Funding search · EIN 521384139 · Washington, DC

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Name: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grants, 2021–2023
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

3,150
grants reported: $1.09B
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $77,254
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

conservation restoration habitat river coastal restoring chesapeake restore

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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.

Where the money goes

Coastal marsh, oyster reef and shoreline restoration on the Gulf
Salmon, steelhead and trout habitat in rivers and estuaries
Grassland, prairie and sagebrush habitat for birds and game species
Chesapeake Bay watershed stream, buffer and nutrient work
Named species recovery: sage-grouse, sea turtles, saltmarsh sparrow, ferrets
Water rights, leasing and flow transactions in western basins

Typical grant

Median grant is about $77,000, with the middle half between $29,000 and $199,000. The eight-figure checks go almost entirely to state agencies, parishes and county commissions doing Gulf coastal restoration construction, much of it flowing from post-spill settlement money; the $50,000 to $500,000 range covers nonprofits, tribes, conservation districts and universities doing design, monitoring and on-the-ground restoration. With 3,150 grants to 1,991 recipients over three years, many organizations show up more than once, and large multi-phase projects clearly get renewed.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“habitat”
“restoration”
“restore”
“resilience”
“watershed”
“living shoreline”
“working lands”

Positioning adjacent work

Name the target species and the acres or stream miles restored, the way their own grant titles do.
Ask in the $150,000 to $800,000 band for research, monitoring, design or planning components.
Attach to an existing landscape effort: Chesapeake, Gulf coast marsh, Great Plains grasslands, Pacific salmon.
Partner with a state agency, tribe or local government; those are the largest and most frequent recipients.

Worth knowing: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Florida absorb the largest single awards through coastal settlement-driven restoration, so raw grant counts in California and Pennsylvania hide where the money concentrates. Big national partners like Ducks Unlimited, The Nature Conservancy, Trout Unlimited and Audubon recur, and pure research is funded mainly when it monitors or designs a restoration project rather than standing alone.

73 grants matching “species” · $14.0M

$767,191
Mendocino County Resource Conservation District · Ukiah, CA · 2023
Long-term wotus & species mitigation land mgmt
$564,358
Westervelt Ecological Services Llc · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Long-term vernal pool&species mitigation land mgmt
$452,792
Washington Water Trust · Seattle, WA · 2023
Stream restoration for columbia basin fish species
$377,434
Florida Department of Environmental Protection · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
Connect florida lands for at-risk species habitat
$292,493
Winnett Aces · Winnett, MT · 2023
Improving habitat for grassland bird species, mt
$291,372
Tano Tasi Yan Todu · Barrigada, GU · 2023
Restoring guam limestone forests & native species
$187,880
Appalachian Trail Conservancy · Harpers Ferry, WV · 2023
Invasive species management on appalachian trail
$103,675
Ottawa Conservation District · Grand Haven, MI · 2023
Invasive species management in michigan
$100,000
Jefferson Conservation District · Lakewood, CO · 2023
Restore forest habitat to benefit big game species
$82,312
Appalachian State University Water Resources Planning Committee · Boone, NC · 2023
Red swamp crayfish invasive species study in nc
$72,749
Althouse and Meade · Paso Robles, CA · 2023
Long-term grasslands species mitigation land mgmt
$63,693
Turner Endangered Species Fund Llc · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Rio grande sucker and chub protection, new mexico
$38,600
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Invasive species control in coastal dune habitats
$34,871
Fagundes Agribusiness · Hanford, CA · 2023
Long-term vernal pool&species mitigation land mgmt
$30,645
South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD · 2023
Native grassland mapping for sd prairie species
$17,676
J&D Basile Llc · San Jose, CA · 2023
Long-term vernal pool&species mitigation land mgmt
$14,724
Triangle Properties · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Long-term vernal pool&species mitigation land mgmt
$10,465
Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Zedler marsh rare species habitat restoration (ca)
$8,986
Proferre · Tamuning, GU · 2023
Guam firebreaks to protect native forest species
$6,031
Galaide Group · Hagatna, GU · 2023
Guam habitat support for endangered species
$5,491
Fletcher Ranch Road Properties Llc · Livermore, CA · 2023
Long-term vernal pool&species mitigation land mgmt
$3.6M
National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2022
Species monitoring & shorebird conservation
$1.5M
The Longleaf Alliance · Andalusia, AL · 2022
Species recovery in the gulf
$697,157
Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Managing invasive species
$444,998
US Fish and Wildlife Service · Anchorage, AL · 2022
Species monitoring
$391,707
Wyoming Game & Fish Department · Cheyenne, WY · 2022
Invasive species management
$329,753
Lake County Forest Preserve District · Libertyville, IL · 2022
Managing invasive species
$329,140
Hawaii Dept of Land & Natural Resources · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Managing invasive species
$313,558
Regional Science Consortium · Erie, PA · 2022
Invasive species management
$252,238
Conservation Corps of Long Beach · Long Beach, CA · 2022
Managing invasive species
$250,000
Western New York Land Conservancy · East Aurora, NY · 2022
Managing invasive species
$209,488
Cachuma Resource Conservation District · Santa Maria, CA · 2022
Managing invasive species
$189,856
Save the Dunes Conservation Fund · Michigan City, IN · 2022
Invasive species management
$113,022
Lower Ms River Conservation Committee · Vicksburg, MS · 2022
Species monitoring
$111,467
Pono Pacific Land Management Llc · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Invasive species management
$110,090
Wi Department of Natural Resources · Madison, WI · 2022
Managing invasive species
$102,472
Montana Dept of Fish Wildlife & Park · Helena, MP · 2022
Species conservation
$84,846
Tenaya a Norris · Burlingame, CA · 2022
Species restoration
$82,748
Kalamazoo Nature Center · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Managing invasive species
$81,750
Larimer County Natural Resources · Fort Collins, CO · 2022
Managing invasive species
$80,749
Lanai Culture & Heritage Center · Lanai City, HI · 2022
Managing invasive species
$76,379
Rocky Mountain Front Weed Roundtable · Choteau, MP · 2022
Managing invasive species
$71,777
Channel Islands Restoration · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Managing invasive species
$60,154
Appalachian State University · Boone, NC · 2022
Invasive species study
$55,565
Upper Peninsula Rc&D Council · Marquette, MI · 2022
Invasive species management
$54,948
Southern Sierra Research Station · Weldon, CA · 2022
Species monitoring
$51,854
Springfield Township · Davisburg, MI · 2022
Invasive species management
$51,500
Sheridan County Weed & Pest · Sheridan, WY · 2022
Managing invasive species
$51,082
Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation · Hungry Horse, MP · 2022
Managing invasive species
$42,817
Conservation Legacy · Durango, CO · 2022
Managing invasive species
$42,440
Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group · Mount Vernon, WA · 2022
Invasive species management
$35,541
Great Burn Conservation Alliance · Missoula, MP · 2022
Managing invasive species
$33,417
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe · Eagle Butte, SD · 2022
Species conservation
$30,038
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy · Traverse City, MI · 2022
Managing invasive species
$27,452
Plumas Audubon Society · Quincy, CA · 2022
Species monitoring
$23,012
Appalachian Trail Conservancy · Harpers Ferry, WV · 2022
Managing invasive species
$20,755
Okefenokee Swamp Park · Waycross, GA · 2022
Managing invasive species
$19,771
East Cocalico Township Authority · Denver, PA · 2022
Invasive species management
$17,778
Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2022
Species management
$13,817
United Water Conservation District · Oxnard, CA · 2022
Invasive species removal
$12,802
Tamarisk Coalition · Grand Junction, CO · 2022
Managing invasive species
$8,906
Pepperdine University · Malibu, CA · 2022
Invasive species removal
$7,947
Loyola University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Managing invasive species
$93,754
Bronx River Alliance · Bronx, NY · 2021
Invasive species control
$83,540
Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership · Cleveland, WI · 2021
Managing invasive species
$45,080
Nutrien Ag Solutions · Loveland, CO · 2021
Invasive species control
$36,014
Salmon River Restoration Council · Sawyers Bar, CA · 2021
Invasive plant species
$21,154
University of Mass Dartmouth · North Dartmouth, MA · 2021
Invasive species control
$19,984
Ventura County Watershed Protection Dist · Ventura, CA · 2021
Invasive species control
$18,880
Colorado Cattlemen'S Agricultural Land · Arvada, CO · 2021
Target species habitat
$17,620
Springfield Township · Davisburg, MI · 2021
Controlling invasive species
$11,195
Appalachian State University · Boone, NC · 2021
Invasive species study
$8,098
The Bay Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Invasive species control

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

La Coastal Protection & Restoration1 grant · $99.0M
Ms Department of Environmental Quality2 grants · $39.3M
Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority1 grant · $36.9M
The Nature Conservancy3 grants · $36.6M
Town of Dauphin Island3 grants · $29.8M
Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana1 grant · $29.0M
Texas General Land Office3 grants · $28.9M
Mobile County Commission3 grants · $25.8M
Walker Basin Conservancy3 grants · $23.7M
Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium Dauphin Island Sea Lab1 grant · $23.5M

Giving over time

$333.2M

2021

$323.0M

2022

$432.4M

2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 3,150 grants.

$99.0M
La Coastal Protection & Restoration · Baton Rouge, LA · 2021
Conservation projects
$36.9M
Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority · Baton Rouge, LA · 2022
Barrier island restoration
$34.0M
Ms Department of Environmental Quality · Jackson, MS · 2022
Marsh creation
$29.0M
Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana · Baton Rouge, LA · 2023
Restoring louisiana wetlands for marsh habitat
$24.7M
Mobile County Commission · Mobile, AL · 2023
Dauphin island causeway shoreline
$24.6M
Town of Dauphin Island · Dauphin Island, AL · 2023
Restore al bay marsh & oyster reefs for resilience
$23.5M
Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium Dauphin Island Sea Lab · Dauphin Island, AL · 2023
Saltmarsh stabilization and restoration
$18.0M
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality · Jackson, MS · 2023
Mississippi coastal habitat restoration & mgt
$17.2M
Texas General Land Office · Austin, TX · 2022
Beach/dune restoration
$15.0M
Walker Basin Conservancy · Reno, NV · 2023
Establishment of walker basin conservancy phase ii
$14.3M
The Nature Conservancy · Durham, NC · 2021
Conservation projects
$12.5M
Ducks Unlimited · Memphis, TN · 2023
N great plains grassland habitat for birds
$12.4M
The Nature Conservancy · Durham, NC · 2022
Oyster restoration
$12.0M
Alabama Dept Conservation & Natural Res · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Coastal habitat protection
$10.4M
Galveston Bay Foundation · Webster, TX · 2021
Conservation projects
$9.9M
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Mn prairie restoration - monarch & skipper habitat
$7.4M
Texas General Land Office · Austin, TX · 2023
Restore tx coastal marsh for wildlife habitat
$6.6M
Galveston Bay Foundation · Webster, TX · 2022
Land acquisition
$5.9M
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2023
Pacific salmon habitat restored in eklutna river
$5.9M
Great Basin Land & Water · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Walker basin
$5.6M
Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission · Tallahassee, FL · 2021
Conservation projects
$5.6M
Walker Basin Conservancy · Yerington, NV · 2022
Walker basin
$5.4M
Texas Agricultural Land Trust · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Coastal habitat protection
$5.2M
Ms Department of Environmental Quality · Jackson, MS · 2021
Conservation projects
$4.7M
National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2021
Conservation projects
$4.6M
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2021
Conservation projects
$4.5M
Town of Dauphin Island · Dauphin Island, AL · 2021
Conservation projects
$4.5M
Ducks Unlimited · Washington, DC · 2022
Marsh restoration
$4.4M
Texas General Land Office · Austin, TX · 2021
Conservation projects
$4.3M
City of Foley · Foley, AL · 2021
Conservation projects
$4.3M
American Littoral Society · Highlands, NJ · 2021
Conservation projects
$4.2M
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2022
Columbia basin
$4.0M
Walker River Irrigation District · Yerington, NV · 2023
Walker basin water leasing demonstration program
$3.9M
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe · Nixon, NV · 2023
Pyramid lake water rights and management projects
$3.9M
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co · Centennial, CO · 2021
Usmc - flood structure
$3.9M
Apalachee Regional Planning Council · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
Fl reefs & marshes protect 12 miles of coast
$3.7M
Department of the Interior US Fish and Wildlife Service · Fairhope, AL · 2023
Florida wading bird & beach mouse habitat
$3.6M
National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2022
Species monitoring & shorebird conservation
$3.4M
Town of Navassa · Navassa, NC · 2021
Conservation projects
$3.3M
Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project · Kaneohe, HI · 2022
Marine debris removal
$3.2M
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay · Richmond, VA · 2022
Conservation projects
$3.2M
Walker Basin Conservancy · Yerington, NV · 2021
Conservation projects
$3.0M
Dtn · Chicago, IL · 2023
Reporting services for farmer partnerships
$3.0M
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
Stormwater infrastructure
$3.0M
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay · Annapolis, MD · 2023
Chesapeake stream restoration monitoring plan
$3.0M
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
Fl marine debris cleanup protects coastal waters
$2.9M
National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2023
Restoring long island marsh for saltmarsh sparrow
$2.8M
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2021
Conservation projects
$2.8M
Pheasants Forever · St Paul, MN · 2022
Sagebrush ecosystem conserv
$2.8M
City of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Restore marsh habitat on lake erie's shoreline
$2.6M
The Conservation-Fund · Arlington, VA · 2022
Coastal habitat protection
$2.5M
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2023
Restoring mt grassland meadows for sage-grouse
$2.5M
Pheasants Forever · St Paul, MN · 2021
Conservation projects
$2.5M
The Conservation Fund · Arlington, VA · 2023
Protect alaska rivers for sockeye salmon spawning
$2.4M
Quileute Tribe · La Push, WA · 2023
Quillayute river restoration for salmon habitat
$2.4M
Fl F&W Conservation Commission · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Oyster restoration
$2.3M
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program · Corpus Christi, TX · 2023
Shoreline restoration
$2.3M
Alabama Dept of Marine Resources · Montgomery, AL · 2021
Install artificial reefs
$2.3M
The Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Conservation projects
$2.3M
Town of Braintree · Braintree, MA · 2023
Restoration of the monatiquot river
$2.2M
Ducks Unlimited · Washington, DC · 2021
Conservation projects
$2.2M
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay · Richmond, VA · 2021
Conservation projects
$2.2M
American Bird Conservancy · The Plains, VA · 2023
Protecting hawaii's forest birds & dry landscapes
$2.2M
City of Mobile · Mobile, AL · 2021
Gulf env benefit fund
$2.2M
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources · Biloxi, MS · 2023
Install artificial reefs
$2.1M
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department · Austin, TX · 2023
Reduce white-nose syndrome bat mortality in texas
$2.0M
Jefferson Parish Department of Environmental Affairs · Gretna, LA · 2023
Restoring la marsh & shoreline for fish habitat
$2.0M
American Bird Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2022
Delaware river watershed
$2.0M
Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium · Dauphin Island, AL · 2021
Conservation projects
$2.0M
Groundwork Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Final design to restore hogans creek
$2.0M
City of Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
Wetland restoration
$1.9M
Pheasants Forever · St Paul, MN · 2023
Grassland bird conservation in western sd prairies
$1.9M
City of Mobile · Mobile, AL · 2023
Mobile waterways cleared of storm debris
$1.9M
North Carolina Coastal Federation · Newport, NC · 2023
Building a living shoreline along the neuse river
$1.9M
The Conservation-Fund · Arlington, VA · 2021
Conservation projects
$1.8M
American Littoral Society · Highlands, NJ · 2023
Nj beach habitat for horseshoe crabs & red knots
$1.7M
State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Restoring coral reefs in west maui, hi
$1.7M
US Forest Service · Portland, OR · 2023
Restoring upper trout creek for native steelhead
$1.7M
Village of Kotlik · Kotlik, AK · 2023
Restore alaska wetlands for salmon habitat
$1.7M
The Longleaf Alliance · Andalusia, AL · 2023
Advancing longleaf restoration and management
$1.7M
South Alabama Land Trust · Fairhope, AL · 2022
Coastal habitat protection
$1.7M
Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project · Kailua, HI · 2023
Removing debris from papahanaumokuakea reefs
$1.6M
Great Basin Land & Water · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Conservation projects
$1.6M
Stroud Water Research Center · Avondale, PA · 2021
Conservation projects
$1.6M
Earth Island Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Conservation projects
$1.6M
St Bernard Parish Government · Chalmette, LA · 2023
Restoring cypress & tupelo forests along bayou
$1.6M
Mississippi Dep'T of Marine Resources · Biloxi, MS · 2022
Install artificial reefs
$1.6M
Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District · Albuquerque, NM · 2021
Conservation projects
$1.5M
Escambia County · Pensacola, FL · 2023
Watershed restoration
$1.5M
City of Niceville · Niceville, FL · 2023
Watershed restoration
$1.5M
The Longleaf Alliance · Andalusia, AL · 2022
Species recovery in the gulf
$1.5M
California Fire Safe Council · McClellan, CA · 2022
Wildfire mitigation
$1.5M
National Wildlife Federation · Ann Arbor, MI · 2021
Conservation projects
$1.5M
Native Village of Napakiak · Napakiak, AL · 2022
Coastal resilience
$1.5M
Uss North Carolina Battleship Commission · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Nc shoreline and marsh habitat restoration
$1.5M
The Longleaf Alliance · Andalusia, AL · 2021
Conservation projects
$1.4M
Stroud Water Research Center · Avondale, PA · 2023
Protect lancaster streams via riparian buffers pa
$1.4M
Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
Water conservation for minnow in middle rio grande
$1.4M
Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium · Dauphin Island, AL · 2022
Watershed restoration
$1.4M
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation · Silver Spring, MD · 2021
Conservation projects

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