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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-3289963

BAND Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 49 grants and $7.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $7,220,536

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $147,837,595

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,732,856

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $132,559,220

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,136,669

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $124,970,265

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,917,450

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $129,970,927

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,307,955

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $128,815,522

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,906,500

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $109,748,919

Grants paid in 2024

49 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Maliasili Initiatives IncEssex, VT

    Maliasili Conservation Fund

    $500,000
  2. Austin Peay State University FoundationClarksville, TN

    Southeastern Grasslands Institute

    $350,000
  3. Guardian Org FoundationWashington, DC

    Age of Extinction

    $350,000
  4. The Wyldlife FundBuffalo, WY

    Pooled Migration Fund

    $300,000
  5. Wildlife Conservation Network IncSan Francisco, CA

    Lion Recovery Fund

    $300,000
  6. Vox Media LLCPittsburgh, PA

    Expenditure Responsibility Grant

    $285,283
  7. Bat Conservation International IncAustin, TX

    Agave Restoration Initiative

    $250,000
  8. Wildlife Conservation Network IncSan Francisco, CA

    Pangolin Crisis Fund

    $250,000
  9. Xerces Society IncPortland, OR

    Firefly Atlas Initiative

    $250,000
  10. Amref Health Africa IncNew York, NY

    Enhancing Epilepsy Care in Africa

    $202,013
  11. California Academy of Sciences GGPSan Francisco, CA

    bioGraphic

    $200,000
  12. Sustainable Fisheries Partnership FoundationHonolulu, HI

    Protecting Ocean Wildlife Initiative

    $175,000
  13. Americans for Oxford IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $166,240
  14. American Epilepsy SocietyChicago, IL

    Partners Against Mortality in Epilepsy (PAME)

    $150,000
  15. American Rivers IncWashington, DC

    Freshwater Mussel Decline

    $150,000
  16. Food and Environment Reporting NetworkNew York, NY

    Biodiversity Reporting Project

    $150,000
  17. Friends of the OsaWashington, DC

    Rewilding the Osa Peninsula

    $150,000
  18. High Country NewsPaonia, CO

    Conservation Beyond Boundaries

    $150,000
  19. InaturalistSan Rafael, CA

    iNaturalist Nature Story Hub

    $150,000
  20. Lion LandscapesTeignmouth, United Kingdom

    Ruaha/Selous Carnivore Project

    $150,000
  21. RewildAustin, TX

    Rewilding Argentina (Ibera)

    $150,000
  22. Synchronicity Earth USA IncDover, DE

    Amphibian Conservation Fund

    $150,000
  23. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Yale Environment 360 Coverage of Biodiversity

    $150,000
  24. Mongabay Org CorporationAtherton, CA

    Short-form News Desk & Africa Bureau

    $140,000
  25. International Bureau for EpilepsySandyford, Ireland

    Making Epilepsy a Health Priority in Africa

    $133,000
  26. Empowers Africa IncNew York, NY

    Kenya Bird of Prey Trust

    $110,250
  27. American Bird ConservancyMarshall, VA

    Birds not Mosquitoes Campaign

    $100,000
  28. Center for Plant Conservation IncWildomar, CA

    Florida Plant Rescue

    $100,000
  29. Maliasili Initiatives IncEssex, VT

    Amplifying Local Conservation Voices

    $100,000
  30. Mara Elephant Project USA IncCarmel, IN

    Mara Elephant Project - Ranger Teams in the Loita Forest

    $100,000
  31. Smithsonian InstituteWashington, DC

    NZPCBI/Virginia Working Landscapes

    $100,000
  32. The Clifton Institute IncWarrenton, VA

    Using Science to Improve Management of Declining Species on Working Lands in the Virginia Piedmont

    $100,000
  33. University of California Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA

    Stone Center for Large Landscape Conservation

    $100,000
  34. Wildlife Conservation Network IncSan Francisco, CA

    Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association

    $100,000
  35. Wind River Tribal Buffalo InitiativeKinnear, WY

    General & Unrestricted

    $100,000
  36. Empowers Africa IncNew York, NY

    Kenya Wildlife Trust: Mara Predator Conservation Program

    $78,750
  37. BBHCCody, WY

    Beyond Yellowstone Program

    $75,000
  38. Fund for the City of New York IncNew York, NY

    Freshkills Park Alliance and staff position fund to support the Director of Science and Research Development

    $75,000
  39. International Conservation Caucus FoundationWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $75,000
  40. Maliasili Initiatives IncEssex, VT

    Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association

    $75,000
  41. Oceans ForwardCovina, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $75,000
  42. Wildlife Conservation Network IncSan Francisco, CA

    Save the Elephants for Tsavo Trust

    $75,000
  43. Wildlife GuardiansWashington, DC

    Conflict Mitigation in the Amboseli Ecosystem

    $70,000
  44. Ozark Chinquapin FoundationPoplar Bluff, MO

    Ozark Chinquapin Tree Restoration Initiative

    $60,000
  45. Sahara Conservation FundSaint Louis, MO

    Halting Vulture Decline in West and Central Africa

    $55,000
  46. Peregrine Fund IncBoise, ID

    Protecting East Africa's Vultures

    $50,000
  47. Rock Creek Conservancy IncBethesda, MD

    Rock Creek Resilience

    $50,000
  48. Atlanta Botanical Garden IncAtlanta, GA

    Southeastern Partners in Plant Conservation Conference

    $25,000
  49. Blue Ridge Prism IncCrozet, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment16 grants $1,910,00034% of the total
  2. Animals11 grants $1,845,00032% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $616,24011% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $450,0008% of the total
  5. International aid3 grants $391,0137% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $175,0003% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $300,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California10 grants $1,490,000
  2. New York7 grants $932,253
  3. District of Columbia6 grants $895,000
  4. Vermont3 grants $675,000
  5. Wyoming3 grants $475,000
  6. Texas2 grants $400,000
  7. Tennessee1 grant $350,000
  8. Pennsylvania1 grant $285,283
  9. Oregon1 grant $250,000
  10. Virginia3 grants $220,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Burks B LaphamChair, Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gardiner O LaphamDir Hours 5Pay $0
  • Nicholas P LaphamTreas, Dir, Pres Hours 30Pay $0
  • Clark MitchellDir, Sec Hours 10Pay $0

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