A river running through a deep pine forest valley

Grant recipient EIN 72-1152784Environment

Who funds Pontchartrain Conservancy?

12 private foundations gave Pontchartrain Conservancy in Metairie, LA $5.7 million across 42 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

42 grants

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

  1. Coypu Foundation Trust XXXXX3002Chicago, IL 2025

    General operating

    $45,000
  2. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2024

    To support PC's participation in the Restore the Mississippi River Delta coalition.

    $900,000
  3. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2024

    To support the Restore the Mississippi River Delta coalition through a critical membership change and to enable PC's legal support for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion.

    $250,000
  4. Dow Company FoundationMidland, MI 2024

    Community wellbeing

    $15,000
  5. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    6279.98

    $6,280
  6. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2023

    To support PC's participation in the Restore the Mississippi River Delta coalition.

    $560,000
  7. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2023

    To support the Restore the Mississippi River Delta Campaign.

    $500,000
  8. Coypu Foundation Trust XXXXX3002Chicago, IL 2023

    General operating

    $45,646
  9. Dow Company FoundationMidland, MI 2023

    Community wellbeing

    $15,000
  10. International Paper Company FoundationMemphis, TN 2023

    Underwater robotics phase II

    $5,000
  11. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Mef

    $3,517
  12. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $96
  13. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2022

    To support the Restore the Mississippi River Delta Campaign.

    $1,008,790
  14. International Paper Company FoundationMemphis, TN 2022

    Underwater robotics program

    $6,500
  15. The Weishaupt Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2022

    To assist in the organizations tax exempt mission

    $5,000
  16. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Mef

    $3,216
  17. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $151
  18. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2021

    To support the Restore the Mississippi River Delta Campaign.

    $850,000
  19. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2021

    To advance diversions and related projects that will lead to landscape-level restoration of wetlands, oyster reefs, barrier islands and NC coastal habitats in southeast Louisiana.

    $365,000
  20. Coypu Foundation Trust XXXXX3002Chicago, IL 2021

    General

    $67,943
  21. Marathon Petroleum Foundation IncFindlay, OH 2021

    Trees for Our Communities: Increasing Swamp Reforestation Capacity in St. John the Baptist Parish

    $25,000
  22. Arlene & Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation IncViolet, LA 2021

    Donation

    $10,000
  23. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Mef

    $2,804
  24. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    MG

    $500
  25. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $144
  26. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2020

    Restore the Mississippi River Delta Coalition

    $625,000
  27. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2020

    Bringing Field Work Digital

    $125,000
  28. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2020

    LPBF will leverage its technical expertise to advance science and engineering to influence decision-makers who control or design flood resilience in the greater new orleans region.

    $90,000
  29. International Paper Company FoundationMemphis, TN 2020

    Stemoutdoors

    $7,500
  30. Gustaf Westfeldt McIlhenny Family FoundaBoca Grande, FL 2020

    Further purposes of recipient charity

    $5,000
  31. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Mef

    $3,272
  32. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    MG

    $900
  33. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $116
  34. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    Mef

    $2,981
  35. Arlene & Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation IncViolet, LA 2019

    Donation

    $1,000
  36. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $750
  37. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    MG

    $600
  38. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $250
  39. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2018

    To increase the resilience of the greater new orleans region by employing multiple lines of defense against flood risk, with a focus on eastern new orleans and adjacent communities in ST. Bernard parish.

    $90,000
  40. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2018

    This grant will be to support general operations of the lake pontchartrain basin foundation.

    $50,000
  41. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Matching Gifts Education/Other

    $1,400
  42. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Matching Gifts Education/Other

    $836

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Louisiana and are not among Pontchartrain Conservancy’s funders above.

  1. Freeman-Woollam FoundationNew Orleans, LA 41 grants Preselected only $34,030 to similar organizations
  2. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 21 grants Accepts applications $15,075 to similar organizations
  3. Danos FoundationGray, LA 7 grants Accepts applications $2,606 to similar organizations
  4. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 16 grants Accepts applications $2,991,432 to similar organizations
  5. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 13 grants Accepts applications $1,777,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Charles Lamar Family FoundationBaton Rouge, LA 8 grants Accepts applications $298,743 to similar organizations
  7. Air Products FoundationAllentown, PA 15 grants Accepts applications $1,115,332 to similar organizations
  8. The Alta and John Franks FoundationShreveport, LA 16 grants Preselected only $680,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 72-1152784 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.