By the Numbers
Surdna Foundation FY24 Key Facts
$46,849,833
Total Grant Dollars Distributed in FY24
$274,261 Average Grant
212 Grants
62% Multiyear Grants
78% Unrestricted Grants
$13,000,000
Total Impact Investing
Grantmaking by Program in FY24
- Program Total Grant Dollars Disbursed
- Andrus Family Fund $4,859,500
- Inclusive Economies $9,859,500
- Sustainable Environments $9,853,000
- Thriving Cultures $10,360,000
- Other $11,186,847
Supporting BIPOC Organizations
Based on a demographic data study of our active grants portfolio conducted in FY24.
- 66% of Grants to BIPOC-led* Organizations
- $400K Average Grant
- 67% Unrestricted Funding
- 76% Multiyear Funding
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$63.5M to BIPOC led-organizations.
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38% to BIPOC women-led organizations.
*BIPOC-led: Organizations with Black, Indigenous, People of Color identifying leader.
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FY19 – FY24 Grant Trends
Total Grantmaking
from FY19 – FY24
In 2020, millions across the U.S. stepped up in support of Black lives and against systemic anti-Black racism. To meet the moment, Surdna increased its grantmaking for racial justice by $45 million over three years.
The ‘increased spend for racial justice’ funds were allocated in fiscal years FY21, FY22, and FY23. While these funds were designated during these fiscal years, the commitment and actual spending of these funds may have occurred in later years. This aligns with our accounting practice of recording allocations based on the year of the original designation, regardless of when the funds are ultimately committed or spent.
Geographic Area Served
Percentage of Grants by Region 2019
Percentage of Grants by Region 2020
Percentage of Grants by Region 2021
Percentage of Grants by Region 2022
Percentage of Grants by Region 2023
Percentage of Grants by Region 2024
W.E.B. Dubois once wrote, “As the South goes, so goes the nation.” We’ve made more grants in the South because the region remains at the heart of many of today’s challenges—climate change, voting rights, economic, and racial inequities—and the source of powerful solutions to these challenges.