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12 funders with a record of paying for “easement”
Where the money went American Battlefield Trust → Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center: $3.8M across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Hamer Foundation → Clearwater Conservancy: $1.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → The Montana Land Reliance: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2023 New Hampshire Charitable Foundation → Society for the Protection of Nh Forests: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Wetlands America Trust Inc → Ducks Unlimited Inc: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Western Pennsylvania Conservancy: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Knobloch Family Foundation → American Friends of Canadian Nature Inc: $885K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Whipstock Hill Preservation Society Inc → Vermont Land Trust: $765K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Walton Family Foundation Inc → American Rivers Inc: $550K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Upstate Forever → The King Family Trust: $254K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust → Haddam Land Trust Inc: $185K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Marin Community Foundation → Golden State Land Conservancy Incorporated: $69K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Hamer Foundation → Pa Chapter Nature Conservancy: $920K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Knobloch Family Foundation → Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Inc: $858K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wetlands America Trust Inc → Ducks Unlimited Inc: $812K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Battlefield Trust → Virginia Department of Historic Resources Board: $771K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Whipstock Hill Preservation Society Inc → Agricultural Stewardship Associatio: $660K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation: $650K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Wildlife Mississippi: $483K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Clearwater Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania Inc the: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust → Downeast Coastal Conservancy: $160K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Upstate Forever → Mctimber Properties LLC: $89K across 2 grants, latest 2024 New Hampshire Charitable Foundation → Bear-Paw Regional Greenways Inc: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Marin Community Foundation → Paint Rock Forest Research Center: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Knobloch Family Foundation → Prickly Pear Land Trust: $700K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wetlands America Trust Inc → Ducks Unlimited Inc: $491K across 1 grant, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Save the Redwoods League: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Trust for Public Land: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Hamer Foundation → Patton Township: $164K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust → Newtown Forest Association Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Upstate Forever → The Nature Conservancy: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Battlefield Trust → Kirkby Farm LLC: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Marin Community Foundation → Louisiana Environmental Action Network: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Northwest Arkansas Land Trust: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2023 New Hampshire Charitable Foundation → Paul Smith's College: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Knobloch Family Foundation → The Nature Conservancy of Texas: $670K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Knobloch Family Foundation → Nature Conservancy: $619K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Knobloch Family Foundation → The Nature Conservancy: $610K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Knobloch Family Foundation → The Nature Conservancy of Texas: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Knobloch Family Foundation → Coastal Prairie Conservancy: $185K across 1 grant, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → South Dakota Agricultural Land Trust: $174K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Knobloch Family Foundation → The Nature Conservancy in West Virginia: $135K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Knobloch Family Foundation → Texas Agricultural Land Trust: $111K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Weconservepa: $96K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Allegheny Land Trust: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Prickly Pear Land Trust: $57K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Upstate Forever → Naturaland Trust: $48K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Pennsylvania Land Trust Association: $47K across 1 grant, latest 2021 American Battlefield Trust → Commonwealth of Va Dhr: $31K across 4 grants, latest 2021 American Battlefield Trust → Land Conservancy of Adams Co Inc: $29K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Upstate Forever → Hlc Properties: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Upstate Forever → The Happy Berry LLC: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Upstate Forever → Upper Savannah Land Trust: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust → Independence Land Conservancy: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Land Trust for Louisiana Inc: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Upstate Forever → Space: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Upstate Forever → Sc Farm Bureau Land Trust: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust → Tecumseh Land Preservation Association: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 New Hampshire Charitable Foundation → Moose Mountains Regional Greenways: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Marin Community Foundation → Salmon Valley Stewardship Inc: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc → The Nature Conservancy: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Knobloch Family Foundation: $5.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Knobloch Family Foundation $5.0M American Battlefield Trust: $4.7M on this topic. Open the funder. American Battlefield Trust $4.7M National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $2.7M on this topic. Open the funder. National Fish and Wildlife Fo… $2.7M Wetlands America Trust Inc: $2.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Wetlands America Trust Inc $2.5M The Hamer Foundation: $2.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The Hamer Foundation $2.5M Richard King Mellon Foundation: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Richard King Mellon Foundation $1.7M Whipstock Hill Preservation Society Inc: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Whipstock Hill Preservation S… $1.4M New Hampshire Charitable Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. New Hampshire Charitable Foun… $1.3M Walton Family Foundation Inc: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Walton Family Foundation Inc $1.1M Upstate Forever: $535K on this topic. Open the funder. Upstate Forever $535K The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust: $475K on this topic. Open the funder. The Humane Society Wildlife L… $475K Marin Community Foundation: $145K on this topic. Open the funder. Marin Community Foundation $145K Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center: received $3.8M on this topic Reflection Riding Arboretum & N… $3.8M Clearwater Conservancy: received $1.4M on this topic Clearwater Conservancy $1.4M The Montana Land Reliance: received $1.3M on this topic The Montana Land Reliance $1.3M Society for the Protection of Nh Forests: received $1.2M on this topic Society for the Protection of N… $1.2M Ducks Unlimited Inc: received $1.2M on this topic Ducks Unlimited Inc $1.2M Western Pennsylvania Conservancy: received $1.0M on this topic Western Pennsylvania Conservancy $1.0M Pa Chapter Nature Conservancy: received $920K on this topic Pa Chapter Nature Conservancy $920K American Friends of Canadian Nature Inc: received $885K on this topic American Friends of Canadian Na… $885K Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Inc: received $858K on this topic Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation I… $858K Ducks Unlimited Inc: received $812K on this topic Ducks Unlimited Inc $812K Virginia Department of Historic Resources Board: received $771K on this topic Virginia Department of Historic… $771K Vermont Land Trust: received $765K on this topic Vermont Land Trust $765K Prickly Pear Land Trust: received $757K on this topic Prickly Pear Land Trust $757K The Nature Conservancy of Texas: received $670K on this topic The Nature Conservancy of Texas $670K Agricultural Stewardship Associatio: received $660K on this topic Agricultural Stewardship Associ… $660K The Nature Conservancy: received $660K on this topic The Nature Conservancy $660K Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation: received $650K on this topic Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation $650K Nature Conservancy: received $619K on this topic Nature Conservancy $619K American Rivers Inc: received $550K on this topic American Rivers Inc $550K Ducks Unlimited Inc: received $491K on this topic Ducks Unlimited Inc $491K Wildlife Mississippi: received $483K on this topic Wildlife Mississippi $483K The King Family Trust: received $254K on this topic The King Family Trust $254K Clearwater Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania Inc the: received $250K on this topic Clearwater Conservancy of Centr… $250K Save the Redwoods League: received $250K on this topic Save the Redwoods League $250K The Nature Conservancy of Texas: received $250K on this topic The Nature Conservancy of Texas $250K Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust: received $250K on this topic Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust $250K Trust for Public Land: received $200K on this topic Trust for Public Land $200K Haddam Land Trust Inc: received $185K on this topic Haddam Land Trust Inc $185K Coastal Prairie Conservancy: received $185K on this topic Coastal Prairie Conservancy $185K South Dakota Agricultural Land Trust: received $174K on this topic South Dakota Agricultural Land… $174K Patton Township: received $164K on this topic Patton Township $164K Downeast Coastal Conservancy: received $160K on this topic Downeast Coastal Conservancy $160K The Nature Conservancy in West Virginia: received $135K on this topic The Nature Conservancy in West… $135K Texas Agricultural Land Trust: received $111K on this topic Texas Agricultural Land Trust $111K Newtown Forest Association Inc: received $100K on this topic Newtown Forest Association Inc $100K Weconservepa: received $96K on this topic Weconservepa $96K Mctimber Properties LLC: received $89K on this topic Mctimber Properties LLC $89K Allegheny Land Trust: received $80K on this topic Allegheny Land Trust $80K Golden State Land Conservancy Incorporated: received $69K on this topic Golden State Land Conservancy I… $69K Naturaland Trust: received $48K on this topic Naturaland Trust $48K Pennsylvania Land Trust Association: received $47K on this topic Pennsylvania Land Trust Associa… $47K Kirkby Farm LLC: received $45K on this topic Kirkby Farm LLC $45K Bear-Paw Regional Greenways Inc: received $45K on this topic Bear-Paw Regional Greenways Inc $45K Paint Rock Forest Research Center: received $40K on this topic Paint Rock Forest Research Cent… $40K Commonwealth of Va Dhr: received $31K on this topic Commonwealth of Va Dhr $31K Louisiana Environmental Action Network: received $30K on this topic Louisiana Environmental Action… $30K Land Conservancy of Adams Co Inc: received $29K on this topic Land Conservancy of Adams Co Inc $29K Northwest Arkansas Land Trust: received $26K on this topic Northwest Arkansas Land Trust $26K Hlc Properties: received $25K on this topic Hlc Properties $25K The Happy Berry LLC: received $23K on this topic The Happy Berry LLC $23K Upper Savannah Land Trust: received $20K on this topic Upper Savannah Land Trust $20K Independence Land Conservancy: received $20K on this topic Independence Land Conservancy $20K Land Trust for Louisiana Inc: received $16K on this topic Land Trust for Louisiana Inc $16K Space: received $15K on this topic Space $15K Paul Smith's College: received $10K on this topic Paul Smith's College $10K Sc Farm Bureau Land Trust: received $10K on this topic Sc Farm Bureau Land Trust $10K Tecumseh Land Preservation Association: received $10K on this topic Tecumseh Land Preservation Asso… $10K Moose Mountains Regional Greenways: received $9K on this topic Moose Mountains Regional Greenw… $9K Salmon Valley Stewardship Inc: received $6K on this topic Salmon Valley Stewardship Inc $6K The Nature Conservancy: received $5K on this topic The Nature Conservancy $5K 12 funders, 60 recipients, grants matching “easement” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $360,000 to THE NATURE CONSERVANCY — allegheny front land easements & restoration/stewardship endowments - stump conservation easement
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Largest: $245,000 to THE KING FAMILY TRUST — passthru easement
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Largest: $1.9M to Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center — conservation easement preserving 304-acre reflection riding tract
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Largest: $1.3M to THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE — supporting conservation easements on working lands
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Largest: $494,500 to PA CHAPTER NATURE CONSERVANCY — operating support, programming, easements
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Largest: $800,000 to WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY — to permanently protect property in westmoreland county to enhance the habitat and scenic views of the ligonier valley, with an emphasis on conservation easements
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Largest: $255,000 to Vermont Land Trust — conservation easements on agricultural and forest lands.
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Largest: $68,818 to GOLDEN STATE LAND CONSERVANCY INCORPORATED — forestville conservation easement
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Largest: $100,000 to Newtown Forest Association Inc — to provide financial support to the stewardship endowment fund, in support of the dubroff conservation easement, and other conservation easements.
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Largest: $783,371 to Society for the Protection of NH Forests — for a designated distributions and genera support, repairs, education, easements
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Largest: $257,500 to Wildlife Mississippi — to support enrollment of mississippi alluvial valley land in usda easement programs and to provide outreach and education about such programs to policy makers.
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Largest: $839,064 to DUCKS UNLIMITED INC — easement monitoring
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