Funding search · EIN 486399970 · Sarasota, FL
Wilson Conservation Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 48
- grants reported
- $196,526
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,750
- 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.
What they fund
conservationoutreachrecoveryrestorationappealatlanticbenchbiology
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Funding pattern
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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.
- Sarasota Audubon Society3 grants · $40,026
- Parklands Foundation2 grants · $12,000
- Friends of the Boundary Waters1 grant · $10,000
- Finch Research Network2 grants · $10,000
- Center for Biological Diversity1 grant · $10,000
- College of William Mary1 grant · $10,000
- Marine Conservation Inst1 grant · $10,000
- American Birding Association2 grants · $8,500
- Vermont Center for Ecostudies2 grants · $6,000
- Oyster River Ecology2 grants · $6,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 48 reported grants, largest first.
- $20,000
Sarasota Audubon Society · Sarasota, FL · 2024
John Ginaven Educational Fund
- $20,000
Sarasota Audubon Society · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Quads Parcels Re-wilding
- $10,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2024
General Operating Support
- $10,000
College of William Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Center for Conservation Biology mission fulfillment
- $10,000
Friends of the Boundary Waters · St Paul, MN · 2023
No Boundaries to the Boundary Waters program
- $10,000
Marine Conservation Inst · Seattle, WA · 2023
Protecting ocean's special places
- $7,500
American Birding Association · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Nesting Season Appeal
- $7,000
Parklands Foundation · Normal, IL · 2023
Bench and restoration work
- $5,000
Colorado Fourteeners Initiative · Lakewood, CO · 2025
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Finch Research Network · Cincinnatus, NY · 2025
General Support
- $5,000
Grand Canyon Trust · Flagstaff, AZ · 2025
General Support
- $5,000
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2025
General Support
- $5,000
Panthera Corp · New York, NY · 2025
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Finch Research Network · Cincinnatus, NY · 2024
Evening Grosbeak Road to Recovery
- $5,000
Rocky Mountain Conservancy · Estes Park, CO · 2024
Trail Improvement Fund
- $5,000
Oyster River Ecology · Wimauma, FL · 2023
Start-up expenses
- $5,000
Rare Species Conservation Fdn · Loxahatchee, FL · 2023
Wildlife conservation & recovery
- $5,000
Adirondack Center for Loon Conserva · Ray Brook, NY · 2022
Public Education & Outreach
- $5,000
Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2022
Outreach Efforts
- $5,000
Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research · Clearwater, FL · 2022
North Atlantic Right Whale monitoring
- $5,000
Eaton Conservation Commission · Eaton, NH · 2022
Foss Mountain Fund
- $5,000
Parklands Foundation · Normal, IL · 2022
Restoration of Champion Tract
- $5,000
Vermont Center for Ecostudies · Norwich, VT · 2022
Mt Mansfield Retrospective
- $3,000
Wslr · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Solar system improvements
- $2,500
Friends of the Legacy Trail · Osprey, FL · 2024
General Support
- $1,500
Phillippi Crest Club · Sarasota, FL · 2025
Donation
- $1,000
Adirondack Ctr for Loon Preservatio · Saranac Lake, NY · 2025
Donation
- $1,000
American Birding Association · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025
Donation
- $1,000
Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch · Holmes Beach, FL · 2025
Donation
- $1,000
Biotecture Planet Earth · El Prado, NM · 2025
Donation
- $1,000
Charles River Watershed Assn · Boston, MA · 2025
Donation
- $1,000
Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025
Donation
- $1,000
Elberta Labor Heritage Center · Elberta, MI · 2025
Donation
- $1,000
Friends of Mvy Radio · West Tisbury, MA · 2025
Donation
- $1,000
Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Ct · Albuquerque, NM · 2025
Donation
- $1,000
Loon Preservation Committee · Moultonborough, NH · 2025
Donation
- $1,000
National Loon Center · Crosslake, MN · 2025
Donation
- $1,000
Oyster River Ecology · Wimauma, FL · 2025
Donation
- $1,000
Sarasota Bay Watch · Osprey, FL · 2025
Donation
- $1,000
Save Our Seabirds · Sarasota, FL · 2025
Donation
- $1,000
Schlitz Audobon Nature Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Donation
- $1,000
Tin Mountain Conservation Ctr · Albany, NH · 2025
Donation
- $1,000
Vermont Center for Ecostudies · Norwich, VT · 2025
Donation
- $1,000
Wmnf Radio · Tampa, FL · 2025
Donation
- $1,000
Wslr Radio · Sarasota, FL · 2025
Donation
- $500
Florida Ornithlogical Society · Gainesville, FL · 2025
Donation
- $500
Klamath Bird Observatory · Ashland, OR · 2025
Donation
- $26
Sarasota Audubon Society · Sarasota, FL · 2025
Donation
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