Funding search · EIN 473289963 · Wilmington, DE
Band 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.
- 148
- grants reported
- $21.1M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $101,034
- 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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3 grants matching “biographical” · $500,000
- $200,000
California Academy of Sciences Ggp · San Francisco, CA · 2024
bioGraphic
- $150,000
California Academy of Sciences Ggp · San Francisco, CA · 2023
bioGraphic
- $150,000
California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2022
bioGraphic program
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Maliasili Initiatives9 grants · $2.2M
- Wildlife Conservation Network12 grants · $1.8M
- Austin Peay State University Foundation3 grants · $1.1M
- Guardian Org Foundation3 grants · $950,000
- Vox Media Llc3 grants · $815,425
- The Wyldlife Fund3 grants · $800,000
- Bat Conservation International3 grants · $750,000
- Xerces Society3 grants · $725,000
- Empowers Africa6 grants · $561,750
- Synchronicity Earth USA4 grants · $550,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 148 grants.
- $1.0M
Maliasili Initiatives · Essex Junction, VT · 2022
Maliasili Conservation Fund
- $500,000
Maliasili Initiatives · Essex Junction, VT · 2024
Maliasili Conservation Fund
- $375,000
Austin Peay State University Foundation · Clarksville, TN · 2023
Southeastern Grasslands Institute
- $350,000
Austin Peay State University Foundation · Clarksville, TN · 2024
Southeastern Grasslands Institute
- $350,000
Guardian Org Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Age of Extinction
- $350,000
Austin Peay State University Foundation · Clarksville, TN · 2022
Southeastern Grasslands Institute
- $300,000
The Wyldlife Fund · Buffalo, WY · 2024
Pooled Migration Fund
- $300,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Lion Recovery Fund
- $300,000
Guardian Org Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Age of Extinction
- $300,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Lion Recovery Fund
- $300,000
Guardian Org Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Age of Extinction program
- $300,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Lion Recovery Fund
- $285,283
Vox Media Llc · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Expenditure Responsibility Grant
- $276,310
Vox Media Llc · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Expenditure Responsibility Grant
- $256,200
University of Virginia Health Foundation · Boone, IA · 2022
Investigating Seizure Risk in Patients with Dementia
- $253,832
Vox Media Llc · Washington, DC · 2022
Expenditure Responsibility Grant
- $253,617
Americans for Oxford · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $250,000
Bat Conservation International · Austin, TX · 2024
Agave Restoration Initiative
- $250,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Pangolin Crisis Fund
- $250,000
Xerces Society · Portland, OR · 2024
Firefly Atlas Initiative
- $250,000
Bat Conservation International · Austin, TX · 2023
Agave Restoration Initiative
- $250,000
Manomet · Manomet, MA · 2023
Shorebird Conservation at Priority Sites
- $250,000
Oo Project · Washington, DC · 2023
Investigating the Fishmeal Industry
- $250,000
The Wyldlife Fund · Buffalo, WY · 2023
Pooled Migration Fund
- $250,000
Bat Conservation International · Austin, TX · 2022
Agave Restoration Initiative
- $250,000
Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund · Huntington, VT · 2022
Los Inocentes Land fund
- $250,000
Manomet · Manomet, MA · 2022
Shorebird Conservation at Priority Sites
- $250,000
The Wyldlife Fund · Buffalo, WY · 2022
Pooled Migration Fund
- $240,000
Xerces Society · Portland, OR · 2022
Firefly Atlas Initiative
- $235,000
Xerces Society · Portland, OR · 2023
Firefly Atlas Initiative
- $218,025
International Bureau for Epilepsy · 2023
Making Epilepsy a Health Priority in Africa
- $202,013
Amref Health Africa · New York, NY · 2024
Enhancing Epilepsy Care in Africa
- $200,000
California Academy of Sciences Ggp · San Francisco, CA · 2024
bioGraphic
- $175,000
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Protecting Ocean Wildlife Initiative
- $175,000
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Protecting Ocean Wildlife Initiative
- $175,000
Synchronicity Earth USA · New York, NY · 2023
Amphibian Conservation Fund
- $175,000
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Protecting Ocean Wildlife Initiative
- $175,000
Synchronicity Earth USA · New York, NY · 2022
Amphibian Conservation Fund
- $166,240
Americans for Oxford · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $164,820
Galapagos Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2022
Iniciativa Galapagos
- $150,000
American Epilepsy Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
Partners Against Mortality in Epilepsy (PAME)
- $150,000
American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2024
Freshwater Mussel Decline
- $150,000
Food and Environment Reporting Network · New York, NY · 2024
Biodiversity Reporting Project
- $150,000
Friends of the Osa · Washington, DC · 2024
Rewilding the Osa Peninsula
- $150,000
High Country News · Paonia, CO · 2024
Conservation Beyond Boundaries
- $150,000
Inaturalist · San Rafael, CA · 2024
iNaturalist Nature Story Hub
- $150,000
Lion Landscapes · 2024
Ruaha/Selous Carnivore Project
- $150,000
Rewild · Austin, TX · 2024
Rewilding Argentina (Ibera)
- $150,000
Synchronicity Earth USA · New York, NY · 2024
Amphibian Conservation Fund
- $150,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
Yale Environment 360 Coverage of Biodiversity
- $150,000
American Bird Conservancy · Marshall, VA · 2023
Birds not Mosquitoes Campaign
- $150,000
American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2023
Freshwater Mussel Decline
- $150,000
California Academy of Sciences Ggp · San Francisco, CA · 2023
bioGraphic
- $150,000
Food and Environment Reporting Network · New York, NY · 2023
Biodiversity Reporting Project
- $150,000
High Country News · Paonia, CO · 2023
Conservation Beyond Boundaries
- $150,000
Maliasili Initiatives · Essex Junction, VT · 2023
Amplifying Local Conservation Voices
- $150,000
Rewild · Austin, TX · 2023
Rewilding Argentina
- $150,000
Wildlife Guardians · Washington, DC · 2023
Legacy Land Campaign
- $150,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
Yale Environment 360 Coverage of Biodiversity
- $150,000
California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2022
bioGraphic program
- $150,000
Food and Environment Reporting Network · New York, NY · 2022
Biodiversity Reporting Project
- $150,000
Maliasili Initiatives · Essex Junction, VT · 2022
Amplifying Local Conservation Voices
- $150,000
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $140,000
Mongabay Org Corporation · Atherton, CA · 2024
Short-form News Desk & Africa Bureau
- $140,000
Mongabay Org Corporation · Atherton, CA · 2023
Short-form News Desk
- $140,000
American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2022
Freshwater Mussel Decline program
- $133,000
International Bureau for Epilepsy · 2024
Making Epilepsy a Health Priority in Africa
- $125,000
Mongabay Org Corporation · Menlo Park, CA · 2022
Africa and Biodiversity Solutions Programs
- $114,252
Cornell University - Weill Cornell Medicine · New York, NY · 2022
Pediatric Epilepsy Mortality Initiative (PEMI)
- $110,250
Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2024
Kenya Bird of Prey Trust
- $110,250
Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2023
Kenya Bird of Prey Trust
- $105,000
National Forest Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2023
Southern Highlands Reserve
- $105,000
Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2022
Kenya Bird of Prey Trust program
- $102,067
Natureserve · Arlington, VA · 2023
Southeastern Grassland Plants: Priority Status Assessments and Taxonomic Updates for At Risk Species
- $100,000
American Bird Conservancy · Marshall, VA · 2024
Birds not Mosquitoes Campaign
- $100,000
Center for Plant Conservation · Escondido, CA · 2024
Florida Plant Rescue
- $100,000
Maliasili Initiatives · Essex Junction, VT · 2024
Amplifying Local Conservation Voices
- $100,000
Mara Elephant Project USA · Carmel, IN · 2024
Mara Elephant Project - Ranger Teams in the Loita Forest
- $100,000
Smithsonian Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
NZPCBI/Virginia Working Landscapes
- $100,000
The Clifton Institute · Warrenton, VA · 2024
Using Science to Improve Management of Declining Species on Working Lands in the Virginia Piedmont
- $100,000
University of California Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Stone Center for Large Landscape Conservation
- $100,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association
- $100,000
Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative · Kinnear, WY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $100,000
Center for Plant Conservation · Escondido, CA · 2023
Florida Plant Rescue
- $100,000
Friends of the Osa · Washington, DC · 2023
Strengthening Mangrove Ecosystems in the Terraba Sierpe National Wetlands
- $100,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Pangolin Crisis Fund
- $100,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association
- $100,000
Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative · Kinnear, WY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $100,000
Americans for Oxford · New York, NY · 2022
WildCRU fund
- $100,000
Friends of the Osa · Washington, DC · 2022
Strengthening Mangrove Ecosystems in the Terraba Sierpe National Wetlands
- $100,000
International Bureau for Epilepsy · 2022
Making Epilepsy a Health Priority in Africa
- $100,000
Natureserve · Arlington, VA · 2022
Southeastern Grassland Plants: Priority Status Assessments and Taxonomic Updates for At Risk Species
- $100,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Pangolin Crisis Fund
- $100,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association
- $100,000
Yale University - Yale School of Forestry & Enviro · New Haven, CT · 2022
Yale Environment 360 Coverage of Biodiversity
- $97,527
Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy · Chicago, IL · 2023
SUDEP Data Standardization Project
- $88,810
The Clifton Institute · Warrenton, VA · 2023
Using Science to Improve Management of Declining Species on Working Lands in the Virginia Piedmont
- $83,000
Ozark Chinquapin Foundation · Poplar Bluff, MO · 2022
Ozark Chinquapin Tree Restoration Initiative
- $78,750
Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2024
Kenya Wildlife Trust: Mara Predator Conservation Program
- $78,750
Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2023
Kenya Wildlife Trust: Mara Predator Conservation Program
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