Southern Environmental Law Center

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Charlottesville, VA EIN 52-1436778

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2024–2026

Total received

$43.7M

Foundation funders

153

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2024–2026

Who funds Southern Environmental Law Center?

Southern Environmental Law Center is funded by 153 grantmakers, led by Foundation for the Carolinas ($26.5M), The Farkas Family Foundation ($2.1M), Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $43.7M in grants to Southern Environmental Law Center between 2024–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Foundation for the Carolinas$26,472,00012024
The Farkas Family Foundation$2,080,00042024–2026
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$1,295,00012024
Climate Imperative Foundation$1,250,00012024
Freedom Together Foundation$1,000,00012024
The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation$850,00012024
Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation$780,00022024–2025
Farvue Foundation Inc$600,00022024–2025
John D and Catherine T Macarthur$600,00012024
Multiplier$500,00012024
The Brunckhorst Foundation$480,00012024
Viridi Futuro Foundation$352,16212024
United States Energy Foundation$290,00012024
Marin Community Foundation$270,00022024–2025
Charlottesville Area Community$221,00012024
The Community Foundation for Greater$218,00012024
MSB Cockayne Fund Inc$210,00012024
Tortuga Charitable Foundation$200,00022024–2025
Agua Fundinc$200,00022024–2025
Frank E Payne and Seba B Payne$200,00012024
Atticus Trust$200,00012024
Rockefeller Family Fund Inc$191,66712024
Thalia & Michael C Carlos Foundation IN$170,00022024–2025
The Community Foundation$157,45022024–2025
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable$153,05032024–2026
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Equation Campaign and Global Climate$150,00012025
The Esther a & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc$150,00012025
The DN Batten Foundation$150,00012024
Maine Community Foundation Inc$150,00012024
The New York Community Trust$150,00012024
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$150,00012024
Virginia Environmental Endowment$130,00032024–2026
The Educational Foundation of America$130,00022024
The Community Foundation Inc$108,75012024
The William Bingham Foundation$100,00012025
The Oak Hill Fund$100,00012025
The San Francisco Foundation$100,00022024–2025
Revada Foundation$100,00022024–2025
The Peterffy Foundation Inc$100,00022024–2025
Christenberry-Anderson-Loomis Family$100,00022024–2025
The Palmer Foundation$100,00022024–2025
The Hartfield Fdn Inc 0739-80-42$100,00012024
Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc$100,00012024
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation$95,00012024
Coastal Community Foundation of South$79,50012024
Abahac Inc$78,34022024–2025
The Waterfall Foundation Inc$75,00012024
The Philadelphia Foundation$75,00012024
TCH W & F Hendrix Fdn$74,00032024–2026
Fresh Sound Foundation Inc$70,00022024–2025
Margaret Walker Purinton Foundation$70,00022024–2025
Thaler Howell Foundation Inc$70,00022024–2025
Flora L Thornton Foundation$70,00012024
Overton & Katharine Dennis FD-Cust$60,00032024–2026
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$58,45022024–2025
Patagoniaorg$50,00012025
Freeman Family Foundation$50,00022024–2025
The Edward Colston Foundation Inc$50,00022024–2025
The Fourten Foundation$50,00012024
Frances & Benjamin Benenson Foundation$50,00012024
Amy P Goldman Foundation$50,00012024
Merck Family Fund$50,00012024
Logan Family Foundation$45,00022024–2025
The Lazar Foundation$45,00012024
FM Kirby Foundation Inc$45,00012024
Impactassetsinc$41,50012024
The Barbara J Mapp Foundation$41,00022024–2025
The Hilltop Foundation$40,00022024–2025
The Duffy Family Foundation$40,00022024–2025
The Frances & William H Beattie Fdn$40,00042024–2025
Sangham Foundation$40,00012024
Abbie Norman Prince Trust$35,00012024
The Mark and Becky Joye Foundation$35,00012024
Wyss Foundation$33,00022024–2025
Robert & Dee Leggett Foundation$30,00012025
The Summit Foundation Inc$30,00012025
The Ellis Foundation Inc 26-28165$30,00012024
Community Foundation of New Jersey$30,00012024
Bobolink Foundation$30,00012024
Mertz Gilmore Foundation$30,00012024
The Chicago Community Trust$26,00022024–2025
Fairfield County's Community Foundation$25,00012025
A Better South Foundation$25,00012025
Martha & Spencer Love Fdtn$25,00022024–2025
The Okavango Private Foundation$25,00032024–2025
James R Meadows Jr Foundation$25,00012024
The Sapelo Foundation Inc$25,00012024
The US Charitable Gift Trust$22,25012024
National Philanthropic Trust$21,50012024
The Marcotte Family Foundation Inc$20,00012025
The Morriss Family Foundation$20,00012025
Parker Carson Foundation$20,00022024–2025
Susan Lynde Duval Phipps Foundation Inc$20,00012024
W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable Foundation$20,00012024
Overhills Foundation$20,00012024
The Cartinhour-Woods Foundation Inc$17,25022024–2025
Grace Jones Richardson Testamentary$16,50012024
Caplin Foundation$16,00022024–2025
BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$16,00012024
Hampton Roads Community Foundation$16,00012024
English Family Foundation$15,00012025
Quantitative Foundation$15,00012024
The Pew Charitable Trusts$15,00012024
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$13,00012024
Spring Dell Foundation$12,50012024
Communities of Coastal Georgia$11,00012024
The Cheek Family Foundation XXXXX1000$10,00022025–2026
The Neall Family Charitable Foundation$10,00012025
Aria Foundation$10,00012025
The Medway Charitable Trust$10,00012025
The Ceres Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Guffey Family Foundation$10,00012024
Mills Bee Lane Memorial Foundation$10,00012024
The Beirne Carter Foundation$10,00012024
Fair Play Foundation$10,00012024
The Community Foundation of Greater$8,50012024
Samuel Schneider Foundation Inc$8,00012025
Henry M Blackmer Foundation Inc$8,00012025
Phicas Foundation Trust$7,50012024
Emily Monk Davidson Foundation Inc$7,00012025
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$7,00012024
The Rodgers Family Foundation Inc$6,00012025
The Willowmere Foundation$6,00012025
Charities Aid Foundation America$5,58012025
Seltzer Family Foundation$5,50012025
Ethel M Looram Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Rucker & Margaret Agee Fund UA$5,00012025
Rowland Family Charitable Trust$5,00012025
Nathalie and James Andrews Foundation$5,00012025
The Illges-Chenoweth Foundation$5,00012025
Lawrence Golding Foundation$5,00012025
Dale and Clarice Wolf Foundation$5,00012025
William M Camp Foundation$3,00012025
Adele & Willard Gidwitz Family Foundatio$3,00012025
Harold F Gallivan Jr Family Foundation$2,50012025
Elbert H Evelyn J & Karen H$2,50012025
Bollag Family Foundation$2,00012025
The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation$2,00012025
The Hummel Family Fund Inc$2,00012025
Piassick Family Foundation$2,00012025
Geisel Family Foundation INC$2,00012025
The Stone-Wood Family Foundation$2,00012025
Dunn Foundation$2,00012025
Hazel Montague Hutcheson Foundation$1,00012025
Hurdle Hill Foundation$1,00012025
Allegro Foundation$1,00012025
Baird Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Stangler Family Foundation$1,00012025
The Rosencrans Family Foundation Inc$1,00012025
The Steven & Laurie Eskind$50012025
The Guide Foundation$50012025
The Sledge Foundation Inc$50012025
Thomas & Mamie Houser Charitable$35012025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$10M$20M$30M$40M103 grants202490 grants20257 grants2026

From 2024 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $2.2M (2026) to $38.3M (2024). In 2026 it made 7 grants totaling $2.2M.

What grants has Southern Environmental Law Center received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026The Farkas Family FoundationGENERAL$1,000,000
2026The Farkas Family FoundationGENERAL$1,000,000
2026T Rowe Price Program for CharitableMULTIPLE$92,900
2026Virginia Environmental EndowmentLEADERSHIP FOR ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE LAND USE AND LAND CONSERVATION IN VIRGINIA, PROMOTING COASTAL RESILIENCY, AND PROTECTING WATER QUALITY IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH$40,000
2026TCH W & F Hendrix FdnGENERAL OPERATING$25,000
2026Overton & Katharine Dennis FD-CustGENERAL SUPPORT$20,000
2026The Cheek Family Foundation XXXXX1000GENERAL$5,000
2025Marty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationGENERAL DONATION$550,000
2025Farvue Foundation IncGeneral support$300,000
2025Marin Community FoundationPROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$260,000
2025Equation Campaign and Global ClimateSUPPORT WORK IN THE SOUTH$150,000
2025The Esther a & Joseph Klingenstein Fund IncENVIRONMENT$150,000
2025Tortuga Charitable FoundationCharitable$100,000
2025The William Bingham FoundationTo support operations$100,000
2025Agua FundincFOR GENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2025The Oak Hill Fund1) TO ACCELERATE THE RETIREMENT OF THE REMAINING COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS IN THEIR SIX STATES THROUGH ADVOCACY AT STATE UTILITY COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS; 2) TO PREVENT EXPANSION OF GAS INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH COMMISSION ADVOCACY, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, AND LITIGATION; 3) TO EXPAND SOLAR, BATTERY STORAGE, AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY THROUGH COMMISSION AND LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY; AND 4) IN COOPERATION WITH LOCAL PARTNERS AND STATE GOVERNMENTS, TO LEVERAGE AND DEFEND CLEAN ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES, SUCH AS HOME ENERGY REBATES AND SOLAR FOR ALL GRANTS, FROM FEDERAL CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION.$100,000
2025The Community FoundationENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT$87,850
2025Thalia & Michael C Carlos Foundation INGENERAL SUPPORT$85,000
2025Virginia Environmental EndowmentSUPPORT FOR WATER QUALITY PROTECTION, LAND CONSERVATION, AND RESILIENCE POLICIES IN VA.$50,000
2025PatagoniaorgTO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.$50,000
2025The San Francisco FoundationFOR GENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2025Revada FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50,000
2025The Peterffy Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT IN FURTHERANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND/OR EDUCATIONAL CAUSES$50,000
2025Christenberry-Anderson-Loomis FamilyPUBLIC CHARITY$50,000
2025The Palmer FoundationTO BUILD ON THAT EPA OBJECTION AND REQUIRE NORTH CAROLINAS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO ENFORCE THE CLEAN WATER ACT AT ALL SUCH FACILITIES DISCHARGING PFAS AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL TOXINS AND WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THE STATE TO SET NUMERIC STANDARDS FOR THESE POLLUTANTS.$50,000
2025Abahac IncEDUCATIONAL$44,340
2025Fresh Sound Foundation IncENVIRONMENTAL$40,000
2025The Farkas Family FoundationGENERAL$40,000
2025Margaret Walker Purinton FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEE$36,000
2025Thaler Howell Foundation IncCHARITABLE$36,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Southern Environmental Law Center?

Southern Environmental Law Center is funded by 153 grantmakers, led by Foundation for the Carolinas ($26.5M), The Farkas Family Foundation ($2.1M), Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $43.7M in grants to Southern Environmental Law Center between 2024–2026.

Who is Southern Environmental Law Center's largest funder?

Foundation for the Carolinas is the largest recorded funder of Southern Environmental Law Center, with $26.5M across 1 grant (2024).

How much grant funding has Southern Environmental Law Center received?

IRS 990 filings record $43.7M in grants to Southern Environmental Law Center across 200 grants from 153 funders between 2024–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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