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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 “reforestation”
Where the money went
American ForestsWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
47 matching grants · $3.7M · through 2024Largest: $195,960 to EcoCulture Reforestation Network LLC — 2022 reforestation projects in the spring creek fire (colorado), white mountain apache lands (arizona), and the marismas nacionales (mexico)
Largest: $275,000 to The Nature Conservancy — to support reforestation and hydrological restoration in the mississippi alluvial valley.
Largest: $1.1M to BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT BUSINESS DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT — to support capacity building for blacspace cooperative as part of the cultural reforestation project in oakland
Bonneville Environmental FoundationPortland, ORCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $738,628 to CUMBERLAND RIVER COMPACT — project services soil health work in the red river watershed project & reforestation of previously mined lands project
National Arbor Day FoundationLincoln, NECharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2024Largest: $1.7M to ARBOR DAY IMPACT FUND — invest in mission-aligned projects that address environmental challenges, promote sustainable practices, foster innovation in tree conservation and environmental stewardship, mitig…
Largest: $30,000 to ALLIANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL REFORESTATION — to provide support for air, which is reforesting the highlands of guatemala, working with local villagers and landowners.
Largest: $30,000 to Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative — operating expenses
Largest: $100,000 to TREE FOLKS INC — treefolks equitable reforestation initiative
Largest: $42,494 to Sacha Q'ente — continue with the reforestation of areas devestated by logging and the maintenance of reforested areas to recover wildlife and contribute to the recovery of the lungs of the planet…
The Social Enterprise FundWinter Park, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $24,500 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to HAITI REFORESTATION PARTNERSHIP — reforestation project for haiti
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $980,000 · through 2024Largest: $850,000 to AMERICAN FORESTS — reforest wildfire-affected and degraded lands
Largest: $15,000 to REFOREST THE TROPICS INC — unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
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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 →