Chestertown, Maryland · EIN 522151843. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $2.9M across 46 grants in 2023, a median of $50K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202413179349101031. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2023 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 46 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Environmental Film Festival | DC | $250,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL, AS WELL AS FOR THE ANNUAL AWARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY. |
| 2 | Sultana Education Foundation | MD | $250,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IN EDUCATING STUDENTS ABOUT THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. |
| 3 | Leap | CA | $217,000 | STAFF SUPPORT AND SUPPORT FOR FRESHWATER FOR THE FUTURE, CATALOGING ALL FISH IN SABAH'S WATERS AND WORKING TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE STATE. |
| 4 | Upstream Alliance | MD | $185,000 | TO SUPPORT A PROGRAM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND YOUNG LEADERSHIP WITH ON-THE-WATER TRAINING ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, DELAWARE RIVER AND CAMDEN NJ, AS WELL AS BOARD RESERVE. |
| 5 | National Geographic Society | DC | $150,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE AFRICAN WILD DOGS IN ZIMBABWE AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR THE FORTHCOMING BOOK PHOTOARK, PORTRAITS OF ANIMALS THREATENED, ENDANGERED OR EXTINCT IN THE WILD. . |
| 6 | Lion Guardians | DC | $118,000 | TO SUPPORT LION CONSERVATION IN KENYA IN COOPERATION WITH THE MAASAI IN AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK. |
| 7 | Abraham Foundation | NY | $100,000 | CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR ELEPHANT CONSERVATION IN SRI LANKA. |
| 8 | Woodland Park Zoo | WA | $100,000 | CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE TREE KANGAROO CONSERVATION ON THE HUAN PENINSULA, PAPUA NEW GUIJNEA. |
| 9 | Wildlife Conservation Society | NY | $80,000 | TO HELP WITH THE EFFORTS TO RID SOUTH AMERICA CAMELIDS OF MANGE. |
| 10 | Defenders of Wildlife | DC | $75,000 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE WILDLIFE DEFENSE AND RESTORATION ACT; PROTECTING WILDLIFE NOW AND PREPARING TO REVERSE DAMAGE DONE TO THEM AND THEIR HABITATS. SUPPORT FOR THE RED WOLF RECOVERY PROGRAM IN NORTH CAROLINA. |
| 11 | Washington College | MD | $75,000 | TO ASSIST WITH CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BIRD BANDING STATION ON THE COLLEGE'S LAND. |
| 12 | Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute | VA | $65,800 | TO SUPPORT SCBI'S WORK WITH VETERINARIANS CARING FOR ELEPHANTS IN LAOS; TO SUPPORT RESEARCH TO INSTILL NATURAL ANTI-PREDATOR TOXICITY TO CAPTIVE-BORN DART FROGS, TO PROTECT THEM WHEN RELEASED INTO THE WILD. |
| 13 | Northern Jaguar Project | AZ | $60,000 | TO SUPPORT JAGUAR CONSERVATION IN SONORA, MEXICO, WORKING WITH LOCAL CATTLE RANCHERS TO RESOLVE HUMAN / JAGUAR CONFLICT. |
| 14 | United Conservationists | CA | $60,000 | TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE FILM SHARK STEWARD. |
| 15 | Animal Legal Defense Fund | CA | $50,000 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABILITY OF THIS ORGANIZATION, WHICH ACTS AS LAWYER, ADVOCATE AND LEGISLATIVE MODEL FOR PROTECTIONS OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 46 | $4.7M |
| 2021 | 49 | $4.3M |
| 2022 | 42 | $2.9M |
| 2023 | 46 | $2.9M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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