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| Range | Grants |
|---|---|
| Under $5K | 1 |
| $5K–$25K | 6 |
| $25K–$100K | 26 |
| $100K+ | 5 |
Smallest $3,000 · Largest $175,000
| Other/foreign | 82% | |
| FL | 7% | |
| IL | 5% | |
| CA | 4% | |
| TX | 2% | |
| DE | 0% |
| Tax year | Contributions paid | Total assets | Grants listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $3,610,878 | $47,569,660 | 44 |
| 2024 | $1,857,047 | $49,898,793 | 38 |
Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.
| Contact | MATTHEW V CASSETTA EXECUTIVE DIRECT |
|---|---|
| Address | PO BOX 4541, ARLINGTON, VA, 22204 |
| Phone | 5713470545 |
| Form & materials | ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING. THE FORMAT OF THE GRANT REQUEST FORMS VARY SOMEWHAT FROM YEAR TO YEAR. |
| Deadlines | APPLICATION DEADLINES VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR |
| Restrictions | PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO THOSE APPLICANTS WHO SUBMIT PROPOSALS THAT MOST CLOSELY MATCH THE FOUNDATION MISSION OF PROMOTING THE UNDERSTANDING OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY FOR THE BENEFIT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF LIFE ON EARTH, AND THE FOUNDATION'S SCOPE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY ACTIVITIES PRIMARILY CARRIED OUT VIA COLLABORATIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION |
Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanparks Scientific Services | SEDGEFIELD | FOR THE PROJECT "OVERCOMING PANDEMIC THREATS TO BIOINFORMATICS IN SOUTH AFRICA'S NATIONAL PARKS." | $175,000 |
| University Of Florida | GAINESVILLE, FL | FOR THE PROJECT "FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY DATA OF RIVERS OF THE LAKE VICTORIA BASIN." | $150,000 |
| Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic | CHICAGO, IL | CRITICAL BIODIVERSITY SURVEYS IN THE LAKE TANGANYIKA AND RUZIZI RIVER BASINS | $114,000 |
| Wildfowl Wetlands Trust | SLIMBRIDGE | FOR THE PROJECT "MADAGASCAR WETLANDS KNOWLEDGE BASE." | $105,000 |
| Water Journalists Africa - Infonile | MBARARA | FOR THE PROJECT "NILEWELL: PROMOTING TRUST OF BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION BETWEEN SCIENTISTS AND COMMUNICATORS IN THE NILE | $103,000 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | BANGUI | FOR THE PROJECT "FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM (FBDC) FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF T | $98,000 |
| Nature Uganda | KAMPALA | FOR THE PROJECT "TRAINING A COHORT OF HERPETOLOGISTS TO INCREASE DATA KNOWLEDGE IN UGANDA AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR BASELIN | $95,000 |
| Gaea Seychelles | MAHE | FOR THE PROJECT "DEVELOPING A FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT IN THE SEYCHELL | $87,000 |
| Conservation Action Research Network | TOPANGA, CA | ASPIRE GRANT PROJECTS SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARS IN CONGO BASIN AND ALBERTINE RIFT | $85,000 |
| Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | RICHMOND | FOR THE PROJECT "ENHANCING DATA ACCESS TO TRANSFORM GUINEA'S CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY AND PROTECT ITS THREATENED PLANTS." | $76,145 |
| International Centre Of Insect Physiology And Ecology (Icipe) | NAIROBI | FOR THE PROJECT "INCREASE KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS AND DATA ACCESSIBILITY FOR BEE AND DIPTERAN POLLINATORS, THEIR FORAGE PLA | $76,000 |
| Freshwater Research Centre | KOMMETJIE | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK TO EXPAND RESEARCH CAPACITY AND DATA ACCESS FOR THE FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM (T | $75,886 |
| National Herbarium Of Benin | COTONOU | FOR THE PROJECT "MOBILIZING DATA FOR IDENTIFICATION, TAXONOMY, SOCIOECONOMIC IMPORTANCE AND CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT OF B | $70,000 |
| Conserve Global | PRETORIA | THE PROJECT WILL UNDERTAKE GROUND SAMPLING AND SURVEYS WITH REMOTE SENSING DATA TO PRODUCE ACCURATE VEGETATION AND LAND | $65,000 |
| Hawassa University | HAWASSA | TO GENERATE INFORMATION ON INSECT POLLINATORS DIVERSITY, SHARE DATA OPENLY AND CREATE AWARENESS THROUGH PLATFORMS ON FOO | $65,000 |
| Wildtracktswalu Foundation | JOHANNESBURG | THE OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A NEW TECHNIQUE THAT WILL PROVIDE A COST-EFFECTIVE AND COMMUNITY-GENERATED METRIC AS | $55,000 |
| Namibian Chamber Of Environment | WINDHOEK | THIS PROJECT'S PRIMARY AIM IS TO BRING TOGETHER THE WIDELY SCATTERED INFORMATION AND DATA ON NAMIBIAN NEAR-ENDEMIC PLANT | $53,000 |
| Re Wild | AUSTIN, TX | FOR PROJECT LOST SPECIES AFRICAN SYMPOSIA FOR UGANDAN, TANZANIAN, AND DRC RESEARCHERS | $52,933 |
| East African Wildlife Society | NAIROBI | FOR THE PROJECT "UNLOCKING BIODIVERSITY DATA TO FACILITATE DESIGNATION OF LAKE OF BOLOSSAT AS THE 7TH RAMSAR SITE IN KEN | $50,000 |
| International Crane Foundation | LUSAKA | FOR THE PROJECT "DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING AN ECOLOGICAL MONITORING PLAN AND A WETLAND INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE ADAPT | $45,000 |
| University Of Parakou Benin | PARAKOU | FOR DATA MOBILIZATION AND LONG-TERM CONSERVATION OF WILD EDIBLE FUNGI IN BENIN. | $45,000 |
| National Museums Of Kenya | NAIROBI | IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE INVENTORY OF BATS IN TWO CAVES IN KENYA, REPRESENTING TWO TYPES OF CAVES. THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE | $45,000 |
| Kabale University Uganda | KABALE | FOR THE PROJECT "SITE SELECTION TO PROTECT PAPYRUS ENDEMIC BIODIVERSITY IN UGANDA." | $44,000 |
| Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute | ARUSHA | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "ASSESSING LANDSCAPE LEVEL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MONTANE FOREST POLLINATORS IN TANZANIA." | $43,443 |
| University Of Namibia | WINDHOEK | FOR THE PROJECT "ESTABLISHING CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINED PRODUCTION OF NATIONAL SPACIAL BIODIVERSITY DATA PRODUCTS: GUIDING | $40,000 |
