Lindsay Wildlife Museum
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$1.5M
Foundation funders
44
Grants recorded
84
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Lindsay Wildlife Museum?
Lindsay Wildlife Museum is funded by 44 grantmakers, led by East Bay Community Foundation ($274K), Elizabeth Vinton Sanderson Foundation ($238K), Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation ($100K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.5M in grants to Lindsay Wildlife Museum between 2019–2025.
Show all 44 funders
| The John J & Frank Sparacio Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Patrick & Shirley Campbell Foundation | $3,523 | 4 | 2020–2023 |
| The Placzek Family Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lakeside Foundation | $3,000 | 3 | 2020–2022 |
| The Carol Moss Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Snow Charitable Trust | $1,000 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| The Fremont Group Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Justice Justice Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Paul & Betty Baldacci Family Foundation | $910 | 2 | 2020–2022 |
| Linda and Elliott Pinck Family | $500 | 1 | 2025 |
| Heffernan Group Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2024 |
| AT&T Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2022 |
| Verizon Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc | $450 | 1 | 2020 |
| IBM International Foundation | $325 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rudisill Charitable Foundation | $250 | 1 | 2024 |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | $100 | 1 | 2020 |
| McKesson Foundation Inc | $45 | 1 | 2019 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45 (2019) to $310K (2021). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $214K.
What grants has Lindsay Wildlife Museum received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation | Environmental Education for Title I Schools in Contra Costa Count | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Elizabeth Vinton Sanderson Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $37,500 |
| 2025 | East Bay Community Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $35,000 |
| 2025 | Hind Foundation | GENERAL FUNDING | $28,000 |
| 2025 | William a Kerr Foundation | CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Dayton Foundation Plus Inc | OPERATING SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2025 | California Community Foundation | ENVIRONMENT | $8,147 |
| 2025 | Twanda Foundation | Wildlife Rehabilitation/Kids Summer Camp | $6,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS | $5,500 |
| 2025 | Thelma Doelger Trust for Animals | GENERAL SUPPORT | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Mabel Horrigan Foundation | GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $3,666 |
| 2025 | Linda and Elliott Pinck Family | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $500 |
| 2024 | Warren & Katharine Schlinger Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Elizabeth Vinton Sanderson Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation | Environmental Education for Title I Schools in Contra Costa Count | $50,000 |
| 2024 | East Bay Community Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $27,500 |
| 2024 | Peters Family Foundation | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | $24,000 |
| 2024 | Thelma Doelger Trust for Animals | General support | $20,000 |
| 2024 | The William G Gilmore Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| 2024 | William a Kerr Foundation | CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Dayton Foundation Plus Inc | PROVIDE OPERATING SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Todd Family Foundation | CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH WILDLIFE | $6,000 |
| 2024 | Twanda Foundation | Wildlife Rehabilitation/Kids Summer Camp | $5,400 |
| 2024 | Mabel Horrigan Foundation | Grant for General Operating Support | $3,416 |
| 2024 | The Placzek Family Foundation | Support Education / Community | $3,000 |
| 2024 | The Carol Moss Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| 2024 | Heffernan Group Foundation | DOLLAR FOR DOERS DONATION | $500 |
| 2024 | Rudisill Charitable Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $250 |
| 2023 | East Bay Community Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT, RAPTOR REHABILITATION COMPLEX AT THE MUSEUM, NEW/RENOVATED AVIARY CENTER (RESTRICTED), AVIARY REHABILITATION CENTER | $77,000 |
| 2023 | Elizabeth Vinton Sanderson Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 84 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Lindsay Wildlife Museum?
Lindsay Wildlife Museum is funded by 44 grantmakers, led by East Bay Community Foundation ($274K), Elizabeth Vinton Sanderson Foundation ($238K), Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation ($100K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.5M in grants to Lindsay Wildlife Museum between 2019–2025.
Who is Lindsay Wildlife Museum's largest funder?
East Bay Community Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Lindsay Wildlife Museum, with $274K across 6 grants (2020–2025).
How much grant funding has Lindsay Wildlife Museum received?
IRS 990 filings record $1.5M in grants to Lindsay Wildlife Museum across 84 grants from 44 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Lindsay Wildlife Museum'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 44 funders
~5 hrs
at ~7 min per funder profile
Your agents, the same 44
~2 min
every profile evaluated and scored, with reasoning
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 Lindsay Wildlife Museum's?