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North American Association for Environmental Educa

The mission of naaee is to use the power of education to advance environmental literacy and civic engagement to create a more equitable and sustainable future. We work with educators, policymakers, and partners aroung the world.

$1.5M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
40
Itemized grants FY2024
25
Organizations funded FY2023
52%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$1.2M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$13,926
Largest grant, FY2024
$229,426
Organizations funded a year
4 to 39
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
24
Total assets, FY2024
$8.7M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 52% of the organizations North American Association for Environmental Educa funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $124k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EnvironmentEducationArts & CultureAnimalsPhilanthropyScience & TechOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving40$1.2M38%
FY202325$959k52%
FY202239$2.4M13%
FY202134$1.4M26%
FY202029$739k86%
FY20194$454k0%
FY20184$505k0%
FY20176$541kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Environment$8.5MAnimals$6k

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc$2,008,16183%
Earth Force Inc$721,293812%
Project Wet Foundation Inc$462,308423%
America's Wildlife Association for Resource Education$421,776431%
Center for Diversity and the Environment$370,895813%
Coalition for the Common Good$322,55980%
University of Florida$250,4183n/a
American Forest Foundation$212,88711%
Cornell University$194,19350%
Learning Endeavors$157,263447%
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All grantees of North American Association for Environmental Educa by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc$2,008,16183%
Earth Force Inc$721,293812%
Project Wet Foundation Inc$462,308423%
America's Wildlife Association for Resource Education$421,776431%
Center for Diversity and the Environment$370,895813%
Coalition for the Common Good$322,55980%
University of Florida$250,4183n/a
American Forest Foundation$212,88711%
Cornell University$194,19350%
Learning Endeavors$157,263447%
Edadvance$132,69440%
South Sound Estuary Association$113,809417%
Salem Sound 2000 Inc$109,205318%
Stroud Water Research Center$100,76840%
Pacific American Foundation$100,00032%
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Inc$100,00031%
Stanislaus County Office of Education Charitable Foundation$99,722273%
Citizens Environmental Coalition Educational Fund$99,722226%
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc$98,23020%
Boxerwood Education Association$95,04039%
Flint River Watershed Coalition$94,336213%
University of Wisconsin Madison$93,3193n/a
Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation Inc$92,62020%
St Lucie County$89,0453n/a
University of New Orleans$85,8213n/a
Severson Dells Educational Foundation$82,359210%
Maine Audubon Society$79,19241%
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum at Basin Harbor Inc$74,88332%
Cascadia Conservation District$74,2733n/a
University of Oregon$71,9081n/a
Inland Seas Education Association$65,02332%
West Michigan Environmental Action Council Educational Foundation$61,34825%
Environmental Science Center$60,79535%
City of Lynchburg$59,9473n/a
Sea Research Foundation Inc$59,46320%
Friends of Reinstein Nature Preserve Inc$57,313311%
The Fund for the Water Works$56,48133%
Annapolis Maritime Museum Inc$55,90331%
Montana Environmental Education Ass$50,0003n/a
Ten Strands$50,00011%
Techbridge Girls$50,00021%
The Envirolution Inc$50,00023%
Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies$47,34813%
Allegheny College$44,55030%
Earthteam$44,41819%
The Artist Boat Inc$40,74611%
Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education Inc$35,000218%
Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education Inc$23,79022%
Florida Memorial University Inc$18,20010%
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Term$17,8621n/a
District of Columbia Environmental Education Consortium$15,0002n/a
Groundwork San Diego-Chollas Creek$15,00011%
Strategic Energy Innovations$13,92610%
Massachusetts Environmental Educati Society Inc$12,000217%
Environmental Education Association of South Carolina Inc$10,00025%
Women in Aviation International Inc$10,00020%
Science Olympiad Inc$10,00010%
Environmental Education Association of Oregon$10,0002n/a
Virginia Association for Environmental Education$10,00025%
Environmental Education Association of Indiana Inc$10,00028%
Opencollective Foundation$9,99610%
Nebraska Alliance for Conservation and Environment Education$9,0001n/a
North Carolina State University$9,0001n/a
Wis Teq Neemit$8,00018%
Lloyd Center for the Environment Inc$7,25011%
Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council$7,180122%
Dream in Green Inc$6,25012%
North Carolina State University$6,2171n/a
South Carolina Aquarium$6,16110%
Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group Inc$5,89011%
The Environmental Education Alliance Inc$5,00015%
Ecology Project International$5,00010%

Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($12k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

North American Association for Environmental Educa supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 58 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSustainable Forestry Initiative Inc: $2,008,161 over 8y, 3.2% of budgetEarth Force Inc: $721,293 over 8y, 12% of budgetProject Wet Foundation Inc: $462,308 over 4y, 23% of budgetAmerica's Wildlife Association for Resource Education: $421,776 over 4y, 31% of budgetCenter for Diversity and the Environment: $370,895 over 8y, 13% of budgetCoalition for the Common Good: $322,559 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Forest Foundation: $212,887 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCornell University: $194,193 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLearning Endeavors: $157,263 over 4y, 47% of budgetEdadvance: $132,694 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSouth Sound Estuary Association: $113,809 over 4y, 17% of budgetSalem Sound 2000 Inc: $109,205 over 3y, 18% of budgetStroud Water Research Center: $100,768 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetPacific American Foundation: $100,000 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetAlliance for the Chesapeake Bay Inc: $100,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetStanislaus County Office of Education Charitable Foundation: $99,722 over 2y, 73% of budgetCitizens Environmental Coalition Educational Fund: $99,722 over 2y, 26% of budgetMassachusetts Audubon Society Inc: $98,230 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBoxerwood Education Association: $95,040 over 3y, 9.4% of budgetFlint River Watershed Coalition: $94,336 over 2y, 13% of budgetFlorida Gulf Coast University Foundation Inc: $92,620 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSeverson Dells Educational Foundation: $82,359 over 2y, 9.6% of budgetMaine Audubon Society: $79,192 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetLake Champlain Maritime Museum at Basin Harbor Inc: $74,883 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetInland Seas Education Association: $65,023 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetWest Michigan Environmental Action Council Educational Foundation: $61,348 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetEnvironmental Science Center: $60,795 over 3y, 5.1% of budgetSea Research Foundation Inc: $59,463 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Reinstein Nature Preserve Inc: $57,313 over 3y, 11% of budgetThe Fund for the Water Works: $56,481 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetAnnapolis Maritime Museum Inc: $55,903 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetTen Strands: $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetTechbridge Girls: $50,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetThe Envirolution Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetCenter for Alaskan Coastal Studies: $47,348 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetAllegheny College: $44,550 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEarthteam: $44,418 over 1y, 9.3% of budgetThe Artist Boat Inc: $40,746 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWisconsin Association for Environmental Education Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 18% of budgetColorado Alliance for Environmental Education Inc: $23,790 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetFlorida Memorial University Inc: $18,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGroundwork San Diego-Chollas Creek: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetStrategic Energy Innovations: $13,926 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMassachusetts Environmental Educati Society Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 17% of budgetEnvironmental Education Association of South Carolina Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetWomen in Aviation International Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetScience Olympiad Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetVirginia Association for Environmental Education: $10,000 over 2y, 5.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 58.

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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 Fish and Wildlife FoundationDC24.8× affinity13 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · National Marine Sanctuary Foundation · Patagoniaorg · Jacques M Littlefield Foundation · National Academy of Sciences · The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc · The San Francisco Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Charles Stewart Mott Foundation · The Nature Conservancy · The Denver Foundation · Tides Foundation

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.

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About North American Association for Environmental Educa

How much does North American Association for Environmental Educa give?
North American Association for Environmental Educa reported 40 itemized grants totaling $1,180,753, out of $1,531,844 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 39 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does North American Association for Environmental Educa fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (100%), Animals (0%).
Who are North American Association for Environmental Educa's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc ($2.0M), Earth Force Inc ($721k), Project Wet Foundation Inc ($462k).
Does North American Association for Environmental Educa fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 52% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as North American Association for Environmental Educa?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, Patagoniaorg.
Where is North American Association for Environmental Educa based?
North American Association for Environmental Educa is based in DC.

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 74 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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