Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Forest Trends Association
Forest trends works to drive innovation in environmental finance to support resilient ecosystems and communities. Through its core initiatives-including forest policy, trade & finance, water, and communities-forest trends develops data, (continued on schedule o)tools, and partnerships that promote sustainable resource management,…
- $677k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Itemized, FY2025
- $297k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $297,296
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $297,296
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 3
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $6.9M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 0% of the organizations Forest Trends Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $297k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $98k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $90k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $486k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Katoomba Group | $297,296 | 1 | 100% |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | $280,087 | 3 | 0% |
| Earth Innovation Institute | $136,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | $133,535 | 2 | 0% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $124,409 | 1 | 0% |
About Forest Trends Association
- How much does Forest Trends Association give?
- Forest Trends Association reported 1 itemized grants totaling $297,296, out of $676,687 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 3 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Forest Trends Association fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (100%).
- Who are Forest Trends Association's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Katoomba Group ($297k), World Wildlife Fund Inc ($280k), Earth Innovation Institute ($136k).
- Does Forest Trends Association fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Forest Trends Association based?
- Forest Trends Association is based in DC.
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