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Cause EnvironmentAll States12,273 funders

Foundations that fund environment

12,273 private foundations with a return in the last two years gave $2.7 billion to environment organizations in 34,936 grants. The median grant was $6,000, and 3,290 of these foundations accept applications.

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Foundations with a return in the last two years, each by its latest return (tax years 2023 to 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Ranked by giving to environment

Top 50

Grants in each foundation’s latest return to organizations whose IRS category is environment.

  1. Sergey Brin Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA · tax year 2024 31 grants Preselected only $105,723,264 to environment
  2. Waverley Street FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 29 grants Preselected only $98,311,672 to environment
  3. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 79 grants Preselected only $79,360,000 to environment
  4. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA · tax year 2024 176 grants Accepts applications $70,488,922 to environment
  5. The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 9 grants Preselected only $70,479,000 to environment
  6. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 98 grants Preselected only $67,407,830 to environment
  7. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR · tax year 2024 153 grants Preselected only $63,480,411 to environment
  8. Sequoia Climate FoundationIrvine, CA · tax year 2023 46 grants Preselected only $62,365,000 to environment
  9. Holland M Ware Charitable FoundationEagle, ID · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $53,240,000 to environment
  10. The Benificus FoundationSan Carlos, CA · tax year 2024 6 grants Preselected only $50,356,832 to environment
  11. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 139 grants Accepts applications $37,956,264 to environment
  12. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 118 grants Accepts applications $36,112,903 to environment
  13. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 61 grants Preselected only $34,342,500 to environment
  14. The Rob Walton FoundationBentonviille, AR · tax year 2024 9 grants Preselected only $34,278,484 to environment
  15. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ · tax year 2024 117 grants Accepts applications $30,169,824 to environment
  16. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA · tax year 2024 23 grants Accepts applications $26,262,997 to environment
  17. Kinder FoundationHouston, TX · tax year 2025 8 grants Preselected only $25,856,926 to environment
  18. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA · tax year 2024 53 grants Preselected only $23,924,730 to environment
  19. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA · tax year 2024 87 grants Accepts applications $23,189,862 to environment
  20. Skyline FoundationSan Francisco, CA · tax year 2024 29 grants Preselected only $22,801,667 to environment
  21. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 21 grants Accepts applications $22,233,103 to environment
  22. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA · tax year 2024 78 grants Accepts applications $21,822,953 to environment
  23. Valhalla FoundationWoodside, CA · tax year 2024 9 grants Preselected only $20,717,000 to environment
  24. Builders Vision FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 77 grants Preselected only $20,345,840 to environment
  25. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA · tax year 2024 114 grants Accepts applications $20,214,648 to environment
  26. The BlackRock Charitable FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $20,000,000 to environment
  27. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE · tax year 2025 25 grants Preselected only $19,820,429 to environment
  28. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN · tax year 2024 82 grants Accepts applications $19,349,150 to environment
  29. Wal-Mart FoundationBentonville, AR · tax year 2024 10 grants Accepts applications $19,252,615 to environment
  30. The Arthur M Blank Family FoundationAtlanta, GA · tax year 2024 41 grants Preselected only $18,402,000 to environment
  31. The Marisla FoundationLaguna Beach, CA · tax year 2024 91 grants Accepts applications $18,390,000 to environment
  32. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN · tax year 2025 21 grants Accepts applications $17,903,673 to environment
  33. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE · tax year 2025 11 grants Preselected only $16,770,880 to environment
  34. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA · tax year 2024 16 grants Accepts applications $15,701,702 to environment
  35. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 232 grants Accepts applications $15,496,604 to environment
  36. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI · tax year 2024 69 grants Accepts applications $14,823,757 to environment
  37. Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentBoston, MA · tax year 2024 18 grants Preselected only $14,586,000 to environment
  38. The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 27 grants Preselected only $13,585,000 to environment
  39. Richard King Mellon FoundationLigonier, PA · tax year 2024 48 grants Accepts applications $13,279,088 to environment
  40. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY · tax year 2023 33 grants Preselected only $13,026,000 to environment
  41. Taylor Family FoundationSt Louis, MO · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $13,020,000 to environment
  42. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN · tax year 2024 30 grants Preselected only $12,046,000 to environment
  43. The Wexner Family Charitable FundNew Albany, OH · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $11,750,000 to environment
  44. The Robert W Wilson Charitable TrustNew York, NY · tax year 2025 10 grants Preselected only $11,608,166 to environment
  45. Dendroica Foundation-TrPittsburgh, PA · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $11,504,721 to environment
  46. The Carl Victor Page Memorial FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $11,000,000 to environment
  47. Laural FoundationSan Francisco, CA · tax year 2024 29 grants Preselected only $10,967,500 to environment
  48. Pivotal Philanthropies FoundationRedmond, WA · tax year 2024 7 grants Preselected only $10,550,000 to environment
  49. Rippleworks IncSan Francisco, CA · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $10,000,000 to environment
  50. Sall Family FoundationCary, NC · tax year 2024 18 grants Preselected only $9,785,880 to environment

Open to applications

25 foundations

The return gives an application contact and does not check the preselected-only box.

  1. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA · tax year 2024 176 grants Accepts applications $70,488,922 to environment
  2. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 139 grants Accepts applications $37,956,264 to environment
  3. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 118 grants Accepts applications $36,112,903 to environment
  4. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ · tax year 2024 117 grants Accepts applications $30,169,824 to environment
  5. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA · tax year 2024 23 grants Accepts applications $26,262,997 to environment
  6. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA · tax year 2024 87 grants Accepts applications $23,189,862 to environment
  7. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 21 grants Accepts applications $22,233,103 to environment
  8. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA · tax year 2024 78 grants Accepts applications $21,822,953 to environment
  9. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA · tax year 2024 114 grants Accepts applications $20,214,648 to environment
  10. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN · tax year 2024 82 grants Accepts applications $19,349,150 to environment
  11. Wal-Mart FoundationBentonville, AR · tax year 2024 10 grants Accepts applications $19,252,615 to environment
  12. The Marisla FoundationLaguna Beach, CA · tax year 2024 91 grants Accepts applications $18,390,000 to environment
  13. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN · tax year 2025 21 grants Accepts applications $17,903,673 to environment
  14. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA · tax year 2024 16 grants Accepts applications $15,701,702 to environment
  15. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 232 grants Accepts applications $15,496,604 to environment
  16. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI · tax year 2024 69 grants Accepts applications $14,823,757 to environment
  17. Richard King Mellon FoundationLigonier, PA · tax year 2024 48 grants Accepts applications $13,279,088 to environment
  18. Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable TrustNew York, NY · tax year 2024 24 grants Accepts applications $9,169,000 to environment
  19. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA · tax year 2024 62 grants Accepts applications $8,191,042 to environment
  20. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 12 grants Accepts applications $8,050,000 to environment
  21. The Klarman Family FoundationBoston, MA · tax year 2024 4 grants Accepts applications $8,000,103 to environment
  22. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI · tax year 2024 43 grants Accepts applications $7,546,450 to environment
  23. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA · tax year 2024 28 grants Accepts applications $7,332,550 to environment
  24. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX · tax year 2024 14 grants Accepts applications $7,320,000 to environment
  25. Wilburforce FoundationSeattle, WA · tax year 2024 79 grants Accepts applications $6,687,500 to environment

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