The Eucalyptus Foundation concentrates its giving in relatively large, targeted grants supporting environment and medical research, higher-education research centers, and institutional stability for cultural and regional universities. It repeatedly funds a small set of national organizations (notably Environmental Defense Fund and Fred Hutchinson) and makes both programmatic support (Climate Corps, public health training) and endowment/capacity gifts (terrorism research center, Exploratorium stabilization). Grants skew toward concentrated, strategic investments rather than many small awards and cover both regional Bay Area institutions and major national research universities.
The Eucalyptus Foundation’s largest recent grants cluster around climate workforce development, cancer research, and institutional support for specialized research and cultural organizations. In 2023 through 2025, it repeatedly backed Environmental Defense Fund and Environmental Defense with $500,000 awards for the Climate Corps Fellowship Program and Climate Corps support, showing a multi-year commitment to that program. The foundation also made repeated $500,000 grants to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center for medical research and the Reservoir Fund, alongside $500,000 grants to Middlebury College - Middlebury Institute of Int'l Studies at Monterey for terrorism research endowments and student aid. Its giving also reaches Bay Area institutions, including a $500,000 grant to the Exploratorium - Stability & Revitalization Fund. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is concentrated and strategic: a small number of recipients receive substantial support over multiple years, often tied to research, training, endowment, or stabilization needs rather than one-off project funding.
Climate workforce development is one clear thread: the foundation gave $500,000 to Environmental Defense Fund for the Climate Corps Fellowship Program in 2023 and again in 2024, then gave $500,000 to Environmental Defense in 2025 to support the Climate Corps. In medical research, it awarded $500,000 to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center for the Reservoir Fund in 2025 and another $500,000 to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center for medical research in 2023. Higher education research is another focus area, including a $500,000 grant to Middlebury College - Middlebury Institute of Int'l Studies at Monterey for endowments tied to the Center on Terrorism and financial aid for terrorism research. The foundation also supports science education outreach through a $217,000 grant to the American Physical Society for PhysicsQuest.
Grant sizes are concentrated at the top end of the distribution: p25 is $5,000, the median is $30,000, and p75 is $100,000, while the recent grants list includes multiple awards at $500,000. The foundation behaves like a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund. Its recent record shows repeat support for the same institutions across multiple years, with several organizations appearing more than once between 2023 and 2025. That points to multi-year relationships rather than isolated gifts. It also funds individuals, and the public record here shows both program-specific and endowment-oriented grants.
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$283.5M
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$17.2M
Most grants fall between $5K and $100K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$100K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Eucalyptus Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 294 | $26.1M | 99.7% |
| 2 | Australia | 1 |
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Concentrated, large grants with repeat funding to a handful of core grantees; mix of program support and endowment/capacity gifts rather than many small awards; both national research institutions and Bay Area cultural/educational entities are supported.
Notable grantees: Environmental Defense Fund, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Exploratorium, Yale University
Giving is heavily California-centered: 78% of grants go to recipients in CA, and CA is the top state by grant count. San Francisco appears repeatedly, including awards to Environmental Defense, the Exploratorium - Stability & Revitalization Fund, Kickstart International, and the French American International School. Other California recipients include Sausalito, Palo Alto, Merced, and Monterey. Outside California, the foundation also funds organizations in Seattle, New Haven, College Park, Washington, DC, and New York City. All grants in the provided country distribution go to US recipients.
It funds climate workforce programs, cancer and biomedical research, terrorism research and graduate education, cultural institution stabilization, and public health education. Recent examples include grants tied to the Climate Corps Fellowship Program, medical research at Fred Hutchinson, terrorism research at Middlebury, and stability support for the Exploratorium.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Environmental Defense Fund and Environmental Defense for Climate Corps, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center for medical research-related support, and Yale University’s School of Public Health.
The grant-size distribution is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes many awards of $200,000 to $500,000, showing that the foundation often makes larger strategic grants.
California receives 78% of grants, and it is the top state by grant count. Recent California recipients include organizations in San Francisco, Sausalito, Palo Alto, Merced, Monterey, and multiple Bay Area institutions.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals, and its public profile classifies it as a regular funder. The recent grants data also shows support flowing to institutions through endowments, fellowships, and program-specific awards rather than only operating gifts.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
| $5K |
0.3% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTSIDE COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL | PALO ALTO, CA | $3,000,000 | 2026 | PHYSICS PROGRAM ENDOWMENT |
| FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER | SEATTLE, WA | $1,000,000 | 2026 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $534,858 | 2026 | MRI-SINGLE CELL TRANSCRIPTOMIC PROJECT |
| EXPLORATORIUM | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500,000 | 2026 | STABILITY & REVITALIZATION FUND |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT THE CLIMATE CORPS |
| MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE - INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AT MONTEREY | MIDDLEBURY, VT | $500,000 | 2026 | CENTER ON TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL AID |
| NATIONAL TRUST FOR LOCAL NEWS | LIXINGTON, MA | $400,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GEOHAZARDS INTERNATIONAL | MENLO PARK, CA | $250,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| KICKSTART INTERNATIONAL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2026 | HIGH IMPACT INTERVENTIONS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA |
| AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY | COLLEGE PARK, MD | $217,000 | 2026 | PHYSICSQUEST PROGRAM |
| INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND IDEAS | NEW HAVEN, CT | $200,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE | WASHINGTON, DC | $194,993 | 2026 | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIPS |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE PENINSULA | MENLO PARK, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| COMPAGNIA DE' COLOMBARI | NEW YORK, NY | $147,257 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EASTSIDE COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL | PALO ALTO, CA | $106,390 | 2026 | PHYSICS PROGRAM |
| SAVE THE BAY | OAKLAND, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY MUSIC MENTORS PROGRAM | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EAST PALO ALTO TENNIS & TUTORING | PALO ALTO, CA | $80,000 | 2026 | TUTOR COMPENSATION |
| LIFEMOVES | SANTA CLARA, CA | $75,000 | 2026 | SUMMER ADVENTURE CAMP |
| LIFEMOVES | SANTA CLARA, CA | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AIM HIGH | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $75,000 | 2026 | SUMMER LEARNING EXPERIENCE PROGRAM |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| OUTSIDE THE FRAME | PORTLAND, OR | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PLAYWORKS | OAKLAND, CA | $75,000 | 2026 | STAFF SUPPORT |
| EAST PALO ALTO TENNIS & TUTORING | PALO ALTO, CA | $70,000 | 2026 | AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM EXPANSION |
| MISSION GRADUATES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $60,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAMS AT JOHN O'CONNELL & MISSION HIGH SCHOOLS |
| TENDERLOIN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORP | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WESTERN CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LIGHTHAWK | GRAND JUNCTION, CO | $50,000 | 2026 | FLIGHTS FOR CONSERVATION THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA |
| GOOD SAMARITAN FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MID-PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL | MENLO PARK, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | STUDENT FINANCIAL AID |
| RAVENSWOOD EDUCATION FOUNDATION | MENLO PARK, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | RAVENSWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| WESTERN REGIONAL ADVOCACY PROJECT | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $40,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SAN MATEO COUNTY PARKS FOUNDATION | SAN MATEO, CA | $36,878 | 2026 | MEMORIAL COUNTY PARK NATURE CENTER RENOVATIONS PROJECT |
| HOLY FAMILY DAY HOME | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $35,000 | 2026 | MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM |
| SEACOLOGY | BERKELEY, CA | $35,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NATIONAL MANGROVE INITIATIVE |
| CHRONICLE SEASON OF SHARING | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CURIODYSSEY | SAN MATEO, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | YOUTH PROGRAMS |
| EAST PALO ALTO TENNIS & TUTORING | PALO ALTO, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| RED TAB FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| POPULATION MEDIA CENTER | SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SIDE BY SIDE | SAN ANSELMO, CA | $12,500 | 2026 | REAL ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM |
| PENSION RIGHTS CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN CASA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN REFUGE | COMMERCE CITY, CO | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HOPE CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| VIVALON | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
EXPLORATORIUM
$500,000STABILITY & REVITALIZATION FUND
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE - INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AT MONTEREY
$500,000CENTER ON TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL AID
NATIONAL TRUST FOR LOCAL NEWS
$400,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND IDEAS
$200,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIPS
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE PENINSULA
$150,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
COMPAGNIA DE' COLOMBARI
$147,257GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY MUSIC MENTORS PROGRAM
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
AIM HIGH
$75,000SUMMER LEARNING EXPERIENCE PROGRAM
COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAMS AT JOHN O'CONNELL & MISSION HIGH SCHOOLS
LIGHTHAWK
$50,000FLIGHTS FOR CONSERVATION THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA
MID-PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL
$50,000STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
WESTERN REGIONAL ADVOCACY PROJECT
$40,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MEMORIAL COUNTY PARK NATURE CENTER RENOVATIONS PROJECT
ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN CASA
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REFUGE
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT