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Children & Nature Network

See schedule o.to increase equitable access to nature so that children and the natural world can thrive.

$968k
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
9
States reached
$470k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Environment$655kRecreation & Sports$535kYouth Development$28kArts & Culture$20kEducation$15kHousing & Shelter$10kHuman Services$10kPublic Benefit$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 9 grants below total $945,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $968,170 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $23,170 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $145k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $325k
  • $250k+1 grant · $470k
$40,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$6.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
KABOOM$470,000
TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND$225,000
ROCHESTER ECOLOGY PARTNERS$50,000
CITY OF PROVIDENCE$50,000
MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY$40,000
WEST ATLANTA WATERSHED ALLIANCE$40,000
WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY$40,000
ALLEN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER$25,000
AMERICAN FOREST FOUNDATION$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $25k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%ALLEN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER: $25k → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MI
NY
MA
OH
RI
CA
CO
MD
NC
DC
GA
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Outdoor Equity Alliance

To create equitable access to nature in all communities and inspire a diverse new generation of environmental leaders.

Food & Nutrition
2
Land Conservancy of West Michigan

Our mission is conserving West Michigans ecologically critical land. We protect land by creating public nature preserves, providing support to communities and local governments in creating natural areas, and helping private landowners…

Environment
3
North East Trees Inc

In 2024, our work made a lasting impact on both people and the environment. Together with our community, we planted 2,739 new plants and trees, ensuring future shade, cleaner air, and greener neighborhoods. We also cared for 7,442 trees,…

Environment
4
Kalamazoo Nature Center

Create relationships & experiences that welcome and inspire people to discover, enjoy, value, and care for nature. Kalamazoo Nature Center envisions a resilient community where all people have strong interconnections with the natural world.

Environment
5
Green Cities Accord

Green Cities Accord is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering climate resilient communities through investments in tree canopy infrastructure to improve environmental health, climate resilience, and equity in communities. We focus…

Environment
6
San Diego Habitat Conservancy

Acquire, manage and protect land in perpetuity that supports sensitive habitats and species, and to educate and inspire people and communities as stewards and advocates of their natural environment.

Arts & Culture
7
Nature for All

Nature for all builds a diverse base of support to ensure that everyone in the losangeles area has equitable access to the wide range of benefits which natureprovides. we're committed to building support to protect, create access to…

Environment
8
Natural Areas Conservancy Inc

The natural areas conservancy champions urban natural areas in new york city and across the nation through innovative research, partnerships, and advocacy. we increase the health and resilience of urban forests and wetlands, catalyze…

Environment
9
The Adirondack Council Inc

The adirondack council ensures the ecological integrity (clean water and air, wildlife habitat, etc.), wild character (solitude, scenic beauty, etc.), and vibrant communities of new york's six-million-acre adirondack park. the adirondack…

Environment
10
Mason County Climate Justice

Mason county climate justice envisions and co-creates local climate solutions that regenerate healthy ecosystems, benefit everyone in our rural community, and align with climate justice movements around the world.

Environment
11
Nature Collective

Nature collective's mission is to drive a passion for nature for all. we think inclusively and diversely when serving those devoid of nature those who remember nature and want to connect back to it and those who have an affinity with…

Environment
12
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Park Pride Inc; the most unlike its peers is Muwekma Ohlone Tribe Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

23 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 23 of the 29 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
16/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

KABOOM INC: $470,000 · Recreation & SportsKABOOM INCPARK PRIDE INC: $55,000 · Recreation & SportsPARK PRIDE INC+2 more: $20,000 · Recreation & SportsTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $225,000 · EnvironmentTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDEarthGen Fka WA Green Schools: $60,000 · EnvironmentEarthGen Fka WA Green SchoolsRochester Ecology Partners Inc: $50,000 · EnvironmentRochester Ecology Partners IncMASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $40,000 · EnvironmentMASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INCWest Atlanta Watershed Alliance: $40,000 · EnvironmentWest Atlanta Watershed AllianceWESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY: $40,000 · EnvironmentWESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY+3 more: $25,000 · EnvironmentPROVIDENCE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT: $50,000 · OtherPROVIDENCE SCHOO…TEXAS CHILDREN IN NATURE NETWORK: $40,000 · OtherTEXAS CHILDREN I…DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT: $40,000 · OtherDETROIT PUBLIC S…FAVOR HOUSE: $10,000 · OtherCITY OF ASHEVILLE: $10,000 · OtherNATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES: $10,000 · OtherAFRICAN COMMUNITY HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT: $10,000 · OtherEAGLE EYE INSTITUTE INC: $10,000 · OtherSALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR INC: $7,500 · Other+1 more: $5,000 · OtherAllen Neighborhood Center: $25,000 · Human ServicesHIP HOP FOR CHANGE INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureMuwekma Ohlone Tribe Inc: $10,000 · Arts & CultureBackyard Basecamp Inc: $15,000 · EducationCONSERVATION LEGACY: $8,000 · Youth DevelopmentENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING FOR KIDS: $5,000 · Youth Development
Recreation & Sports$545,000Environment$480,000Other$192,500Human Services$25,000Arts & Culture$20,000Education$15,000Youth Development$13,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetKABOOM INC: $470,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $225,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEarthGen Fka WA Green Schools: $60,000 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetPARK PRIDE INC: $55,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetRochester Ecology Partners Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetMASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $40,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWest Atlanta Watershed Alliance: $40,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetWESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY: $40,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAllen Neighborhood Center: $25,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetBackyard Basecamp Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetHIP HOP FOR CHANGE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCINCINNATI NATURE CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAFRICAN COMMUNITY HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEAGLE EYE INSTITUTE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetINT'L UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE & NATURAL RESOURCES - US: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY NATURE CONNECTION: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetTHE BIG SANDBOX: $10,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetMuwekma Ohlone Tribe Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetCONSERVATION LEGACY: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FOREST FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING FOR KIDS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

National Recreation F…Rei Cooperative Actio…National Recreation a…The Nature ConservancyNational Fish and Wil…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…Network for GoodPaypal Charitable Giv…Donor Advised Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…
National Recreation Foundation IncorporatedIL17.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Recreation Foundation Incorporated · Rei Cooperative Action Fund · National Recreation and Park Association · The Nature Conservancy · National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Children & Nature Network funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Children & Nature Network. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Eagle Eye Institute Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 29 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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