Background
The Pew Charitable Trusts (seven individual trusts in all) were endowed with various inheritances of the four children of Joseph N. Pew, who founded the Sun Oil Company.
Finances for tax year ending 12/31/2002 |
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| Total Assets | $7,631,088,018.00 | |
| Grants Awarded | $0.00 | |
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Officers and Other Supporters | |
| Name | Position |
| Susan W. Catherwood | Director |
| Thomas W. Langfitt MD | Director |
| Arthur E. Pew III | Director |
| J. Howard Pew II | Director |
| J.N. Pew III | Director |
| J.N. Pew IV, MD | Director |
| Mary Catherine Pew MD | Director |
| R. Anderson Pew | Director |
| Sandy Pew | Director |
| Rebecca W. Rimel | President |
| Robert G. Williams | Director |
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Selected Grants |
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| Center for Science in the Public Interest | |
| Grant | $80,000.00 in 1991 |
| Source | Foundation Annual Report |
| Details | In support of the Americans for Safe Food project to bring together environmental, consumer and farm groups to promote adoption of sustainable agriculture programs at the state level |
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| Environmental Working Group | |
| Grant | $125,000.00 in 1997 |
| Source | Chronicle Of Philanthropy |
| Details | For efforts to implement the new Food Quality Protection Act in ways that reduce the use of extremely hazardous pesticides |
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| Tides Foundation & Tides Center | |
| Grant | $90,000.00 in 2002 |
| Source | IRS Form 990 or 990-PF |
| Details | To assess and publicize the risks and impacts of salmon farming in British Columbia on the environment and to eliminate or curtail the indiscriminate slaughter of seals and sea lions by salmon farmers |
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Top Grants Made |
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| Funding To Activist Groups | Total Donated | Time Frame |
| Tides Foundation & Tides Center | $140,465,400.00 | 1990 – 2005 |
| National Environmental Trust | $35,896,000.00 | 1995 – 2003 |
| Oceana | $26,836,000.00 | 2001 – 2005 |
| Earthjustice | $22,296,000.00 | 1995 – 2005 |
| National Audubon Society | $15,346,700.00 | 1991 – 2000 |
| U.S. Public Interest Research Group | $14,000,000.00 | 1997 – 2005 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $12,661,000.00 | 1991 – 2000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | $10,678,000.00 | 1989 – 2002 |
| SeaWeb | $7,996,039.00 | 1996 – 2002 |
| Environmental Defense | $6,903,413.00 | 1990 – 2005 |
| Consumers Union of the United States | $6,840,000.00 | 2000 – 2001 |
| Wilderness Society | $6,430,400.00 | 1989 – 2002 |
| National Religious Partnership for the Environment | $5,088,000.00 | 1993 – 2002 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | $4,347,000.00 | 1991 – 2000 |
| Sierra Club | $4,315,000.00 | 1992 – 2002 |
| American Farmland Trust | $3,624,250.00 | 1997 – 2002 |
| Ocean Conservancy | $3,486,000.00 | 1991 – 2000 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | $3,227,500.00 | 1992 – 2003 |
| Center for Agricultural Partnerships | $2,634,000.00 | 1999 – 2002 |
| Center for Resource Economics | $2,094,750.00 | 1991 – 2002 |
| New America Foundation | $2,055,000.00 | 2000 – 2003 |
| Environmental Working Group | $1,895,000.00 | 1990 – 1997 |
| World Resources Institute | $1,825,000.00 | 1988 – 2002 |
| Winrock Int'l Institute for Agricultural Developmt | $1,450,000.00 | 1988 – 1999 |
| National Wildlife Federation | $1,170,000.00 | 1988 – 1999 |
| Rainforest Alliance | $1,075,000.00 | 1995 – 1996 |
| Pesticide Action Network North America | $970,000.00 | 1994 – 1999 |
| Center for Rural Affairs | $900,000.00 | 1990 – 1999 |
| Oregon Natural Resources Council | $900,000.00 | 1992 – 2002 |
| Green Seal | $890,000.00 | 1991 – 1996 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility | $847,000.00 | 1992 – 2001 |
| Izaak Walton League of America | $842,000.00 | 1991 – 1996 |
| Organic Alliance | $780,000.00 | 1998 – 1999 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | $750,000.00 | 1989 – 2000 |
| Rodale Institute | $725,000.00 | 1991 – 1995 |
| Worldwatch Institute | $700,000.00 | 1992 – 1998 |
| American Oceans Campaign | $635,000.00 | 1994 – 2002 |
| Rural Advancement Foundation International | $565,000.00 | 1994 – 1998 |
| Friends of the Earth | $555,000.00 | 1992 – 2002 |
| Consultative Group on Biological Diversity | $460,000.00 | 1993 – 2002 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | $441,000.00 | 1990 – 1993 |
| Community Alliance with Family Farmers | $440,000.00 | 1993 – 1997 |
| Environmental Advocates | $400,000.00 | 1997 – 1999 |
| Land Stewardship Project | $390,000.00 | 1990 – 1994 |
| Green Guide Institute | $320,000.00 | 1993 – 1994 |
| INFORM | $320,000.00 | 1990 – 1993 |
| Humane Society of the United States | $320,000.00 | 1994 – 1996 |
| Center for Public Interest Research | $315,000.00 | 1994 – 2005 |
| Land Institute | $305,000.00 | 1990 – 1993 |
| Public Media Center | $300,000.00 | 1993 – 1993 |
| Public Health Institute | $296,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Community Farm Alliance | $280,000.00 | 1992 – 1995 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | $275,000.00 | 1990 – 1990 |
| Rainforest Action Network | $260,500.00 | 1992 – 1994 |
| Institute for Environment and Agriculture | $250,000.00 | 1995 – 1995 |
| National Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse | $247,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Earth Island Institute | $240,000.00 | 1991 – 1992 |
| Environmental Media Services | $220,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy | $200,000.00 | 1994 – 1994 |
| Center for Respect of Life and Environment | $200,000.00 | 1996 – 1996 |
| Environmental Support Center | $200,000.00 | 1990 – 1992 |
| National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticide | $190,000.00 | 1991 – 1994 |
| Global Action Plan for the Earth | $150,000.00 | 1994 – 1994 |
| Oxfam America | $100,000.00 | 1991 – 1991 |
| American Humane Association | $85,000.00 | 2000 – 2001 |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest | $80,000.00 | 1991 – 1991 |
| Environmental Research Foundation | $50,000.00 | 1991 – 1991 |
| Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides | $50,000.00 | 1990 – 1990 |
| ACORN | $45,000.00 | 1988 – 1988 |
Foundations listed on ActivistCash.com may provide funding to a wider variety of nonprofit groups than those profiled here. This website focuses on activist groups that concentrate on food- and beverage-related issues.
