Private foundation · EIN 13-3200329 · New York, NY · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation's grants went
It reported $9.84M in grants paid across 60 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 87.6% of those dollars to 32 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $8.62M 48 lines
- No confident match $486K 6
- Outside the US $735K 6
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Website on filing
- LCAOF.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 57 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart of the Rockies Initiative Missoula, MT · EIN 46-3635624 | $1,100,000 | KEEP IT CONNECTED INITIATIVE | Same address 0.84 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx, NY · EIN 13-1740011 | $654,565 | LEUSER ECOSYSTEM PROGRAM, PHASE 2, INDONESIA (YEAR 1 OF 3) | Same street 1.00 |
| Wildlife Conservation Network San Francisco, CA · EIN 30-0108469 | $501,000 | FUNDACIN PROYECTO TIT, COLOMBIA | Same address 1.00 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition Bozeman, MT · EIN 81-0414042 | $500,000 | CREVICE MOUNTAIN MINE PROJECT | Same address 1.00 |
| Maliasili Initiatives Essex, VT · EIN 27-3183146 | $500,000 | MALIASILI CONSERVATION FUND (YEAR 2 OF 4) | Same street 1.00 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition Bozeman, MT · EIN 81-0414042 | $475,814 | CREVICE MOUNTAIN MINE PROJECT - CHALLENGE GRANT | Same address 1.00 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx, NY · EIN 13-1740011 | $416,065 | COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION & FIRE MANAGEMENT IN THE MAYA FOREST, BELIZE & GUATEMALA (YEAR 1OF3) | Same street 1.00 |
| Makeway Foundation Vancouver, CA · outside the US | $300,000 | INDIGENOUS-LED CONSERVATION INITIATIVES, CANADA (YEAR 2 OF 3) | Foreign |
| Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx, NY · EIN 13-1740011 | $250,000 | WEFCOM PROGRAM, THAILAND (YEAR 2 OF 3) | Same street 1.00 |
| Wild Foundation Boulder, CO · no confident EIN match | $230,000 | INDIGENOUS-LED INITIATIVE (YEAR 1 OF 3) | Unmatched Help match |
| Pams Foundation Eureka, CA · EIN 47-4993561 | $221,655 | TANZANIA: RUVUMA ELEPHANT PROJECT (YEAR 1 OF 3) | Same address 1.00 |
| African Conservation Centre US Boulder, CO · EIN 46-3104438 | $220,000 | AMBOSELI CONSERVATION PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx, NY · EIN 13-1740011 | $219,000 | COASTAL PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA (YEAR 1 OF 3) | Same street 1.00 |
| Friends of Birdlife International New York, NY · EIN 30-0265343 | $204,400 | AVES ARGENTINAS, ANSENUZA NATIONAL PARK (YEAR 1 OF 3) | Same address 1.00 |
| Rewild Austin, TX · EIN 26-2887967 | $200,000 | REWILDING ARGENTINA (YEAR 3) | Same address 1.00 |
| The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA · EIN 53-0242652 | $200,000 | BLACKFEET CONSERVATION PROGRAM, MONTANA (YEAR 1 OF 3) | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx, NY · EIN 13-1740011 | $200,000 | KHOUN XE NONG MA PROTECTED AREA, LAOS (YEAR 1 OF 3) | Same street 1.00 |
| Mica Group Baltimore, MD · EIN 82-1503506 | $170,000 | INDIGENOUS-LED INITIATIVE (YEAR 1 OF 3) | Same city 1.00 |
| Maliasili Initiatives Essex, VT · EIN 27-3183146 | $161,250 | FANAMBY IN ANJOZOROBE ANGAVO PA, MADAGASCAR (YEAR 1 OF 3) | Same street 1.00 |
| Maliasili Initiatives Essex, VT · EIN 27-3183146 | $160,000 | CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, MADAGASCAR (PHASE 2) | Same street 1.00 |
| Wildlife Conservation Network San Francisco, CA · EIN 30-0108469 | $158,560 | NIASSA CARNIVORE PROJECT, MOZAMBIQUE (YEAR 3 OF 3) | Same address 1.00 |
| Montana Wilderness Association Helena, MT · EIN 51-0198932 | $135,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT (YEAR 1 OF 3) | Same address 0.85 |
| Climate Conservation Dba Center for Large Landscape Conservation Bozeman, MT · EIN 27-1226829 | $125,000 | ASSESSING MITIGATION OPTIONS FOR WILDLIFE IN KAFUE NATIONAL PARK, ZAMBIA | Same address 0.88 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition Bozeman, MT · EIN 81-0414042 | $125,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT (YR 1 OF 3) | Same address 1.00 |
| The Wilderness Society Washington, DC · EIN 53-0167933 | $125,000 | NORTHERN ROCKIES PROGRAM, MONTANA (YEAR 2 OF 3) | Same address 1.00 |
| Yellowstone to Yukon Bozeman, MT · EIN 81-0535303 | $125,000 | SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS-LED CONSERVATION, BRITISH COLUMBIA (YEAR 1 OF 3) | Same address 0.89 |
| The Peregrine Fund Boise, ID · EIN 23-1969973 | $114,505 | COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, MADAGASCAR (YEAR 1 OF 3) | Same address 1.00 |
| Eco Activists for Governance and Law Enforcement Fairfax, VA · EIN 46-5503806 | $102,586 | CONSERVATION JUSTICE RALFF PROJECT, GABON (YEAR 1 OF 3) | Same address 0.90 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees Saint Louis, MO · EIN 43-0666759 | $102,518 | COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION PROGRAM, MADAGASCAR (YEAR 2 OF 3) | Same address 0.76 |
| African Conservation Centre US Boulder, CO · EIN 46-3104438 | $100,000 | AMBOSELI CONSERVATION PROGRAM (SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT) | Same address 1.00 |
| Blackfoot Challenge Ovando, MT · EIN 81-0488863 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT (YEAR 3 OF 3) | Same address 1.00 |
| Clark Fork Coalition Missoula, MT · EIN 36-3428665 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT (YEAR 3 OF 3) | Same address 1.00 |
| Dorobo Fund for Tanzania Wayzata, MN · EIN 41-1875830 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR UJAMAA COMMUNITY RESOURCE TEAM, TANZANIA (YEAR 2 OF 3) | Same address 1.00 |
| Health in Harmony Portland, OR · EIN 20-3741107 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT, INDONESIA (YEAR 1 OF 3) | Same address 1.00 |
| The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA · EIN 53-0242652 | $100,000 | THE WATSON PROJECT, MONTANA | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Western Landowners Alliance Denver, CO · EIN 46-1346488 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR WORKING WILD CHALLENGE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Honeyguide Foundation Arusha, TZ · outside the US | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT (YEAR 2 OF 3) | Foreign |
| South Rift Association of Land Owners Nairobi, KE · outside the US | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT (YEAR 2 OF 3) | Foreign |
| School of Agronomy Essa Universite Dantananarivo, MA · outside the US | $74,000 | BEZA MAHAFALY PROJECT, MADAGASCAR (YEAR 1 OF 3) | Foreign |
| Great Burn Study Group Dba Great Burn Conservation Alliance Missoula, MT · EIN 55-0790103 | $67,500 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND FOREST PLAN OUTREACH | Same street 0.81 |
| Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Sandpoint, ID · EIN 74-3202365 | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| The Glacier-Two Medicine Alliance E Glacier Pk, MT · EIN 81-0437595 | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| National Wildlife Federation Reston, VA · EIN 53-0204616 | $50,000 | WILDLIFE CONFLICT RESOLUTION PROGRAM (YEAR 3) | Same address 1.00 |
| Northern Plains Resource Council Billings, MT · EIN 81-0367205 | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT (YEAR 2 OF 3) | Same address 1.00 |
| Park County Environmental Council Livingston, MT · EIN 36-3699660 | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT (YEAR 2 OF 3) | Same address 1.00 |
| Montana Association of Land Trusts Helena, MT · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT (YEAR 2 OF 3) | Unmatched Help match |
| Western Organization of Resource Councils Billings, MT · no confident EIN match | $46,577 | MONTANA VOICES DATA INFRASTRUCTURE | Unmatched Help match |
| Consultative Group on Biological Diversity Inc Biodiversity Funders Grp San Francisco, CA · EIN 13-3431076 | $44,800 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 0.57 |
| University of Montana Missoula, MT · no confident EIN match | $44,000 | TRANS-BORDER GRIZZLY BEAR PROJECT | Unmatched Help match |
| Maliasili Initiatives Essex, VT · EIN 27-3183146 | $25,986 | AFRICAN COMMUNITY CONSERVATION FORUM 2023 | Same street 1.00 |
3 more lines ($266K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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9 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.