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12 funders with a record of paying for “rainforest”
Where the money went Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Rainforest Alliance Inc: $3.3M across 5 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Rainforest Foundation Inc: $2.5M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Tides Foundation → Rainforest Connection: $1.7M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Margaret A Cargill Foundation → Coast Conservation Endowment Fund Foundation: $1.6M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Christensen Fund → Rainforest Foundation Inc: $1.0M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → The Rainforest Foundation (Uk): $703K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Rainforest Alliance Inc: $650K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Norman E Alexander Family S Foundation → Coalition for Rainforest Nations: $330K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund → Rainforest Connection: $230K across 4 grants, latest 2023 American Bird Conservancy → Rainforest Trust: $209K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Fulcrum Foundation → Rainforest Foundation Us: $200K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Ayudar Foundation → Center for Biological Diversity: $175K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → New Venture Fund: $2.6M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Margaret A Cargill Foundation → Makeway Foundation: $1.6M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → Rainforest Action Network: $400K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Rainforest Action Network: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Norman E Alexander Family S Foundation → Rainforest Foundation Inc: $260K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Tides Foundation → Rainforest Trust: $214K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Fulcrum Foundation → Rainforest Trust: $200K across 4 grants, latest 2025 American Bird Conservancy → Rainforest Trust Inc: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund → Rainforest Action Network: $181K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Ayudar Foundation → Rainforest Trust: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Christensen Fund → Rainforest Foundation Norway: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Rainforest Alliance Inc: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Rainforest Alliance Inc: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2020 Arcus Foundation → Rainforest Foundation Uk: $296K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Norman E Alexander Family S Foundation → Rainforest Trust: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Fulcrum Foundation → Coalition for Rainforest Nations: $200K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Rainforest Alliance Inc: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Bird Conservancy → Rainforest Connection: $95K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Tides Foundation → Rainforest Action Network: $38K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ayudar Foundation → Amazon Watch: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Rainforest Allience: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Rainforest Expeditions: $900K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Associacao Sumauma Organizacao De Comunicacao E Projetos Sociais: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Rainforest Expeditions: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Arcus Foundation → Canopy Planet Society: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Norman E Alexander Family S Foundation → Rainforest Action Network: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Rainforest Action Network: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Norman E Alexander Family S Foundation → Coalition for Rainforest Nations Secretariat: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Makeway Foundation: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Rainforest Foundation Inc: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2020 American Bird Conservancy → Rainforest Chocolate Tour: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Smithsonian Institute: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Bird Conservancy → Rainforest Chocolate LLC: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Tides Foundation → Rainforest Foundation Inc: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Rainforest Foundation: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $8.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo… $8.7M Margaret A Cargill Foundation: $3.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Margaret A Cargill Foundation $3.1M The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation: $2.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The William & Flora Hewlett F… $2.5M Tides Foundation: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder. Tides Foundation $1.9M Arcus Foundation: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Arcus Foundation $1.6M The David and Lucile Packard Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The David and Lucile Packard… $1.3M Norman E Alexander Family S Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Norman E Alexander Family S F… $1.1M The Christensen Fund: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Christensen Fund $1.1M Fulcrum Foundation: $600K on this topic. Open the funder. Fulcrum Foundation $600K American Bird Conservancy: $537K on this topic. Open the funder. American Bird Conservancy $537K Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund: $411K on this topic. Open the funder. Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund $411K Ayudar Foundation: $245K on this topic. Open the funder. Ayudar Foundation $245K Rainforest Foundation Inc: received $3.8M on this topic Rainforest Foundation Inc $3.8M Rainforest Alliance Inc: received $3.5M on this topic Rainforest Alliance Inc $3.5M New Venture Fund: received $2.6M on this topic New Venture Fund $2.6M Rainforest Connection: received $1.9M on this topic Rainforest Connection $1.9M Rainforest Alliance Inc: received $1.6M on this topic Rainforest Alliance Inc $1.6M Makeway Foundation: received $1.6M on this topic Makeway Foundation $1.6M Coast Conservation Endowment Fund Foundation: received $1.6M on this topic Coast Conservation Endowment Fu… $1.6M Rainforest Action Network: received $1.1M on this topic Rainforest Action Network $1.1M Rainforest Expeditions: received $900K on this topic Rainforest Expeditions $900K Rainforest Trust: received $883K on this topic Rainforest Trust $883K The Rainforest Foundation (Uk): received $703K on this topic The Rainforest Foundation (Uk) $703K Coalition for Rainforest Nations: received $530K on this topic Coalition for Rainforest Nations $530K Associacao Sumauma Organizacao De Comunicacao E Projetos Sociais: received $500K on this topic Associacao Sumauma Organizacao… $500K Rainforest Foundation Uk: received $296K on this topic Rainforest Foundation Uk $296K Rainforest Expeditions: received $250K on this topic Rainforest Expeditions $250K Rainforest Foundation Us: received $200K on this topic Rainforest Foundation Us $200K Rainforest Trust Inc: received $200K on this topic Rainforest Trust Inc $200K Canopy Planet Society: received $200K on this topic Canopy Planet Society $200K Center for Biological Diversity: received $175K on this topic Center for Biological Diversity $175K Rainforest Action Network: received $150K on this topic Rainforest Action Network $150K Rainforest Connection: received $95K on this topic Rainforest Connection $95K Coalition for Rainforest Nations Secretariat: received $80K on this topic Coalition for Rainforest Nation… $80K Rainforest Foundation Inc: received $30K on this topic Rainforest Foundation Inc $30K Rainforest Foundation Norway: received $25K on this topic Rainforest Foundation Norway $25K Rainforest Chocolate Tour: received $20K on this topic Rainforest Chocolate Tour $20K Smithsonian Institute: received $20K on this topic Smithsonian Institute $20K Rainforest Chocolate LLC: received $13K on this topic Rainforest Chocolate LLC $13K Amazon Watch: received $10K on this topic Amazon Watch $10K Rainforest Allience: received $1K on this topic Rainforest Allience $1K Rainforest Foundation: received $1K on this topic Rainforest Foundation $1K 12 funders, 30 recipients, grants matching “rainforest” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $450,000 to RAINFOREST EXPEDITIONS — to support the conservation of tambopata national reserve and its buffer zone through ecotourism and citizen science research in the peruvian amazon.
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Largest: $202,877 to THE RAINFOREST FOUNDATION (UK) — support for continued conservation of bonobos in the lomami national park and working to further integrate leadership from local communities.
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Largest: $50,000 to RAINFOREST TRUST — to fund the recipient's operating budget
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Largest: $100,000 to RAINFOREST CONNECTION — general operating support
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Largest: $1.7M to RAINFOREST CONNECTION — sustainable environment
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Largest: $250,000 to COALITION FOR RAINFOREST NATIONS — environmental purposes
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Largest: $400,000 to RAINFOREST FOUNDATION INC — core support for the global alliance of territorial communities -- a fiscally sponsored project of the rainforest foundation, inc.
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Largest: $208,870 to RAINFOREST TRUST — bird conservation
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Largest: $1.0M to MAKEWAY FOUNDATION — enabling capacity for conservation in the great bear rainforest
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Largest: $2,400 to RAINFOREST ALLIANCE INC — matching gift of staff and board members
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Largest: $50,000 to CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY — protect species, oceans, rainforests
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Largest: $300,000 to RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK — conservation and science
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