A river running through a deep pine forest valley

Grant recipient EIN 56-2142199Environment

Who funds Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc?

14 private foundations gave Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc in Franklin, NC $416,697 across 32 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 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

32 grants

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

  1. Atira Conservation IncCullowhee, NC 2025

    Land conservation to further the foundation's charitable purpose

    $17,801
  2. Woltz Charitable TrustMount Airy, NC 2025

    General fund

    $16,067
  3. Co Tua Marion S Covington FDNDallas, TX 2025

    Unrestricted general

    $15,000
  4. Steven C Leuthold Family FoundationBrevard, NC 2025

    Operations

    $10,000
  5. Bitner H M & Evelyn-Char TRPittsburgh, PA 2025

    General operating

    $2,000
  6. Steven C Leuthold Family FoundationBrevard, NC 2024

    Operations

    $75,000
  7. Woltz Charitable TrustMount Airy, NC 2024

    General fund

    $13,583
  8. The Bell Family FoundationHighlands, NC 2024

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  9. Bitner H M & Evelyn-Char TRPittsburgh, PA 2024

    General operating

    $1,000
  10. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 2024

    Environmental quality, protection and beautification

    $250
  11. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC 2023

    Building WNC'S economy from "ground up".

    $150,000
  12. Steven C Leuthold Family FoundationBrevard, NC 2023

    Operations

    $10,000
  13. The Bell Family FoundationHighlands, NC 2023

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  14. Emsa Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    Environment

    $1,000
  15. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $220
  16. The Bell Family FoundationHighlands, NC 2022

    Unrestircted

    $10,000
  17. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2022

    Vibrant economies

    $2,500
  18. George E Crouch FoundationLouisville, GA 2022

    To help the organization, formerly known as the lower tennessee land trust, with the costs of conserving the waters, forests, farms and heritage of the upper little tennessee and hiwassee river valleys.

    $2,500
  19. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2022

    Employee matching gift donation

    $846
  20. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $355
  21. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Vibrant economies

    $5,000
  22. George E Crouch FoundationLouisville, GA 2021

    To help the organization, formerly known as the lower tennessee land trust, with the costs of conserving the waters, forests, farms and heritage of the upper little tennessee and hiwassee river valleys.

    $2,500
  23. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Matching gifts

    $548
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $338
  25. The Cannon Foundation IncConcord, NC 2020

    Improvements at two sites on the cultural corridor in macon county, NC

    $50,000
  26. George E Crouch FoundationLouisville, GA 2020

    To help the organization, formerly known as the lower tennessee land trust, with the costs of conserving the waters, forests, farms and heritage of the upper little tennessee and hiwassee river valleys.

    $2,500
  27. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Employee matching gifts

    $2,210
  28. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $1,250
  29. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Employee matching gifts

    $1,084
  30. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $435
  31. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Employee matching gifts

    $210
  32. George E Crouch FoundationLouisville, GA 2019

    To help the organization, formerly known as the lower tennessee land trust, with the costs of conserving the waters, forests, farms and heritage of the upper little tennessee and hiwassee river valleys.

    $2,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in North Carolina and are not among Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc’s funders above.

  1. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 120 grants Preselected only $5,027,866 to similar organizations
  2. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 51 grants Preselected only $23,249 to similar organizations
  3. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 40 grants Preselected only $797,000 to similar organizations
  4. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 14 grants Preselected only $6,988 to similar organizations
  5. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 20 grants Preselected only $5,399 to similar organizations
  6. Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation IncGreenville, NC 32 grants Preselected only $584,890 to similar organizations
  7. Blumenthal Foundation for Charity Religion Education & Better Inter-Charlotte, NC 19 grants Preselected only $126,000 to similar organizations
  8. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 17 grants Accepts applications $10,565 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 56-2142199 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.