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12 funders with a record of paying for “lemur”
Where the money went
Largest: $25,000 to LEMUR CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INC — to assist in animal rescue and preservation of their environment and youth education
Population ConnectionWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $150,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to LEMUR LOVE ORGANIZATION — program support
Largest: $67,393 to Lemur Conservation Foundation — general & matching
The Community FoundationAsheville, NCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to LEMUR CONSERVATION FOUNDATION — animal welfare
The Michael and Karen Stone Family FoundationWilmington, DE
2 matching grants · $75,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to DUKE UNIVERSITY — lemur center operations and lemur madagascar programs
Community Foundation of West TexasLubbock, TXCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $10,050 · through 2023Largest: $5,050 to RINGTAIL RANCH LEMUR RESCUE — lemur barn finishout
Largest: $4,000 to Duke Lemur Center — provide for the care of endangered strepsirrhine primates
Wise TropicsEast Setauket, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $29,100 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to CENTRE VALBIO - STONY BROOK FOUNDATION INC — to support lemur conservation in madagascar
Conservation NationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $9,956 · through 2022Largest: $9,956 to Missouri Botanical Garden — madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot known for its unique and diverse lemur populations. the proposed project aims to protect 10 lemur species in the vohibe forest by monitoring th…
Largest: $23,913 to QUINN FOREST GEORGIC — georgic, quinn (rice u.) "the nature of matriarchy: feminist primatology and human-lemur relations in field and laboratory contexts"
RewildAustin, TXCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $18,000 · through 2023Largest: $18,000 to LEMUR CONSERVATION NETWORK INC — research conservation
Largest: $2,500 to LEMUR CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INC — to further the organizations charitable objectives
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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 →