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 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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