North Carolina · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Environment & Conservation in North Carolina

Imperigo has identified 397 funders that made 3,177 grants totaling $372.3M to 253 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 $372.3M
Funders 397
Grants 3,177
Organizations funded 253

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

199. Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea TrailRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $250K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$259K
200. Center for Planning ExcellenceRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $255K · through 2024 · 41.3% of their giving
$255K
201. The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit CorporationRegrantor
28 grants to 17 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2025 · 1.7% of their giving
$3.0M
202. Pisgah Health FoundationRegrantor
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $260K · through 2020 · 9.2% of their giving
$540K
203. Coalfield Development CorporationRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2023 · 9.2% of their giving
$510K
204. Windward FundRegrantor
21 grants to 10 organizations · largest $750K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$4.5M
205. Organic Growers SchoolRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $149K · through 2022 · 47.2% of their giving
$223K
206. Center for Carbon RemovalRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2023 · 8.6% of their giving
$400K
207. Forest Education and Conservation FoundationRegrantor
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $70K · through 2025 · 69.5% of their giving
$143K
208. University ImpactRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $700K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$1.6M
209. Outdoor AllianceRegrantor
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $34K · through 2024 · 19.9% of their giving
$120K
210. Carolinas Clean Energy Business AssociationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $124K · through 2024 · 17.3% of their giving
$124K
211. Sound Rivers IncRegrantor
10 grants to 7 organizations · largest $20K · through 2024 · 72.4% of their giving
$105K
212. North Carolina Pork CouncilRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $93K · through 2024 · 71.5% of their giving
$93K
213. New Venture FundRegrantor
17 grants to 8 organizations · largest $2.7M · through 2024
$5.9M
214. Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024 · 6.9% of their giving
$250K
215. Climate Imperative FoundationRegrantor
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$3.0M
216. Climate and Clean Energy Equity FundRegrantor
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $266K · through 2024 · 3.1% of their giving
$536K
217. Center for Disaster Philanthropy IncRegrantor
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2025 · 1.1% of their giving
$1.4M
218. BlueGreen Alliance IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $42K · through 2022 · 41.0% of their giving
$77K
219. Rodale InstituteRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $130K · through 2025 · 6.0% of their giving
$252K
220. Environmental Federation of North Carolina Inc DBA Earthshare NCRegrantor
9 grants to 4 organizations · largest $13K · through 2024 · 22.3% of their giving
$71K
221. National Forest FoundationRegrantor
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $418K · through 2023 · 1.5% of their giving
$897K
222. Working Families Organization IncRegrantor
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$791K
223. National Arbor Day FoundationRegrantor
9 grants to 4 organizations · largest $132K · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$544K

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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