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Bobolink Foundation

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$49.4M
in grants paid: 144
grants: 62
recipients: 2022–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$7.0M
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$7.0M
Rainforest Trust · Warrenton, VA · 2024
Taquari $5M, Choc $2M
$2.3M
Re Wild · Austin, TX · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$685,736
New Venture Fund · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Andes Amazon Fund capacity building
$450,000
Friends of the Forest Preserves · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$305,000
Friends of Birdlife International · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$280,000
Oregon Desert Land Trust · Bend, OR · 2024
Trout Creek stewardship endowment
$275,000
One Hundred Miles · Brunswick, GA · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$200,000
Osa Conservation · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$200,000
The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Keller Science Action Center / Latin America
$150,000
American Bird Conservancy · The Plains, VA · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$150,000
Borderlands Restoration Network · Patagonia, AZ · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$135,000
The Orianne Society · Tiger, GA · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$115,000
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
Sustainable Grazing Network in MX / Roadmap
$75,000
Openlands · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$50,000
International Crane Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$50,000
Cornell Lab of Ornithology · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$50,000
Birdnote · Asheville, NC · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$50,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$30,000
Oncafari Association · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$30,000
Citizens for Conservation · Barrington, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$30,000
Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation · Brunswick, GA · 2024
Stewards of the GA Coast operating expenses
$30,000
Southern Environmental Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$20,000
Grey Matters Project · Savannah, GA · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Thorne Nature Experience · Lafayette, CO · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Keystone Science School · Keystone, CO · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Cal-Wood Education Center · Jamestown, CO · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Island Press · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
High Desert Museum · Bend, OR · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
National Parks Conservation Association · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Openlands · Chicago, IL · 2024
Platinum Sponsor / no goods or services provided
$10,000
Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves · Dekalb, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Environmental Law and Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
St Simon'S Land Trust · St Simons Island, GA · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
The Georgia Natural Resources Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Weekend for Wildlife
$10,000
Wild Salmon Center · Portland, OR · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
Friends of Nachusa Grasslands · Franklin Grove, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves · Dekalb, IL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
Friends of Tryon Creek · Portland, OR · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves · Dekalb, IL · 2024
Wild Things 2025 Sponsor
$5,000
Bonefish Tarpon Trust · Miami, FL · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
Birds Caribbean · Natick, MA · 2024
2024 Conference Support
$5,000
Coastal Georgia Historical Society · St Simons Island, GA · 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
Biodiversity Funders Group · San Francisco, CA · 2024
FAB dues
$3.1M
The Nature Conservancy · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$2.0M
Re Wild · Austin, TX · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$1.9M
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Coyne creek land conservation
$970,052
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Andes Amazon Fund capacity building
$800,000
Friends of the Forest Preserves · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$711,000
Re Wild · Arlington, VA · 2023
Oncafari and Pantanal
$573,234
American Bird Conservancy · The Plains, VA · 2023
PCA projects Peru and Comet
$555,000
Friends of Birdlife International · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$500,000
Cuenca Los Ojos · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$460,000
Osa Conservation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$350,000
Rare · Washington, DC · 2023
Belize
$300,000
Driftless Area Land Conservancy · Dodgeville, WI · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$275,000
One Hundred Miles · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$250,000
Manomet · Jackson, NH · 2023
shorebird recovery
$250,000
The Prairie Enthusiasts · Tiger, GA · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$200,000
The Field Museum · St Simons Island, GA · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$150,000
American Bird Conservancy · The Plains, VA · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$135,000
The Orianne Society · Arlington, VA · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$100,000
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies · Fort Collins, CO · 2023
Sustainable Grazing Network in MX
$100,000
Openlands · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$50,000
World Wildlife Fund · Portland, OR · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$50,000
Birdnote · Asheville, NC · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$50,000
Cornell Lab of Ornithology · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$30,000
Cal-Wood Education Center · Jamestown, CO · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$30,000
Citizens for Conservation · Barrington, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$30,000
Island Press · Baraboo, WI · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$30,000
Southern Environmental Law Center · Austin, TX · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$25,000
National Parks Conservation Association · Manomet, MA · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$25,000
Wttw · Washington, DC · 2023
American Buffalo
$25,000
International Crane Foundation · Bend, OR · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$25,000
Openlands · Brunswick, GA · 2023
Avian Listening Project
$25,000
Efi Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$20,000
Legado Initiative · Keystone, CO · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$20,000
Grey Matters Project · Savannah, GA · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Thorne Nature Experience · Viroqua, WI · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$15,000
Keystone Science School · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
Environmental Law and Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
St Simon'S Land Trust · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$10,000
The Georgia Natural Resources Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
wildlife conservation section
$10,000
High Desert Museum · Savannah, GA · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$7,500
Global Flyway Network · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
Friends of Tryon Creek · Portland, OR · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
Friends of Nachusa Grasslands · Franklin Grove, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
Coastal Georgia Historical Society · St Simons Island, GA · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
Biodiversity Funders Group · San Francisco, CA · 2023
FAB dues
$5,000
Wild Salmon Center · Boulder, CO · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$5,000
The Freshwater Trust · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
$3,000
Association of Field Ornithologists · St Joseph, MO · 2023
2023 Tucano sponsor
$500
Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves · Dekalb, IL · 2023
event sponsorship
$3.0M
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Herencia Colombia
$3.0M
Rewild · Austin, TX · 2022
Land Preservation Maya Corridor
$2.0M
Nature Conservancy of Canada · 2022
Boreal Wildlands
$1.1M
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
Belize Maya Forest, Trout Creek, Colombian Llanos, wil
$1.0M
Openlands · Chicago, IL · 2022
Captial campaign
$750,000
Rare · Arlington, VA · 2022
Fy2022
$500,000
The Nature Conservancy - Co · Boulder, CO · 2022
Southern High Plains Initiative

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.