Funding search · EIN 823905017 · Seattle, WA

The Holocene Foundation

Name: The Holocene Foundation 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.

82
grants reported: $67.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $100,000
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.

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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.

Chabot Family Daf - Vanguard2 grants · $56.6M
Conservation Lands Foundation3 grants · $1.2M
Earthjustice3 grants · $1.2M
The Nature Conservancy3 grants · $1.1M
The Conservation Alliance3 grants · $900,000
Climate Solutions3 grants · $900,000
Trust for Public Land3 grants · $750,000
Defenders of Wildlife3 grants · $600,000
The Mountaineers2 grants · $500,000
Nrdc3 grants · $450,000

Giving over time

$3.8M

2022

$3.6M

2023

$60.2M

2024

Grant history

All 82 reported grants, largest first.

$56.4M
Chabot Family Daf - Vanguard · Warwick, RI · 2024
General operating funds
$450,000
The Nature Conservancy · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating funds
$400,000
Conservation Lands Foundation · Durango, CO · 2024
General operating funds
$400,000
Earthjustice · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating funds
$400,000
Conservation Lands Foundation · Durango, CO · 2023
General operating funds
$400,000
Earthjustice · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating funds
$400,000
Conservation Lands Foundation · Durango, CO · 2022
General operating funds
$400,000
Earthjustice · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating funds
$350,000
The Nature Conservancy · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating funds
$350,000
The Nature Conservancy · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating funds
$350,000
Trust for Public Land · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating funds
$300,000
Climate Solutions · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating funds
$300,000
The Conservation Alliance · Bend, OR · 2024
General operating funds
$300,000
Climate Solutions · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating funds
$300,000
The Conservation Alliance · Bend, OR · 2023
General operating funds
$300,000
Climate Solutions · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating funds
$300,000
The Conservation Alliance · Bend, OR · 2022
General operating funds
$250,000
Conservation Northwest · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating funds
$250,000
The Mountaineers · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating funds
$250,000
The Mountaineers · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating funds
$200,000
Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating funds
$200,000
Trust for Public Land · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating funds
$200,000
Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating funds
$200,000
Trust for Public Land · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating funds
$200,000
Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating funds
$185,000
Chabot Family Daf - Vanguard · Warwick, RI · 2022
General operating funds
$150,000
Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating funds
$150,000
Nrdc · New York, NY · 2024
General operating funds
$150,000
Outdoor Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating funds
$150,000
Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating funds
$150,000
Nrdc · New York, NY · 2023
General operating funds
$150,000
Outdoor Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating funds
$150,000
Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating funds
$150,000
Nrdc · New York, NY · 2022
General operating funds
$150,000
Outdoor Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating funds
$100,000
Daughters for Earth · New York, NY · 2024
General operating funds
$100,000
Friends of Waterfront Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating funds
$100,000
Salmon-Safe · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating funds
$100,000
Friends of Waterfront Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating funds
$100,000
One Earth Philanthropy · Culver City, CA · 2023
General operating funds
$100,000
Salmon-Safe · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating funds
$100,000
Friends of Waterfront Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating funds
$100,000
One Earth Philanthropy · Culver City, CA · 2022
General operating funds
$100,000
Salmon-Safe · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating funds
$70,000
Live Ocean · San Diego, CA · 2022
General operating funds
$50,000
The Mountains To Sound Greenway Trust · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating funds
$50,000
The Wilderness Society · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating funds
$50,000
Washington Environmental Council · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating funds
$50,000
Washington Water Trust · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating funds
$50,000
Conservation Northwest · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating funds
$50,000
The Mountains To Sound Greenway Trust · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating funds
$50,000
The Wilderness Society · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating funds
$50,000
Washington Environmental Council · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating funds
$50,000
Washington Water Trust · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating funds
$50,000
The Mountains To Sound Greenway Trust · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating funds
$50,000
The Wilderness Society · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating funds
$50,000
Washington Environmental Council · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating funds
$50,000
Washington Water Trust · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating funds
$25,000
Earthgen · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating funds
$25,000
Islandwood · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2024
General operating funds
$25,000
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating funds
$25,000
Rachel'S Network · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating funds
$25,000
Spark Northwest · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating funds
$25,000
Washington Trails Association · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating funds
$25,000
Washington Wildlife & Recreation Coalition · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating funds
$25,000
Earthgen · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating funds
$25,000
Islandwood · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2023
General operating funds
$25,000
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating funds
$25,000
Rachel'S Network · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating funds
$25,000
Spark Northwest · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating funds
$25,000
Washington Trails Association · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating funds
$25,000
Washington Wildlife & Recreation Coalition · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating funds
$25,000
Earthgen · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating funds
$25,000
Islandwood · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2022
General operating funds
$25,000
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating funds
$25,000
Rachel'S Network · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating funds
$25,000
Spark Northwest · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating funds
$25,000
Washington Trails Association · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating funds
$25,000
Washington Wildlife & Recreation Coalition · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating funds
$6,000
Social Venture Partners Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating funds
$6,000
Social Venture Partners Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating funds
$6,000
Social Venture Partners Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating funds

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