The Amy and Steve Unfried Foundation concentrates its giving on environmental legal advocacy and elite independent secondary education. A large majority of dollars has gone to Earthjustice through multiple grants for environmental protection/litigation, while remaining funding supports prestigious prep schools—suggesting interest in secondary education (likely capital, scholarships, or program support). The foundation gives a small number of sizable awards rather than many small grants, indicating targeted, high-impact philanthropy.
The Amy and Steve Unfried Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by repeated support for Earthjustice, including a $170,000 grant in 2025 and two $150,000 grants in 2023 and 2024. That pattern points to a funder that backs environmental legal advocacy over time, not as a one-off. Alongside that work, the foundation also makes substantial gifts to independent secondary schools, with $105,000 grants in 2025 to Westminster School and Milton Academy. Smaller awards extend the same pattern of targeted support to a mix of conservation, education, and community institutions. Jackson-based organizations appear regularly in the grant list, including conservation and arts groups, which suggests an additional local interest in place-based civic life. The foundation’s grantmaking is not broad-based by count; instead, it is concentrated in a relatively small number of organizations that receive repeat support across multiple years. That mix of recurring environmental litigation funding, prep-school giving, and selected local grants gives the foundation a distinct profile of focused, relationship-driven philanthropy.
Environmental advocacy is a clear throughline. The foundation gave $170,000 to Earthjustice in 2025 for charitable purposes, following $150,000 grants in 2023 and 2024, which shows sustained support for legal and policy work tied to environmental protection. Independent secondary education is another major area: Westminster School received $105,000 in 2025, and Milton Academy received $105,000 in 2025, with both schools also appearing in earlier $5,000 grants. The foundation also supports conservation in Jackson, Wyoming, including a $35,000 grant to Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance in 2025. Beyond that, it made a $35,000 grant to Off Square Theatre in Jackson, showing some support for local arts and community institutions as part of its broader pattern of place-based giving.
Typical awards are tightly clustered at $5,000, with the middle of the distribution also at $5,000; the 75th percentile rises to $35,000, showing a mix of routine smaller gifts and a smaller set of larger commitments. The foundation’s recent record includes repeat grants to the same organizations across multiple years, especially Earthjustice, Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, Off Square Theatre, Princeton University, Yale Law School, Wellesley College, Westminster School, and Milton Academy. That repetition suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time transactions. The foundation is a private foundation with national giving and does not fund individuals or program-related investments.
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$527K
Most grants fall between $5K and $35K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$35K
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Highly concentrated: few, large grants with repeated multi-grant support to a single environmental organization (Earthjustice) plus occasional substantial one-off gifts to prominent private secondary schools. Overall the portfolio is small, targeted, and donor-directed rather than broadly distributed.
Notable grantees: Earthjustice, Westminster School, Milton Academy
Grant recipients are entirely U.S.-based in the recent list, with 25 of 25 grants going to U.S. organizations. Jackson, Wyoming appears repeatedly, alongside San Francisco, California; Simsbury, Connecticut; Milton, Massachusetts; New Haven, Connecticut; Princeton, New Jersey; and Wellesley, Massachusetts. Wyoming is the top state by grant count, and 28% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. The geographic pattern combines national environmental and education grantmaking with recurring support for organizations in Wyoming.
Its recent grants center on environmental legal advocacy, conservation, and independent secondary education. Earthjustice received three large grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Westminster School and Milton Academy each received $105,000 in 2025. Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance and Off Square Theatre also appear in the grant list.
Yes. Earthjustice appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 with grants of $150,000, $150,000, and $170,000. Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, Off Square Theatre, Princeton University, Yale Law School, Wellesley College, Westminster School, and Milton Academy also recur across multiple years.
The grant-size distribution is tightly centered on smaller awards: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $35,000. The recent list also includes larger awards of $105,000 and $170,000.
Wyoming is the top state by grant count, with 28% of grants going to recipients in the headquarters state. Recent Wyoming recipients include Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, Off Square Theatre, and St John’s Episcopal Church in Jackson.
The grant list includes environmental legal nonprofits, conservation groups, private secondary schools, universities, a church, and a theatre. Examples include Earthjustice, Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, Westminster School, Milton Academy, Yale Law School, Princeton University, Wellesley College, St John’s Episcopal Church, and Off Square Theatre.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $210,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Westminster School | Simsbury, CT | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Milton Academy | Milton, MA | $90,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance | Jackson, WY | $22,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Wyoming Immigration Advocacy Project | Jackson, WY | $20,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Fistula Foundation | San Jose, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Mental Health & Recovery Services | Jackson, WY | $10,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Americans United for the Separation of Church & State | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Off Square Theater | Jackson, WY | $10,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Circle of Hope Healthcare | Casper, WY | $2,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Chelsea's Fund | Casper, WY | $2,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| WyoUnited Education Project | Casper, WY | $2,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Wyoming Public Media | Laramie, WY | $2,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $170,000 | 2025 | Charitable |
| Milton Academy | Milton, MA | $105,000 | 2025 | Charitable |
| Westminster School | Simsbury, CT | $105,000 | 2025 | Charitable |
| Off Square Theatre | Jackson, WY | $35,000 | 2025 | Charitable |
| Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance | Jackson, WY | $35,000 | 2025 | Charitable |
| St John's Episcopal Church | Jackson, WY | $10,000 | 2025 | Charitable |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable |
| Yale Law School | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 2024 | Charitable |
| Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance | Jackson, WY | $15,000 | 2024 | Charitable |
| Off Square Theatre | Jackson, WY | $10,000 | 2024 | Charitable |
| Milton Academy | Milton, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | Charitable |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | Charitable |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $5,000 | 2024 | Charitable |
| Westminster School | Simsbury, CT | $5,000 | 2024 | Charitable |
| Yale Law School | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 2024 | Charitable |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 2023 | Charitable |
| Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance | Jackson, WY | $15,000 | 2023 | Charitable |
| Off Square Theatre | Jackson, WY | $10,000 | 2023 | Charitable |
| Yale Law School | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 2023 | Charitable |
| Milton Academy | Milton, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | Charitable |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $5,000 | 2023 | Charitable |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | Charitable |
| Westminster School | Simsbury, CT | $5,000 | 2023 | Charitable |
Wyoming Immigration Advocacy Project
$20,000Charitable
Charitable
Mental Health & Recovery Services
$10,000Charitable
Off Square Theater
$10,000Charitable
Circle of Hope Healthcare
$2,000Charitable
Chelsea's Fund
$2,000Charitable
WyoUnited Education Project
$2,000Charitable
Wyoming Public Media
$2,000Charitable
Off Square Theatre
$35,000Charitable
St John's Episcopal Church
$10,000Charitable
Wellesley College
$5,000Charitable
Yale Law School
$5,000Charitable
Off Square Theatre
$10,000Charitable
Wellesley College
$5,000Charitable
Off Square Theatre
$10,000Charitable
Yale Law School
$5,000Charitable
Wellesley College
$5,000Charitable
Westminster School
$5,000Charitable