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12 funders with a record of paying for “soil”
Where the money went Walton Family Foundation Inc → National Wildlife Federation: $2.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → University of Exeter: $1.4M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Mcknight Foundation → Colorado State University: $1.3M across 9 grants, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Tioga County Soil & Water Conservation: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2022 National Association of → North Carolina Division of Soil & Water Conservation: $570K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Nature Conservancy → Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission: $543K across 5 grants, latest 2024 National Council for Air and Stream → Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: $309K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Farmers Educational and Cooperative → Mercer County Soil Conservation District: $157K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Keith Campbell Foundation → Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts: $133K across 8 grants, latest 2024 Zero Foodprint → San Pasqual Valley Soils: $115K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts Foundation → Estill County Conservation District: $108K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Farmland Trust → Lamb Farm: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → University of East Anglia: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Meridian Institute: $1.0M across 4 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District of New York: $947K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Mcknight Foundation → Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources: $545K across 5 grants, latest 2024 National Association of → Mecklenburg Soil & Water Conservation District: $348K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Nature Conservancy → Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District: $329K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Farmers Educational and Cooperative → Rolette County Soil Conservation District: $157K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Council for Air and Stream → Bill - Ugs Research Foundation Inc: $155K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts Foundation → Woodford County Conservation District: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Keith Campbell Foundation → Regenerative Agriculture Foundation: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Zero Foodprint → Recology Organics: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Farmland Trust → Westmoreland County Agricultural Land Preservation Board: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → Universit De Versailles Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Carlsbad Soil and Water Conservation District: $627K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Mcknight Foundation → Grupo Yanapai: $511K across 5 grants, latest 2023 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Delta Institute: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Association of → Caribe Soil Conservation District: $306K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Nature Conservancy → Champaign County Soil and Water Conservation District: $302K across 5 grants, latest 2024 National Council for Air and Stream → Uga Research Foundation Inc: $139K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Farmers Educational and Cooperative → Cass County Soil Conservation District: $118K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts Foundation → Todd County Conservation District: $96K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Zero Foodprint → Dotti Brothers LLC: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Keith Campbell Foundation → Soil Born Farm Urban Agriculture Project: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Farmland Trust → Cardinal Land Conservancy: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → Universite De Versailles Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines: $752K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Chesterfield County Soil & Water District: $568K across 2 grants, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Carlsbad Soil & Water Conservation Dist: $503K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Mcknight Foundation → Soils Food and Healthy Community Organization: $420K across 5 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Conservation Technology Information Center: $417K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Mcknight Foundation → Universit Joseph Ki-Zerbo: $400K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Mcknight Foundation → University of Minnesota Foundation: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2020 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Lake County Soil & Water Conservation: $362K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Mcknight Foundation → Research Community and Organizational Development Associates: $345K across 3 grants, latest 2021 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Chesterfield County Soil and Water Conservation District: $340K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Mcknight Foundation → Cirad: $321K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Mvp Dairy LLC: $304K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Mcknight Foundation → Tending the Soil Mn: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Association of → Connecticut Council On Soil and Water Conservation: $295K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Soil Health Institute: $277K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District: $275K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Association of → Morrison Soil and Water Conservation District: $274K across 1 grant, latest 2021 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Minnesota Soil Health Coalition: $264K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Association of → Texas State Soil & Water Conservation Board: $257K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Big Bend Soil and Water Conservation District: $256K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Mcknight Foundation → University of Eldoret: $255K across 4 grants, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Headwaters Soil and Water Conservation District: $238K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Chaves Soil & Water Conservation District: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2022 National Association of → Central Aroostook Soil & Water Conservation District: $189K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Association of → Deschutes Soil & Water Conservation District: $183K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Association of → Harney Soil & Water Conservation District: $177K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Mower Soil & Water Conservation District: $174K across 2 grants, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Tennessee Aquarium: $163K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $7.0M on this topic. Open the funder. National Fish and Wildlife Fo… $7.0M The Mcknight Foundation: $4.8M on this topic. Open the funder. The Mcknight Foundation $4.8M The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for: $4.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fu… $4.3M Walton Family Foundation Inc: $3.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Walton Family Foundation Inc $3.7M National Association of: $2.6M on this topic. Open the funder. National Association of $2.6M The Nature Conservancy: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Nature Conservancy $1.2M National Council for Air and Stream: $602K on this topic. Open the funder. National Council for Air and… $602K Farmers Educational and Cooperative: $432K on this topic. Open the funder. Farmers Educational and Coope… $432K Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts Foundation: $303K on this topic. Open the funder. Kentucky Association of Conse… $303K The Keith Campbell Foundation: $224K on this topic. Open the funder. The Keith Campbell Foundation $224K Zero Foodprint: $162K on this topic. Open the funder. Zero Foodprint $162K American Farmland Trust: $22K on this topic. Open the funder. American Farmland Trust $22K National Wildlife Federation: received $2.3M on this topic National Wildlife Federation $2.3M University of Exeter: received $1.4M on this topic University of Exeter $1.4M Colorado State University: received $1.3M on this topic Colorado State University $1.3M University of East Anglia: received $1.1M on this topic University of East Anglia $1.1M Tioga County Soil & Water Conservation: received $1.1M on this topic Tioga County Soil & Water Conse… $1.1M Meridian Institute: received $1.0M on this topic Meridian Institute $1.0M Universit De Versailles Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines: received $1.0M on this topic Universit De Versailles Saint-Q… $1.0M Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District of New York: received $947K on this topic Tioga County Soil and Water Con… $947K Universite De Versailles Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines: received $752K on this topic Universite De Versailles Saint-… $752K Carlsbad Soil and Water Conservation District: received $627K on this topic Carlsbad Soil and Water Conserv… $627K North Carolina Division of Soil & Water Conservation: received $570K on this topic North Carolina Division of Soil… $570K Chesterfield County Soil & Water District: received $568K on this topic Chesterfield County Soil & Wate… $568K Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources: received $545K on this topic Lilongwe University of Agricult… $545K Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission: received $543K on this topic Mississippi Soil and Water Cons… $543K Grupo Yanapai: received $511K on this topic Grupo Yanapai $511K Carlsbad Soil & Water Conservation Dist: received $503K on this topic Carlsbad Soil & Water Conservat… $503K Soils Food and Healthy Community Organization: received $420K on this topic Soils Food and Healthy Communit… $420K Conservation Technology Information Center: received $417K on this topic Conservation Technology Informa… $417K Universit Joseph Ki-Zerbo: received $400K on this topic Universit Joseph Ki-Zerbo $400K University of Minnesota Foundation: received $400K on this topic University of Minnesota Foundat… $400K Lake County Soil & Water Conservation: received $362K on this topic Lake County Soil & Water Conser… $362K Delta Institute: received $350K on this topic Delta Institute $350K Mecklenburg Soil & Water Conservation District: received $348K on this topic Mecklenburg Soil & Water Conser… $348K Research Community and Organizational Development Associates: received $345K on this topic Research Community and Organiza… $345K Chesterfield County Soil and Water Conservation District: received $340K on this topic Chesterfield County Soil and Wa… $340K Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District: received $329K on this topic Piscataquis County Soil and Wat… $329K Cirad: received $321K on this topic Cirad $321K Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: received $309K on this topic Virginia Polytechnic Institute… $309K Caribe Soil Conservation District: received $306K on this topic Caribe Soil Conservation Distri… $306K Mvp Dairy LLC: received $304K on this topic Mvp Dairy LLC $304K Champaign County Soil and Water Conservation District: received $302K on this topic Champaign County Soil and Water… $302K Tending the Soil Mn: received $300K on this topic Tending the Soil Mn $300K Connecticut Council On Soil and Water Conservation: received $295K on this topic Connecticut Council On Soil and… $295K Soil Health Institute: received $277K on this topic Soil Health Institute $277K Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District: received $275K on this topic Cortland County Soil and Water… $275K Morrison Soil and Water Conservation District: received $274K on this topic Morrison Soil and Water Conserv… $274K Minnesota Soil Health Coalition: received $264K on this topic Minnesota Soil Health Coalition $264K Texas State Soil & Water Conservation Board: received $257K on this topic Texas State Soil & Water Conser… $257K Big Bend Soil and Water Conservation District: received $256K on this topic Big Bend Soil and Water Conserv… $256K University of Eldoret: received $255K on this topic University of Eldoret $255K Headwaters Soil and Water Conservation District: received $238K on this topic Headwaters Soil and Water Conse… $238K Chaves Soil & Water Conservation District: received $200K on this topic Chaves Soil & Water Conservatio… $200K Central Aroostook Soil & Water Conservation District: received $189K on this topic Central Aroostook Soil & Water… $189K Deschutes Soil & Water Conservation District: received $183K on this topic Deschutes Soil & Water Conserva… $183K Harney Soil & Water Conservation District: received $177K on this topic Harney Soil & Water Conservatio… $177K Mower Soil & Water Conservation District: received $174K on this topic Mower Soil & Water Conservation… $174K Tennessee Aquarium: received $163K on this topic Tennessee Aquarium $163K Mercer County Soil Conservation District: received $157K on this topic Mercer County Soil Conservation… $157K Rolette County Soil Conservation District: received $157K on this topic Rolette County Soil Conservatio… $157K Bill - Ugs Research Foundation Inc: received $155K on this topic Bill - Ugs Research Foundation… $155K Uga Research Foundation Inc: received $139K on this topic Uga Research Foundation Inc $139K Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts: received $133K on this topic Maryland Association of Soil Co… $133K Cass County Soil Conservation District: received $118K on this topic Cass County Soil Conservation D… $118K San Pasqual Valley Soils: received $115K on this topic San Pasqual Valley Soils $115K Estill County Conservation District: received $108K on this topic Estill County Conservation Dist… $108K Woodford County Conservation District: received $100K on this topic Woodford County Conservation Di… $100K Todd County Conservation District: received $96K on this topic Todd County Conservation Distri… $96K Regenerative Agriculture Foundation: received $75K on this topic Regenerative Agriculture Founda… $75K Recology Organics: received $30K on this topic Recology Organics $30K Dotti Brothers LLC: received $17K on this topic Dotti Brothers LLC $17K Soil Born Farm Urban Agriculture Project: received $16K on this topic Soil Born Farm Urban Agricultur… $16K Lamb Farm: received $8K on this topic Lamb Farm $8K Westmoreland County Agricultural Land Preservation Board: received $7K on this topic Westmoreland County Agricultura… $7K Cardinal Land Conservancy: received $7K on this topic Cardinal Land Conservancy $7K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “soil” 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: $295,000 to NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION — technical assistance
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Largest: $107,742 to ESTILL COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT — passthrough grants to hire soil conservation technicians.
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Largest: $276,654 to SOIL HEALTH INSTITUTE — enhancing training for soil health needs
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Largest: $201,000 to Colorado State University — smallholder soil health assessment - supporting soils research, awareness, and capacity building towards managing agroecosystems for agroecological transitions
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Largest: $201,719 to MISSISSIPPI SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMISSION — conservation activities
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Largest: $450,000 to Meridian Institute — to support (as fiscal sponsor) the soil inventory project in scaling a national soil carbon inventory and developing a midwest regional baseline for soil carbon.
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Largest: $7,000 to MADISON SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT — soil health practices
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Largest: $40,539 to SAN PASQUAL VALLEY SOILS — spreading soil growth
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Largest: $92,287 to ROLETTE COUNTY SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT — supporting producers to promote productivity, markets, and environmental benefits
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Largest: $75,000 to REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE FOUNDATION — soil health opportunities & tools fund
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Largest: $25,000 to MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT EFFECTS ON SOIL C STOCKS — assessing forest management effects on soil carbon stocks in the gulf states
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Largest: $1.0M to UNIVERSIT DE VERSAILLES SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES — support for scientific research on carbon loss in plants, soils and oceans
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