Funding search · EIN 201499645 · Wilmington, DE
Joseph and Joan Cullman Conservation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 51
- grants reported
- $826,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $15,000
- 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
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Top recipients
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- World Wildlife Fund3 grants · $101,000
- Atlantic Salmon Federation4 grants · $86,000
- Adirondack Council3 grants · $76,000
- Smithsonian Institution3 grants · $71,000
- American Museum of Natural History3 grants · $61,000
- Natural Resources Defense Council3 grants · $53,000
- Nature Conservancy - Adirondack Chapter3 grants · $51,000
- Adirondack Land Trust3 grants · $51,000
- Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies3 grants · $45,000
- The Wild Center2 grants · $45,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 51 reported grants, largest first.
- $50,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $36,000
Adirondack Council · Elizabethtown, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $31,000
American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $31,000
Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks · Tupper Lake, NY · 2022
The Wild Center
- $31,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $30,000
Atlantic Salmon Federation · Calais, ME · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $26,000
Atlantic Salmon Federation · Calais, ME · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $26,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2022
Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History
- $25,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2024
JFC 3rd Library of Natural History
- $25,000
The Wild Center · Tupper Lake, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $21,000
Adirondack Land Trust · Keene, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $21,000
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies · Millbrook, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $21,000
Natural Areas Conservancy · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $21,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $21,000
Nature Conservancy - Adirondack Chapter · Keene Valley, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Adirondack Council · Elizabethtown, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Sciences · Paul Smiths, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Adirondack Council · Elizabethtown, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
The Wild Center · Tupper Lake, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Adirondack Land Trust · Keene, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2024
Center for Biodiversity
- $15,000
Atlantic Salmon Federation · Calais, ME · 2024
Charitable Event
- $15,000
Nature Conservancy - Adirondack Chapter · Keene Valley, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Adirondack Land Trust · Keene, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Atlantic Salmon Federation · Calais, ME · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Nature Conservancy - Adirondack Chapter · Keene Valley, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Northern New York Audubon · Saranac Lake, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $12,000
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies · Millbrook, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $12,000
Onondaga Audubon Society Inc Onondaga Audubon Soci · Syracuse, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $12,000
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies · Millbrook, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $12,000
Natural Areas Conservancy · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $12,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $12,000
Northern New York Audubon · Saranac Lake, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Earthplace the Nature Discovery Center · Westport, CT · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Alliance To Protect Nantucket Sound · Hyannis, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket · Nantucket, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Nantucket Conservation Foundation · Nantucket, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Nantucket Land and Water Council · Nantucket, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Nantucket Maria Mitchell Assoc · Nantucket, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Nantucket Shellfish Association · Nantucket, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Nantucket Sustainable Development Corporation · Nantucket, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
New York Botanical Garden · Bronx, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation · Ray Brook, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Adirondack Public Observatory · Tupper Lake, NY · 2024
Adirondack Sky Center
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