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75 foundations that funded “Conservation”

  1. Private foundation · Boston, MA

    Conservation Food and Health Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $49,400 · typical grant $49,400 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Jan 1, Jun 15 · next Jan 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  2. Private foundation · Chicago, IL

    Vanderpoel Conservation Foundation Xxxxx6009

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,000 · typical grant $2,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  3. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Appalachian Conservation Institute Inc.

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $350 · typical grant $350 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operation support

  4. Private foundation · San Francisco, CA

    March Conservation Fund

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  5. Public charity · Washington, DC

    National Association of Conservation Districts

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $77,793 · typical grant $18,000 to $41,774 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Technical assistance

  6. Private foundation · Dallas, TX

    Edward K Love Conservation Fdn

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $50,000 · typical grant $50,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Unrestricted general

  7. Private foundation · Driftwood, TX

    David B Terk Wildlife Conservation Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $600 · typical grant $600 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable support

  8. Public charity · Washington, DC

    World Wildlife Fund Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $41,116 · typical grant $17,777 to $23,339 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Conservation

  9. Private foundation · Hailey, CA

    Smith-Welsh Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Conservation

  10. Private foundation · Milwaukee, WI

    David V Uihlein Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $25,000 · typical grant $25,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Conservation

  11. Private foundation · Panama City, FL

    Richard Haiman National Parks Fndtn Inc.

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $27,000 · typical grant $27,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Conservation

  12. Private foundation · Louisville, KY

    Gardner Foundation Incorporated

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $850 · typical grant $850 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: May 1 · next May 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Conservation

  13. Private foundation · Church Creek, MD

    Riding the Wind Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $50,000 · typical grant $50,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Conservation

  14. Private foundation · Marco Island, FL

    Bremer Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $200 · typical grant $200 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Conservation

  15. Public charity · Arlington, VA

    The Nature Conservancy

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $406,982 · typical grant $36,000 to $213,982 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Conservation activities

  16. Private foundation · Seattle, WA

    The Dickey Fund

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $7,500 · typical grant $7,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Conservation and preservation

  17. Private foundation · Roanoke, MA

    The Bailey Wildlife Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $70,000 · typical grant $70,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Conservation projects apply the tools knowledge gained from scientific research to solve real-life problems threatening the world's wildlife

  18. Private foundation · Henderson, NV

    Troesh Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $20,000 · typical grant $20,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Conservation for a continent

  19. Private foundation · Nashville

    Carpenter Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $300,000 · typical grant $100,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Park conservation; Advancement of econ. And racial just

  20. Private foundation · Chillicothe, MO

    Mervyn W Jenkins Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,200 · typical grant $2,200 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Wildlife conservation

Source: each funder's latest e-filed IRS return. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which lists the grants they paid and how to apply. Community foundations, United Ways and other public charities file Form 990, and we use its Schedule I (grants over $5,000). We include every funder, wherever it is based, whose latest return lists grants to Tennessee groups. Corporate and community-foundation grant rounds are in the grant search.