· Private foundation
Margaretha & John L Sauer Foundation
Its FY2017 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2017
- Under $10k18 grants · $71k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $49k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | $22,265 |
| COMMUNITY CARING COUNCIL | $17,000 |
| LIFELINE FOR PETS | $10,000 |
| HARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOL | $7,000 |
| SAN DIEGO NICE GUYS | $6,000 |
| CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL | $5,500 |
| HILINSKI FOUNDATION FOR SURGERY | $5,500 |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS LAREDO | $4,900 |
| A WIDER CIRCLE | $4,800 |
| LA GOAL | $4,800 |
| NATIONAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | $4,000 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND | $4,000 |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | $4,000 |
| NATIONAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | $3,000 |
| NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION | $3,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–17) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 81% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
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.
To strenghten people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment, via the development, implementation, and effective enforcement of national and international law.
Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.
Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)
Nacwa is the national voice of public clean water utilities, shaping water policy, convening a vibrant peer network, and empowering water leaders.
Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.
To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.
The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.
Cdp north america, inc. 's ("cdp-na") vision for the future is a thriving economy that works for people and planet in the long term. we focus investors and companies on taking urgent action to build a truly sustainable economy by measuring…
Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…
Connect conservationists and supporters, deploy resources to the field, provide conservationists with tools and support they need to succeed.
To establish and promote programs to protect the global climate, forests, wildlife and the natural environment, through research, advocacy, and investigation.
Nature and culture international conserves biologically diverse landscapes in latin america, in concert with local cultures, for the well-being of the planet.
How this is measured
15 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 15 of the 18 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
- Who funds COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ↗
- Who funds Lifeline for Pets Inc ↗
- Who funds HARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
- Who funds NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC ↗
- Who funds San Diego Nice Guys Inc ↗
- Who funds Communities In Schools of Laredo Inc ↗
- Who funds A WIDER CIRCLE INC ↗
- Who funds LA GOAL ↗
- Who funds ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED ↗
- Who funds SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF ARCHES&CANYONLANDS PARKS BATES WILSON LEGACY FUND ↗
- Who funds HEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL ↗
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.
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How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Margaretha & John L Sauer Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Margaretha & John L Sauer Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- A Wider Circle Inc: 6% of income from government
How this is measured
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