Private foundation · EIN 54-1738281 · McLean, VA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Volgenau Foundation's grants went
It reported $11.4M in grants paid across 51 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 73.6% of those dollars to 35 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $8.41M 35 lines
- No confident match $3.02M 16
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
- WWW.VOLGENAUFOUNDATION.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 51 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rewild Austin, TX · EIN 26-2887967 | $2,051,438 | FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE VOLGENAU CLIMATE INITIATIVE | Same address 1.00 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors New York, NY · EIN 13-3615533 | $750,000 | PLASTIC SOLUTIONS FUND & SHARK CONSERVATION FUND | Same city 1.00 |
| The Nature Conservancy of California San Francisco, CA · no confident EIN match | $600,000 | JACK AND LAURA DANGERMOND PRESERVE AND MIGRATORY BIRD RESTORATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Naturebridge Sausalito, CA · EIN 94-2145930 | $500,000 | NATUREBRIDGE ACCESS, GROWTH, AND LEADERSHIP | Same address 0.72 |
| Yellowstone to Yukon Bozeman, MT · EIN 81-0535303 | $450,000 | PROTECTING THE ELUSIVE WOLVERINE: LARGE LANDSCAPE CONNECTIVITY | Same address 1.00 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition Bozeman, MT · EIN 81-0414042 | $400,000 | PROTECTING THE ENGINE OF THE ECOSYSTEM: GREATER YELLOWSTONE WILDLIFE MIGRATIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| National Parks Conservation Association Washington, DC · EIN 53-0225165 | $400,000 | PROTECTING NATIONAL PARK WILDLIFE | Same address 1.00 |
| Center for Large Landscape Conservation Bozeman, MT · no confident EIN match | $400,000 | CORRIDORS AND CROSSINGS PROGRAM | Unmatched Help match |
| Land Trust Alliancecbfn Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $400,000 | LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND GREAT LAKES & CLIMATE INITIATIVE | Unmatched Help match |
| Defenders of Wildlife Washington, DC · EIN 53-0183181 | $350,000 | ALASKA PROGRAM AND PROTECTING SELECT PREDATORS IN THE SOUTHWEST AND FLORIDA | Same city 1.00 |
| Appalachian Trail Conservancy Harpers Ferry, WV · EIN 52-6046689 | $300,000 | BEYOND BOUNDARIES: THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL AS AN EAST COAST CLIMATE CORRIDOR | Same address 1.00 |
| National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Silver Spring, MD · EIN 94-3370994 | $275,000 | HAWAIIAN HUMPBACK WHALE CONSERVATION, WEST COAST GEAR INNOVATION, RESTORE FLORIDA KEYS ICONIC REEFS | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Wild Foundation Boulder, CO · no confident EIN match | $275,000 | FISCAL SPONSOR FOR AN INITIATIVE ON BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE FOCUSED ON INDIGENOUS-LED CONSERVATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Alaska Wilderness League Washington, DC · EIN 52-1814742 | $250,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT TO PROTECT THE ARCTIC REFUGE | Same address 1.00 |
| Earthjustice San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1730465 | $250,000 | SNAKE RIVER ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN - PHASE II | Same city 1.00 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation New York, NY · EIN 13-4188834 | $237,248 | VOLGENAU CLIMATE INITIATIVE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| From the Top Boston, MA · EIN 04-3583756 | $200,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Northern Chumash Tribal Council Los Osos, CA · EIN 84-1709436 | $200,000 | CHUMASH HERITAGE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY DESIGNATION CAMPAIGN | Same address 1.00 |
| American Prairie Reserve Bozeman, MT · no confident EIN match | $200,000 | WILD SKY PROGRAM | Unmatched Help match |
| National Symphony Orchestra Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $200,000 | YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS PROGRAMS | Unmatched Help match |
| Wildlands Network Salt Lake City, UT · no confident EIN match | $200,000 | RECONNECTING CRITICAL MIGRATION CORRIDORS FOR WILDLIFE ACROSS NORTH AMERICA | Unmatched Help match |
| Alaska Conservation Foundation Anchorage, AK · EIN 92-0061466 | $175,000 | NORTHERN LATITUDES PARTNERSHIPS: COLLABORATIVE CONSERVATION IN THE RAPIDLY CHANGING NORTH | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Trustees for Alaska Anchorage, AK · EIN 92-6010379 | $175,000 | USING THE LAW TO PROTECT & DEFEND ALASKA LANDS & WILDLIFE | Same city 1.00 |
| The Nature Conservancy of Virginia Charlottesville, VA · no confident EIN match | $175,000 | ASSESSMENT OF MIGRATORY SHOREBIRDS AND FISH SPECIES USING TAGGING TECHNOLOGIES AT VVCR | Unmatched Help match |
| New England Aquarium Corporation Boston, MA · EIN 04-2297514 | $150,000 | NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE CONSERVATION: INTEGRATED RIGHT WHALE ANTHROPOGENIC EVENTS DATABASE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Front Royal, VA · no confident EIN match | $125,000 | PIEDMONT GRASSLANDS BIRD INITIATIVE | Unmatched Help match |
| Levine Music Washington, DC · EIN 52-1063325 | $100,000 | SUPPORTING EXCELLENCE IN CLASSICAL MUSIC INSTRUCTION AT LEVINE MUSIC | Same address 1.00 |
| People and Carnivores Bozeman, MT · EIN 81-0482646 | $100,000 | COEXISTENCE FOR CONNECTIVITY | Same city 1.00 |
| The Piedmont Environmental Council Warrenton, VA · EIN 54-0935569 | $100,000 | RAPPAHANNOCK-RAPIDAN CONSERVATION INITIATIVE | Same city 1.00 |
| The Potomac Conservancy Bethesda, MD · EIN 52-1842501 | $100,000 | POTOMAC HEADWATERS CONSERVATION PROJECT | Exact name 1.00 |
| River Partners Chico, CA · EIN 94-3302335 | $100,000 | RESTORING CALIFORNIA RIVER CORRIDORS: PATHWAYS TO WILDLIFE RECOVERY | Same street 1.00 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Calabasas, CA · EIN 95-4116679 | $100,000 | ANIMAL ROAD CROSSINGS | Same address 0.90 |
| Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC · EIN 53-0206027 | $100,000 | PROTECTING SWIFT FOX AND CORALS | Known alias 1.00 |
| Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts Vienna, VA · EIN 23-7011544 | $100,000 | 2022-2023 WOLF TRAP INSTITUTE EARLY STEM/ARTS | Same address 1.00 |
| Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region Baltimore, MD · no confident EIN match | $100,000 | LC-NCR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING AND GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Point Blue Conservation Science Petaluma, CA · no confident EIN match | $100,000 | FARALLON ISLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION PROGRAM | Unmatched Help match |
| Endangered Species Coalition Washington, DC · EIN 52-2235210 | $80,000 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOLF PROTECTION & RECOVERY | Same city 1.00 |
| California Marine Sanctuary Foundation Monterey, CA · EIN 94-3225675 | $75,000 | PROTECTING BLUE WHALES AND BLUE SKIES: REDUCING SHIP STRIKE RISK ON ENDANGERED WHALES IN CALIFORNIA | Same street 1.00 |
| Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Washington, DC · EIN 20-8701197 | $75,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Audubon California a State Program of the National Audubon Society New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $75,000 | AUDUBON CONSERVATION RANCHING AND GRASSLAND BIRD CONSERVATION PROGRAM | Unmatched Help match |
| Project Coyote Larkspur, CA · no confident EIN match | $75,000 | REFORMING PREDATOR MANAGEMENT AND RANCHING WITH WILDLIFE | Unmatched Help match |
| Center for Biological Diversity Tucson, AZ · EIN 27-3943866 | $50,000 | SAFE PATHWAYS FOR THE FLORIDA MANATEE: POLICY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVE | Same address 1.00 |
| Lighthawk Loveland, CO · EIN 84-0852104 | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 |
| Spark the Journey Washington, DC · EIN 52-1832497 | $50,000 | SETTING STUDENTS ON A PATHWAY TO ACADEMIC AND CAREER SUCCESS | Same address 1.00 |
| The Ocean Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 71-0863908 | $50,000 | OCEAN CONNECTORS: CONNECTING YOUTH FOR CONSERVATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Bishop John T Walker School for Boys Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust Exmore, VA · EIN 41-2085983 | $30,000 | CAMPAIGN FOR RURAL LANDS | Same address 1.00 |
| Wolf Haven International Tenino, WA · EIN 91-1185727 | $25,000 | WOLF HAVEN INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH PROJECT | Same address 1.00 |
| Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority Fairfax Station, VA · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE AT MEADOWLARK GARDENS | Unmatched Help match |
| Oregon State University Corvallis, OR · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | CONSERVING ELUSIVE CARNIVORES IN OLD-GROWTH FORESTS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH | Unmatched Help match |
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8 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.