Forest Trends Association
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$9.8M
Foundation funders
34
Grants recorded
97
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Forest Trends Association?
Forest Trends Association is funded by 34 grantmakers, led by Skoll Fund ($2.6M), Ceres Inc ($889K), The Skoll Foundation ($875K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $9.8M in grants to Forest Trends Association between 2020–2025.
Show all 34 funders
| The Rona and Jeffrey Abramson Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Schwartz Family Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Philanthropic Trust | $10,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | $8,500 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bright Funds Foundation | $6,673 | 1 | 2021 |
| Schlinger Family Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | $2,458 | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| The Michael P Dowling Foundation | $1,500 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Keith Campbell Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2022 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $152K (2025) to $3.2M (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $152K.
What grants has Forest Trends Association received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ceres Inc | TO RESEARCH CORPORATE PRACTICES AND BENCHMARK PROGRESS IN RELATION TO COMPANY DEFORESTATION COMMITMENTS AND GENERATE CONTENT FOR INVESTORS AND COMPANIES REGARDING NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. | $73,333 |
| 2025 | The Nature Conservancy | CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES | $50,000 |
| 2025 | World Resources Institute | REVERSE RAPID DEGRADATION OF ECOSYSTEMS | $28,415 |
| 2024 | WAL-Mart Foundation | NATURE | $700,000 |
| 2024 | The DN Batten Foundation | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $300,000 |
| 2024 | ZG Foundation Inc | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES | $250,000 |
| 2024 | Alumbra Innovations Foundation | To support Green Financing: first steps toward establishing a priority-setting system for natural infrastructure projects in BCS | $175,000 |
| 2024 | The McCance Foundation | General Support | $150,000 |
| 2024 | The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Environment and Science | $130,000 |
| 2024 | Ceres Inc | TO RESEARCH CORPORATE PRACTICES AND BENCHMARK PROGRESS IN RELATION TO COMPANY DEFORESTATION COMMITMENTS AND GENERATE CONTENT FOR INVESTORS AND COMPANIES REGARDING NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. | $98,626 |
| 2024 | The Nature Conservancy | CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Climate Action for Smallholders (Cash) Coalition Inc | Support carbon pre-feasibility assessment | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Fiduciary Charitable Foundation DBA Fiduciary Trust Charitable | DONATIONS | $30,000 |
| 2024 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2024 | World Resources Institute | REVERSE RAPID DEGRADATION OF ECOSYSTEMS | $11,075 |
| 2024 | The Rona and Jeffrey Abramson Foundation | UNRESTRICTED FUNDS | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Schwartz Family Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Tides Foundation | SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Charles H Kurtz Family Foundation | Operations | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Michael P Dowling Foundation | NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION | $1,500 |
| 2023 | Skoll Fund | Environment | $2,000,000 |
| 2023 | ZG Foundation Inc | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES | $250,000 |
| 2023 | The Skoll Foundation | Ecosystem Marketplace | $200,000 |
| 2023 | Ceres Inc | TO PUBLICLY BENCHMARK CORPORATE PRACTICES AND PROGRESS IN RELATION TO COMPANY DEFORESTATION COMMITMENTS AND GENERATE CONTENT FOR INVESTORS AND COMPANIES REGARDING NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. | $152,716 |
| 2023 | The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Environment and Science | $130,000 |
| 2023 | The McCance Foundation | General Support | $100,000 |
| 2023 | BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $50,000 |
| 2023 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $30,000 |
| 2023 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $30,000 |
| 2023 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $30,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 97 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Forest Trends Association?
Forest Trends Association is funded by 34 grantmakers, led by Skoll Fund ($2.6M), Ceres Inc ($889K), The Skoll Foundation ($875K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $9.8M in grants to Forest Trends Association between 2020–2025.
Who is Forest Trends Association's largest funder?
Skoll Fund is the largest recorded funder of Forest Trends Association, with $2.6M across 3 grants (2020–2023).
How much grant funding has Forest Trends Association received?
IRS 990 filings record $9.8M in grants to Forest Trends Association across 97 grants from 34 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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