Tortuga Foundation

The information for Tortuga Foundation is as of their most recent filing in December 2020. This organization is located in New York, NY and it has been in existence for 40 years, following its founding in 1980.

Organization Classification

The IRS classifies organizations according to the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) system. The NTEE system helps the IRS assign a 3-character code to each organization to describe the organization's activities.

The Tortuga Foundation's NTEE code is T20. The "T" tells us that the organization is classified along with Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations. The "20" tells us that the organization is a Private Grantmaking Foundation. The NTEE describes Private Grantmaking Foundations as nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations with funds and programs managed by trustees or directors established to maintain charitable activities serving the common welfare, primarily through grantmaking. Every organization is also governed by a specific section of the Internal Revenue Code. The Tortuga Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization, which the IRS describes as those engaged in Religious, Educational, Charitable, Scientific, Literary, Public Safety, Amateur Sports, or Prevention of Cruelty to Children or Animals work.

Grant History

Our dataset has five years of grant history for the Tortuga Foundation. In that time, they have awarded a total of 251 grants, with an average check size of $61,488. The organization has awarded the most grants in the Environment sector (94), followed by Animal-Related (13) and Health Care (12). Additionally, the organization most frequently awards grants in the District of Columbia (39), New York (72), and Connecticut (21). Other states they have awarded grants in include North Dakota, South Carolina, Colorado, Ohio, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Alaska, Washington, North Carolina, Wyoming, Virginia, California, Florida, Texas, Illinois, Maryland, West Virginia, Vermont, Arizona, and Louisiana.

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Outside Vendors & Contractors

Vendor Name (Service)Compensation
Bank Of New York
$76,059
Edgewood Management Co Llc
$1,382,065
Philanthropic Advisors Llc
$175,000
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler Llp
$119,700
Karen Harris
$61,500
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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar $10,000,000
Interest on Savings $0
Dividends & Interest $872,348
Net Rental Income$0
Net Gain on Sale of Assets $22,314,066
Capital Gain Net Income $22,314,066
Net ST Capital Gain $0
Income Modifications $0
Profit on Inventory Sales $0
Other Income $0
Total Revenue $33,186,414

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, Tortuga Foundation has awarded $7,376,250 in support to 100 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA

PURPOSE: GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES

$265,000

SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATION

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New York, NY

PURPOSE: ECO-ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT

$230,000

BENNINGTON COLLEGE

PURPOSE: GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES

$225,000

Englewood, CO

PURPOSE: GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES

$215,000

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY

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Arlington, VA

PURPOSE: GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES

$200,000

NATURE CONSERVANCY-CONNECTICUT

PURPOSE: GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES

$190,000
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