Funding search · EIN 050454795 · Providence, RI
Bafflin Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 78
- grants reported
- $3.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $25,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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2 grants matching “conservatioin” · $46,347
- $21,347
Blithewold Mansion Gardens & Arboretum · Bristol, RI · 2024
Land conservatioin
- $25,000
Royal River Conservation Trust · Yarmouth, MA · 2023
Land conservatioin
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Wyndham Land Trust2 grants · $300,000
- The Nature Conservancy in Ri2 grants · $300,000
- Mass Audubon2 grants · $175,000
- Trust for Public Land2 grants · $150,000
- The Trustees of Reservations1 grant · $100,000
- Middlesex Land Trust1 grant · $100,000
- South Kingstown Land Trust1 grant · $100,000
- The Nature Conservancy in Maine1 grant · $100,000
- The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island1 grant · $100,000
- Westerly Land Trust2 grants · $95,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 78 reported grants, largest first.
- $200,000
The Nature Conservancy in Ri · Providence, RI · 2023
Land conservation
- $200,000
Wyndham Land Trust · Pomfret Center, CT · 2022
Land conservation
- $100,000
The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island · Pprovidence, RI · 2024
Land conservation
- $100,000
Wyndham Land Trust · Pomfret Center, CT · 2024
Land conservation
- $100,000
South Kingstown Land Trust · South Kingstown, RI · 2023
Land conservation
- $100,000
The Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2023
Land conservation
- $100,000
Mass Audubon · Lincoln, MA · 2022
Land conservation
- $100,000
Middlesex Land Trust · Middletown, CT · 2022
Land conservation
- $100,000
The Nature Conservancy in Maine · Brunswick, ME · 2022
Land conservation
- $100,000
The Nature Conservancy in Ri · Providence, RI · 2022
Land conservation
- $100,000
Trust for Public Land · New Haven, CT · 2022
Land conservation
- $80,000
Berkshire Natural Resources · Lenox, MA · 2022
Land conservation
- $75,000
Forest Society of Maine · Bangor, ME · 2024
Land conservation
- $75,000
Mass Audubon · Lincoln, MA · 2024
Land conservation
- $75,000
Museum of Fine Arts Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
Land conservation
- $75,000
The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2024
Land conservation
- $75,000
The Nature Conservancy in Vermont · Montpelier, VT · 2022
Land conservation
- $70,000
Westerly Land Trust · Westerly, RI · 2024
Land conservation
- $60,000
North County Land Trust · Leominster, MA · 2023
Land conservation
- $52,000
Salem Land Trust · Salem, CT · 2023
Land conservation
- $50,000
Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust · Athol, MA · 2024
Land conservation
- $50,000
New England Wildlife Centers · South Weymouth, MA · 2024
Land conservation
- $50,000
Sudbury Valley Trustees · Sudbury, MA · 2024
Land conservation
- $50,000
Trust for Public Land · New Haven, CT · 2024
Land conservation
- $50,000
East Haddam Land Trust · East Haddam, CT · 2023
Land conservation
- $50,000
Greater Lovell Land Trust · Lovell, ME · 2023
Building improvements
- $50,000
Joshua'S Trust · Mansfield Center, CT · 2023
Land conservation
- $50,000
Avalonia Land Conservancy · Old Mystic, CT · 2022
Land conservation
- $40,000
Barnstable Land Trust · W Barnstable, MA · 2023
Land conservation
- $40,000
Blue Hill Heritage Trust · Blue Hill, ME · 2023
Land conservation
- $35,000
Northeast Wilderness Trust · Montpelier, VT · 2023
Land conservation
- $30,000
The Andover Village Improvement Society · Andover, MA · 2024
Land conservation
- $30,000
Groton Open Space Association · Groton, CT · 2023
Land conservation
- $30,000
Northeast Wilderness Trust · Montpelier, VT · 2022
Land conservation
- $25,000
Bartlett Aboretum & Gardens · Stamford, CT · 2024
Land conservation
- $25,000
Blue Hill Heritage Trust · Blue Hill, ME · 2024
Land conservation
- $25,000
Center for Wildlife · Cape Neddick, ME · 2024
Land conservation
- $25,000
Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust · Dartmouth, MA · 2024
Land conservation
- $25,000
Essex County Greenbelt · Essex, MA · 2024
Land conservation
- $25,000
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests · Concord, NH · 2024
Land conservation
- $25,000
Southbury Land Trustinc · Southbury, CT · 2024
Land conservation
- $25,000
Cape Cod Modern House Trust · South Wellfleet, MA · 2023
Land conservation
- $25,000
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center · Mystic, CT · 2023
Land conservation
- $25,000
Harwich Conservation Trust · South Harwich, MA · 2023
Land conservation
- $25,000
Royal River Conservation Trust · Yarmouth, MA · 2023
Land conservatioin
- $25,000
Sharon Audubon Center · Sharon, CT · 2023
Land conservation
- $25,000
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests · Concord, NH · 2023
Land conservation
- $25,000
The Greater Worcester Land Trust · Worcester, MA · 2023
Land conservation
- $25,000
Boxborough Conservation Trust · Boston, MA · 2022
Land conservation
- $25,000
Harwich Conservation Trust · South Harwich, MA · 2022
Land conservation
- $25,000
Moca Westport · Westport, CT · 2022
Land conservation
- $25,000
Northern Rivers Land Trust · Hardwick, VT · 2022
Land conservation
- $25,000
Westerly Land Trust · Westerly, RI · 2022
Land conservation
- $25,000
Westport Land Conservation Trust · Westport, MA · 2022
Land conservation
- $21,347
Blithewold Mansion Gardens & Arboretum · Bristol, RI · 2024
Land conservatioin
- $20,000
Aquidneck Land Trust · Middletown, RI · 2024
Land conservation
- $20,000
Berkshire Natural Resources Council · Lenox, MA · 2024
Land conservation
- $20,000
George'S River Land Trust · Rockland, ME · 2023
Land conservation
- $20,000
Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy · Litchfield, CT · 2023
Land conservation
- $20,000
Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2022
Land conservation
- $20,000
Barnstable Land Trust · West Boylston, MA · 2022
Land conservation
- $20,000
Burrillville Land Trust · Harrisville, RI · 2022
Land conservation
- $20,000
South County Art Assocation · Kingston, RI · 2022
Building improvements
- $18,474
Blithewold Mansion · Bristol, RI · 2023
Land conservation
- $18,000
The Westerly Land Trust · Westerly, RI · 2024
Land conservation
- $15,000
Camp Jori · Wakefield, RI · 2024
Land conservation
- $15,000
Kestrel Land Trust · Amherst, MA · 2024
Land conservation
- $15,000
Kestrel Land Trust · Amherst, MA · 2023
Land conservation
- $15,000
Mahoosuc Land Trust · Bethel, ME · 2023
Land conservation
- $15,000
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum · Ridgefield, CT · 2023
Land conservation
- $15,000
Kestrel Land Trust · Amherst, MA · 2022
Land conservation
- $12,000
Jamestown Arts Center · Jamestown, RI · 2023
Land conservation
- $10,500
Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden · North Salem, NY · 2023
Land conservation
- $10,000
Northern Connecticut Land Trust · Somers, CT · 2024
Land conservation
- $10,000
Windmill Hill Pinnacle Association · Athens, VT · 2024
Land conservation
- $10,000
Aquidneck Land Trust · Middletown, RI · 2022
Land conservation
- $10,000
Kennebec Estuary Land Trust · Bath, ME · 2022
Land conservation
- $7,500
Fairfield Museum and History Center · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Land conservation
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