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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 “invasive”
Where the money went
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
69 matching grants · $8.3M · through 2023Largest: $114,913 to CALIFORNIA INVASIVE PLANT COUNCIL — sf bay invasives removal
Largest: $225,000 to CARNEGIE INSTITUTE — to inspire action on invasive species by developing and sharing resources, including an interactive display, that generate awareness of invasive plants and their impact on ecosyste…
Copper River Watershed ProjectCordova, AKCharity · may take applications
25 matching grants · $303,584 · through 2024Largest: $19,996 to Fairbanks Soil & Water Conser — invasive plant mini-grant
Largest: $104,523 to UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS — fellowship program: surgical specialty: general; significant emphasis is placed on minimally invasive treatments to reduce the morbidity of our interventions.
Largest: $998,616 to The University of Texas at Austin — texas invasive species research program
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $463,500 · through 2021Largest: $116,250 to Samaritan's Purse — general operating support. support for operation christmas child 2021. support for work in ukraine, assisting refugees from ukraine. support for crisis in ukraine and refugee assis…
Largest: $1.4M to UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION — environment hawaii: elp and invasive species prevention
Alzheimer'S Disease Research FoundationWellesley Hills, MACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $805,001 · through 2025Largest: $402,500 to UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN — non-invasive modulation of microglia gene expression using peripherally administered antibody conjugates
Largest: $13,054 to Fund for North Bennington — eradication of invasive species in fund-owned woodland property
Largest: $175,000 to Colorado Consumer Health Initiative — the colorado consumer health initiative seeks to advance equitable oral health policy and systems change efforts through advocacy by advancing access to adult dental coverage and c…
Atrium Health FoundationCharlotte, NCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $2.1M · through 2024Largest: $835,378 to THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTH DBA ATRIUM HEALTH — general & minimally invasive surgery programs & research
Largest: $100,000 to Michigan Trout Unlimited — to lead education and awareness efforts to protect michigan's water resources from withdrawals, diversions and excessive uses, dams and dam removals and aquatic invasive species.
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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 →