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5 funders with a record of paying for “environmentalprotection”

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Christian Family Foundation → James River Association: $48K across 3 grants, latest 2024Wm E Slaughter Jr Foundationinc → Sedona Recycles: $16K across 4 grants, latest 2025Nina Abrams Fund → Heal the Bay: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gloyd Family Foundation → Severson Dells Nature Center: $5K across 5 grants, latest 2025Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc → Environmental Defense Fund: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2022Christian Family Foundation → Chesapeake Bay Foundation: $24K across 3 grants, latest 2024Nina Abrams Fund → Population Connection: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2024Christian Family Foundation → Ocean Conservancy: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024Christian Family Foundation → National Wildlife Federation: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2024Christian Family Foundation: $81K on this topic. Open the funder.Christian Family Foundation$81KWm E Slaughter Jr Foundationinc: $16K on this topic. Open the funder.Wm E Slaughter Jr Foundationi…$16KNina Abrams Fund: $16K on this topic. Open the funder.Nina Abrams Fund$16KGloyd Family Foundation: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.Gloyd Family Foundation$5KDan Cameron Family Foundation Inc: $3K on this topic. Open the funder.Dan Cameron Family Foundation…$3KJames River Association: received $48K on this topicJames River Association$48KChesapeake Bay Foundation: received $24K on this topicChesapeake Bay Foundation$24KSedona Recycles: received $16K on this topicSedona Recycles$16KHeal the Bay: received $9K on this topicHeal the Bay$9KPopulation Connection: received $7K on this topicPopulation Connection$7KOcean Conservancy: received $6K on this topicOcean Conservancy$6KSeverson Dells Nature Center: received $5K on this topicSeverson Dells Nature Center$5KEnvironmental Defense Fund: received $3K on this topicEnvironmental Defense Fund$3KNational Wildlife Federation: received $3K on this topicNational Wildlife Federation$3K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →