Funding search · EIN 136088182 · Black Butte Ranch, OR
The Lazar Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 127
- grants reported
- $2.8M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- 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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Top recipients
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- Wild Salmon Center3 grants · $200,000
- Central Oregon Land Watch3 grants · $150,000
- Piedmont Environmental Council3 grants · $135,000
- Southern Environmental Law Center3 grants · $135,000
- Cascadia Wildlands3 grants · $115,000
- Center for Reproductive Rights3 grants · $105,000
- Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center3 grants · $105,000
- Go Alliance3 grants · $100,000
- Oregon Desert Land Trust3 grants · $95,000
- Oregon Wild4 grants · $95,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 127 grants.
- $100,000
Wild Salmon Center · Portland, OR · 2023
Forest and rivers program
- $50,000
Central Oregon Land Watch · Bend, OR · 2024
Land use program
- $50,000
Wild Salmon Center · Portland, OR · 2024
Forest program
- $50,000
Central Oregon Land Watch · Bend, OR · 2023
Land use program
- $50,000
Central Oregon Land Watch · Bend, OR · 2022
Land use program
- $50,000
National Wildlife Federation · Merrifield, VA · 2022
Protecting older forests
- $50,000
Wild Salmon Center · Portland, OR · 2022
Oregon forest program
- $45,000
Piedmont Environmental Council · Warrenton, VA · 2024
Virgina land preservation
- $45,000
Southern Environmental Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Virginia program
- $45,000
Piedmont Environmental Council · Warrenton, VA · 2023
Virgina land preservation
- $45,000
Southern Environmental Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
Virginia program
- $45,000
Oregon Desert Land Trust · Bend, OR · 2022
General support
- $45,000
Piedmont Environmental Council · Warrenton, VA · 2022
General support
- $45,000
Southern Environmental Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
Virginia program
- $40,000
Bird Alliance of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024
Oregon ocean program
- $40,000
Oregon Natural Desert Association · Bend, OR · 2024
Oregon desert conservation
- $40,000
Cascadia Wildlands · Eugene, OR · 2023
Oregon forest defense
- $40,000
Cascadia Wildlands · Eugene, OR · 2022
Oregon forest defense
- $40,000
Go Alliance · Portland, OR · 2022
Forest defense policy
- $35,000
Cascadia Wildlands · Eugene, OR · 2024
Oregon forest defense
- $35,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2024
U.s. Program
- $35,000
Friends of the Owyhee · Ontario, OR · 2024
General support
- $35,000
Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center · Ashland, OR · 2024
Forest watch program
- $35,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2023
U.s. Programs
- $35,000
Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center · Ashland, OR · 2023
Climate and forest program
- $35,000
Portland Audubon Society · Portland, OR · 2023
Oregon ocean program
- $35,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2022
U.s. Programs
- $35,000
Coast Range Association · Corvallis, OR · 2022
Forest communications
- $35,000
Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center · Ashland, OR · 2022
Climate forest program
- $35,000
Portland Audubon Society · Portland, OR · 2022
Oregon forest program
- $30,000
Go Alliance · Portland, OR · 2024
Forest protection program
- $30,000
Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition · Coos Bay, OR · 2024
Oregon ocean program
- $30,000
Oregon Wild · Portland, OR · 2024
Oregon private forest program
- $30,000
350pdx · Portland, OR · 2023
Forest climate program
- $30,000
Go Alliance · Portland, OR · 2023
Forest protection program
- $30,000
National Wildlife Federation · Merrifield, VA · 2023
Old growth campaign
- $30,000
Western Environmental Law Center · Eugene, OR · 2022
Forest program
- $25,000
Advocates for the West · Boise, ID · 2024
Sagebrush sea program
- $25,000
Oregon Agricultural Trust · Salem, OR · 2024
Enhancing working lands
- $25,000
Oregon Desert Land Trust · Bend, OR · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Seven Capes Bird Alliance · Lincoln City, OR · 2024
Coastal habitat conservation
- $25,000
Sustainable Northwest · Portland, OR · 2024
Supporting tribes
- $25,000
Advocates for the West · Boise, ID · 2023
Sagebrush sea program
- $25,000
Audubon Society of Lincoln City · Lincoln City, OR · 2023
Coastal habitat conservation
- $25,000
Crag Law Center · Portland, OR · 2023
Forest protection program
- $25,000
North Coast Land Conservancy · Seaside, OR · 2023
Ocean protection
- $25,000
Oregon Desert Land Trust · Bend, OR · 2023
Organizational support
- $25,000
Oregon Wild · Portland, OR · 2023
Oregon private forest program
- $25,000
The Hill School · Middleburg, VA · 2023
Capital campaign
- $25,000
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership · Washington, DC · 2023
Oregon desert conservation
- $25,000
Waterwatch of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Advocates for the West · Boise, ID · 2022
Sagebrush sea program
- $25,000
Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts · Portland, OR · 2022
Agricultural easement program
- $25,000
Crag Law Center · Portland, OR · 2022
Forest protection program
- $25,000
North Coast Land Conservancy · Seaside, OR · 2022
Cape falcon program
- $25,000
Oregon Wild · Portland, OR · 2022
Climate forest program
- $25,000
Waterwatch of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Crag Law Center · Portland, OR · 2024
Forest protection program
- $20,000
Discover Your Northwest · Seattle, WA · 2024
Friends of otter rock
- $20,000
North Coast Land Conservancy · Seaside, OR · 2024
Ocean protection
- $20,000
Surfrider Foundation · San Clemente, CA · 2024
Oregon ocean program
- $20,000
Waterwatch of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Coast Range Association · Corvallis, OR · 2023
Marine program
- $20,000
Oregon Natural Desert Association · Bend, OR · 2023
Oregon desert conservation
- $20,000
Surfrider Foundation · San Clemente, CA · 2023
Oregon ocean program
- $20,000
1000 Friends of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2022
Wildfire program
- $20,000
American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2022
Oregon wild and scenic initiative
- $20,000
Audubon Society of Lincoln City · Lincoln City, OR · 2022
Coastal habitat conservation
- $20,000
Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Strategic planning
- $16,000
Oregon Agricultural Trust · Salem, OR · 2022
General support
- $15,000
1000 Friends of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024
Wildfire program
- $15,000
350pdx · Portland, OR · 2024
Forest climate program
- $15,000
Beyond Toxics · Eugene, OR · 2024
Forest program
- $15,000
Cascade Head Biosphere Collaborative · Lincoln City, OR · 2024
Community science
- $15,000
Coast Range Association · Corvallis, OR · 2024
U.s. Program
- $15,000
Ipas · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Oregon League of Conservation Voters Education Fund · Portland, OR · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Oregon Wild · Portland, OR · 2024
Social media advocacy
- $15,000
Conservation Biology Institute · Corvallis, OR · 2023
Forest fire program
- $15,000
Firefighters United for Safety Ethics and Ecology · Eugene, OR · 2023
Forest fire program
- $15,000
Ipas · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Oregon League of Conservation Voters Education Fund · Portland, OR · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition · Coos Bay, OR · 2023
Oregon ocean program
- $15,000
Beyond Toxics · Eugene, OR · 2022
Climate policy project
- $15,000
Ipas · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Oregon League of Conservation Voters Education Fund · Portland, OR · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Oregon Natural Desert Association · Bend, OR · 2022
Protecting oregon's high desert
- $15,000
Oregon State University Agricultural Research Foundation · Corvallis, OR · 2022
Forest fire research
- $15,000
Surfrider Foundation · San Clemente, CA · 2022
Policy advocacy
- $10,000
American Forests · Washington, DC · 2024
North american forest congress
- $10,000
Bark · Portland, OR · 2024
Forest defense
- $10,000
Firefighters United for Safety Ethics and Ecology · Eugene, OR · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Oregon Community Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
Oregon oceans fund
- $10,000
Silvix Resources · Portland, OR · 2024
Forest defense
- $10,000
Windy Hill Foundation · Middleburg, VA · 2024
General support
- $10,000
1000 Friends of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2023
Wildfire program
- $10,000
Beyond Toxics · Eugene, OR · 2023
Forest program
- $10,000
Friends of the Owyhee · Ontario, OR · 2023
Owyhee protection campaign
- $10,000
Oregon Community Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
Oregon oceans fund
- $10,000
Windy Hill Foundation · Middleburg, VA · 2023
General support
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