A river running through a deep pine forest valley

Grant recipient EIN 94-3136500Environment

Who funds Sonoma Ecology Center?

30 private foundations gave Sonoma Ecology Center in Eldridge, CA $603,169 across 70 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

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

70 grants

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

  1. Flocco FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $35,035
  2. Flocco FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    Board training and development

    $10,000
  3. Richard Reed FoundationCastle Rock, CO 2025

    Funding for bilingual, accessible outdoor wellness experiences

    $5,000
  4. Bay Area Barns and TrailsMill Valley, CA 2025

    For trail maintenance tools

    $2,000
  5. James E Dutton Foundation IncMerrill, WI 2025

    Sonoma Overlook Trail Renovation

    $1,000
  6. Simon Blattner Family FoundationSonoma, CA 2025

    Welfare

    $500
  7. Flocco FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  8. KHR McNeely Family FoundationSonoma, CA 2024

    General operating

    $15,000
  9. Bay Area Barns and TrailsMill Valley, CA 2024

    For trail maintenance tools

    $2,500
  10. James E Dutton Foundation IncMerrill, WI 2024

    Sonoma Overlook Trail Renovation

    $2,500
  11. Gaia FundBerkeley, CA 2024

    Sonoma Garden Park

    $2,500
  12. Julio R Gallo FoundationModesto, CA 2024

    General support

    $2,000
  13. The Heck FoundationGuerneville, CA 2024

    Parkpreservation

    $1,000
  14. Gerbode FoundationBerkeley, CA 2023

    Sonoma Valley Collaborative Project

    $40,000
  15. Flocco FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  16. KHR McNeely Family FoundationSonoma, CA 2023

    General operating

    $25,000
  17. Mary A Crocker TrustSan Francisco, CA 2023

    Environmental education

    $20,000
  18. Kakatu Foundation IncMuncie, IN 2023

    General purpose

    $5,000
  19. Arkay FoundationBerkeley, CA 2023

    Being With Bears, the North Bay Bear Collaborative

    $5,000
  20. End World HungerSonoma, CA 2023

    Upkeep of garden park on 7th ST e

    $3,200
  21. James E Dutton Foundation IncMerrill, WI 2023

    Sonoma Overlook Trail Renovation

    $3,000
  22. Gaia FundBerkeley, CA 2023

    Sonoma Garden Park

    $2,500
  23. The Heck FoundationGuerneville, CA 2023

    Parkpreservation

    $1,000
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $116
  25. Bothin FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    Towards the purchase of a minivan to transport youth and equipment

    $35,000
  26. Saba Foundation IncSan Rafael, CA 2022

    For general operating support at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park.

    $20,000
  27. The Joseph and Vera Long FoundationWalnut Creek, CA 2022

    K-6 watershed education program 2022-23

    $20,000
  28. Manitou FundWhite Bear Lake, MN 2022

    Classroom outreach for elementary schools

    $15,000
  29. Flocco FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  30. Mary A Crocker TrustSan Francisco, CA 2022

    Environmental education

    $10,000
  31. Nature Defense FoundationHudson, NY 2022

    To support exempt activities

    $5,000
  32. James E Dutton Foundation IncMerrill, WI 2022

    Outdoor programs

    $2,500
  33. Gaia FundBerkeley, CA 2022

    Sonoma Garden Park

    $2,500
  34. The Heck FoundationGuerneville, CA 2022

    Parkpreservation

    $1,000
  35. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $225
  36. Gerbode FoundationBerkeley, CA 2021

    Sonoma Valley Collaborative Project

    $40,000
  37. Simon Blattner Family FoundationSonoma, CA 2021

    Welfare

    $25,000
  38. Manitou FundWhite Bear Lake, MN 2021

    General support

    $25,000
  39. Flocco FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    Research data warehousing project

    $25,000
  40. Sonoma County Vintners FoundationSanta Rosa, CA 2021

    For vegetation management for east sonoma mountain at the sonoma developmental center property to mitigate fire risk to eldridge, glen ellen, and adjacent communities

    $15,000
  41. The Tietz Family FoundationHealdsburg, CA 2021

    General support

    $5,000
  42. Gaia FundBerkeley, CA 2021

    Sonoma Garden Park

    $2,500
  43. Tecumseh FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  44. The Heck FoundationGuerneville, CA 2021

    Parkpreservation

    $1,000
  45. McNabb FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    Sonoma valley collaborative

    $1,000
  46. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $226
  47. Manitou FundWhite Bear Lake, MN 2020

    General support

    $25,000
  48. Flocco FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  49. Kakatu Foundation IncMuncie, IN 2020

    General purpose

    $3,000
  50. Gaia FundBerkeley, CA 2020

    Sonoma Garden Park

    $2,500
  51. Simon Blattner Family FoundationSonoma, CA 2020

    Welfare

    $1,500
  52. Shellbrook FoundationMonterey, CA 2020

    General purposes

    $1,000
  53. McNabb FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  54. The Heck FoundationGuerneville, CA 2020

    Parkpreservation

    $500
  55. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $117
  56. Manitou FundWhite Bear Lake, MN 2019

    General support

    $25,000
  57. Kakatu Foundation IncMuncie, IN 2019

    General purpose

    $7,000
  58. JW & HM Goodman Family Charitable FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2019

    Restoration of sugarloaf state park (y1: $5,000; y2: $5,000)

    $5,000
  59. The Appleby FoundationSarasota, FL 2019

    General

    $2,000
  60. The Heck FoundationGuerneville, CA 2019

    Parkpreservation

    $1,000
  61. Shellbrook FoundationMonterey, CA 2019

    General purposes

    $1,000
  62. Simon Blattner Family FoundationSonoma, CA 2019

    Welfare

    $1,000
  63. Vera C Hendry FoundationSonoma, CA 2019

    General Support

    $1,000
  64. JW & HM Goodman Family Charitable FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2018

    Restoration of sugarloaf state park (y1: $5,000; y2: $5,000)

    $5,000
  65. Washington Square Health FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    Board of Director Grant to the Sonoma Overlook Trail for Program Support

    $1,000
  66. Flocco FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  67. The Heck FoundationGuerneville, CA 2018

    Parkpreservation

    $500
  68. Simon Blattner Family FoundationSonoma, CA 2018

    Welfare

    $250
  69. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2017

    To support environmental projects.

    $10,000
  70. Washington Square Health FoundationChicago, IL 2017

    William B. Friedeman's Board of Director Grant to the Sonoma Ecology Center for the Park Prescription Program

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in California and are not among Sonoma Ecology Center’s funders above.

  1. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 514 grants Accepts applications $1,966,769 to similar organizations
  2. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 331 grants Accepts applications $112,520,251 to similar organizations
  3. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 237 grants Accepts applications $3,934,329 to similar organizations
  4. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 207 grants Accepts applications $51,069,356 to similar organizations
  5. Sempra FoundationSan Diego, CA 148 grants Preselected only $79,885 to similar organizations
  6. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 262 grants Preselected only $114,931,858 to similar organizations
  7. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 109 grants Preselected only $4,814,167 to similar organizations
  8. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 116 grants Preselected only $80,579 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 94-3136500 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.