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12 funders with a record of paying for “salmon”

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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Trout Unlimited Inc: $5.9M across 1 grant, latest 2023The Nature Conservancy → Atlantic Salmon Federation: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2023Marin Community Foundation → Wild Salmon Center: $648K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bristol Bay Regional Seafood → Daniel Edelman Inc: $527K across 1 grant, latest 2023Bella Vista Foundation → California Trout: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2024The G Unger Vetlesen Foundation → University of British Columbia: $250K across 3 grants, latest 2024Harder Foundation → Wild Salmon Center: $220K across 4 grants, latest 2025Meyer Memorial Trust → The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023Patagoniaorg → Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition: $190K across 3 grants, latest 2024Idaho Community Foundation Inc → Salmon Public School Foundation Inc: $189K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Burning Foundation → Wild Salmon Center: $65K across 4 grants, latest 2025Seattle Foundation → Save Our Wild Salmon: $45K across 5 grants, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → The Conservation Fund: $2.5M across 1 grant, latest 2023Marin Community Foundation → Golden Gate Salmon Association Inc: $299K across 1 grant, latest 2023Bristol Bay Regional Seafood → Bristol Bay Science & Research Institute: $272K across 3 grants, latest 2024Meyer Memorial Trust → Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022Bella Vista Foundation → The Wild Salmon Center: $187K across 3 grants, latest 2024The G Unger Vetlesen Foundation → Atlantic Salmon Federation: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Nature Conservancy → Downeast Salmon Federation: $149K across 5 grants, latest 2024Harder Foundation → Northwest Energy Coalition: $85K across 3 grants, latest 2024Idaho Community Foundation Inc → Salmon High School: $84K across 2 grants, latest 2023Patagoniaorg → Salmon River Restoration Council: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Burning Foundation → Washington Coast Sustainable Salmon Foundation: $33K across 3 grants, latest 2024Seattle Foundation → Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Quileute Tribe: $2.4M across 1 grant, latest 2023Marin Community Foundation → Wild Fish Conservancy: $255K across 1 grant, latest 2024Meyer Memorial Trust → Columbia Riverkeeper: $185K across 2 grants, latest 2022The G Unger Vetlesen Foundation → Atlantic Salmon Trust: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024Harder Foundation → Washington Coast Sustainable Salmon Foundation: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2025Bristol Bay Regional Seafood → Salmon State: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2022Bella Vista Foundation → Scott River Watershed Council: $56K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Nature Conservancy → Central Coast Salmon Enhancement Inc: $56K across 4 grants, latest 2023Idaho Community Foundation Inc → County of Lemhi Salmon School District #291: $51K across 2 grants, latest 2024Patagoniaorg → Save California Salmon: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Burning Foundation → Wild Fish Conservancy: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2025Seattle Foundation → Long Live the Kings: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Village of Kotlik: $1.7M across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Confederated Tribes of Coos Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Whidbey Camano Land Trust: $661K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group: $554K across 2 grants, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: $542K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Coastal Quest: $494K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District: $407K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Atlantic Salmon Federation: $392K across 2 grants, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Deschutes River Conservancy: $373K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → North Fork John Day Watershed Council: $373K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Skagit County Public Works: $333K across 2 grants, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Bristol Bay Native Corporation: $325K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Oceans Initiative: $320K across 2 grants, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Scott River Watershed Council: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Save the Redwoods League: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition: $232K across 2 grants, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Deschutes Land Trust: $180K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Central Coast Salmon Enhancement: $179K across 3 grants, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Us Forest Service: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Coos Watershed Association: $172K across 1 grant, latest 2021National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Downeast Salmon Federation: $167K across 3 grants, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Native Conservancy: $160K across 2 grants, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group: $158K across 2 grants, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Scott River Water Trust: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2023The G Unger Vetlesen Foundation → North Atlantic Salmon Fund: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Yurok Tribe: $139K across 2 grants, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Pacific Conservation District: $123K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Chilkat Indian Village (Klukwan): $102K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $21M on this topic. Open the funder.National Fish and Wildlife Fo…$21MThe Nature Conservancy: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.The Nature Conservancy$1.3MMarin Community Foundation: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Marin Community Foundation$1.2MBristol Bay Regional Seafood: $859K on this topic. Open the funder.Bristol Bay Regional Seafood$859KThe G Unger Vetlesen Foundation: $700K on this topic. Open the funder.The G Unger Vetlesen Foundati…$700KMeyer Memorial Trust: $585K on this topic. Open the funder.Meyer Memorial Trust$585KBella Vista Foundation: $543K on this topic. Open the funder.Bella Vista Foundation$543KHarder Foundation: $385K on this topic. Open the funder.Harder Foundation$385KIdaho Community Foundation Inc: $324K on this topic. Open the funder.Idaho Community Foundation Inc$324KPatagoniaorg: $280K on this topic. Open the funder.Patagoniaorg$280KThe Burning Foundation: $128K on this topic. Open the funder.The Burning Foundation$128KSeattle Foundation: $95K on this topic. Open the funder.Seattle Foundation$95KTrout Unlimited Inc: received $5.9M on this topicTrout Unlimited Inc$5.9MThe Conservation Fund: received $2.5M on this topicThe Conservation Fund$2.5MQuileute Tribe: received $2.4M on this topicQuileute Tribe$2.4MVillage of Kotlik: received $1.7M on this topicVillage of Kotlik$1.7MAtlantic Salmon Federation: received $1.7M on this topicAtlantic Salmon Federation$1.7MConfederated Tribes of Coos Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians: received $1.0M on this topicConfederated Tribes of Coos Low…$1.0MWild Salmon Center: received $933K on this topicWild Salmon Center$933KWhidbey Camano Land Trust: received $661K on this topicWhidbey Camano Land Trust$661KHood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group: received $554K on this topicHood Canal Salmon Enhancement G…$554KWashington Department of Fish and Wildlife: received $542K on this topicWashington Department of Fish a…$542KDaniel Edelman Inc: received $527K on this topicDaniel Edelman Inc$527KCoastal Quest: received $494K on this topicCoastal Quest$494KShasta Valley Resource Conservation District: received $407K on this topicShasta Valley Resource Conserva…$407KDeschutes River Conservancy: received $373K on this topicDeschutes River Conservancy$373KNorth Fork John Day Watershed Council: received $373K on this topicNorth Fork John Day Watershed C…$373KScott River Watershed Council: received $356K on this topicScott River Watershed Council$356KSkagit County Public Works: received $333K on this topicSkagit County Public Works$333KBristol Bay Native Corporation: received $325K on this topicBristol Bay Native Corporation$325KOceans Initiative: received $320K on this topicOceans Initiative$320KDowneast Salmon Federation: received $316K on this topicDowneast Salmon Federation$316KCalifornia Trout: received $300K on this topicCalifornia Trout$300KGolden Gate Salmon Association Inc: received $299K on this topicGolden Gate Salmon Association…$299KWild Fish Conservancy: received $285K on this topicWild Fish Conservancy$285KBristol Bay Science & Research Institute: received $272K on this topicBristol Bay Science & Research…$272KUniversity of British Columbia: received $250K on this topicUniversity of British Columbia$250KSave the Redwoods League: received $250K on this topicSave the Redwoods League$250KSoutheast Alaska Watershed Coalition: received $232K on this topicSoutheast Alaska Watershed Coal…$232KThe Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde: received $200K on this topicThe Confederated Tribes of Gran…$200KColumbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission: received $200K on this topicColumbia River Inter-Tribal Fis…$200KSave Our Wild Salmon Coalition: received $190K on this topicSave Our Wild Salmon Coalition$190KSalmon Public School Foundation Inc: received $189K on this topicSalmon Public School Foundation…$189KThe Wild Salmon Center: received $187K on this topicThe Wild Salmon Center$187KColumbia Riverkeeper: received $185K on this topicColumbia Riverkeeper$185KDeschutes Land Trust: received $180K on this topicDeschutes Land Trust$180KCentral Coast Salmon Enhancement: received $179K on this topicCentral Coast Salmon Enhancement$179KUs Forest Service: received $175K on this topicUs Forest Service$175KCoos Watershed Association: received $172K on this topicCoos Watershed Association$172KNative Conservancy: received $160K on this topicNative Conservancy$160KSkagit Fisheries Enhancement Group: received $158K on this topicSkagit Fisheries Enhancement Gr…$158KScott River Water Trust: received $150K on this topicScott River Water Trust$150KAtlantic Salmon Trust: received $150K on this topicAtlantic Salmon Trust$150KNorth Atlantic Salmon Fund: received $150K on this topicNorth Atlantic Salmon Fund$150KYurok Tribe: received $139K on this topicYurok Tribe$139KPacific Conservation District: received $123K on this topicPacific Conservation District$123KWashington Coast Sustainable Salmon Foundation: received $113K on this topicWashington Coast Sustainable Sa…$113KChilkat Indian Village (Klukwan): received $102K on this topicChilkat Indian Village (Klukwan)$102KNorthwest Energy Coalition: received $85K on this topicNorthwest Energy Coalition$85KSalmon High School: received $84K on this topicSalmon High School$84KSalmon State: received $60K on this topicSalmon State$60KCentral Coast Salmon Enhancement Inc: received $56K on this topicCentral Coast Salmon Enhancemen…$56KCounty of Lemhi Salmon School District #291: received $51K on this topicCounty of Lemhi Salmon School D…$51KSave Our Wild Salmon: received $45K on this topicSave Our Wild Salmon$45KSalmon River Restoration Council: received $45K on this topicSalmon River Restoration Council$45KSave California Salmon: received $45K on this topicSave California Salmon$45KNooksack Salmon Enhancement Association: received $30K on this topicNooksack Salmon Enhancement Ass…$30KLong Live the Kings: received $20K on this topicLong Live the Kings$20K
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