90 private foundations reported environment & conservation grants in Virginia on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2021–2025. 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 2021–2025, 90 private foundations reported 131 grants for environment & conservation totaling $37,067,253 to 63 organizations in Virginia. The most-funded Virginia communities were Arlington, Alexandria, Reston. Wal-mart Foundation reported the most environment & conservation giving — $14,212,814 across 2 grants. The median grant was $15,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wal-mart Foundation | 2 | $14,212,814 |
| Patagoniaorg | 8 | $4,242,500 |
| The Annenberg Foundation | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 3 | $3,100,000 |
| The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson Foundation | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Laural Foundation | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Margaret a Cargill Foundation | 1 | $800,000 |
| The Essex Avenue Foundation | 2 | $780,000 |
| Carroll Petrie Foundation | 2 | $650,000 |
| Ishiyama Foundation | 1 | $565,000 |
| Southern Company GAS Charitable Foundation Inc | 5 | $539,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation International Foundation | 6 | $11,166,199 |
| Nature Conservancy | 10 | $6,861,365 |
| National Wildlife Federation | 9 | $5,068,570 |
| Charities AID Foundation (caf) America | 1 | $4,160,000 |
| Trout Unlimited Inc | 9 | $1,581,715 |
| Student Conservation Association | 3 | $1,257,500 |
| National Recreation and Park Association | 1 | $1,250,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | 18 | $1,065,015 |
| PBS Foundation | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Virginia Organizing Inc | 1 | $850,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | 1 | $580,000 |
| US Water Partnership | 1 | $528,152 |
| Rare | 4 | $310,528 |
| Wild Oceans Inc Wild Ocenas Inc | 2 | $170,000 |
| SEA Shepherd | 1 | $150,000 |
90 private foundations reported environment & conservation grants in Virginia on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $37,067,253. The largest by reported dollars were Wal-mart Foundation, Patagoniaorg, The Annenberg Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
63 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Virginia, led by Conservation International Foundation, Nature Conservancy, National Wildlife Federation. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported environment & conservation grant in Virginia was $15,000, and the largest single reported grant was $8,510,199. 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 2021–2025). 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.
