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12 funders with a record of paying for “grasslands”
Where the money went National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Ducks Unlimited Inc: $12M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Anne Ray Foundation → The Nature Conservancy: $5.9M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Margaret A Cargill Foundation → National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $3.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Forest Foundation → Conservation Legacy: $3.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation → The Nature Conservancy in Montana: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Band Foundation → Austin Peay State University Foundation: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Knobloch Family Foundation → Pheasants Forever Inc and Quail Forever: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Community Foundation of Northern Il → Friends of Nachusa Grasslands: $222K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Volgenau Foundation → Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute: $205K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Friends of Nachusa Grasslands: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Forage & Grassland Foundation Inc → International Grassland Congress: $30K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Natural Resources Foundation of → The Prairie Enthusiasts: $29K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → National Wildlife Federation: $2.5M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Margaret A Cargill Foundation → World Wildlife Fund Inc: $2.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Forest Foundation → Wetland Initiatives: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Knobloch Family Foundation → Bird Conservancy of the Rockies: $561K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation → The Conservation Fund: $230K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Band Foundation → Natureserve: $202K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Volgenau Foundation → Smithsonian Institute: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Foundation of Northern Il → Friends of Nachusa Grasslands: $124K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards: $27K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Forage & Grassland Foundation Inc → American Forage & Grassland Council: $23K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Natural Resources Foundation of → Kettle Moraine Land Trust: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Pheasants Forever Inc: $1.9M across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Forest Foundation → Ecoculture: $996K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Margaret A Cargill Foundation → National Audubon Society Inc: $530K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Knobloch Family Foundation → Friends of Birdlife International Inc: $373K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation → Montana Land Reliance: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Volgenau Foundation → Audubon California A State Program of the National Audubon Society: $125K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Community Foundation of Northern Il → Friends Endowment for Nachusa Grasslands: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → National Audubon Society Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Natural Resources Foundation of → Dane County Conservation League: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory: $956K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Forest Foundation → Rocky Mountain Youth Corps - Co: $932K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Forest Foundation → Southern Highlands Reserve: $738K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Forest Foundation → Rio Grande Return: $607K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Forest Foundation → City of Greeley: $589K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Forest Foundation → Tree People: $583K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Forest Foundation → Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes: $571K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Forest Foundation → Vail Valley Mountain Bike Association: $543K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Forest Foundation → Trout Unlimited Inc: $529K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Forest Foundation → American Conservation Experience: $527K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Forest Foundation → Truckee River Watershed Council: $512K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Forest Foundation → Friends of Dillon Ranger District: $506K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Forest Foundation → Big Thompson Watershed Coalition: $485K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Forest Foundation → Colorado State University: $475K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Margaret A Cargill Foundation → Buffalo Nations Grasslands Alliance: $450K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Forest Foundation → Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council: $435K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Sandhills Task Force: $431K across 2 grants, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Sandhills Task Force (Keep): $420K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Forest Foundation → Wildlands Restoration Volunteers: $414K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Montana Audubon Society: $412K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Forest Foundation → The Longleaf Alliance Inc: $397K across 2 grants, latest 2022 National Forest Foundation → Boise State University: $346K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → South Dakota Grassland Coalition: $339K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Forest Foundation → Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed: $319K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Knobloch Family Foundation → Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory: $310K across 1 grant, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas Inc: $308K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Borderlands Research Institute-Sul Ross State University: $302K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Winnett Aces Inc: $292K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Coastal Prairie Conservancy: $286K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Forest Foundation → Conservation Corps of Long Beach: $280K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Forest Foundation → Washoe Tribe of Nv and Ca: $269K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Forest Foundation → Mile High Youth Corps: $260K across 2 grants, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $21M on this topic. Open the funder. National Fish and Wildlife Fo… $21M National Forest Foundation: $16M on this topic. Open the funder. National Forest Foundation $16M Margaret A Cargill Foundation: $6.9M on this topic. Open the funder. Margaret A Cargill Foundation $6.9M Anne Ray Foundation: $5.9M on this topic. Open the funder. Anne Ray Foundation $5.9M The Knobloch Family Foundation: $1.8M on this topic. Open the funder. The Knobloch Family Foundation $1.8M The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. The Arthur M Blank Family Fou… $1.6M Band Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Band Foundation $1.3M The Volgenau Foundation: $455K on this topic. Open the funder. The Volgenau Foundation $455K Community Foundation of Northern Il: $396K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Foundation of North… $396K Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation: $112K on this topic. Open the funder. Illinois Clean Energy Communi… $112K Natural Resources Foundation of: $60K on this topic. Open the funder. Natural Resources Foundation… $60K Forage & Grassland Foundation Inc: $53K on this topic. Open the funder. Forage & Grassland Foundation… $53K Ducks Unlimited Inc: received $12M on this topic Ducks Unlimited Inc $12M The Nature Conservancy: received $5.9M on this topic The Nature Conservancy $5.9M National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: received $3.8M on this topic National Fish and Wildlife Foun… $3.8M Conservation Legacy: received $3.2M on this topic Conservation Legacy $3.2M National Wildlife Federation: received $2.5M on this topic National Wildlife Federation $2.5M World Wildlife Fund Inc: received $2.2M on this topic World Wildlife Fund Inc $2.2M Pheasants Forever Inc: received $1.9M on this topic Pheasants Forever Inc $1.9M Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory: received $1.3M on this topic Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory $1.3M Wetland Initiatives: received $1.3M on this topic Wetland Initiatives $1.3M The Nature Conservancy in Montana: received $1.2M on this topic The Nature Conservancy in Monta… $1.2M Austin Peay State University Foundation: received $1.1M on this topic Austin Peay State University Fo… $1.1M Ecoculture: received $996K on this topic Ecoculture $996K Rocky Mountain Youth Corps - Co: received $932K on this topic Rocky Mountain Youth Corps - Co $932K Southern Highlands Reserve: received $738K on this topic Southern Highlands Reserve $738K Rio Grande Return: received $607K on this topic Rio Grande Return $607K Pheasants Forever Inc and Quail Forever: received $600K on this topic Pheasants Forever Inc and Quail… $600K City of Greeley: received $589K on this topic City of Greeley $589K Tree People: received $583K on this topic Tree People $583K Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes: received $571K on this topic Confederated Salish & Kootenai… $571K Bird Conservancy of the Rockies: received $561K on this topic Bird Conservancy of the Rockies $561K Vail Valley Mountain Bike Association: received $543K on this topic Vail Valley Mountain Bike Assoc… $543K National Audubon Society Inc: received $530K on this topic National Audubon Society Inc $530K Trout Unlimited Inc: received $529K on this topic Trout Unlimited Inc $529K American Conservation Experience: received $527K on this topic American Conservation Experience $527K Truckee River Watershed Council: received $512K on this topic Truckee River Watershed Council $512K Friends of Dillon Ranger District: received $506K on this topic Friends of Dillon Ranger Distri… $506K Big Thompson Watershed Coalition: received $485K on this topic Big Thompson Watershed Coalition $485K Colorado State University: received $475K on this topic Colorado State University $475K Buffalo Nations Grasslands Alliance: received $450K on this topic Buffalo Nations Grasslands Alli… $450K Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council: received $435K on this topic Mountain Communities Fire Safe… $435K Sandhills Task Force: received $431K on this topic Sandhills Task Force $431K Sandhills Task Force (Keep): received $420K on this topic Sandhills Task Force (Keep) $420K Wildlands Restoration Volunteers: received $414K on this topic Wildlands Restoration Volunteers $414K Montana Audubon Society: received $412K on this topic Montana Audubon Society $412K The Longleaf Alliance Inc: received $397K on this topic The Longleaf Alliance Inc $397K Friends of Birdlife International Inc: received $373K on this topic Friends of Birdlife Internation… $373K Boise State University: received $346K on this topic Boise State University $346K South Dakota Grassland Coalition: received $339K on this topic South Dakota Grassland Coalition $339K Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed: received $319K on this topic Coalition for the Poudre River… $319K Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas Inc: received $308K on this topic Parks and Wildlife Foundation o… $308K Borderlands Research Institute-Sul Ross State University: received $302K on this topic Borderlands Research Institute-… $302K Winnett Aces Inc: received $292K on this topic Winnett Aces Inc $292K Coastal Prairie Conservancy: received $286K on this topic Coastal Prairie Conservancy $286K Conservation Corps of Long Beach: received $280K on this topic Conservation Corps of Long Beach $280K Washoe Tribe of Nv and Ca: received $269K on this topic Washoe Tribe of Nv and Ca $269K Mile High Youth Corps: received $260K on this topic Mile High Youth Corps $260K The Conservation Fund: received $230K on this topic The Conservation Fund $230K Friends of Nachusa Grasslands: received $222K on this topic Friends of Nachusa Grasslands $222K Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute: received $205K on this topic Smithsonian Conservation Biolog… $205K Natureserve: received $202K on this topic Natureserve $202K Montana Land Reliance: received $200K on this topic Montana Land Reliance $200K Friends of Nachusa Grasslands: received $184K on this topic Friends of Nachusa Grasslands $184K Smithsonian Institute: received $125K on this topic Smithsonian Institute $125K Audubon California A State Program of the National Audubon Society: received $125K on this topic Audubon California A State Prog… $125K Friends Endowment for Nachusa Grasslands: received $50K on this topic Friends Endowment for Nachusa G… $50K International Grassland Congress: received $30K on this topic International Grassland Congress $30K The Prairie Enthusiasts: received $29K on this topic The Prairie Enthusiasts $29K Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards: received $27K on this topic Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards $27K National Audubon Society Inc: received $25K on this topic National Audubon Society Inc $25K American Forage & Grassland Council: received $23K on this topic American Forage & Grassland Cou… $23K Kettle Moraine Land Trust: received $20K on this topic Kettle Moraine Land Trust $20K Dane County Conservation League: received $11K on this topic Dane County Conservation League $11K 12 funders, 62 recipients, grants matching “grasslands” only. 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