131 private foundations reported environment & conservation grants in New York on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 131 private foundations reported 256 grants for environment & conservation totaling $143,886,446 to 193 organizations in New York. The most-funded New York communities were New York, Bronx, Brooklyn. The Rockefeller Foundation reported the most environment & conservation giving — $76,791,731 across 12 grants. The median grant was $25,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Rockefeller Foundation | 12 | $76,791,731 |
| Waverley Street Foundation | 4 | $15,000,000 |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 1 | $11,000,000 |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | 5 | $8,241,283 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 5 | $6,800,000 |
| Wal-mart Foundation | 4 | $5,566,962 |
| Delta AIR Lines Foundation | 3 | $2,725,000 |
| Ainslie Foundation | 9 | $2,376,000 |
| Margaret a Cargill Foundation | 4 | $2,130,000 |
| V Kann Rasmussen Foundation | 2 | $1,080,000 |
| The Chase and Stephanie Coleman Foundation | 5 | $940,000 |
| The William Penn Foundation | 5 | $863,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| RF Catalytic Capital Inc | 1 | $75,000,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | 7 | $12,075,000 |
| Stony Brook Foundation Inc | 1 | $11,000,000 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | 12 | $5,347,000 |
| The Associated Press | 1 | $5,000,000 |
| Girl Scouts of the USA | 1 | $3,500,000 |
| Global Citizen | 2 | $2,625,000 |
| Civic News Company | 1 | $2,000,000 |
| Rainforest Alliance | 3 | $1,761,000 |
| Emergent Forest Finance Accelerator | 1 | $1,587,500 |
| National Audubon Society | 5 | $1,380,000 |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of NEW York | 2 | $1,276,283 |
| United Nations Development Programme | 3 | $1,083,000 |
| CDP North America Inc | 2 | $1,079,462 |
| Groundwork USA Inc | 2 | $775,000 |
131 private foundations reported environment & conservation grants in New York on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $143,886,446. The largest by reported dollars were The Rockefeller Foundation, Waverley Street Foundation, The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
193 distinct organizations appear as recipients in New York, led by RF Catalytic Capital Inc, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, Stony Brook Foundation Inc. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported environment & conservation grant in New York was $25,000, and the largest single reported grant was $75,000,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
