Funding search · EIN 911663838 · Boise, ID

Islands Fund

Name: Islands Fund grants, 2022–2024
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.

239
grants reported: $47.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $70,000
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 youth endowment summer camp financial outdoor school

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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.

12 grants matching “environmental education” · $2.2M

$300,000
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies · Aspen, CO · 2024
Children's education fund and rock bottom ranch endowment
$300,000
Islandwood · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2024
Youth environmental education programming
$85,000
Mearth · Carmel, CA · 2024
Environmental stewardship education
$70,000
Arboretum Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environmental education programs for schools
$300,000
Islandwood · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2023
Youth environmental education programming
$300,000
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies · Aspen, CO · 2023
Children's education fund and rock bottom ranch programs
$75,000
Mearth · Carmel, CA · 2023
Environmental stewardship education
$70,000
Arboretum Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Environmental education programs for schools
$300,000
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies · Aspen, CO · 2022
Children's education fund and rbr endowment
$300,000
Islandwood · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2022
Youth environmental education programming
$70,000
Arboretum Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Environmental education programs for schools
$65,000
Mearth · Carmel, CA · 2022
Environmental stewardship education

Top recipients

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

Seattle Foundation4 grants · $8.3M
Nature Conservancy (Co)4 grants · $4.0M
Aloha Foundation3 grants · $3.8M
Future Generations University3 grants · $2.4M
Nature Conservancy (Wa)3 grants · $1.8M
Colgate University3 grants · $1.5M
Yellowstone To Yukon3 grants · $1.5M
Nature Conservancy (Mt)3 grants · $1.4M
Outdoorsforall3 grants · $1.3M
Special Olympics Wa3 grants · $1.2M

Giving over time

$16.4M

2022

$14.6M

2023

$16.2M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 239 grants.

$2.5M
Seattle Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Donor advised fund
$2.4M
Seattle Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Donor advised fund
$2.3M
Seattle Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Donor advised fund
$1.4M
Aloha Foundation · Fairlee, VT · 2024
5 permanently restricted endowments
$1.3M
Nature Conservancy (Co) · Boulder, CO · 2022
Youth education, conservation easements, and shpi
$1.2M
Seattle Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Donor advised fund
$1.2M
Aloha Foundation · Fairlee, VT · 2023
5 permanently restricted endowments
$1.2M
Aloha Foundation · Fairlee, VT · 2022
5 permanently restricted endowments
$1.0M
Nature Conservancy (Co) · Boulder, CO · 2024
777 dakota partnership stewardship endowment
$850,000
Nature Conservancy (Mt) · Helena, MT · 2024
Northern great plains land protection and grassbank 2.0
$830,000
Nature Conservancy (Co) · Boulder, CO · 2024
Youth education and outreach, and southern high plains conservation
$830,000
Nature Conservancy (Co) · Boulder, CO · 2023
Youth education and outreach, and bohart ranch and co cattlemen's trust
$800,000
Future Generations University · Franklin, WV · 2024
General operations and permanent leadership endowment
$800,000
Future Generations University · Franklin, WV · 2023
General operations and permanent leadership endowment
$800,000
Future Generations University · Franklin, WV · 2022
General operations and leadership endowment
$600,000
Nature Conservancy (Wa) · Seattle, WA · 2024
Conservation and stewardship for wa state
$600,000
Nature Conservancy (Wa) · Seattle, WA · 2023
Conservation and stewardship for wa state
$600,000
Nature Conservancy (Wa) · Seattle, WA · 2022
Conservation and stewardship for wa state
$500,000
Colgate University · Canajoharie, NY · 2024
Hudson scholarship fund and aizawa fund for overseas study (equal split)
$500,000
Outdoorsforall · Seattle, WA · 2024
Financial aid and general program support
$500,000
Yellowstone To Yukon · 2024
Private lands acquisition fund
$500,000
Colgate University · Canajoharie, NY · 2023
Hudson scholarship fund and aizawa fund for overseas study (equal split)
$500,000
Yellowstone To Yukon · 2023
Private lands acquisition fund
$500,000
Colgate University · Canajoharie, NY · 2022
Hudson scholarship fund and aizawa fund for overseas study (equal split)
$500,000
Yellowstone To Yukon · 2022
Private lands acquisition fund
$450,000
Big Sur Land Trust · Monterey, CA · 2024
Youth outdoor programs, ferrini ranch project and endowment
$400,000
Outdoorsforall · Seattle, WA · 2023
Financial aid and general program support
$400,000
Special Olympics Wa · Seattle, WA · 2023
Program support
$400,000
Outdoorsforall · Seattle, WA · 2022
Financial aid and general program support
$400,000
Special Olympics Wa · Seattle, WA · 2022
Permanent endowment and programs
$360,000
Special Olympics Wa · Seattle, WA · 2024
Program support for disabled athletes
$350,000
Lakeside School · Seattle, WA · 2023
Downtown school financial aid endowment
$350,000
Lakeside School · Seattle, WA · 2022
Downtown school financial aid endowment
$305,000
Skagit Land Trust · Mt Vernon, WA · 2022
Youth engagement programs and coastal land acquisition
$300,000
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies · Aspen, CO · 2024
Children's education fund and rock bottom ranch endowment
$300,000
Islandwood · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2024
Youth environmental education programming
$300,000
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies · Aspen, CO · 2023
Children's education fund and rock bottom ranch programs
$300,000
Islandwood · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2023
Youth environmental education programming
$300,000
Nature Conservancy (Mt) · Helena, MT · 2023
Northern great plains land protection
$300,000
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies · Aspen, CO · 2022
Children's education fund and rbr endowment
$300,000
Islandwood · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2022
Youth environmental education programming
$300,000
Wood River Land Trust · Hailey, ID · 2022
Queens' crown gateway acquisition
$285,500
Skagit Land Trust · Mt Vernon, WA · 2024
Youth engagement programs and samish river wetlands project
$275,000
Hamlin Robinson School · Seattle, WA · 2024
Scholarships/financial aid and endowment
$275,000
Hamlin Robinson School · Seattle, WA · 2023
Scholarships/financial aid and endowment
$275,000
Skagit Land Trust · Mt Vernon, WA · 2023
Youth engagement programs and big rock park project
$275,000
Hamlin Robinson School · Seattle, WA · 2022
Scholarships/financial aid and endowment
$272,500
San Juan Preservation Trust · Friday Harbor, WA · 2023
Learning landscapes education program, cady mountain preserve project
$265,000
Sun Valley Museum of Art · Sun Valley, ID · 2023
Education programs and endowment
$259,097
San Juan Preservation Trust · Friday Harbor, WA · 2024
North shore orcas island conservation easement
$250,000
Int'L Mtn Biking Assoc (Imba) · Boulder, CO · 2024
Trails & towns, trail accelerator and education
$250,000
O'Dea High School Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Financial aid endowment
$250,000
Sun Valley Museum of Art · Sun Valley, ID · 2024
Education endowment
$250,000
Big Sur Land Trust · Monterey, CA · 2023
Youth outdoor programs, basin ranch project and endowment
$250,000
Int'L Mtn Biking Assoc (Imba) · Boulder, CO · 2023
Education, projects, and community engagement
$250,000
Museum of Flight · Seattle, WA · 2023
Outreach education programs and endowment
$250,000
O'Dea High School Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Financial aid endowment
$250,000
Planned Parenthood of the Great Nw · Seattle, WA · 2023
Teen council education programs and spark ed
$250,000
Nature Conservancy (Mt) · Helena, MT · 2022
Northern great plains land protection
$250,000
Planned Parenthood of the Great Nw · Seattle, WA · 2022
Education programs and spark ed
$250,000
Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences · Seattle, WA · 2022
Financial aid endowment
$250,000
Wa Trails Association · Seattle, WA · 2022
Youth programs and endowment
$225,000
Big Sur Land Trust · Monterey, CA · 2022
Youth programs, carr lake project and endowment
$200,000
National Parks Conservation Association · Washington, DC · 2024
Pacific northwest programs for veterans
$200,000
National Parks Conservation Assoc · Washington, DC · 2023
Pacific northwest programs
$200,000
Bertschi School · Seattle, WA · 2022
Financial aid endowment
$200,000
Int'L Mtn Biking Assoc (Imba) · Boulder, CO · 2022
Community engagement and pacific n.w. Programs
$200,000
National Parks Conservation Assoc · Washington, DC · 2022
Pacific northwest programs
$200,000
O'Dea High School Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Financial aid endowment
$198,300
Explorer West Middle School · Seattle, WA · 2022
Outdoor education program and scholarship endowment
$192,351
San Juan Preservation Trust · Friday Harbor, WA · 2022
Lopez hill preserve
$175,000
Wa Trails Association · Seattle, WA · 2024
Youth programs
$175,000
Bird Note · Seattle, WA · 2023
Bird note 2024 productions and distribution
$175,000
Bird Note · Seattle, WA · 2022
Bird note 2023 stories and podcasts
$160,000
Planned Parenthood of the Great Nw · Seattle, WA · 2024
Teen council and education programs
$150,000
North Cascades Institute · Sedro Woolley, WA · 2024
Mountain school and youth leadership adventures
$150,000
Thacher School · Ojai, CA · 2024
Financial aid fund
$150,000
Trail Blazers · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Scholarship fund
$150,000
Treehouse · Seattle, WA · 2024
Graduation success and summer camp scholarships
$150,000
North Cascades Institute · Sedro Woolley, WA · 2023
Mountain school and youth leadership adventures
$150,000
Thacher School · Ojai, CA · 2023
Financial aid fund
$150,000
Wa Trails Association · Seattle, WA · 2023
Youth programs
$150,000
Museum of Flight · Seattle, WA · 2022
Outreach education programs and endowment
$150,000
North Cascades Institute · Sedro Woolley, WA · 2022
Mountain school
$150,000
Thacher School · Ojai, CA · 2022
Financial aid fund
$150,000
Western Rivers Conservancy · Portland, OR · 2022
River protection fund
$135,000
Bird Note · Asheville, NC · 2024
Bird note 2025 productions and distribution
$125,000
Treehouse · Seattle, WA · 2023
Graduation success and summer camp scholarships
$125,000
Treehouse · Seattle, WA · 2022
Graduation success and scholarships
$100,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2024
Outdoor programs office for dartmouth outing club
$100,000
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte · San Jose, CA · 2024
Y-led program
$100,000
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers · Basalt, CO · 2024
Young stewards program
$100,000
Trail Blazers · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General operating support
$100,000
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2024
Ending mine contamination and wenatchee beaver project
$100,000
Open Window School · Bellevue, WA · 2023
Financial aid endowment
$100,000
Trail Blazers · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General operations
$100,000
Food Bank for Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2022
Diapers and dignity program
$100,000
Open Window School · Bellevue, WA · 2022
Financial aid endowment
$100,000
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte · San Jose, CA · 2022
Teen council programs
$94,000
Snow Leopard Conservancy · Sonoma, CA · 2024
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