Funding search · EIN 521388917 · Arlington, VA

The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit

Name: The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit 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.

440
grants reported: $101.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $15,250
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

community conservation development economic natural resources sustainable

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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

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Bristol Bay Heritage Land Trust1 grant · $18.8M
Longwood Gardens2 grants · $10.2M
Hoopa Valley Indian Tribe1 grant · $8.2M
State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Contro2 grants · $6.3M
City of Atlanta1 grant · $5.0M
City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation1 grant · $4.0M
Preservation Virginia3 grants · $3.9M
State of Colorado Department of Natural Resources the Division of Parks An1 grant · $3.8M
County of Jefferson State of Colorado1 grant · $2.9M
State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources2 grants · $2.2M

Giving over time

$36.3M

2022

$44.9M

2023

$20.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 440 grants.

$18.8M
Bristol Bay Heritage Land Trust · Dillingham, AK · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$10.2M
Longwood Gardens · Kennett Square, PA · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$8.2M
Hoopa Valley Indian Tribe · Hoopa, CA · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$5.8M
State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Contro · Dover, DE · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$5.0M
City of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$4.0M
City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$3.8M
State of Colorado Department of Natural Resources the Division of Parks An · Denver, CO · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$2.9M
County of Jefferson State of Colorado · Golden, CO · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$2.3M
Preservation Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$2.0M
Mainspring Conservation Trust · Franklin, NC · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$1.7M
National Park Service · Bushkill, PA · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$1.5M
US Fish & Wildlife Service · Fairhope, AL · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$1.2M
State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources · Annapolis, MD · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$1.2M
Great Rivers Land Preservation Association · Alton, IL · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$1.1M
Land Trust for Louisiana · Hammond, LA · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$1.0M
Preservation Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$1.0M
Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin · Wausau, WI · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$987,299
State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources · Annapolis, MD · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$986,299
US Navy · Washington, DC · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$950,000
Board of County Commissioners of Adams County Colorado · Brighton, CO · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$917,680
City of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$900,000
National Park Service National Mall and Memorial Parks · Washington, DC · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$810,000
Congaree Land Trust · Columbia, SC · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$714,500
Va Dept of Wildlife Resources · Richmond, VA · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$689,701
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$646,263
Virginia Outdoor Foundations · Warrenton, VA · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$612,320
Virginia Outdoors Foundation · Warrenton, VA · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$600,000
State of North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$600,000
Forest Society of Maine · Bangor, ME · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$568,590
Preservation Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$500,000
Bureau of Land Management · Butte, MT · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$500,000
State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Contro · Dover, DE · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$500,000
Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin · Wausau, WI · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$458,719
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$441,257
Prairie Hills Resource Conservation and Development · Macomb, IL · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$421,680
State of North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$402,909
Commonwealth of Virginia Board of Historic Resources · Richmond, VA · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$360,259
Appalachian Trail Conservancy · Harpers Ferry, WV · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$300,000
Amc Maine Woods Initiative Llc · Boston, MA · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$300,000
Pennsylvania Chautauqua Foundation · Mount Gretna, PA · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$280,251
Great Rivers Land Trust · Alton, IL · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$277,193
Town of Gorham · Gorham, NH · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$271,440
Town of Atkinson · Atkinson, NH · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$263,159
Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees · St Louis, MO · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$250,000
City of Brighton State of Colorado · Brighton, CO · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$250,000
Pedro Bay Benefits Corporation · Anchorage, AK · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$230,438
Congaree Land Trust · Columbia, SC · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$221,393
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Game Commission · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$216,544
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$203,820
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$203,250
L-a-D Foundation · University City, MO · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$200,000
Leech Lake Band of the Ojibwe · Cass Lake, MN · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$200,000
Montana Land Reliance Foundation · Helena, MT · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$200,000
US Army Corps of Engineers · Millington, TN · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$200,000
US Army Corps of Engineers · Millington, TN · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$199,379
Stark County Park District · Canton, OH · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$195,000
Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust · Cheyenne, WY · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$183,675
Vermont Department of Forests Parks and Recreation · Montpelier, VT · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$180,551
Archaeology Southwest · Tuscon, AZ · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$170,769
State of New Hampshire Fish and Game Dept · Concord, NH · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$163,164
North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$160,786
Parklands Foundation · Normal, IL · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$160,000
West Virginia Land Trust · Charleston, WV · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$150,000
Texas Land Conservancy · Austin, TX · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$134,636
Virginia Institute of Marine Science · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$133,478
State of West Virginia Department of Commerce Division of Natural Resourc · South Charleston, WV · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$130,000
Woodlands Community Lenders · Elkins, WV · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$127,941
Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees · St Louis, MO · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$125,000
Deep Roots Farm Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$124,780
State of Alaska Dept of Parks and Recreation · Anchorage, AK · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$120,000
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$120,000
Affordable Housing Education & Development · Littleton, NH · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$118,292
Natural Land Institute · Rockford, IL · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$118,012
US Fish & Wildlife Service · Bloomington, MN · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$115,612
Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation · Elizabeth, IL · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$110,000
Friends of Anacostia Park · Washington, DC · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$110,000
Greater Baybrook Alliance · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$103,000
Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture · Boone, NC · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$100,800
Sarett Nature Center · Benton Harbor, MI · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$100,800
Heartlands Conservancy · Belleville, IL · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$100,000
Johnson County Park and Recreation District · Shawnee Mission, KS · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$100,000
Woodlands Community Lenders · Elkins, WV · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$100,000
Colorado Cattlemen'S Agricultural Land Trust · Arvada, CO · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$100,000
Western Foothills Land Trust · Norway, ME · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$95,000
James River Association · Richmond, VA · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$90,795
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$90,000
James River Association · Richmond, VA · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$90,000
McDowell Lfac · Marion, NC · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$90,000
The Department of Arkansas Heritage · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$90,000
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Game Commission · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$90,000
James River Association · Richmond, VA · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$89,000
Vermont Land Trust · Montpelier, VT · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$88,691
Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees · St Louis, MO · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$87,545
Virginia Department of Historic Resources · Richmond, VA · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$87,000
Merrick-Moore Community Development Corporation · Durham, NC · 2023
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$85,000
Merrick-Moore Community Development Corporation · Durham, NC · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$80,000
Okefenokee Swamp Park · Waycross, GA · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$80,000
Piedmont Conservation Council · Durham, NC · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$80,000
Six Rivers Land Conservancy · Rochester, MI · 2024
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development
$80,000
Partners for Environmental Justice (Pej) · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Conservation of natural resources;sustainable economic & community development

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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.