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Grant recipient EIN 46-3673347Environment

Who funds Croatan Institute?

17 private foundations gave Croatan Institute in Durham, NC $2.5 million across 35 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

35 grants

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

  1. Wallace Global Fund IIWashington, DC 2025

    Support for work on agroecology

    $200,000
  2. Waverley Street FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Regenerative Agriculture Program

    $250,000
  3. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $125,000
  4. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2024

    Regenerative organic agricultural districts (roads) across north carolina project, rural beacon initiative free union farm sustainability hubs project

    $120,000
  5. The David Rockefeller Fund IncNew York, NY 2024

    For rural beacon initiative's free union farm regenerative sustainability hub and seed sanctuary project.

    $100,000
  6. Globetrotter FoundationPaicines, CA 2024

    Reefs program operating support

    $75,000
  7. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2024

    To support environmental projects.

    $25,000
  8. Waverley Street FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Regenerative Agriculture finance

    $250,000
  9. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $110,000
  10. The David Rockefeller Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    For rural beacon initiative's free union farm regenerative sustainability hub and seed sanctuary project.

    $100,000
  11. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Racial equity, economics, finance, and sustainability (reefs)

    $100,000
  12. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Racial equity, economics, finance, and sustainability (reefs)

    $100,000
  13. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2023

    Regenerative organic agricultural districts (roads) across north carolina project

    $50,000
  14. Wallace Global Fund IIWashington, DC 2023

    Support for rural beacon initiative

    $30,000
  15. Nia Community FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Charitable Event

    $5,000
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $25
  17. Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentBoston, MA 2022

    Pesticide detection and action

    $100,000
  18. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Racial equity, economics, finance, and sustainability (reefs)

    $100,000
  19. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $65,000
  20. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2022

    To support environmental projects.

    $50,000
  21. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2022

    Regenerative organic agricultural districts (roads) across north carolina project

    $50,000
  22. The Ray C Anderson Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2022

    Grant - to support the charitable environmental mission, activities and operations of the recipient organization

    $25,000
  23. Tomkat Ranch Educational FoundationPescadero, CA 2022

    General support

    $20,000
  24. The Fine FundPittsburgh, PA 2022

    Ursa collective

    $10,000
  25. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $21
  26. Waverley Street FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    Regenerative agriculture program

    $75,000
  27. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $18
  28. Waverley Street FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2020

    Regenerative agriculture program

    $75,000
  29. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Racial equity, economics, finance, and sustainability (reefs)

    $60,000
  30. Wallace Global Fund IIWashington, DC 2020

    Support for strategic planning

    $25,000
  31. Brown Advisory Charitable Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2020

    Program support

    $100
  32. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $11
  33. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2019

    To support environmental projects.

    $130,000
  34. The Russell Family FoundationGig Harbor, WA 2019

    Research and writing divest invest philanthropy report

    $10,000
  35. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For osclimate bank industry engagement

    $25,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Durham, NC and are not among Croatan Institute’s funders above.

  1. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 34 grants Accepts applications $139,864 to similar organizations
  2. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 19 grants Accepts applications $97,153 to similar organizations
  3. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 4 grants Preselected only $1,214 to similar organizations
  4. The Burt's Bees Greater Good Foundation AKA THE BURT'S BEES FOUNDATIONWilmington, DE 14 grants Preselected only $755,900 to similar organizations
  5. Viridi Futuro FoundationDurham, NC 11 grants Preselected only $281,627 to similar organizations
  6. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 4 grants Accepts applications $1,065,000 to similar organizations
  7. FM Kirby Foundation IncMorristown, NJ 11 grants Preselected only $615,000 to similar organizations
  8. The Cannon Foundation IncConcord, NC 2 grants Accepts applications $95,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 46-3673347 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.