The Hunter-White Foundation concentrates its giving on international humanitarian relief and a smaller commitment to environmental conservation. A substantial majority of its funding goes to emergency medical/relief work — primarily through repeated, large gifts to Doctors Without Borders — with a single smaller gift to The Nature Conservancy indicating interest in global conservation. Grants are few but sizable and directed to established, large NGOs working internationally.
Highly concentrated and strategic: few grants overall, large-dollar gifts, repeat support to a single primary grantee (Doctors Without Borders) with occasional one-off gifts to major conservation organizations.
Hunter-white Foundation’s giving is defined by repeated support for international humanitarian relief, especially Doctors Without Borders, which received $30,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern sits alongside grants to major organizations that work on human rights, health, and emergency response, suggesting a preference for established institutions with broad operating reach. The foundation also made a separate conservation grant to The Nature Conservancy, indicating that environmental work appears in the portfolio, though alongside a much larger humanitarian emphasis. The recent record shows a compact grantmaker with a clear operating style: grants are few, often repeated across multiple years, and directed to well-known nonprofits rather than individuals. In humanitarian work, the foundation has backed Partners in Health, Oxfam America, The Carter Center, and Human Rights Watch at grant levels that cluster in the mid-five-figure range. Its grants also reach Colorado-based nonprofits such as Women’s Bean Project and Tgthr - Attention Homes, showing that the portfolio includes some local giving in addition to national and international causes. The overall picture is of a foundation funding direct-service humanitarian work, crisis support, and select conservation efforts through large, established organizations.
International emergency medical relief is the clearest theme in the portfolio. Doctors Without Borders received $30,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, making it the foundation’s most consistent named grantee in the recent record. Human rights and protection work also appear through repeated grants to Human Rights Watch, which received $20,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That same broad humanitarian lane includes The Carter Center, supported with $15,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Health-related relief extends to Partners in Health, which received $15,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025. Environmental giving is present as well: The Nature Conservancy received $20,000 in 2023 and 2024 and $25,000 in 2025.
Typical grant size is centered in the mid-teens, with p25 at $7,500, a median of $14,000, and p75 at $20,000. The recent record also shows a repeated-grant pattern: several organizations appear in multiple years, including annual support at the same amount for some grantees. Hunter-white Foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grant set is made to nonprofit organizations, with awards often repeated across 2023 through 2025 rather than appearing as one-off gifts.
$601K
$2.9M
$212K
$243K
Most grants fall between $8K and $20K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$20K
About 28% of grants go to recipients in VA.
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Notable grantees: Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières), The Nature Conservancy, Large international humanitarian NGOs (representative of the foundation's primary giving direction)
Grantmaking is national, and every recent grant in the dataset went to U.S. recipients. The top state by grant count is Virginia, reflecting the foundation’s heaviest concentration of giving there among recipient locations. New York, Boston, and Denver also appear repeatedly in the recent grants list, alongside Atlanta and Boulder. Colorado recipients account for 28% of grants, showing a meaningful local component even though the foundation gives across the country.
The recent grants point to international humanitarian relief as the main focus, especially emergency medical and crisis-response work. The portfolio also includes human rights, health-oriented humanitarian aid, and a smaller conservation thread through environmental funding.
Yes. Several grantees appear across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Doctors Without Borders, Human Rights Watch, Partners in Health, Oxfam America, and The Carter Center. That shows a recurring rather than purely one-time pattern.
The foundation’s grant sizes cluster around the middle of the five-figure range: p25 is $7,500, the median is $14,000, and p75 is $20,000. Recent grants also include $30,000 awards at the top end.
The recipient country distribution in the recent grants data is entirely U.S.-based: 45 grants, or 100.0%, went to recipients in the United States.
Recent grantees include Doctors Without Borders, The Nature Conservancy, Human Rights Watch, Natural Resources Defense Council, The Carter Center, Partners in Health, Oxfam America, Zambia's Scholarship Fund, Women's Bean Project, Tgthr - Attention Homes, and The Land Institute.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | ARLINGTON, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| OXFAM AMERICA | BOSTON, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| THE CARTER CENTER | ATLANTA, GA | $15,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| PARTNERS IN HEALTH | BOSTON, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| ZAMBIA'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND | BRIGHAM CITY, UT | $15,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| WOMEN'S BEAN PROJECT | DENVER, CO | $10,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| STREET CHILD | BERKELEY, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| FAMILY TREE INC | WHEAT RIDGE, CO | $7,500 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| TGTHR - ATTENTION HOMES | BOULDER, CO | $7,500 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| THE LAND INSTITUTE | SALINA, KS | $7,500 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| PROJECT PAVE | DENVER, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| TRICKLE UP CHARITY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | ARLINGTON, VA | $20,000 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN |
| HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN |
| OXFAM AMERICA | BOSTON, MA | $15,000 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN |
| PARTNERS IN HEALTH | BOSTON, MA | $15,000 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN |
| THE CARTER CENTER | ATLANTA, GA | $15,000 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN |
| ZAMBIA'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND | BRIGHAM CITY, UT | $14,000 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN |
| WOMEN'S BEAN PROJECT | DENVER, CO | $10,000 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN |
| STREET CHILD | BERKELEY, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | HUMANITARIANHUMINATARIAN |
| TGTHR - ATTENTION HOMES | BOULDER, CO | $7,500 | 2024 | HUMANITARIANHUMANITARIANHUMANITARIANHUMANITARIAN |
| FAMILY TREE INC | WHEAT RIDGE, CO | $7,500 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN |
| THE LAND INSTITUTE | SALINA, KS | $7,500 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN |
| PROJECT PAVE | DENVER, CO | $5,000 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN |
| TRICKLE UP CHARITY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2023 | HUMANITARIAN |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | ARLINGTON, VA | $20,000 | 2023 | HUMANITARIAN |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | HUMANITARIAN |
| HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | HUMANITARIAN |
| OXFAM AMERICA | BOSTON, MA | $15,000 | 2023 | HUMANITARIAN |
| PARTNERS IN HEALTH | BOSTON, MA | $15,000 | 2023 | HUMANITARIAN |
| THE CARTER CENTER | ATLANTA, GA | $15,000 | 2023 | HUMANITARIAN |
| ZAMBIA'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND | BRIGHAM CITY, UT | $14,000 | 2023 | HUMANITARIAN |
| WOMEN'S BEAN PROJECT | DENVER, CO | $10,000 | 2023 | HUMANITARIAN |
| FAMILY TREE INC | WHEAT RIDGE, CO | $7,500 | 2023 | HUMANITARIAN |
| STREET CHILD | BERKELEY, CA | $7,500 | 2023 | HUMANITARIANHUMINATARIAN |
| TGTHR - ATTENTION HOMES | BOULDER, CO | $7,500 | 2023 | HUMANITARIANHUMANITARIANHUMANITARIANHUMANITARIAN |
| THE LAND INSTITUTE | SALINA, KS | $5,000 | 2023 | HUMANITARIAN |
| PROJECT PAVE | DENVER, CO | $5,000 | 2023 | HUMANITARIAN |
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$30,000HUMANITARIAN
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
$25,000HUMANITARIAN
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
$20,000HUMANITARIAN
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
$20,000HUMANITARIAN
OXFAM AMERICA
$15,000HUMANITARIAN
THE CARTER CENTER
$15,000HUMANITARIAN
PARTNERS IN HEALTH
HUMANITARIAN
ZAMBIA'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$15,000HUMANITARIAN
WOMEN'S BEAN PROJECT
$10,000HUMANITARIAN
STREET CHILD
$7,500HUMANITARIAN
FAMILY TREE INC
$7,500HUMANITARIAN
TGTHR - ATTENTION HOMES
$7,500HUMANITARIAN
THE LAND INSTITUTE
$7,500HUMANITARIAN
TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
$5,000HUMANITARIAN
PROJECT PAVE
$5,000HUMANITARIAN
TRICKLE UP CHARITY
$5,000HUMANITARIAN
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$30,000HUMANITARIAN
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
$20,000HUMANITARIAN
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
$20,000HUMANITARIAN
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
$20,000HUMANITARIAN
OXFAM AMERICA
$15,000HUMANITARIAN
PARTNERS IN HEALTH
$15,000HUMANITARIAN
THE CARTER CENTER
$15,000HUMANITARIAN
ZAMBIA'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$14,000HUMANITARIAN
WOMEN'S BEAN PROJECT
$10,000HUMANITARIAN
STREET CHILD
$7,500HUMANITARIANHUMINATARIAN
TGTHR - ATTENTION HOMES
$7,500HUMANITARIANHUMANITARIANHUMANITARIANHUMANITARIAN
FAMILY TREE INC
$7,500HUMANITARIAN
THE LAND INSTITUTE
$7,500HUMANITARIAN
PROJECT PAVE
$5,000HUMANITARIAN
TRICKLE UP CHARITY
$5,000HUMANITARIAN
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$30,000HUMANITARIAN
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
$20,000HUMANITARIAN
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
$20,000HUMANITARIAN
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
$20,000HUMANITARIAN
OXFAM AMERICA
$15,000HUMANITARIAN
PARTNERS IN HEALTH
$15,000HUMANITARIAN
THE CARTER CENTER
$15,000HUMANITARIAN
ZAMBIA'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$14,000HUMANITARIAN
WOMEN'S BEAN PROJECT
$10,000HUMANITARIAN
FAMILY TREE INC
$7,500HUMANITARIAN
STREET CHILD
$7,500HUMANITARIANHUMINATARIAN
TGTHR - ATTENTION HOMES
$7,500HUMANITARIANHUMANITARIANHUMANITARIANHUMANITARIAN
THE LAND INSTITUTE
$5,000HUMANITARIAN
PROJECT PAVE
$5,000HUMANITARIAN