California · Private foundation
Nature Defense Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $591k
- Granted FY2020
- 18
- Grants FY2020
- 18
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 89%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $433,525
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 18
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 7
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 89% of the organizations Nature Defense Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $88k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 18 | $591k | 89% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $1.2M | 40% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $726k | 40% |
| FY2017 | 8 | $496k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
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, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Defense Foundation | $2,138,476 | 4 | 97% |
| Return to Freedom Inc | $165,380 | 4 | 5% |
| Oceanic Preservation Society | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Animal Hope and Wellness Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Coral Reef Alliance | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Nonhuman Rights Project Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mercy for Animals Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Generation Awakening | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Defense Foundation | $2,138,476 | 4 | 97% |
| Return to Freedom Inc | $165,380 | 4 | 5% |
| Oceanic Preservation Society | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Animal Hope and Wellness Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Coral Reef Alliance | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Nonhuman Rights Project Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mercy for Animals Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Generation Awakening | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Direct Action Everywhere | $7,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Wildcare | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Whale Sanctuary Project | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Spca International Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Animal Recovery Mission Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Shadows Fund Incorporated | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Four Paws International Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Environmental Media Associationinc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Friends of the Earth | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($498k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Nature Defense Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 19 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: Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About Nature Defense Foundation
- How much does Nature Defense Foundation give?
- Nature Defense Foundation reported 18 grants totaling $591,025 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 18 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Nature Defense Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Animals (88%), International (7%), Environment (3%).
- Who are Nature Defense Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Nature Defense Foundation ($2.1M), Return to Freedom Inc ($165k), Oceanic Preservation Society ($50k).
- Does Nature Defense Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 89% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Nature Defense Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Nature Defense Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Paypal Charitable Giving Fund, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc, Jpmorgan Chase Foundation.
- Where is Nature Defense Foundation based?
- Nature Defense Foundation is based in CA.
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