National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Washington, DC EIN 52-1384139

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2026

Total received

$86.8M

Foundation funders

74

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2020–2026

Who funds National Fish and Wildlife Foundation?

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is funded by 74 grantmakers, led by The Chicago Community Trust ($30.0M), The William Penn Foundation ($7.8M), Margaret a Cargill Foundation ($5.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $86.8M in grants to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation between 2020–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Chicago Community Trust$30,000,00012025
The William Penn Foundation$7,778,20052020–2024
Margaret a Cargill Foundation$5,750,00032021–2024
Walton Family Foundation Inc$5,225,000132020–2024
Native Americans in Philanthropy$4,525,93732023–2025
Richard King Mellon Foundation$3,833,33352020–2024
The Community Foundation Inc$3,620,00032020–2024
The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation$3,050,00042020–2023
The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation$2,700,00042021–2025
Caerus Foundation Inc$1,600,00042020–2024
WAL-Mart Foundation$1,500,00012024
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial$1,300,00052020–2024
Zoetis Foundation Inc$1,200,00032022–2024
BNSF Railway Foundation$1,125,00052020–2025
Walder Foundation$1,010,00062021–2024
The Fred & Barbara ERB Family$1,000,00052021–2025
Chubb Charitable Foundation$1,000,00012024
Life Time Foundation$1,000,00012023
Gates Family Foundation$750,00042020–2025
American Forest Foundation$624,14312020
The Nature Conservancy$591,37022023–2025
Texas State University Development Foundation$500,00012025
Avangrid Foundation Inc$500,00022022–2023
Darden Restaurants Inc Foundation$500,00012022
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc$475,00042023–2026
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The Kresge Foundation$475,00072021–2024
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation$427,50042021–2024
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation$400,00042022–2025
Hunter Family Foundation$400,00042021–2024
Gustaf Westfeldt McIlhenny Family Founda$375,00042021–2024
Arcelormittal USA Foundation Inc$350,00012020
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$309,86532021–2023
Dalio Foundation Inc$300,00012024
The New York Community Trust$250,00022023–2024
Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc$250,00012021
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$246,35262021–2025
TJ Brown & CA Lupton Foundation$200,00022024–2025
The Joyce Foundation$200,00032021–2024
Jewish Communal Fund$170,00062022–2025
Ishiyama Foundation$150,00022023–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$131,00032021–2025
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$125,00042021–2024
The Tim and Karen Hixon Foundation$110,00042021–2024
Philippe and Ana Laffont Family$100,00012024
Baker Hughes Foundation$100,00012023
LR Bauman Foundation Inc$100,00012023
Arconic Foundation$100,00012022
The Roe Foundation Inc$50,00022021–2022
Earthshare$41,71942021–2025
Albuquerque Community Foundation$41,42012024
G & E Dubin Family Foundation$35,00032021–2023
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$35,00022022–2023
The Orchard Farm Foundation$32,00022021–2024
Point Reyes Bird Observatory$29,67212021
Marin Community Foundation$28,00032023–2025
PGA Tour Charities Inc$15,00012022
Rasmuson Foundation$13,00022022–2024
PWC Foundation Inc$10,00012025
John & Amy Griffin Foundation$10,00012024
The Grant Family Fund$6,00022024–2025
Shell USA Company Foundation$6,00042021–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$6,00012021
The Pedersen Foundation$5,00012024
The Rock Foundation$5,00012021
The Melville Foundation$5,00012021
Bryson Family Foundation Inc$4,80022024–2025
Le Sage Family Foundation$3,00022024–2025
The Sheryl Steinberg Collins Foundation$3,00032021–2023
Parsifal Foundation$2,50022024–2025
Ressa Foundation$2,00012022
Sterzing Charitable Trust$1,00012025
Hamilton Family Foundation$50022021–2022
The Graco Foundation$40012021
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc$10012025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$10M$20M$30M$40M14 grants2020 39 grants2021 41 grants2022 35 grants2023 46 grants2024 24 grants2025 1 grant2026

From 2020 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $125K (2026) to $34.0M (2025). In 2026 it made 1 grant totaling $125K.

What grants has National Fish and Wildlife Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMULTIPLE$125,000
2025The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$30,000,000
2025Native Americans in PhilanthropyClimate and Conservation.$2,191,850
2025Texas State University Development FoundationTO SUPPORT THE RESEARCH OF ENDANGERED TOADS$500,000
2025The Cleveland-Cliffs FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$400,000
2025The Fred & Barbara ERB FamilyPROGRAM SUPPORT$200,000
2025T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMULTIPLE$150,000
2025Gates Family FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT$150,000
2025BNSF Railway FoundationCIVIC$100,000
2025TJ Brown & CA Lupton FoundationCHARITABLE$100,000
2025The Scotts Miracle-Gro FoundationENVIRONMENT$100,000
2025The Nature ConservancyCONSERVATION ACTIVITIES$35,000
2025Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$35,000
2025Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$35,000
2025PWC Foundation IncHUMANITARIANISM$10,000
2025Marin Community FoundationDAM/BARRIER REMOVAL-GRASSLANDS REWILDING$10,000
2025EarthshareGENERAL OPERATIONS$9,771
2025National Philanthropic TrustENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS$6,000
2025The Grant Family FundENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION$3,000
2025Bryson Family Foundation IncCONTRIBUTION$2,400
2025Parsifal FoundationCharitable$1,000
2025Le Sage Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$1,000
2025Sterzing Charitable TrustGeneral Fund$1,000
2025Lincoln Financial Foundation IncMatching gifts$100
2025JPMorgan Chase FoundationMATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)$30
2024Margaret a Cargill FoundationNORTHERN GREAT PLAINS GRASSLAND CONSERVATION$2,000,000
2024The Community Foundation IncGENERAL PURPOSES$1,795,000
2024Native Americans in PhilanthropyConservation$1,508,654
2024WAL-Mart FoundationNATURE$1,500,000
2024Chubb Charitable FoundationGrants$1,000,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds National Fish and Wildlife Foundation?

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is funded by 74 grantmakers, led by The Chicago Community Trust ($30.0M), The William Penn Foundation ($7.8M), Margaret a Cargill Foundation ($5.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $86.8M in grants to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation between 2020–2026.

Who is National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's largest funder?

The Chicago Community Trust is the largest recorded funder of National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, with $30.0M across 1 grant (2025).

How much grant funding has National Fish and Wildlife Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $86.8M in grants to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation across 200 grants from 74 funders between 2020–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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