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Funding search · EIN 367193086 · Chicago, IL

Vanderpoel Conservation Foundation Xxxxx6009

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

44
grants reported: $251,106
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $3,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Citizens for Conservation4 grants · $82,606
Natural Land Institute4 grants · $54,800
Friends of Nachusa Grasslands4 grants · $23,500
Chicago Academy of Sciences4 grants · $21,500
Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves4 grants · $17,000
Colorado Agricultural Leadership2 grants · $14,700
Preservation Foundation of the4 grants · $8,000
Island Conservation4 grants · $7,000
Southeastern Grasslands Initiative3 grants · $7,000
The National Mississippi River Museum4 grants · $7,000

Giving over time

$74,489

2022

$44,817

2023

$90,800

2024

$41,000

2025

Grant history

All 44 reported grants, largest first.

$41,800
Natural Land Institute · Rockford, IL · 2024
General
$31,789
Citizens for Conservation · Barrington, IL · 2022
General
$25,000
Citizens for Conservation · Barrington, IL · 2024
General
$20,817
Citizens for Conservation · Barrington, IL · 2023
General
$9,700
Colorado Agricultural Leadership · Castle Rock, CO · 2022
General
$6,500
Friends of Nachusa Grasslands · Franklin Grove, IL · 2022
General
$6,000
Friends of Nachusa Grasslands · Franklin Grove, IL · 2025
General
$6,000
Friends of Nachusa Grasslands · Franklin Grove, IL · 2024
General
$6,000
Chicago Academy of Sciences · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$6,000
Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves · Northbrook, IL · 2022
General
$6,000
Natural Land Institute · Rockford, IL · 2022
General
$5,500
Chicago Academy of Sciences · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$5,000
Chicago Academy of Sciences · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
Citizens for Conservation · Barrington, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
Colorado Agricultural Leadership · Castle Rock, CO · 2025
General
$5,000
Natural Land Institute · Rockford, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
Chicago Academy of Sciences · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Friends of Nachusa Grasslands · Franklin Grove, IL · 2023
General
$4,000
Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves · Northbrook, IL · 2025
General
$4,000
Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves · Northbrook, IL · 2024
General
$3,000
Island Conservation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2025
General
$3,000
Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves · Northbrook, IL · 2023
General
$3,000
Southeastern Grasslands Initiative · Clarksville, TN · 2022
General
$2,000
Austin Peay State University · Clarksville, TN · 2025
General
$2,000
Preservation Foundation of the · Libertyville, IL · 2025
General
$2,000
The National Mississippi River Museum · Dubuque, IA · 2025
General
$2,000
Island Conservation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
General
$2,000
Preservation Foundation of the · Libertyville, IL · 2024
General
$2,000
Southeastern Grasslands Initiative · Clarksville, TN · 2024
General
$2,000
The National Mississippi River Museum · Dubuque, IA · 2024
General
$2,000
Natural Land Institute · Rockford, IL · 2023
General
$2,000
Preservation Foundation of the · Libertyville, IL · 2023
General
$2,000
Southeastern Grasslands Initiative · Clarksville, TN · 2023
General
$2,000
Preservation Foundation of the · Libertyville, IL · 2022
General
$1,500
The National Mississippi River Museum · Dubuque, IA · 2023
General
$1,500
The National Mississippi River Museum · Dubuque, IA · 2022
General
$1,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2025
General operating
$1,000
Sea Turtle Conservancy · Forest Knolls, CA · 2025
General
$1,000
Sea Turtle Conservancy · Forest Knolls, CA · 2024
General
$1,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023
General operating
$1,000
Island Conservation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
General
$1,000
Sea Turtle Conservancy · Forest Knolls, CA · 2023
General
$1,000
Island Conservation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
General
$1,000
Sea Turtle Conservancy · Forest Knolls, CA · 2022
General

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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.