The Land Institute

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Salina, KS EIN 48-0842156

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$15.8M

Foundation funders

77

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds The Land Institute?

The Land Institute is funded by 77 grantmakers, led by Novo Foundation ($7.5M), Rockefeller Family Fund Inc ($2.4M), Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.8M in grants to The Land Institute between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Novo Foundation$7,500,00052020–2024
Rockefeller Family Fund Inc$2,351,00042020–2024
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center$1,255,04482021–2024
Woka Foundation$1,000,00042021–2024
Foundation for Food and Agriculture$966,27312022
Walton Family Foundation Inc$625,00042020–2024
The McKnight Foundation$467,00032020–2024
Ross Foundation Co Bill Sheets$276,30092020–2024
The Lumpkin Family Foundation$136,00032021–2023
Builders Vision Foundation$125,00012024
G a Fowler Family Foundation$110,62532020–2022
The Schmidt Family Foundation$100,00012024
Greater Salina Community Foundation$53,82532023–2025
The Chicago Community Trust$52,00052020–2024
Cornell University$49,94322023–2024
The Mycelium Foundation Inc$40,00032022–2024
Susan Scott Heyneman Foundation$40,00022020–2021
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$39,00022022–2024
Impactassetsinc$30,75032020–2022
The Community Foundation of$30,00012024
Hunter-white Foundation$30,00052020–2024
Clif Family Foundation$30,00012023
The Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc$30,00032020–2022
Balgley Family Charitable Foundation$25,20052020–2024
The Nature Conservancy$25,00022023–2024
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National Philanthropic Trust$25,00012022
Sustainable Futures Fund$25,00012020
American Rivers Inc$22,80012023
S B Foundation$20,00022023–2024
Morrill Family Foundation$20,00042021–2024
The Selz Foundation$20,00022020–2021
The Fanwood Foundation$15,10052020–2024
Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy$15,00012024
The Dennis A O'Toole Family Foundation$15,00052020–2024
Adler Schermer Foundation$15,00012020
Thornton Family Foundation$13,75012022
Leaves of Grass Fund$13,00042021–2024
Network for Good$12,11512020
Blue Yak Foundation$11,00022024–2025
Greater Horizons$10,00012024
Marin Community Foundation$10,00012024
The Good Works Foundation$10,00022021–2022
Van Strum Foundation 8833023$10,00012020
David Greenewalt Charitable Trust$10,00012020
James and Tanya Mahood Foundation$9,00032023–2024
The Troy Foundation$8,89012023
Pappas Foundation Inc$7,00042021–2024
Anthony a Schmidt Family Foundation$7,00052020–2024
California Community Foundation$7,00012022
Communitygiving$6,00012024
Sieg Dunlap Foundation$5,00052020–2025
Earl Bane Foundation$5,00012024
Thompson Family Foundation$5,00012024
Laurence B Flood Foundation Inc$5,00052020–2024
Sctua Peter M & Barbara a Macdonald Charitabl$5,00052020–2024
CharlesBrenda Larsen Family Foundation$5,00012023
Mark and Mary Ellen Stinski Foundation$5,00012021
John E Fetzer Institute Inc$4,20062020–2025
Smoot Charitable Foundation$3,00032021–2023
The Tarko Foundation$2,50012024
Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353$2,20022022–2024
Rohit & Katharine Desai Family$2,00022024
Louis Berkowitz Family Foundation Inc$2,00022021
Wilderness Comm Education Foundation$1,80062021–2023
Douglas and Maria Bayer Foundation$1,50042021–2024
I & G Charitable Foundation$1,50022020
The DeVlieg Foundation$1,00012023
Steiner King Foundation$1,00012023
Livingry Foundation$1,00012020
Esperance Family Foundation Inc$1,00012020
Clifton Foundation Inc$1,00012020
Pinnacle Gardens Foundation$87532020–2023
Roger L and Laura D Zeller Charitable Foundation$60022021–2023
Nels and Liz Leutwiler Foundation$50042021–2024
Heartland Charitable Trust$50012020
The Pfizer Foundation Inc$7522021
The Jamf Nation Global Foundation$2512021

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$960K$2M$3M$4M32 grants202037 grants202136 grants202244 grants202347 grants20244 grants2025

What grants has The Land Institute received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Greater Salina Community FoundationConservation & Environment$18,519
2025Blue Yak FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$5,000
2025Sieg Dunlap FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE$1,000
2025John E Fetzer Institute IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$1,000
2024Novo FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$1,500,000
2024Rockefeller Family Fund IncPROJECT SUPPORT - ENVIRONMENT$396,000
2024Woka FoundationGeneral operating support$250,000
2024Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterRESEARCH$223,299
2024Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterRESEARCH$223,299
2024Walton Family Foundation IncTo support the Sainfoin Innovation Sprint.$200,000
2024Builders Vision Foundationto provide general operating support$125,000
2024The Schmidt Family FoundationWORKING TOWARDS A RESILIENT AND EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM$100,000
2024The McKnight Foundationto support breeding perennial quinoa$42,000
2024Ross Foundation Co Bill SheetsOPERATING$32,100
2024Ross Foundation Co Bill SheetsOPERATING$32,100
2024Ross Foundation Co Bill SheetsOPERATING$32,100
2024The Community Foundation ofK05 RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND/OR PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS$30,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$22,000
2024Cornell UniversityResearch$21,013
2024Greater Salina Community FoundationConservation & Environment$17,273
2024Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomyin support of the Feast for the Future- The Promise of Perennials event to build awareness for perennial, diverse agriculture$15,000
2024The Nature ConservancyCONSERVATION ACTIVITIES$15,000
2024The Mycelium Foundation IncCHARITABLE$10,000
2024Greater HorizonsEnvironment & Animals$10,000
2024S B FoundationTO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION$10,000
2024Marin Community FoundationPROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$10,000
2024Hunter-white FoundationHUMANITARIAN$7,500
2024Blue Yak FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$6,000
2024CommunitygivingGEN/OPER SUPPORT$6,000
2024The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$5,500

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds The Land Institute?

The Land Institute is funded by 77 grantmakers, led by Novo Foundation ($7.5M), Rockefeller Family Fund Inc ($2.4M), Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.8M in grants to The Land Institute between 2020–2025.

Who is The Land Institute's largest funder?

Novo Foundation is the largest recorded funder of The Land Institute, with $7.5M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has The Land Institute received?

IRS 990 filings record $15.8M in grants to The Land Institute across 200 grants from 77 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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