About Quadrivium
Quadrivium concentrates its giving on large-scale environmental and climate policy work, supplemented by support for public-interest journalism and science advancement. The foundation makes multi-million dollar, general-support grants to well-established advocacy and professional organizations, favoring repeat funding for a small set of national partners. Its grants suggest a strategic focus on accelerating clean energy and shaping public understanding through media and scientific institutions.
Focus Areas
National environmental and climate policy advocacy (e.g., Environmental Defense Fund)Clean energy transition and sectoral decarbonization initiatives (e.g., Potential Energy Coalition)Public-interest and national news infrastructure (e.g., The Associated Press)Science advancement and communication to inform policy (e.g., AAAS)
Giving Approach
Concentrated, large general-support grants to a small number of repeat national grantees; funding is strategic and high-value rather than widely distributed across many organizations.
Funding Style
restricted/project-specific grantexpenditure-responsibility (compliance-monitored funding)
About Quadrivium
Quadrivium’s recent giving is defined by repeated multi-million-dollar support for the Environmental Defense Fund, including $7.5 million in 2024 and $4.75 million in 2025. That pattern sits inside a broader portfolio that backs climate policy, democracy reform, scientific understanding, technology-and-society work, and ocean health. The foundation uses large general-support grants and purpose-restricted awards to organizations that shape policy, public communication, and civic infrastructure. Its climate portfolio is paired with support for clean-energy transition and decarbonization efforts, while its democracy work reaches groups focused on electoral reform and voter participation. Quadrivium also funds national media and science institutions, including public-interest journalism organizations and scientific bodies that help translate expertise for wider audiences. Across the recent grants list, the foundation favors established intermediaries and advocacy organizations rather than individuals or small local projects. Several recipients appear more than once across the years, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. The Associated Press, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Democracy Works are among the repeat grantees, alongside climate and policy organizations that receive substantial follow-on support.
What Quadrivium Funds
In climate policy, Quadrivium has backed the Climate Leadership Council with $1 million in both 2024 and 2025, and Climate Central with $1 million in both 2023 and 2025. Those grants align with the foundation’s emphasis on federal policy, communications, and emissions-reduction infrastructure. In democracy, the foundation gave $1.75 million to Unite America Institute in 2024 and $1.5 million to Democracy Works in 2024, following an earlier $1.5 million grant to the same organization in 2023. The recent grants point to support for structural reform, civic participation, and electoral-system work. For science and journalism, Quadrivium granted $2.1 million in 2024 and $1.6386 million in 2025 to the American Association for the Advancement of Science. It also provided $1.5 million in 2023 and 2024 to the American Journalism Project, reflecting interest in science communication and news capacity.
How Quadrivium Gives
Quadrivium’s typical grant size is large: the 25th percentile is $243,750, the median is $750,000, and the 75th percentile is $1,500,000. The recent record shows a mix of general support and special-purpose grants with expenditure responsibility, including a recurring $2 million award pattern to The Associated Press. Several recipients recur across multiple years, which points to sustained funding relationships rather than isolated gifts. Quadrivium is a pure DAF provider and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Unsolicited applications are not accepted in the active programs listed.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$20.8M
Total Assets
$19.9M
Total Revenue
$31.5M
Total Expenses
$21.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $244K and $1.5M, with a median of $750K.
25th Percentile
$244K
Median
$750K
75th Percentile
$1.5M
Geographic Reach
National11 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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