Private foundation · EIN 95-4247242 · Newport Beach, CA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Environment Now's grants went
It reported $1.51M in grants paid across 52 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 71.2% of those dollars to 28 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $1.07M 37 lines
- No confident match $380K 12
- Individuals, not shown $20K 1
- Outside the US $35K 2
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.ENVIRONMENTNOW.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 49 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Island Institute Berkeley, CA · EIN 94-2889684 | $175,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 0.63 |
| California Coastkeeper Dba California Coastkeeper Alliance Sacramento, CA · EIN 95-4834043 | $115,000 | DEFENDING CALIFORNIA WATERS | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Center for Biological Diversity Tucson, AZ · EIN 27-3943866 | $60,000 | SIERRA NEVADA NATIONAL FOREST | Same address 0.86 |
| Restore the Delta Stockton, CA · EIN 27-4179166 | $60,000 | DELTA WATER QUALITY AND FLOWS | Same street 1.00 |
| Rockefeller Family Fund New York, NY · EIN 13-6257658 | $50,000 | CLIMATE ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT | Same address 1.00 |
| Save California Salmon Orleans, CA · EIN 88-1650309 | $45,000 | WATER FOR FISH/TRIBAL WATER | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Waterkeeper Alliance Fiscal Sponsor for Loreto Coastkeeper Cabo Pulmo Wate New York City, NY · no confident EIN match | $45,000 | WATER QUALITY MONITORING IN BAJA CALIFORNIA | Unmatched Help match |
| Center for Biological Diversity Tucson, AZ · EIN 27-3943866 | $40,000 | OIL INDUSTRY WATER POLLUTION | Same address 1.00 |
| Environmental Law Foundation Oakland, CA · EIN 94-3164862 | $40,000 | GROUNDWATER AND DAIRIES | Same address 1.00 |
| Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability Fresno, CA · EIN 46-1517800 | $40,000 | CLEAN DRINKING WATER | Same address 1.00 |
| Pachamama Alliance for Its Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature Project San Francisco, CA · no confident EIN match | $40,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Pachamama Alliance for Its Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature Project San Francisco, CA · no confident EIN match | $38,000 | RIGHTS OF ANTARCTICA | Unmatched Help match |
| University of Oregon for Its Eco Jurisprudence Monitor Project Eugene, OR · no confident EIN match | $37,000 | ECO JURISPRUDENCE MONITOR | Unmatched Help match |
| Center for Biological Diversity Tucson, AZ · EIN 27-3943866 | $30,000 | FOREST BIOMASS ENERGY | Same address 0.86 |
| Conservation Congress Great Falls, MT · EIN 20-0244175 | $30,000 | NORTHERN CA NATIONAL FOREST | Same address 1.00 |
| Earth Island Institute Berkeley, CA · EIN 94-2889684 | $30,000 | FOREST CARBON AND FIRE | Same address 0.75 |
| Bayorg Dba the Bay Institute (Tbi) San Francisco, CA · no confident EIN match | $30,000 | WATER POLICY EQUITY | Unmatched Help match |
| NYU Law for Its Climate Law Accelerator New York City, CA · no confident EIN match | $30,000 | CLIMATE LAW ACCELERATOR | Unmatched Help match |
| Wild Law Institute Cape Town, SF · outside the US | $30,000 | ADVANCING EARTH-CENTRIC, RIGHTS-BASED GOVERNANCE FOR ANTARCTICA | Foreign |
| Crag Law Center Portland, OR · EIN 93-1323758 | $25,000 | R5 MEGA PROJECT | Same address 1.00 |
| Orange County Coastkeeper Costa Mesa, CA · EIN 33-0847892 | $25,000 | SANTA ANA STORMWATER | Same street 1.00 |
| Russian Riverkeeper Healdsburg, CA · EIN 68-0321117 | $25,000 | RUSSIAN RIVER ADVOCACY | Same address 1.00 |
| The Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2535767 | $25,000 | CLIMATE ATTRIBUTION RESEARCH | Same address 1.00 |
| Friends of the River Sacramento, CA · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | DAMS AND RESERVOIRS | Unmatched Help match |
| Center for Biological Diversity Tucson, AZ · EIN 27-3943866 | $20,000 | CALIFORNIA OFFSHORE DRILLING | Same address 1.00 |
| Environmental Defense Center Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 77-0061994 | $20,000 | DRINKING WATER AND OIL EXTRACTION | Same address 1.00 |
| Firefighters United for Safety Ethics and Ecology Eugene, OR · EIN 20-1094311 | $20,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same street 1.00 |
| Go Alliance Portland, OR · EIN 85-4329332 | $20,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Earth Island Institute Berkeley, CA · EIN 94-2889684 | $20,000 | FIRE POLICY OUTREACH | Same address 0.63 |
| Film Action Oregonbalance Media Portland, OR · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | PBS WEATHERED | Unmatched Help match |
| NYU Law for Its More Than Human Rights Project New York City, CA · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | MORE THAN HUMAN RIGHTS | Unmatched Help match |
| Water Climate Trust for Its Shasta Waterkeeper Project Redding, CA · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | CA INSTREAM FLOWS | Unmatched Help match |
| Golden State Salmon Association San Francisco, CA · EIN 27-4187163 | $15,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 |
| Indian Cultural Organization Redding, CA · EIN 68-0443607 | $15,000 | TRIBAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, & SPECIES PROTECTION | Same street 1.00 |
| Institute for Fisheries Resources San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3176524 | $15,000 | CALIFORNIA SALMON PROTECTION | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Native American Land Conservancy Banning, CA · EIN 33-0832220 | $15,000 | PROTECTING NATIVE AMERICAN LANDS AND WATER | Same address 1.00 |
| Los Padres Forestwatch Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 20-1531390 | $12,250 | PINE MOUNTAIN | Same address 1.00 |
| Cascadia Media Lab Portland, OR · EIN 82-5038571 | $10,000 | WILDFIRE MISINFORMATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Center for Biological Diversity Tucson, AZ · EIN 27-3943866 | $10,000 | FLOWING KERN RIVER | Same address 1.00 |
| Crag Law Center Portland, OR · EIN 93-1323758 | $10,000 | NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL HABITAT IN NORTHERN CA | Same address 1.00 |
| Klamath Forest Alliance Arcata, CA · EIN 68-0204089 | $10,000 | NW CALIFORNIA FORESTS | Same address 1.00 |
| Little Manila Rising Stockton, CA · EIN 20-2661354 | $10,000 | GSNR CASE STUDY | Same address 1.00 |
| Los Padres Forestwatch Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 20-1531390 | $10,000 | FOREST & CHAPARRAL WATCH | Same address 1.00 |
| Sequoia Forestkeeper Rohnert Park, CA · EIN 91-2154817 | $10,000 | GIANT SEQUOIA NATIONAL MONUMENT PROTECTION | Exact name 1.00 |
| American Bird Conservancy Marshall, VA · EIN 52-1501259 | $5,000 | SPOTTED OWL CONSERVATION | Exact name 1.00 |
| Inside Climate News Brooklyn, NY · EIN 56-2451141 | $5,000 | RIGHTS OF NATURE MEDIA | Same address 0.67 |
| Inside Climate News Brooklyn, NY · EIN 56-2451141 | $5,000 | OIL AND GAS MEDIA | Same address 0.67 |
| Associao Sumama Organizao de Comunicao E Projetos Sociais (Sumama) Sao Paulo, BR · outside the US | $5,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR SUMAMA'S WORK TO IMPLEMENT A JOURNALISTIC PLATFORM ON AMAZON FOREST VALUES, STRENGTHEN THE VOICES OF FOREST PEOPLES AND EXPERTS, AND SUPPORT JOURNALISM FROM THE AMAZON. | Foreign |
| Cultural Fire Management Council Hoopa, CA · EIN 47-5001679 | $2,750 | ELEMENTAL: REIMAGINE WILDFIRE | Same address 1.00 |
2 more lines ($75K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
Foundations that fund the same organizations
- Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
18 recipients in common - The Marisla Foundation Laguna Beach, CA
8 recipients in common - The Schmidt Family Foundation Palo Alto, CA
7 recipients in common - Clif Family Foundation Saint Helena, CA
7 recipients in common - Patagoniaorg Ventura, CA
7 recipients in common - The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
5 recipients in common - The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Bethesda, MD
5 recipients in common - The California Endowment Los Angeles, CA
4 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.