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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 “enviornmental”
Where the money went
Largest: $1,000 to FOREST SOCIETY OF MAINE — enviornmental programs
Largest: $100,000 to Next Gen Climate America — enviornmental
Largest: $16,000 to MICHIGAN ENVIORNMENTAL COUNCIL — planet detroit enviornmental news hub guides
Largest: $55,000 to ENVIORNMENTAL DEFENSE FUND — general purpose contributions
Largest: $30,000 to MONTANA ENVIORNMENTAL INFORMATION CENTER — support of water quality efforts
Largest: $10,000 to MINNESOTA CENTER FOR ENVIORNMENTAL ADCOCACY — to use law, science, and research to protect minnesota's environment, its natural resources, and the health of its people
Largest: $50,000 to SAVE THE BAY INC — save the bay protects, restores, and improves the ecological health of the narrangansett bay region, including its watershed and adjacent coastal waters, through an ecosystembased …
Largest: $5,000 to FRIENDS OF THE EVERGLADES INC — support conservation and enviornmental efforts
Largest: $1.0M to IPAS — support for enviornmental preparedness and strengthening health systems
Largest: $18,395 to ECOLOGY CENTER — enviornmental education programs
Largest: $10,000 to TRASH NO LAND — enviornmental care
Largest: $45,000 to GLOBAL GREENGRANTS — agroecology fund ($20k) & women's enviornmental action ($25k)
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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 →