Background
Charles Stewart Mott sold his father's company (a wire-wheel maker) to General Motors in the early 20th Century, in exchange for over 1 million shares of GM stock. He served on the company's board for over 60 years and left a huge fortune upon his death.
Finances for tax year ending 12/31/2002 |
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| Total Assets | $2,013,895,612.00 | |
| Grants Awarded | $0.00 | |
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Officers and Other Supporters | |
| Name | Position |
| Alonzo A. Crim | Board Member |
| Rushworth M. Kidder | Board Member |
| Tiffany W. Lovett | Board Member |
| Webb F. Martin | Board Member |
| John Morning | Board Member |
| Maryanne T. Mott | Board Member |
| Douglas X. Patiño Ph.D. | Board Member |
| William H. Piper | Vice Chairman |
| Willa B. Player | Board Member |
| John W. Porter | Board Member |
| Marise M.M. Stewart | Board Member |
| Claire M. White | Board Member |
| William S. White | Chairman & President |
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Selected Grants |
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| Environmental Working Group | |
| Grant | $50,000.00 in 1994 |
| Source | The Foundation Center |
| Details | For Agricultural Pesticide Use Reduction project to promote reduced use of agricultural pesticides through improvements in federal pesticide and food safety regulatory processes and water pollution laws -- grant made via the Tides Foundation |
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| Northern Plains Resource Council | |
| Grant | $100,000.00 in 2000 |
| Source | Donor's Website |
| Details | To sustain the public will to protect family-scale agriculture and Montana’s natural resources. |
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Top Grants Made |
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| Funding To Activist Groups | Total Donated | Time Frame |
| Friends of the Earth | $7,303,965.00 | 1993 – 2004 |
| Tides Foundation & Tides Center | $5,705,250.00 | 1990 – 2004 |
| Environmental Defense | $3,912,800.00 | 1993 – 2004 |
| World Resources Institute | $3,624,744.00 | 1993 – 2003 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | $3,550,000.00 | 1993 – 2002 |
| National Wildlife Federation | $3,395,728.00 | 1993 – 2003 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $3,023,090.00 | 1989 – 2002 |
| Sierra Club | $2,737,436.00 | 1993 – 2004 |
| Environmental Support Center | $2,190,800.00 | 1993 – 2002 |
| Center for Rural Affairs | $1,928,000.00 | 1993 – 2002 |
| ACORN | $1,536,334.00 | 1998 – 2002 |
| Worldwatch Institute | $1,450,000.00 | 1997 – 2001 |
| Economic Policy Institute | $1,310,000.00 | 1997 – 2002 |
| World Wildlife Fund | $1,209,030.00 | 1993 – 2002 |
| Conservation International | $1,070,267.00 | 1993 – 2002 |
| Consultative Group on Biological Diversity | $1,002,500.00 | 1993 – 2002 |
| Pesticide Action Network North America | $940,225.00 | 1993 – 2000 |
| Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy | $841,000.00 | 1994 – 2002 |
| Center for Health, Environment and Justice | $765,000.00 | 1993 – 2003 |
| Institute for Food & Development Policy | $745,379.00 | 1995 – 2002 |
| National Religious Partnership for the Environment | $625,000.00 | 1993 – 2002 |
| Western Organization of Resource Councils | $600,000.00 | 1999 – 2002 |
| New America Foundation | $475,000.00 | 1999 – 2002 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | $475,000.00 | 2001 – 2002 |
| Environmental Working Group | $414,750.00 | 1994 – 1998 |
| National Audubon Society | $410,325.00 | 1994 – 2001 |
| Earthjustice | $392,500.00 | 1996 – 2002 |
| Consumer's Choice Council | $385,000.00 | 1998 – 2002 |
| Winrock Int'l Institute for Agricultural Developmt | $380,000.00 | 1993 – 1997 |
| Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement | $345,000.00 | 1989 – 2001 |
| Environmental Media Services | $340,000.00 | 1999 – 2000 |
| Oxfam America | $313,681.00 | 2001 – 2002 |
| Center for a New American Dream | $310,000.00 | 1997 – 2000 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | $300,000.00 | 1997 – 1999 |
| Northern Plains Resource Council | $300,000.00 | 1999 – 2001 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility | $262,200.00 | 1996 – 1997 |
| International Union for Conservation of Nature | $255,000.00 | 1994 – 1996 |
| Land Stewardship Project | $208,850.00 | 1993 – 2001 |
| Wisconsin Rural Development Center | $204,947.00 | 1997 – 1998 |
| National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticide | $200,000.00 | 1993 – 1995 |
| Greenpeace | $200,000.00 | 1999 – 2000 |
| Community Farm Alliance | $190,000.00 | 1994 – 1994 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | $163,800.00 | 2001 – 2002 |
| Izaak Walton League of America | $150,000.00 | 1995 – 1995 |
| Community Alliance with Family Farmers | $140,000.00 | 1994 – 1995 |
| National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture | $130,000.00 | 2001 – 2002 |
| Consumer Federation of America | $130,000.00 | 2003 – 2003 |
| Consumers Union of the United States | $129,975.00 | 1992 – 2000 |
| International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Dev | $125,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Organic Farming Research Foundation | $115,000.00 | 1997 – 1998 |
| John Snow Institute (JSI) | $110,000.00 | 1993 – 1994 |
| Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides | $110,000.00 | 1995 – 1996 |
| Earth Action Network | $100,891.00 | 1993 – 1993 |
| Earth Day Network | $100,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Environmental Research Foundation | $100,000.00 | 1993 – 1993 |
| Pesticide Watch | $95,000.00 | 1997 – 1997 |
| Ecology Center, Inc. | $80,000.00 | 1993 – 1993 |
| Environmental Grantmakers Association | $68,500.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| Environmental Advocates | $50,000.00 | 2005 – 2005 |
| League of Conservation Voters | $50,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Rural Advancement Foundation International | $20,000.00 | 1998 – 1998 |
| Marin Institute | $15,000.00 | 1994 – 1994 |
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.
