19 private foundations reported environment & conservation grants in Arizona on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. 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 2023–2025, 19 private foundations reported 37 grants for environment & conservation totaling $1,990,800 to 25 organizations in Arizona. The most-funded Arizona communities were Tucson, Phoenix, Flagstaff. Wilburforce Foundation reported the most environment & conservation giving — $795,000 across 7 grants. The median grant was $30,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wilburforce Foundation | 7 | $795,000 |
| The Christensen Fund | 1 | $250,000 |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | 1 | $200,000 |
| Patagoniaorg | 7 | $140,000 |
| Brad and Ellen Soultz Foundation | 1 | $114,500 |
| Horejsi Charitable Foundation Inc | 1 | $100,000 |
| Carroll Petrie Foundation | 3 | $80,000 |
| The New-land Foundation Inc | 3 | $80,000 |
| Raymond & Margaret Vicker Trust | 1 | $50,000 |
| John Sperling Foundation | 1 | $50,000 |
| Green South Foundation Inc | 1 | $50,000 |
| Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust | 1 | $25,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| SKY Island Alliance | 3 | $325,000 |
| Grand Canyon Trust | 1 | $250,000 |
| International Indian Treaty Council | 1 | $250,000 |
| Arizona Board of Regents University of Arizona | 1 | $200,000 |
| Center for Biological Diversity | 6 | $150,300 |
| Child Crisis Arizona | 1 | $114,500 |
| Malpai Borderlands Group | 3 | $105,000 |
| Colorado Plateau Foundation | 1 | $100,000 |
| Grand Canyon Conservancy | 1 | $100,000 |
| Arizona Community Foundation | 2 | $75,000 |
| Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection | 1 | $55,000 |
| Arizona Land & Water Trust | 1 | $50,000 |
| Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project | 1 | $40,000 |
| Native Renewables Inc | 1 | $35,000 |
| Wild Arizona | 2 | $30,000 |
19 private foundations reported environment & conservation grants in Arizona on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $1,990,800. The largest by reported dollars were Wilburforce Foundation, The Christensen Fund, The Rockefeller Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
25 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Arizona, led by SKY Island Alliance, Grand Canyon Trust, International Indian Treaty Council. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported environment & conservation grant in Arizona was $30,000, and the largest single reported grant was $250,000. 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 2023–2025). 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.
