Organization · EIN 53-0193519 · Washington, DC · Education
Who funds National Geographic Society?
142 private foundations reported paying National Geographic Society $9.45M on returns for tax year 2023.
142 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 142
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$2,400,000 | TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES AND PROTECT CORAL REEFS | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Brendan & Helen Bechtel Foundation Washington, DC · Preselected only |
$2,000,000 2 grant lines |
TO SUPPORT THE BASE CAMP PROJECT FUND. +1 more | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Look and See Foundation Wilmington, DE · Preselected only |
$1,666,667 | Pristine Seas fund | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Paul G Allen Family Foundation Seattle, WA · Preselected only |
$1,593,133 | TO SUPPORT THE SLINGSHOT CHALLENGE | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Bethesda, MD |
$500,000 | PRISTINE SEAS | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Philip Stephenson Foundation Alexandria, VA · Preselected only |
$210,000 | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PRISTINE SEAS PROGRAM | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation New York, NY |
$150,000 | Support operations | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Shared Earth Foundation Chestertown, MD |
$150,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE AFRICAN WILD DOGS IN ZIMBABWE AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR THE FORTHCOMING BOOK PH… | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Shirley K Schlafer Foundation Birmingham, MI · Preselected only |
$125,000 | CHARITABLE; ANIMAL EDUCATION & HEALTHCARE | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 10/2024 |
| I See a Foundation Boca Raton, FL · Preselected only |
$62,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Hale Family Foundation Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$55,000 | GENERAL | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Ud Dorothy J Chadwick 061157 Dallas, TX |
$55,000 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 05/2024 |
| The Jesse and Caryl Philips Foundation Dayton, OH · Preselected only |
$50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| Beagle Charitable Foundation Redwood City, CA · Preselected only |
$50,000 | PRISTINE SEAS PROJECT | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| G Goff Foundation Boerne, TX · Preselected only |
$50,000 | General Charitable Purpose | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Inasmuch Foundation Oklahoma City, OK |
$33,334 | MATCHING GIFT | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation New York, NY |
$25,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Andreas Family Foundation Dulles, VA · Preselected only |
$25,000 | UNRESTRICTED | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Mitchell R O for Charities Pittsburgh, PA |
$17,000 | GENERAL OPERATING | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Howard P Colhoun Family Foundation Glyndon, MD · Preselected only |
$15,000 | FOR THE EXEMPT FUNCTION OF THE ORGANIZATION | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like National Geographic Society
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with National Geographic Society, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 25 of the 25 closest peers · $51.3K to them - Sempra Foundation San Diego, CA
Paid 23 of the 25 closest peers · $152K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Chubb Charitable Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 22 of the 25 closest peers · $124K to them - Xcel Energy Foundation Minneapolis, MN
Paid 21 of the 25 closest peers · $22.9K to them - Amica Companies Foundation Lincoln, RI
Paid 20 of the 25 closest peers · $192K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
Paid 19 of the 25 closest peers · $9.96M to them - Gannett Foundation New York, NY
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $27.8K to them - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $4.85M to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY
48 shared funders · 2370 funders in all - The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA
41 shared funders · 1261 funders in all - National Park Foundation Washington, DC
35 shared funders · 374 funders in all - American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches Washington, DC
35 shared funders · 2434 funders in all - World Wildlife Fund Washington, DC
34 shared funders · 633 funders in all - St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN
35 shared funders · 2566 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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