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12 funders with a record of paying for “farmland”
Where the money went Maine Community Foundation Inc → Maine Farmland Trust: $12M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc → American Farmland Trust: $2.4M across 7 grants, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Lancaster Farmland Trust: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Novo Foundation → American Farmland Trust: $1.2M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Ud W Bingham 2nd 070535 → American Farmland Trust: $730K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Ralph Landau Foundation → American Farmland Trust: $630K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Spray Foundation Inc → American Farmland Trust: $600K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Nature Conservancy → American Farmland Trust: $547K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Keith Campbell Foundation → Lancaster Farmland Trust: $525K across 8 grants, latest 2024 Seattle Foundation → Washington Farmland Trust: $288K across 18 grants, latest 2024 American Farmland Trust → Cornell Cooperative Extension: $172K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Brookby Foundation → Conservation Resource Alliance: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → American Farmland Trust: $1.4M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Colorado West Land Trust: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Ud W Bingham 2nd 070535 → Maine Farmland Trust: $383K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Seattle Foundation → American Farmland Trust: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brookby Foundation → Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Maine Community Foundation Inc → American Farmland Trust: $92K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Novo Foundation → Orange County Land Trust Inc: $56K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Farmland Trust → East Stanislaus Resource Conservation District (Esrcd): $52K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Nature Conservancy → Lancaster Farmland Trust: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc → The Nature Conservancy: $550K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Brookby Foundation → Leelanau Conservancy: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Farmland Trust → Khuba International: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Seattle Foundation → Futurewise: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance Inc: $31K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Leading Harvest: $350K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Brookby Foundation → Leelanau Conservancy: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Brookby Foundation → Conservation Resource Alliance: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Brookby Foundation → Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Farmland Trust → Alaska Farmland Trust Corporation: $41K across 2 grants, latest 2023 American Farmland Trust → Connecticut Farmland Trust: $34K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Farmland Trust → Westchester Land Trust: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021 American Farmland Trust → Grownyc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021 American Farmland Trust → African Heritage Economic Initiative Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021 American Farmland Trust → Genesee Land Trust Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021 American Farmland Trust → Columbia Land Conservancy Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021 American Farmland Trust → Pace University: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021 American Farmland Trust → Center for Agricultural Development: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021 American Farmland Trust → Skagit County Farmland Legacy: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Seattle Foundation → North Olympic Land Trust: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Farmland Trust → Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming Inc: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2021 American Farmland Trust → Glynwood Center for Regional: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2021 American Farmland Trust → County of Merced: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Farmland Trust → Sierra Resource Conservation District: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Farmland Trust → Washington Farmland Trust: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Seattle Foundation → Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland: $13K across 5 grants, latest 2023 Seattle Foundation → Pnw Bipoc Farmland Trust: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Farmland Trust → Town of Dunn: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Farmland Trust → Tall Pines Conservancy: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Farmland Trust → Jefferson County: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Farmland Trust → Cornell Cooperative Extension Herkimer County: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2021 American Farmland Trust → Maine Farmland Trust: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Farmland Trust → Buffalo Go Green Inc: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2021 American Farmland Trust → Biodynamic Farmland Conservation Trust: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Farmland Trust → Lancaster Farmland Trust: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2021 American Farmland Trust → Okanogan Land Trust: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Farmland Trust → Ozark Greenways Inc: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Farmland Trust → Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Farmland Trust → Pines and Prairies Land Trust: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Farmland Trust → Jefferson Land Trust: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Farmland Trust → Yolo Land Trust: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Farmland Trust → King County: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Farmland Trust → Utah Open Lands Conservation Association: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Maine Community Foundation Inc: $12M on this topic. Open the funder. Maine Community Foundation Inc $12M Walton Family Foundation Inc: $4.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Walton Family Foundation Inc $4.3M National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $3.0M on this topic. Open the funder. National Fish and Wildlife Fo… $3.0M Novo Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Novo Foundation $1.3M Ud W Bingham 2nd 070535: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Ud W Bingham 2nd 070535 $1.1M American Farmland Trust: $773K on this topic. Open the funder. American Farmland Trust $773K Ralph Landau Foundation: $630K on this topic. Open the funder. Ralph Landau Foundation $630K The Spray Foundation Inc: $600K on this topic. Open the funder. The Spray Foundation Inc $600K The Nature Conservancy: $573K on this topic. Open the funder. The Nature Conservancy $573K The Keith Campbell Foundation: $525K on this topic. Open the funder. The Keith Campbell Foundation $525K Seattle Foundation: $476K on this topic. Open the funder. Seattle Foundation $476K The Brookby Foundation: $440K on this topic. Open the funder. The Brookby Foundation $440K Maine Farmland Trust: received $12M on this topic Maine Farmland Trust $12M American Farmland Trust: received $5.2M on this topic American Farmland Trust $5.2M American Farmland Trust: received $2.5M on this topic American Farmland Trust $2.5M Lancaster Farmland Trust: received $2.1M on this topic Lancaster Farmland Trust $2.1M Colorado West Land Trust: received $1.0M on this topic Colorado West Land Trust $1.0M The Nature Conservancy: received $550K on this topic The Nature Conservancy $550K Maine Farmland Trust: received $392K on this topic Maine Farmland Trust $392K Leading Harvest: received $350K on this topic Leading Harvest $350K Washington Farmland Trust: received $307K on this topic Washington Farmland Trust $307K Cornell Cooperative Extension: received $172K on this topic Cornell Cooperative Extension $172K Conservation Resource Alliance: received $100K on this topic Conservation Resource Alliance $100K Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy: received $100K on this topic Grand Traverse Regional Land Co… $100K Leelanau Conservancy: received $70K on this topic Leelanau Conservancy $70K Leelanau Conservancy: received $70K on this topic Leelanau Conservancy $70K Orange County Land Trust Inc: received $56K on this topic Orange County Land Trust Inc $56K East Stanislaus Resource Conservation District (Esrcd): received $52K on this topic East Stanislaus Resource Conser… $52K Khuba International: received $50K on this topic Khuba International $50K Conservation Resource Alliance: received $50K on this topic Conservation Resource Alliance $50K Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy: received $50K on this topic Grand Traverse Regional Land Co… $50K Alaska Farmland Trust Corporation: received $41K on this topic Alaska Farmland Trust Corporati… $41K Futurewise: received $35K on this topic Futurewise $35K Connecticut Farmland Trust: received $34K on this topic Connecticut Farmland Trust $34K Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance Inc: received $31K on this topic Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance Inc $31K Westchester Land Trust: received $25K on this topic Westchester Land Trust $25K Grownyc: received $25K on this topic Grownyc $25K African Heritage Economic Initiative Inc: received $25K on this topic African Heritage Economic Initi… $25K Genesee Land Trust Inc: received $25K on this topic Genesee Land Trust Inc $25K Columbia Land Conservancy Inc: received $25K on this topic Columbia Land Conservancy Inc $25K Pace University: received $25K on this topic Pace University $25K Center for Agricultural Development: received $25K on this topic Center for Agricultural Develop… $25K Skagit County Farmland Legacy: received $25K on this topic Skagit County Farmland Legacy $25K North Olympic Land Trust: received $25K on this topic North Olympic Land Trust $25K Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming Inc: received $23K on this topic Groundswell Center for Local Fo… $23K Glynwood Center for Regional: received $22K on this topic Glynwood Center for Regional $22K County of Merced: received $22K on this topic County of Merced $22K Sierra Resource Conservation District: received $20K on this topic Sierra Resource Conservation Di… $20K Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland: received $13K on this topic Skagitonians to Preserve Farmla… $13K Pnw Bipoc Farmland Trust: received $10K on this topic Pnw Bipoc Farmland Trust $10K Town of Dunn: received $10K on this topic Town of Dunn $10K Tall Pines Conservancy: received $10K on this topic Tall Pines Conservancy $10K Jefferson County: received $10K on this topic Jefferson County $10K Cornell Cooperative Extension Herkimer County: received $9K on this topic Cornell Cooperative Extension H… $9K Buffalo Go Green Inc: received $9K on this topic Buffalo Go Green Inc $9K Biodynamic Farmland Conservation Trust: received $8K on this topic Biodynamic Farmland Conservatio… $8K Okanogan Land Trust: received $6K on this topic Okanogan Land Trust $6K Ozark Greenways Inc: received $6K on this topic Ozark Greenways Inc $6K Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust: received $6K on this topic Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultur… $6K Pines and Prairies Land Trust: received $6K on this topic Pines and Prairies Land Trust $6K Jefferson Land Trust: received $6K on this topic Jefferson Land Trust $6K Yolo Land Trust: received $6K on this topic Yolo Land Trust $6K King County: received $6K on this topic King County $6K Utah Open Lands Conservation Association: received $6K on this topic Utah Open Lands Conservation As… $6K 12 funders, 52 recipients, grants matching “farmland” 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: $6,000 to ALASKA FARMLAND TRUST CORPORATION — protecting farmland / promoting sound farming practices
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Largest: $10,000 to PNW BIPOC FARMLAND TRUST — to support friendly hmong farms' grant writing capacity in support of gaining access to farmland.
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Largest: $80,000 to American Farmland Trust — to identify specific social, technical, and economic barriers to agrivoltaic adoption in colorado, and inform a set of recommendations for future research, policy, and educational …
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Largest: $500,000 to AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST — project support: farmland access fund
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Largest: $4.8M to Maine Farmland Trust — farmland preservation
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Largest: $300,000 to AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST — unrestricted general
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Largest: $135,000 to LANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST — build capacity to position for implementation
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Largest: $70,000 to LEELANAU CONSERVANCY — farmland preservation project
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Largest: $694,161 to LANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST — chesapeake bay stewardship
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Largest: $175,434 to AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST — conservation activities
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Largest: $200,000 to AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST — support programs and policies that help save farmland, farmers & the environment
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Largest: $300,000 to AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST — charitable - support american farmland trust's endowment fund
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