North Carolina · Public charity
Ncasi Foundation
The NCASI FOUNDATION supports environmental science and data to promote the sustainable use of earth's resources, inform regulatory policy, educate, and execute the charitable activities of ncasi, inc.
- $1.8M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 15
- Grants FY2025
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 58%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $65,418
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $865,862
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 12
- FY2020 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 13
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.2M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 58% of the organizations Ncasi Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $198k 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 | 15 | $1.8M | 27% |
| FY2024 | 12 | $1.1M | 58% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $1.3M | 40% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $952k | 17% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $665k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $290k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 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, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc | $3,934,499 | 6 | 5% |
| Tangled Bank Conservation | $418,239 | 5 | n/a |
| University of Maine System Inc | $297,544 | 2 | n/a |
| Michigan State University | $289,627 | 4 | n/a |
| Oregon State University | $129,653 | 3 | n/a |
| Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation | $108,069 | 2 | 6% |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $104,746 | 2 | n/a |
| Cornell University | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| West Virginia University Research Corporation | $97,569 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Massachusetts | $93,331 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc | $3,934,499 | 6 | 5% |
| Tangled Bank Conservation | $418,239 | 5 | n/a |
| University of Maine System Inc | $297,544 | 2 | n/a |
| Michigan State University | $289,627 | 4 | n/a |
| Oregon State University | $129,653 | 3 | n/a |
| Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation | $108,069 | 2 | 6% |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $104,746 | 2 | n/a |
| Cornell University | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| West Virginia University Research Corporation | $97,569 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Massachusetts | $93,331 | 2 | n/a |
| Conservation Biology Institute | $89,327 | 2 | 2% |
| Mississippi State University | $54,608 | 1 | n/a |
| South Dakota State University | $53,689 | 1 | n/a |
| Agricultural Research Service (Usda) | $52,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Society of American Foresters | $28,394 | 2 | 0% |
| Nc State University | $26,145 | 2 | n/a |
| American Conservation Experience | $22,149 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Idaho | $20,541 | 1 | n/a |
| The President and Trustees of Colby College | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($75k), not named here.
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: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · The Nature Conservancy · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Ncasi Foundation
- How much does Ncasi Foundation give?
- Ncasi Foundation reported 15 grants totaling $1,763,560 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 12 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
- What does Ncasi Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (70%), Animals (21%), Science & Tech (5%).
- Who are Ncasi Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc ($3.9M), Tangled Bank Conservation ($418k), University of Maine System Inc ($298k).
- Does Ncasi Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 58% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Ncasi Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Ncasi Foundation based?
- Ncasi Foundation is based in NC.
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