Climate Conservation Dba Center
Bozeman, MT · EIN 27-1226829. Reported 102 grants totalling $2,067,588 to 73 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Climate Conservation Dba Center, the IRS classifies it under environment rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE C02) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 73 distinct organizations, with 11% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 35% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $12,500. Half of what it reported fell between $12,500 and $25,000; the smallest was $5,232 and the largest $163,339. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Beltknap Indian Comm | Harlem, MT | $228,339 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of North Texas | Denton, TX | $199,909 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Common Ground Project | Emigrant, MT | $40,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Audubon Society Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Zambian Carnivore Programme | Harrison, MT | $36,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Huron Pines Resource Conservation and Development Council Inc | Gaylord, MI | $35,395 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Accokeek Foundation Inc | Accokeek, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alaska Wildlife Alliance | Anchorage, AK | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Algonquin to Adirondacks Collaborative Inc | Potsdam, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alliance for the Mystic River Watershed Inc | Mystic, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Bird Conservancy | Marshall, VA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bridgeport Indian Colony | Bridgeport, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cacapon and Lost Rivers Land Tr Inc | Capon Bridge, WV | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Central Colorado Conservancy | Salida, CO | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clark University | Worcester, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Cedar Mesa | Bluff, UT | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grand Staircase Escalante Partners Inc | Kanab, UT | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition Inc | Bozeman, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green Umbrella | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Huliauapaa | Hakalau, HI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Igiugig Village | Igiugig, AK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ka Ipu Makani Cultural Heritage Center | Kaunakakai, HI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kodiak Archipelago Leadershipinstitute | Kodiak, AK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Learning Center at the Euchee Butterfly Farm Inc | Leonard, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lowcountry Land Trust Inc | Charleston, SC | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maker Space 307 | Riverton, WY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mechoopda Indian Tribe | Chico, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mica Group Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mid Klamath Watershed Council | Orleans, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Midwest Waters Initiative | Neosho, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin Inc | Madison, WI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New England Forestry Foundation Inc | Littleton, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Mexico Community Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Coast Resource Conservation & Development Council | Santa Rosa, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| River Network | Boulder, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rocky Mountain Youth Corps | Taos, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Siuslaw Watershed Council Inc | Mapleton, OR | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sky Island Alliance | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Solidago Conservancy | Lincoln, NE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Yuba River Citizens League | Nevada City, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sudbury Valley Trustees Inc | Sudbury, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Takshanuk Watershed Council | Haines, AK | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trees Water and People | Fort Collins, CO | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tulare Basin Watershed Partnership a California Nonprofit Public | Fresno, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wabanaki Commission on Land and Stewardship | Orono, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Waccamaw Indian People | Conway, SC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wild Landscapes Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Winyah Rivers Foundation Inc | Conway, SC | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Minnesota Land Trust | Saint Paul, MN | $24,900 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cold Hollow to Canada Incorporated | Montgomry Ctr, VT | $21,100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fort Apache Heritage Foundation Inc | Fort Apache, AZ | $20,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Swinomish Indian Tribal Community | La Conner, WA | $20,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Legacy Philanthropy Works | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montana Wilderness Association Inc | Helena, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust Inc | Athol, MA | $16,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Virginia Rivers Coalition Inc | Charleston, WV | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Association for the Preservation of the Eno River Valley Inc | Durham, NC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bullitt Foundation | Seattle, WA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oconee River Land Trust Inc | Athens, GA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thrive Regional Partnership Inc | Chattanooga, TN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Watershed Management Group Inc | Tucson, AZ | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yakama Nation | Toppenish, WA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Esf College Foundation Inc | Syracuse, NY | $10,395 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Aquarium Inc | Baltimore, MD | $9,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nikwasi Initiative | Franklin, NC | $5,434 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Protectores De Cuencas Inc | Yauco, PR | $5,434 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Candid | New York, NY | $5,232 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
27 of 73 (37%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- University of North Texas
CONNECTIVITY CONSERATION SCIENCE - Zambian Carnivore Programme
WILDLIFE COORIDOR CONNECTIVITY ASSESSMENT - The Common Ground Project
US CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION - Wildlife Conservation Society
INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIVITY
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 59 of 73 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | $469,800 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 23 | $493,579 | $12,500 |
| 2023 | 26 | $555,499 | $12,500 |
| 2024 | 28 | $548,710 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
17% of its giving went to organizations in Montana. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $12,500 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Montana.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Climate Conservation Dba Center's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 28 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1587, Bozeman, MT, 59771.
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