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The Sweetgrass Foundation

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

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

65
grants reported: $613,061
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $6,000
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.

What they fund

educational organizationgeneral heritage wild academy beluga capture carbon

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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.

1 grant matching “beluga” · $6,000

$6,000
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center · Girdwood, AK · 2021
Support for educational training re: endangered beluga whales

Top recipients

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

The Mom Foundation - Nepal3 grants · $127,000
Wellkind Guatemala1 grant · $50,000
Escudilla International Conservation1 grant · $50,000
Okefenokee Swamp Park1 grant · $25,000
Abevila1 grant · $20,000
Port Gamble S'Klallam Foundation1 grant · $15,000
Natun Guatemala2 grants · $14,000
Earth Island Institute2 grants · $11,000
Round River Conservation Studies1 grant · $11,000
River Network1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$162,458

2021

$157,900

2022

$292,703

2023

Grant history

All 65 reported grants, largest first.

$51,000
The Mom Foundation - Nepal · 2022
Continued support for educational programs, etc.
$51,000
The Mom Foundation - Nepal · 2021
Continued support for educational programs, etc.
$50,000
Escudilla International Conservation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General support for organization
$50,000
Wellkind Guatemala · Cazadero, CA · 2023
General support for organization
$25,000
Okefenokee Swamp Park · Waycross, GA · 2023
General support for organization
$25,000
The Mom Foundation - Nepal · 2023
Continued support for educational programs, etc.
$20,000
Abevila · 2022
General support for organization
$15,000
Port Gamble S'Klallam Foundation · Kingston, WA · 2023
General support for organization
$11,000
Round River Conservation Studies · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Support for environmental protection
$10,000
Christodora · New York, NY · 2023
General support for organization
$10,000
Ecologic Development Fund · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General support for organization
$10,000
El Porvenir · Westminster, CO · 2023
General support for organization
$10,000
Wilderness Youth Project · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support for organizationgeneral support for the organization
$10,000
Earth Island Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2022
To support the programs of wild heritage
$10,000
Lynn Canal Conservation · Haines, AK · 2022
General support for organization
$10,000
National Parks Conservation Association · Washington, DC · 2022
General support for organizationgeneral support for organization
$10,000
Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment · Oakland, CA · 2022
General support for organizationgeneral support for organization
$10,000
Colorado Water Trust · Denver, CO · 2021
General support for the organization
$10,000
Earth Law Center · Durango, CO · 2021
General support for the organization
$10,000
Raincoast Conservation Foundation · Orcas, WA · 2021
Support for kitlope eco-cultural youth program
$10,000
River Network · Boulder, CO · 2021
General support for the organization
$8,900
Wild Tomorrow Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General support for organization
$8,000
Grand Staircase Escalante Partners · Kanab, UT · 2022
General support for organization
$7,500
African Wildlife Conservation Fund · Gainesville, FL · 2023
General support for organization
$7,500
Algalita Marine Research · Long Beach, CA · 2023
General support for organization
$7,500
Unite the Parks · Morgan Hill, CA · 2023
General support for organization
$7,500
Ukranian Evangelical Christian Church · 2021
For refugee relief
$7,000
Natun Guatemala · Laguna Beach, CA · 2023
For conservation efforts
$7,000
Natun Guatemala · Laguna Beach, CA · 2022
General support for organization
$6,703
General Movement for Rural Education and Environment - Green · 2023
General support for organization
$6,500
Rewild · Austin, TX · 2023
Support for the zambizi elephant fund
$6,500
Georgia Organics · Atlanta, GA · 2021
General support for the organization
$6,000
Big Life Foundation · Ridgefield, WA · 2023
General support for organization
$6,000
Richmond Cycling Corps · Richmond, VA · 2023
General support for organization
$6,000
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center · Girdwood, AK · 2021
Support for educational training re: endangered beluga whales
$6,000
Friends of Cedar Mesa · Bluff, UT · 2021
General support for the organization
$5,000
Georgia Conservancy · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General support for organization
$5,000
The Vital Ground Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2023
General support for organization
$5,000
Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation · Ventura, CA · 2023
General support for organization
$5,000
The Buckminster Fuller Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support for organization
$5,000
Green Lents · Portland, OR · 2021
General support for the organization
$5,000
Indian River Lakes Conservancy · Redwood, NY · 2021
General support for the organization
$5,000
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement · Des Moines, IA · 2021
To support indigenous iowa's frontline land defense program entitled stopping carbon capture and sequestration pipeline projects in the midwest.
$5,000
Walking Mountain Science Center · Avon, CO · 2021
General support for the organization
$4,958
Pan African Sanctuary Alliance · Beaverton, CO · 2021
General support for the organization
$3,000
Atlanta Habitat for Humanity · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General support for organization
$3,000
Charleston Collegiate School · Johns Island, SC · 2023
General support for organization
$3,000
Eagles Nest Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
General support for organization
$3,000
Stearman Restorers Association · Stanley, NC · 2023
General support for organization
$3,000
Imarisha Cbo · 2022
General support for organization
$3,000
Maralliance · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support for organizationgeneral support for organization
$3,000
Cascadia Wild · Portland, OR · 2021
Support for wolverine tracking project
$3,000
Eagle'S Nest Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2021
Financial aid for outdoor academy
$3,000
Happily Natural Day · Richmond, VA · 2021
General support for the organization
$3,000
Richmond Cycling Corps · Richmond, VA · 2021
General support for organization
$2,500
Holistic Life Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2021
General support for the organization
$2,500
Unite the Parks · Mariposa, CA · 2021
General support for the organization
$2,000
Open Road Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
General support for organization
$1,500
Cascadia Wild · Portland, OR · 2023
General support for organization
$1,500
Cascadia Wildlands · Eugene, OR · 2023
General support for organization
$1,500
Medshare · Decatur, GA · 2021
General support for organization
$1,000
Geos Institute · Ashland, OR · 2023
General support for organization
$1,000
Open Road Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022
General support for organization
$1,000
Earth Island Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2021
To support the programs of wild heritage
$1,000
Open Road Foundation · Portland, OR · 2021
General support for organization

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