Funding search · EIN 954703838 · Sacramento, CA

Resources Legacy Fund

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

883
grants reported
$123.9M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$50,000
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.

What they fund

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  • Fund for a Better Future2 grants · $10.4M
  • Earthjustice3 grants · $5.6M
  • Climate Power Education Fund2 grants · $4.6M
  • Hip Hop Caucus Education Fund3 grants · $3.8M
  • Environmental Integrity Project2 grants · $2.3M
  • Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives3 grants · $2.0M
  • Earthworks2 grants · $2.0M
  • Air Alliance Houston2 grants · $1.9M
  • Clean Air Council2 grants · $1.7M
  • Healthy Gulf2 grants · $1.7M

Giving over time

$44.5M
2022
$35.5M
2023
$43.9M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 883 grants.

  • $10.2M

    Fund for a Better Future · Sacramento, CA · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $4.3M

    Climate Power Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    Fiscal sponsorship spinoff

  • $2.5M

    Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $2.5M

    Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $1.4M

    Hip Hop Caucus Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $1.4M

    Hip Hop Caucus Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $1.3M

    Environmental Integrity Project · Washington, DC · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $1.3M

    Mojave Desert Land Trust · Joshua Tree, CA · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $1.1M

    Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $1.1M

    Healthy Gulf · New Orleans, LA · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $1.1M

    Center for International Environmental Law · Washington, DC · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $1.0M

    Hip Hop Caucus Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $1.0M

    Earthworks · Washington, DC · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $1.0M

    Deep South Center for Environmental Justice · New Orleans, LA · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $1.0M

    Environmental Integrity Project · Washington, DC · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $1.0M

    Texas Southern University Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $970,000

    Earthworks · Washington, DC · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $952,800

    Air Alliance Houston · Houston, TX · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $952,800

    Air Alliance Houston · Houston, TX · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $940,000

    Clean Air Council · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $759,747

    Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $750,000

    Clean Air Council · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $743,500

    Foundation for Western Fish and Wildlife · Boise, ID · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $736,000

    The Watershed Research and Training Center · Hayfork, CA · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $714,500

    Sustainable Markets Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $658,000

    Taxpayers for Common Sense · Washington, DC · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $650,000

    Rogue Basin Partnership · Medford, OR · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $633,000

    Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $625,000

    Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $601,000

    Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund · Austin, TX · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $600,000

    Healthy Gulf · New Orleans, LA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $600,000

    Stockholm Environment Institute · Somerville, MA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $600,000

    Stockholm Environment Institute · Somerville, MA · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $599,919

    Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown · Johnstown, PA · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $590,000

    Bennington College Corporation · Bennington, VT · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $586,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $576,609

    The Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $558,898

    Earth Island Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $550,000

    University of Oregon Foundation · Eugene, OR · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $550,000

    Washington Coast Sustainable Salmon Foundation · Aberdeen, WA · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $542,500

    Sustainable Markets Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $542,000

    Western Conservation Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $530,000

    Washington Coast Sustainable Salmon Foundation · Aberdeen, WA · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $525,000

    Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund · Austin, TX · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $510,975

    Deep South Center for Environmental Justice · New Orleans, LA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $509,529

    California Trout · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $500,000

    Resolve · Washington, DC · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $500,000

    Toxic-Free Future · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $500,000

    Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown Dba Community Foundation for the · Johnstown, PA · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $500,000

    Health Care Without Harm · Reston, VA · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $500,000

    Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis · Lakewood, OH · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $500,000

    Toxic-Free Future · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $500,000

    Cowlitz Indian Tribe · Vancouver, WA · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $500,000

    Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives · Berkeley, CA · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $500,000

    Health Care Without Harm · Reston, VA · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $500,000

    Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis · Lakewood, OH · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $500,000

    Resolve · Washington, DC · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $480,725

    California Trout · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $471,334

    Taxpayers for Common Sense · Washington, DC · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $463,000

    C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group · New York, NY · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $463,000

    Healthy Building Network · Washington, DC · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $460,000

    Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $450,000

    Center for Coalfield Justice · Washington, PA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $450,000

    Louisiana Bucket Brigade · New Orleans, LA · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $425,000

    Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $421,000

    Round Valley Indian Tribes · Covelo, CA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $413,750

    Marine Protected Area Collaborative Network (Mpa Cn) · San Juan Capistrano, CA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $400,000

    Vibrant Planet Data Commons · Conifer, CO · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $400,000

    Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Jr University · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $397,936

    Uc Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $385,000

    Occidental Arts and Ecology Center · Occidental, CA · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $378,969

    Regents of the University of California Davis · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $377,908

    Physicians Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy · Oakland, CA · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $375,000

    Taxpayers for Common Sense · Washington, DC · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $369,000

    Surfrider Foundation · San Clemente, CA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $360,100

    Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $350,000

    Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $350,000

    Washington Conservation Action Education Fund · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $328,000

    Orange County Coastkeeper · Costa Mesa, CA · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $324,500

    California Trout · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $316,000

    Louisiana Bucket Brigade · New Orleans, LA · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $310,000

    California Coastal Protection Network · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $310,000

    Stand · Bellingham, WA · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $300,000

    Fund for a Better Future · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $300,000

    Washington Resource Conservation and Development Council · Yakima, WA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $300,000

    Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $300,000

    Public Health Watch · Austin, TX · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $300,000

    Water Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $300,000

    Public Health Watch · Austin, TX · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $300,000

    Rogue Basin Partnership · Medford, OR · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $300,000

    Water Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2022

    Land or marine conservation, promotion of education and/or healthy communities

  • $298,129

    Climate Power Education Fund · Washtington, DC · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $295,000

    Green the Church · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $295,000

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $295,000

    The Years Project · Melville, NY · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $292,500

    Sustainable Markets Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $288,750

    Foundation for Western Fish and Wildlife · Boise, ID · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $280,000

    National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2023

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. Equity and justice.

  • $275,000

    Montana Wilderness Association Dba Wild Montana · Helena, MO · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

  • $270,000

    Equation Campaign and Global Climate Legal Defense · Novato, CA · 2024

    Land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice

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