Ecology Project International

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Missoula, MT EIN 91-2163952

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2018–2025

Total received

$5.0M

Foundation funders

45

Grants recorded

128

Years covered

2018–2025

Who funds Ecology Project International?

Ecology Project International is funded by 45 grantmakers, led by Alumbra Innovations Foundation ($1.2M), Edward L Anderson Jr Foundation Inc ($490K), Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($465K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.0M in grants to Ecology Project International between 2018–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Alumbra Innovations Foundation$1,248,36352022–2024
Edward L Anderson Jr Foundation Inc$489,59552020–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$465,000232020–2024
M J Murdock Charitable Trust$411,000102020–2024
The Chicago Community Trust$352,50022020–2021
Houston Zoo Inc$300,50032020–2022
Manitou Fund$275,00042020–2023
Foundation to Decrease World Suck$151,36252020–2024
Builders Vision Foundation$145,30712022
Bridgemill Foundation$127,77022024
Catena Foundation$115,13012022
Islands Fund$100,00022020–2024
The Llewellyn Foundation$87,00042021–2024
The William H & Margaret M Wallace$82,34952020–2024
KHR McNeely Family Foundation$75,00012024
National Philanthropic Trust$55,25062020–2025
Cross Charitable Foundation$55,00042020–2023
Patagoniaorg$50,00032021–2025
International Community Foundation$46,74222024–2025
Sec Charitable Corporation$40,00042021–2024
Jewish Communal Fund$38,36622020
National Forest Foundation$35,00012025
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$30,00022023–2024
El& BG Lightfoot Foundation$30,00022021–2023
Freeman E Fairfield Meeker Charitable Trust$22,00012024
Show all 45 funders

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2018 2 grants2019 22 grants2020 25 grants2021 22 grants2022 26 grants2023 23 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2019) to $1.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $95K.

What grants has Ecology Project International received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025National Forest FoundationCONSERVATION EFFORTS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT$35,000
2025Sea Turtle IncCONSERVATION OF SEA TURTLE POPULATION$20,000
2025International Community FoundationCHARITABLE PURPOSE$15,742
2025PatagoniaorgTO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.$15,000
2025National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$5,250
2025Moccasin Lake FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$4,000
2025Rossbach Family FoundationSUPPORT FIELD BASED STUDENT SCIENTIST PARTNERSHIPS$300
2024Alumbra Innovations FoundationTo support youth and teacher programs in Mexico$729,500
2024Bridgemill FoundationCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION - TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER THE WORLD'S YOUTH THROUGH IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES WITH NATURE AND SCIENCE.$106,298
2024Edward L Anderson Jr Foundation IncENVIRONMENTAL$96,900
2024KHR McNeely Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$75,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$62,500
2024Islands FundGREATER YELLOWSTONE YOUTH OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAM$60,000
2024Foundation to Decrease World SuckOperating Funds$37,297
2024M J Murdock Charitable TrustCOMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING STAFF POSITIONS$37,000
2024M J Murdock Charitable TrustCOMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING STAFF POSITIONS$37,000
2024International Community FoundationCHARITABLE PURPOSE$31,000
2024The Llewellyn FoundationUNRESTRICTED$26,000
2024Freeman E Fairfield Meeker Charitable TrustDAILY OPERATING SUPPORT$22,000
2024Bridgemill FoundationCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION - TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER THE WORLD'S YOUTH THROUGH IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES WITH NATURE AND SCIENCE.$21,472
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$17,500
2024The William H & Margaret M WallaceOPERATIONS$15,000
2024PatagoniaorgTO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.$15,000
2024Sec Charitable CorporationTO FURTHER CHARITABLE WORKS$10,000
2024PD Jackson Family FoundationYellowstone General Operating Support$10,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS$10,000
2024Alumbra Innovations Foundationto support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network$5,800
2024North American Association for Environmental EducaENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECTS$5,000
2024Merlin Foundation IncPROTECT CRITICAL WILDLIFE HABITAT$2,500
2024Shodeen Family FoundationDONATION$2,000

Showing 30 most recent of 128 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Ecology Project International?

Ecology Project International is funded by 45 grantmakers, led by Alumbra Innovations Foundation ($1.2M), Edward L Anderson Jr Foundation Inc ($490K), Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($465K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.0M in grants to Ecology Project International between 2018–2025.

Who is Ecology Project International's largest funder?

Alumbra Innovations Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Ecology Project International, with $1.2M across 5 grants (2022–2024).

How much grant funding has Ecology Project International received?

IRS 990 filings record $5.0M in grants to Ecology Project International across 128 grants from 45 funders between 2018–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

Your AI grants department

Looking for funders like Ecology Project International's?

Grantable's AI matches your organization against 200,000+ grantmakers — including every funder on this page — using their real giving history.

You, clicking into all 45 funders

~5 hrs

at ~7 min per funder profile

Your agents, the same 45

~2 min

every profile evaluated and scored, with reasoning

You
Agents

Grant data is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings via Grantable's GrantGraph™. Filings are published on a delay; recent grants may not appear yet.

Looking for funders like Ecology Project International's?

Want AI to do this for you?