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World Wildlife Fund Inc
Washington, DC · EIN 52-1693387. Reported 244 grants totalling $31.0M to 157 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, 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 World Wildlife Fund Inc, the IRS classifies it under environment rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE C30) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 157 distinct organizations, with 10% 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. 43% 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 $51,984. Half of what it reported fell between $24,668 and $161,816; the smallest was $5,344 and the largest $2,301,305. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Heirs Property Preservation | N Charleston, SC | $3,076,305 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | $1,215,196 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | $1,203,086 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | $1,198,680 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nonprofit Enterprise and Self-Sustainability Team Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $1,156,646 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Inc | Washington, DC | $1,120,391 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Resources Institute | Washington, DC | $1,064,685 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rosebud Economic Development Corporation | Mission, SD | $1,054,619 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation | Arlington, VA | $930,755 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $698,645 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | $685,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Climate Conservation | Bozeman, MT | $631,181 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Conservation Strategy Fund | Arcata, CA | $568,001 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rewild | Austin, TX | $505,064 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $503,154 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ceres Inc | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| East Carolina University | Greenville, NC | $489,363 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $464,048 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cdp North America Inc | New York, NY | $443,420 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aquarium of the Pacific | Long Beach, CA | $430,533 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Winnett Aces Inc | Winnett, MT | $428,530 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | $413,917 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc | Atlanta, GA | $366,840 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Nations Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $360,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Bird Conservancy | Marshall, VA | $309,480 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $305,121 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Regents of the University of California Davis | Davis, CA | $300,166 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Institute for Standards and Technology | Portland, OR | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pacific Institute for Studies in Development Environment and Securi | Oakland, CA | $283,413 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University System of New Hampshire | Concord, NH | $275,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pheasants Forever Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $273,223 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Global Water Challenge | Arlington, VA | $264,276 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center | Walpole, ME | $259,687 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Buffalo Nations Grasslands Alliance | Lower Brule, SD | $252,206 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ranchers Stewardship Alliance Inc | Malta, MT | $247,340 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| George Mason University | Manassas, VA | $240,821 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $234,867 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | $231,474 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maine Aquaculture Association | Gardiner, ME | $220,252 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nebraska Community Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $217,565 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Multiplier | San Francisco, CA | $205,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rio Grande Return | Lamy, NM | $197,055 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | $192,425 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trout Unlimited Inc | Arlington, VA | $190,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Dakota State University Foundation | Brookings, SD | $188,814 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pew Charitable Trusts | Washington, DC | $188,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rainforest Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $184,607 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maliasili Initiatives Inc | Essex, VT | $162,701 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Aaniiih Nakoda College | Harlem, MT | $160,351 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation Inc | Juneau, AK | $154,494 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maine Aquaculture Association | Gardiner, ME | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Texas Southern University Foundation | Houston, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Usda Aphis Wildlife Services | St Louis, MO | $145,336 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Island Institute | Rockland, ME | $144,570 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Resolve Inc | Washington, DC | $143,243 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sandhills Task Force | Broken Bow, NE | $136,173 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Alaska Conservation Foundation | Anchorage, AK | $130,975 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Second Nature Inc | Cambridge, MA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science | Seward, AK | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation | Porcupine, SD | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $119,060 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation | Burlington, VT | $114,537 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Environment and Culture Partners | Tacoma, WA | $99,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Inter-Tribal Council Inc | Miami, OK | $99,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative | Saint Louis, MO | $99,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Indigenous Peoples Council for Marine Mammals | Anchorage, AK | $95,746 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North Dakota Natural Resources Trust Inc | Bismarck, ND | $95,089 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | $84,918 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United States Naval Academy Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | $81,208 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | Washington, DC | $80,560 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Aglaunch Initiative | Memphis, TN | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | Cambridge, MD | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation Inc | Amherst, MA | $77,995 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United States Endowment Forforestry and Communities Inc | Greenville, SC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Florida International University Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | $69,391 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $67,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alaska Nannut Co-Management Council | Anchorage, AK | $66,553 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Portland, ME | $65,023 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marine Exchange of Alaska Inc | Juneau, AK | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Arkansas Foundation Inc | Fayetteville, AR | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nebraska Grazing Land Coalition | Mullen, NE | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Native Conservancy | Cordova, AK | $54,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Auburn University Foundation | Auburn, AL | $50,276 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Council on the Environment Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Health in Harmony Inc | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Homelands Research Group | Ithaca, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Refed Inc | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wildlife Conservation Network Inc | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women in Ranching Inc | Cohagen, MT | $49,751 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Florida International University | Miami, FL | $49,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boxerwood Education Association Incorporated | Lexington, VA | $48,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens First Fund the Chicago Public School Foundation | Chicago, IL | $48,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mountainside Education and Enrichment Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | $48,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sustain Dane Inc | Madison, WI | $48,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wedontwaste Inc | Denver, CO | $48,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Earth Innovation Institute | Berkeley, CA | $44,585 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Climate Policy Initiative Inc | San Francisco, CA | $42,499 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fort Belknap Indian Community | Harlem, MT | $41,574 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cooperative for Assist & Relief (care) | Atlanta, GA | $41,394 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ocean Foundation | Washington, DC | $40,889 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Terrell Green Acres LLC | Hay Springs, NE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Health Care Without Harm | Reston, VA | $39,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| B and G Land LLC Dba Taylor Creek Ranch | Bozeman, MT | $39,249 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wildlife Ecology Institute | Helena, MT | $38,159 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Western Sustainability Exchange | Livingston, MT | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Veebaray Co | Great Falls, MT | $35,604 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Indian Land Tenure Foundation | Little Canada, MN | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Group of Foresters Inc | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lower Brule Sioux Tribe | Lower Brule, SD | $34,940 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Louie Petrie Ranch | Turner, MT | $32,890 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Global Conservation Network | Apple Vallet, MN | $30,599 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meridian Institute | Drexel Hill, PA | $30,145 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Southern Illinois University- Carbondale | Carbondale, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| We Mean Business Coalition Inc | New York, NY | $29,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Plus Environment Corporation | Atlanta, GA | $28,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Montana Association of Conservation Districts | Helena, MT | $28,345 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mahlstedt Ranch Inc | Circle, MT | $28,201 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Makoce Agriculture Development | Porcupine, SD | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northern Jaguar Project Inc | Tucson, AZ | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United States Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association Inc | New London, CT | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bird Alliance of Central New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Make Food Not Waste | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Native Village of Kotzebue | Kotzebue, AK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seeds | Traverse City, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Richard Holzer LLC | Denver, CO | $24,289 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Native Village of Unalakleet | Unalakleet, AK | $24,181 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Montana Conservation Corps Inc | Bozeman, MT | $23,812 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Amherst Community Foundation | Amherst, NY | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brigham Young University | Provo, UT | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | $20,280 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coastal Enterprises Inc | Brunswick, ME | $20,270 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Shishmaref | Shishmaref, AK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crow Tribe of Indians | Crow Agency, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Last Mile Food Rescue | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 4ROOTS Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | $19,677 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Native Village of Diomede | Diomede, AK | $18,918 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council | Oakland, CA | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Wales | Lake Wales, FL | $17,475 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aleut Foundation | Anchorage, AK | $17,073 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Turner Endangered Species Fund | Bozeman, MT | $16,220 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sdsn Association Inc | New York, NY | $15,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Broward Education Foundation Inc | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oceansalaska | Ketchikan, AK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Symbioseas | Carolina Bch, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Usda Forest Service - Wi | Madison, WI | $12,884 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Native Village of Diomede | Diomede, AK | $12,612 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Working Dogs for Conservation Foundation | Missoula, MT | $11,490 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rural Dynamics Inc | Great Falls, MT | $11,104 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc | Athens, GA | $10,498 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education Inc | Beals, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keewaydin Foundation | Salisbury, VT | $7,580 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Alaskan Nationalwildlife Refuges | Homer, AK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ocean Approved Inc | Biddeford, ME | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hawaii Pacific University | Honolulu, HI | $5,971 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Borderview Bell Ranch Lp | Opheim, MT | $5,872 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Institute of Food Techologists Inc | Chicago, IL | $5,344 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
56 of 157 (36%) 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
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What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 116 of 157 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 48 | $6,894,455 | $70,649 |
| 2021 | 54 | $5,627,868 | $53,000 |
| 2022 | 72 | $7,969,488 | $39,750 |
| 2023 | 70 | $10.5M | $50,000 |
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
15% of its giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. 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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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 $51,984 -- 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 District of Columbia.
- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from World Wildlife Fund Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 69 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: 1250 24TH Street Nw, Washington, DC, 20037.
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