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ARCUS FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 383332791 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · NTEE B82Z · Education · Large ($10M-$50M)
revenue
$44.0M
expenses
$12.8M
net assets
$269.7M
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

ARCUS Foundation is a private foundation focused on advancing conservation and LGBTQ+ rights through strategic grantmaking. It supports organizations working in great ape and habitat protection, rights-based conservation policy, and the leadership and safety of transgender, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary communities. The foundation operates nationally and internationally, funding both environmental and social justice initiatives.

named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Fund
Resources young LGBTQ leaders of color to advance policy and cultural change.
Fund for Trans Generations
Supports building a free and safe future for transgender, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary people through grants and capacity building.
International Trans Fund
Provides grantmaking and capacity strengthening to improve safety, protection, and social inclusion for transgender communities globally.
Leuser Ecosystem Alliance
Protects orangutans and gibbons in the Leuser Ecosystem through conservation and advocacy.
Rights, Faith, and Democracy Collaborative
Advances LGBTQ+ rights through faith-based and democratic engagement.
activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • Environmental Conservation Grantmaking 3 activities
    • Funding ape and primate habitat conservation
      Provides funding to PanEco Foundation, Jane Goodall Institute, and Greenpeace Fund Inc. to protect orangutans, gibbons, gorillas, and chimpanzees by conserving critical habitats and reducing industrial forest exploitation.
    • Funding research and advocacy for great apes conservation
      Supports Rewild to advance IUCN’s Section on Great Apes, the ARRC Task Force, and the State of the Apes initiative, promoting research and policy to protect great apes and their ecosystems.
    • Funding rights-based conservation and Indigenous land rights
      Provides grants to the Forest Peoples Programme to advance rights-based conservation policies and practices that uphold Indigenous and local community land rights.
  • LGBTQ+ Community Grantmaking 2 activities
    • Funding LGBTQ+ equity and leadership development initiatives
      Supports Borealis Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations and Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Fund to advance safety, equity, and leadership development for transgender, gender nonconforming, and LGBTQ leaders of color.
    • Funding global LGBTQI+ safety and inclusion through grantmaking intermediaries
      Supports UHAI EASHRI and the International Trans Fund to strengthen grantmaking capacity and improve safety, protection, and social inclusion for LGBTIQ and transgender communities globally.
  • Human Rights Advocacy Funding 1 activity
    • Funding collaborative initiatives at the intersection of faith, rights, and democracy
      Grants to Proteus Fund Inc. in support of the Rights, Faith, and Democracy Collaborative, which strengthens cross-sector alliances to defend democratic values and human rights.
  • General Operating Support Grants 1 activity
    • Funding general operating support for animal sanctuaries
      Funds general operating support for Save the Chimps Inc., a sanctuary dedicated to the care and protection of chimpanzees.
financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$44.04M
Contributions & grants$37.02M84%
Program service revenue
Investment income$2.19M5%
Other revenue$4.51M
expenses
Total expenses$12.75M
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$951K
Grants paid out$31.28M
balance sheet
Total assets$301.97M
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$269.70M
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +15.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 6
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
ANNETTE LANJOUW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 50 $521K
THOMAS W NICHOLS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 50 $514K
CATHERINE PINO BOARD MEMBER 7 $20K
EVELYNN HAMMONDS BOARD MEMBER 7 $20K
JANET MOCK-CURIEL BOARD MEMBER 7 $20K
STEPHEN BENNETT BOARD MEMBER 7 $20K
board members · 4
  • ADAM SWEIDAN — BOARD MEMBER
  • CLAIRE STRYKER — BOARD MEMBER
  • JON L STRYKER — BOARD PRESIDENT
  • SLOBODAN RANDJELOVIC — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 10

Who they work with

  • BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY Partner — Receives funding for the Fund for Trans Generations and the Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Fund
  • FOREST PEOPLES PROGRAMME Partner — Receives support for rights-based conservation policy and practice
  • GREENPEACE FUND INC Partner — Receives support to protect ape habitats by reducing industrial-scale forest exploitation
  • INTERNATIONAL TRANS FUND Partner — Receives funding for grantmaking and capacity strengthening for LGBTQ safety and inclusion
  • JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH EDUCATION & CONSERVATION Partner — Receives support to implement a conservation action plan for gorillas and chimpanzees
  • PANECO FOUNDATION Partner — Receives support for the Leuser Ecosystem Alliance to protect orangutans and gibbons
  • PROTEUS FUND INC Partner — Receives support for the Rights, Faith, and Democracy Collaborative
  • REWILD Partner — Receives funding for IUCN's Section on Great Apes, ARRC Task Force, and State of the Apes
  • SAVE THE CHIMPS INC Partner — Receives general operating support grants
  • UHAI EASHRI COMPANY LIMITED Partner — Receives funding to increase safety and inclusion for LGBTIQ communities