Funding search · EIN 530167933 · Washington, DC

The Wilderness Society

Name: The Wilderness Society 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.

467
grants reported: $14.9M
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $20,000
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.

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Funding pattern

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5 grants matching “enviromental” · $61,000

$21,000
Southern Enviromental Law Center · Charlotteville, VA · 2023
Conservation projects
$10,000
Northern Alaska Enviromental Center · Fairbanks, AK · 2022
Conservation projects
$10,000
Northern Alaska Enviromental Center · Fairbanks, AK · 2022
Conservation projects
$10,000
Northern Alaska Enviromental Center · Fairbanks, AK · 2021
Conservation projects
$10,000
Northern Alaska Enviromental Center · Fairbanks, AK · 2021
Conservation projects

Top recipients

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

The Wilderness Society Action Fund5 grants · $1.2M
Native American Rights Fund5 grants · $537,208
Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions4 grants · $506,600
Appalachian Mountain Club4 grants · $492,000
The International Sonoran Desert Alliance5 grants · $469,000
Youth Outdoor Experience5 grants · $377,680
Ymca of Greater Seattle4 grants · $346,000
Resources for the Future2 grants · $320,048
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership3 grants · $306,000
Green Latinos2 grants · $290,000

Giving over time

$7.2M

2021

$5.3M

2022

$2.3M

2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 467 grants.

$320,000
The Wilderness Society Action Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
Conservation projects
$320,000
The Wilderness Society Action Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
Conservation projects
$300,000
The Wilderness Society Action Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Conservation projects
$213,300
Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions · Albuquerque, NM · 2021
Conservation projects
$213,300
Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions · Albuquerque, NM · 2021
Conservation projects
$183,000
The International Sonoran Desert Alliance · Ajo, AZ · 2023
Conservation projects
$176,000
Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2021
Conservation projects
$176,000
Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2021
Conservation projects
$160,024
Resources for the Future · Washington, DC · 2021
Conservation projects
$160,024
Resources for the Future · Washington, DC · 2021
Conservation projects
$156,104
Native American Rights Fund · Boulder, CO · 2022
Conservation projects
$156,104
Native American Rights Fund · Boulder, CO · 2022
Conservation projects
$145,000
Green Latinos · Boulder, CO · 2021
Conservation projects
$145,000
Green Latinos · Boulder, CO · 2021
Conservation projects
$134,500
The Wilderness Society Action Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Conservation projects
$134,500
The Wilderness Society Action Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Conservation projects
$126,000
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership · Washington, DC · 2023
Conservation projects
$125,000
Ymca of Greater Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2021
Conservation projects
$125,000
Ymca of Greater Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2021
Conservation projects
$120,238
Virginia Wilderness Committee · Lexington, VA · 2022
Conservation projects
$120,238
Virginia Wilderness Committee · Lexington, VA · 2022
Conservation projects
$120,000
The International Sonoran Desert Alliance · Ajo, AZ · 2022
Conservation projects
$120,000
The International Sonoran Desert Alliance · Ajo, AZ · 2022
Conservation projects
$120,000
Western Envronmental Law Center · Eugene, OR · 2021
Conservation projects
$120,000
Western Envronmental Law Center · Eugene, OR · 2021
Conservation projects
$110,800
The Keystone Center · Keystone, CO · 2021
Conservation projects
$110,800
The Keystone Center · Keystone, CO · 2021
Conservation projects
$105,000
National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers · Washington, DC · 2022
Conservation projects
$105,000
National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers · Washington, DC · 2022
Conservation projects
$104,400
Nevada Conservation League Education Fund · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
Conservation projects
$104,400
Nevada Conservation League Education Fund · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
Conservation projects
$103,000
National Assoc of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers · Washington, DC · 2021
Conservation projects
$103,000
National Assoc of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers · Washington, DC · 2021
Conservation projects
$100,000
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2023
Conservation projects
$90,000
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership · Washington, DC · 2022
Conservation projects
$90,000
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership · Washington, DC · 2022
Conservation projects
$90,000
Youth Outdoor Experience · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Conservation projects
$90,000
Youth Outdoor Experience · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Conservation projects
$85,000
Silvix Resources · Portland, OR · 2023
Conservation projects
$83,840
Youth Outdoor Experience · Tucson, AZ · 2021
Conservation projects
$83,840
Youth Outdoor Experience · Tucson, AZ · 2021
Conservation projects
$75,000
Native American Rights Fund · Boulder, CO · 2023
Conservation projects
$75,000
New Mexico Wilderness Alliance · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
Conservation projects
$75,000
Native American Rights Fund · Boulder, CO · 2021
Conservation projects
$75,000
Native American Rights Fund · Boulder, CO · 2021
Conservation projects
$70,000
Resource Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Conservation projects
$70,000
Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2022
Conservation projects
$70,000
Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2022
Conservation projects
$65,201
Resources for the Future · Washington, DC · 2022
Conservation projects
$65,201
Resources for the Future · Washington, DC · 2022
Conservation projects
$65,000
Greenlatinos · Boulder, CO · 2023
Conservation projects
$60,000
The Semilla Project · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
Conservation projects
$58,000
Resource Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2021
Conservation projects
$58,000
Resource Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2021
Conservation projects
$55,000
National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers · Washington, DC · 2023
Conservation projects
$55,000
Outdoor Afro · Oakland, CA · 2023
Conservation projects
$55,000
Greenlatinos · Boulder, CO · 2022
Conservation projects
$55,000
Greenlatinos · Boulder, CO · 2022
Conservation projects
$50,000
High Country Conservation Advocates · Crested Butte, CO · 2023
Conservation projects
$50,000
Floodlight · Washington, DC · 2022
Conservation projects
$50,000
Floodlight · Washington, DC · 2022
Conservation projects
$50,000
Nevada Wildlife Federation · Reno, NV · 2022
Conservation projects
$50,000
Nevada Wildlife Federation · Reno, NV · 2022
Conservation projects
$50,000
Western Environmental Law Center · Eugene, OR · 2022
Conservation projects
$50,000
Western Environmental Law Center · Eugene, OR · 2022
Conservation projects
$50,000
Floodlight · Washington, DC · 2021
Conservation projects
$50,000
Floodlight · Washington, DC · 2021
Conservation projects
$50,000
Native American Land Conservancy · Indo, CA · 2021
Conservation projects
$50,000
Native American Land Conservancy · Indo, CA · 2021
Conservation projects
$48,000
Ymca of Greater Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2022
Conservation projects
$48,000
Ymca of Greater Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2022
Conservation projects
$47,900
Friends of Valle De Oro · Albuquerque, NM · 2021
Conservation projects
$47,900
Friends of Valle De Oro · Albuquerque, NM · 2021
Conservation projects
$45,000
Alaska Community Action On Toxics · Anchorage, AK · 2023
Conservation projects
$45,000
National Wildlife Federation-Reston · Reston, VA · 2023
Conservation projects
$45,000
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Rsrv · Pablo, MT · 2022
Conservation projects
$45,000
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Rsrv · Pablo, MT · 2022
Conservation projects
$45,000
Nature for All · Park, CA · 2022
Conservation projects
$45,000
Nature for All · Park, CA · 2022
Conservation projects
$45,000
Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Resrv · Pablo, NM · 2021
Conservation projects
$45,000
Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Resrv · Pablo, NM · 2021
Conservation projects
$44,000
Grist Magazine · Seattle, WA · 2022
Conservation projects
$44,000
Grist Magazine · Seattle, WA · 2022
Conservation projects
$40,000
Dolores River Boating Advocates · Dolores, CO · 2023
Conservation projects
$40,000
The Forest Stewards Guild · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
Conservation projects
$40,000
Wilderness Workshop · Carbondale, CO · 2023
Conservation projects
$40,000
Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Conservation projects
$40,000
Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Conservation projects
$40,000
Dolores River Boating Advocates · Dolores, CO · 2022
Conservation projects
$40,000
Dolores River Boating Advocates · Dolores, CO · 2022
Conservation projects
$40,000
Glacier Peak Institute · Darrington, WA · 2022
Conservation projects
$40,000
Glacier Peak Institute · Darrington, WA · 2022
Conservation projects
$40,000
The Forest Stewards Guild · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
Conservation projects
$40,000
The Forest Stewards Guild · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
Conservation projects
$40,000
High Country Conservation Advocates · Crested Butte, CO · 2021
Conservation projects
$40,000
High Country Conservation Advocates · Crested Butte, CO · 2021
Conservation projects
$40,000
Shivwits Band of Paiutes · Ivins, UT · 2021
Conservation projects
$40,000
Shivwits Band of Paiutes · Ivins, UT · 2021
Conservation projects
$37,000
Wild Earth Society · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
Conservation projects
$37,000
Wild Earth Society · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
Conservation projects

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.