About Aileen Getty Foundation
The Aileen Getty Foundation concentrates on climate and environmental action, supporting both advocacy/policy organizations and on-the-ground conservation, while also funding civic engagement and progressive political leadership efforts. Grants include large, general-support awards to climate advocacy groups and market-based sustainability initiatives, targeted conservation funding (notably in the Andes), and media/arts projects that raise climate awareness. The foundation mixes national policy organizations with boutique grantees (films, conservation NGOs) and a small cluster of civic engagement/democratic groups.
Focus Areas
Climate policy and rapid-response climate advocacyMarket-based sustainability and clean-protein/food-systems innovationTropical conservation (Andes/Amazon region)Climate-focused documentary and media projectsProgressive civic engagement and leadership development
Who They Fund
youthwomen and girls (leadership programs / gender equity beneficiaries)survivors of domestic violencecommunities in Small Island Developing States (e.g., Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
About Aileen Getty Foundation
The Aileen Getty Foundation’s recent grantmaking is anchored by climate emergency work, including a foundational grant that helped establish the Climate Emergency Fund to support activist voices using legal, non-violent direct action. That climate emphasis sits alongside grants for conservation, media projects, civic engagement, and selected community health and equity organizations. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs both large general-support awards and project-specific funding, with gifts that range from five figures to more than half a million dollars. Recent climate-related support includes $475,000 to Climate Emergency Fund for general support and $475,000 to Sustainable Markets Foundation for general support. The foundation also funds organizations working on climate activism and leadership, such as California Volunteers Fund and The Alliance for Climate Protection. Beyond climate, it has made room for work tied to HIV/AIDS, domestic violence services, and community improvement through its community grantmaking and partnership support. The mix suggests a funder that combines movement-oriented climate support with selective investments in public-interest communications, conservation, and community-serving institutions.
What Aileen Getty Foundation Funds
Climate policy and activism are the clearest thread in the portfolio. The foundation gave $250,000 to The Alliance for Climate Protection for general support and $162,500 to Sustainable Markets Foundation for Third Act, indicating support for climate advocacy networks and related community partners. It also funded California Volunteers Fund twice for the California Climate Action Corps, with awards of $333,334 and $250,000. Conservation is another visible lane: Andes Amazon Conservancy received $200,000 for general support, and Empowers Africa Inc. received $100,000 for a project on ocean forests and kelp forests. The foundation also supports climate media and arts projects, including $225,000 to Utah Film Center for “One Point Five (fka A Climate Reckoning)” and “Untitled Narcissist Project.” In community grantmaking, grants to The Clinton Foundation and National Archives Foundation show attention to civic leadership and public-facing programs.
How Aileen Getty Foundation Gives
The typical grant size centers on large awards: the p25 is $21,250, the median is $75,000, and the p75 is $200,000. Recent activity includes both multi-year relationships and repeat funding within the same grantee family, such as California Volunteers Fund, Sustainable Markets Foundation, Utah Film Center, and Representation Project appearing more than once. The foundation is a private foundation with national reach, and its recent list shows a blend of general support, project-specific grants, and funding routed through partner organizations. It also makes grants to individuals, though the recent list provided here is organization-based.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.1M
Total Assets
$2K
Total Revenue
$1.2M
Total Expenses
$1.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $21K and $200K, with a median of $75K.
25th Percentile
$21K
Median
$75K
75th Percentile
$200K
Geographic Reach
National9 states funded
About 3% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Aileen Getty Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Aileen Getty Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 60 | $6.1M | 98.4% |
| 2 | VC(VC) | 1 | $38K |
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