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12 funders with a record of paying for “riparian”
Where the money went Bonneville Environmental Foundation → Cocopah Tribal Nation: $2.5M across 1 grant, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Stroud Water Research Center: $1.4M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Virginia Environmental Endowment → James River Association: $890K across 1 grant, latest 2024 National Council for Air and Stream → Oregon State University: $525K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Town Branch Foundation → Watershed Conservation Resource Center: $308K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Western Pennsylvania Conservancy → Stroud Water Research Center: $237K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Forests → Rio Grande Return: $90K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → Sheboygan County Planning & Conservation: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Roaring Brook Family Foundation → Potomac Conservancy Inc: $65K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc → Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay: $47K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Fair Play Foundation → Bright's Creek Conservancyinc: $33K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Lintilhac Foundation Inc → University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation Inc: $23K across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Blair County Conservation District: $437K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Virginia Environmental Endowment → Chesapeake Bay Foundation: $406K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Western Pennsylvania Conservancy → Propagate Group Pbc: $192K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Council for Air and Stream → University of Florida: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Bonneville Environmental Foundation → Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → River Revitalization Foundation Inc: $46K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc → Alliance for the Chespeake Bay: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Lintilhac Foundation Inc → Agritech Institute for Small Farms: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Forests → Colorado Rio Grande Restoration Foundation: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2021 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Central Colorado Conservancy: $378K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Virginia Environmental Endowment → Trout Unlimited: $196K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Western Pennsylvania Conservancy → Native Creations Landscape Services: $177K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Council for Air and Stream → Benthic Aquatic Research Svcs: $41K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → Eco-Justice Center: $28K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bonneville Environmental Foundation → Cowlitz County Pud: $27K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc → Western Pennsylvania Conservancy: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lintilhac Foundation Inc → University of Vermont Foundation: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2025 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → River Partners: $320K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Summit County Government: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → North Jersey Rc&d Area Inc: $299K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → County of Macomb: $298K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Colorado Rio Grande Restoration Foundation: $247K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Mesa County Land Conservancy: $242K across 2 grants, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → City of Greenfield: $225K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Shirley Heinze Land Trust Inc: $201K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Lummi Indian Business Council: $199K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → National Wildlife Refuge Association: $158K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Western Pennsylvania Conservancy → Weeds Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Western Pennsylvania Conservancy → Fsf Conservation Contractors LLC: $148K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Conservation Legacy: $135K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Western Pennsylvania Conservancy → Open Sesame Designs LLC: $114K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Ventura Audubon Society: $109K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Friends of Rye Nature Center: $105K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Colorado Open Lands: $103K across 1 grant, latest 2021 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Denver Zoological Foundation: $101K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Western Pennsylvania Conservancy → London Britain Township: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Costilla County: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Mesa County Land Conservancy Inc: $98K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Tamarisk Coalition Dba Riversedge West: $85K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → City of Ecorse: $83K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Cumberland River Compact Inc: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Maryland Department of Natural Resources: $73K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Western Pennsylvania Conservancy → Huntingdon County Conservation District: $73K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Groundwork Hudson Valley: $71K across 2 grants, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Groundwork Elizabeth: $68K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Marquette County Conservation District: $57K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Allegheny County Parks Foundation: $49K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Vermont Land Trust: $48K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Virginia Environmental Endowment → Piedmont Environmental Council: $46K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Green Interchange: $44K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Western Pennsylvania Conservancy → Land Studies Inc: $43K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Western Pennsylvania Conservancy → Fulton County Conservation District: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $6.2M on this topic. Open the funder. National Fish and Wildlife Fo… $6.2M Bonneville Environmental Foundation: $2.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Bonneville Environmental Foun… $2.6M Virginia Environmental Endowment: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Virginia Environmental Endowm… $1.5M Western Pennsylvania Conservancy: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Western Pennsylvania Conserva… $1.3M National Council for Air and Stream: $616K on this topic. Open the funder. National Council for Air and… $616K Town Branch Foundation: $308K on this topic. Open the funder. Town Branch Foundation $308K Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc: $149K on this topic. Open the funder. Greater Milwaukee Foundation… $149K American Forests: $98K on this topic. Open the funder. American Forests $98K Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: $82K on this topic. Open the funder. Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc $82K Roaring Brook Family Foundation: $65K on this topic. Open the funder. Roaring Brook Family Foundati… $65K Lintilhac Foundation Inc: $44K on this topic. Open the funder. Lintilhac Foundation Inc $44K Fair Play Foundation: $33K on this topic. Open the funder. Fair Play Foundation $33K Cocopah Tribal Nation: received $2.5M on this topic Cocopah Tribal Nation $2.5M Stroud Water Research Center: received $1.7M on this topic Stroud Water Research Center $1.7M James River Association: received $890K on this topic James River Association $890K Oregon State University: received $525K on this topic Oregon State University $525K Blair County Conservation District: received $437K on this topic Blair County Conservation Distr… $437K Chesapeake Bay Foundation: received $406K on this topic Chesapeake Bay Foundation $406K Central Colorado Conservancy: received $378K on this topic Central Colorado Conservancy $378K River Partners: received $320K on this topic River Partners $320K Watershed Conservation Resource Center: received $308K on this topic Watershed Conservation Resource… $308K Summit County Government: received $300K on this topic Summit County Government $300K North Jersey Rc&d Area Inc: received $299K on this topic North Jersey Rc&d Area Inc $299K County of Macomb: received $298K on this topic County of Macomb $298K Colorado Rio Grande Restoration Foundation: received $247K on this topic Colorado Rio Grande Restoration… $247K Mesa County Land Conservancy: received $242K on this topic Mesa County Land Conservancy $242K City of Greenfield: received $225K on this topic City of Greenfield $225K Shirley Heinze Land Trust Inc: received $201K on this topic Shirley Heinze Land Trust Inc $201K Lummi Indian Business Council: received $199K on this topic Lummi Indian Business Council $199K Trout Unlimited: received $196K on this topic Trout Unlimited $196K Propagate Group Pbc: received $192K on this topic Propagate Group Pbc $192K Native Creations Landscape Services: received $177K on this topic Native Creations Landscape Serv… $177K National Wildlife Refuge Association: received $158K on this topic National Wildlife Refuge Associ… $158K Weeds Inc: received $150K on this topic Weeds Inc $150K Fsf Conservation Contractors LLC: received $148K on this topic Fsf Conservation Contractors LLC $148K Conservation Legacy: received $135K on this topic Conservation Legacy $135K Open Sesame Designs LLC: received $114K on this topic Open Sesame Designs LLC $114K Ventura Audubon Society: received $109K on this topic Ventura Audubon Society $109K Friends of Rye Nature Center: received $105K on this topic Friends of Rye Nature Center $105K Colorado Open Lands: received $103K on this topic Colorado Open Lands $103K Denver Zoological Foundation: received $101K on this topic Denver Zoological Foundation $101K London Britain Township: received $100K on this topic London Britain Township $100K Costilla County: received $100K on this topic Costilla County $100K Mesa County Land Conservancy Inc: received $98K on this topic Mesa County Land Conservancy Inc $98K Rio Grande Return: received $90K on this topic Rio Grande Return $90K Tamarisk Coalition Dba Riversedge West: received $85K on this topic Tamarisk Coalition Dba Riversed… $85K City of Ecorse: received $83K on this topic City of Ecorse $83K Cumberland River Compact Inc: received $75K on this topic Cumberland River Compact Inc $75K Sheboygan County Planning & Conservation: received $75K on this topic Sheboygan County Planning & Con… $75K Maryland Department of Natural Resources: received $73K on this topic Maryland Department of Natural… $73K Huntingdon County Conservation District: received $73K on this topic Huntingdon County Conservation… $73K Groundwork Hudson Valley: received $71K on this topic Groundwork Hudson Valley $71K Groundwork Elizabeth: received $68K on this topic Groundwork Elizabeth $68K Potomac Conservancy Inc: received $65K on this topic Potomac Conservancy Inc $65K Marquette County Conservation District: received $57K on this topic Marquette County Conservation D… $57K University of Florida: received $50K on this topic University of Florida $50K Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board: received $50K on this topic Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery… $50K Allegheny County Parks Foundation: received $49K on this topic Allegheny County Parks Foundati… $49K Vermont Land Trust: received $48K on this topic Vermont Land Trust $48K Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay: received $47K on this topic Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay $47K Piedmont Environmental Council: received $46K on this topic Piedmont Environmental Council $46K River Revitalization Foundation Inc: received $46K on this topic River Revitalization Foundation… $46K Green Interchange: received $44K on this topic Green Interchange $44K Land Studies Inc: received $43K on this topic Land Studies Inc $43K Benthic Aquatic Research Svcs: received $41K on this topic Benthic Aquatic Research Svcs $41K Fulton County Conservation District: received $40K on this topic Fulton County Conservation Dist… $40K Bright's Creek Conservancyinc: received $33K on this topic Bright's Creek Conservancyinc $33K Eco-Justice Center: received $28K on this topic Eco-Justice Center $28K Cowlitz County Pud: received $27K on this topic Cowlitz County Pud $27K Alliance for the Chespeake Bay: received $23K on this topic Alliance for the Chespeake Bay $23K University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation Inc: received $23K on this topic University of Vermont and State… $23K Agritech Institute for Small Farms: received $16K on this topic Agritech Institute for Small Fa… $16K Western Pennsylvania Conservancy: received $11K on this topic Western Pennsylvania Conservancy $11K Colorado Rio Grande Restoration Foundation: received $8K on this topic Colorado Rio Grande Restoration… $8K University of Vermont Foundation: received $5K on this topic University of Vermont Foundation $5K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “riparian” 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: $1.4M to STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER — protect lancaster streams via riparian buffers pa
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Largest: $236,786 to STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER — riparian forest buffer planting
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Largest: $22,750 to BENTHIC AQUATIC RESEARCH SVCS — analytical services for the following projects: cumulative effects of post-fire riparian forest management on aquatic ecosystems across fire severity and ownerships: an evaluation …
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Largest: $2.5M to COCOPAH TRIBAL NATION — cocopah west riparian restoration project
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Largest: $889,700 to JAMES RIVER ASSOCIATION — riparian and living shoreline implementation in the middle and lower james river region.
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Largest: $10,000 to UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC — expanding the myco-phytomediation research plots at the shelburne farms riparian buffers leading to orchard cove.
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Largest: $25,053 to Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay — accelerating riparian forest buffer implementation in priority pennsylvania counties
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Largest: $25,000 to Watershed Conservation Resource Center — to develop a stream and riparian restoration plan for a section of town branch near the slaughter pen hollow multi-use trail system in bentonville
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Largest: $75,000 to SHEBOYGAN COUNTY PLANNING & CONSERVATION — the amsterdam dunes riparian and coastal restoration
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Largest: $25,000 to POTOMAC CONSERVANCY INC — riparian forest restoration
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Largest: $65,000 to Rio Grande Return — 2022-2023 riparian plantings in the rio grande watershed project
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Largest: $12,500 to BRIGHT'S CREEK CONSERVANCYINC — to support forestry and riparian enchancement projects to improve water quality in the bushkill watershed and upper delware headwaters region
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