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Conservation International Foundation

Name: Conservation International Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

215
grants reported: $76.0M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $83,199
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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 management marine community protected restoration strengthening areas

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Funding pattern

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2 grants matching “botswana” · $756,725

$607,328
Rare · Arlington, VA · 2024
Ecosystem-based adaptation and mitigation in botswana's communal rangelands; strengthening and sustaining the coastal resource and fisheries management in leyte gulf; oceankind program support grant
$149,397
Rare · Arlington, VA · 2022
Ecosystem - based adaptation and mitigation in botswana's communal rangelands

Top recipients

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

World Resources Institute4 grants · $26.2M
Friends of the Mexican Fund for Conservation of Nature1 grant · $12.6M
Wildlife Conservation Society4 grants · $4.3M
World Wildlife Fund4 grants · $2.7M
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources4 grants · $2.1M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors4 grants · $2.1M
The Nature Conservancy3 grants · $2.0M
Antartic and Southern Ocean Coalition2 grants · $1.8M
Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition2 grants · $1.7M
Lightsmith Group Llc3 grants · $1.3M

Giving over time

$9.4M

2021

$18.0M

2022

$16.9M

2023

$31.7M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 215 grants.

$12.6M
Friends of the Mexican Fund for Conservation of Nature · San Diego, CA · 2024
Restoring watersheds for ecosystems and communities; conserving mexican biological variety through communities and their protected areas; gbff mexico endowment
$8.4M
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Priceless planet coalition - technical implementation and program management for restoration project (guatemala, malawi, kinshasa); systems change lab
$7.7M
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
The landscape restoration in the makuli-nzaui ecosystem, kenya; priceless planet coalition-india, guatemala, malawi, drc; systems change lab
$7.4M
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
The landscape restoration in the makuli-nzaui ecosystem, kenya; ppc india - trees for wildlife and villagers; ppc guatemala; ppc malawi; ppc drc-kinshasa - faja lobi reforestation project; systems change lab; gef-8 rest… read allThe landscape restoration in the makuli-nzaui ecosystem, kenya; ppc india - trees for wildlife and villagers; ppc guatemala; ppc malawi; ppc drc-kinshasa - faja lobi reforestation project; systems change lab; gef-8 restoration; ppc high andes less
$2.8M
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2021
The landscape restoration in the makuli-nzaui ecosystem, kenya; landscapes las verapaces, guatemala; enyezini forest and soil restoration - mzimba district, malawi; faja lobi reforestation project; priceless planet coal… read allThe landscape restoration in the makuli-nzaui ecosystem, kenya; landscapes las verapaces, guatemala; enyezini forest and soil restoration - mzimba district, malawi; faja lobi reforestation project; priceless planet coalition - technical implementation and program management less
$1.9M
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Innovative use of a voluntary payment for environmental services incentive program to avoid and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance carbon stocks in the highly threatened dry chaco forest complex in western para… read allInnovative use of a voluntary payment for environmental services incentive program to avoid and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance carbon stocks in the highly threatened dry chaco forest complex in western paraguay; implementing mangrove restoration at scale; regional school for mpa managers of the southern cone; heco transition fund; lovejoy prize founding partner less
$1.6M
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2024
Regenerative and wildlife friendly fibers that improve livelihoods, conserve wildlife and build resilience to environmental change in patagonia; strengthening marine protected area management in the southern gulf of gui… read allRegenerative and wildlife friendly fibers that improve livelihoods, conserve wildlife and build resilience to environmental change in patagonia; strengthening marine protected area management in the southern gulf of guinea; the deployment of earthranger, a data visualization and analysis software to strengthen protected area management effectiveness in africa's national parks; upscaling use of the spatial monitoring and reporting tool (smart) in kyrgyzstan; enabling public policy for chile's mpa network; guardian villages- empowered communities to manage wetlands in lao people's democratic republic; establishing new marine protected areas and effective management in uruguay; planning grant for high seas marine protected areas in argentina; conserving paraguayan chaco for jaguars and people; enhancing ecological connectivity between jozani and kiwengwa forests, zanzibar, tanzania; regenerative and certified wildlife friendly leather from the caldenal of central argentina less
$1.4M
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2023
Regenerative & wildlife friendly fibers that improve livelihoods, conserve wildlife & build resilience to environmental change in patagonia; strengthening marine protected area management in the southern gulf of guinea;… read allRegenerative & wildlife friendly fibers that improve livelihoods, conserve wildlife & build resilience to environmental change in patagonia; strengthening marine protected area management in the southern gulf of guinea; the deployment of earth ranger, a data visualization & analysis software to strengthen protected area management effectiveness in africa's nat'l parks; reducing the impacts of gold mining on local communities people & biological variety in bolivia; private sector & community conservation co-management in baljuvan key biological variety area, tajikistan; upscaling use of the spatial monitoring & reporting tool in kyrgyzstan; enabling public policy for chile's marine protected area network; guardian villages: empowered communities to manage wetlands in lao people's democratic republic; establishing new marine protected areas & effective management in uruguay; planning grant for high seas marine protected areas in argentina; conserving paraguayan chaco for jaguars & people less
$1.2M
Antartic and Southern Ocean Coalition · Washington, DC · 2024
Antarctica engagement
$990,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
Palau's blue prosperity plan
$946,505
Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition · Washington, DC · 2021
Winning southern ocean protection
$910,391
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
Business action and advocacy for the planet (business for nature); staying within sustainable limits: advancing leadership of the private sector and cities
$812,217
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Amplifying resources and learnings to accelerate the effective management of marine protected areas; blue benguela partnership - benguela current large marine ecosystem; st kitts clean healthy oceans ppg; grenada clean … read allAmplifying resources and learnings to accelerate the effective management of marine protected areas; blue benguela partnership - benguela current large marine ecosystem; st kitts clean healthy oceans ppg; grenada clean healthy oceans ppg; mangrove breakthrough- ideas to action; electronic monitoring and connectivity for crews at sea less
$775,045
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2022
Introducing smart in the khan-tengri corridor, kyrgyzstan; participatory monitoring of hunting and fishing activities carried out by the community of san jose de uchupiamonas; pragmatic protocols for restoration of ecos… read allIntroducing smart in the khan-tengri corridor, kyrgyzstan; participatory monitoring of hunting and fishing activities carried out by the community of san jose de uchupiamonas; pragmatic protocols for restoration of ecosystem processes in cambodia's wild; regenerative + wildlife friendly fibers that improve livelihoods, conserve wildlife and build resilience to climate change in patagonia; strengthening marine protected area management in the southern gulf of guinea; the deployment of earthranger, a data visualization and analysis software to strengthen protected area management effectiveness in africa's national parks; reducing the impacts of gold mining on indigenous people and biodiversity in bolivia; private sector and community conservation co-management in baljuvan key biodiversity area, phase ii, tajikistan; enabling public policy for chile's mpa network; guardian villages: empowered communities to manage wetlands in lao people's democratic republic less
$708,300
Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition · Washington, DC · 2023
Support for marine protected area designation
$635,544
Lightsmith Group Llc · New York, NY · 2021
Adaptation sme accelerator project (asap)
$622,604
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources · Washington, DC · 2022
Accelerate conservation and restoration of coastal blue carbon habitats globally; indo-burma iii small grant mechanism; support for biodiversity assessment unit, red list committee, and key biodiversity areas committee;… read allAccelerate conservation and restoration of coastal blue carbon habitats globally; indo-burma iii small grant mechanism; support for biodiversity assessment unit, red list committee, and key biodiversity areas committee; africa oceans fellow less
$621,408
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
Business action and advocacy for the planet (business for nature)
$615,519
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2021
Build multi-stakeholder capacity for co-management of wakhan national park; cyclone yasa relief and recovery: community support in bua province; empower communities to conserve central manus key biodiversity area in png… read allBuild multi-stakeholder capacity for co-management of wakhan national park; cyclone yasa relief and recovery: community support in bua province; empower communities to conserve central manus key biodiversity area in png; establish and pilot a payment for ecosystem services model in lao pdr; introduce smart in the khan-tengri corridor, kyrgyzstan; monitor of hunting and fishing activities carried out by the community of san jose de uchupiamonas; protect upland forests of kolombangara; support private sector and community conservation co-management in baljuvan key biodiversity area, tajikistan; spread cambodian models to save asia's bustards on farmed lands; pragmatic protocols for restoration of ecosystem processes in cambodia; protect of river and black-bellied tern in myanmar; regenerative + wildlife friendly fibers that improve livelihoods, conserve wildlife and build resilience to climate change in patagonia; strengthen marine protected area management in the southern gulf of guinea less
$607,328
Rare · Arlington, VA · 2024
Ecosystem-based adaptation and mitigation in botswana's communal rangelands; strengthening and sustaining the coastal resource and fisheries management in leyte gulf; oceankind program support grant
$602,040
Lightsmith Group Llc · New York, NY · 2022
Adaptation sme accelerator project (asap)
$591,669
Antartic and Southern Ocean Coalition · Washington, DC · 2022
Winning southern ocean protection
$580,560
US Department of the Treasury · Washington, DC · 2023
Forest conservation debt swap agreement between the government of the republic of peru and the us government
$537,277
Island Conservation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2021
Island conservation implementation grant
$499,459
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources · Washington, DC · 2023
Accelerate conservation and restoration of coastal blue carbon habitats globally; indo-burma iii small grant mechanism; biological variety assessment unit
$493,371
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources · Washington, DC · 2024
Indo-burma iii small grant mechanism; iucn biological variety assessment unit (bau); ppc thailand
$453,735
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources · Washington, DC · 2021
Accelerate conservation and restoration of coastal blue carbon habitats globally; indo-burma iii small grant mechanism; iucn-ci biodiversity unit; africa oceans fellow; representation of conservation international (ci) … read allAccelerate conservation and restoration of coastal blue carbon habitats globally; indo-burma iii small grant mechanism; iucn-ci biodiversity unit; africa oceans fellow; representation of conservation international (ci) on iucn red list committee (rlc) and key biodiversity areas committee (kbac); iucn's support for biodiversity assessment unit (bau), red list committee (rlc), and key biodiversity areas committee (kbac) less
$446,300
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
Business action and advocacy for the planet (business for nature)
$425,000
Northern Marianas College · Saipan, MP · 2024
Navigating the waves of marine stewardship: nmc charting the course for marine conservation education, empowerment, and cultural heritage
$415,199
Nia Tero Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Strengthening indigenous guardianship across amazonia in ecuador, peru, colombia, guyana, suriname, and brazil
$406,197
Heifer Project International · Little Rock, AR · 2023
Heifer challenge program
$400,000
Institute of International Finance · Washington, DC · 2021
Taskforce for scaling voluntary carbon markets
$397,198
Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Pacific remote islands; green fee support
$372,244
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
Innovative use of a voluntary payment for environmental services incentive program to avoid and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance carbon stocks in the highly threatened dry chaco forest complex in western para… read allInnovative use of a voluntary payment for environmental services incentive program to avoid and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance carbon stocks in the highly threatened dry chaco forest complex in western paraguay; implementing mangrove restoration at scale; regional school for mpa managers of the southern cone less
$369,352
Oceana · Washington, DC · 2024
Chile offshore marine protected areas; salas y gomez and nazca ridges - fisheries closure
$360,000
United Nations Development Programme (Undp) · New York, NY · 2024
Global coordination project for the ecosystem restoration integrated program
$356,026
Green Forest Work · Lexington, KY · 2022
Green forests work: restoring a former coal mine in appalachia
$347,765
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2023
Blue nature alliance science leadership and fisheries independent assessments
$291,467
Frankfurt Zoological Society US · Washington, DC · 2024
Restoring african rangelands
$285,815
Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Pacific remote islands; green fee support
$285,174
Hatch Accelerator Fund Management Llc · Kailua Kona, HI · 2024
Women in ocean food innovation studio - 3 year plan
$281,437
The Regents of the University of California Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
Nceas - research tasks; strengthening land degradation neutrality and drought resilience data and decision-making
$266,667
Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Pacific remote islands
$257,926
Polynesian Voyaging Society · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Moananuiakea: a voyage for earth
$254,155
Komaza Group · Palo Alto, CA · 2021
Smallholder farmer forestry carbon initiative in east africa - komaza
$252,500
Hatch Accelerator Fund Management Llc · Kailua Kona, HI · 2023
Women in ocean food innovation studio
$247,761
The Ocean Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Building a resilient community of practice; global network of marine protected areas manager networks
$247,203
The Ocean Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Big ocean: building a resilient community of practice
$239,482
Heifer Project International · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Heifer challenge program
$233,747
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Social equity metrics project; integrated management and ecological connectivity of a priority landscape in the ecuadorian amazon headwaters
$232,647
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Developing a sustainable, and biological variety-compatible value chain for cotton in northern uganda
$222,638
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Palau's blue prosperity plan; planning grant for blue benguela partnership project development; amplifying resources and learnings to accelerate the effective management of marine protected areas; blue benguela partners… read allPalau's blue prosperity plan; planning grant for blue benguela partnership project development; amplifying resources and learnings to accelerate the effective management of marine protected areas; blue benguela partnership - benguela current large marine ecosystem; st. Kitts clean healthy oceans; grenada clean healthy oceans less
$222,034
Oceana · Washington, DC · 2022
Chile offshore marine protected areas; project validation process to improve management of 586,035 km2 of existing ocean conservation at juan fernndez and desventuradas islands
$220,984
Migramar · Olema, CA · 2022
Strengthening enforcement of panama's cordillera de coiba marine protected area
$218,435
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2024
Blue nature alliance science leadership and fisheries independent assessments
$218,239
Oceana · Washington, DC · 2023
Chile offshore marine protected areas; oceana-chile support to advancing goals at south pacific regional fisheries management organisation
$214,533
Save the Waves Coalition · Santa Cruz, CA · 2021
Advancing marine and coastal conservation through the surf conservation partnership
$212,366
Heifer Project International · Little Rock, AR · 2022
Heifer challenge program
$189,275
The Ocean Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Big ocean: building a resilient community of practice
$184,020
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Implementing mangrove restoration at scale; regional school for marine protected area managers of the southern cone; social equity metrics project; integrated management and ecological connectivity of a priority landsca… read allImplementing mangrove restoration at scale; regional school for marine protected area managers of the southern cone; social equity metrics project; integrated management and ecological connectivity of a priority landscape in the ecuadorian amazon headwaters less
$179,592
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2021
Building the harmonious landscape of ibity with the engagement of multisector partners; updating key biodiversity areas within the lofa-gola-mano and mounts nimba complexes; characterization of the threatened flora of s… read allBuilding the harmonious landscape of ibity with the engagement of multisector partners; updating key biodiversity areas within the lofa-gola-mano and mounts nimba complexes; characterization of the threatened flora of sao tome and principe less
$173,478
Rare · Arlington, VA · 2023
Leyte gulf implementation; oceankind program support grant
$166,380
Givepower Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023
Maasai mara maasai mara ranger station project
$161,435
Polynesian Voyaging Society · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Moananuiakea: a voyage for earth
$153,436
Duke University · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Transitioning to hg free gold
$150,027
Conservation Council of Nations · Washington, DC · 2024
Strengthen management and environmental change resilience in angola's conservation areas for sustainable development; enhancing protected areas & financial sustainability in paraguay
$149,397
Rare · Arlington, VA · 2022
Ecosystem - based adaptation and mitigation in botswana's communal rangelands
$145,192
Save the Waves Coalition · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Expanding blue economy benefits and the conservation of critical biological variety and ecosystem services by managing surf ecosystems
$143,057
Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2021
Green growth in peru
$142,631
American Bird Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2024
Removal of alien invasive species for habitat restoration in isla alto velo, dominican republic
$140,245
The Peregrine Fund · Boise, ID · 2024
Developing a conservation action plan for critically endangered ridgway's hawk, dominican republic
$134,780
Turtle Survival Alliance · Charleston, SC · 2022
Back from the brink: recovering two critically endangered turtles in myanmar
$134,740
Fishbio · Oakdale, CA · 2021
Building freshwater bridges: connecting fish conservation zones and ecotourism in lao pdr and costa rica; evaluating cambodian freshwater conservation projects in the lower mekong
$130,402
Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2024
Empowering communities through regenerative and wildlife friendly certified cotton production in the satpura-pench corridor, india
$125,579
International Fund for Animal Welfare · Yarmouth Port, MA · 2022
Counter wildlife crime in china s southwest border region
$125,447
Nature and Culture International · Del Mar, CA · 2022
Improving the conditions of co-management and productive conservation to maintain the irrecoverable carbon of the forests of the maijuna kichwa rca; contribute to the physical and biological sustenance of the technical … read allImproving the conditions of co-management and productive conservation to maintain the irrecoverable carbon of the forests of the maijuna kichwa rca; contribute to the physical and biological sustenance of the technical file for the process of establishing the acr bride's veil; fostering community-based conservation in utcubamba key biodiversity area in peru less
$117,431
Bahamas National Trust Fund · Princeton, NJ · 2023
Enhancing management effectiveness, enforcement, and compliance within the bahamas national protected area network through the use of technology, sustainable financing mechanisms, partnerships, and stakeholder engagement
$116,927
Colorado State University · Fort Collins, CO · 2023
Developing and implementing an online human dimensions course to support capacity development for marine protected area managers
$116,003
Bahamas National Trust Fund · Princeton, NJ · 2024
Enhancing management effectiveness, enforcement, and compliance within the bahamas national protected area network through the use of technology, sustainable financing mechanisms, partnerships, and stakeholder engagement
$113,995
Rewild · Austin, TX · 2023
Call to action: conservation action plans for endangered caribbean species
$112,208
The Peregrine Fund · Boise, ID · 2023
Conservation action planning and implementation for ridgway's hawk, dominican republic
$110,965
Rangelands Regeneration · Pleasanton, CA · 2023
Rrt integrated management area & surrounding wards
$105,750
Wildaid · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Strengthening mpa enforcement in the dominican republic; strengthening inter-institutional coordination for the protection of marine ecosystems and fight against iuu fishing in the mpa coiba national park
$105,220
Turtle Survival Alliance · Charleston, SC · 2023
Back from the brink: recovering two critically endangered turtles in myanmar
$103,715
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR · 2021
Coffee & forest mapping
$102,644
Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2022
Green growth in peru
$102,576
Marine Conservation Biology Institute · Glen Ellen, CA · 2024
Mci marine workforce study
$101,150
Ocean Unite · Washington, DC · 2021
Facilitating the formulation of the blue nature alliance's global policy strategy and caribbean campaign strategy
$101,089
Earth Island Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Endangered raptor conservation on the indo-palearctic flyway of kazakhstan
$100,000
Red Panda Network · Eugene, OR · 2024
Conservation and restoration in the eastern himalaya
$99,821
Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group · Naples, FL · 2024
Building community capacity for environmental resilience around betampona reserve, madagascar
$99,242
The Regents of the University of California Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Strengthening land degradation neutrality and drought resilience data and decision-making
$96,539
Maliasii Initiatives · Essex Junction, VT · 2024
Driving malagasy leadership and organizational growth to deliver meaningful ecosystem-based adaptation
$95,479
Center for Large Landscape Conservation · Bozeman, MT · 2022
Connectivity, capacity, and cats: building resiliency in the mountain ecosystems of koytendag, turkmenistan
$95,357
Saola Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Rediscovering saola: state-of-the-art methods to detect endangered annamite species in lao pdr
$92,273
Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2024
Green growth in peru
$91,782
The Pew Charitable Trusts · Washington, DC · 2024
Draft proposal for mpa designation of salas y gomez and nazca ridges
$91,708
The Ocean Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
Building marine management capacity at-scale; big ocean: building a resilient community of practice
$91,336
Center for Large Landscape Conservation · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Improving capacity and connectivity between reserves in turkmenistan and uzbekistan
$90,000
Hatch Accelerator Fund Management Llc · Kailua Kona, HI · 2022
Women in ocean food innovation studio

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