The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation is a left-of-center environmentalist grantmaking foundation.
Financial Statistics
Total Assets
Total Revenue
Total Expenses Year Total Assets Total Revenue Total Expenses Filing 2024 $434,796,805 $50,009,442 $18,667,468 View 2023 $392,291,858 $28,428,897 $18,359,968 View 2022 $361,960,507 $18,959,177 $19,681,521 View 2021 $422,467,504 $375,406 $12,113,429 View 2020 $317,420,480 $-162,759,090 $10,406,917 View
Prior year filings: 2019 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011
Employee Compensation Highest Earning Employees Employee Title Total Compensation Katherine Lorenz President $264,992 Marilu Hastings Executive VP $264,992 David Monsma Energy Program Direc $195,767 Emily Warren Water Program Office $189,280 Marita Mirzatuny Sustainability Educa $133,296 Nichelle Bielinski Secretary $106,528 Adrienne Dreiss Ropp Board member $60,424 Ria Agarwal Program Assistant $56,930 M Kent Mitchell Vice Chair $16,000 Graham Mitchell Board member $9,000 Katina Mitchell Board member $9,000 Mark D Mitchell Board member $6,000 Christine Mitchell Board member $4,000 Sarah Mitchell Board member $4,000 Cody Mitchell Board member $3,000
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All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
Total Grant Value: $380,000 Number of Grants: 6 Number of Funders: 5 Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:
Amount Year Funder Subject $250,000 2021 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation In support of climate and equity work in Texas. $45,000 2022 Tides Foundation HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES $35,000 2021 Windward Fund ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS $25,000 2021 ROCKEFELLER FAMILY FUND INC PROJECT SUPPORT – ENVIRONMENT $15,000 2022 Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation Collaborating with peer foundations to support a statewide coalition of nonprofit organizations advancing an equitable transition to clean energy $10,000 2021 Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation Collaborating with peer foundations to support a statewide coalition of nonprofit organizations advancing an equitable transition to clean energy
More + Less – All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:
Total Grant Value: $180,995,384 Number of Grants: 2,664 Number of Recipients: 871 Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:
Amount Year Funder Subject $500,000 2022 Vision Galveston For Vision Galveston capacity building support $457,042 2022 Save Our Springs Alliance Inc For environmental protection projects within the Colorado River basin and in support of litigation $445,000 2022 Build Galveston Build Galveston Operations $425,000 2023 Vision Galveston To support the implementation of Vision Galveston's initiatives $425,000 2020 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND Advancing Texas deployment of clean distributed energy resources, reducing risks from energy development in the Permian Basin, advancing groundwater, Sustainability in Texas: Next Steps, the MethanSAT project, and general support $412,792 2024 Greater Houston Community Foundation For Save Our Springs Alliance to protect the Edwards Aquifer $400,000 2024 Vision Galveston To support the implementation of Vision Galveston's initiatives, including PhilanthroVision, MORTAR Galveston 2025, and the 2025 Learning Journey $400,000 2024 Water Foundation To Advance a Resilient Water Future through the Water Table and Texas Wellspring $400,000 2023 Wma Foundation To Advance a Resilient Water Future through the Water Table and Texas Wellspring $393,511 2023 Save Our Springs Alliance Inc To protect the Edwards Aquifer $375,000 2023 Texas Health and Environment Alliance Inc For the successful effort to enforce cleanup of the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund site $350,000 2020 TEXAS TRIBUNE INC To provide coverage of water and energy issues in Texas $330,000 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND Tackling emerging environmental and policy challenges in CCS and Hydrogen in Texas $315,000 2024 US Water Alliance One Water, One Texas $300,000 2024 TEXAS AGRICULTURAL LAND TRUST To Secure and Share Land Legacies and Advocate for Private Lands Through the Texas Land Policy Center $280,000 2021 Sul Ross State University Conservation of the Greater Big Bend Region $275,000 2024 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND Setting Durable Guardrails on Texas and the Gulf Coast's Path to a Cleaner Future $275,000 2023 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND To Support Carbon Management Strategies for Texas; CCUS, Hydrogen, and other opportunities $250,000 2024 National Wildlife Federation To advance sound and equitable water policy in Texas $250,000 2023 RMI To Develop the Critical 'Connective Tissue' Infrastructure in Texas for Powering a New Energy Economy $250,000 2023 US Water Alliance To advance One Water in Texas and highlight Texas' water leadership nationally $250,000 2022 Clean Energy Buyers Institute To activate energy customers to drive resilient, reliable, affordable, and clean power for all Texans $250,000 2022 National Wildlife Federation To advance a resilient and equitable water future for Texas' people, wildlife, and ecosystems $250,000 2022 TEXAS TRIBUNE INC To provide public-interest journalism on statewide water and energy issues $250,000 2022 Water Foundation To galvanize collaborative funding and advance water solutions in Texas
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