Meridian Institute

Dillon, CO ·EIN 84-1435420 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$51.5M received 73 funders 200 grants · 2021–2024

Who funds Meridian Institute?

Meridian Institute is funded by 73 grantmakers, led by Walton Family Foundation Inc ($10.8M), The Rockefeller Foundation ($5.9M), Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc ($3.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $51.5M in grants to Meridian Institute between 2021–2024.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Walton Family Foundation Inc$10,805,000272021–2024
The Rockefeller Foundation$5,898,678152021–2024
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$3,255,00032021–2023
The McKnight Foundation$2,970,00082021–2024
Builders Vision Foundation$2,694,05272022–2024
Freedom Together Foundation$2,600,00042021–2024
The Chicago Community Trust$2,125,00042021–2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$2,114,250112021–2024
Windward Fund$1,850,00022022–2024
Tides Foundation$1,750,00022021–2022
National Philanthropic Trust$1,570,95332022–2024
WK Kellogg Foundation$1,491,50042021–2024
Climateworks Foundation$1,261,57242021–2024
The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc$1,250,00022021–2023
Robertson Foundation$1,206,25022023
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$1,010,00042021–2024
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$720,50042021–2024
The Good Food Institute Inc$544,90012023
Margaret a Cargill Foundation$500,00012024
Gates Foundation$429,96822023
The Schmidt Family Foundation$407,80032022–2024
Rainforest Alliance Inc$377,00842021–2024
Ceres Inc$354,65352021–2024
Alumbra Innovations Foundation$295,00022023–2024
Tomkat Ranch Educational Foundation$275,00032021–2023

Showing top 25 of 73 funders by total given.

What grants has Meridian Institute received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2024Windward FundAGRICULTURE, FOOD, NUTRITION$1,400,000
2024Walton Family Foundation IncTo support the AGree initiative.$1,250,000
2024The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$1,150,000
2024Builders Vision Foundationto support a research and education project focused on building a national soil data repository$1,000,000
2024The Rockefeller FoundationTOWARD THE COSTS OF DEFINING AND ACCELERATING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE ACROSS GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS$908,422
2024National Philanthropic TrustRELIGION$759,643
2024The Rockefeller FoundationSCALING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE TO BENEFIT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN EAST AFRICA, INDIA, BRAZIL, AND MIDWEST USA.$700,000
2024Freedom Together FoundationTHE RESILIENT POWER PROJECT: ACCELERATING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND ENERGY JUSTICE$650,000
2024Walton Family Foundation IncTo support the Mexico Sustainable Fisheries Collective Impact Initiative in engaging multiple stakeholders in coordinated actions that will lead to the sustainable management of Mexican fisheries.$600,000
2024The McKnight Foundationto support core capacity for a strategic alliance of philanthropic foundations$544,000
2024Margaret a Cargill FoundationMARINE TENURE INITIATIVE$500,000
2024Builders Vision Foundationto support a research project focused on evaluating soil inventory$500,000
2024Climateworks FoundationTO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM ($250,000); TO PROTECT AND SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL OF FORESTED AND OTHER LANDSCAPES TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE ($50,000)$300,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationGeneral Nonprofit Support$300,000
2024National Fish and Wildlife FoundationCHESAPEAKE BAY TECH SUPPORT FOR FARM CONSERVATION$274,187
2024Builders Vision Foundationto support a project focused on educational convenings for entrepreneurs focused on improving food access and sustainability opportunities$250,000
2024WK Kellogg FoundationHealth and Health Equity$250,000
2024Builders Vision Foundationto support educational workshops on regenerative agriculture in New Jersey and Minneapolis$250,000
2024Alumbra Innovations FoundationTo build local and regional capacity and resources to address the outcomes of climate shifts$200,000
2024The David and Lucile Packard FoundationEnvironment and Science$200,000
2024Globetrotter FoundationLOAN CONVERTED TO GRANT$175,000
2024Tomkat FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$175,000
2024Fiduciary Charitable FoundationDONATIONS$160,000
2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation80294 SUPPORTING GLOBAL ALLIANCE'S BEACONS OF HOPE TO AMPLIFY THE POWER OF FOOD SYSTEMS CHANGE TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, BIODIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND HEALTH$157,500
2024Walton Family Foundation IncTo support convenings to facilitate information exchange and collaboration among organizations working to increase the pace and scale of riverscape restoration on public lands.$150,000
2024Walton Family Foundation IncTo support the Initiative for Mexico's Oceans and Coasts in building a multi-stakeholder coalition to increase climate resilience of vulnerable marine ecosystems and fishing communities in Yucatan, Mexico.$150,000
2024Catena FoundationCONSERVATION$145,320
2024Sequoia Climate FoundationTO PROVIDE EVIDENCE AND LEARNING SUPPORT TO THE FIELD$140,000
2024The David and Lucile Packard FoundationEnvironment and Science$125,000
2024V Kann Rasmussen FoundationIN SUPPORT OF A "PETROCHEMICALS EVENT AND DURING CLIMATE WEEK NYC - SEPTEMBER 25, 2024"$120,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Meridian Institute?

Meridian Institute is funded by 73 grantmakers, led by Walton Family Foundation Inc ($10.8M), The Rockefeller Foundation ($5.9M), Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc ($3.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $51.5M in grants to Meridian Institute between 2021–2024.

Who is Meridian Institute's largest funder?

Walton Family Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of Meridian Institute, with $10.8M across 27 grants (2021–2024).

How much grant funding has Meridian Institute received?

IRS 990 filings record $51.5M in grants to Meridian Institute across 200 grants from 73 funders between 2021–2024. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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