The Knobloch Family Foundation
Invitation OnlyWilmington, Delaware · EIN 76-0538135 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$23.5M
Organizations funded77
Typical grant$175,727
Total assets$207.2M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $75,000 and $395,721.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
100% of grants went outside Delaware.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | General & Unrestricted | $3,000,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Birmingham, AL | Fenvkvcekv Creek Preserve - Protecting and Restoring a critical climate resilient corridor | $1,350,800 |
| The Nature Conservancy Georgia Chapter | Atlanta, GA | Project: Satilla River Lumberjack Acquisition | $1,215,000 |
| Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc | New York, NY | Riverforks Acquisition South Carolina fund | $1,000,000 |
| American Friends of Canadian Nature Inc | Buffalo, NY | McIntyre Ranch Conservation Easement Alberta, Canada | $885,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Inc | Missoula, MT | North Platte River Conservation Easement | $857,500 |
| Armand Bayou Nature Center Inc | Houston, TX | Middle Armand Bayou Protection Project | $750,000 |
| Georgia Department of Natural Resources | Atlanta, GA | Chattahoochee Fall Line Expansion Brown Springs, Little Pine Knot, and Taylor Tracts | $750,000 |
| Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc | New York, NY | South Carolina land protection project - Black River State park addition: Mingo creek tract | $722,228 |
| Prickly Pear Land Trust | Helena, MT | Avalanche Conservation Easement | $700,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy of Texas | San Antonio, TX | Grosse Ranch Conservation Easement | $670,000 |
| Community Foundation of Jackson Hole | Jackson, WY | General & Unrestricted | $600,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Wolfe McCoy Conservation easement fund | $525,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Expanding Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge fund | $508,512 |
| Donor Advised Charitable Giving | Omaha, NE | Schwab Charitable EKR Fund | $500,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Inc | Missoula, MT | Mule Creek land protection fund | $500,000 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkele | Berkeley, CA | Dr. Arthur Middleton's Beyond Yellowstone Program in Wyoming | $440,000 |
| Open Space Institute | Stevensville, MT | Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge-Branson Tract | $437,000 |
| Land Trust Alliance Incorporated | Washington, DC | Countering Threats to Private Land Conservation | $400,000 |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | Houston, TX | Carla Knobloch Fund | $395,721 |
| Friends of Birdlife International Inc | New York, NY | Birds Canada - Stemming the loss of grasslands in Canada by supporting biodiverse production systems | $373,223 |
| Texas Water Trade | Austin, TX | Enhancing Environmental Flows to the Texas Coast via voluntary water transactions | $360,503 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Allegheny Front Land Easements & Restoration/Stewardship endowments - stump conservation easement | $360,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory | Brighton, CO | Leveraging bird population and habitat threat data to strategically identify and target conservation delivery in grasslands | $310,015 |
| The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation | Arlington, VA | Conservation and expansion of panola state park, Georgia | $300,000 |
| Western Rivers Conservancy | Portland, OR | Teton River Canyon Conservation - Badger Creek Acquisition | $300,000 |
| University of Wyoming Foundation | Laramie, WY | Wyoming Migration Initiative Challenge | $270,000 |
| Georgia Department of Natural Resources | Atlanta, GA | Grizzard Tract - Black Rock Mountain Acquisition fund | $250,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Allegheny Front Land Easements & Restoration/Stewardship endowments - dominion tract | $250,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Jackson, WY | TNC Wyoming Virtual Fence Pilot Project | $245,213 |
| The Institute for Bird Populations | Petaluma, CA | Liberen los Datos! Creating a Data Portal for Avian demographic data from the MOSI program | $239,863 |
| The Wyldlife Fund | Buffalo, WY | Targeted Fence Modifications in Crucial Ungulate Migratory habitats | $231,000 |
| University of Wyoming Foundation | Laramie, WY | 2024 Challenge to Fund the Wyoming Migration initiative | $220,000 |
| Georgia Department of Natural Resources | Atlanta, GA | Dugdown MSW Tracts fund | $200,000 |
| The Atlanta Opera Inc | Atlanta, GA | General & Unrestricted | $200,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Helena, MT | TNC Montana Virtual Fence Pilot Project | $192,225 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Merrifield, VA | Southwest Montana Sagebrush Partnership: Birch Creek/Frying pan basin, buffalo creek, and lazy K Ranch wildlife-friendly fencing | $189,842 |
| Coastal Prairie Conservancy | Houston, TX | Blackwell Ranch conservation easement | $185,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy Georgia Chapter | Atlanta, GA | Conasauga Shoal Restoration Tract General & Unrestricted | $175,727 |
| The Wyldlife Fund | Buffalo, WY | Wildlife-Friendly Fence (WFF) Conversions in Baggs and platte valley mule deer migration corridors - chant ranches | $164,082 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Lifecycle Emissions Implications of Approaches to incentivize electric vehicles versus hybrids | $149,653 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Defending the Core Sagebrush Ecosystem | $142,327 |
| Wyoming Outdoor Council | Lander, WY | Protecting Big Game Habitat in Wyoming | $140,000 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Inc | Washington, DC | Conserving Big Game Migration Corridors and Winter range in Wyoming | $125,000 |
| The Wyldlife Fund | Buffalo, WY | Sublette County Wildlife Friendly Fence Conversion - mountain springs ranch and the ridge ranch | $123,750 |
| Georgia Department of Natural Resources | Atlanta, GA | Crockford Pigeon McCloud fund | $115,000 |
| Texas Agricultural Land Trust | San Antonio, TX | Parks Ranch, Goliad County, Texas: A Conservation Easement | $110,565 |
| Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology | Ithaca, NY | Identifying and validating land conservation priority areas for shoebirds in Texas | $104,279 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | General & Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| Northside Education Inc | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta Classical Academy capital campaign for new buildings | $100,000 |
| Schwab Charitable Fund | Orlando, FL | Donaho Family Fund | $100,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Jackson, WY | H&C Conservation Easement | $93,895 |
| Teton Raptor Center | Wilson, WY | Developing Management Guidelines for Recreation Disturbance and eagles | $88,917 |
| Georgia Department of Natural Resources | Atlanta, GA | Crockford Pigeon Mtn WMA Acquisitions-Nabors, Hice, McCloud and Kenneth Bruce tracts | $80,000 |
| Legacy Philanthropy Works | Santa Barbara, CA | Facilitating Conservation for the Absarokas Priority area | $75,000 |
| Northside Education Inc | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta Classical Academy | $75,000 |
| Texas Land Trust Council | Wimberley, TX | Support for Statewide Conservation Funding Initiative | $75,000 |
| Wyoming Wildlife Federation | Lander, WY | Landscape Conservation and Connectivity for Big Game fund | $75,000 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition Inc | Bozeman, MT | Elk Occupancy Agreements: A habitat leasing tool for improving elk conservation and management in Wyoming | $63,402 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Merrifield, VA | Reducing wildlife/livestock conflict on public lands - Green Mountain Allotment | $60,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 77 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $23,544,548 | 77 |
| 2023 | $26,107,328 | 121 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 7, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523119349101407
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 76-0538135
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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