Who funds Nature Conservancy?

Arlington, Virginia · EIN 53-0242652 · 501(c)(3)

1,173 private foundations paid Nature Conservancy 2,246 grants on IRS Form 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $187M in all.

All years on file, including returns before 2022.

Foundations that funded it

The 200 largest by total, of 1,177 on file.

Largest grants since 2022

Largest first. The purpose is what the foundation wrote on its return, for the tax year shown.

• Zoma Foundation Inc · 2024 - To advance economic prosperity and durable conservation in the great bear seasupporting sustainable livelihoods, local enterprises, and job…$9,500,000
• Zoma Foundation Inc · 2024 - To support a project-finance for permanence (pfp) deal, a deal that secures long-term funding for conservation while ensuring communities…$7,000,000
• The Bobolink Foundation · 2024 - Unrestricted Charitable Gift$7,000,000
• Enterprise Holdings Foundation · 2023 - Program Support$6,000,000
• Wal-Mart Foundation · 2024 - Nature$5,702,615
• Sall Family Foundation Inc · 2024 - Programmatic support$4,230,100
• Fred Maytag Family Foundation · 2025 - 2025 grant awards - general support$3,334,445
• The Knobloch Family Foundation · 2024 - General & Unrestricted$3,000,000
• Sall Family Foundation Inc · 2023 - Programmatic support$2,584,500
• The Horizon Foundation · 2024 - General support$2,500,000
• Attwood Williams Charitable Foundation · 2024 - General use.$2,000,000
• Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · 2024 - To facilitate the transition away from agricultural use of point reyes national seashore to conservation-focused management that will…$2,000,000
• Anahata Foundation · 2024 - General$2,000,000
• Freedom Together Foundation · 2022 - Building healthy, resilient and cohesive cities across the u.s.$2,000,000
• Robertson Foundation · 2022 - Living carbon protection program$2,000,000
• The Bobolink Foundation · 2023 - Coyne creek land conservation$1,949,765
• Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · 2024 - In support of the implementation of deforestation and conversion-free commitments by soy traders in south america.$1,817,875
• Anahata Foundation · 2023 - General$1,750,000
• The Zegar Family Foundation · 2024 - General purpose contribution$1,699,993
• Walton Family Foundation Inc · 2024 - Toimprove the sustainability and resilience of the Colorado River for people and for nature in the face of climate change.$1,690,000
• Wal-Mart Foundation · 2023 - Nature$1,688,903
• Wal-Mart Foundation · 2023 - Nature$1,635,933
• Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · 2023 - In support of the implementation of deforestation and conversion-free commitments by soy traders in south america.$1,622,000
• The Clifford Family Foundation Charitable Trust · 2024 - Unrestricted$1,600,000
• The Gallogly Family Foundation · 2023 - To conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends on.$1,600,000

Organizations the same foundations fund

Organizations paid by many of the same foundations since 2022, by how much their lists of funders overlap.

• World Wildlife Fund IncWashington, DC · 249 shared funders
• National Wildlife FederationReston, VA · 133 shared funders
• Ocean Conservancy IncWashington, DC · 125 shared funders
• Natural Resources Defense Council IncNew York, NY · 136 shared funders
• Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNew York, NY · 122 shared funders
• National Parks Conservation AssociationWashington, DC · 102 shared funders
• National Park FoundationWashington, DC · 115 shared funders
• World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC · 211 shared funders

By tax year of the funder's return

More funders nearby

• All foundation grants in Virginia

How this page is made

Each grant comes from a foundation's IRS Form 990-PF and was linked to this EIN only when this was the single organization in the IRS Business Master File with that name in that state. Grants written under a different spelling, or where several organizations share the name, are not counted here, so the real totals can be higher. Government grants and gifts from individuals do not appear on these returns.

• IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 53-0242652
• IRS Business Master File record updated Nov 9, 2026; listed in Publication 78 (eligible for deductible contributions)

Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.