North Carolina · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Environment & Conservation in North Carolina

Imperigo has identified 390 funders that made 3,068 grants totaling $366.5M to 249 environment & conservation organizations in North Carolina, with a median grant of $22K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Environment & Conservation Funding in North Carolina

Total granted $366.5M
Funders 390
Grants 3,068
Organizations funded 249

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

76. The US Charitable Gift Trust
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $260K · through 2024
$548K
79. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
11 grants to 5 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$719K
80. Mightycause Charitable Foundation
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $57K · through 2024
$253K
93. Marin Community Foundation
6 grants to 6 organizations · largest $110K · through 2024
$387K
96. The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc
9 grants to 5 organizations · largest $66K · through 2024
$276K
97. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
24 grants to 15 organizations · largest $116K · through 2024
$436K
101. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
14 grants to 12 organizations · largest $209K · through 2024
$360K
128. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
25 grants to 12 organizations · largest $128K · through 2024
$493K
145. Silicon Valley Community Foundation
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $202K · through 2024
$296K
178. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
322 grants to 105 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024
$19.5M
179. Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncDonor-advised
31 grants to 18 organizations · largest $4.0M · through 2024
$4.6M
180. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramDonor-advised
136 grants to 46 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024
$6.6M
181. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
244 grants to 71 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$8.8M
182. American Online Giving Foundation IncDonor-advised
132 grants to 55 organizations · largest $528K · through 2024
$4.5M
183. Network for GoodDonor-advised
44 grants to 19 organizations · largest $92K · through 2024
$1.5M
184. National Philanthropic TrustDonor-advised
81 grants to 31 organizations · largest $328K · through 2024
$3.3M
186. American Endowment FoundationDonor-advised
42 grants to 22 organizations · largest $51K · through 2024
$529K
188. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncDonor-advised
7 grants to 5 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024
$390K
190. Conservative Energy NetworkRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 33.2% of their giving
$3.8M
191. Rocky Mountain InstituteRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $3.9M · through 2023 · 17.1% of their giving
$3.9M
192. American Rivers IncRegrantor
17 grants to 6 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 15.8% of their giving
$3.4M
193. Conservation Trust for North CarolinaRegrantor
35 grants to 13 organizations · largest $588K · through 2024 · 92.9% of their giving
$1.8M
194. League of Conservation Voters Education FundRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.9M · through 2024 · 4.4% of their giving
$6.2M
195. Waterkeeper Alliance IncRegrantor
26 grants to 6 organizations · largest $91K · through 2024 · 37.5% of their giving
$830K
196. Outward Bound IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $290K · through 2024 · 10.6% of their giving
$968K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to environment & conservation work in North Carolina, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 12 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering environment & conservation work, with an address in North Carolina. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable environment & conservation funding in North Carolina, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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