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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 “naturalist”
Where the money went
Largest: $2,000 to BLUESTEM CHAPTER TEXAS MASTER NATURALISTS — donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."
Largest: $214,449 to UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX — identifying early markers of autistic spectrum disorder in naturalistic motor behavior using high-frequency sampling
Friends of Peninsula State ParkFish Creek, WICharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $75,611 · through 2024Largest: $25,960 to WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES — naturalist center programs
Largest: $45,000 to NATURE FORWARD FKA AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY OF THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC STAT — general operating support
Largest: $30,000 to PALOS VERDES PENINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY — 3rd grade student naturalist program
Largest: $55,000 to SEATTLE AQUARIUM — beach naturalist, yoa and citizen science, and summer camp programs
Frenchman'S Creek Charities FundPalm Beach Gardens, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $105,000 · through 2023Largest: $40,000 to Busch Wildlife Sanctuary — junior naturalist education program and sanctuary operations
Arnold & Winnie Palmer FoundationOrlando, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $104,400 · through 2023Largest: $86,400 to IDEAS FOR US — 2022-2023 neighborhood naturalist plan for lake lorna doone park
Largest: $20,000 to NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC — community naturalist program
Largest: $15,000 to MONTANA NATURAL HISTORY CENTER — visiting naturalist in the schools expansion to lower flathead valley
Kbr FoundationLakewood Ranch, FL
3 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY — sanctuary watershed adventure program
Largest: $7,000 to Friends of Wisconsin Camp Tapawingo — naturalist intern and development of long-term sustainable program
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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 →