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12 funders with a record of paying for “pfas”
Where the money went
Maine Organic Farmers and GardenersUnity, MECharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $839,094 · through 2024Largest: $33,300 to UNIVERSITY OF MAINE FOUNDATION — pfas research
Environmental Research & EducationRaleigh, NCCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $409,485 · through 2024Largest: $235,793 to NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY — research grant-pfas disposal in special wastes
Maine Farmland TrustBelfast, MECharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $405,968 · through 2024Largest: $138,634 to Dostie Farm — pfas infrastructure & wellness
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $212,393 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to Home Grown Fuels LLC — home grown fuels received a phase 1 award from usda for pfas remediation of contaminated soils found on maine farmland. we are planting hemp and two native grasses in soil with kno…
Ecology CenterAnn Arbor, MICharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $174,621 · through 2024Largest: $45,000 to MICHIGAN LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ED FUND — support great lakes pfas action network
Largest: $100,000 to TOXIC-FREE FUTURE — general operating support and grssroot cmapaign to ban pfas in food packaging and support for safer state's procurement efforts
Water Quality Research FoundationLisle, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $87,000 · through 2024Largest: $57,000 to UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA — pfas treatment systems study
Largest: $160,000 to Ecology Center Inc — to support the leaders of a coalition of front-line and regional groups working to prevent pollution from a pernicious class of pollutants known as pfas.
Largest: $106,000 to CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION — to fund charitable mission of charitable organization - maine state office, campaign for ne future, pfas contamination and drinking water
National Council for Air and StreamCary, NCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $123,845 · through 2024Largest: $79,848 to BAYLOR UNIVERSITY — pfas source tracking and minimuzation, molecular characterization of pulp mill waste solids
Largest: $150,000 to GREEN SCIENCE POLICY INSTITUTE — flame retardants & pfas
Largest: $75,000 to UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA — expanding the water treatment arsenal: scalable regenerative pfas removal resins
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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 →