Funding search · EIN 272239057 · Carlsbad, CA

Kisco Cares Foundation

Name: Kisco Cares 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.

147
grants reported: $6.0M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,097
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

scholarship student

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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.

Rewild1 grant · $1.4M
Marin Community Foundation3 grants · $934,405
Center for Biological Diversity2 grants · $850,000
The Wildlands Conservancy2 grants · $650,000
Wildcoast2 grants · $450,000
Earth Island Institute2 grants · $400,000
Center for Biological Diversity1 grant · $250,000
Northeast Wilderness Trust2 grants · $244,000
Project Coyote1 grant · $150,000
Panthera2 grants · $150,000

Giving over time

$1.2M

2022

$1.9M

2023

$3.0M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 147 grants.

$1.4M
Rewild · Austin, TX · 2024
Donation
$550,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Donation
$500,000
The Wildlands Conservancy · Oak Glen, CA · 2023
Donation
$334,405
Marin Community Foundation · Novato, CA · 2024
Donation
$300,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Donation
$300,000
Wildcoast · Del Mar, CA · 2024
Donation
$300,000
Marin Community Foundation · Novato, CA · 2023
Donation
$300,000
Marin Community Foundation · Novato, CA · 2022
Donation
$250,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Donation
$200,000
Earth Island Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Donation
$200,000
Earth Island Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Donation
$194,000
Northeast Wilderness Trust · Montpelier, VT · 2023
Donation
$150,000
The Wildlands Conservancy · Oak Glen, CA · 2024
Donation
$150,000
Project Coyote · Larkspur, CA · 2022
Donation
$150,000
Wildcoast · Imperial Beach, CA · 2022
Donation
$100,000
Panthera · New York, NY · 2024
Donation
$100,000
Northern Jaguar Project · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Donation
$100,000
University of Chicago Environmental Law Clinic · Chicago, IL · 2022
Donation
$61,935
Ywam San Diegobaja · Chula Vista, CA · 2024
Donation
$60,000
Mojave Desert Land Trust · Joshua Tree, CA · 2024
Donation
$50,000
Panthera · New York, NY · 2023
Donation
$50,000
Mojave Desert Land Trust · Joshua Tree, CA · 2022
Donation
$50,000
Northeast Wilderness Trust · Montpelier, VT · 2022
Donation
$40,000
Occidental Arts & Ecology Center · Occidental, CA · 2023
Donation
$5,595
Cameron Bordeaux - Wingate Universi · Wingate, NC · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$4,357
Connie Ramirez - California State U · Bakersfield, CA · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$3,515
Elizabeth Payne - University of Nor · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$3,500
Eric Cupples - Embry-Riddle Aeronau · Daytona Beach, FL · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$2,979
Melvin Sauls - Mid-Atlantic Christi · Elizabeth City, NC · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$2,863
Cameron Lewis - Unc Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$2,710
Patrick Finkbiner - North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$2,295
Miriam Alomzada - California State · Fullerton, CA · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$2,095
Kennedy Thomas - University of Nort · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,800
Abigail Gregory - Virginia Wesleyan · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,800
Jenna Bordeaux - Unc Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,750
Allianah Lordeus - Campbell Univers · Buies Creek, NC · 2022
Student scholarship grant
$1,750
Cameron Bordeaux - Wingate Universi · Wingate, NC · 2022
Student scholarship grant
$1,750
Jamilla Rahim - Barnard College · New York, NY · 2022
Student scholarship grant
$1,750
Jenna Bordeaux - Unc Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Student scholarship grant
$1,750
Morsell Arehandiwal - University of · Davis, CA · 2022
Student scholarship grant
$1,750
Patrick Finkbiner - North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Student scholarship grant
$1,645
Cameron Bordeaux - Wingate Universi · Wingate, NC · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,645
Celia Ronnenberg - North Carolina S · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,645
Connie Ramirez - California State U · Bakersfield, CA · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,645
Jada Potts - North Carolina Central · Durham, NC · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,645
Kennedy Thomas - University of Nort · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,645
Patrick Finkbiner - North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,645
Ricardo Marquez - California State · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,595
Siena Farley - Utah Valley Universi · Orem, UT · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,569
Cameron Bordeaux - Wingate Universi · Wingate, NC · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,569
Eric Cupples - Embry-Riddle Aeronau · Daytona Beach, FL · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,569
Leshelle Harris - Nc at State Unive · Greensboro, NC · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,450
Connie Ramirez - California State U · Bakersfield, CA · 2022
Student scholarship grant
$1,405
Ricardo Marquez - California State · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,397
Adia Pope - Florida Am University · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,310
Mila Rahim - Barnard College · New York, NY · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,310
Barney Nontisikelelo Dos Santos - U · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,310
Nathan Taylor - Trinity School of M · Ambridge, PA · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,308
Adama Lusinr - University of North · Greensboro, NC · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,308
Asha Patel - University of North Ca · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,308
Dante Santos - California State Uni · San Marcos, CA · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,308
Jordann Stephenson - Winston-Salem · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,308
Kennedy Thomas - University of Nort · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,308
Nathan Taylor - Trinity Anglican Se · Ambridge, PA · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,308
Sofia Santos - University of Califo · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,250
Eric Cupples - Embry-Riddle Aeronau · Daytona Beach, FL · 2022
Student scholarship grant
$1,214
Thomas Murphy - Salt Lake Community · Taylorsville, UT · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,200
Anina Molinar - University of Briti · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,179
Kendall Jackson - University of Nor · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,179
Lexie Kunzl - Utah Valley Universit · Orem, UT · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,097
Candence Maynard - North Carolina S · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,097
Crystal Mireles - Wake Technical Co · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,097
Issac Acevedo - San Diego State Uni · San Diego, CA · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,097
Madeline Hooks - Westcliff Universi · Irvine, CA · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,048
Brianne Rae - Fielding University · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,048
Kelly Buster - Appalachian State Un · Boone, NC · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,048
Penelope Hayward - University of Ut · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,048
Terre Short - Utah State University · Logan, UT · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,047
Christian Gomez - San Diego State U · San Diego, CA · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,047
Francesca Asuncion - University of · Davis, CA · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,047
Leonardo Serrano - University of Ca · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,047
Morsell Arghandiwal - University of · Davis, CA · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,047
Patrick Finkbiner - North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,047
Sofia Santos - University of Califo · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,046
Jasmine Bolorquez - Guilford Tech C · Jamestown, NC · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,046
Kangami Divine - University of Mary · College Park, MD · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,046
Lisbeth Acevado - Norco Community C · Norco, CA · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,046
Ricardo Marquez - California State · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,046
Thomas Murphy - Salt Lake Community · Taylorsville, UT · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,045
Tanya Bokolo - Unc Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$1,000
Imer Gramano - Dominican University · San Rafael, CA · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,000
Wendy Villanueva Lorenzo - Fortis C · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$1,000
Adia Pope - Florida Am University · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Student scholarship grant
$1,000
Christian Gomez - San Diego State U · San Diego, CA · 2022
Student scholarship grant
$976
Meryll Fate Real - Kapi'Olani Commu · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$917
Patience Pagop - Fortis College · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Student scholarship grant
$917
Ainsley Hurst - Utah Valley Univers · Orem, UT · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$917
Cherry Owen - Roanoke College · Salem, VA · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$917
Nixin Williams - University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Student scholarship grant
$868
Brian Rosado - Florida Atlantic Uni · Boca Raton, FL · 2023
Student scholarship grant

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