Funding search · EIN 680339625 · San Francisco, CA

March Conservation Fund

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

212
grants reported
$12.1M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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  • American Bird Conservancy3 grants · $1.7M
  • Wildlife Conservation Network3 grants · $1.4M
  • Cornell University3 grants · $962,455
  • Point Blue Conservation Science3 grants · $955,168
  • Friends of Birdlife International2 grants · $681,955
  • Vanguard Charitable3 grants · $600,000
  • Rainforest Trust3 grants · $382,000
  • Jocotoco Conservation Foundation2 grants · $321,000
  • Mandai Nature Fund3 grants · $278,000
  • Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy2 grants · $267,125

Giving over time

$3.4M
2022
$3.8M
2023
$4.8M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 212 grants.

  • $603,416

    American Bird Conservancy · The Plains, VA · 2023

    General support $549,345: restricted support $54,071

  • $594,981

    American Bird Conservancy · The Plains, VA · 2024

    General support $573,41; restricted support $21,568

  • $550,000

    Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Restricted support

  • $544,695

    American Bird Conservancy · The Plains, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $452,640

    Point Blue Conservation Science · Petaluma, CA · 2024

    General support $1,300; restricted support $451,340

  • $427,700

    Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Restricted support

  • $426,833

    Point Blue Conservation Science · Petaluma, CA · 2022

    General support $26,015; restricted support $400,818

  • $400,000

    Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Restricted support

  • $360,248

    Friends of Birdlife International · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $348,266

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $340,705

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $321,707

    Friends of Birdlife International · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $300,000

    Vanguard Charitable · Warwick, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $273,484

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022

    Restricted support

  • $225,000

    Rainforest Trust · Warrenton, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $208,910

    American Friends of Birdlife Intl I · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $200,000

    Vanguard Charitable · Warwick, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $200,000

    Jocotoco Conservation Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    General support

  • $160,000

    Jocotoco Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    General support

  • $149,400

    Global Conservation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General support $74,400; restricted support $75,000

  • $139,640

    Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Restricted support

  • $127,485

    Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Restricted support

  • $121,000

    Jocotoco Conservation Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Restricted support

  • $102,400

    Uc Santa Cruz Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    Restricted support

  • $100,000

    Mandai Nature Fund · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Nature Israel · New York, NY · 2024

    Restricted support

  • $100,000

    Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Restricted support

  • $100,000

    Mandai Nature Fund · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Rainforest Trust · Warrenton, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2023

    Restricted support

  • $100,000

    Vanguard Charitable · Warwick, RI · 2022

    General support

  • $88,964

    Audubon California · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Restricted support

  • $81,849

    Uc Santa Cruz Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    Restricted support

  • $80,011

    Wildaid · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Restricted support

  • $80,000

    Island Conservation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $78,000

    Mandai Nature Fund · 2022

    General support

  • $76,000

    Rainforest Action Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General support $1,000; restricted support $75,000

  • $75,695

    Point Blue Conservation Science · Petaluma, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $75,687

    Oriental Bird Club · 2023

    General support

  • $75,492

    Wildaid · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Restricted support

  • $75,000

    Global Conservation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Restricted support

  • $75,000

    Island Conservation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Rainforest Action Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Island Conservation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $75,000

    Justice Outside · Oakland, CA · 2023

    Restricted support

  • $75,000

    Justice Outside · Oakland, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $70,100

    Planet Indonesia · Webster Groves, MO · 2024

    Restricted support

  • $70,000

    Planet Indonesia · Webster Groves, MO · 2022

    Restricted support

  • $69,396

    Audubon Canyon Ranch · Stinson Beach, CA · 2024

    Restricted support

  • $66,080

    Audubon Canyon Ranch · Stinson Beach, CA · 2022

    Restricted support

  • $65,000

    American Society for Protection of · New York, NY · 2023

    Restricted support

  • $65,000

    Jewish Family & Childrens Services · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Restricted support

  • $60,000

    Jewish Family & Childrens Services · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support $50,000; restricted support $10,000

  • $57,000

    Rainforest Trust · Warrenton, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Appalachian Voices · Boone, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Cultural Fire Management Council · Hoopa, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Justice Outside · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Mkwc · Happy Camp, CA · 2024

    Restricted support

  • $50,000

    Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Restricted support

  • $50,000

    Watershed Research Training Center · Hayfork, CA · 2024

    Restricted support

  • $50,000

    Appalachian Voices · Boone, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Audubon Canyon Ranch · Stinson Beach, CA · 2023

    Restricted support

  • $50,000

    Cultural Fire Management Council · Hoopa, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Restricted support

  • $50,000

    Watershed Research Training Center · Hayfork, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Jewish Family & Childrens Services · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Rainforest Action Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Restricted support

  • $50,000

    Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $40,000

    Appalachian Voices · Boone, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $40,000

    Earth Island Institutenature in the Cit · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Restricted support

  • $39,114

    Audubon California · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Restricted support

  • $38,686

    Audubon California · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Restricted support

  • $35,971

    Uc Santa Cruz Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    Restricted support

  • $35,925

    Rewild · Austin, TX · 2024

    General support

  • $32,000

    Ucsc Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    Restricted support

  • $31,092

    Climate Ride · Missoula, MT · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    African Bird Club · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Earth Island Institutenature in the Cit · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Restricted support

  • $25,000

    Earth Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Forestry Fire Recruitment Program · Azusa, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Manomet Conservation Sciences · Manomet, MA · 2024

    Restricted support

  • $25,000

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Neotropical Birding Conservation · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Oriental Bird Club · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Ornithological Society of Middle Ea · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Teton Regional Land Trust · Driggs, ID · 2024

    Restricted support

  • $25,000

    African Bird Club · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    Earth Island Institutenature in the Cit · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Restricted support

  • $25,000

    Mkwc · Happy Camp, CA · 2023

    Restricted support

  • $25,000

    Nature Israel · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    Neotropical Birding Conservation · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    Ornithological Society of Middle Ea · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    African Bird Club · 2022

    General support

  • $25,000

    American Society for Protection of · New York, NY · 2022

    Restricted support

  • $25,000

    Cultural Fire Management Council · Hoopa, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $25,000

    Neotropical Birding Conservation · 2022

    General support

  • $25,000

    Oriental Bird Club · 2022

    General support

  • $25,000

    Ornithological Society of Middle Ea · 2022

    General support

  • $22,700

    Climate Ride · Missoula, MT · 2023

    General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.