The Wilderness Society

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Washington, DC EIN 53-0167933

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2024–2026

Total received

$20.4M

Foundation funders

154

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2024–2026

Who funds The Wilderness Society?

The Wilderness Society is funded by 154 grantmakers, led by Palladium Foundation ($8.0M), G O Forward Charitable Trust ($2.0M), Foundation for the Carolinas ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $20.4M in grants to The Wilderness Society between 2024–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Palladium Foundation$8,000,00022024–2025
G O Forward Charitable Trust$1,964,70022024–2025
Foundation for the Carolinas$1,050,00012024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$1,000,00012024
The Merlin Foundation$800,00012024
Robertson Foundation$750,00012024
Wilburforce Foundation$630,00052024
High Meadows Foundation$500,00022024–2025
The Susan and Ford Schumann Foundation$410,99412025
The Trustees of Princeton University$322,74422024–2025
Donald a Pels Charitable Trust UTD$300,00012024
Orange County Community Foundation$251,00012025
444S Foundation$250,00012024
The Peterffy Foundation Inc$240,00022024–2025
Resources Legacy Fund$216,00012024
The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation$200,00012024
The Schmidt Family Foundation$200,00012024
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma$150,88822024–2025
The Marisla Foundation$150,00012024
MWC Foundation Inc$150,00012024
Myrtle Huplits & Woodman Huplits Foundation in Care of Todd E Peskin$137,50022024–2025
Geraldine S Violett Charitable Fund$134,19022024–2025
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$128,10012024
The Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg$125,00012024
Seven Pines Foundation$110,50012024
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Mary Jean and Frank P Smeal Foundation$100,00012025
The Horn Foundation$100,00012024
Northlight Foundation Inc$100,00012024
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole$79,60012024
Lester K Hutton and Audrey M Hutton Family Foundation$75,00012024
Joseph and Marie Field Family$70,00022024–2025
The Panaphil Foundation$70,00012024
Seattle Foundation$65,00022024
Grace C Stebbins Tua$64,14732024–2026
Greater Washington Community Foundation$60,00022024–2025
The Rice Family Foundation$55,00022024–2025
The Bunting Family Foundation$55,00012024
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$51,00012024
The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund$50,00022024–2025
Joseph and Marie Field Foundation$50,00022024–2025
Johnson Charitable Gift Fund$50,00022024–2025
Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation$50,00012024
Trailsend Foundation$50,00012024
The Holocene Foundation$50,00012024
Marin Community Foundation$48,00022024–2025
The Dianne & David Stern Foundation$40,00022025–2026
National Philanthropic Trust$39,45022024–2025
Western Conservation Foundation$35,00012024
The New York Community Trust$32,85012024
Campion Foundation$32,00012024
The Stainman Family Foundation Inc$30,00012024
Jack and Catherine Flanary Foundation$30,00012024
Charities Aid Foundation America$29,79822024–2025
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc$25,82532024–2026
The Jake Foundation Inc$25,00012025
Patagoniaorg$25,00012025
The William and Mary Greve Foundation$25,00012024
Overhills Foundation$25,00012024
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$25,00012024
Jewish Communal Fund$23,01642024–2025
Ranae Desantis Foundation$23,00012024
The C Richard and Olive J Brose Hie Hill Foundation Inc$20,00022024–2025
Harding Educational and Charitable Foundation$20,00022024–2025
The Mark W Blackman & Deborah$20,00022024–2025
The JM Kaplan Fund Inc$20,00012024
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation$18,44922024–2025
Julie and Martin Franklin Family$18,00012024
Boston Foundation Inc$17,50022024–2025
Greater Horizons$17,30012024
George V Smith and Jean a Smith Charitable Tr$15,70022024–2025
Lobster Cove Foundation$15,00012025
Powers-Wolfe Charitable Trust$15,00012024
George L Ohrstrom Foundation$15,00012024
GiveClear Foundation$15,00012024
Impactassetsinc$14,75012024
Winifred S White Residuary Trust$14,58822024–2025
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$14,46322024–2025
Blumenthal Foundation for Charity Religion Education & Better Inter-$12,50012024
Community Foundation of New Jersey$11,20012024
Living Springs Foundation$10,00012025
Community Foundation of NCW$10,00012025
The Marc Haas Foundation Inc$10,00012024
HCD Foundation$10,00012024
The Robert E Gallagher Charitable Trust$10,00012024
100-Aker-Wood$10,00012024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$10,00012024
The Carol J Adragna$7,50022024–2025
The Chicago Community Trust$6,25012024
Bill Pauline Trust UA$6,04522025–2026
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$6,00012024
One Valley Community Foundation$5,50012025
Colorado Gives Foundation$5,16412024
The Suwinski Family Foundation Inc$5,00012025
The Jesse H and Susan R Oppenheimer$5,00012025
Jim Fornari and Amy Gillenson Family Foundation Inc$5,00012025
American Conservation Association$5,00012025
Covington Charitable TR$5,00022025
Aspen Business Center Foundation$5,00012024
Geneseo Foundation$3,36822025–2026
Stanley F Goldfein Foundation Inc$3,00022025–2026
Linda P & Edward P Williams Family$3,00012025
Samuel & Rose Mitchell Foundation$3,00012025
James T Nystrom Foundation$3,00012025
Betty Lewis Environmental Charitable Trust$2,53212025
David & Sylvia Weisz Foundation$2,50012025
Anne and Clint Kibler Foundation$2,50012025
Dr Joy to the World Inc$2,50012025
Jack and Shirley McIntyre Foundation$2,50012025
Helen J Urban & Thomas Nelson Urban$2,00022025–2026
The Anne and Gerald Freedman Charitable$2,00022025–2026
Modestus Bauer Foundation$2,00012025
XL Foundation$2,00012025
The Richard & Rebecca Evans Family$2,00012025
The John a Rodger Jr Foundation Inc$2,00012025
Barber Family Foundation$1,80012025
Robert & Arnold Hoffman Foundation$1,50012025
Schumann Robert F Fdn-Main$1,30012025
Shirley & David Allen Foundation$1,10012025
Martin R Prince Charitable$1,00012025
GV Kentucky Foundation Inc MNG Agy$1,00012025
The Meeker Rom Grausz Family Foundation$1,00012025
Meah Family Foundation$1,00012025
Janet Stone Jones Foundation$1,00012025
The Ron and Eva-Maria Sher Foundation$1,00012025
Wild Woods Foundation$1,00012025
Helen Keeler Burke Charitable Foundation$1,00012025
The Joselow Foundation$86012025
Ferrari Family Foundation$80022025
Anne Gordon and John J Czura Foundation$74212025
The Nancy Evans Hays Foundationinc$50012025
Hale Family Foundation Inc$50012025
Archie S Wingfield Jr$50012025
Nels and Liz Leutwiler Foundation$50012025
The Double-R Foundation$50012025
Ballard Miller Foundation$50012025
Thomas &Esther Flanagan Charitable Trust$50012025
Louden Family Foundation$50012025
Sad Foundation Inc$40012025
Rfutures Charitable Foundationltd$30012025
Roslyn & Joseph Perlman Foundation$20012025
Viento Dios Family Foundation$20012025
Joseph and RAE Gann Charitable$20012025
The Goldblatt Family Foundation$15012025
The Darrell R Windle and David a Samber Charitable Fund$15012025
The Train Foundation$12512025
Rudisill Charitable Foundation$12012025
Joseph M Hamilburg Foundation$10012025
Carverdelaney Families Foundation Inc$10012025
The Ruttenbergkagan Foundation$10012025
John & Virginia Hankison Foundation$10012025
Richman - Zalkind Family Foundation$10012025
Frances Gilmore Scaife Private Foundation$10012025
The Galoney-Strubbe Charitable$5012025
Youth Educational Council Inc$2012025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$5M$10M$15M88 grants2024 104 grants2025 8 grants2026

From 2024 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $51K (2026) to $13.3M (2024). In 2026 it made 8 grants totaling $51K.

What grants has The Wilderness Society received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Grace C Stebbins TuaUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$21,991
2026The Dianne & David Stern FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$15,000
2026T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMULTIPLE$5,100
2026Bill Pauline Trust UAUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$2,717
2026Stanley F Goldfein Foundation IncCHARITABLE$2,000
2026Geneseo FoundationCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$1,698
2026Helen J Urban & Thomas Nelson UrbanGENERAL$1,000
2026The Anne and Gerald Freedman CharitableGENERAL DONATION TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES.$1,000
2025Palladium FoundationVARIOUS$4,000,000
2025G O Forward Charitable TrustGENERAL OPERATING$1,044,700
2025The Susan and Ford Schumann FoundationGENERAL FUNDS$410,994
2025Orange County Community FoundationENVIRONMENT$251,000
2025High Meadows FoundationPAYMENT TO CARRY ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES$250,000
2025The Trustees of Princeton UniversityCONTRIBUTION$168,249
2025The Peterffy Foundation IncTO CONSERVE CARBVON RICH OLD AND MATURE FORESTS$120,000
2025Mary Jean and Frank P Smeal FoundationGeneral Charitable Purposes$100,000
2025Geraldine S Violett Charitable FundGENERAL$70,818
2025Myrtle Huplits & Woodman Huplits Foundation in Care of Todd E PeskinGENERAL PURPOSE$68,750
2025Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & SonomaENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND PROTECTION$50,500
2025Joseph and Marie Field FamilyGRANT TO ANOTHER 501(C)(3) ORGANIZAT$35,000
2025Greater Washington Community FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
2025The Rice Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
2025The Jake Foundation IncCHARITABLE$25,000
2025The Dianne & David Stern FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2025PatagoniaorgTO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.$25,000
2025The Fullerton Family Charitable FundGENERAL OPERATIONS$25,000
2025Joseph and Marie Field FoundationGRANT TO ANOTHER 501(C)(3) ORGANIZAT$25,000
2025Johnson Charitable Gift FundGENERAL FUND$25,000
2025Grace C Stebbins TuaUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$21,296
2025National Philanthropic TrustENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS$20,750

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds The Wilderness Society?

The Wilderness Society is funded by 154 grantmakers, led by Palladium Foundation ($8.0M), G O Forward Charitable Trust ($2.0M), Foundation for the Carolinas ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $20.4M in grants to The Wilderness Society between 2024–2026.

Who is The Wilderness Society's largest funder?

Palladium Foundation is the largest recorded funder of The Wilderness Society, with $8.0M across 2 grants (2024–2025).

How much grant funding has The Wilderness Society received?

IRS 990 filings record $20.4M in grants to The Wilderness Society across 200 grants from 154 funders between 2024–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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