Background
The Geraldine R. Dodge foundation was established in 1974 with funds from the will of Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge, the daughter of former Standard Oil president William Rockefeller.
Finances for tax year ending 12/31/2002 |
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| Total Assets | $270,796,051.00 | |
| Grants Awarded | $0.00 | |
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Officers and Other Supporters | |
| Name | Position |
| George A Aguilar | Secretary |
| Robert H. B. Baldwin | Chairman |
| Barbara Knowles Debs | Trustee |
| Christopher J. Elliman | Trustee |
| John Lloyd Huck | Trustee |
| Robert LeBuhn | President |
| Nancy D. Lindsay | Trustee |
| Scott McVay | Founding Director |
| Betsy S. Michel | Trustee |
| Paul J. O'Donnell | Trustee |
| James W. Stevens | Treasurer |
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Selected Grants |
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| Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine | |
| Grant | $40,000.00 in 1999 |
| Source | The Foundation Center |
| Details | To promote alternatives to use of live animals in trauma and surgery courses in American medical schools |
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Top Grants Made |
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| Funding To Activist Groups | Total Donated | Time Frame |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $1,561,000.00 | 1988 – 2002 |
| Environmental Defense | $1,240,000.00 | 1992 – 2002 |
| Environmental Media Services | $975,000.00 | 1995 – 2002 |
| Worldwatch Institute | $800,000.00 | 1992 – 2000 |
| Wilderness Society | $715,000.00 | 1992 – 2002 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | $605,000.00 | 1997 – 2002 |
| Land Institute | $600,000.00 | 1997 – 2002 |
| World Wildlife Fund | $522,000.00 | 1992 – 2001 |
| Humane Society of the United States | $494,000.00 | 1994 – 2002 |
| World Resources Institute | $400,000.00 | 1992 – 1999 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | $395,000.00 | 1992 – 2000 |
| Northeast Organic Farming Assoc. of New Jersey | $380,000.00 | 1997 – 2002 |
| Public Media Center | $350,000.00 | 1997 – 2000 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | $275,000.00 | 1997 – 2000 |
| Animal Welfare Institute | $180,000.00 | 1997 – 2001 |
| American Humane Association | $162,342.00 | 1992 – 2001 |
| Environmental Research Foundation | $160,000.00 | 1997 – 2001 |
| Center for Resource Economics | $150,000.00 | 2000 – 2002 |
| Green Guide Institute | $145,000.00 | 1997 – 2000 |
| Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine | $130,000.00 | 1989 – 2001 |
| Tides Foundation & Tides Center | $127,000.00 | 2000 – 2002 |
| National Audubon Society | $110,000.00 | 1994 – 2000 |
| National Religious Partnership for the Environment | $100,000.00 | 1997 – 1997 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | $100,000.00 | 2001 – 2002 |
| American Farmland Trust | $90,000.00 | 1994 – 1995 |
| Humane Farming Association | $83,500.00 | 1997 – 2000 |
| U.S. Public Interest Research Group | $70,000.00 | 1995 – 1998 |
| Rainforest Alliance | $70,000.00 | 1998 – 2002 |
| Environmental Working Group | $60,000.00 | 1993 – 1997 |
| Rural Advancement Foundation International | $50,000.00 | 1997 – 1997 |
| TV Turnoff Network | $46,000.00 | 1997 – 1999 |
| Ocean Conservancy | $45,000.00 | 1992 – 1998 |
| Alliance of Veterinarians for the Environment | $40,000.00 | 1996 – 1998 |
| Food Animal Concerns Trust | $40,000.00 | 1992 – 1992 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility | $40,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Consultative Group on Biological Diversity | $30,000.00 | 1997 – 2002 |
| Earth Action Network | $30,000.00 | 1992 – 1992 |
| National Assn. of Physicians for the Environment | $20,000.00 | 1998 – 1998 |
| International Union for Conservation of Nature | $10,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals | $10,000.00 | 1988 – 1988 |
| Earth Island Institute | $5,250.00 | 1998 – 2002 |
| Environmental Grantmakers Association | $5,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
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