Connecticut Land Conservation Council Inc

Bafflin Foundation

Providence, RI

The foundation supports art museums and land and wildlife preservation, with recent grants focused heavily on land conservation in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, and New Hampshire. Its 2024 grants ranged from $7,500 to $100,000, with a median of $25,000. It does not limit giving to preselected organizations; its filing says to contact Secretary Paul A. Silver, and no special form is required.

IBM International Foundation

Armonk, NY

The IBM International Foundation funds education and workforce programs that build 21st-century and technology job skills, including initiatives for underserved students and job seekers. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $8.48 million, with a median of $100,000, and went to organizations across several U.S. states, especially Delaware and Massachusetts. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The John T and Jane a Wiederhold Foundation

Torrington, CT

The foundation funds animal welfare, veterinary programs, and wildlife and land conservation, including work focused on dogs and cats; recent grants ranged from $7,000 to $185,000, with a median of $38,300. Its giving is concentrated in Connecticut and Massachusetts, with grants also reported in several other states; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

The Summer Hill Foundation

Madison, CT

Fields Pond Foundation Inc

Auburndale, MA

The foundation funds community-based land and nature conservation projects, including land protection, public access, stewardship, and related education, especially when local residents or volunteers are involved. It typically awards $5,000–$15,000, with an expected range of $500–$25,000, to organizations in New England and upper New York State. Proposals and concept papers are accepted at any time.

William P Wharton Trust UW Art 2(D)

Boston, MA

The William P. Wharton Trust funds conservation of wildlife, water, soil, and forests, including habitat management, bird and forestry research, and projects that promote appreciation of nature, primarily in Massachusetts and the Northeast. Grants are usually one-time awards of up to $15,000; larger multi-year grants may support important conservation land acquisitions. Applicants must first request access to a preliminary application, with final applications by invitation; the profile does not say whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Appalachian Trail Conservancy

Harpers Ferry, WV

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy funds Trail maintenance, public education, land protection, conservation planning, and community resilience projects in or overlapping the Appalachian Trail landscape across 14 states. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,845 to $59,262, with a median of $13,428; the Wild East Action Fund offered a competitive grant process, but the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted outside that program.

Dungannon Foundation Inc

New York, NY

Northeast Wilderness Trust Corporation

Montpelier, VT

Northeast wilderness trust is a regional land trust working to preserve and restore forever-wild landscapes for nature and people in New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Sara & Robert Savage Charitable Foundation

New York, NY

The foundation’s grants support education, reproductive health, civic and nonprofit performance, and youth resilience, with most 2024 funding going to Rhode Island, followed by Connecticut and New York. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $1,288,250, with a median of $5,000. It funds preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Jackson & Evelyn Spears Foundation

New York, NY

The Jackson & Evelyn Spears Foundation supports preselected organizations across varied areas, including education, volunteer service, arts, religious organizations, and medical centers, with recent grants going to recipients in California, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Colorado. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $55,000, with a median of $10,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Kestrel Foundation

Washington, CT

The Kestrel Foundation supports charitable organizations working in areas including conservation, arts and culture, social services, and humanitarian aid. Its 2024 grants had a median of $2,500, with most funding going to Virginia and Connecticut, followed by New York and Washington, DC. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.