Funding search · EIN 116107128 · Grantmaking charity · New York, NY

Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated

$71.8M
in grants paid: 734
grants: 545
recipients: 2021–2024
filing years

Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$931,793
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Methane
$300,000
Partnership Project · Washington, DC · 2024
Partnerships
$220,000
Emerging Markets Investors Alliance · New York, NY · 2024
Corporate engagement
$205,000
Ceres · Boston, MA · 2024
Methane
$200,000
Planet Reimagined · New York, NY · 2024
Communications
$192,500
Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2024
Corporate engagement
$192,223
University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI · 2024
Hydrogen
$168,839
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Fisheries & oceans
$158,971
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
Fisheries & oceans
$152,543
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Science and innovation
$145,675
Pennsylvania State University (the) · University Park, PA · 2024
Orphan wells
$142,145
West Virginia University Research Corporation · Morgantown, WV · 2024
Hydrogen
$137,721
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York · Albany, NY · 2024
Science and innovation
$132,500
African American Mayors Assoc · Washington, DC · 2024
Build to zero
$125,000
Deep South Center for Environmental Justice · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Clean air
$115,000
Progressnow Colorado Education · Denver, CO · 2024
Methane
$110,000
Texas Southern University Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
Clean air
$108,134
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2024
Adaptation
$98,425
The University of Tennessee Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Agricultural soils
$90,000
Taxpayers for Common Sense · Washington, DC · 2024
Methane
$90,000
Virginia Conservation Network · Richmond, VA · 2024
Coastal resilience
$90,000
Natural Resources Council of Maine · Augusta, ME · 2024
State affairs
$88,010
Texas a&M University · College Station, TX · 2024
Clean air
$85,981
Ocean Outcomes · Portland, OR · 2024
Fisheries & oceans
$84,403
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
State affairs
$80,000
University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences · Austin, TX · 2024
Methane
$70,000
Community College Partners Program · McDonough, GA · 2024
Justice and equity
$70,000
Western Environmental Law Center · Eugene, OR · 2024
Methane
$65,000
Wetlands Watch · Norfolk, VA · 2024
Coastal resilience
$63,636
Business Counc for Sustain Energy Fdn · Washington, DC · 2024
State affairs
$62,662
National Association of Community Health Centers · Bethesda, MD · 2024
Climate & health
$62,000
Healthy Gulf · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Healthy gulf
$61,000
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2024
Coastal resilience
$60,000
Resources for the Future · Washington, DC · 2024
Wildfire resilience
$60,000
Mott Haven-Port Morris Community Land Stewards · Bronx, NY · 2024
Toxics
$60,000
Karuk Tribe · Happy Camp, CA · 2024
Wildfire resilience
$60,000
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis · Valley City, OH · 2024
Clean energy
$59,438
Foundation for a Better Puerto Rico · Culebra, PR · 2024
Caribbean clean energy
$57,646
Colorado State University · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
Agricultural soils
$57,000
Regional Plan Association · New York, NY · 2024
Clean transportation
$55,000
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (the) · New York, NY · 2024
Corporate engagement
$50,000
Food System for the Future Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
Sustainable agriculture
$50,000
Tides Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Water systems
$50,000
American Assoc for the Advancem of Sci · Washington, DC · 2024
Orphan wells
$50,000
Graham Digital Holding Llc Dba Foreign Policy · Washington, DC · 2024
Public affairs
$50,000
Concordia Summit · New York, NY · 2024
Public affairs
$50,000
Florida Decides Healthcare · Coral Gables, FL · 2024
State affairs
$50,000
Riders Alliance · New York, NY · 2024
Clean transportation
$49,372
Woodwell Climate Research Center · Falmouth, MA · 2024
Forests
$48,200
Evangelical Environmental Network · Noblesville, IN · 2024
Methane
$47,500
Project for Clean Energy and Innovation · Arlington, VA · 2024
Methane
$45,133
Mujeres De Islas · Culebra, PR · 2024
Caribbean clean energy
$45,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
Methane
$44,275
Perry Institute for Marine Science · Waitsfield, VT · 2024
Recreational fishing
$42,500
Interfaith Center On Corporate Responsibility · New York, NY · 2024
Us methane
$40,600
Sustainable Food Laboratory · Hartland, VT · 2024
Methane
$40,000
Western Leaders Network · Durango, CO · 2024
Methane
$40,000
Conservation International Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2024
Forests
$40,000
Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Forests
$40,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2024
Forests
$39,865
Mormon Environmental Stewardship Alliance · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Methane
$39,547
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2024
Corporate engagement
$37,500
Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Dba David St Etienne President Commerce · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Methane
$35,000
New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Decarbonizing power
$35,000
Arizona Forward Association · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
State affairs
$35,000
Naeva · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
Methane
$35,000
Young Gifted & Green · Washington, DC · 2024
Partnerships
$34,791
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Toxics
$34,755
Trustees of Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2024
Sustainable agriculture
$32,500
Pennsylvania Environmental Councilinc · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Methane
$32,000
Intertribal Agriculture Council · Billings, MT · 2024
Ag finance
$30,000
Public Land Solutions · Moab, UT · 2024
Methane
$30,000
Regents of the University of California Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Fisheries
$30,000
Together Louisiana · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Methane
$27,500
Clean Air Council · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Methane
$25,000
Rgisc · Laredo, TX · 2024
Methane
$25,000
Mi Familia En Accion · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
State affairs
$25,000
The Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America Rocky Mountain Div · Denver, CO · 2024
Methane
$25,000
Invest in Louisiana · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
Methane
$25,000
Dairy Center for Strategic Innovation and Collaboration Dba Innovation Cent · Rosemont, IL · 2024
Methane
$25,000
Michigan Enviromental Council Dba Michigan Climate Action Network (Mican) · Lansing, MI · 2024
Methane
$25,000
American Assn of Port Authorities · Washington, DC · 2024
State affairs
$23,840
Environmental Council of States · Washington, DC · 2024
Clean air
$23,350
Virginia Organizing · Charlottesville, PA · 2024
Lead
$22,500
Oil Region Alliance of Business Industry & Tourism · Oil City, PA · 2024
Methane
$22,500
Hispanic Access Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Methane
$22,017
John P McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science · Houston, TX · 2024
Youth council
$21,500
Hispanic Business Student Association · San Marcos, TX · 2024
Water systems
$20,000
Defensores De La Cuenca · Chevery, MD · 2024
Coastal resilience
$20,000
Torrey House Press · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Marketing
$20,000
Conservation Catalyst · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Water systems
$20,000
Bahamas Sportfishing & Cons Corp · Grapevine, TX · 2024
Corporate engagement
$20,000
Resolve · Washington, DC · 2024
Lead
$20,000
Orlando Science Center · Orlando, FL · 2024
State affairs
$20,000
University of Vermont & State Agricultural College · Burlington, VT · 2024
Trucks
$19,008
Occidental Arts & Ecology Center · Occidental, CA · 2024
Justice and equity
$18,480
Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2024
Climate corps
$18,480
The Black Fleet Network · Decatur, GA · 2024
Climate corps
$18,480
City of Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
Climate corps
$18,200
New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association Dba Clean Energy Nh · Concord, NH · 2024
Climate corps

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Unlike private foundations, grantmaking charities and associations often run formal grant programs with real application cycles — check their website for current opportunities. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.