New York Botanical Garden donations received

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Basic donee information

We do not have any donee information for the donee New York Botanical Garden in our system.

Donee donation statistics

Cause areaCountMedianMeanMinimum10th percentile 20th percentile 30th percentile 40th percentile 50th percentile 60th percentile 70th percentile 80th percentile 90th percentile Maximum
Overall 83 245,000 284,986 11,000 30,000 35,000 60,000 150,000 245,000 300,000 370,000 482,000 635,000 1,200,000
FIXME 14 145,000 187,786 11,000 29,000 30,000 100,000 110,000 145,000 250,000 284,000 300,000 300,000 500,000
Past Programs 40 350,000 360,928 11,500 100,000 150,000 220,000 250,000 350,000 370,000 390,000 500,000 600,000 1,200,000
16 32,500 31,406 20,000 20,000 20,000 30,000 30,000 32,500 35,000 35,000 37,500 37,500 50,000
Environmentalism 3 100,000 125,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000
Community 1 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000
Arts and Cultural Heritage 3 250,000 316,667 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000
Scholarly Communications 2 460,000 680,000 460,000 460,000 460,000 460,000 460,000 460,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000
Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities 2 635,000 767,500 635,000 635,000 635,000 635,000 635,000 635,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000
Other 1 650,000 650,000 650,000 650,000 650,000 650,000 650,000 650,000 650,000 650,000 650,000 650,000 650,000
Digital Technology 1 1,155,244 1,155,244 1,155,244 1,155,244 1,155,244 1,155,244 1,155,244 1,155,244 1,155,244 1,155,244 1,155,244 1,155,244 1,155,244

Donation amounts by donor and year for donee New York Botanical Garden

Donor Total 2016 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1987 1986 1985 1983 1982 1975 1971
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (filter this donee) 18,932,100.00 900,000.00 0.00 955,000.00 1,570,000.00 620,000.00 1,381,000.00 1,129,000.00 374,600.00 586,000.00 493,500.00 100,000.00 450,000.00 350,000.00 650,000.00 900,000.00 795,000.00 245,000.00 0.00 1,260,000.00 0.00 800,000.00 900,000.00 450,000.00 390,000.00 693,000.00 635,000.00 415,000.00 175,000.00 115,000.00 150,000.00 500,000.00 500,000.00 450,000.00
MacArthur Foundation (filter this donee) 2,529,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 250,000.00 800,000.00 0.00 300,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 29,000.00 330,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 11,000.00 145,000.00 0.00 150,000.00 230,000.00 0.00 0.00 284,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sloan Foundation (filter this donee) 1,155,244.00 0.00 1,155,244.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
F.M. Kirby Foundation (filter this donee) 452,500.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 30,000.00 37,500.00 37,500.00 37,500.00 35,000.00 35,000.00 35,000.00 32,500.00 32,500.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Hewlett Foundation (filter this donee) 375,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 225,000.00 0.00 0.00 100,000.00 50,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Ford Foundation (filter this donee) 100,000.00 100,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nathan Cummings Foundation (filter this donee) 60,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 60,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
W. K. Kellogg Foundation (filter this donee) 50,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 23,653,844.00 1,000,000.00 1,155,244.00 955,000.00 1,590,000.00 640,000.00 1,651,000.00 1,949,000.00 404,600.00 1,148,500.00 531,000.00 137,500.00 585,000.00 485,000.00 714,000.00 1,262,500.00 827,500.00 275,000.00 30,000.00 1,271,000.00 145,000.00 800,000.00 1,050,000.00 680,000.00 450,000.00 693,000.00 919,000.00 415,000.00 175,000.00 115,000.00 150,000.00 500,000.00 500,000.00 450,000.00

Full list of donations in reverse chronological order (83 donations)

Graph of top 10 donors by amount, showing the timeframe of donations

Graph of donations and their timeframes
DonorAmount (current USD)Amount rank (out of 83)Donation dateCause areaURLInfluencerNotes
Ford Foundation100,000.00562016-10-01FIXMEhttp://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all-- General support for a museum of living plant collections arranged in gardens and landscapes across its National Historic Landmark site. Affected regions: 148###Bronx###50@@@697###New York City###50; 9177456###No Intention@@@; United States; affected countries: FIXME.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation900,000.0032016-03-10Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanitieshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/11600628/-- Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities.
Sloan Foundation1,155,244.0022014Digital Technology/Universal Access to Knowledgehttps://sloan.org/grant-detail/6762-- Grant investigator: WIlliam Thomas; as support for the New York Botanical Garden to digitize 20,000 plant species records and to become a major Content Hub for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), while co-heading World Flora Online, the first complete online scientific resource for all Earth's 350,000 plant species.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation320,000.00302013-10-03Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/31300665/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation635,000.0092013-10-03Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanitieshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/31300607/-- Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation370,000.00242012-09-13Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/31200682/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation1,200,000.0012012-05-31Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/21200620/-- Program name: Past Programs.
F.M. Kirby Foundation20,000.00772012--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/f-m-kirby-foundation/--
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation250,000.00372011-12-01Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/41100692/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation370,000.00242011-09-15Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/31100687/-- Program name: Past Programs.
F.M. Kirby Foundation20,000.00772011--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/f-m-kirby-foundation/--
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation265,000.00362010-12-09Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/41000684/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation366,000.00262010-09-16Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/31000702/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation250,000.00372010-03-19Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/11000627/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation500,000.00122010-03-19Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/11000632/-- Program name: Past Programs.
MacArthur Foundation250,000.00372010FIXMEhttps://www.macfound.org/grants/-- To identify the most vulnerable plant species in Cuba (over three years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: New York; affected cities: Bronx.
F.M. Kirby Foundation20,000.00772010--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/f-m-kirby-foundation/--
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation379,000.00232009-09-24Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/30900680/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation500,000.00122009-06-19Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/20900705/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation250,000.00372009-03-13Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/10900711/-- Program name: Past Programs.
F.M. Kirby Foundation20,000.00772009--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/f-m-kirby-foundation/--
MacArthur Foundation500,000.00122009FIXMEhttps://www.macfound.org/grants/-- In support of general operations. Affected countries: United States; affected states: New York; affected cities: Bronx.
MacArthur Foundation300,000.00312009FIXMEhttps://www.macfound.org/grants/-- To support conservation and management of rattan cane in Central Truong Son Mountains, Vietnam (over three years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: New York; affected cities: Bronx.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation363,000.00282008-09-18Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/30800716/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation11,600.00812008-01-28Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/10800624/-- Program name: Past Programs.
F.M. Kirby Foundation30,000.00722008--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/f-m-kirby-foundation/--
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation220,000.00452007-12-11Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/40700700/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation366,000.00262007-10-03Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/30700750/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Hewlett Foundation225,000.00442007-06-11Environmentalismhttps://hewlett.org/grants/new-york-botanical-garden-for-general-support-of-the-new-york-botanical-gardens-intermountain-flora-program/-- For General Support Of The New York Botanical Garden's Intermountain Flora Program.
F.M. Kirby Foundation37,500.00632007--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/f-m-kirby-foundation/--
MacArthur Foundation300,000.00312007FIXMEhttps://www.macfound.org/grants/-- In support of plant conservation and sustainable management of the Jaragua-Bahoruca-Enriquillo Biosphere Reserve, Dominican Republic (over three years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: New York; affected cities: Bronx.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation482,000.00172006-09-15Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/30600751/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation11,500.00822006-06-29Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/30600612/-- Program name: Past Programs.
F.M. Kirby Foundation37,500.00632006--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/f-m-kirby-foundation/--
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation100,000.00562005-12-12Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/40500672/-- Program name: Past Programs.
F.M. Kirby Foundation37,500.00632005--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/f-m-kirby-foundation/--
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation150,000.00502004-12-17Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/40400686/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Hewlett Foundation100,000.00562004-10-25Environmentalismhttps://hewlett.org/grants/new-york-botanical-garden-for-general-support-of-the-new-york-botanical-gardens-intermountain-flora-project/-- For General Support Of The New York Botanical Garden's Intermountain Flora Project.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation300,000.00312004-03-19Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/10400645/-- Program name: Past Programs.
F.M. Kirby Foundation35,000.00662004--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/f-m-kirby-foundation/--
Hewlett Foundation50,000.00602003-07-14Environmentalismhttps://hewlett.org/grants/new-york-botanical-garden-for-general-support-of-new-york-botanical-gardens-intermountain-flora-project/-- For General Support Of New York Botanical Garden's Intermountain Flora Project.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation350,000.00292003-06-13Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/20300663/-- Program name: Past Programs.
W. K. Kellogg Foundation50,000.00602003-06-01--https://www.wkkf.org:443/grants/grant/2003/08/youth-development-and-education-0100150-- Purpose: Provide support for at-risk, underserved, high school and college-bound youth demonstrating high aptitude and interest in plant science, botany, ecology, or science education to prepare them for a college major or future career in science; Grant period: 2003-06-01 to 2005-05-31. Affected countries: United States; affected states: New York.
F.M. Kirby Foundation35,000.00662003--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/f-m-kirby-foundation/--
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation650,000.0082002-05-10Otherhttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/20200628/-- Program name: Other.
F.M. Kirby Foundation35,000.00662002--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/f-m-kirby-foundation/--
MacArthur Foundation29,000.00762002FIXMEhttps://www.macfound.org/grants/-- To restore Haiti's national herbarium. Affected countries: United States; affected states: New York; affected cities: Bronx.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation900,000.0032001-03-16Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/10100696/-- Program name: Past Programs.
MacArthur Foundation30,000.00722001FIXMEhttps://www.macfound.org/grants/-- For research on the ecological basis of sustainable forestry in Papua New Guinea and to train local leaders in forest management (over three years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: New York; affected cities: Bronx.
MacArthur Foundation300,000.00312001FIXMEhttps://www.macfound.org/grants/-- To support a satellite version of the Virtual Herbarium in the Greater Antilles (over three years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: New York; affected cities: Bronx.
F.M. Kirby Foundation32,500.00702001--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/f-m-kirby-foundation/--
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation195,000.00482000-09-15Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/30000638/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation600,000.00102000-06-16Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/20000663/-- Program name: Past Programs.
F.M. Kirby Foundation32,500.00702000--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/f-m-kirby-foundation/--
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation245,000.00421999-03-19Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/19900626/-- Program name: Past Programs.
F.M. Kirby Foundation30,000.00721999--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/f-m-kirby-foundation/--
F.M. Kirby Foundation30,000.00721998--http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/f-m-kirby-foundation/--
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation800,000.0061997-06-09Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/29700635/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation460,000.00181997-06-09Scholarly Communicationshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/29700681/-- Program name: Scholarly Communications.
MacArthur Foundation11,000.00831997FIXMEhttps://www.macfound.org/grants/-- To support the "Building Bridges with Traditional Knowledge" conference. Affected countries: United States; affected states: New York; affected cities: Bronx.
MacArthur Foundation145,000.00521996FIXMEhttps://www.macfound.org/grants/-- To support a conservation research and training program with the Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau in northeastern Brazil (over three years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: New York; affected cities: Bronx.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation800,000.0061995-06-16Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/29500649/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation900,000.0031993-10-08Scholarly Communicationshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/39300220/-- Program name: Scholarly Communications.
MacArthur Foundation40,000.00621993FIXMEhttps://www.macfound.org/grants/-- For a symposium on Neotropical Montane Forests, and for two grants to Brazilian organizations. Affected countries: United States; affected states: New York; affected cities: Bronx.
MacArthur Foundation110,000.00541993FIXMEhttps://www.macfound.org/grants/-- To support Cuban scientists' involvement in the Flora of the Greater Antilles project (over two years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: New York; affected cities: Bronx.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation450,000.00191992-12-14Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/49200303/-- Program name: Past Programs.
MacArthur Foundation230,000.00431992FIXMEhttps://www.macfound.org/grants/-- For a botanical inventory of the forests of southern Bahia, in collaboration with the Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau (over three years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: New York; affected cities: Bronx.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation390,000.00211991-03-22Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/19100057/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Nathan Cummings Foundation60,000.00591991Communityhttps://web.archive.org/web/20081201112446/http://www.nathancummings.org/annual91/000206.html-- A two-year grant for the Belize Ethonobotany Project to research the use of tropical plants for health care.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation200,000.00461990-09-28Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/39000202/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation390,000.00211990-09-28Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/39000204/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation103,000.00551990-03-30Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/19000070/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation600,000.00101989-12-14Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/48900250/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation35,000.00661989-06-12Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/28900050/-- Program name: Past Programs.
MacArthur Foundation284,000.00351989FIXMEhttps://www.macfound.org/grants/-- For botanical research and education in Bahia. Affected countries: United States; affected states: New York; affected cities: Bronx.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation415,000.00201987-03-19Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/18700065/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation175,000.00491986-12-18Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/48600050/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation115,000.00531985-06-06Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/28500063/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation150,000.00501983-03-16Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/18300066/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation500,000.00121982-12-15Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/48200045/-- Program name: Past Programs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation500,000.00121975-06-19Arts and Cultural Heritagehttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/27500033/-- Program name: Arts and Cultural Heritage.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation200,000.00461971-12-14Arts and Cultural Heritagehttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/47100033/-- Program name: Arts and Cultural Heritage.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation250,000.00371971-06-22Arts and Cultural Heritagehttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/new-york-botanical-garden/27100039/-- Program name: Arts and Cultural Heritage.