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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “anglers”
Where the money went
American Sportfishing AssociationAlexandria, VACharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $317,750 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to CENTER FOR SPORTFISHING POLICY — to support conservation, habitat restoration and improved access for recreational anglers.
Largest: $50,000 to BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS AND ANGLERS — environmental - alaska conservation
Largest: $400,000 to BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS AND ANGLERS — for general operating support
Largest: $152,025 to BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS AND ANGLERS — operating reserve fund
Largest: $340,000 to BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS — to strengthen community engagement in urban areas, habitat stewardship programming, and outreach strategies through increased staff alignment
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $958,035 · through 2023Largest: $588,917 to COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE — ai app alerts chesapeake bay anglers to invasives
Largest: $51,650 to HOOK SPLIT JUNIOR ANGLERS INC — promote health & education through fishing & other outdoor activities
Largest: $15,000 to CONSERVATIVE ANGLER — advocates for wild fish and fisheries, protecting and conserving wild steelhead, salmon, trout and char throughout their pacific range.
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $519,901 · through 2022Largest: $159,051 to American Rivers Inc — support for expanding the practice of dam removal, general operating support, the anglers fund
Guy Harvey Ocean FundFort Lauderdale, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to CENTER FOR SPORTFISHING POLICY — advocacy for saltwater recreational anglers
Veterans United FoundationColumbia, MOCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $55,000 · through 2025Largest: $15,000 to BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS — armed forces initiative train the trainer course
Swig FoundationSan Francisco, CA
5 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $7,500 to TROUT UNLIMITED — work to keep our country's coldwater fisheries and their watersheds safe from environmental threats for this and future generations of anglers to enjoy.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →