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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-6389771

The Ga Binney Conservation Foundation Trust

A private foundation in Reno, NV. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $191,369 paid in grants.

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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $191,369

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $18,237,085
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $637,128
  • Tax year 2023

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $648,093
  • Tax year 2022

    $36,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $666,045
  • Tax year 2021

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $199,404
  • Tax year 2020

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $79,178

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cedo Intercultural CenterTucson, AZ

    General operating support

    $25,000
  2. Bonobo Conservation InitiativeWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $25,000
  3. Sky Island AllianceTucson, AZ

    Border wildlife study

    $25,000
  4. Orangutan Foundation InternationalLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  5. Amboseli Trust for ElephantsNewbury, MA

    General operating support

    $22,790
  6. Cetos Research OrganizaationBerkley, CA

    Viva vaquita core program

    $18,579
  7. Jane Goodall InstituteWashington, DC

    Roots and shoots program

    $10,000
  8. Arizona Land and Water TrustTucson, AZ

    General operating support

    $10,000
  9. Mountain Area Preservaton FDNTruckee, CA

    Advocacy planned giving program

    $10,000
  10. NivasDenver, CO

    General operating support

    $10,000
  11. Native Seeds-SearchTucson, AZ

    General operating support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $47,79052% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $35,00038% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $10,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona4 grants $70,000
  2. California3 grants $53,579
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $35,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $22,790
  5. Colorado1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Whittier Trust Company of Nevada inTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0
  • Philip BinneyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter BinneyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Amy BinneyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alice Ann BinneyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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