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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 “conseration”
Where the money went
Largest: $502,371 to GRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL LAND CONSER — embayment lake nature preserve
Ames Family FoundationTraverse City, MI
3 matching grants · $150,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to GRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL LAND CONSER — charitable contributions
Virginias United Land TrustsRichmond, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $49,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to HISTORIC VIRGINIA LAND CONSER — land conservatiion initiatives
Copper River Watershed ProjectCordova, AKCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $43,598 · through 2024Largest: $19,996 to Fairbanks Soil & Water Conser — invasive plant mini-grant
Largest: $32,000 to WINOUS POINT MARSH CONSER — marsh conservancy
Largest: $5,000 to TRI VALLEY CONSERANCY — charitable foundation
The Clifton InstituteWarrenton, VACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $96,771 · through 2024Largest: $56,058 to SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION — va box turtle conser
Largest: $50,000 to GRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL LAND CONSER — program support
Largest: $2,796 to SHIR CHADASH CONSER CONGREGATION — religious foundation
Utah Zoological SocietySalt Lake City, UTCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $35,000 · through 2023Largest: $25,000 to INTERNATIONAL RHINO FOUNDATION — african rhino conser
Largest: $15,000 to GLACIER NATIONAL PARK CONSERANCY — support conservation
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $18,500 · through 2023Largest: $12,500 to JANE GOODALL INST FOR WILDLIFE RES ED & CONSER — environment & animal protection
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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 →