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12 funders with a record of paying for “stewardship”

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Cabrini Legacy Corporation → Villanova University: $19M across 1 grant, latest 2023The Schmidt Family Foundation → Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation: $14M across 3 grants, latest 2024Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Peninsula Open Space Trust: $4.3M across 1 grant, latest 2024Richard King Mellon Foundation → Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania: $3.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022Chesapeake Bay Trust → Baltimore Tree Trust: $2.3M across 1 grant, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → Bonneville Environmental Foundation: $2.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Inc → Usda Forest Service: $1.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Ranchers Stewardship Alliance Inc: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2023The Steinman Foundation → Hdc Midatlantic: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Roundhouse Foundation → Heart of Oregon Corps: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2024Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Friends of the Forest Preserves: $152K across 9 grants, latest 2023National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance → Sitka Conservation Society: $104K across 5 grants, latest 2025Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Great Bear Initiative Society: $4.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Sogorea Te Land Trust: $3.2M across 1 grant, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → Hispanic Access Foundation: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Chesapeake Bay Trust: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2022Chesapeake Bay Trust → Prince George's County Maryland: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2024Richard King Mellon Foundation → Foundation for Sustainable Forests: $550K across 1 grant, latest 2023Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Inc → Doiblm: $389K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Steinman Foundation → Touchstone Foundation: $334K across 2 grants, latest 2024Cabrini Legacy Corporation → Stepinac High School Foundation: $326K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Roundhouse Foundation → Wallowa Resources: $130K across 4 grants, latest 2024National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance → Wild Alabama: $92K across 3 grants, latest 2024Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Friends of Nachusa Grasslands: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2023Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Inc: $3.7M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Oo Project: $2.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → National Wildlife Federation: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2022Walton Family Foundation Inc → Pronatura Noroeste Ac: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024Chesapeake Bay Trust → Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay: $928K across 1 grant, latest 2024Richard King Mellon Foundation → Western Pennsylvania Conservancy: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2024Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Inc → Pheasants Forever: $353K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Steinman Foundation → Boys and Girls Club of Lancaster: $221K across 2 grants, latest 2024Cabrini Legacy Corporation → White Plains Hospital Medical Center: $218K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance → Southern Appalachain Wilderne: $90K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Roundhouse Foundation → Oregon Agricultural Trust: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2024Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Prairie Preservation Society of Ogle County: $57K across 3 grants, latest 2023Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Napa County Land Trust: $2.7M across 2 grants, latest 2020Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Makeway Foundation: $2.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: $1.9M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → University of Washington: $1.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Movement Strategy Center: $1.4M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → University of Haifa: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Institute for Local Self Reliance Inc: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Multiplier: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Makauila: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Earthjustice: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Ocean Research & Conservation Association Inc: $1.1M across 5 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Fisheye Collaborative Inc: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Ocean Visions Inc: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Katchi Technologies Inc: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → The University of Western Australia: $980K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → University of California Santa Barbara: $949K across 1 grant, latest 2022Walton Family Foundation Inc → Ag Technology and Environmental Stewardship Foundation Inc: $941K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Schmidt Family Foundation → Ekvnv Yefolecvlke: $900K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Illuminative Inc: $884K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Native Conservancy: $855K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → First Nations Development Institute: $840K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Induced Polarization Associates: $825K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Mango Materials Inc: $810K across 2 grants, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → Stockholm University: $800K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Santa Monica Bay Foundation: $800K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Schmidt Family Foundation → The Great Bubble Barrier: $800K across 2 grants, latest 2024Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Nanwakolas Council: $800K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation: $43M on this topic. Open the funder.The Schmidt Family Foundation$43MCabrini Legacy Corporation: $20M on this topic. Open the funder.Cabrini Legacy Corporation$20MGordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $19M on this topic. Open the funder.Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo…$19MWalton Family Foundation Inc: $6.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Walton Family Foundation Inc$6.0MChesapeake Bay Trust: $4.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Chesapeake Bay Trust$4.3MRichard King Mellon Foundation: $4.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Richard King Mellon Foundation$4.0MNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $3.5M on this topic. Open the funder.National Fish and Wildlife Fo…$3.5MRocky Mountain Elk Foundation Inc: $2.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation…$2.5MThe Steinman Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.The Steinman Foundation$1.3MThe Roundhouse Foundation: $430K on this topic. Open the funder.The Roundhouse Foundation$430KNational Wilderness Stewardship Alliance: $286K on this topic. Open the funder.National Wilderness Stewardsh…$286KIllinois Clean Energy Community Foundation: $269K on this topic. Open the funder.Illinois Clean Energy Communi…$269KVillanova University: received $19M on this topicVillanova University$19MMonterey Bay Aquarium Foundation: received $14M on this topicMonterey Bay Aquarium Foundation$14MPeninsula Open Space Trust: received $4.3M on this topicPeninsula Open Space Trust$4.3MGreat Bear Initiative Society: received $4.0M on this topicGreat Bear Initiative Society$4.0MCary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Inc: received $3.7M on this topicCary Institute of Ecosystem Stu…$3.7MSogorea Te Land Trust: received $3.2M on this topicSogorea Te Land Trust$3.2MTrustees of the University of Pennsylvania: received $3.0M on this topicTrustees of the University of P…$3.0MNapa County Land Trust: received $2.7M on this topicNapa County Land Trust$2.7MBaltimore Tree Trust: received $2.3M on this topicBaltimore Tree Trust$2.3MBonneville Environmental Foundation: received $2.1M on this topicBonneville Environmental Founda…$2.1MOo Project: received $2.1M on this topicOo Project$2.1MMakeway Foundation: received $2.0M on this topicMakeway Foundation$2.0MWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution: received $1.9M on this topicWoods Hole Oceanographic Instit…$1.9MUniversity of Washington: received $1.8M on this topicUniversity of Washington$1.8MUsda Forest Service: received $1.8M on this topicUsda Forest Service$1.8MMovement Strategy Center: received $1.4M on this topicMovement Strategy Center$1.4MRanchers Stewardship Alliance Inc: received $1.3M on this topicRanchers Stewardship Alliance I…$1.3MUniversity of Haifa: received $1.3M on this topicUniversity of Haifa$1.3MInstitute for Local Self Reliance Inc: received $1.3M on this topicInstitute for Local Self Relian…$1.3MMultiplier: received $1.3M on this topicMultiplier$1.3MMakauila: received $1.2M on this topicMakauila$1.2MEarthjustice: received $1.1M on this topicEarthjustice$1.1MOcean Research & Conservation Association Inc: received $1.1M on this topicOcean Research & Conservation A…$1.1MHispanic Access Foundation: received $1.1M on this topicHispanic Access Foundation$1.1MChesapeake Bay Trust: received $1.1M on this topicChesapeake Bay Trust$1.1MPrince George's County Maryland: received $1.1M on this topicPrince George's County Maryland$1.1MNational Wildlife Federation: received $1.1M on this topicNational Wildlife Federation$1.1MMonterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute: received $1.1M on this topicMonterey Bay Aquarium Research…$1.1MFisheye Collaborative Inc: received $1.0M on this topicFisheye Collaborative Inc$1.0MPronatura Noroeste Ac: received $1.0M on this topicPronatura Noroeste Ac$1.0MOcean Visions Inc: received $1.0M on this topicOcean Visions Inc$1.0MKatchi Technologies Inc: received $1.0M on this topicKatchi Technologies Inc$1.0MThe University of Western Australia: received $980K on this topicThe University of Western Austr…$980KUniversity of California Santa Barbara: received $949K on this topicUniversity of California Santa…$949KAg Technology and Environmental Stewardship Foundation Inc: received $941K on this topicAg Technology and Environmental…$941KAlliance for the Chesapeake Bay: received $928K on this topicAlliance for the Chesapeake Bay$928KEkvnv Yefolecvlke: received $900K on this topicEkvnv Yefolecvlke$900KIlluminative Inc: received $884K on this topicIlluminative Inc$884KNative Conservancy: received $855K on this topicNative Conservancy$855KFirst Nations Development Institute: received $840K on this topicFirst Nations Development Insti…$840KInduced Polarization Associates: received $825K on this topicInduced Polarization Associates$825KMango Materials Inc: received $810K on this topicMango Materials Inc$810KStockholm University: received $800K on this topicStockholm University$800KSanta Monica Bay Foundation: received $800K on this topicSanta Monica Bay Foundation$800KThe Great Bubble Barrier: received $800K on this topicThe Great Bubble Barrier$800KNanwakolas Council: received $800K on this topicNanwakolas Council$800KHdc Midatlantic: received $750K on this topicHdc Midatlantic$750KFoundation for Sustainable Forests: received $550K on this topicFoundation for Sustainable Fore…$550KWestern Pennsylvania Conservancy: received $500K on this topicWestern Pennsylvania Conservancy$500KDoiblm: received $389K on this topicDoiblm$389KPheasants Forever: received $353K on this topicPheasants Forever$353KTouchstone Foundation: received $334K on this topicTouchstone Foundation$334KStepinac High School Foundation: received $326K on this topicStepinac High School Foundation$326KHeart of Oregon Corps: received $225K on this topicHeart of Oregon Corps$225KBoys and Girls Club of Lancaster: received $221K on this topicBoys and Girls Club of Lancaster$221KWhite Plains Hospital Medical Center: received $218K on this topicWhite Plains Hospital Medical C…$218KFriends of the Forest Preserves: received $152K on this topicFriends of the Forest Preserves$152KWallowa Resources: received $130K on this topicWallowa Resources$130KSitka Conservation Society: received $104K on this topicSitka Conservation Society$104KWild Alabama: received $92K on this topicWild Alabama$92KSouthern Appalachain Wilderne: received $90K on this topicSouthern Appalachain Wilderne$90KOregon Agricultural Trust: received $75K on this topicOregon Agricultural Trust$75KFriends of Nachusa Grasslands: received $60K on this topicFriends of Nachusa Grasslands$60KPrairie Preservation Society of Ogle County: received $57K on this topicPrairie Preservation Society of…$57K
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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 →