A river running through a deep pine forest valley

Grant recipient EIN 87-3957769Environment

Who funds Sunflower Star Laboratory?

4 private foundations gave Sunflower Star Laboratory in Moss Landing, CA $195,000 across 5 grants, in tax years 2024 to 2025.

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

5 grants

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

  1. Arthur L Bud Johnson in Memory of Elaine V Johnson FoundationCumming, GA 2025

    Nature conservation

    $40,000
  2. Merry S Graham Charitable Foundation Trust of 12-9-21Sarasota, FL 2025

    Sunflower star conserv & research

    $35,000
  3. Houston Family FoundationArmonk, NY 2025

    February matching campaign

    $2,500
  4. Valhalla FoundationWoodside, CA 2024

    Ocean conservation research

    $102,500
  5. Merry S Graham Charitable Foundation Trust of 12-9-21Sarasota, FL 2024

    Organizational needs/assistance

    $15,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in California and are not among Sunflower Star Laboratory’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2,800 grants Preselected only $591,877 to similar organizations
  2. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 325 grants Preselected only $7,122,848 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 514 grants Accepts applications $1,966,769 to similar organizations
  4. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 331 grants Accepts applications $112,520,251 to similar organizations
  5. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 237 grants Accepts applications $3,934,329 to similar organizations
  6. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 207 grants Accepts applications $51,069,356 to similar organizations
  7. Sempra FoundationSan Diego, CA 148 grants Preselected only $79,885 to similar organizations
  8. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 262 grants Preselected only $114,931,858 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 87-3957769 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.