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Grant recipient EIN 47-3670796Environment

Who funds Big Bend Conservation Alliance?

20 private foundations gave Big Bend Conservation Alliance in Alpine, TX $1.2 million across 37 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2024, 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

37 grants

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

  1. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2024

    To work to conserve the living heritage and unique natural and cultural resources of the greater Big Bend region of Texas

    $25,000
  2. Apache FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    To engage communities in the protection of land dark skies water and culture in the Far West Texas Region.

    $8,880
  3. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To support construction, community-led interpretation, and future land reclamation planning process for the cementerio del barrio de los lipanes

    $650,000
  4. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2023

    To work to conserve the living heritage and unique natural and cultural resources of the greater Big Bend region of Texas

    $25,000
  5. Shield-Ayres FoundationAustin, TX 2023

    General support of the organization

    $15,000
  6. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Hunger and nutrition

    $5,000
  7. American Electric Power FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Marfa Harvest / Cosecha Marfa

    $5,000
  8. BNSF Railway FoundationFort Worth, TX 2023

    Civic

    $5,000
  9. James A Buddy Davidson Charitable FoundationMidland, TX 2023

    River ranger program

    $5,000
  10. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $87
  11. The Horizon FoundationPlano, TX 2022

    Charitable operations

    $30,000
  12. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2022

    To conserve the living heritage and unique resources of the greater Big Bend region of Texas

    $20,000
  13. Shield-Ayres FoundationAustin, TX 2022

    General support of the organization

    $15,000
  14. C L C Kramer Foundation IncPalm Beach Gardens, FL 2022

    General

    $10,000
  15. American Electric Power FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    Preservation & Protection

    $10,000
  16. Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine ArtsChicago, IL 2022

    Decolonizing the Fence at Cementerio del Barrio de los Lipanes

    $7,000
  17. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    Unique spaces

    $3,500
  18. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $113
  19. C L C Kramer Foundation IncPalm Beach Gardens, FL 2021

    General

    $50,000
  20. Shield-Ayres FoundationAustin, TX 2021

    General support of the organization

    $20,000
  21. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    Unique spaces

    $10,000
  22. The Summerlee FoundationDallas, TX 2021

    General support

    $10,000
  23. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Towards support of the serious starlight - supporting big bend dark sky reserve.

    $5,000
  24. Arthur J Gallagher FoundationRolling Meadows, IL 2021

    General exempt purpose

    $100
  25. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $98
  26. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Protect Water Resources West Texas

    $50,000
  27. Tortuga Charitable FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2020

    General charitable purposes

    $30,000
  28. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2020

    To support environmental projects.

    $10,000
  29. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    Public beautification

    $5,500
  30. C L C Kramer Foundation IncPalm Beach Gardens, FL 2020

    General

    $5,000
  31. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $78
  32. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    Lower Delaware Basin-Hydrologic Conceptualization of the Balmorhea Spring Complex

    $50,000
  33. Shield-Ayres FoundationAustin, TX 2019

    General support of the organization

    $10,000
  34. Maxi Fuxjager FoundationWest Hurley, NY 2018

    Support of mission

    $35,000
  35. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2018

    To support environmental projects.

    $25,000
  36. JS Greene Memorial FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  37. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2017

    To support environmental projects.

    $12,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Texas and are not among Big Bend Conservation Alliance’s funders above.

  1. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 115 grants Accepts applications $142,261 to similar organizations
  2. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 197 grants Preselected only $476,629 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 209 grants Accepts applications $513,973 to similar organizations
  4. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 209 grants Accepts applications $37,120,466 to similar organizations
  5. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 60 grants Preselected only $48,057 to similar organizations
  6. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 103 grants Accepts applications $23,943,191 to similar organizations
  7. Meadows Foundation IncDallas, TX 40 grants Accepts applications $4,872,050 to similar organizations
  8. The Powell FoundationHouston, TX 72 grants Accepts applications $6,196,575 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 47-3670796 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.