California · Public charity
California Institute for Biodiversity
Create and publish educational materials, conduct professional development, promote awareness, and sponsor research on the spectacular biological diversity of the State of CA.
- $3.1M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 28
- Grants FY2025
- 31
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 81%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $74,621
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $551,331
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 31
- FY2022 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 6
- Total assets, FY2025
- $19M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 81% of the organizations California Institute for Biodiversity funded were first-time grantees, receiving 36% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 64% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.4M went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 27 | $3.1M | 41% |
| FY2024 | 31 | $6.7M | 81% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $1.8M | 60% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $993k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Academy of Sciences | $2,625,553 | 4 | 2% |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation | $1,384,611 | 3 | 1% |
| Regents of the University of California | $1,040,283 | 2 | n/a |
| University of California Davis | $967,512 | 4 | n/a |
| Fungal Diversity Survey Inc | $879,654 | 3 | 94% |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | $562,059 | 1 | n/a |
| San Diego Society of Natural History | $549,819 | 4 | 1% |
| Hoosier Mushroom Society Incorporated | $438,436 | 1 | n/a |
| Savenatureorg | $425,754 | 2 | 47% |
| Society for the Preservation of Natural | $354,480 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Academy of Sciences | $2,625,553 | 4 | 2% |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation | $1,384,611 | 3 | 1% |
| Regents of the University of California | $1,040,283 | 2 | n/a |
| University of California Davis | $967,512 | 4 | n/a |
| Fungal Diversity Survey Inc | $879,654 | 3 | 94% |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | $562,059 | 1 | n/a |
| San Diego Society of Natural History | $549,819 | 4 | 1% |
| Hoosier Mushroom Society Incorporated | $438,436 | 1 | n/a |
| Savenatureorg | $425,754 | 2 | 47% |
| Society for the Preservation of Natural | $354,480 | 1 | n/a |
| A Greener World | $311,760 | 2 | 7% |
| Regents of the University of California at Riverside | $298,428 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Arizona | $271,486 | 2 | n/a |
| Mongabay Org Corp | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology | $128,461 | 2 | 27% |
| Mycota Lab | $123,531 | 1 | n/a |
| VT Research Contracting Services | $105,765 | 1 | n/a |
| John Carroll University | $104,750 | 1 | 0% |
| Magic Incorporated | $100,413 | 2 | 4% |
| Regents of the University of California | $81,966 | 1 | n/a |
| Willamette University | $79,927 | 1 | 0% |
| Cal State East Bay Educational Foundation | $72,344 | 1 | 1% |
| California State University Long Beach Research Foundation | $64,861 | 2 | 0% |
| San Diego State University | $58,846 | 2 | n/a |
| Board of Regents of the University of California (Merced) | $57,154 | 1 | n/a |
| University of California Santa Barbara | $49,591 | 2 | n/a |
| Point Reyes Bird Observatory | $49,326 | 1 | 0% |
| Colorado State University | $48,782 | 1 | n/a |
| Santa Barbara Botanic Garden | $45,975 | 2 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of California at San Diego | $45,936 | 2 | n/a |
| Zoological Society of San Diego | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Regents Univ of California | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| California State University Sacramento | $39,765 | 1 | n/a |
| Yosemite Foundation | $39,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden | $29,923 | 1 | 1% |
| University of San Francisco | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| San Jose State University | $24,999 | 1 | n/a |
| Csu Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation | $22,250 | 1 | 0% |
| The University of North Carolina at Asheville Foundation Inc | $10,883 | 1 | 0% |
| Pollinator Partnership | $10,344 | 1 | n/a |
| White Buffalo Land Trust | $8,761 | 1 | 0% |
| San Francisco State University | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of California at Irvine | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($754k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
California Institute for Biodiversity supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 22 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc · American Chemical Society · The San Diego Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Cal Poly Pomona Foundation Inc · University Corporation at Monterey Bay · California State University Foundation · Foundation for California Community Colleges · Ibm International Foundation · President and Fellows of Harvard College · Santa Barbara Foundation · The California Wellness Foundation
How this is measured
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About California Institute for Biodiversity
- How much does California Institute for Biodiversity give?
- California Institute for Biodiversity reported 28 grants totaling $3,117,975 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 31 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2024.
- What does California Institute for Biodiversity fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2025, its largest causes are Science & Tech (34%), Education (30%), Arts & Culture (18%).
- Who are California Institute for Biodiversity's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2025: California Academy of Sciences ($2.6M), Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation ($1.4M), Regents of the University of California ($1.0M).
- Does California Institute for Biodiversity fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 81% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as California Institute for Biodiversity?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc, American Chemical Society, The San Diego Foundation.
- Where is California Institute for Biodiversity based?
- California Institute for Biodiversity is based in CA.
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