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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-2841232

Alumbra Innovations Foundation

A private foundation in Bentonville, AR. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 137 grants and $28.5 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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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

    $28,462,827

    Grants listed
    137
    Assets, end of year
    $113,457,562

  • Tax year 2023

    $26,976,712

    Grants listed
    115
    Assets, end of year
    $126,948,198

  • Tax year 2022

    $13,996,028

    Grants listed
    75
    Assets, end of year
    $109,071,108

  • Tax year 2021

    $7,308,359

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $55,483,470

  • Tax year 2020

    $11,172,679

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $38,945,002

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,252,235

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $3,515,940

Grants paid in 2024

137 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. International Community FoundationNational City, CA

    to support the La Paz Special Projects Fund

    $5,508,501
  2. San Diego Natural History MuseumSan Diego, CA

    to support The Nat Campaign

    $4,000,000
  3. University of Minnesota FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    to support the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy

    $1,150,914
  4. Andale La Paz ACEl Triunfo, Mexico

    To support general operations

    $1,118,079
  5. International Community FoundationNational City, CA

    to support grantmaking in Baja California Sur

    $1,106,395
  6. International Generosity Foundation TrustClearwater, FL

    to support grantmaking for international nonprofits

    $961,275
  7. Ecology Project InternationalMissoula, MT

    To support youth and teacher programs in Mexico

    $729,500
  8. Hopewell FundWashington, DC

    to support Civic Education

    $700,000
  9. The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CA

    to catalyze a network model that scales place-based learning approaches to result in ocean and land and water careers, and active citizenship

    $625,000
  10. US Water PartnershipAlexandria, VA

    To support the Hydrogeological and Ecological Study for Los Planes Watershed

    $528,152
  11. Blue Forest Finance IncSacramento, CA

    to support the Blue Forest Upper Colorado egon

    $500,000
  12. Justice OutsideOakland, CA

    Leadership capacity building to increase place-base teaching and learning and youth access to the outdoors

    $500,000
  13. Sociedad de Historia Natural NiparajaLa Paz, Mexico

    To support the Integrated management of Baja California Sur biocultural landscape from the sierra to the sea

    $402,920
  14. Sustainable NorthwestPortland, OR

    to support a sustainable financial and economic paradigm for forest health

    $399,838
  15. International Community FoundationNational City, CA

    for the La Paz Special Projects Fund at International Community Foundation.

    $375,395
  16. LegacyWorks GroupSanta Barbara, CA

    to provide program support for Mexico-based activities

    $350,000
  17. American Near East Refugee AidWashington, DC

    To support general operations

    $300,000
  18. Pronatura Noroeste ACEnsenada, Mexico

    To support the consolidation of PNOs ongoing coastal and marine interventions in Baja California Sur

    $300,000
  19. Efecto Arena ACLa Paz, Mexico

    To educate youth in coral conservation, restore coral populations, and increase Efecto Arena's financial sustainability

    $265,011
  20. Hole Food Rescue CorpJackson, WY

    to support the Forever Home Capital Campaign

    $250,000
  21. Planned Parenthood of the Pacific SouthwestSan Diego, CA

    to support access to reproductive care

    $250,000
  22. SmartFish Rescate de Valor ACLa Paz, Mexico

    to expand the seafood rescue value model in Baja California Sur

    $250,000
  23. Olivewood Gardens and Learning CenterNational City, CA

    to support staff retention at Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center and the campaign for Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center and the International Community Foundation

    $237,450
  24. Gray Family FoundationPortland, OR

    to support the Youth Leadership Initiative

    $229,600
  25. Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR

    To expand and strengthen partnerships on Oregon's south coast to build engagement and career-connected learning opportunities for students through marine and coastal environmental education

    $215,000
  26. Ocean Discovery InstituteSan Diego, CA

    to expand the Ocean Discovery Institute model to Hoover High School, integrate curriculum that supports the development of a math identity throughout programs, create workforce development support systems, and engage with the PBT&L international network

    $210,000
  27. Abrapalabra ACLa Paz, Mexico

    to implement a comprehensive afterschool training program targeted to preschool and elementary students form public schools that considers students' daily contexts and concerns, encourages positive change, and fosters a growth mindset to effectively tackle their challenges

    $200,020
  28. Chicago Learning ExchangeChicago, IL

    to support collective impact for Place Based Teaching & Learning in Chicago

    $200,000
  29. Meridian InstituteDillon, CO

    To build local and regional capacity and resources to address the outcomes of climate shifts

    $200,000
  30. Resilient Cities Catalyst IncBrooklyn, NY

    to support Oceanside Renewal & Scaling

    $200,000
  31. San Diego Natural History MuseumSan Diego, CA

    to support general operations

    $200,000
  32. UrbaneraLa Paz, Mexico

    To improve ecosystem Services to Urban La Paz

    $196,150
  33. Forest Trends AssociationWashington, DC

    To support Green Financing: first steps toward establishing a priority-setting system for natural infrastructure projects in BCS

    $175,000
  34. Centro de Negocios Sustentables ACCoyoacan, Mexico

    to enhance and reinforce the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the turquoise economy sector of Baja California Sur, with a focus on increasing women's participation

    $150,000
  35. Nos Noroeste Sustentable ACLa Paz, Mexico

    To Support flourishing and resilient communities

    $150,000
  36. Red de Observadores Ciudadanos ACLa Paz, Mexico

    to strengthen marine surveillance in the area between Boca del Alamo and Agua Verde, Baja California Sur

    $150,000
  37. San Diego History CenterSan Diego, CA

    to support Geography of Hope

    $150,000
  38. The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CA

    to support the Binational Resilience Initiative

    $150,000
  39. The Telos GroupAnnandale, VA

    to support Peacemaking in US and Abroad

    $150,000
  40. Holy Land Christians Society IncFalls Church, VA

    to support Tent of Nations

    $140,000
  41. Los Cabos Children's FoundationEagan, MN

    To Support the Pediatric Cancer Unit in La Paz

    $136,483
  42. Community Foundation of Jackson HoleJackson, WY

    to hire a backbone position for Systems of Education to support collective impact for place-based education

    $133,200
  43. Consejo Mexicano de Promocin de los Productos Pesqueros y Acucolas ACCiudad de Mxico, Mexico

    to support the "Pesca con Futuro" campaign.

    $128,400
  44. Pronatura Noroeste ACEnsenada, Mexico

    Biodiversity and Abundance Study for Los Planes Watershed

    $114,257
  45. San Diego Natural History MuseumSan Diego, CA

    Biodiversity and Abundance Study for Los Planes Watershed

    $108,517
  46. Abrapalabra ACLa Paz, Mexico

    To support general operations

    $104,690
  47. Academy for Global Citizenship Charter SchoolChicago, IL

    to support the initiative to empower underserved youth in Chicago's west and southside neighborhoods to address critical environmental and economic challenges through STEM education

    $100,000
  48. Asylum AccessOakland, CA

    To support Asylum Access' work in Mexico

    $100,000
  49. Captain Planet Foundation IncAtlanta, GA

    to provide support to youth and educators in La Paz with trainings on changemaking, sustainability, and place-based teaching and learning

    $100,000
  50. Cetacean Action TreasuryCape Neddick, ME

    to build community support for sustainable fishing in the Upper Gulf of California

    $100,000
  51. Chicago Adventure Therapy NFPChicago, IL

    to support Making outdoor adventure REAL

    $100,000
  52. Chicago Park DistrictChicago, IL

    to support Place Based Teaching & Learning Career Exposure

    $100,000
  53. Conservation InternationalArlington, VA

    to hold the second Latin American cohort of the Women in Ocean Food Innovation

    $100,000
  54. Justice OutsideOakland, CA

    To leverage public funding for Place Based Teaching & Learning

    $100,000
  55. Planned Parenthood of the Pacific SouthwestSan Diego, CA

    to support general operations

    $100,000
  56. Red Turismo Sustentable y Desarrollo Social ACLa Paz, Mexico

    to support general operations

    $100,000
  57. University of Wyoming FoundationLaramie, WY

    to support the Data to Decisions 2024 project

    $100,000
  58. Voices Jackson HoleJackson, WY

    to support capacity building for Voices Jackson Hole

    $100,000
  59. Institute of the AmericasLa Jolla, CA

    To support Sustainable Shipping in las Baja Californias, Mexico

    $97,775
  60. Asociacin Mexicana de Ostricultores ACLa Paz, Mexico

    For advancing collaboration in oyster farming ecosystem in Baja California Sur

    $97,277
  61. Centro Latinoamericano de Gestin Ambiental ACSan Cristbal de las Casas, Mexico

    to test a series of trials of the Balandra MPA tourism management and reservation system

    $95,055
  62. Urban Ecology Center IncMilwaukee, WI

    To provide high school students with the resources and guidance they need to make connections within themselves, their communities, and nature

    $91,267
  63. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    To support Sustainable Shipping in las Baja Californias, Mexico

    $87,250
  64. Comunidad y BiodiversidadGuaymas, Mexico

    to document community solutions to sustainability in Baja California Sur, through the Pesca Data app

    $78,524
  65. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    to pilot technology solutions in small-scale fisheries.

    $77,050
  66. El Paso Community FoundationEl Paso, TX

    to provide emergency support for border communities

    $75,000
  67. Stronger America Through Seafood IncFairhope, AL

    to support an Aquaculture Media Strategy Years 4-5

    $75,000
  68. World Resources InstituteWashington, DC

    To support Green Financing: first steps toward establishing a priority-setting system for natural infrastructure projects in Baja California Sur

    $75,000
  69. Raiz de FondoLa Paz, Mexico

    to support general operations

    $69,787
  70. Teton Science SchoolsJackson, WY

    to support the Summer Camp Collaboration with EPI and EIS

    $67,221
  71. Sociedad de Historia Natural NiparajaLa Paz, Mexico

    To provide legal, operational, and management support for Rancho San Carlos

    $66,373
  72. WildcoastDel Mar, CA

    To improve mangrove conservation in El Cajoncito in La Paz Bay

    $60,000
  73. Sociedad de Historia Natural NiparajaLa Paz, Mexico

    To support Community Surveillance Fund

    $56,480
  74. Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed Estuary Beach and SeaNetarts, OR

    to support Making Outdoors REAL

    $55,000
  75. Terra PeninsularEnsenada, Mexico

    to support San Quintin Bay clean-up

    $51,542
  76. Butte Falls Charter SchoolButte Falls, OR

    to involve K12 and university students and staff to work together on the same landscape and in the same laboratories to improve the world

    $50,000
  77. Cape Eleuthera Foundation IncPhiladelphia, PA

    collaborate with Efecto Arena at the intersection of coral gardening and place-based education

    $50,000
  78. Eagle Point High SchoolEagle Point, OR

    To create and establish an applied learning and work based learning Internship program

    $50,000
  79. Environmental Law Alliance WorldwideEugene, OR

    To provide technical support to local nonprofit organizations

    $50,000
  80. Hurricane Island FoundationRockland, ME

    to support ocean education

    $50,000
  81. International Community FoundationNational City, CA

    To provide emergency support for border communities

    $50,000
  82. Project ExplorationChicago, IL

    to support the initiative to empower underserved youth in Chicago's west and southside neighborhoods to address critical environmental and economic challenges through STEM education

    $50,000
  83. Southern Oregon Education Service District Education AssociationMedford, OR

    to support a collaborative project connecting educators with leaders in blue and green industries to co-create impactful, student-centered projects

    $50,000
  84. TeamBrownsville IncBrownsville, TX

    to establish an Emergency Fund for border communities

    $50,000
  85. Valley School of Southern OregonMedford, OR

    to support the Valley School and Rusted Gate Farm PBT&L Collaboration

    $50,000
  86. Voices Jackson HoleJackson, WY

    to support general operations

    $50,000
  87. Comit de Sanidad Acucola de Baja California Sur ACLa Paz, Mexico

    to build capacity in rural oyster farms to adopt more sustainable practices

    $40,569
  88. ANAI IncFranklin, NC

    to support biomonitoring and community-based conservation in the indigenous territories of the La Amistad Caribe region of Bocas del Toro, Panama

    $40,000
  89. CoquillewatershedassociationCoquille, OR

    to enhance youth education in the low-income and underserved school districts through place-based learning

    $40,000
  90. SOS OceansideOceanside, CA

    to support the 2024 Organizational Growth Support

    $40,000
  91. All Kids BikeRapid City, SD

    To support expansion of Bici-Escuela Program

    $37,500
  92. Centro para la Biodiversidad Marina y la ConservacinLa Paz, Mexico

    to support the Baseline Data and Community Engagement for Dune Protection project

    $35,085
  93. Plant With PurposeSan Diego, CA

    to support general operations

    $35,000
  94. Special Forces Charitable TrustSouthern Pnes, NC

    to support general operations

    $35,000
  95. Centro para la Biodiversidad Marina y la ConservacinLa Paz, Mexico

    to support a process to engage the community of La Ventana in learning about artificial reefs, discussing about them and identifying opportunities to test them in the bay

    $32,720
  96. Efecto Arena ACLa Paz, Mexico

    To support nature-based tourism in La Ventana

    $31,246
  97. Amigos para la Conservacin de Cabo PulmoLa Ribera, Mexico

    To facilitate a high level of community participation and scientific input for the design of the management plan for the Parque Nacional Cabo Pulmo

    $30,000
  98. Justice OutsideOakland, CA

    to support the Blue Sky Advocacy Project

    $30,000
  99. Umbela Transformaciones SosteniblesMexico City, Mexico

    To provide Air Quality Alliance Project Manager

    $26,722
  100. Elementary Institute of ScienceSan Diego, CA

    to support general operations

    $25,000
  101. Hawaii Agricultural FoundationHonolulu, HI

    to support building an ag-tech ready workforce through place-based education and career exposure to agriculture

    $25,000
  102. Population Action International dba PAIWashington, DC

    to support general operations

    $25,000
  103. Seed Savers Exchange IncDecorah, IA

    to support general operations

    $25,000
  104. Shelburne FarmsShelburne, VT

    to support efforts to engage communities in meaningful place-based teaching and learning

    $25,000
  105. Whitebark Pine Ecosystem FoundationMissoula, MT

    to support general operations

    $25,000
  106. Wyoming Agriculture in the ClassroomCheyenne, WY

    to support the recruitment and retention of Wyoming-based educators

    $25,000
  107. Baja Coastal Institute IncPacific PLSDS, CA

    To increase the welfare of rural youth in southeastern Baja California by providing access to outdoor education and recreational activities

    $20,000
  108. University of WyomingLaramie, WY

    to support general operations

    $20,000
  109. LegacyWorks GroupSanta Barbara, CA

    to support the community in identifying actions and solutions they want to take to advance ocean vitality

    $17,000
  110. Institute of the AmericasLa Jolla, CA

    to support the North America 2.0 Spanish Edition Book Printing

    $16,241
  111. Outreach InternationalKansas City, MO

    to support general operations

    $15,000
  112. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Capacity-building tools for local ranchers and producers in Baja California Sur

    $14,770
  113. Global Environment & Technology FoundationArlington, VA

    To support Green Financing: first steps toward establishing a priority-setting system for natural infrastructure projects in Baja California Sur

    $10,057
  114. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    to support general operations

    $10,000
  115. Sociedad de Historia Natural NiparajaLa Paz, Mexico

    National Program to Strengthen Fishing Organizations

    $10,000
  116. Valley School of Southern OregonMedford, OR

    to support general operations

    $10,000
  117. Zoological Society of San DiegoSan Diego, CA

    to support general operations

    $10,000
  118. Teton Science SchoolsJackson, WY

    To support career exposure and Place Based Teaching & Learning gathering

    $6,000
  119. Ecology Project InternationalMissoula, MT

    to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network

    $5,800
  120. The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CA

    to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network

    $5,000
  121. Cape Eleuthera Foundation IncPhiladelphia, PA

    to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network

    $3,712
  122. Teton Literacy CenterJackson, WY

    to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network

    $2,817
  123. Community Foundation of Jackson HoleJackson, WY

    to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network

    $2,500
  124. Olivewood Gardens and Learning CenterNational City, CA

    to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network

    $2,440
  125. Academy for Global Citizenship Charter SchoolChicago, IL

    to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network

    $2,100
  126. Captain Planet Foundation IncAtlanta, GA

    to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network

    $2,100
  127. Elementary Institute of ScienceSan Diego, CA

    to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network

    $2,100
  128. Guided Discoveries IncSan Clemente, CA

    to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network

    $2,100
  129. Hawaii Agricultural FoundationHonolulu, HI

    to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network

    $2,100
  130. Hurricane Island FoundationRockland, ME

    to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network

    $2,100
  131. Ocean Discovery InstituteSan Diego, CA

    to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network

    $2,100
  132. Pronatura Noroeste ACEnsenada, Mexico

    to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network

    $2,100
  133. Rusted Gate FarmCentral Point, OR

    to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network

    $2,100
  134. Shelburne FarmsShelburne, VT

    to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network

    $2,100
  135. Teton Science SchoolsJackson, WY

    to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network

    $2,100
  136. Urban Ecology Center IncMilwaukee, WI

    to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network

    $2,100
  137. Wyoming Agriculture in the ClassroomCheyenne, WY

    to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network

    $2,100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking16 grants $9,625,59155% of the total
  2. Environment21 grants $2,242,54513% of the total
  3. Education9 grants $1,627,9319% of the total
  4. Religion2 grants $1,101,2756% of the total
  5. International aid10 grants $842,7285% of the total
  6. Human services6 grants $576,3733% of the total
  7. 9 other causes18 grants $1,578,2389% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California34 grants $14,986,014
  2. District of Columbia7 grants $1,512,250
  3. Minnesota2 grants $1,287,397
  4. Oregon12 grants $1,201,538
  5. Florida1 grant $961,275
  6. Virginia4 grants $778,209
  7. Wyoming13 grants $760,938
  8. Montana3 grants $760,300
  9. Illinois6 grants $552,100
  10. New York3 grants $287,050

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Christy R WaltonDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Ann LadonDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Diana WelchDIRECTOR, SECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Leticia LieraFOUNDATION MANAGER Hours 34Pay $0
  • Chrissy SollenbergerFOUNDATION MANAGER Hours 34Pay $0
  • Luke MitchellTREASURER (AS OF 12/19/24) Hours 0.5Pay $0

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