Funding search · EIN 530193519 · Washington, DC

National Geographic Society

Name: National Geographic Society grants, 2022–2024
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.

203
grants reported: $22.5M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $70,562
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.

What they fund

education research conservation ocean wildlife perpetual planet award

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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.

Top recipients

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

Wildpath Llc1 grant · $1.3M
Regents of the University of California3 grants · $909,829
Blue Grass Community Foundation3 grants · $859,654
Conservation Through Public Health3 grants · $784,908
The Peregrine Fund2 grants · $779,259
Wildlife Conservation Network3 grants · $692,259
Zambian Carnivore Programme2 grants · $675,000
University of California Santa Barbara2 grants · $653,684
Great Plains Conservation Foundation2 grants · $600,000
University of Hawaii Foundation3 grants · $577,015

Giving over time

$5.4M

2022

$8.2M

2023

$8.9M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 203 grants.

$1.3M
Wildpath Llc · 2024
Research Grant
$576,409
Regents of the University of California · 2024
Research Grant
$565,000
Two Wolves Films Llc · 2023
Storytelling Grant
$530,844
University of California Santa Barbara · 2023
Ocean Conservation
$450,000
Zambian Carnivore Programme · 2023
Wildlife Conservation
$444,427
Blue Grass Community Foundation · 2024
Education Grant
$430,212
The Peregrine Fund · 2023
Wildlife Conservation
$400,000
Great Plains Conservation Foundation · 2024
Wildlife Conservation
$389,568
The University of Tulsa · 2022
Azimuth Grant
$379,098
Looking for Satyrus Llc · 2023
Wildlife Conservation
$350,000
State of Hawaii Dlnr · 2024
Photo Ark
$350,000
The Institute for Regional Conservation · 2023
Photo Ark
$349,259
Wildlife Conservation Network · 2022
Azimuth Grant
$349,047
The Peregrine Fund · 2024
Wildlife Conservation
$348,780
The Regents of the University of California Davis · 2024
Wildlife Intelligence Project
$342,454
Conservation Through Public Health · 2024
Conservation Grant
$342,454
Conservation Through Public Health · 2023
Research Grant
$299,355
The International Snow Leopard Trust · 2023
Wildlife Conservation
$279,443
Oregon State University · 2024
Wildlife Intelligence Project
$276,575
Trustees of Dartmouth College · 2023
Wildlife Conservation
$256,270
Archaeology in the Community · 2024
Education Grant
$250,000
Project Ceti · 2024
Project CETI
$225,000
Zambian Carnivore Programme · 2024
Wildlife Conservation
$222,100
Appalachian State University · 2023
Perpetual Planet-Mountains Expedition
$218,827
Archaeology in the Community · 2023
Education Grant
$214,707
University of Hawaii Foundation · 2023
Pristine Seas
$208,609
Regents of the University of California · 2022
External Project Funding
$207,977
Blue Grass Community Foundation · 2023
Azimuth Grant
$207,250
Blue Grass Community Foundation · 2022
Azimuth Grant
$207,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · 2023
Azimuth Grant
$204,406
University of Hawaii Foundation · 2022
Pristine Seas
$200,000
Rewild · 2024
Ocean Conservation
$200,000
Great Plains Conservation Foundation · 2023
Wildlife Conservation
$200,000
Groovy Girl Media Llc · 2023
Research Grant
$191,726
Friends of the Osa · 2022
Perpetual Planet-Rainforest
$190,035
University of Hawaii · 2024
Ocean Conservation
$175,323
University of Southern California · 2022
Perpetual Planet-Rainforest
$175,000
Global Fishing Watch · 2023
Pristine Seas
$175,000
Ocean Discovery League · 2023
Ocean Conservation
$163,204
Appalachian State University · 2022
Perpetual Planet-Mountains Expedition
$157,902
University of Hawaii Foundation · 2024
Ocean Conservation
$150,000
Wise Tropics · 2024
Research Grant
$150,000
Friends of Fossil Forests · 2022
Meridian Grant
$150,000
The Aspen Institute · 2022
Sponsorship
$140,000
Privateer Space · 2022
Research Grant
$136,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · 2024
Wildlife Conservation
$134,755
University of Mississippi · 2022
Education Grant
$132,595
Vanderbilt University · 2022
Meridian Grant
$131,000
Conservation X Labs · 2024
Research Grant
$131,000
Conservation X Labs · 2023
Wildlife Conservation
$125,000
Global Fishing Watch · 2022
Pristine Seas
$124,811
Regents of the University of California · 2023
External Project Funding
$122,840
University of California Santa Barbara · 2024
Perpetual Plant - Oceans Expedition
$120,357
Chesapeake Bay Foundation · 2022
Education Grant
$120,000
Wildaid · 2024
Ocean Conservation
$120,000
Wildaid · 2023
Research Grant
$120,000
Wildaid · 2022
Research Grant
$116,000
Chesapeake Bay Foundation · 2023
Education Grant
$115,343
University of Mississippi · 2023
Education Grant
$113,164
Walter Anderson Museum of Art · 2023
Education Grant
$106,934
The Regents of the University of California Uc San Diego · 2023
Ocean Conservation
$100,600
Resources Legacy Fund · 2022
Campaign for Nature
$100,000
Alaska Whale Foundation · 2024
Ocean Conservation
$100,000
Amazon Frontlines · 2024
Education Grant
$100,000
Caspian Agency · 2024
Sponsorship Expense
$100,000
Iresearch Foundation · 2024
Wayfinder Award
$100,000
Northstar of Gis · 2024
Wayfinder Award
$100,000
The Vii Foundation · 2024
Storytelling Grant
$100,000
What Is Missing Foundation · 2024
Research Grant
$100,000
Critical Ecology Lab · 2023
Wayfinder Award
$100,000
Denver Museum of Nature & Science · 2023
Research Grant
$100,000
Joy Trip Project Llc · 2023
Research Grant
$100,000
Lukas · 2023
Climate Pledge
$100,000
Ancient Art Archive · 2022
Research Grant
$100,000
Conservation Through Public Health · 2022
Research Grant
$100,000
Denver Museum of Nature Science · 2022
Research Grant
$100,000
Earth Species Project · 2022
Research Grant
$100,000
Southern Illinois University · 2022
Research Grant
$100,000
Stanford University · 2022
Research Grant
$100,000
The Leatherback Project · 2022
Research Grant
$99,999
The Hydrous · 2024
Education Grant
$99,999
University of New Mexico · 2023
Research Grant
$99,996
Friends of the Nc State Museum of Natural Sciences · 2023
Research Grant
$99,993
Woodrow Wilson Intl Ctr for Scholars · 2022
Research Grant
$99,981
The University of Alabama · 2022
Research Grant
$99,960
Fashion Institute of Technology · 2024
Wayfinder Award
$99,898
Alaska Whale Foundation · 2023
Research Grant
$99,663
Alaska Whale Foundation · 2022
Research Grant
$99,313
Society of Black Archaeologists · 2023
Wayfinder Award
$98,895
Ramsey Research Foundation · 2023
Wayfinder Award
$98,550
Oregon State University · 2022
Research Grant
$98,369
Southern Regional Education Board · 2022
Education Grant
$95,000
University of Mississippi · 2024
Education Grant
$95,000
Walter Anderson Museum of Art · 2024
Education Grant
$89,985
Migramar · 2022
Research Grant
$78,098
Hamilton County Educsrvctr · 2022
Education Grant
$75,201
Csu Bakersfield Auxiliary for Sponsored Programs Administration · 2024
Education Grant
$75,000
World Food Prize Foundation · 2023
Education Grant
$75,000
Ancient Egypt Research Assoc · 2022
Research Grant
$73,327
Girl Scout Council of the Nations Capital · 2024
Education Grant

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