The Nature Conservancy

Arlington, VA ·EIN 53-0242652 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$179.6M received 156 funders 200 grants · 2024–2025

Who funds The Nature Conservancy?

The Nature Conservancy is funded by 156 grantmakers, led by Anne Ray Foundation ($38.3M), Zoma Foundation Inc ($16.5M), National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ($9.9M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $179.6M in grants to The Nature Conservancy between 2024–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Anne Ray Foundation$38,250,000182024
Zoma Foundation Inc$16,500,00022024
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$9,946,89812024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$8,454,30312024
Bobolink Foundation$7,000,00012024
Enterprise Holdings Foundation$6,000,00012024
Wal-mart Foundation$4,897,83642024
The Minneapolis Foundation$4,315,17912025
Sall Family Foundation$4,230,10012024
Blue Investments for Nature Inc$4,000,00012024
The Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham$3,703,44812024
Walton Family Foundation Inc$3,335,50062024
The Chicago Community Trust$3,253,70812024
The Horizon Foundation$3,000,00022024
Kohler Trust for Clean Water$2,493,00022024–2025
The John a Moran Charitable Trust$2,010,00022024
Attwood Williams Charitable Foundation$2,000,00012024
Anahata Foundation Xxxxx5004$2,000,00012024
Griffith R Harsh IV And Margaret$2,000,00022024
Crankstart Foundation$1,829,66712024
Manton Foundation$1,816,27722024
The Zegar Family Foundation$1,699,99312024
Hrh Foundation$1,650,00012024
The Clifford Family Foundation$1,600,00012024
Rivian Foundation$1,500,00012024
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The Gallogly Family Foundation$1,500,00012024
Patricia Bragg Foundation$1,500,00012024
The Schooner Foundation$1,350,00012024
Global Impact Social Welfare Fund$1,300,00012024
The Board of Trustees of the Leland$1,250,00012024
Builders Vision Foundation$1,250,00022024
Charlottesville Area Community$1,217,01912024
The Marisla Foundation$1,200,00012024
Windward Fund$1,020,39512024
The Lakeview Foundation$1,000,00012024
Rtjc Hogan Family Foundation$1,000,00012024
Robertson Foundation$1,000,00012024
The Gaudio Family Foundation$1,000,00022024
Bonneville Environmental Foundation$999,26712025
Native Americans in Philanthropy$962,50012025
G O Forward Charitable Trust$920,00012024
Peierls Foundation$760,00022024
The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc$750,00012024
Maine Coast Heritage Trust$750,00012024
C N Wodehouse Nature Conservancy Trust$671,65732024–2025
Impactassetsinc$633,80012024
Conservation Farms & Ranches$600,00012024
Multiplier$600,00012024
Resources Legacy Fund$586,00012024
Maine Community Foundation Inc$558,59012024
Higgins Family Foundation Uad 11-18-21$550,00012024
Sam Shine Foundation Inc$501,04512024
The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund$500,00022024–2025
The Carls Foundation$500,00012024
Matthew Zell Family Foundation$500,00012024
Zoological Society of San Diego$500,00012024
Herrick Foundation$500,00012024
The New York Community Trust$500,00012024
Camilla Chandler Family Foundation$500,00012024
Huffington Foundation$500,00012024
Southern Company Gas Charitable$500,00012024
The William Penn Foundation$500,00012024
Thomas W Haas Foundation$500,00012024
American Bird Conservancy$487,85012024
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo$472,74812024
American Forest Foundation$457,94212024
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$452,49812024
James and Teresa Knipper$404,23112024
Hampshire Foundation Inc$400,00012024
The Pasculano Foundation$400,00012024
Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc$381,42412024
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc$380,00012024
The Knobloch Family Foundation$360,00012024
The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley$352,19612024
The Holocene Foundation$350,00012024
Hollis Foundation$350,00012024
John and Gwen Smart Foundation$350,00012024
Greater Horizons$338,77512024
Big G Charitable Foundation Corp$321,40012025
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc$311,95712024
New Venture Fund$311,10812024
Thiry-o'leary Foundation$302,00012024
Zoetis Foundation Inc$300,00012024
The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation$300,00012024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$288,00012024
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$283,87712024
Fiduciary Charitable Foundation$253,00012024
The Rockefeller Foundation$250,00012024
Lowe-Marshall Trust$250,00012024
Dancing Tides Foundation Inc$250,00012024
The Berglund Family Foundation$250,00012024
The Fred a & Barbara M Erb Family$250,00012024
Richard King Mellon Foundation$250,00012024
Katherine W Bienvenu Charitable$129,08512025
Darling Family Foundation Inc$110,00012025
The Scrooby Foundation$100,00012025
Carroll A Weinberg MD and$100,00012025
Hope Goddard Iselin for Char Nma$90,00012025
Olive B Cole Foundation Inc$75,00022025
The Kroger Co Zero Hunger Zero$50,00012025
Victor W Kramer Charitable Trust 005033$35,84822025
Sophie Russell Testamentary Tr$30,00012025
Alex C Young Charitable Trust$28,08412025
Bailey Charitable Trust$23,25612025
Preston B & Maurine M Hotchkis Family$22,50012025
Overton & Katharine Dennis Fd-cust$20,00012025
Horizon Foundation Inc$20,00012025
Fort Foundation Tch$15,45012025
Erroll W Rawson Charitable Trust$15,04112025
Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and$15,00012025
El& Bg Lightfoot Foundation$15,00012025
Greater Green Bay Community$14,11512025
Steuben County Community Foundation$10,50012025
Berks County Community Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Ian & Miriam Rolland Foundation$10,00012025
Ann H Symington Foundation Xxxxx6000$10,00012025
Greater Salina Community Foundation$10,00012025
The Murphy Foundation$10,00012025
Tisbest Philanthropy$9,67812025
The Wyman Family Foundation Inc$9,00022025
Akron Community Foundation$8,00012025
Eddie and Jo Allison Smith$7,50012025
John & Juanita Lambert Charitable Fd$6,50712025
Rita Neergaard Hansen Charitable Trust$5,41812025
Wheless Foundation$5,00012025
Weinshel Goldfarb Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Waters Edge Foundation Inc$5,00012025
First Cornerstone Foundation Inc-ima$5,00012025
Helios Foundation$5,00012025
Charina Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Suzanne Maury Perpetual Charitable Trust$4,71912025
Cd Helen and Jeff Glaze$4,00022025
Geneseo Foundation$3,34022025
The Nancy Wood Moorman Foundation$3,00012025
Robert H & Janet S Fleisher Foundation$2,50012025
Brody Brothers Foundation$2,00012025
The Arthur & Patricia Price Foundation$1,50012025
Wilkinson Foundation$1,20012025
Thomas G & Andrea Mendell Foundation$1,00012025
Henry C & Karin J Barkhorn Foundation$1,00012025
The Bailey Foundation$1,00012025
P Wayne and Jane B Goode Foundation$1,00012025
Max & Belle Jacoby Foundation$1,00022025
The Godfrey Family Foundation$50012025
Weissman Foundation Inc$50012025
The Plourde Family Charitable Trust$50012025
Leon & Helen Church Family Foundation$50012025
The Jay and Liuba Firman$50012025
Richmon Family Foundation$50012025
Ardor Foundation$40022025
Judith Chase Foundation Co Fiduciary Trust$25012025
Rjm Stein Family Foundation$17512025
The Saridaar Foundation$15012025
Joan Woolard Charitable Foundation Inc$15012025
Arthur J Bellinzoni Foundation$5012025
The Susan & David Horowitz Foundation$3312025

What grants has The Nature Conservancy received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Minneapolis FoundationDONOR ADVISED, ENVIRONMENT$4,315,179
2025Kohler Trust for Clean WaterIMPROVING WATER QUALITY, SANITATION OR SUSTAINABILITY$1,190,000
2025Bonneville Environmental FoundationFOR VERDE DITCH PIPING PROJECT & PROJECT FRANCIS MARION NATIONAL FOREST LONGLEAF PINE RESTORATION #2 & RESTORING WATERBODIES OF PERI-URBAN HYDERABAD USING NBS$999,267
2025Native Americans in PhilanthropyTo support movement of buffalo back to Tribal lands.$962,500
2025Big G Charitable Foundation CorpCHARITABLE PURPOSE$321,400
2025The Fullerton Family Charitable FundGENERAL OPERATIONS$250,000
2025C N Wodehouse Nature Conservancy TrustUNRESTRICTED USE FOR HAWAII PROGRAMS$205,757
2025C N Wodehouse Nature Conservancy TrustCAPITAL NEEDS DISBURSMENT$195,000
2025Katherine W Bienvenu CharitableUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$129,085
2025Darling Family Foundation IncGeneral operating activities$110,000
2025The Scrooby FoundationPROTECTION EFFORT PROJECT$100,000
2025Carroll A Weinberg MD andeducational$100,000
2025Hope Goddard Iselin for Char NmaUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$90,000
2025The Kroger Co Zero Hunger ZeroORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE$50,000
2025Olive B Cole Foundation IncSalary support for stewardship position$37,500
2025Olive B Cole Foundation IncSalary support for stewardship position$37,500
2025Sophie Russell Testamentary TrKA'U PERSERVE AGROFORESTRY$30,000
2025Alex C Young Charitable TrustDAILY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT$28,084
2025Bailey Charitable TrustGeneral Support$23,256
2025Preston B & Maurine M Hotchkis FamilyJACK AND LAURA DANGERMOND PRESERVE$22,500
2025Overton & Katharine Dennis Fd-custGENERAL OPERATING$20,000
2025Horizon Foundation IncThe Nature Conservancy in Idaho$20,000
2025Victor W Kramer Charitable Trust 005033GENERAL OPERATING$17,924
2025Victor W Kramer Charitable Trust 005033GENERAL OPERATING$17,924
2025Fort Foundation TchGENERAL OPERATING$15,450
2025Erroll W Rawson Charitable TrustUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$15,041
2025Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable andBUILDING RESILIENT FORESTS$15,000
2025El& Bg Lightfoot FoundationGRANT$15,000
2025Greater Green Bay CommunityENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION PROGRAM SUPPORT$14,115
2025Steuben County Community FoundationENVIRONMENT$10,500

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds The Nature Conservancy?

The Nature Conservancy is funded by 156 grantmakers, led by Anne Ray Foundation ($38.3M), Zoma Foundation Inc ($16.5M), National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ($9.9M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $179.6M in grants to The Nature Conservancy between 2024–2025.

Who is The Nature Conservancy's largest funder?

Anne Ray Foundation is the largest recorded funder of The Nature Conservancy, with $38.3M across 18 grants (2024).

How much grant funding has The Nature Conservancy received?

IRS 990 filings record $179.6M in grants to The Nature Conservancy across 200 grants from 156 funders between 2024–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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