Funding search · EIN 131874023 · New York, NY

American Conservation Association

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

46
grants reported
$443,000
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

budgetlandalaskaconservationmchenrypatagoniapublicwilliam

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Top recipients

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  • Catskill Mountainkeeper4 grants · $100,000
  • Natural Resources Defense Council4 grants · $100,000
  • Open Space Institute4 grants · $60,000
  • Wildlife Conservation Society4 grants · $45,000
  • Hudson River Sloop Clearwater4 grants · $20,000
  • Clientearth US4 grants · $20,000
  • Conservation Int'L Foundation4 grants · $20,000
  • Placemakingx4 grants · $20,000
  • Scenic Hudson4 grants · $20,000
  • The Wilderness Society4 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$127,000
2022
$107,000
2023
$102,000
2024
$107,000
2025

Grant history

All 46 reported grants, largest first.

  • $30,000

    Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2022

    Conservation work in patagonia

  • $25,000

    Catskill Mountainkeeper · Livingston Manor, NY · 2025

    General budget

  • $25,000

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2025

    For land program

  • $25,000

    Catskill Mountainkeeper · Livingston Manor, NY · 2024

    General budget

  • $25,000

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024

    For land program

  • $25,000

    Catskill Mountainkeeper · Livingston Manor, NY · 2023

    General budget

  • $25,000

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023

    For ny program

  • $25,000

    Catskill Mountainkeeper · Livingston Manor, NY · 2022

    General budget

  • $25,000

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022

    For ny program

  • $15,000

    Open Space Institute · New York, NY · 2025

    10k general 5k william mchenry

  • $15,000

    Open Space Institute · New York, NY · 2024

    10k general 5k william mchenry

  • $15,000

    Open Space Institute · New York, NY · 2023

    10k general 5k william mchenry

  • $15,000

    Open Space Institute · New York, NY · 2022

    10k general 5k william mchenry

  • $5,000

    Clientearth US · New York, NY · 2025

    General budget

  • $5,000

    Climate Central · Princeton, NJ · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Conservation Int'L Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2025

    General budget

  • $5,000

    Hudson River Sloop Clearwater · Beacon, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Placemakingx · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    General budget

  • $5,000

    Scenic Hudson · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2025

    General budget

  • $5,000

    The Wilderness Society · Washington, DC · 2025

    Alaska public land

  • $5,000

    Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2025

    Conservation work in patagonia

  • $5,000

    Clientearth US · New York, NY · 2024

    General budget

  • $5,000

    Conservation Int'L Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General budget

  • $5,000

    Hudson River Sloop Clearwater · Beacon, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Placemakingx · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General budget

  • $5,000

    Scenic Hudson · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2024

    General budget

  • $5,000

    The Wilderness Society · Washington, DC · 2024

    Alaska public land

  • $5,000

    Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2024

    Conservation work in patagonia

  • $5,000

    Clientearth US · New York, NY · 2023

    General budget

  • $5,000

    Conservation Int'L Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General budget

  • $5,000

    Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2023

    Save anilca

  • $5,000

    Hudson River Sloop Clearwater · Beacon, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Placemakingx · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General budget

  • $5,000

    Scenic Hudson · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2023

    General budget

  • $5,000

    The Wilderness Society · Washington, DC · 2023

    Alaska public land

  • $5,000

    Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2023

    Conservation work in patagonia

  • $5,000

    Clientearth US · New York, NY · 2022

    General budget

  • $5,000

    Conservation Int'L Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2022

    General budget

  • $5,000

    Hudson River Sloop Clearwater · Beacon, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Placemakingx · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    General budget

  • $5,000

    Scenic Hudson · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2022

    General budget

  • $5,000

    The Wilderness Society · Washington, DC · 2022

    Alaska public land

  • $2,000

    Scenic America · Washington, DC · 2025

    General budget

  • $2,000

    Scenic America · Washington, DC · 2024

    General budget

  • $2,000

    Scenic America · Washington, DC · 2023

    General budget

  • $2,000

    Scenic America · Washington, DC · 2022

    General budget

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.