The American Chestnut Foundation
Asheville, NC ·EIN 41-1483019 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings
Who funds The American Chestnut Foundation?
The American Chestnut Foundation is funded by 44 grantmakers, led by The Oak Hill Fund ($450K), Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($267K), Fidelity Foundation ($250K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.7M in grants to The American Chestnut Foundation between 2020–2025.
Show all 44 funders
| Frederick Bliss Foundation Inc | $4,000 | 4 | 2020–2023 |
| Perrott Family Charitable Foundation | $2,500 | 3 | 2021–2022 |
| Monomoy Fund Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lenfestey Family Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| The Anne Hendricks Bass Foundation | $2,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| John E Fetzer Institute Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| Rebecca J Dameron Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blumenthal Foundation for Charity Religion Education & Better Inter- | $1,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dun Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Growald Climate Fund Inc | $950 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| Duke Energy Foundation | $510 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| Celanese Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sheldon H Lischin Foundation Inc | $500 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baker Hughes Foundation | $470 | 2 | 2022–2024 |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | $280 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bell Koonce Burnette Foundation | $250 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ardhenpal Incorporated | $250 | 1 | 2020 |
| William and Cynthia Marcus | $100 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peter C and Charlene J Kesling Foundation | $40 | 1 | 2022 |
What grants has The American Chestnut Foundation received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Urban Forestry Organization | URBAN FORESTRY | $1,200 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $179,290 |
| 2024 | The Berglund Family Foundation | Contribution supporting charitable organization's exempt purpose. | $159,500 |
| 2024 | Manton Foundation | FOR THE AMERICAN CHESTNUT BREEDING PROGRAM IN NEW ENGLAND | $91,000 |
| 2024 | Hjd Foundation | GENERAL | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The Community Foundation for Northern | BOTANICAL, HORTICULTURAL, AND LANDSCAPE SERV | $20,000 |
| 2024 | The Roger and Sarah Bancroft Clark Private | GENERAL SUPPORT | $11,500 |
| 2024 | The John and Lucille Pianfetti | GENERAL | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Orentreich Family Foundation | CHARITABLE | $4,000 |
| 2024 | Dolan Gardens Foundation | TO ADVANCE INNOVATIVE SCIENTIFIC METHODS, ESTABLISHES AMERICAN CHESTNUT CONSERVATION ORCHARDS AND PUSHES FORWARD AN UNPRECEDENTED RESTORATION EFFORT. | $2,500 |
| 2024 | Monomoy Fund Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 |
| 2024 | Ernest Christian Klipstein Foundation | General Support | $2,000 |
| 2024 | Urban Forestry Organization | URBAN FORESTRY | $1,200 |
| 2024 | Lenfestey Family Foundation Inc | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $1,000 |
| 2024 | The Anne Hendricks Bass Foundation | HELPING RETURN THE ICONIC AMERICAN CHESTNUT TO ITS NATIVE RANGE | $1,000 |
| 2024 | Bell Koonce Burnette Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $250 |
| 2024 | Baker Hughes Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $160 |
| 2024 | Growald Climate Fund Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $100 |
| 2023 | Fidelity Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING / ANNUAL SUPPORT | $250,000 |
| 2023 | The Oak Hill Fund | TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED PURSUIT OF BLIGHT RESISTANCE IN AMERICAN CHESTNUT THROUGH THREE STRATEGIES: 1) TRANSGENIC INSERTION OF AN OXALATE OXIDASE (OXO) GENE FROM WHEAT, 2) BACKCROSS BREEDING TO INTRODUCE BLIGHT RESISTANCE FROM CHINESE CHESTNUT (C. MOLLISSIMA), AND 3) INTERBREEDING LARGE SURVIVING AMERICAN CHESTNUT TREES WITH PARTIAL RESISTANCE TO BLIGHT. | $150,000 |
| 2023 | Manton Foundation | FOR THE AMERICAN CHESTNUT BREEDING PROGRAM IN NEW ENGLAND | $68,000 |
| 2023 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $63,250 |
| 2023 | Hjd Foundation | GENERAL | $22,000 |
| 2023 | Konzen Family Foundation | OPERATING | $10,000 |
| 2023 | Triangle Community Foundation Inc | ENVIRONMENT | $10,000 |
| 2023 | The John and Lucille Pianfetti | GENERAL | $5,000 |
| 2023 | Dolan Gardens Foundation | TO ADVANCE INNOVATIVE SCIENTIFIC METHODS, ESTABLISHES AMERICAN CHESTNUT CONSERVATION ORCHARDS AND PUSHES FORWARD AN UNPRECEDENTED RESTORATION EFFORT. | $2,500 |
| 2023 | Ernest Christian Klipstein Foundation | General Support | $2,000 |
| 2023 | Urban Forestry Organization | URBAN FORESTRY | $1,500 |
| 2023 | The Anne Hendricks Bass Foundation | HELPING RETURN THE ICONIC AMERICAN CHESTNUT TO ITS NATIVE RANGE | $1,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 81 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds The American Chestnut Foundation?
The American Chestnut Foundation is funded by 44 grantmakers, led by The Oak Hill Fund ($450K), Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($267K), Fidelity Foundation ($250K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.7M in grants to The American Chestnut Foundation between 2020–2025.
Who is The American Chestnut Foundation's largest funder?
The Oak Hill Fund is the largest recorded funder of The American Chestnut Foundation, with $450K across 3 grants (2020–2023).
How much grant funding has The American Chestnut Foundation received?
IRS 990 filings record $1.7M in grants to The American Chestnut Foundation across 81 grants from 44 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like The American Chestnut Foundation's?
Grantable's AI matches your organization against 200,000+ grantmakers — including every funder on this page — using their real giving history.
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.