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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 “ornithology”
Where the money went
Nuttall Ornithological ClubPembroke, MACharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $90,846 · through 2024Largest: $12,954 to AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY — ornithological research
Largest: $17,481 to NUTTALL ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB INC — unrestricted general
Natural Resources Foundation ofMadison, WICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $76,466 · through 2024Largest: $13,252 to CEDAR GROVE ORNITHOLOGICAL RESEARCH STATION INC — to support raptor research at the cedar grove ornithological research station; and secondarily, for supporting bird and raptor conservation in wisconsin.
The Friends of the Cornell Lab ofStamford, CTCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $10.0M · through 2024Largest: $2.6M to CORNELL UNIVERSITY — to provide operating funds to the college's lab of ornithology
Largest: $270,000 to CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY — for mission support
American Ornithological SocietyChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $90,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS — kessel fellowship for early career scientists providing two years of support for the full range of ornithological research as described in their application.
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $210,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY — conservation activities
The Rimora FoundationCharlottesville, VA
4 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY — aid in conservation of earth's biological diversity through research & education
Largest: $3,750 to FRIENDS OF THE CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY INC — donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $298,000 · through 2022Largest: $58,000 to Cornell University — general operating support, support for cornell lab of ornithology, support for the lab of ornithology, general operating support for the cornell lab of ornithology, general operati…
Largest: $100,000 to Cornell Lab of Ornithology — belize maya forest
Largest: $25,000 to CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY — cornell lab of ornithology
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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 →