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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.
8 funders with a record of paying for “conservtion”
Where the money went
Largest: $15,000 to DUCKS UNLIMITED — conservtion project
Largest: $60,110 to COALITION FOR THE POUDRE RIVER WATERSHED — habitat/land conservtion
The Everglades FoundationPalmetto Bay, FLCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $145,000 · through 2021Largest: $145,000 to NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVTION ASSOCIATION — environmental education
Crockett Community FoundationCrockett, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $18,777 · through 2021Largest: $18,777 to PORT COSTA CONSERVTION — security lites fra display
Largest: $10,000 to LOGGERHEAD MARINE LIFE CENTER — rehabilitating sea turtles and conservtion of ocean ecosystems
Largest: $65,000 to CATAWBA SCIENCE CENTER — help with the costs of renovating its edgerton gallery to create a new permanent conservtion exhibit to be called, "land to sea"
Largest: $2,000 to WILDLIFE CENTER MICHIGAN — to assist the wildlife center in their mission to educate and advocate for conservtion and ethical hunting.
Largest: $1,000 to FRIENDS OF COLUMBIA GORGE — nature conservtion
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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 →