Meridian Institute
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2021–2024
Total received
$51.5M
Foundation funders
73
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
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.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
What grants has Meridian Institute received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Windward Fund | AGRICULTURE, FOOD, NUTRITION | $1,400,000 |
| 2024 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | To support the AGree initiative. | $1,250,000 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $1,150,000 |
| 2024 | Builders Vision Foundation | to support a research and education project focused on building a national soil data repository | $1,000,000 |
| 2024 | The Rockefeller Foundation | TOWARD THE COSTS OF DEFINING AND ACCELERATING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE ACROSS GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS | $908,422 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | RELIGION | $759,643 |
| 2024 | The Rockefeller Foundation | SCALING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE TO BENEFIT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN EAST AFRICA, INDIA, BRAZIL, AND MIDWEST USA. | $700,000 |
| 2024 | Freedom Together Foundation | THE RESILIENT POWER PROJECT: ACCELERATING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND ENERGY JUSTICE | $650,000 |
| 2024 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | To 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 |
| 2024 | The McKnight Foundation | to support core capacity for a strategic alliance of philanthropic foundations | $544,000 |
| 2024 | Margaret a Cargill Foundation | MARINE TENURE INITIATIVE | $500,000 |
| 2024 | Builders Vision Foundation | to support a research project focused on evaluating soil inventory | $500,000 |
| 2024 | Climateworks Foundation | TO 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 |
| 2024 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | General Nonprofit Support | $300,000 |
| 2024 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | CHESAPEAKE BAY TECH SUPPORT FOR FARM CONSERVATION | $274,187 |
| 2024 | Builders Vision Foundation | to support a project focused on educational convenings for entrepreneurs focused on improving food access and sustainability opportunities | $250,000 |
| 2024 | WK Kellogg Foundation | Health and Health Equity | $250,000 |
| 2024 | Builders Vision Foundation | to support educational workshops on regenerative agriculture in New Jersey and Minneapolis | $250,000 |
| 2024 | Alumbra Innovations Foundation | To build local and regional capacity and resources to address the outcomes of climate shifts | $200,000 |
| 2024 | The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Environment and Science | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Globetrotter Foundation | LOAN CONVERTED TO GRANT | $175,000 |
| 2024 | Tomkat Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $175,000 |
| 2024 | Fiduciary Charitable Foundation | DONATIONS | $160,000 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 80294 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 |
| 2024 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | To 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 |
| 2024 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | To 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 |
| 2024 | Catena Foundation | CONSERVATION | $145,320 |
| 2024 | Sequoia Climate Foundation | TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE AND LEARNING SUPPORT TO THE FIELD | $140,000 |
| 2024 | The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Environment and Science | $125,000 |
| 2024 | V Kann Rasmussen Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF A "PETROCHEMICALS EVENT AND DURING CLIMATE WEEK NYC - SEPTEMBER 25, 2024" | $120,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.
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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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