, a chemical hazards database, and it also received $150,000 in 2023 and $135,000 in 2024 for related data-hub work tied to ChemForward and MaterialWise. The foundation also backed the Environmental Law Institute with $100,000 in 2025 for toxics litigation trends analysis and database work. Another recurring theme is coordinated advocacy around safer products and chemical management. Toxic-free Future received $175,000 in 2025 for Mind the Store and convenings to develop a coordinated vision for sustainable chemistry, while Earthjustice and Environmental Working Group were funded for environmental health and PFAS-related work. These grants show a funder that favors organizations able to influence policy, markets, and public health practice at the same time.
What Forsythia Foundation Funds
One clear priority is chemical hazards data infrastructure. Forsythia Foundation Inc. gave $150,000 to Healthy Building Network in 2025 to expand the influence and impact of Pharos, described as a chemical hazards database, and it also supported related database and screening work in earlier years. A second theme is policy and advocacy on toxic chemical reduction. In 2025, the foundation gave $100,000 to Environmental Law Institute for toxics litigation trends analysis and database work, and in 2024 it gave $125,000 to Breast Cancer Prevention Partners for Clearya and policy advocacy for consumer products and chemical management. The foundation also funds market and procurement interventions. Toxic-free Future received $100,000 in 2023 for a grassroots campaign to ban PFAS in food packaging and support safer state procurement efforts, showing interest in efforts that can change purchasing and product standards. Investor engagement is another strand, including $150,000 to International Chemical Secretariat in 2024 for an investor initiative on hazardous chemicals and capacity to support investor engagement with chemical companies.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.1M
Total Assets
$33.8M
Total Revenue
$1.7M
Total Expenses
$1.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $30K and $75K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
National10 states funded
About 28% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Forsythia Foundation Funds
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Forsythia Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 51 | $3.1M | 96.2% |
| 2 | Sweden | 1 |
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