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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-1874023

American Conservation Association Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $107,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Carmen reyes - no submission deadlines
Restrictions
Carmen reyes - grants to non-profits regarding conservation & enviromental issues. Grants are not awarded to individuals.

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Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $107,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $60,247

  • Tax year 2024

    $102,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $67,534

  • Tax year 2023

    $107,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $73,849

  • Tax year 2022

    $127,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $43,395

  • Tax year 2021

    $97,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $81,410

  • Tax year 2020

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $60,673

  • Tax year 2019

    $107,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,216

  • Tax year 2018

    $102,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $165

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Catskill MountainkeeperLivingstn MNR, NY

    General budget

    $25,000
  2. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    For land program

    $25,000
  3. Open Space InstituteNew York, NY

    10k general 5k william mchenry

    $15,000
  4. Clientearth USNew York, NY

    General budget

    $5,000
  5. Conservation Int'l FoundationArlington, VA

    General budget

    $5,000
  6. PlacemakingxBrooklyn, NY

    General budget

    $5,000
  7. Scenic Hudson IncPoughkeepsie, NY

    General budget

    $5,000
  8. The Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC

    Alaska public land

    $5,000
  9. Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NY

    Conservation work in patagonia

    $5,000
  10. Hudson River Sloop ClearwaterBeacon, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  11. Climate CentralPrinceton, NJ

    General support

    $5,000
  12. Scenic AmericaWashington, DC

    General budget

    $2,000

Approved for future payment

12 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Catskill MountainkeeperLivingstn MNR, NY

    General budget

    $25,000
  2. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    Land program in NY

    $25,000
  3. Open Space InstituteNew York, NY

    20k general 15k william mchenry

    $25,000
  4. Scenic HudsonPoughkeepsie, NY

    General budget

    $10,000
  5. Clientearth USNew York, NY

    General budget

    $5,000
  6. Conservation Int'l FoundationArlington, VA

    General budget

    $5,000
  7. Placemaking XBrooklyn, NY

    General budget

    $5,000
  8. Scenic AmericaWashington, DC

    General budget

    $5,000
  9. The Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC

    Alaska public lands

    $5,000
  10. Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NY

    Conservation work in patagonia

    $5,000
  11. Hudson River Sloop CleanwaterBeacon, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  12. Climate CentralPrinceton, NJ

    Genral support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment7 grants $82,00089% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  3. Science and technology1 grant $5,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York8 grants $90,000
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $7,000
  3. New Jersey1 grant $5,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Carmen ReyesTREASURER Hours 0Pay $8,000
  • Laurance RockefellerTRUSTEE & PR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Charles M ClusenEXECUTIVE DI Hours 0Pay $0
  • John H AdamsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Frances G BeineckeTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Fred I Kent IIITRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Story Clark ResorTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Cathleen Douglas StoneTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Winsome McIntoshTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Angela ArdolicSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

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