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Grant recipient EIN 27-3455389Animals

Who funds Big Life Foundation USA?

49 private foundations gave Big Life Foundation USA in Seattle, WA $2 million across 143 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 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

143 grants

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

  1. Thompson Thrift Foundation IncTerre Haute, IN 2025

    General fund

    $75,000
  2. Regina Bauer Frankenberg Foundation XXXXX3008Chicago, IL 2025

    General operating

    $40,000
  3. Arthur L Bud Johnson in Memory of Elaine V Johnson FoundationCumming, GA 2025

    Nature conservation

    $29,555
  4. Motulsky-Nacht Family FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $25,000
  5. Aaron and Patricia Blumberg FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  6. The Asen FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    Support

    $10,000
  7. The Foundation for the Promotion of Individual Opportunity IncWilmington, DE 2025

    Wildlife.org Scholarship Fund

    $5,000
  8. The Phase FoundationGermantown, MD 2025

    To fund ranger program to continue anti-poaching & wildlife security work in east africa.

    $5,000
  9. James T Nystrom FoundationBrooklyn Park, MN 2025

    General support

    $4,000
  10. McNeill Charitable Foundation IncHouston, TX 2025

    General operating

    $2,000
  11. All About Animals IncCave Creek, AZ 2025

    Operations

    $1,700
  12. Vaughan W Brown Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  13. Cappy and Beth Rothman Family Foundation IncMarina Del Rey, CA 2025

    Charitable

    $532
  14. BRT Charitable FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $200,000
  15. The DN Batten FoundationNorfolk, VA 2024

    To provide financial support

    $120,000
  16. Thompson Thrift Foundation IncTerre Haute, IN 2024

    General fund

    $100,000
  17. Leila & Mickey Straus Fam Char TRNew York, NY 2024

    General

    $55,000
  18. Nancy-Carroll Draper Char FDNBoston, MA 2024

    General purposes

    $30,000
  19. Motulsky-Nacht Family FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $25,000
  20. Moccasin Lake FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  21. Aaron and Patricia Blumberg FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  22. Richard B Fullerton FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    To further charitable purposes in the community.

    $10,000
  23. James T Nystrom FoundationBrooklyn Park, MN 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  24. The Phase FoundationGermantown, MD 2024

    To fund ranger program to continue anti-poaching & wildlife security work in east africa.

    $5,000
  25. Challenge FundRichmond, VA 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  26. Nelson Puett FoundationAustin, TX 2024

    Charitable, educational, religious, scientific & medical

    $5,000
  27. The Foundation for the Promotion of Individual Opportunity IncWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  28. Vaughan W Brown Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  29. McNeill Charitable Foundation IncHouston, TX 2024

    General operating

    $2,000
  30. All About Animals IncCave Creek, AZ 2024

    Operations

    $1,700
  31. Mrs Cheever Porter Foundation IncHuntington, NY 2024

    General contribution

    $1,000
  32. Gorlitz Foundation LTDWashington, DC 2024

    Employ maasai rangers to prevent big game poaching and safeguard land

    $1,000
  33. Cappy and Beth Rothman Family Foundation IncMarina Del Rey, CA 2024

    Charitable

    $500
  34. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    Matching gifts

    $402
  35. Berti Prough Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Assist those in need.

    $50,000
  36. Motulsky-Nacht Family FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $25,000
  37. Richard B Fullerton FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    To further charitable purposes in the community.

    $25,000
  38. Nancy-Carroll Draper Char FDNBoston, MA 2023

    General purposes

    $20,000
  39. Aaron and Patricia Blumberg FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  40. The Foundation for the Promotion of Individual Opportunity IncWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $8,000
  41. James T Nystrom FoundationBrooklyn Park, MN 2023

    General support

    $5,000
  42. The Phase FoundationGermantown, MD 2023

    To fund ranger program to continue anti-poaching & wildlife security work in east africa.

    $5,000
  43. McNeill Charitable Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    General operating

    $4,000
  44. The Chantecaille Conservation FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To support the preservation of the greater amboseli ecosystem . This comprises of diverse landscape, a biodiversity hotspot, home to globally significant populations of several threatened wildlife species, including elephant population.

    $3,500
  45. Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation LtdEast Amherst, NY 2023

    Curriculum grant

    $2,000
  46. Vaughan W Brown Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  47. Burton Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2023

    Unrestricted support

    $2,000
  48. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $1,331
  49. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Mef

    $1,200
  50. Mrs Cheever Porter Foundation IncHuntington, NY 2023

    General contribution

    $1,000
  51. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $1,000
  52. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    In support of RF donations to charitable organizations

    $600
  53. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Matching gifts

    $500
  54. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2023

    Matching gift

    $500
  55. The Winnick Family Foundation IncWoodland Hills, CA 2023

    Ranger program

    $350
  56. Cappy and Beth Rothman Family Foundation IncMarina Del Rey, CA 2023

    Charitable

    $300
  57. Carol and Gene Ludwig Family FoundationWashington, DC 2022

    General Operating Support - General

    $60,000
  58. Richard B Fullerton FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    To further charitable purposes in the community.

    $50,000
  59. Nancy-Carroll Draper Char FDNBoston, MA 2022

    General purposes

    $40,000
  60. Motulsky-Nacht Family FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $25,000
  61. Code Blue Charitable Foundation IncPittsford, NY 2022

    Segera conservation club

    $10,000
  62. The Bridget Rose Foundation IncSan Diego, CA 2022

    anti-poaching

    $10,000
  63. The Asen FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Support

    $5,000
  64. Aaron and Patricia Blumberg FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  65. James T Nystrom FoundationBrooklyn Park, MN 2022

    General support

    $5,000
  66. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Matching gift program - for general support of its mission

    $3,000
  67. The Foundation for the Promotion of Individual Opportunity IncWilmington, DE 2022

    Wildlife Scholarships Fund

    $3,000
  68. McNeill Charitable Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    General operating

    $3,000
  69. Deupree Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  70. Burton Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2022

    General support

    $2,000
  71. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $1,944
  72. Vaughan W Brown Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  73. Mrs Cheever Porter Foundation IncHuntington, NY 2022

    General contribution

    $1,000
  74. Paul B and Mildred Seydel FoundationAtlanta, GA 2022

    General fund

    $1,000
  75. The Winnick Family Foundation IncWoodland Hills, CA 2022

    Ranger program

    $1,000
  76. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Mef

    $750
  77. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2022

    Matching gift

    $500
  78. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2022

    Matching gift

    $375
  79. Cappy and Beth Rothman Family Foundation IncMarina Del Rey, CA 2022

    Charitable

    $300
  80. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2022

    Matching gift

    $232
  81. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2022

    Matching gift

    $125
  82. DJ and T FoundationSan Marino, CA 2021

    General support of service program

    $100,000
  83. Nancy-Carroll Draper Char FDNBoston, MA 2021

    General purposes

    $30,000
  84. Motulsky-Nacht Family FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  85. Code Blue Charitable Foundation IncPittsford, NY 2021

    Segera conservation

    $10,000
  86. Grace Roberti FoundationWoodstock, IL 2021

    Charity

    $6,000
  87. The Asen FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Support

    $5,000
  88. James T Nystrom FoundationBrooklyn Park, MN 2021

    General support

    $5,000
  89. Aaron and Patricia Blumberg FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  90. Burton Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2021

    General support

    $2,000
  91. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $1,937
  92. The Winnick Family Foundation IncWoodland Hills, CA 2021

    Ranger program

    $1,500
  93. Mrs Cheever Porter Foundation IncHuntington, NY 2021

    General contribution

    $1,000
  94. Vaughan W Brown Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  95. Paul B and Mildred Seydel FoundationAtlanta, GA 2021

    General fund

    $1,000
  96. The Foundation for the Promotion of Individual Opportunity IncWilmington, DE 2021

    For the protection of rhinos

    $500
  97. Cappy and Beth Rothman Family Foundation IncMarina Del Rey, CA 2021

    Charitable

    $500
  98. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2021

    Matching Gifts

    $464
  99. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2021

    Matching Gifts

    $250
  100. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2021

    Matching Gifts

    $232
  101. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2021

    Matching Gifts

    $232
  102. Mary Pauly Lacy Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2021

    To support the organization's mission to protect nature in africa

    $200
  103. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2021

    Matching Gifts

    $155
  104. Bently FoundationMinden, NV 2020

    Mbirikani mobile unit one: land cruiser vehicle for ranger support

    $100,000
  105. Bently FoundationMinden, NV 2020

    Combat wildlife trafficking through big life's expanded intelligence program

    $100,000
  106. The Giorgi Family FoundationTemple, PA 2020

    General donation

    $75,000
  107. DJ and T FoundationSan Marino, CA 2020

    General support of service program

    $75,000
  108. Nancy-Carroll Draper Char FDNBoston, MA 2020

    General operating fund

    $20,000
  109. Grace Roberti FoundationWoodstock, IL 2020

    Charity

    $5,333
  110. The Asen FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Support

    $5,000
  111. Motulsky-Nacht Family FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  112. James T Nystrom FoundationBrooklyn Park, MN 2020

    General support

    $5,000
  113. Burton Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2020

    General support

    $4,000
  114. Paul B and Mildred Seydel FoundationAtlanta, GA 2020

    General fund

    $2,000
  115. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $1,541
  116. Aaron and Patricia Blumberg FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  117. Deupree Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  118. Cappy and Beth Rothman Family Foundation IncMarina Del Rey, CA 2020

    Charitable

    $1,000
  119. Vaughan W Brown Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  120. The Winnick Family Foundation IncWoodland Hills, CA 2020

    Ranger program

    $1,000
  121. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    MG

    $500
  122. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2020

    Matching Gifts

    $232
  123. The Foundation for the Promotion of Individual Opportunity IncWilmington, DE 2019

    Wildlife Scholarship fund

    $17,000
  124. Paul and Marian Gerhart Charitable FundWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  125. James T Nystrom FoundationBrooklyn Park, MN 2019

    General support

    $4,000
  126. Burton Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2019

    General support

    $4,000
  127. Motulsky-Nacht Family FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General purpose

    $2,500
  128. Albatross Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  129. Aaron and Patricia Blumberg FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  130. Cappy and Beth Rothman Family Foundation IncMarina Del Rey, CA 2019

    Charitable

    $1,000
  131. Vaughan W Brown Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  132. The Winnick Family Foundation IncWoodland Hills, CA 2019

    Community ranger program

    $1,000
  133. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    MG

    $300
  134. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2019

    Matching Gifts

    $232
  135. The Asen FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Support

    $50,000
  136. The Snider FoundationCollegeville, PA 2018

    Conservation initiatives on segera, kenya

    $20,000
  137. The Foundation for the Promotion of Individual Opportunity IncWilmington, DE 2018

    Scholarship Fund

    $19,081
  138. Priscilla Alexander Philanthropic FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    For wildlife & local community conservation and preservation in africa

    $15,000
  139. Sanzone Family FoundationPennington, NJ 2018

    Unrestricted general

    $4,000
  140. Aaron and Patricia Blumberg FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  141. Cappy and Beth Rothman Family Foundation IncMarina Del Rey, CA 2018

    Charitable

    $1,000
  142. The Winnick Family Foundation IncWoodland Hills, CA 2018

    Community ranger program

    $500
  143. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Matching Gifts Education/Other

    $350

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other animals organizations in Ridgefield, WA and are not among Big Life Foundation USA’s funders above.

  1. Keller FoundationVancouver, WA 1 grant Preselected only $85,000 to similar organizations
  2. The Bullitt FoundationSeattle, WA 2 grants Preselected only $25,000 to similar organizations
  3. Theodore C and Katherine P Bentley FoundationWilmington, DE 1 grant Preselected only $7,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-3455389 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.