A river running through a deep pine forest valley

Grant recipient EIN 52-2135531Environment

Who funds Forest Trends Association?

18 private foundations gave Forest Trends Association in Washington, DC $4.4 million across 46 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2024.

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

46 grants

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

  1. ZG Foundation IncMorristown, NJ 2024

    Unrestricted contributions for exempt purposes

    $250,000
  2. Alumbra Innovations FoundationBentonville, AR 2024

    To support Green Financing: first steps toward establishing a priority-setting system for natural infrastructure projects in BCS

    $175,000
  3. The McCance FoundationNorth Scituate, MA 2024

    General Support

    $150,000
  4. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2024

    Environment and Science

    $130,000
  5. Schwartz Family FoundationFairfield, IA 2024

    General operating support

    $10,000
  6. The Rona and Jeffrey Abramson FoundationRockville, MD 2024

    Unrestricted funds

    $10,000
  7. Charles H Kurtz Family FoundationDenver, CO 2024

    Operations

    $5,000
  8. Wal-Mart FoundationBentonville, AR 2023

    Nature

    $700,000
  9. ZG Foundation IncMorristown, NJ 2023

    Unrestricted contributions for exempt purposes

    $250,000
  10. The Skoll FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Ecosystem Marketplace

    $200,000
  11. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2023

    Environment and Science

    $130,000
  12. The McCance FoundationNorth Scituate, MA 2023

    General Support

    $100,000
  13. The Rona and Jeffrey Abramson FoundationRockville, MD 2023

    Unrestricted funds

    $10,000
  14. Charles H Kurtz Family FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Operations

    $5,000
  15. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    In support of general operations.

    $1,708
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $53
  17. ZG Foundation IncMorristown, NJ 2022

    Unrestricted contributions for exempt purposes

    $250,000
  18. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2022

    Conservation and science

    $130,000
  19. The McCance FoundationNorth Scituate, MA 2022

    General Support

    $100,000
  20. Charles H Kurtz Family FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    Operations

    $5,000
  21. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    In support of general operations

    $750
  22. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncBethesda, MD 2022

    General support

    $500
  23. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $65
  24. The Skoll FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    Ecosystem marketplace

    $600,000
  25. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2021

    Conservation and science

    $130,000
  26. The McCance FoundationNorth Scituate, MA 2021

    General Support

    $100,000
  27. ZG Foundation IncMorristown, NJ 2021

    Unrestricted contributions for exempt purposes

    $75,000
  28. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2021

    Organizational effectiveness

    $45,000
  29. The Skoll FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $25,000
  30. The Clayton Fund IncHouston, TX 2021

    Charitable

    $25,000
  31. Charles H Kurtz Family FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    Operations

    $5,000
  32. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $70
  33. The McCance FoundationNorth Scituate, MA 2020

    General Support

    $100,000
  34. The Tinker Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Green Infrastructure for Water Security: Building Broad Capacity in Latin America

    $100,000
  35. The Skoll FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $50,000
  36. Schlinger Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  37. Charles H Kurtz Family FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    Operations

    $1,000
  38. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $72
  39. The Tinker Foundation IncNew York, NY 2019

    Green Infrastructure for Water Security: Building Broad Capacity in Latin America

    $150,000
  40. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2019

    Conservation and science

    $100,000
  41. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2019

    To support Forest Trends in bringing in new capital.

    $24,500
  42. Charles H Kurtz Family FoundationDenver, CO 2019

    Operations

    $14,000
  43. McNamara Foundation 3Washington, DC 2019

    Conservation/climate change support

    $5,000
  44. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    In support of the climate and land use coalition's efforts to consider and address the role of intact forests in global climate and science fora.

    $150,000
  45. The Tinker Foundation IncNew York, NY 2018

    Green Infrastructure for Water Security: Building Broad Capacity in Latin America

    $100,000
  46. Nelson B Delavan Found Part A XXXXX9000Chicago, IL 2018

    General

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Washington, DC and are not among Forest Trends Association’s funders above.

  1. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 381 grants Accepts applications $221,148,744 to similar organizations
  2. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 114 grants Preselected only $7,656,675 to similar organizations
  3. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 107 grants Preselected only $115,655 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 512 grants Accepts applications $5,893,633 to similar organizations
  5. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 178 grants Preselected only $91,111,661 to similar organizations
  6. The Marisla FoundationLaguna Beach, CA 109 grants Accepts applications $22,730,000 to similar organizations
  7. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 60 grants Preselected only $2,963,103 to similar organizations
  8. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 182 grants Preselected only $171,787,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 52-2135531 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.