Rows of old wooden school desks in an empty classroom

Grant recipient EIN 14-1959018Education

Who funds Children and Nature Network?

28 private foundations gave Children and Nature Network in Saint Paul, MN $5.2 million across 52 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

52 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Audacious FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2025

    Economic Value of Greening Early Care and Education Outdoor Spaces

    $27,500
  2. The Eberstadt-Kuffner Fund IncNew York, NY 2025

    General fund

    $10,000
  3. Philotimo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2025

    General support

    $3,000
  4. The Jean and Alvin Sternlieb Foundation IncBerkeley, CA 2025

    For the use by the donee organization

    $2,000
  5. Winston Family FoundationJacksonville, FL 2024

    To provide a restricted program or project grant for the Project One Health Jacksonville initiative

    $870,000
  6. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support

    $600,000
  7. Lamb FoundationRiverton, NJ 2024

    General support

    $500,000
  8. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2024

    Project support grant to enable children & nature network to support the development of green schoolyards.

    $175,000
  9. FEMSA Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $60,000
  10. Casey Family ProgramsSeattle, WA 2024

    General operating grant

    $50,000
  11. Swantz Family FoundationRed Hook, NY 2024

    Nature everywhere conf scholarships

    $5,000
  12. Robert E and Edith M Grissinger FdMinneapolis, MN 2024

    Funds to help connect children to nature

    $5,000
  13. Philotimo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    General support

    $3,000
  14. Sam and Mary Lawrence FoundationKirkland, WA 2024

    To support leaders in increasing children's safe and equitable access to the natural world

    $2,500
  15. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncBethesda, MD 2024

    Membership dues

    $600
  16. Lamb FoundationRiverton, NJ 2023

    General support

    $500,000
  17. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support

    $400,000
  18. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2023

    This project grant will enable children & nature network (C&NN) to support the development of an equity-based green schoolyards program in detroit with the city and the detroit public schools community district (DPSCD) as well as develop the conditions for support across the state of michigan.

    $175,000
  19. Casey Family ProgramsSeattle, WA 2023

    For general support of the grantee's mission.

    $150,000
  20. The Arthur M Blank Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2023

    2021 inside-out intl conf & green schoolyards PRGM

    $60,000
  21. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Champion health equity

    $20,000
  22. Swantz Family FoundationRed Hook, NY 2023

    Inside-out conference scholarships

    $5,000
  23. Philotimo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    General support

    $3,000
  24. Seidman Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  25. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncBethesda, MD 2023

    Membership dues

    $618
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $75
  27. The Arthur M Blank Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2022

    2021 inside-out international conference in atlant

    $130,000
  28. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    Champion health equity

    $110,000
  29. Turner Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2022

    Further organization's exempt purpose

    $40,000
  30. Treeline FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    To provide general operating support

    $25,000
  31. The Arthur M Blank Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2022

    General operating support

    $4,000
  32. Swantz Family FoundationRed Hook, NY 2022

    Inside-out conference scholarships

    $4,000
  33. Whispering Bells FoundationWashington, DC 2022

    Charitable

    $1,000
  34. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $65
  35. National Recreation Foundation IncorporatedLake Forest, IL 2021

    In support of recreation programming that gets all youth active and outdoors

    $280,000
  36. The Arthur M Blank Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2021

    2021 inside-out international conference in atlanta and citywide green schoolyards program

    $150,000
  37. Casey Family ProgramsSeattle, WA 2021

    For general support

    $150,000
  38. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    Champion health equity

    $90,000
  39. Swantz Family FoundationRed Hook, NY 2021

    Inside-out conference scholarships

    $6,000
  40. Casey Family ProgramsSeattle, WA 2021

    To support Inside-Out Leadership Series

    $2,500
  41. Whispering Bells FoundationWashington, DC 2021

    Charitable

    $1,000
  42. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $103
  43. Hausman Foundation for the EnvironmentMcLean, VA 2021

    Environmental education

    $50
  44. Casey Family ProgramsSeattle, WA 2020

    To build on the respective missions of Grantee and Casey relative to ensuring that children and families are supported in their health and wellness within their communities.

    $50,000
  45. Stephen Dellapietra and Pamela Hurst- Dellapietra Family Foundation IncJericho, NY 2020

    Charitable contribution

    $250
  46. Textron Charitable Trust DTD 122353Providence, RI 2020

    Matching gift to civic agency

    $200
  47. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $99
  48. Hausman Foundation for the EnvironmentMcLean, VA 2020

    Environmental Activities

    $50
  49. Esb Charitable FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    Funds to partner with the outdoor foundation to develop, pilot, and share tools and resources that will help youth-serving organizations effectively use nature

    $200,000
  50. Esb Charitable FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    Funds to elevate character through the children and nature network.

    $50,000
  51. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2018

    Local Grantmaking

    $20,000
  52. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2017

    improve healthy living opportunities and accelerate equitable access to green space and safe physical activity opportunities for vulnerable kids/families by overseeing the emerging national green schoolyards movement and developing/sharing supportive resources, tools, metrics and key partnerships

    $250,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Saint Paul, MN and are not among Children and Nature Network’s funders above.

  1. FR Bigelow FoundationSt Paul, MN 67 grants Accepts applications $2,019,523 to similar organizations
  2. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 67 grants Accepts applications $288,056 to similar organizations
  3. Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN 64 grants Accepts applications $5,259,000 to similar organizations
  4. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 31 grants Accepts applications $1,024,000 to similar organizations
  5. CH Robinson Worldwide FoundationSioux Falls, SD 20 grants Accepts applications $51,011 to similar organizations
  6. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 16 grants Accepts applications $604,000 to similar organizations
  7. Land O'Lakes FoundationSt Paul, MN 18 grants Accepts applications $6,315 to similar organizations
  8. The Bush FoundationSt Paul, MN 24 grants Accepts applications $1,715,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 14-1959018 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.