The Seymour and Sylvia Rothchild Family 2004 Charitable Foundation directs its entire documented giving to advancing climate and environmental justice, providing repeat unrestricted support to a single national movement organization. Their grants appear aimed at strengthening organizational capacity and sustaining ongoing climate-justice work rather than project-specific funding. The foundation gives from Wilmington, DE but supports national grassroots leadership for frontline communities.
The Seymour and Sylvia Rothchild Family 2004 Charitable Foundation’s documented giving is built around climate and environmental justice, with repeated unrestricted support to movement organizations and frontline-led work. The largest recent grant in the record is $62,500 to Climate Justice Alliance in Berkeley, and that same grantee appears again in later years with additional general support, showing a continuing relationship rather than a one-time award. The foundation also makes targeted grants that sit alongside its core climate focus, including support for wildfire recovery, Palestinian humanitarian or advocacy work, and emergency aid tied to California family farmers. Its recent grant record also shows that it funds organizations serving specific communities through general and unrestricted support. Examples include The Welcome Project in Somerville, West End House in Allston, New England Grassroots Environment Fund in Newmarket, and Honor the Earth in Ponsford. Some awards are directed to intermediary or pooled funds such as Tides Foundation for Movement Voter Fund and Grassroots International for Palestine-related work, while others support local nonprofits and community foundations. Overall, the pattern points to a funder that uses flexible grants to sustain advocacy, organizing, and crisis response.
Climate and environmental justice are the clearest throughline. The foundation gave $35,000 in 2025 and $35,000 in 2024 to Climate Justice Alliance for general and unrestricted support, after a $62,500 grant in 2023. The record also includes movement and civic organizing. In 2025, they awarded $20,000 to Tides Foundation for Movement Voter Fund, a grant tied to voter mobilization and movement building. A second theme is emergency and relief funding. The foundation gave $7,500 in 2025 to California Community Foundation for the Wildfire Recovery Fund, and $7,500 in 2024 to Sacramento Region Community Foundation for the California Family Farmer Emergency Fund. Humanitarian and advocacy-oriented support appears as well, including $6,000 in 2025 to Grassroots International for Palestine and $7,500 in both 2024 and 2025 to Gaza Mental Health Foundation in Cambridge.
Typical grant size is modest: the distribution is $2,000 at the 25th percentile, $3,000 at the median, and $5,375 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also shows several repeat awards across multiple years, especially to Climate Justice Alliance, Middlebridge School Inc, New England Grassroots Environment Fund Inc, West End House Inc, Welcome Project Inc, California Community Foundation, Gaza Mental Health Foundation Inc, and American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc. That repeat pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated grants. The foundation is a family charitable foundation, and its grants are largely unrestricted or otherwise flexible, with no program-related investments listed.
$870K
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$293K
Most grants fall between $2K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Highly concentrated: all recorded grants went to one repeat grantee (Climate Justice Alliance), delivered as multiple unrestricted gifts rather than many small diverse grants.
Notable grantees: Climate Justice Alliance
Grants are national, with all documented recipients located in the United States. Massachusetts is the top state by grant count, and several recipient cities recur there, including Cambridge, Boston, Somerville, Allston, and Narragansett in Rhode Island nearby in New England giving. California also appears frequently, with Berkeley, Los Angeles, and Sacramento showing up in the recent record. The foundation gives from Wilmington, Delaware, but none of the documented grants go to recipients in Delaware.
Its documented giving centers on climate and environmental justice, especially general and unrestricted support for movement organizations. The recent record also includes grants for wildfire recovery, voter mobilization through Movement Voter Fund, Palestine-related support, and emergency assistance for California family farmers.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Climate Justice Alliance in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Middlebridge School Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and New England Grassroots Environment Fund Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern points to repeat grantmaking rather than one-off awards.
The grant-size distribution is $2,000 at the 25th percentile, $3,000 at the median, and $5,375 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list includes larger awards as well, but most documented gifts are in the low-thousands range.
The foundation gives nationally within the United States, and Massachusetts is the top state by grant count. Recipient cities in the recent record include Cambridge, Boston, Somerville, and Allston in Massachusetts, plus Berkeley and Los Angeles in California.
The recent grants include climate movement groups, community foundations, schools, civil-liberties organizations, and grassroots funds. Examples in the record include Climate Justice Alliance, Tides Foundation, California Community Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc, and Grassroots International Inc.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLIMATE JUSTICE ALLIANCE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $35,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| SUNRISE MOVEMENT EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $12,500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $12,500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| MIDDLEBRIDGE SCHOOL INC | NARRAGANSETT, RI | $12,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | Wildfire Recovery Fund |
| WELCOME PROJECT INC | SOMERVILLE, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW ENGLAND GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENT FUND INC | NEWMARKET, NH | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| WEST END HOUSE INC | ALLSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| TIDES FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | Movement Voter Fund |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $6,500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| SPOONFULS INC | NEWTON, MA | $5,500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| REFUGEE & IMMIGRANT CENTER FOR EDUCATION & LEGAL S | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| PONHEARY LY FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL INC | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | work in Palestine |
| DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS INC | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| FOOD PROJECT INC | LINCOLN, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| GAZA MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $4,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS | ATLANTA, GA | $4,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| NORTHWEST IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PROJECT | SEATTLE, WA | $3,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| FRIENDS OF AL-ROWWAD USA INC | NEEDHAM, MA | $3,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGT | WASHINGTON, DC | $3,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC | WATERTOWN, MA | $2,500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND NORTHWEST | SEATTLE, WA | $2,500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW ISRAEL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE INC | ETNA, NH | $2,500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | PROVIDENCE, RI | $2,500 | 2026 | undergraduate financial aid fund |
| AMERICAN NEAR EAST REFUGEE AID INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2026 | relief work in Gaza |
| NEW ENGLAND INNOCENCE PROJECT | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $2,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMMUNITY ALLIANCE FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE | SEATTLE, WA | $2,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ACCOUNTABLE US | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| A JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE INC | BERKELEY, CA | $2,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| PUGET SOUND SAGE | SEATTLE, WA | $1,500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| DEMOCRACY NOW PRODUCTIONS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| TIDES CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | Palestine Legal Fund |
| PHYSICIANS FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INC | HARTSDALE, NY | $500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| CLIMATE JUSTICE ALLIANCE | BERKELEY, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| TIDES FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | Movement Voter Fund |
| MIDDLEBRIDGE SCHOOL INC | NARRAGANSETT, RI | $12,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW ENGLAND GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENT FUND INC | NEWMARKET, NH | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| WEST END HOUSE INC | ALLSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| WELCOME PROJECT INC | SOMERVILLE, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | Wildfire Recovery Fund |
| PEOPLES FUND | HONOLULU, HI | $7,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GAZA MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $7,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL INC | BOSTON, MA | $6,000 | 2025 | Palestine |
CLIMATE JUSTICE ALLIANCE
$35,000General & Unrestricted
SUNRISE MOVEMENT EDUCATION FUND
$12,500General & Unrestricted
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC
$12,500General & Unrestricted
MIDDLEBRIDGE SCHOOL INC
$12,000General & Unrestricted
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$10,000Wildfire Recovery Fund
WELCOME PROJECT INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
NEW ENGLAND GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENT FUND INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
WEST END HOUSE INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
TIDES FOUNDATION
$10,000Movement Voter Fund
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC
$6,500General & Unrestricted
SPOONFULS INC
$5,500General & Unrestricted
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC
$5,500General & Unrestricted
REFUGEE & IMMIGRANT CENTER FOR EDUCATION & LEGAL S
$5,000General & Unrestricted
PONHEARY LY FOUNDATION
$5,000General & Unrestricted
GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL INC
$5,000work in Palestine
DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION
$5,000General & Unrestricted
THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
FOOD PROJECT INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
GAZA MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS INC
$4,000General & Unrestricted
SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
$4,000General & Unrestricted
NORTHWEST IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PROJECT
$3,000General & Unrestricted
FRIENDS OF AL-ROWWAD USA INC
$3,000General & Unrestricted
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGT
$3,000General & Unrestricted
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC
$3,000General & Unrestricted
ASSOCIATION FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY INC
$2,500General & Unrestricted
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER
$2,500General & Unrestricted
SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND NORTHWEST
$2,500General & Unrestricted
NEW ISRAEL FUND
$2,500General & Unrestricted
AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE INC
$2,500General & Unrestricted
BROWN UNIVERSITY
$2,500undergraduate financial aid fund
AMERICAN NEAR EAST REFUGEE AID INC
$2,000relief work in Gaza
NEW ENGLAND INNOCENCE PROJECT
$2,000General & Unrestricted
COMMUNITY ALLIANCE FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE
$2,000General & Unrestricted
ACCOUNTABLE US
$2,000General & Unrestricted
A JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE INC
$2,000General & Unrestricted
PUGET SOUND SAGE
$1,500General & Unrestricted
DEMOCRACY NOW PRODUCTIONS INC
$1,000General & Unrestricted
TIDES CENTER
$1,000Palestine Legal Fund
PHYSICIANS FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INC
$500General & Unrestricted
CLIMATE JUSTICE ALLIANCE
$35,000General & Unrestricted
TIDES FOUNDATION
$20,000Movement Voter Fund
MIDDLEBRIDGE SCHOOL INC
$12,000General & Unrestricted
NEW ENGLAND GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENT FUND INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
WEST END HOUSE INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
WELCOME PROJECT INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$7,500Wildfire Recovery Fund
PEOPLES FUND
$7,500General & Unrestricted
GAZA MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION INC
$7,500General & Unrestricted
GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL INC
$6,000Palestine