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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 61-1714573

BHP Foundation

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 51 grants and $75.6 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), 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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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $75,642,509

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $185,422,036

  • Tax year 2023

    $55,942,382

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $250,110,392

  • Tax year 2022

    $44,275,476

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $297,060,834

  • Tax year 2021

    $51,591,748

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $309,092,778

  • Tax year 2020

    $50,383,980

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $314,070,887

  • Tax year 2019

    $40,023,789

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $314,858,754

Grants paid in 2024

51 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Nature Conservancy (TNC)Arlington, VA

    Valdivian coastal reserve - annual disbursement and travel reimbursement

    $11,483,513
  2. Great Barrier Reef FoundationBrisbane, Australia

    Resilient reefs initiative - phase 2 scaling

    $7,119,258
  3. Makeway FoundationVancouver, Canada

    NWT on the land youth collaborative (donor collaborative fund)

    $6,451,477
  4. CsiroCanberra, Australia

    STEM champions project (2022 - 2026)

    $3,678,822
  5. University of Sydney Brain and Mind Centre (BMC)Camperdown, Australia

    Right care, first time, where you live youth mental health

    $3,553,928
  6. Indigenous Desert Alliance (ida)Perth, Australia

    Keeping the deserts connected - phase 2

    $3,398,820
  7. University of Sydney (the Matilda Centre)Camperdown, Australia

    Mentally healthy future

    $3,137,246
  8. Smartice Sea Monitoring & Information IncSt Johns, Canada

    Ice navigation, economic self determination and culture preservation for inuit youth and communities

    $2,506,579
  9. Brookings InstitutionWashington, DC

    Global collaboration to advance anti-corruption

    $2,413,130
  10. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (eiti)Norway

    Eiti: opening ownership in the extractive industries

    $2,250,000
  11. LandesaSeattle, WA

    Community smart consultation and consent + alto mayo - carbon project

    $2,020,669
  12. Fundacion Tierra Austral (fta)Chile

    Conservation corridor chile - phase 2 sustainable exit grant

    $2,000,000
  13. Rainforest Alliance (ra)New York, NY

    Landscale (ra)

    $2,000,000
  14. Results for Development Institute IncWashington, DC

    Governance action hub

    $1,778,833
  15. Fundacion Re-ImaginaLas Condes, Chile

    Digital education knowledge - consortium 21st century education chile)

    $1,577,461
  16. Reconciliation AustraliaParkest, Australia

    Narragunnawali: reconciliation in schools and early learning - phase 2

    $1,533,351
  17. The Nature Conservancy (TNC)Arlington, VA

    Boreal - forest conservation

    $1,500,000
  18. Australian Indigenous Governance Institute (aigi)Canberra, Australia

    Supporting self-determined governance for indigenous development outcomes - phase 2

    $1,390,518
  19. University of Alberta (uofa) CilldiEdmonton, Canada

    Indigenous youth through education

    $1,389,654
  20. Pacific InstituteOakland, CA

    Advancing water equity and resilience

    $1,301,375
  21. Conservation International FoundationArlington, VA

    Alto mayo project seeks to promote a sustainable landscape model where livelihoods are improved through simultaneously promoting conservation and sustainable production, resilient to climate change.

    $1,200,000
  22. Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (cier)Winnipeg, Canada

    Consent-based water governance

    $1,114,230
  23. Global Impact for Open OwnershipAlexandria, VA

    Amplifying bot impact project - open ownership

    $1,000,000
  24. Open Contracting Partnership (ocp)New York, NY

    Promoting social inclusion & environmental sustainability in resource-rich countries - phase 2

    $1,000,000
  25. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (eiti)Norway

    Eiti: opening ownership in the extractive industries

    $785,539
  26. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Internet of water (iow)

    $669,784
  27. Education Endowment FoundationMillbank, United Kingdom

    Building a global evidence ecosystem for learning

    $622,631
  28. Fundacion Tierra Austral (fta)Chile

    Conservation corridor chile - phase 2

    $600,000
  29. Fundacion Para La Inclusion Tecnolgica KodeaLas Condes, Chile

    Digital skills for the xxi century

    $549,082
  30. Fundacion Capital AzulLas Condes, Chile

    Coastal communities program - resilience network

    $540,881
  31. Reconciliation AustraliaParkest, Australia

    Indigenous governance program - phase 2

    $519,072
  32. Ecoagriculture International IncOakton, VA

    Integration of iplc values and voice in landscape finance

    $500,000
  33. International Institute for Sustainable Development (iisd)Winnipeg, Canada

    Mainstreaming natural infrastructure on the canadian prairies

    $495,588
  34. Fundacion Encuentros Del FuturoRegion Metropolitana, Chile

    2025 fundacion encuentros del futuro - small grant

    $460,000
  35. Fundacion ChileSantiago, Chile

    Coastal communities program - resilience network

    $400,000
  36. Pollination FoundationSydney, Australia

    Iplc nature markets credits

    $265,000
  37. Fundacion ChileSantiago, Chile

    Sumar saberes - small grant

    $260,000
  38. Ban Ki-Moon CentreNew York, NY

    Leadership development for native and indigenous youth in the americas (fellowship program) with ban ki moon centre

    $250,000
  39. The Nature Conservancy (TNC)Arlington, VA

    Coastal communities program - resilience network

    $250,000
  40. Australian National University (anu)Canberra, Australia

    Centre for indigenous economic transformation

    $234,654
  41. Pollination FoundationSydney, Australia

    Strategy refresh - small design grant

    $209,044
  42. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mathematics Alliance (atsima)Valley View, Australia

    Design grant

    $207,491
  43. International Finance CorporationWashington, DC

    World bank: from disclosure to development - phase 1

    $190,000
  44. National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health OrganisationCanberra, Australia

    National aboriginal community controlled health organisation youth conference

    $189,870
  45. Colleges & Institutes Canada (ci-Can)Ottawa, Canada

    "mamawi" strenthening indigenous enterprise development

    $180,000
  46. Fundacion Para La Inclusion Tecnolgica KodeaLas Condes, Chile

    Los creadores has strengthened its dynamics as an award and added an educational program that on 2022 became the escuela de creadores (school of creators), making an educational path available with online and in-person meetings which

    $150,000
  47. Australian Land Conservation AllianceMelbourne, Australia

    Private lands conservation (PLC) conference

    $105,009
  48. US Agency for International DevelopmentWashington, DC

    In support of a program run by usaid safeguarding carbon markets challenge (SCM challenge)

    $100,000
  49. Fundacion Accion ColectivaSantiago, Chile

    North that inspires: local communities driving their future

    $60,000
  50. Nature for JusticeFalls Church, Canada

    First 30x30 program and indigenous-led conservation in canada

    $35,000
  51. Fundacion ChileSantiago, Chile

    Programa legado

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Social science1 grant $2,413,13028% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $2,020,66924% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $1,778,83321% of the total
  4. Environment2 grants $1,700,00020% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $669,7848% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia6 grants $15,933,513
  2. District of Columbia4 grants $4,481,963
  3. New York3 grants $3,250,000
  4. Washington1 grant $2,020,669
  5. California1 grant $1,301,375
  6. North Carolina1 grant $669,784

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Vandita PantCHAIR Hours 4Pay $0
  • Kristen RayPRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE OFFICER Hours 40Pay $0
  • Natalie EastonTREASURER (THRU 12/09/24) Hours 7Pay $0
  • Sarah CostelloTREASURER (BEGAN 12/09/24) Hours 4Pay $0
  • Helen DransfieldSECRETARY Hours 24Pay $0
  • Carlos AvilaDIRECTOR Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • James William AgarDIRECTOR Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Heather Anne BrownDIRECTOR Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Bronwyn Anne WilkinsonDIRECTOR (BEGAN 10/31/24) Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • JP Morgan Trust Company of DelawareTRUSTEE OF VALDIVIAN TRUST Hours 1Pay $36,031

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