Civil Society Institute

The Civil Society Institute is an environmentalist advocacy group and grantmaker. It is led by former Democratic political operative and longtime nuclear disarmament campaigner Pam Solo.

At-A-Glance

Issue Areas: Environmental Policy
Location: Woburn, MA View on map
Tax ID: 04-3272715
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $1,072,817 Revenue: $413,467 Expenses: $708,535

The Civil Society Institute is an environmentalist advocacy group and grantmaker. It is led by former Democratic political operative and longtime nuclear disarmament campaigner Pam Solo.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $1,072,817 $413,467 $708,535 View
2023 $1,437,477 $409,988 $747,862 View
2022 $1,777,747 $315,927 $719,959 View
2021 $2,134,667 $385,514 $879,027 View
2020 $2,503,744 $580,763 $882,491 View

Prior year filings: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 1

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Pam SoloPRESIDENT & EXEC. DIRECTOR$220,000

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $15,800,195
  • Number of Grants: 72
  • Number of Funders: 29

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$285,0002022 National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$175,0002021 National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$136,0002023 National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$125,0002024 National Philanthropic TrustENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
$75,0002024 The Lucretia Philanthropic Foundation Inc C/o Stanton & CompanyGENERAL SUPPORT
$54,9012023 The Lucretia Fund Inc C/o Stanton & CompanyGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT; PROMOTE CIVIL SOCIETY
$50,0002020 The Lucretia Philanthropic Foundation Inc C/o Stanton & CompanyGENERAL SUPPORT
$10,0002022 The Lucretia Fund Inc C/o Stanton & CompanyGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT; PROMOTE CIVIL SOCIETY

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $3,248,923
  • Number of Grants: 66
  • Number of Recipients: 50

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$82,0002024 MAYA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONGENERAL OPERATING AND SUPPORT
$82,0002023 MAYA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONGENERAL OPERATING AND SUPPORT
$82,0002022 MAYA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONGENERAL OPERATING AND SUPPORT
$82,0002021 MAYA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONGENERAL OPERATING AND SUPPORT
$82,0002020 MAYA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONGENERAL OPERATING AND SUPPORT
$80,0002021 RMIGENERAL OPERATING AND SUPPORT
$75,0002024 Sovereign EnergyGENERAL OPERATING AND SUPPORT
$10,4002021 Boston Theater Company IncGENERAL OPERATING AND SUPPORT
$10,3312024 BAGLY, Inc.GENERAL OPERATING AND SUPPORT
$10,1922023 Vital ImpactsGENERAL OPERATING AND SUPPORT
$10,0002022 BAGLY, Inc.GENERAL OPERATING AND SUPPORT
$6,5002023 Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill IncGENERAL OPERATING AND SUPPORT
$6,5002021 Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill IncGENERAL OPERATING AND SUPPORT
$5,0202021 Vital ImpactsGENERAL OPERATING AND SUPPORT
$5,0002020 The Boston FoundationMA COVID RELIEF FUND
$5,0002020 Women's Lunch Place Inc.GENERAL OPERATING AND SUPPORT
$2,5002020 World Central Kitchen, Inc.GENERAL OPERATING AND SUPPORT