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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 68-0339625

March Conservation Fund

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 79 grants and $4.8 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.

How to apply

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

    $4,830,754

    Grants listed
    79
    Assets, end of year
    $77,909,269

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,847,640

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $74,862,610

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,432,548

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $73,200,709

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,453,261

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $51,626,419

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,062,619

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $36,797,682

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,599,817

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $29,013,408

Grants paid in 2024

79 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. American Bird ConservancyMarshall, VA

    General support $573,41; restricted support $21,568

    $594,981
  2. Wildlife Conservation NetworkSan Francisco, CA

    Restricted support

    $550,000
  3. Point Blue Conservation SciencePetaluma, CA

    General support $1,300; restricted support $451,340

    $452,640
  4. Friends of Birdlife InternationalNew York, NY

    General support

    $360,248
  5. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    General support

    $348,266
  6. Rainforest TrustWarrenton, VA

    General support

    $225,000
  7. Individual

    General support

    $200,000
  8. Golden Gate National Parks ConservancySan Francisco, CA

    Restricted support

    $139,640
  9. Jocotoco Conservation FoundationBaltimore, MD

    Restricted support

    $121,000
  10. UC Santa Cruz FoundationSanta Cruz, CA

    Restricted support

    $102,400
  11. Mandai Nature FundSingapore

    General support

    $100,000
  12. Individual

    Restricted support

    $100,000
  13. Resources Legacy FundSacramento, CA

    Restricted support

    $100,000
  14. Individual

    Restricted support

    $88,964
  15. WildaidSan Francisco, CA

    Restricted support

    $75,492
  16. Island ConservationSanta Cruz, CA

    General support

    $75,000
  17. Individual

    Restricted support

    $75,000
  18. Rainforest Action NetworkSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $75,000
  19. Planet IndonesiaSaint Louis, MO

    Restricted support

    $70,100
  20. Audubon Canyon RanchStinson Beach, CA

    Restricted support

    $69,396
  21. Jewish Family & Childrens ServicesSan Francisco, CA

    General support $50,000; restricted support $10,000

    $60,000
  22. Appalachian VoicesBoone, NC

    General support

    $50,000
  23. UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Restricted support

    $50,000
  24. Cultural Fire Management CouncilHoopa, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  25. Justice OutsideOakland, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  26. Individual

    Restricted support

    $50,000
  27. Watershed Research Training CenterHayfork, CA

    Restricted support

    $50,000
  28. RewildAustin, TX

    General support

    $35,925
  29. Climate RideMissoula, MT

    General support

    $31,092
  30. Earth Island Institutenature in the CitSan Francisco, CA

    Restricted support

    $25,000
  31. Individual

    General support

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

    General support

    $25,000
  33. African Bird ClubPembroke Street, United Kingdom

    General support

    $25,000
  34. Oriental Bird ClubBedford, United Kingdom

    General support

    $25,000
  35. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  36. Individual

    General support

    $25,000
  37. Ornithological Society of Middle EaBedfordshire, United Kingdom

    General support

    $25,000
  38. Forestry Fire Recruitment ProgramAzusa, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  39. Individual

    Restricted support

    $25,000
  40. Teton Regional Land TrustDriggs, ID

    Restricted support

    $25,000
  41. San Francisco Early Music SocietyBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  42. The Climate CenterSanta Rosa, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  43. Bay Nature InstituteBerkeley, CA

    Restricted support

    $15,000
  44. Mendocino Land TrustFort Bragg, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  45. SF JazzSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  46. The Bird School ProjectSanta Cruz, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  47. Individual

    General support

    $10,000
  48. Outward Bound CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  49. The Clifton InstituteWarrenton, VA

    General support

    $10,000
  50. Earth League InternationalLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  51. Amah Mutsun Land TrustSanta Cruz, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  52. Committee Against Bird SlaughterBonn, Germany

    Restricted support

    $10,000
  53. Environment for the AmericasBoulder, CO

    Restricted support

    $7,500
  54. Land Trust AllianceWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  55. Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern CaSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  56. Outdoor AfroOakland, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  57. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    General support

    $5,000
  58. California Native Plant SocietySacramento, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  59. MultiplierSan Francisco, CA

    Restricted support

    $5,000
  60. The Redford CenterSan Francisco, CA

    Restricted support

    $5,000
  61. SF - Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $2,500
  62. Individual

    General support

    $2,500
  63. Individual

    General support

    $2,500
  64. Jewish Community FederationSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $1,400
  65. Corp of the Fine Arts Museums CofamSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  66. KqedSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  67. University of Memphis FoundationMemphis, TN

    General support

    $1,000
  68. CPMC FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  69. SF Museum of Modern ArtSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $600
  70. Glide FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $500
  71. Haight Ashbury Food ProgramSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $500
  72. Meals on Wheels of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $500
  73. The Friends of the Fromm InstituteSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $500
  74. Willits Community Services & Food BankWillits, CA

    General support

    $500
  75. Planned Parenthood Feder of AmericaBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $500
  76. Urban SchoolSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $500
  77. Individual

    General support

    $500
  78. Redwood Empire Food BankSanta Rosa, CA

    General support

    $500
  79. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General support

    $110

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals8 grants $2,086,78655% of the total
  2. Environment20 grants $795,22821% of the total
  3. Education5 grants $521,66614% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $225,0006% of the total
  5. Human services3 grants $70,5002% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,0001% of the total
  7. 5 other causes6 grants $17,110<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California43 grants $2,100,568
  2. Virginia3 grants $829,981
  3. New York5 grants $734,124
  4. Maryland1 grant $121,000
  5. Missouri1 grant $70,100
  6. North Carolina1 grant $50,000
  7. Texas1 grant $35,925
  8. Montana1 grant $31,092
  9. District of Columbia2 grants $30,000
  10. Idaho1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Laurel M SamuelsDirector Hours 10Pay $0
  • Ivan A SamuelsPresident Hours 32Pay $30,000
  • Sidney P SamuelsCFO Hours 20Pay $0
  • Brent M SamuelsSecretary Hours 32Pay $24,000

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